Lost S03E00 HDTV XviD-LOL

would i be correct in thinking that this is a special episode, seeing as the
calendar shows that lost season 3 starts next week?

yes, afaik its a recap ep, not the first ep of season 3.

what's the difference between this and "lost: survival guide", that aired a few
days ago?

they are the same

they are not anywhere near the same thing...
that survival guide thing was a little half-hour show with interviews with cast
and crew.. and stupid insights and facts about the show in general..

this... is one of those recap episodes that we should all be so used to by
now... they had one around half-way through season one.. they had one just
before season two started.. another in the middle of season two.... and another
near the end of season two..

has any one got a title for this special / catchup now that it seems to be
established that it is not "survival guide" [perhaps from the programmming?] the
others specials seemed to have a name for them - thanks!

the title is "a tale of survival"

good call on that question... i had already renamed the file to include the
title so that it matched the previous seasons.... i just didnt figure anyone
else would be as finnicky about that same thing as i was..

thanks krypto 🙂