So I totally suck. No really, I do. I did NOT watch the extended version of “There’s No Place Like Home, Pt. 1.” In the extended version, extra footage from the press conference was shown - one part of which was Jack revealing the names of the other three “survivors” of Oceanic Flight 815, who later died before the Oceanic 6 were rescued. He starts the reveal at 45 seconds in the clip below:
This is going to be one of those things that REALLY bugs me if that information is not picked apart or brought to light fairly quickly in Season 5. I like the extended episodes - don’t get me wrong - but they make canon “flexible” which is never a good thing, in my book.
The award show nominations and wins have been a bit scarce the past couple of years for LOST (except for Michael Emerson and Terry O’Quinn’s Emmy noms - resulting in a win for TOQ). But it looks like Season 4 may have turned the tide back to some well-deserved recognition for the show: the first sign being the Television Critics Association nominating LOST for Program of the Year.
I hope this is the first of MANY more nominations. Season 4 kicked ass.
I found this article mainly because Damon Lindelof was one of the television producers who participated in this roundtable discussion regarding dealing with networks, cable bosses, ratings and the FCC. It was both enlightening and hilarious, so of course, I must share it Alongside our beloved Nomad are Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies), David Shore (House), Matthew Weiner (Mad Men), and Craig Thomas (How I Met Your Mother).
With all the articles posted this week about the LOST Season 4 finale, Parts 2 and 3 of which air tomorrow night, I found this piece from the L.A. Times regarding the excessive use of curse words in the LOST scripts to be highly amusing - and a refreshing something different. Having read a few scripts from that club of writers, I was aware of their fondness for the use of the “f-word” especially, but it was interesting to read Damon’s explanation - as well as Michael Emerson and Jorge Garcia giving their takes on reading said salty scripts.
For those of you who didn’t already know, I have spent the better part of the past nine months co-writing a book about the LOST fandom with blogger extraordinaire DocArzt. The book is called “LOST Ate My Life!” and as of TODAY it is available for pre-order on Amazon!! w00t! Click on the piccie below or in the sidebar to check it out:
If you want a more detailed description of the book, you can find it HERE on our publisher’s site.
The support I have had during the writing of this book has been EPIC. Whether it was agreeing to interviews (Bryan, Gregg, William, Javi), writing the foreword (Javi), joining my fanclub (MONGERS), listening to my rants and/or holding me up as I was falling down (Bryan, Javi, Gregg, Rick, Denise and the rest of the Mongers) - I can’t imagine going through this without any of these people. I hope everyone will be pleased with the results.
The book is due to be published November 1, 2008. If you are REALLY curious as to how this whole thing came about and how I have dealt with the highs and lows - go check out my author’s blog: Fandom Life.
According to Variety, Jack Bender will be directing the pilot for a new ABC drama The Prince of Motor City. More info below:
“The Prince of Motor City”…[is] set to start shooting at the end of June, [and] is a gothic family sudser set in the world of Detroit’s auto business. Hour-long project, from ABC Studios, also contains “Hamlet” undertones.
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Chris Brancato and Bert Salke are behind “The Prince of Motor City” as exec producers; Jessica Goldberg is also an EP. Goldberg wrote the pilot with thesp Hamish Linklater.
Andie MacDowell, Piper Perabo, Aunjanue Ellis and Warren Christie are all set to star in “Prince of Motor City.”
Big news from the ABC camp. The network, which led the industry in making programs available for iTunes and developed one of the best HD-quality video players on the net, is at last loosening its hold on its content to allow users to embed clips of its shows on blogs and personal profiles. ABC.com’s newly-enhanced video player, coming this fall, will also feature:
* True full screen viewing
* Enhanced navigation and video search capabilities allowing users to search for series graphically, alphabetically, by genre or popularity
* Content recommendation functions
* Closed captioning
* Parental ratings information for all full episode content
This will be a big deal for LOST bloggers, who have had to stick with screencaps and poor quality vid clips up to this point.
Yes, LOST is a complicated and twisterrific television show, but understanding EVERYTHING that is going on is NOT necessary to enjoy the show or keep up with the plot. For those who may feel a little “lost” - Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse offered up this handy dandy guide to the show during a conference call with TV reviewers.
A sample from the guide:
ON JOHN LOCKE
Cuse: “Locke is a man who’s on a journey. And that journey, like many biblical characters, is one that has periods of doubting and uncertainty and frustration.”
Lindelof: “And the occasional Emmy win.”
Cuse: “And the occasional Emmy win.”
Ahhhh…love those Darlton boys. ONE WEEK UNTIL THE (rest of the) FINALE!!!
If you are still mind-frakked over last week’s Lost episode, then you should go HERE to read Watch with Kristin’s interview with Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. The Darlton boys are doing interviews aplenty these days - pretty typical for the Season Finale build up.
At the very bottom of this post from Watch With Kristin there is a complete breakdown of a scene from the Season 4 finale of LOST that was shown at the ABC Upfronts. For a tease of what the scene shows, in case you are wondering if it is worth being spoiled for, click on the jump link below. For those who know me, I’m a HUGE spoilerphobe - but I read the synopsis and it wasn’t anything that pissed me off because I now know about it. To each their own
According to this article in the Star Bulletin, Jorge Garcia will be narrating “Peter and the Wolf” for the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra in December. The full blurb is below.
“Peter and the Wolf”: Assuming Hurley can get himself un-lost and off the island, actor Jorge Garcia will narrate Sergei Prokofiev’s charming fairy tale. The evening ends with Igor Stravinsky’s breakthrough ballet “Firebird”; it begins with the world premiere of film scorist Michael Giacchino’s overture for “Ratatouille: Suite and Savory.” Andreas Delfs conducts. Dec. 13 and 14.
According to The Hollywood Reporter (and as ganked from SciFiWire) - we will be getting our FULL serving of LOST episodes as originally contracted last Summer. ABC announced that we will get 17 hours of LOST in Season 5 and 17 hours in Season 6, rather than 16 per.
So here is the math:
Pre-Strike Deal: 16 hours per remaining three seasons (4-6) = 48 hours
Post-Strike Season 4 actual hours = 14 (was 13 until Darlton fought for the extra hour for the finale)
Difference = 2 hours
This announcement essentially means that we will get those missing hours - one in S5 and one in S6.
In case you have been living in a cave (like me) for the past week or so, ABC has given LOST another hour for the Season 4 Finale. The season finale will now be airing on Thursday, May 29th from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.. Due to Grey’s Anatomy also getting an extra hour for its finale, THERE WILL BE NO LOST ON MAY 22nd!
As has happened before, they are actually calling the LOST S4 finale a “three-hour finale” - which just means they’re going to leave us dangling precariously over a precipice at the end of the May 15th episode Sneaky devils.
The word is that Jeff Pinkner has been brought in to be the showrunner for FRINGE. I would say this shocks me, but of course it doesn’t. JJ’s nepotism is notorious, so bringing in Pinkner - who has previously worked on ALIAS and LOST - makes perfect sense.
I would hazard a guess that we will recognize many more names as the FRINGE staff fills out - and that is fine by me.
Alongside our beloved Nomad are Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies), David Shore (House), Matthew Weiner (Mad Men), and Craig Thomas (How I Met Your Mother).
