Jokes, interviews, and a scene from Lost we didn't see, all on Kimmel:
Friday, May 1, 2009
Photos From Follow The Leader
Check out the rest of the promotional photos from Follow the Leader at Spoilertv.com.
The Variable Review
Lost's 100th episode, the Variable was a Daniel Faraday centered episode. We first see Daniel as a young boy playing the piano, Eloise points out Daniels gift and tells him he must focus on his work. The next time we see Daniel is at his college graduation, once again mommy tells him to focus on his work. They get into a bit of an argument, but that quickly ends when Daniel mentions his grand of 1.5 million dollars from one Charles Widmore. Eloise quickly give Daniels his time travel journal and leaves. Then we go back to the moment where Daniel sees the Oceanic plane on the bottom of the ocean floor. This is a pivotal scene for Lost because for the first time we learn who's telling the truth about the plane. Widmore shows up at Dan's and offers him a job on the frieghter and tells Daniel that the Island will heal him. He also tells Daniel that he was the one who put the plane at the bottom of the ocean. So it turns out Ben was not lying about this one, Widmore is the one who faked the plane crash. In one last flashback, Daniel comes full circle and is back to playing the piano and his mother comes in to tell him to go to the island and continue his research knowing what will happen to him if he does. Thirty years earlier Daniel comes back to the Island after seeing the new Dharma recruits. He tries to convince Pierre Chang that he is from the future and Chang needs to evacuate the Island because of the upcoming incident. Chang refuses to believe Daniel. Back at the Barracks Sawyer informs the gang that the jig is up, they're moving on, so it's back to the beach or commender the sub and head back to the main land. The vote ends up being for the beach, but Dan wants Jack and Kate to take him to the Others. After a shootout with some Dharma folks, they make it out of Dharmaville. Once in the jungle of mystery Daniels lays his plan out for Jack and Kate. Use the jughead to prevent the swan from being built, so Desmond will never end up in the swan, and will never cause Oceanic flight 815 to crash on the island. Once they get to the Others camp, Daniel goes in waving a gun in Richards face and gets shot by his mother Eloise. We find out that she knew all along that she was going to kill him and she pushed it to happen anyway. We also find out at the end of the episode something many people have been speculating, Charles Widmore is Daniels father. In next weeks episode Follow the Leader, Jack and Kate find themselves at odds over the direction to take to save their fellow island survivors, Locke further solidifies his stance as leader of "The Others," and Sawyer and Juliet come under scrutiny from the DHARMA Initiative.
What You May Have Missed
- In the first flashback, Daniel counts 864 beats on his metronome. 864 is 8 times 108. 8 is one of the numbers and 108 is the sum of all the numbers.
- The Numbers popped up again when we find out Charles Widmore's grand to Daniel was for 1.5 million pounds. 15 is one of the numbers
- And finally, when Faraday fulfills his destiny with Charlotte in 1977, she said that she's not allowed to have chocolate before dinner. She also said this in "This Place is Death" right before she died.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Doctor, Doctor Give Me The News
The good Doc Jensen weighs in on tonight's episode:
PREAMBLE: A GEEKY RAMBLE
Welcome to the Planet Fiction that is Lost. My name is Doc Jensen, archaeologist of impossible possibilities, currently on temporary work release from the Santa Rosa Mental Health — err, I mean, Mental CRACKPOT GENIUS Institute. Please note the placard on the door of my office:
''To be a scientist is to commit to a life of confusion punctuated by rare moments of clarity. When I leave the office at night, the confusion comes with me. Ruminating over these equations, seeking patterns, looking for hidden relationships, trying to make contact with hidden data — it's all uncertainty and possibility engaged in an endless chaotic dance. Every so often the blur resolves, but the respite is short lived; the next puzzle demands focus. This, really, is the joy of being a scientist. Established truths are comforting, but it is the mysteries that make the soul ache and render a life of exploration worth living.'' —Brian Greene, author of The Elegant Universe, from the new issue of Wired, guest-edited by Lost co-creator and Star Trek director J.J. Abrams.
The ''endless chaotic dance'' of (seemingly) infinite possibilities — that's what I love about investigating the mystery matrix of Lost. Or, for those who speak High Geek: Think of this column as a trading ship traversing the channels that exist among countless alternative potentialities that glitter within Lost like a monolithic theoretical snowflake floating in 196,833 dimensional space, whose captain is fond of stopping on the most unlikely and obscure of many possible worlds. [A No Prize if you know the reference: JeffJensenEW@aol.com is where you should send your submissions.] I promise you no answers in this column — just the crazy joy of Sherlocking through this deep and shifty show. Emphasis on crazy. Yeah, I know: It's not like we're trying to find the underlying order of the universe, or locate the sub-atomic super-strings that stitch together the fabric of the cosmos, or plant flags in the secret dimensions coiled in the folds of the observable universe. No, excavating the secret archaeology of Lost isn't like that at all.
It's wayyyyyyyy cooler!
Photos From The Incident
I know the excitement and sadness of the season finale is growing as we hit the two week mark. On the one hand the finale's are always action packed and answering questions, but we know once that finale "boom" rings we will be Lost-less until January. To get you amped for the episode Buddytv has some promotional pics from The Incident. Enjoy!
"Yes We Can" Be Done Before Lost
(Move over Locke, the Others will elect him leader as soon as they hear about his tax cuts)The President is slated to speak tonight, which as a Lost fan made me worry. But that worry was quickly put to rest as ABC has Obama speaking from 8 to 9 and Lost from 9 to 10:02. If Obama runs long, it's pretty standard for them to starts shows late, so we should be in the clear. If you TiVo lost however, you may want to add extra time to the end of Lost just in case. Nothing is worse than your TiVo cutting off the last few minutes of your favorite show.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Bonny Hunt Gets Lost
I'm a little late on these but here is Hurley on The Bonny Hunt Show:
And Juliet on The Bonny Hunt Show:
And Juliet on The Bonny Hunt Show:
Sawyer's Sass
Since I've done this much on Sawyer today and I find this to be one of the funniest parts of Lost, here is Buddytv's slide show of the 100 Funniest Sawyer Nicknames.
The Man Behind the Home of the Smoke
Here's a link to the blog of the guy, Duncan Crawford, who designed the "we don't have a name for it, I think you call it the monster"'s Temple. Interesting behind the scene stuff.
As If Lost Didn't Have Enough Flashes
From The Seattle PI:
Lost to Flash Viewers with Teases for New Sci-Fi Series
Those who tune in for Lost's 100th episode — and do not zap through the commercial pods — will spy teasers for Flash Forward, an ABC pilot which is envisioned as a possible companion series to the adventures of Jack, Sawyer et al.
Sources tell TVGuide.com that during commercial breaks for the Lost episode airing April 29, micro-promos for Flash Forward will almost literally flash on the screen, offering viewers a clue about how to learn more about the prospective new series.
Flash Forward concerns a supernatural event which causes the global population to "black out" for 2 minutes and 17 seconds. During that "lost" time, all survivors the phenomenon get a mysterious glimpse of the future. Although the project is technically still considered a pilot, this promotional effort would strongly suggest it's a lock to make ABC's 2009-10 schedule.
Flash Forward stars Joseph Fiennes, Sonya "Hey, It's Penny!" Walger, Courtney B. Vance and John Cho, and was written by David S. Goyer (Batman Begins) and Brannon Braga (Threshold).
Lost Turns 100
An article from the AP:
LOS ANGELES – "Lost" marks its 100th episode Wednesday, an achievement its producers consider as surreal as the TV drama's mind-bending plots. Executive producer Damon Lindelof, one of the series' creators, recalled meeting with ABC executives four years ago to pitch the idea of plane crash survivors stranded on an island of mystery and danger. They were asked where the "Lost" saga would stand at, say, episode No. 74. "I said, `We're probably not going to get past episode 13. Let's all be honest about that upfront," Lindelof recalled, adding, "If I traveled back in time to tell myself after that meeting that we were going to make it to 100 and still have a season beyond that, I would have laughed in my face." Fans will appreciate the notion of time-skipping, since the current season has reveled in just that. "Lost" has flung major characters across decades, leaving them — and the audience — feverishly attempting to keep events straight and the end game in sight. "It was always part of the master plan that the time-travel elements in the show would become more overt," said executive producer Carlton Cuse. He recalled an early episode in which Sayid (Naveen Andrews) is fiddling with a radio and hears 1940s music. "That was a signpost we were planting early ... that this island was not in the same place and space time as the real world. We knew that in season five we were going to deploy this and the show would become more overtly a genre show, and we were OK with that," Cuse said. "We've always felt we had to make bold choices," he said, and the audience has responded. In Wednesday's episode, titled "The Variable" and airing at 9 p.m. EDT, viewers will get a few more pieces of the puzzle. "We're not promising any big whiz-bang flash pyrotechnics," said Lindelof. But it does serve as what he calls "a companion piece" to another memorable episode, last season's "The Constant," in which Desmond (Henry Ian Cusick) endured vicious, turbulence-caused side effects. "This season has really been about the rules of time travel as explained by Daniel Faraday," Lindelof said, referring to the brainiac played by Jeremy Davies. "We've never done a flashback story for Faraday, so he's very mysterious. Some of those mysteries will be answered in this episode." Viewers also check in on Desmond, wounded in the April 8 episode as he defended his beloved Penny (Sonya Walger) from vengeful, gun-toting Ben (Michael Emerson). "We find out whether it's fatal," said Cusick, his tone carefully neutral. The "Lost" cast is trained to avoid disclosures, but he concedes the show's penchant for killing off characters does take a toll. "Every season it's, `Am I here, or not? Do I pack?'" Cusick said. "Ever since Penny and I were reunited, I feel like Desmond's story could easily be done. ... He found what he wanted." But then Cusick suggests there may be more to come. Desmond has yet to confront the guilt of leaving others behind on the island, Cusick said, and perhaps he's among those who must journey back as part of a grand reckoning. Or not. The actor isn't 'fessing up. Neither are Lindelof and Cuse, as the two-hour May 13 season finale draws near. But there will be answers someday, they promise. "Lost" is set to wrap after one more season, a decision the producers made to allow for a carefully plotted finale. According to Lindelof, it will be a "very cool ending, and enormously satisfying."
There's a New Sheriff In Town
This is an article from Reading Eagle:
Back in season one of ABC's Wednesday castaway drama ``Lost,'' James Sawyer, played by Josh Holloway with a stubbly dimple and a wink, was a charming Southern rogue, an avaricious con man with a store of goodies up for barter, a quick wit and an inexplicable fondness for U.K. writer Richard Adams' heroic fantasy ``Watership Down.''
He was also a constant irritant to the show's most apparently noble character, Dr. Jack Shepard (Matthew Fox), the self-appointed leader of present-day plane-crash survivors stranded on a very freaky island. Sawyer both cramped Jack's style and moved in on his girl, castaway Kate (Evangeline Lilly).
To one degree or another, that has been Sawyer's story.
But as ``Lost'' approaches its 100th episode on April 29 -- marked on the sets in Hawaii with a party and an island-shaped confection from Baltimore's Charm City Cakes -- Sawyer's fortunes have changed.
Like Hazel, a small rabbit in Adams' novel who only wanted to survive and wound up a king by his own hand, er, paw, Sawyer in season five has become a leader of men (yeah, it's under the less-than-heroic alias of Jim LaFleur, but even so ...).
And no one is more surprised by that than Holloway.
``I was a bit reluctant when hearing it,'' he says. ``I knew they would figure out a way to make it cool, but I never thought of Sawyer in that kind of a position, or James or whatever his damn name is these days.
``I didn't want him to become this softy who lost his edge and all that sort of thing. That won't be near as fun. But it has been fun. It's the evolution of a character, and I'm really honored that they've actually made him so interesting and complex instead of just a simple redneck.''
Also, during Sawyer's current sojourn way back to the 1970s as part of the enigmatic Dharma Initiative on the mysterious island, he has set aside his feelings for Kate and taken up with a fellow time-travel refugee, physician Juliet (Elizabeth Mitchell), another of Jack's ex-squeezes.
As to why Sawyer seems to pick up all of Jack's throwaways, Holloway says, ``Hey, man, I ain't so picky. There's not that many women on the island. Come on, women or boars -- what would you pick?
``He's always been kind of wham-bam, crazy-sex guy, and to explore an actual relationship where it's not that, it's actually a mature, loving relationship, is something that's totally new to him.''
Among those crafting this new direction is producer Elizabeth Sarnoff (``Deadwood,'' ``Crossing Jordan''), who says, ``Sawyer's great because he's come so far. This season, we're getting to do something unexpected with him. He's emerging as a leader.
``He's a good leader, unlike every other leader we've had. He's awesome. The relationship with Juliet is something that we weren't 100 percent sure how the audience was going to take it.''
Of course, what has made all this possible is a season's worth of mind-bending time travel, with castaways like Sawyer and Dharma apostates like Juliet flipping back and forth in time as the island undergoes spatial and temporal displacement that nearly defies the laws of science.
But in the 100th episode, ``The Variable,'' physicist and fellow island time traveler Daniel Faraday, played by Jeremy Davies, might finally spill all that he knows -- and it wouldn't come a moment too soon for the writing team.
``Time travel has given us migraines all year,'' Sarnoff says. ``No one is more delighted to see it end than us. But it's given us an opportunity to tell all these great island stories that we could not have told, that would have had to be handled with exposition or in ways that were not as interesting as actually seeing the Dharma Initiative in action.''
As for what Sawyer's up to in ``The Variable,'' Holloway says, ``I do remember what I was doing. Um, ah, I was frustrated -- I can tell you that much. Things are heating up and unraveling.
``That episode, I'm definitely running around a little frustrated, but it was good. I can't really tell you anything else.''
Sarnoff says, ``It's special for this season in the sense that it is going to encapsulate everything we've been saying all along, having to deal with time travel in general. It's going to be a great launch place for the end of the season.''
That episode, ``The Incident,'' is currently set to air May 13. It sets the stage for season six, which culminates in the planned series finale in May 2010.
``The end of the season is huge,'' Sarnoff says. ``It's the beginning of the end. We do this minicamp every year where we talk about the new season, dig deep. I find myself amazed every day, because I'm on a show that's planning its ending.
``That's a very rare experience.''
Monday, April 27, 2009
See You In Another Courtroom, Brother
I saw this on the celebrity cafe, thought I'd share:
“Lost“ Star Accused of Fondling Former ABC Employee
27-Apr-2009
Written by: Megan Tinsley
Henry Ian Cusick, who’s most notable for his role in the ABC series “Lost,“ was faced with a lawsuit for sexual misconduct with a former female ABC worker.
Henry Ian Cusick got 'lost' in his performance off screen with a former ABC worker, who contends sexual battery and harassment against the married father of three.
The victim claimed Cusick fondled her breast, kissed her lips and caressed the back of her body while making moaning sounds, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles court.
His accuser has not been yet identified, but claims the incident happened on the set of ABC's "Lost", two years ago in October. She was fired 12 days later after having exposing Cusick's behavior.
She was hired in 1997 and has been an employee of the network for a total of ten years.
The Celebrity Cafe
The Incident Press Release
The official press release for the season finale:
SEASON FINALE
JACK WANTS TO SET THINGS RIGHT ON THE ISLAND BUT IS MET WITH STRONG RESISTANCE BY THOSE CLOSE TO HIM, AND LOCKE ASSIGNS BEN A DIFFICULT TASK, ON THE SEASON FINALE OF “LOST”
“The Incident,” Parts 1 & 2 – Jack's decision to put a plan in action in order to set things right on the island is met with some strong resistance by those close to him, and Locke assigns Ben a difficult task, on the season finale of “Lost,” WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
“Lost” stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Ken Leung as Miles, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet and Terry O’Quinn as Locke.
Guest starring are L. Scott Caldwell as Rose, Sam Anderson as Bernard, John Terry as Christian Shephard, Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Francois Chau as Dr. Pierre Chang, Patrick Fischler as Phil, Eric Lange as Radzinsky, Zuleikha Robinson as Ilana, Brad William Henke as Bram, Jon Gries as Roger Linus, Alice Evans as younger Eloise Hawking, Andrea Gabriel as Noor “Nadia” Abed Jaseem, Kevin Chapman as Mitch, Mark Pellegrino as man #1, Titus Welliver as man #2, Emily Rae Argenti as young Kate, Tanner Maguire as young Tom, George Gerdes as Mr. Springer, Agnes Kwak as Aunt Soo, Amy Stewart as mother, Rylee Fansler as young Juliet, Savannah Lathem as young Rachel, William Makozak as Captain Bird, Daniel James Kunkel as anesthesiologist, Sonya Masinovsky as Russian nurse, Keegan Boos as young Sawyer, Colby French as Uncle Doug, John Pete as prison clerk, Michael Trisler as father, Sally Davis as woman and Adam Bazzi as cab driver.
“The Incident,” Parts 1 & 2 were written by Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse and directed by Jack Bender.
”Lost” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.
This episode of “Lost” will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.
ABC
SEASON FINALE
JACK WANTS TO SET THINGS RIGHT ON THE ISLAND BUT IS MET WITH STRONG RESISTANCE BY THOSE CLOSE TO HIM, AND LOCKE ASSIGNS BEN A DIFFICULT TASK, ON THE SEASON FINALE OF “LOST”
“The Incident,” Parts 1 & 2 – Jack's decision to put a plan in action in order to set things right on the island is met with some strong resistance by those close to him, and Locke assigns Ben a difficult task, on the season finale of “Lost,” WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
“Lost” stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Ken Leung as Miles, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet and Terry O’Quinn as Locke.
Guest starring are L. Scott Caldwell as Rose, Sam Anderson as Bernard, John Terry as Christian Shephard, Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Francois Chau as Dr. Pierre Chang, Patrick Fischler as Phil, Eric Lange as Radzinsky, Zuleikha Robinson as Ilana, Brad William Henke as Bram, Jon Gries as Roger Linus, Alice Evans as younger Eloise Hawking, Andrea Gabriel as Noor “Nadia” Abed Jaseem, Kevin Chapman as Mitch, Mark Pellegrino as man #1, Titus Welliver as man #2, Emily Rae Argenti as young Kate, Tanner Maguire as young Tom, George Gerdes as Mr. Springer, Agnes Kwak as Aunt Soo, Amy Stewart as mother, Rylee Fansler as young Juliet, Savannah Lathem as young Rachel, William Makozak as Captain Bird, Daniel James Kunkel as anesthesiologist, Sonya Masinovsky as Russian nurse, Keegan Boos as young Sawyer, Colby French as Uncle Doug, John Pete as prison clerk, Michael Trisler as father, Sally Davis as woman and Adam Bazzi as cab driver.
“The Incident,” Parts 1 & 2 were written by Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse and directed by Jack Bender.
”Lost” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.
This episode of “Lost” will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.
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