LOST (the tv show)

[dh4645]

how have we not seen (or maybe i just havent looked) the .gif of jack kicking flocke off the cliff with text reading "this is sparta!!" or "this is (insert whatever here)!!!"?

[Dramageek]

Pardon the length of this post/essay. Due to circumstances beyond my control, I couldn't watch the finale until Wednesday. Naturally, I learned that the characters stepped into the light at the coffee machine at work on Monday morning. However, that did not lessen the impact of finally watching the finale.

And backreading this thread provided some entertainment at work. :)

For the most part I loved it. Although I felt a brief twinge of contrivance while watching the final church scene, I still immensely enjoyed it and teared up at the moment. I think the effectiveness of the flash sideways as a storytelling device will be debated ad infinitum. I think many, like me, who were ultimatley satisfied with the conclusion see the flaws in such a device. I have one of the same questions as bbianca, if the FS world was created by the characters, why do they need their memories violently jogged to remember where they are and why they are there? Charlie seemed to be the first one to remember, but only after he choked on his bag of heroin. I don't buy the theory that Hurley created the FS simply because he, too, needed to be reminded of its purpose.

One thought I have is that the characters did not actively create this sideways world, but created it subconsciously through their actions in life, before they got to the island, while they were on the island, and even after they left the island if they were fortunate enough to do so. The sideways world then was something like the Matrix, a world that wasn't real, but the inhabitants needed to be (forecefully) shown and told where they were. As for the issue of chronology in the sideways world, I don't know, maybe they entered the sideways world with each scenario prepared for them so they can finish dealing with whatever outstanding issues they have left. (After typing that I realize it makes little sense).

Bbianca, you also said that people didn't watch the show for insight into human experiences, or something like that. I disagree to an extent. As someone who started acting when he was 12, I have learned that many stories, plays, and other entertainments are constructed in such a way as to provide some insight into the human condition. So I, and I'm sure a few others, were very much wrapped up in the characters and the choices they made, and how those choices expounded on the conflict between reason and faith. The intertwined stories of Jack and John Locke confronted the reason/science v. faith conflict going back to season 1. Jack, the doctor, looked for a logical reason to everything. Locke, a paralyzed man, was suddenly healed and owed it to faith in the Island.

That being said, midway through season 3 onward, there was a very noticeable shift to the mysteries of the island, and even I feel the writers should have devoted more time to the various histories and mysteries of the island. They seemed things like the Hanso Corporation up to be these important pieces to the puzzle upon their introduction when they turn out to be irrelevant. That bugged me throughout the series, but ultimately did not ruin my overall satisfaction.

I also want to applaud the creators of this fantastic series for actually taking a risk on network television. I read an article last week (that I can no longer find), that talked about the conception of Lost. Some executive at ABC had this sudden vision of a show about people being stranded on an island after a plane crash. This exec tapped J.J. Abrams to make this show. This all happened fast, so yeah, there wasn't a complete plan in the beginning. But the creators fleshed out the mythology as Season 1 went along. Would it have been better if they had sat down for a few months before making the pilot to outline everything? Probably, but oh well.

This show came about during a time when network television was focused on the cheap and easy ratings of reality television. The edgy/risky stuff, i.e. The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Weeds, Mad Men, etc. was all on cable. Abrams, Lindelhoff, and eventually Cuse come up with this show about a plane crash on a supernatural island with polar bears and smoke monsters that will continuously raise head-scratching questions and put it on network television, notorious for being safe and stale. Further, this show will have few recognizable actors. Matthew Fox was from Party of Five, Dominic Monaghan from Lord of the Rings, Harold Perrineau from Oz, the Matrix sequels, and Baz Lurman's Romeo and Juliet, and Terry O'Quinn from Alias. That's about it. Not exactly bankable star power. Yet they made a hit thanks to the strength of the writing, acting and overall story. It drew fans like me in from day 1. At the end of the series, I really want to applaud the creators of this show for taking a bold risk and providing me and all of us with equal parts joy and frustration over the past six years.

I'll end with a question: outside of The Constant, what was everyone's favorite episode? I always loved the penultimate episode of Season 3, Greatest Hits. Sure, it didn't really advance the plot, but I thought it was a beautiful thing to see Charlie reflect on the five greatest things he did in his life, knowing he may be about to die.

Thanks for reading, or just entirely skipping over my long-winded reflection.

[dh4645]

....

i read it. i had a few minutes at the end of work. :-)

another mystery i'd love to have an answer to......

why do people call premium movie/tv channels "cable"?

i don't get that.

to me there are the basic network channels and then there are the premium channels...all of which are cable television

[scrock25]

Not network television (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX) = Cable.

Pretty simple.

[dh4645]

Not network television (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX) = Cable.

Pretty simple.

why isn't network tv considered cable?

[scrock25]

Because you can pick it up without a "cable".

[junior94]

I'm finally reading Jensen's recap, man just within the first 2 pages already there's been like 5-6 different typos and/or grammatical errors, it's making it rather hard to read. Doesn't someone proofread his shit?

[junior94]

why isn't network tv considered cable?

I'm guessing maybe you're also young enough that you've never lived in a world where you didn't have cable? Few around here may be as old as me to know what it was like to have a substantial amount of my childhood just 6 basic channels from which to choose. 3 main ones, and 3 UHF ones (what Fox and WB would be considered on).

[dh4645]

I'm guessing maybe you're also young enough that you've never lived in a world where you didn't have cable? Few around here may be as old as me to know what it was like to have a substantial amount of my childhood just 6 basic channels from which to choose. 3 main ones, and 3 UHF ones (what Fox and WB would be considered on).

no, i'm 30.

i understand the antenna/basic channels. i had that when i was a kid...and tv's where you actually had to get up to change the channels

but in this day and age, those channels are called basic cable, the rest is premium channels/cable.

[scrock25]

Cable is called cable because before the digital conversion you could get channels on your TV without plugging it into a "Cable" coming out of the wall (besides the power cord). You would get these channels via an antenna. Those channels being network television.

Now you can still get network television without said "Cable", but you need a converter box to get it because of the conversion.

Again, it's not really a hard concept to understand.

Also, I'm the exact same age as you.

[Dramageek]

no, i'm 30.

i understand the antenna/basic channels. i had that when i was a kid...and tv's where you actually had to get up to change the channels

but in this day and age, those channels are called basic cable, the rest is premium channels/cable.

Right, but ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox are still considered "network" channels as to differentiate between them and channels such as TBS, TNT, USA, AMC, etc., all "cable" channels.

[scrock25]

Right, but ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox are still considered "network" channels as to differentiate between them and channels such as TBS, TNT, USA, AMC, etc., all "cable" channels.

Right, because you can still get network television without plugging your tv into a cable jack using a cable cord, or a box (the kind from your cable provider, not a digital converter).

[dh4645]

Right, because you can still get network television without plugging your tv into a cable jack using a cable cord, or a box (the kind from your cable provider, not a digital converter).

ok thanks

[Dramageek]

Right, because you can still get network television without plugging your tv into a cable jack using a cable cord, or a box (the kind from your cable provider, not a digital converter).

Exactly, which sort of ties back into my point that about Lost being on network tv. You could watch Lost without subscribing to a cable plan.

[scrock25]

Yah, word.

[junior94]

Okay well I didn't mean to sound snide with what I said, I hope nobody took it as such.

But this does remind me of something, I've long said that I couldn't believe Lost was still broadcasting in regular 4:3 if you didn't have HD programming. It's become so incredibly common for network dramas to be broadcast in widescreen (letterbox) even just via basic cable, hell "ER" started it like a decade ago now, but it always cracked me up, Lost is probably as cinematic a TV show as there exists, and yet if you watched via regular ABC broadcasting, and on a regular 4:3 TV (which I unfortunately still have) it was full screen. Never understood that.

[Beefsteak1138]

I didn't think anyone had a 4:3 TV anymore. They're kinda like rotary phones.

[Beefsteak1138]

Pardon the length of this post/essay. Due to circumstances beyond my control, I couldn't watch the finale until Wednesday. Naturally, I learned that the characters stepped into the light at the coffee machine at work on Monday morning. However, that did not lessen the impact of finally watching the finale.

And backreading this thread provided some entertainment at work. :)

For the most part I loved it. Although I felt a brief twinge of contrivance while watching the final church scene, I still immensely enjoyed it and teared up at the moment. I think the effectiveness of the flash sideways as a storytelling device will be debated ad infinitum. I think many, like me, who were ultimatley satisfied with the conclusion see the flaws in such a device. I have one of the same questions as bbianca, if the FS world was created by the characters, why do they need their memories violently jogged to remember where they are and why they are there? Charlie seemed to be the first one to remember, but only after he choked on his bag of heroin. I don't buy the theory that Hurley created the FS simply because he, too, needed to be reminded of its purpose.

One thought I have is that the characters did not actively create this sideways world, but created it subconsciously through their actions in life, before they got to the island, while they were on the island, and even after they left the island if they were fortunate enough to do so. The sideways world then was something like the Matrix, a world that wasn't real, but the inhabitants needed to be (forecefully) shown and told where they were. As for the issue of chronology in the sideways world, I don't know, maybe they entered the sideways world with each scenario prepared for them so they can finish dealing with whatever outstanding issues they have left. (After typing that I realize it makes little sense).

Bbianca, you also said that people didn't watch the show for insight into human experiences, or something like that. I disagree to an extent. As someone who started acting when he was 12, I have learned that many stories, plays, and other entertainments are constructed in such a way as to provide some insight into the human condition. So I, and I'm sure a few others, were very much wrapped up in the characters and the choices they made, and how those choices expounded on the conflict between reason and faith. The intertwined stories of Jack and John Locke confronted the reason/science v. faith conflict going back to season 1. Jack, the doctor, looked for a logical reason to everything. Locke, a paralyzed man, was suddenly healed and owed it to faith in the Island.

That being said, midway through season 3 onward, there was a very noticeable shift to the mysteries of the island, and even I feel the writers should have devoted more time to the various histories and mysteries of the island. They seemed things like the Hanso Corporation up to be these important pieces to the puzzle upon their introduction when they turn out to be irrelevant. That bugged me throughout the series, but ultimately did not ruin my overall satisfaction.

I also want to applaud the creators of this fantastic series for actually taking a risk on network television. I read an article last week (that I can no longer find), that talked about the conception of Lost. Some executive at ABC had this sudden vision of a show about people being stranded on an island after a plane crash. This exec tapped J.J. Abrams to make this show. This all happened fast, so yeah, there wasn't a complete plan in the beginning. But the creators fleshed out the mythology as Season 1 went along. Would it have been better if they had sat down for a few months before making the pilot to outline everything? Probably, but oh well.

This show came about during a time when network television was focused on the cheap and easy ratings of reality television. The edgy/risky stuff, i.e. The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Weeds, Mad Men, etc. was all on cable. Abrams, Lindelhoff, and eventually Cuse come up with this show about a plane crash on a supernatural island with polar bears and smoke monsters that will continuously raise head-scratching questions and put it on network television, notorious for being safe and stale. Further, this show will have few recognizable actors. Matthew Fox was from Party of Five, Dominic Monaghan from Lord of the Rings, Harold Perrineau from Oz, the Matrix sequels, and Baz Lurman's Romeo and Juliet, and Terry O'Quinn from Alias. That's about it. Not exactly bankable star power. Yet they made a hit thanks to the strength of the writing, acting and overall story. It drew fans like me in from day 1. At the end of the series, I really want to applaud the creators of this show for taking a bold risk and providing me and all of us with equal parts joy and frustration over the past six years.

I'll end with a question: outside of The Constant, what was everyone's favorite episode? I always loved the penultimate episode of Season 3, Greatest Hits. Sure, it didn't really advance the plot, but I thought it was a beautiful thing to see Charlie reflect on the five greatest things he did in his life, knowing he may be about to die.

Thanks for reading, or just entirely skipping over my long-winded reflection.

Terry O'Quinn was in Alias?

[twistedmind1586]

Just in case anyone out there doesn't know this yet, when the writers said they knew all along what the end would be, they were referring to the fact that when Abrams and Lindelof plotted the series out, they always planned for the final scenes to be the church sequence of the afterlife/Jack dying on the island.

Other than important things like the hatch, everything else was up in the air. Basically, the writers had no idea at the beginning of the show that the characters would end up flashing through time, then stick as part of the DHARMA, shit like that.

Pretty interesting little read for those interested.

http://scifiwire.com/2010/05/dude-it-turns-out-losts-c.php

[JRS1386]

Don't know if anyone posted/saw this, it made me lol

http://redux.com/stream/item/1324562/The-real-ending-to-LOST

[cwsrule88]

Don't know if anyone posted/saw this, it made me lol

http://redux.com/stream/item/1324562/The-real-ending-to-LOST

this was my guess on how it was going to end :lol

[comerelaxnow]

i forgot how hot Shannon was....

[Dramageek]

Terry O'Quinn was in Alias?

He came in during season 2 I believe. When I saw that, I figured that's how JJ Abrams found him.

[Talula62]

Jack was the "go to" "Someone's-about-to-die-and-the-only-way-they-won't-is-if-Jack-saves-them Guy." He could medically save anyone.Fixed.

Now THAT was bad storytelling.:lol

Terry O'Quinn was in Alias?
No way, Beefy. Get the fuck out of here. FBI Assistant Director Kendall?!

He was in Alias from Season 1. Investigated Syd when they started to suspect her because of the Rambaldi drawing of her. He eventually ended up being the one to tell her what happened during her lost years in Season 3 and then he was off the show.

[junior94]

No way, Beefy. Get the fuck out of here. FBI Assistant Director Kendall?!

He was in Alias from Season 1. Investigated Syd when they started to suspect her because of the Rambaldi drawing of her. He eventually ended up being the one to tell her what happened during her lost years in Season 3 and then he was off the show.


Yea and, well Allison you already know this of course, but of literally just the couple handful of episodes I ever watched of that, coming across it late night on TV, somehow I actually caught the same one twice, the one were O'Quinn is leading some sort of tribunal against Sydney and they do all these flashbacks thru her entire history from when the CIA first recruited her. I mean I saw maybe 4-5 different episodes max, yet caught that one twice, what were the odds of that.

Speaking of old Abrams shows, did I read it right somewhere however long ago that he'd already introduced time travel in a show of his, at the end of Felicity somehow? With such a show, I can't imagine how that didn't feel crowbarred in. I never saw it past the first 2 seasons, though when I met Greg Grunberg he was nice enough to give me basically like a two minute synopsis of season 3 :D

[Beefsteak1138]

No way, Beefy. Get the fuck out of here. FBI Assistant Director Kendall?!

He was in Alias from Season 1. Investigated Syd when they started to suspect her because of the Rambaldi drawing of her. He eventually ended up being the one to tell her what happened during her lost years in Season 3 and then he was off the show.

:lol

Wow, total fail on my part. I totally remember the storyline, but can't picture him at all. I've just been inspired to rewatch Alias. With Lost and 24 off the air now, I've got plenty of time to catch up. I'm pretty excited about that.

[junior94]

I didn't think anyone had a 4:3 TV anymore. They're kinda like rotary phones.

:p


Now you know why I end up watching the majority of TV shows on my computer, where I've got a 19" widescreen monitor (and even that is a couple years old by now, I'd love to upgrade to a 23 or 24 inch). Honestly Phillies games and some old series' reruns are mostly what I ever watch on my regular TV anymore.

[dh4645]

anyone watch the pop-up finale tonight???
i didnt know it was on until an hr ago so i just recorded the last half to see if there is any good info in the pop-ups

[dh4645]

the "it worked" to sawyer from juliette in the finale at the vending machine is what she told miles to tell sawyer after she died on the island....didn't read anything about that online....that is sweet.

makes perfect sense now

[dh4645]

^
|
that was the only good tidbit i got from the pop-ups.

thought there'd be more near the end, but i guess they wanted to leave it open to interpretation....who can really explain the afterlife anyway???

[Talula62]

Yea and, well Allison you already know this of course, but of literally just the couple handful of episodes I ever watched of that, coming across it late night on TV, somehow I actually caught the same one twice, the one were O'Quinn is leading some sort of tribunal against Sydney and they do all these flashbacks thru her entire history from when the CIA first recruited her. I mean I saw maybe 4-5 different episodes max, yet caught that one twice, what were the odds of that.

Speaking of old Abrams shows, did I read it right somewhere however long ago that he'd already introduced time travel in a show of his, at the end of Felicity somehow? With such a show, I can't imagine how that didn't feel crowbarred in. I never saw it past the first 2 seasons, though when I met Greg Grunberg he was nice enough to give me basically like a two minute synopsis of season 3 :DThat is weird! That's like the 4th or 5th to last episode of Season 1. It's the first ep I ever saw and it sucked me in, mostly cuz there was a marathon of eps on that day because Season 2 premiered later that night.

One of Felicity's friends was some witchy girl (who dated Greg Grunberg's character and then ended up being in Alias for a while, married the hacker-geek Marshall) and she cast this stupid spell on Felicity to send her back in time to choose the other guy. It supposedly works but a few episodes later, Felicity wakes up from having some hard core fever and so it's like she dreamed it all... or did she? Etc. :rolleyes :lol It was really weird. I remember reading an interview with I guess JJ and he said he'd always wanted to do something about time travel and so he put it in there because of something having to do with the network ordering more episodes at the last minute as a way of making up for cancelling the show or something.

:lol

Wow, total fail on my part. I totally remember the storyline, but can't picture him at all. I've just been inspired to rewatch Alias. With Lost and 24 off the air now, I've got plenty of time to catch up. I'm pretty excited about that.:lol I loved TO'Q even way back then. I'm feeling like rewatching too. The first 2-3 seasons were especially incredible.

[junior94]

One of Felicity's friends was some witchy girl (who dated Greg Grunberg's character and then ended up being in Alias for a while, married the hacker-geek Marshall) and she cast this stupid spell on Felicity to send her back in time to choose the other guy. It supposedly works but a few episodes later, Felicity wakes up from having some hard core fever and so it's like she dreamed it all... or did she? Etc. :rolleyes :lol It was really weird. I remember reading an interview with I guess JJ and he said he'd always wanted to do something about time travel and so he put it in there because of something having to do with the network ordering more episodes at the last minute as a way of making up for cancelling the show or something.


Yea that was one of the details Greg Grunberg told me about when I met him, that his character dated the goth chick in that season. hmmm Amanda Foreman, I've had a crush on her for awhile :D Strangely enogh I first noticed her all the way back when she had like 3 line role in the Mel Gibson movie "Forever Young" as a librarian, she was cute as hell.
I probably already told you this story as well, but when I worked that part time messenger job when I lived in LA I had a package to take to her apartment, but she wasn't home :(

[Rodey]

I'm bored as hell and just reading through some episode summaries on Lostpedia and there's so much shit that I'm still confused about. :lol

[junior94]

oh and I've been meaning to say, those people who have in the wake of the finale gotten the urge to go back and starting watching from the pilot again, I'm kinda surprised more aren't a bit bitchy with being reminded of how many small mysteries that are showing up then weren't really dealt with. :evil

[zajDmB1]

oh and I've been meaning to say, those people who have in the wake of the finale gotten the urge to go back and starting watching from the pilot again, I'm kinda surprised more aren't a bit bitchy with being reminded of how many small mysteries that are showing up then weren't really dealt with. :evil

I think people are finally realizing they were never meant to be dealt with. I've said this to so many people over the last two weeks I've lost count haha. Nobody questions of evolution or history of other alien races in other sci-fi movies or series, nobody questions how or why the Force exists in Star Wars, nobody questions the science behind all the minute details of spaceships, so why do people expect to know EVERYTHING about the Lost world? It's sci-fi, the genre where you can pretty much do whatever the hell you want and people have to accept it haha.

[comerelaxnow]

oh and I've been meaning to say, those people who have in the wake of the finale gotten the urge to go back and starting watching from the pilot again, I'm kinda surprised more aren't a bit bitchy with being reminded of how many small mysteries that are showing up then weren't really dealt with. :evil

I just finished the 1st season and have started the second. I actually really don't find the small mysteries. I actually love them. In real life you don't have a life that makes perfect sense. You run into nutjobs and get bad information all the time. Not everything has an answer to it

[Lee3691]

I've been on vacation without access to network television and just watched the show today? First part enjoyable, but the ending was, well a lil stupid. Haven't backread, anyone want to summerize the concensus?

[zajDmB1]

I've been on vacation without access to network television and just watched the show today? First part enjoyable, but the ending was, well a lil stupid. Haven't backread, anyone want to summerize the concensus?

Everything in the show happened. Then many years in the future, after everyone had died, their souls or whatever all got together in some sort of purgatory and went to a heaven. The end.

[Beefsteak1138]

I think he means what people thought of it. I think it was pretty evenly divided. If you were into the mythology you didn't like it, if you were into the characters then you did.

[comerelaxnow]

Was watching season 2 and they did a back flash of Shannon's life and Stay (wasting time) was playing in the background. Figured it would be appropriate to point out.

[javierm27]

Haven't had a chance to back read but is Bbianca still stating his case on why the FS sucked and was stupid, k, thanks.

[twistedmind1586]

one random thing i loved about the finale was that sayid ended up with shannon instead of nadia. they only spent a short amount of time together but they were both better people for it. shannon stopped being a bitch and sayid stopped compromising himself and was finally accepted as himself. nadia was never right cuz she always made him do things he wasn't comfortable with, just look at the sideways story for him.

just a random little storyline i really liked.

[Lee3691]

Sayid and Shannon never made much sense to me - except for her looks, what did he see in her?

[twistedmind1586]

probably started like most relationships. he thought she was hot as hell and decided to try and get sum. little didn't he know he'd fall in LUV.

[Beefsteak1138]

That is weird! That's like the 4th or 5th to last episode of Season 1. It's the first ep I ever saw and it sucked me in, mostly cuz there was a marathon of eps on that day because Season 2 premiered later that night.

One of Felicity's friends was some witchy girl (who dated Greg Grunberg's character and then ended up being in Alias for a while, married the hacker-geek Marshall) and she cast this stupid spell on Felicity to send her back in time to choose the other guy. It supposedly works but a few episodes later, Felicity wakes up from having some hard core fever and so it's like she dreamed it all... or did she? Etc. :rolleyes :lol It was really weird. I remember reading an interview with I guess JJ and he said he'd always wanted to do something about time travel and so he put it in there because of something having to do with the network ordering more episodes at the last minute as a way of making up for cancelling the show or something.

:lol I loved TO'Q even way back then. I'm feeling like rewatching too. The first 2-3 seasons were especially incredible.

Yeah, the last couple of seasons were not very good, the finale especially...however Alias still holds a special place in my heart for some reason.

[ProudMonkey420]

Sayid and Shannon never made much sense to me - except for her looks, what did he see in her?

'Poon

[Lee3691]

I think people are finally realizing they were never meant to be dealt with. I've said this to so many people over the last two weeks I've lost count haha. Nobody questions of evolution or history of other alien races in other sci-fi movies or series, nobody questions how or why the Force exists in Star Wars, nobody questions the science behind all the minute details of spaceships, so why do people expect to know EVERYTHING about the Lost world? It's sci-fi, the genre where you can pretty much do whatever the hell you want and people have to accept it haha.

I think the reason people wanted these questions answered is for people who have watched the show for so long they keep hearing "all your questions will be answered".

I really thing they could of done a final season just answering a lot of these questions. It is interesting, because I am more of a character guy then someone who needsw a definite end to something (I always think of Children of Men when I loved the ending, and my wife was pissed), but I wanted to know about the statue and the numbers. Oh well.

[DIDriveOut2SPAC]

During the episode when AnaL kills shannon, actually the one after, ep 8 collision, the scene with ana and sayid by themselves has some great foreshadowing.

[Beebz]

I think people are finally realizing they were never meant to be dealt with. I've said this to so many people over the last two weeks I've lost count haha. Nobody questions of evolution or history of other alien races in other sci-fi movies or series, nobody questions how or why the Force exists in Star Wars, nobody questions the science behind all the minute details of spaceships, so why do people expect to know EVERYTHING about the Lost world? It's sci-fi, the genre where you can pretty much do whatever the hell you want and people have to accept it haha.

Those werent presented as crucial mysteries key to the story.

I think he means what people thought of it. I think it was pretty evenly divided. If you were into the mythology you didn't like it, if you were into the characters then you did.

I like the characters and didnt like the ending. They werent mutually exclusive.

[Beefsteak1138]

Nobody cares what you think. We stopped caring after the 30th time you stated your opinion.

[Beefsteak1138]

That was unnecessarily harsh, my bad..... though there is truth in that statement. Also, I'm not sure how you got off my ignore list, I'll have to remedy that.

[Beebz]

That was unnecessarily harsh, my bad..... though there is truth in that statement. Also, I'm not sure how you got off my ignore list, I'll have to remedy that.

Because magic. ;)

[javierm27]

Nobody cares what you think. We stopped caring after the 30th time you stated your opinion.

What was his opinion again? I think I missed it.

[Beefsteak1138]

He loved the FS.

[javierm27]

He loved the FS.

Yay!

[junior94]

Some bizarre breaking news, boys and girls


Again, it's only very initial talk at this point, but I'm told that the development folks over at the Alphabet network are considering doing a new version of Alias that would borrow some elements of the original series that starred Jennifer Garner (and Michael Vartan, Victor Garber and some guy named Bradley Cooper who must have slipped into oblivion since). But the series would most likely not include any sort of complex mythological throughline such as the Rambaldi prophecy (a storyline that lost some of the fans).

[Talula62]

^ :rolleyes They're so stupid. "Oh, it's Alias, but without the cast and the mythology..." then it's NOT Alias!

[Beefsteak1138]

I'm not sure how I feel about that. If JJ is involved in some way, then it could be promising.

[Beebz]

Lets remake a show that six years old. Brilliant.

Honestly, do you have to have any qualifications whatsoever to work in network TV development? 80 percent of greenlighted shows are canceled after one season. More and more shows are remakes or ripoffs of the tired doctor/lawyer/cop genre. High school students could do this.

Its a little different on cable where there is less reliance on original content and each series has to be a hit or serious money is lost. Talent has a real chance to shine there, because it has to. But network TV? I sometimes think its run by apes..

[dh4645]

^ :rolleyes They're so stupid. "Oh, it's Alias, but without the cast and the mythology..." then it's NOT Alias!

i saw a preview for something similar from a few weeks ago for NBC. it's more like mr/mrs smith and true lies, but jj is attached to it.

"UnderCovers"

http://www.nbc.com/undercovers/

[junior94]

i saw a preview for something similar from a few weeks ago for NBC. it's more like mr/mrs smith and true lies, but jj is attached to it.

"UnderCovers"

http://www.nbc.com/undercovers/

Yea JJ is EP on it, and it's the first pilot he's directed since Lost, who's to say if he'll ditch this one in a season as well. But it's a wholly separate project from this supposed Alias re-do.

[dh4645]

Yea JJ is EP on it, and it's the first pilot he's directed since Lost, who's to say if he'll ditch this one in a season as well. But it's a wholly separate project from this supposed Alias re-do.

oh ok

guess i need to change my avatar now.

[doesmusicbest]

Richard in S3 EP19...

"It's beautiful isn't it? No matter how much time you spend on the island, you just never get tired of this view."

[pkrfan97]

Not sure if these have been posted in here before, but they brought the lolz for me.

Jacob's Rules: http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/5641/srules.png

How LOST Should Have Ended: http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/9567/howlostshouldhaveended.gif

[thebridge15]

Not sure if these have been posted in here before, but they brought the lolz for me.

Jacob's Rules: http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/5641/srules.png

How LOST Should Have Ended: http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/9567/howlostshouldhaveended.gif:lol

[dh4645]

:lol

that was on jimmy kimmel.

funny.

i havent seen that dog video in a few years.

[Beefsteak1138]

I was watching Dexter last night, when someone came on screen that I couldn't quite place. It was Jacob with long hair playing a drug addicted ex-con.

[dh4645]

I was watching Dexter last night, when someone came on screen that I couldn't quite place. It was Jacob with long hair playing a drug addicted ex-con.

yeah, i started watching dexter at the end of last year. i'm on season 3 now.
season 4 comes out on dvd in 2 months. hopefully netflix will have it to rent right away.

show is so good.

[clayj41]

I was watching Dexter last night, when someone came on screen that I couldn't quite place. It was Jacob with long hair playing a drug addicted ex-con.

See, I've been watching Dexter since the beginning so when Jacob finally appeared on Lost I was like, "Hey, it's Paul!" :lol

[dh4645]

changed my avatar...goodbye LOST!

thanks for the memories!

how do you guys have bigger avatars?

[breckbrew]

Has anyone answered the question of why Kate wasn't wearing that awesome dress when they showed her in the church?

[Beefsteak1138]

changed my avatar...goodbye LOST!

thanks for the memories!

how do you guys have bigger avatars?

Nice replacement.

Has anyone answered the question of why Kate wasn't wearing that awesome dress when they showed her in the church?

Bad storytelling, obviously.

[doesmusicbest]

Has anyone answered the question of why Kate wasn't wearing that awesome dress when they showed her in the church?

They died in the crash.

[junior94]

Inspiration hit today, kiddies. I plan to in the near future produce my first fan made Lost compilation video (well, not counting the special smokezilla compilation I made after season 3), based around a classic rock song. It's one of the shorter ones from the 70's, and the main basis of the song, Lost used a lot of this imagery and references in the series, that's a hint ;)

[Beefsteak1138]

For some reason I remembered an Alias forum I used to be a member of. My login still works. When I logged in, it said

"Welcome back; your last visit was: Mar 10 2005, 12:22 PM" :lol

[breckbrew]

Inspiration hit today, kiddies. I plan to in the near future produce my first fan made Lost compilation video (well, not counting the special smokezilla compilation I made after season 3), based around a classic rock song. It's one of the shorter ones from the 70's, and the main basis of the song, Lost used a lot of this imagery and references in the series, that's a hint ;)

Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones???

[whygohome?]

so im just getting into lost, i started season 3 last night...please tell me that the episode where john picks up the hitchhiker and echo gets taken by the polar bear is the worst of the series. every episode has been great so far but that one just sucked hard. it was totally ridiculous

[doesmusicbest]

so im just getting into lost, i started season 3 last night...please tell me that the episode where john picks up the hitchhiker and echo gets taken by the polar bear is the worst of the series. every episode has been great so far but that one just sucked hard. it was totally ridiculous

Season 3 gets a little meh because they were negotiating with ABC to figure out how long the series was going to last. They were essentially stalling the first half of the season. The second half is great.

[Beefsteak1138]

Picked up my Alias DVD's from my mom who was borrowing them. I'm thinking of having a marathon this weekend. I realized that I don't have season 5, so I'll have to remedy that.

[hulupputree]

Inspiration hit today, kiddies. I plan to in the near future produce my first fan made Lost compilation video (well, not counting the special smokezilla compilation I made after season 3), based around a classic rock song. It's one of the shorter ones from the 70's, and the main basis of the song, Lost used a lot of this imagery and references in the series, that's a hint ;)


Smoke on the Water?

[Beefsteak1138]

It's Raining Men?

[breckbrew]

It's Raining Men?

Dude, unmasculine.

[Beefsteak1138]

Play that funky music white boy?

[breckbrew]

Play that funky music white boy?

Telling a white man to do something, that's masculine.

[luke7]

" LOST "...so it's over. Don't know if I've ever seen an episode of that show.

[whygohome?]

^ you need to. i just started the show because of all the hooplah around the finale and im on the 3rd season and man it really is awesome.

[luke7]

^ you need to. i just started the show because of all the hooplah around the finale and im on the 3rd season and man it really is awesome.

It's a joke. I watched the show from the beginning. I was banned from this forum for about a month for making a prediction that Jin was going to die.

BTW, " Across The Sea " is still a terrible episode.

[doesmusicbest]

I've decided the final sequence of The End is as close to pure poetry as television has ever come.

[mja271]

Some new DVD/Blu Ray info on Season 6 and the Complete Series

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/lost13.html

[breckbrew]

It's a joke. I watched the show from the beginning. I was banned from this forum for about a month for making a prediction that Jin was going to die.

BTW, " Across The Sea " is still a terrible episode.

And you're still a terrible person

[luke7]

And you're still a terrible person

For making a prediction about a TV show ??? Are you kidding me ?? ?

[scrock25]

I've decided the final sequence of The End is as close to pure poetry as television has ever come.

Yah, it was awesome.

[doesmusicbest]

Alright, I've officially watched every episode of Lost. I'm going to watch season 6 again though now that I've seen the first 5.

[doesmusicbest]

That said, anyone know where I can watch season 6? ABC.com only has the last few episodes.

[luke7]

That said, anyone know where I can watch season 6? ABC.com only has the last few episodes.

hulu.com

Do you have a favorite episode that you have seen so far ?

[luke7]

ign.com has a lot of post " Lost " finale articles.

Heres one where they rank the episodes from worst to best:

http://tv.ign.com/articles/109/1094268p1.html

[luke7]

hulu.com only has a few episodes from season 6 too.

[doesmusicbest]

hulu.com only has a few episodes from season 6 too.

Ya, they only have the ones that abc.com has up, which is like the last 4 or 5 of season 6. I've been trying to find somewhere that is streaming them but have yet to have any luck. :shrug

[Beefsteak1138]

For making a prediction about a TV show ??? Are you kidding me ?? ?

You know what you did, just admit it and don't be an ass.

[luke7]

You know what you did, just admit it and don't be an ass.

I apologize if my prediction, not a spoiler, hurt anyone's viewing experience. What happen's if I post in the NBA thread that the Celtics better show up for game three in Boston because they are going to be down 0-2 after today's game, before game two is played ? There's no difference in that statement and what I posted about Jin dying on Lost. I had no way of knowing that it was a fact until the episode aired.

As for the Lost finale, there were some questions I would have liked answered, for example: Who gave Jacob and the MiB's foster mother the role of island protector and what was so bad about the people she wanted them to be separate from ? There's a few others also.

There were a few things I was disappointed with in the end: I never understood how the MiB was the embodiment of all evil. His desire and motive to leave the island was never all that menacing to me.
I was diappointed with the way the Linus vs Widmore story played out. Sayid being reunited with Shannon made little sense because their brief romance was one of the series low points IMHO.

The finale was very powerful and rewarding on an emotional level. I teared up about three times. The ending with Jack dying ( while predictable since he was going to die in the pilot ) was moving and well done.
After it aired I kind of had mixed feeling but one thing I was sure of was that I was moved by scripted television like I rarely ever am and that I witnessed great acting, music and directing.

[twistedmind1586]

I apologize if my prediction, not a spoiler, hurt anyone's viewing experience. What happen's if I post in the NBA thread that the Celtics better show up for game three in Boston because they are going to be down 0-2 after today's game, before game two is played ? There's no difference in that statement and what I posted about Jin dying on Lost. I had no way of knowing that it was a fact until the episode aired.

As for the Lost finale, there were some questions I would have liked answered, for example: Who gave Jacob and the MiB's foster mother the role of island protector and what was so bad about the people she wanted them to be separate from ? There's a few others also.

There were a few things I was disappointed with in the end: I never understood how the MiB was the embodiment of all evil. His desire and motive to leave the island was never all that menacing to me.
I was diappointed with the way the Linus vs Widmore story played out. Sayid being reunited with Shannon made little sense because their brief romance was one of the series low points IMHO.

The finale was very powerful and rewarding on an emotional level. I teared up about three times. The ending with Jack dying ( while predictable since he was going to die in the pilot ) was moving and well done.
After it aired I kind of had mixed feeling but one thing I was sure of was that I was moved by scripted television like I rarely ever am and that I witnessed great acting, music and directing.

the way you stated your "prediction" (i don't believe that, based on you you ruining ilanas death earlier in the season), was wrong. everyone in this thread knew death was coming, and someone coming in and making a snide comment about a character dying was obviously going to be taken as a spoiler instead of a prediction.

having said all that, it's over and done with, and looking back it didn't spoil too much, as you could see the death coming from a mile away, and didn't ruin my overall enjoyment of that episode at all. but i can only speak for me.

[twistedmind1586]

and for the record, when you say this after the episode airs, you pretty much give away the fact that you were already told jin was dying, therefore your comment was not a prediction in the slightest.

http://antsmarching.org/forum/showpost.php?p=11081880&postcount=22580

[Beefsteak1138]

I apologize if my prediction, not a spoiler, hurt anyone's viewing experience. What happen's if I post in the NBA thread that the Celtics better show up for game three in Boston because they are going to be down 0-2 after today's game, before game two is played ? There's no difference in that statement and what I posted about Jin dying on Lost. I had no way of knowing that it was a fact until the episode aired.

As for the Lost finale, there were some questions I would have liked answered, for example: Who gave Jacob and the MiB's foster mother the role of island protector and what was so bad about the people she wanted them to be separate from ? There's a few others also.

There were a few things I was disappointed with in the end: I never understood how the MiB was the embodiment of all evil. His desire and motive to leave the island was never all that menacing to me.
I was diappointed with the way the Linus vs Widmore story played out. Sayid being reunited with Shannon made little sense because their brief romance was one of the series low points IMHO.

The finale was very powerful and rewarding on an emotional level. I teared up about three times. The ending with Jack dying ( while predictable since he was going to die in the pilot ) was moving and well done.
After it aired I kind of had mixed feeling but one thing I was sure of was that I was moved by scripted television like I rarely ever am and that I witnessed great acting, music and directing.

Shenanigans. That is all.

[comerelaxnow]

Worst episodes are any shows that deal with Anna Lucias backstorys. My favorite episodes are about Hurley.

Why did Libby have to die? So sad...just finished season 2 again. This show is 10 times better the second time around. This time you really see the charactors for what they are.

[doesmusicbest]

Worst episodes are any shows that deal with Anna Lucias backstorys.

2 words: Sweat. Lodge.

[tankdan]

Worst episodes are any shows that deal with Anna Lucias backstorys. My favorite episodes are about Hurley.

Why did Libby have to die? So sad...just finished season 2 again. This show is 10 times better the second time around. This time you really see the charactors for what they are.

Wow, you are cruising! Halfway through Season 1 here... Sawyer is definitely the "Most Improved" character, he was a genuine sleazeball in the beginning :)

Dan

[Rodey]

I already miss this show a ton, especially Desmond.

[Beebz]

I apologize if my prediction, not a spoiler, hurt anyone's viewing experience. What happen's if I post in the NBA thread that the Celtics better show up for game three in Boston because they are going to be down 0-2 after today's game, before game two is played ? There's no difference in that statement and what I posted about Jin dying on Lost. I had no way of knowing that it was a fact until the episode aired.

As for the Lost finale, there were some questions I would have liked answered, for example: Who gave Jacob and the MiB's foster mother the role of island protector and what was so bad about the people she wanted them to be separate from ? There's a few others also.

There were a few things I was disappointed with in the end: I never understood how the MiB was the embodiment of all evil. His desire and motive to leave the island was never all that menacing to me.
I was diappointed with the way the Linus vs Widmore story played out. Sayid being reunited with Shannon made little sense because their brief romance was one of the series low points IMHO.

The finale was very powerful and rewarding on an emotional level. I teared up about three times. The ending with Jack dying ( while predictable since he was going to die in the pilot ) was moving and well done.
After it aired I kind of had mixed feeling but one thing I was sure of was that I was moved by scripted television like I rarely ever am and that I witnessed great acting, music and directing.

Bullshit. You came on here twice, the afternoon before the episode was going to air, and spoiled specific plot points in that night's episode. You knew what was going to happen because you read it on the internet at decided to be an ass.

Just say you were being an ass and dont play it off as if you were unfairly persecuted. Because that's just insulting and is going to piss people off.

[luke7]

Bullshit. You came on here twice, the afternoon before the episode was going to air, and spoiled specific plot points in that night's episode. You knew what was going to happen because you read it on the internet at decided to be an ass.

Just say you were being an ass and dont play it off as if you were unfairly persecuted. Because that's just insulting and is going to piss people off.

I didn't read anything online. It was not specific plot points either. My friend at work simply told me that I might want to say goodbye to Ilana and Jin the day those episodes aired.
He hadn't seen the episodes prior either.

[Beefsteak1138]

I didn't read anything online. It was not specific plot points either. My friend at work simply told me that I might want to say goodbye to Ilana and Jin the day those episodes aired.
He hadn't seen the episodes prior either.

How are those NOT specific plot points?

Seriously, stop being an ass. You know you posted spoilers on purpose. Just admit and we'll move on.

[RJP2741]

I didn't read anything online. It was not specific plot points either. My friend at work simply told me that I might want to say goodbye to Ilana and Jin the day those episodes aired.
He hadn't seen the episodes prior either.

But your friend had clearly read spoilers, and then you repeated those same things in here, where we had all been trying to avoid spoilers. I really don't see how you can defend yourself when you came in twice on different episode days to say "Better say goodbye to ___". That's not making a prediction, that's posting a spoiler.

[luke7]

But your friend had clearly read spoilers, and then you repeated those same things in here, where we had all been trying to avoid spoilers. I really don't see how you can defend yourself when you came in twice on different episode days to say "Better say goodbye to ___". That's not making a prediction, that's posting a spoiler.

It's over and in the past, sorry. I don't have many shows on TV to watch now so...

[Beebz]

ign.com has a lot of post " Lost " finale articles.

Heres one where they rank the episodes from worst to best:

http://tv.ign.com/articles/109/1094268p1.html

Pretty good list. Obviously, I think The End is far too high, and I would have had The Other 48 Days in the top 10.

Its interesting that a lot of my personal favorite episodes are the ones with an unconventional (for LOST) story structure: Flashes Before Your Eyes, Ab Aeterno, The Constant, The Other 48 Days. All were fairly linear, straightforward stories that kept the pace moving quite well (Across the Sea being the obvious exception).

It really makes me think that Season 6 would have worked brilliantly as a complete on-island story.

It's over and in the past, sorry. I don't have many shows on TV to watch now so...

Watch some old ones on DVD so I can PM you "non-specific" plot points.

Also, its his sled.

[jmkratt]

On season 2 on the re-watch. Forgot how much I loathe AnaL. She sucks at life. Can't wait until she dies.

[Beefsteak1138]

It's over and in the past, sorry. I don't have many shows on TV to watch now so...

He is Luke's father.

[luke7]

Pretty good list. Obviously, I think The End is far too high, and I would have had The Other 48 Days in the top 10.

Its interesting that a lot of my personal favorite episodes are the ones with an unconventional (for LOST) story structure: Flashes Before Your Eyes, Ab Aeterno, The Constant, The Other 48 Days. All were fairly linear, straightforward stories that kept the pace moving quite well (Across the Sea being the obvious exception).

It really makes me think that Season 6 would have worked brilliantly as a complete on-island story.



Watch some old ones on DVD so I can PM you "non-specific" plot points.

Also, its his sled.

I've watched the series since the pilot first aired. ( Check out one of my early post in this thread about how I thought the smoke monster would pick off key characters at the end of every season lol ! ) After the finale I have been watching the series again from the beginning. Right now on my rewatch quest I'm up to " Raised By Another. " I have no desire to watch
that episode again since the whole Aaron thing meant absolutely nothing in the end. I'll probably end up skipping over the episode about Walt being special too.

[Beebz]

He is Luke's father.

:lol:lol:lol

Newhart wakes up and its all a dream.

[Beefsteak1138]

Verbal is Keyser Soze.

[dh4645]

Some new DVD/Blu Ray info on Season 6 and the Complete Series

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/lost13.html

i preordered my blu-ray collection on Amazon. didn't really want to spend $200 on it, but i did anyway.


on another note...not an official streaming site, but not illegal bit torrent downloading either....i use the site below to find episodes that people post on megavideo...not usually the best quality, but it's for shows my dvr missed or that i can't get elsewhere.

http://www.yidio.com
http://www.yidio.com/show/lost

[Beebz]

Finkle is Eienhorn

[Beefsteak1138]

It's made of people.

[Beebz]

He's dead the whole time.

[junior94]

I already miss this show a ton, especially Desmond.

But it's okay, you'll be seeing him in another life.


















brotha.

[junior94]

For realsies though, anyone hear over the years if D&C ever happen to make mention if "see ya in another life, brotha" is something they indeed wrote, or Cusack himself came up with it? Just a small random thing that came to mind recently. It seems like one of those things that very possibly could've arisen from the actor himself on the day.

[Beebz]

Jeff Bridges died, and neighbors really are terrorists.

[Beefsteak1138]

Jeff Bridges died, and neighbors really are terrorists.

I love that movie.


edit: The village is actually in modern day times.

[Beebz]

I love that movie.

edit: The village is actually in modern day times.

I dont know if its the most underrated movie Ive ever seen, but its in the top 2 with Gone Baby Gone. I remember seeing it in the theater when I was a teenager and there were like 12 people there.

Also, Ed Norton really is the killer.

[junior94]

Okay all the shit I've gotten in the "last movie you watched" thread for openly talking about spoilers from movies of the past 10-15 years, I think that's enough for in here :p
I mean you're now getting past the jokey "vader is luke's father" stuff. Plus, it's like okay, we get it.

[Beefsteak1138]

Okay all the shit I've gotten in the "last movie you watched" thread for openly talking about spoilers from movies of the past 10-15 years, I think that's enough for in here :p
I mean you're now getting past the jokey "vader is luke's father" stuff. Plus, it's like okay, we get it.

Neo is the One.

[41ravens]

his wife's head is in the box.

[breckbrew]

Jenny has the AiDzzz

[Beefsteak1138]

They're brother and sister.

[Beebz]

Precious is fat

[Beebz]

Christian Bale has a twin, and Charlton Heston is really on earth, not a monkey-planet

[breckbrew]

Precious is fat


Spoiler that shit man!

[Beebz]

Thomas Jane kills everyone in the car, including his son, because he thinks the monsters are coming. Turns out it was the army. Fail.

[Talula62]

Mr. Big's still an ass, Samantha's still a slut, and Charlotte poops her pants.

[Beebz]

Mr. Big's still an ass, Samantha's still a slut, and Charlotte poops her pants.

:lol:lol

The whole thing is a birthday present from his brother.

[thebridge15]

It's a man.

[Beebz]

The chinaman falls in love with a younger woman, fucks her, then finds out its his daughter. Incest pwn.

[Rylan]

There are actually two different Jeffrey Lebowski's.

[Beefsteak1138]

It's really earth, but in the future.

[Beebz]

Tom Cruise is dreaming the whole thing. Also, his face is fucked up.

[Beefsteak1138]

It was the trees!


Worst movie ever.

[Rylan]

Sam Jackson caused the train wreck, the plane explosion AND the hotel fire.

[Beebz]

It was the trees!


Worst movie ever.

:lol:lol:lol

Thing is, it would have been a hell of a book. But when you show people running from the wind, well......

Oh, and Norton and Pitt are the same person.

[Beefsteak1138]

There are mother fucking snakes on the mother fucking plane.

[Rylan]

Spacey isn't really a gimp.

[thebridge15]

He drinks the other guy's milkshake.

[Beefsteak1138]

He drinks the other guy's milkshake.

:lol

I need to see that movie just for that scene.

[41ravens]

red meets up with andy on the beach.

[Ava423]

I'm not sure if anyone posted this. It's a spoiler LOST site. Lots of interesting stuff. http://the-odi.blogspot.com/

[Beebz]

He drinks the other guy's milkshake.

:lol:lol

Bates' mother is dead. He's the killer.

[Beebz]

I'm not sure if anyone posted this. It's a spoiler LOST site. Lots of interesting stuff. http://the-odi.blogspot.com/


Thanks!

Sincerely,
2008

[Beefsteak1138]

She's talking about Provo, Utah...not Spain.

[Beebz]

She's talking about Provo, Utah...not Spain.

:lol:lol

[Beefsteak1138]

:lol

Not sure if anyone was going to get that.

[Beebz]

:lol

Not sure if anyone was going to get that.

If Jake didnt like shitty TVs shows and frequented this thread, he would have been all over it.

[thebridge15]

She's talking about Provo, Utah...not Spain.That's really, really obscure.

Oh, and - he whispers something.

[Beefsteak1138]

That's really, really obscure.

Oh, and - he whispers something.

I think I can recite that movie word for word.

[comerelaxnow]

On season 2 on the re-watch. Forgot how much I loathe AnaL. She sucks at life. Can't wait until she dies.

When Michael turns and does the deed that was the single greatest moment of the show up to that point. I was really dredding having to watch her through the whole series and that was a pleasant surprise!

[comerelaxnow]

Tony looks up from the table in the restraun.......................................... .....

[JacobLovesYou]

there was still one chip left so Arnold lowered himself into the lava too

[Beebz]

Dil is a man.

[Dramageek]

Maggie shot Mr. Burns.

[Knoxvillain]

Kevin Spacey is psycho - take your pick

[Beebz]

Kristin Sheperd shot JR.

[hulupputree]

Does anyone else think Jacob always looks stoned?

Also, who are your favorite non-leads? I'm going with Chesty Lapidus!

[breckbrew]

Does anyone else think Jacob always looks stoned?

Also, who are your favorite non-leads? I'm going with Chesty Lapidus!

The mushrooms on the island were also magic.

[water_into_wine]

Is it bad that when I got on a flight yesterday and while walking to my seat I saw this one guy and immediately thought, "If we crash, you are going to be our Hurley".

[Beefsteak1138]

Whenever I see a yellow Hummer, I look at the driver to see if it's Hurley.

[JacobLovesYou]

Jack turns into an icicle and sinks. He lets go.

They kill the shark, the whole damn thing.

The Big Chief breaks out and runs away.

[Beebz]

Kevin Costner spends $200 million dollars to make a shitty movie.

[Beefsteak1138]

He gets crucified.

[breckbrew]

Is it bad that when I got on a flight yesterday and while walking to my seat I saw this one guy and immediately thought, "If we crash, you are going to be our Hurley".

Whenever I get on a plane, I usually look for somone who looks like Sayid. n/r.

[JacobLovesYou]

:lol

i hope if i ever get stranded on an island from a plane crash that the women on my flight are even half as hot as what they were on LOST.

[Beebz]

He gets crucified.

This is the winner.

Also, her entire family has AIDS, and she stays fat.

[DIDriveOut2SPAC]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REQQZMIv6H8&feature=related


Smoke Monster cameo at 3:00

[JacobLovesYou]

yeah thats definitely the smoke monster. i wonder if he's laughing at the joke or heckling.

[jojo04]

:lol

i hope if i ever get stranded on an island from a plane crash that the women on my flight are even half as hot as what they were on LOST.


My worst problem is I feel like I deserve to be in a crash and live a life like Lost. It's pretty much my only dream.

That and an ewok

[comerelaxnow]

This is the winner.

Also, her entire family has AIDS, and she stays fat.

Wait wheres that from?

[whygohome?]

i just got to the end of season 3. what the mother fuck.

[breckbrew]

My worst problem is I feel like I deserve to be in a crash and live a life like Lost. It's pretty much my only dream.

That and an ewok

Jacob told me he wants you on the island. Better start flying over the South Pacific soon.

[mickeyfridia178]

I havent watched the lost series but i have recommended by my friends to watch it...so guys is it really worth it?

[Beefsteak1138]

I havent watched the lost series but i have recommended by my friends to watch it...so guys is it really worth it?

100%, yes.

[Dramageek]

I havent watched the lost series but i have recommended by my friends to watch it...so guys is it really worth it?

Buy the blu-ray box set of the series when available. Take a week-long vacation from work or school. Then go to town. Your mind will be blown.

[Beebz]

Wait wheres that from?

Precious (BOTNPBS)

I havent watched the lost series but i have recommended by my friends to watch it...so guys is it really worth it?

Yes.

[dh4645]

Buy the blu-ray box set of the series when available. Take a week-long vacation from work or school. Then go to town. Your mind will be blown.

Pre-order it from amazon like i did for $195. If you wait until the day it comes out, I heard the retail price will be like $280

http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Complete-Collection-Naveen-Andrews/dp/B0036EH3WK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1276100645&sr=8-3

[funktabulous]

100%, yes.


This. :thumbsup

[dh4645]

i just got to the end of season 3. what the mother fuck.

ahh, to be back there and not have any idea what is going on...memories.

hah

[Beebz]

Pre-order it from amazon like i did for $195. If you wait until the day it comes out, I heard the retail price will be like $280

http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Complete-Collection-Naveen-Andrews/dp/B0036EH3WK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1276100645&sr=8-3

Im betting its actually cheaper on release day.

[comerelaxnow]

Ha! I forgot all about the episode in season three where they bury the guy and the girl alive because they think that their dead.

[whygohome?]

ahh, to be back there and not have any idea what is going on...memories.

hah

probably the best season finale i've ever seen. the 3rd is definitely the worst season so far (though it was still good) but the finale might have been the best. the ending is giving me chills just thinking about it, i have never been mindfucked by a TV show so hard until now. I thought about it all day at work today, i just can't believe thats the way they ended it. Cant wait to start the 4th tonight

[dh4645]

Im betting its actually cheaper on release day.

good luck with that.
it wont be cheaper than that in retail stores.

it might drop more on amazon and if it does i get the lower price....and i get 3% cashback with my amazon card, so it's really a no lose situation for me.

[whygohome?]

i cant believe they went this direction for the 3rd season finale/4th season. so ballsy and brilliant

[whygohome?]

now im just confused. im not sure about the 4th season yet..there's just too much to process.

[dh4645]

now im just confused. im not sure about the 4th season yet..there's just too much to process.

what r your questions?

[Revolution36]

^When watching it, the thing that confused me was the 'timeline' of the flashforwards. If I remember correctly, they don't really show them in chronological order. Though on the DVD, you can watch ONLY the flashforwards, in the the right way on one of the bonus discs.

[dh4645]

^When watching it, the thing that confused me was the 'timeline' of the flashforwards. If I remember correctly, they don't really show them in chronological order. Though on the DVD, you can watch ONLY the flashforwards, in the the right way on one of the bonus discs.

thats cool.

it would be like watching pulp fiction or momento in the right order.

[twistedmind1586]

random thing i thought of...

did jin EVER have any facial hair? that dude really managed to stay clean over his time on the island. (i do realize he was in dharma for 3 years so that let him stay civilized looking) but by the end of the series jack/sawyer had some good stubble going and jin died with nary a hair.

i was going to make a joke about him being asian, but even miles had a pre-pubescent beard going.

[twistedmind1586]

^When watching it, the thing that confused me was the 'timeline' of the flashforwards. If I remember correctly, they don't really show them in chronological order. Though on the DVD, you can watch ONLY the flashforwards, in the the right way on one of the bonus discs.

that bonus thing is cool, and this is exactly what confused me. NONE of them are in any logical order. it makes total sense rewatching it cuz you know all about it now. but jack/hurley/kate ones especially are mindfuckers cuz they're all connected.

[pathetic]

random thing i thought of...

did jin EVER have any facial hair? that dude really managed to stay clean over his time on the island. (i do realize he was in dharma for 3 years so that let him stay civilized looking) but by the end of the series jack/sawyer had some good stubble going and jin died with nary a hair.

i was going to make a joke about him being asian, but even miles had a pre-pubescent beard going.

:lol why didnt hurley lose weight, why didnt jack go through alcohol withdrawals when they first landed on the island..and i never once saw a female shave their legs or pits...whats up with that??

;)

[Talula62]

:lol why didnt hurley lose weight, why didnt jack go through alcohol withdrawals when they first landed on the island..and i never once saw a female shave their legs or pits...whats up with that??

;)
:lol Yeah, and why didn't they build an outhouse? I mean, before they discovered the hatch and DHARMA stations, they were pooping someplace. I demand to know where.

[41ravens]

random thing i thought of...

did jin EVER have any facial hair? that dude really managed to stay clean over his time on the island. (i do realize he was in dharma for 3 years so that let him stay civilized looking) but by the end of the series jack/sawyer had some good stubble going and jin died with nary a hair.

i was going to make a joke about him being asian, but even miles had a pre-pubescent beard going.

cause asians can't grow facial hair. it's science.

n/r

:lol why didnt hurley lose weight, why didnt jack go through alcohol withdrawals when they first landed on the island..and i never once saw a female shave their legs or pits...whats up with that??

;)

didn't they actually make a joke about it one time? i thought hurley or someone else had a line about him not losing weight at some point in the series. could be wrong.

:lol Yeah, and why didn't they build an outhouse? I mean, before they discovered the hatch and DHARMA stations, they were pooping someplace. I demand to know where.

i think locke fashioned a poo hole out of bamboo sticks and a bear skin. it's in the deleted scenes on the box set.

[doesmusicbest]

Ha! I forgot all about the episode in season three where they bury the guy and the girl alive because they think that their dead.

Razzle Dazzle!

[comerelaxnow]

Man going back and rewatching the series i can't believe how much i missed and forgot about

[tankdan]

Yall have too much time on your hands, I'm only halfway through Season 1 at the moment!

I am savoring each episode, that's how I view it.

Dan

[comerelaxnow]

You know looking back on it, Charlie was one of my favorite charactors and he really did not need to die. Not because i liked him but because of how he died. The one eyed guy blew a hole threw the window and Charlie ran to close the door so that the water didn't flood the station. 1st off the woman said that even if the place flooded all of the machines would still work because they were built to work if in case the place flooded. So then Charlie was closing the door to save Desmond.

2 things could have happened.

1. Charlie could have closed the door from the other side
2. Charlie and Desmond could have simply jumped into the water and swam out the way they came in.

[dh4645]

Man going back and rewatching the series i can't believe how much i missed and forgot about

i'm waiting until i get my blu-rays in august to rewatch with the wife....then i'll invite my mom over to watch season 6 since she didnt get to watch it yet

[RJP2741]

You know looking back on it, Charlie was one of my favorite charactors and he really did not need to die. Not because i liked him but because of how he died. The one eyed guy blew a hole threw the window and Charlie ran to close the door so that the water didn't flood the station. 1st off the woman said that even if the place flooded all of the machines would still work because they were built to work if in case the place flooded. So then Charlie was closing the door to save Desmond.

2 things could have happened.

1. Charlie could have closed the door from the other side
2. Charlie and Desmond could have simply jumped into the water and swam out the way they came in.

He wanted off the show at that point. He felt that he had sort of been written into a corner and if they weren't going to develop his character further he would like to be let go to pursue other project. Not sure exactly where I remember reading that, but I think it's true.

[dh4645]

You know looking back on it, Charlie was one of my favorite charactors and he really did not need to die. Not because i liked him but because of how he died. The one eyed guy blew a hole threw the window and Charlie ran to close the door so that the water didn't flood the station. 1st off the woman said that even if the place flooded all of the machines would still work because they were built to work if in case the place flooded. So then Charlie was closing the door to save Desmond.

2 things could have happened.

1. Charlie could have closed the door from the other side
2. Charlie and Desmond could have simply jumped into the water and swam out the way they came in.

yes, true as many people have said before.....

but he thought desmonds visions were true and was dying for the purpose of saving aaron and claire.

hence this being the most emotional episode/death for me..
2nd most emotional episode was the constant.

[thebridge15]

Someone could probably get this for me:

The light on the island, if nothing else mystical, is definitely a large packet of electromagnetism, leading to EM energy all over the island. Desmond can withstand that, and Whidmore knew it.

Is it right to think that Whidmore, as a former leader of the island, knew about the light, and knew what would need to be done about it to kill Samuel? Or did he just want Desmond there to help him steal the light for himself?

[hulupputree]

How did "Mother" feed the infants. Did she do some kind of lactation incantation?

[pathetic]

didn't they actually make a joke about it one time? i thought hurley or someone else had a line about him not losing weight at some point in the series. could be wrong.



i think locke fashioned a poo hole out of bamboo sticks and a bear skin. it's in the deleted scenes on the box set.

1) yeah when they were known as the "oceanic 6" one of the reporters asked why they all still looked so "healthy" and hurley said something along the lines of "was that directed to me, dude?" :lol

2) this better be on the box set. i needz sum answers

[Beefsteak1138]

How did "Mother" feed the infants. Did she do some kind of lactation incantation?

A few days of sucking on those nips and milk will start to flow.

[twistedmind1586]

A few days of sucking on those nips and milk will start to flow.

i would much rather be sucking on claire's boobies.

1) claire
2) kate
3) shannon
4) juliet
5) sun
6) libby's boobs
50) libby
100) ana lucia

libby did have nice knockers though.

[javierm27]

Not sure if anyone posted this, but it was funny.

http://www.collider.com/2010/06/14/lost-finale-meets-star-wars/

[junior94]

Well sorry to say it looks like DarkUFO really screwed the pooch on something. Or, its readers, I guess. I was just skimming over the results from all these different season 6 awards they recently did, and look at this disturbing bit of info.


Best Male actor of Season 6
Matthew Fox - 39.3%
Terry O'Quinn - 28.4%
Michael Emerson - 6.3%
My Choice - Terry O'Quinn

Best Female actor of Season 6
Evangeline Lilly - 38.9%
Elizabeth Mitchell - 15.3%
Yun Jin Kim - 14.3%
My Choice - Evangeline Lilly

Favourite Couple of Season 6
Jack and Kate - 36.5%
Sawyer and Juliet - 21.4%
Jin and Sun - 10.4%
My Choice - Richard and Isabella


Alright, let me focus on that crazy part again...

Best Male actor of Season 6
Matthew Fox - 39.3%
Terry O'Quinn - 28.4%


WHAT IN THE HOLY HEAVENLY FUCK??!?!?!?!?!?!?! :ugh:ugh:ugh:ugh:ugh:ugh:ugh:ugh:ugh

I haven't spoken to one single Lost fan online who doesn't think what O'Quinn did this year was some of the most stellar acting in like the whole last decade of television, at least. And Fox gets a full 10% more of the vote than him on Best Actor??? Contrary to the evidence of this last paragraph -- I'm speechless. :eek


Oh, but while we're here.... okay, Elizabeth Mitchell had exactly 3 scenes in the entire season (and one was a real quick gimmie with Jack and David) and 15% of the people seriously thought she was the best actress of the season?? I know Kate's got a lotta haters but geeeez :lol

[whygohome?]

i would much rather be sucking on claire's boobies.

1) claire
2) kate
3) shannon
4) juliet
5) sun
6) libby's boobs
50) libby
100) ana lucia

libby did have nice knockers though.

i thought anna lucia was really hot...wayy hotter than libby. but i agree with the rest of your list except i would put sun over juliet.

i need to stay out of here im still on season 4 and you fuckers dont believe in spoiler alerts

[junior94]

i thought anna lucia was really hot...wayy hotter than libby. but i agree with the rest of your list except i would put sun over juliet.

i need to stay out of here im still on season 4 and you fuckers dont believe in spoiler alerts

umm... no offense mate, but it's a thread entirely dedicated to the show, and the show is OVER. :lol

[TheLastStop123]

so just watched the finale finally, after watching all 6 seasons over the span of about 3 months. I backread a lot for the night of the finale and would just like to say comerelaxnow is extremely close minded and was completely obnoxious in not being able to understand why the people on oceanic 815 actually did survive the crash and that the island was real. how is that not obvious? someone had a real good recap, I can't remember the name but it was excellent (it was a longer post, but it was on point)

anyways, I loved the finale. yes, not everything on the island was explained but that's okay. still a great show.


Edit: didn't mean for that to be harsh, but damn he was being so thick headed, I wonder if he ever came around.

[whygohome?]

umm... no offense mate, but it's a thread entirely dedicated to the show, and the show is OVER. :lol

yeah i know, i just cant help but look at this thread and i should probably stop.

plus its not over for me, im just a little more than halfway through it :D

[breckbrew]

so just watched the finale finally, after watching all 6 seasons over the span of about 3 months. I backread a lot for the night of the finale and would just like to say comerelaxnow is extremely close minded and was completely obnoxious in not being able to understand why the people on oceanic 815 actually did survive the crash and that the island was real. how is that not obvious? someone had a real good recap, I can't remember the name but it was excellent (it was a longer post, but it was on point)

anyways, I loved the finale. yes, not everything on the island was explained but that's okay. still a great show.


Edit: didn't mean for that to be harsh, but damn he was being so thick headed, I wonder if he ever came around.

I think he backed off that stance after thinking it over a bit.

[Dramageek]

Well sorry to say it looks like DarkUFO really screwed the pooch on something. Or, its readers, I guess. I was just skimming over the results from all these different season 6 awards they recently did, and look at this disturbing bit of info.

Alright, let me focus on that crazy part again...

Best Male actor of Season 6
Matthew Fox - 39.3%
Terry O'Quinn - 28.4%


WHAT IN THE HOLY HEAVENLY FUCK??!?!?!?!?!?!?! :ugh:ugh:ugh:ugh:ugh:ugh:ugh:ugh:ugh

I haven't spoken to one single Lost fan online who doesn't think what O'Quinn did this year was some of the most stellar acting in like the whole last decade of television, at least. And Fox gets a full 10% more of the vote than him on Best Actor??? Contrary to the evidence of this last paragraph -- I'm speechless. :eek


Yeah, this is a bizarre result. I will say this about Matthew Fox. To me, his acting can be rather static as he finds one good note to hit with his characters and hits it continuously. However, he stepped it up this season, making Jack a much more dynamic character as he wrestled with his past and came to terms with his fate. He did an excellent job in the finale.

Terry O'Quinn was simply outstanding. He was presented with such a funky acting challenge this season: play two entirely different variations of John Locke. First, of course, there was Flocke, who only looked like Locke but was an entirely different character. He altered his speech, body language and facial expressions to bring out Smokey's inherent darkness while still retaining some of the mannerisms of John Locke. Then there was the sideways world, where he played a John Locke that was much more optimistic, hopeful and accepting of his surroundings. He pulled off this challenge perfectly, hitting all the right notes along the way, making us (or me, at least) believe the two different variations of Locke. He deserves an Emmy and I hope he gets it.

[Beefsteak1138]

I think he'll get it, and I totally agree about Jack. He stepped it up in s6.

[Beefsteak1138]

I watched the Alias pilot last night. Damn, JJ knows how to make a good first episode.

[funktabulous]

Yeah, this is a bizarre result. I will say this about Matthew Fox. To me, his acting can be rather static as he finds one good note to hit with his characters and hits it continuously. However, he stepped it up this season, making Jack a much more dynamic character as he wrestled with his past and came to terms with his fate. He did an excellent job in the finale.

Terry O'Quinn was simply outstanding. He was presented with such a funky acting challenge this season: play two entirely different variations of John Locke. First, of course, there was Flocke, who only looked like Locke but was an entirely different character. He altered his speech, body language and facial expressions to bring out Smokey's inherent darkness while still retaining some of the mannerisms of John Locke. Then there was the sideways world, where he played a John Locke that was much more optimistic, hopeful and accepting of his surroundings. He pulled off this challenge perfectly, hitting all the right notes along the way, making us (or me, at least) believe the two different variations of Locke. He deserves an Emmy and I hope he gets it.

I couldn't agree more. :thumbsup

[Talula62]

Yep. TO'Q MUST win the Emmy. When do the Emmy noms get announced anyway? Seems like that should be coming up soon.

[clayj41]

Yep. TO'Q MUST win the Emmy. When do the Emmy noms get announced anyway? Seems like that should be coming up soon.

July 8th.

[water_into_wine]

Yeah, this is a bizarre result. I will say this about Matthew Fox. To me, his acting can be rather static as he finds one good note to hit with his characters and hits it continuously. However, he stepped it up this season, making Jack a much more dynamic character as he wrestled with his past and came to terms with his fate. He did an excellent job in the finale.

Terry O'Quinn was simply outstanding. He was presented with such a funky acting challenge this season: play two entirely different variations of John Locke. First, of course, there was Flocke, who only looked like Locke but was an entirely different character. He altered his speech, body language and facial expressions to bring out Smokey's inherent darkness while still retaining some of the mannerisms of John Locke. Then there was the sideways world, where he played a John Locke that was much more optimistic, hopeful and accepting of his surroundings. He pulled off this challenge perfectly, hitting all the right notes along the way, making us (or me, at least) believe the two different variations of Locke. He deserves an Emmy and I hope he gets it.

The scenes with Jack and Locke this year, especially in the FS were some of the best acting pieces in the entire series.

[Dramageek]

The scenes with Jack and Locke this year, especially in the FS were some of the best acting pieces in the entire series.

Indeed they were.:thumbsup

[whygohome?]

the ending of season four is fucking crazyyyyyy

[twistedmind1586]

i think probably went gaga for jack in season 6 cuz he did have a great performance in the finale, and was the lead.

but o'quinn is easily the winner between the two. playing two different characters, and always being at the head of the drama on the island, while jack took a backseat for stretches of the season, put o'quinn way ahead for me.

[hulupputree]

If anyone can beat Terry it would be Bryan Crantston. He's won the title two times in a row and the third season of Breaking Bad is even more outstanding, as is his work.

Being a fan of both, I will be happy if either wins.

[Talula62]

If anyone can beat Terry it would be Bryan Crantston. He's won the title two times in a row and the third season of Breaking Bad is even more outstanding, as is his work.

Being a fan of both, I will be happy if either wins.
Bryan Cranston goes up for Lead Actor though and O'Quinn goes for Supporting, does he not? He used to, anyway.

I really should start watching Breaking Bad...

[hulupputree]

Bryan Cranston goes up for Lead Actor though and O'Quinn goes for Supporting, does he not? He used to, anyway.

I really should start watching Breaking Bad...


Ohhh, that's true!

So... They both win!

And yes, you should. ;)

[junior94]

If anyone can beat Terry it would be Bryan Crantston. He's won the title two times in a row and the third season of Breaking Bad is even more outstanding, as is his work.

Being a fan of both, I will be happy if either wins.


Yea but in all likelihood Terry will be nominated for Supporting Actor, and Cranston for Lead. It amounts to the same idea that I was discussing with someone else a few weeks ago about John Noble's excellent work on "Fringe" this season, that they wouldn't have to face off as Noble would get a Lead nom.


EDIT: errm... alrighty, that's what I get for making my post straight off of an obsolete email link :p I get to be redundant. Not to mention repetitive.

[junior94]

Btw, any thread regulars here watch Doctor Who, the new one updated in 2005? One of my good friends got introduced to it last fall and she went absolutely insane for it (she's mainly who I already share my mega-fandom for "House" with), been talking about it for so long, so I finally decided to start. I finished up Christopher Eccleston's series 1 today.

Of course I should be ashamed of myself, I'd already actually had the full 1st season of The Wire downloaded earlier and still haven't watched a single episode of that yet :lol

[twistedmind1586]

still one of my favorite scenes of lost.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyfOh2za-po

[comerelaxnow]

still one of my favorite scenes of lost.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyfOh2za-po

Thats creepy

[twistedmind1586]

Thats creepy

i like to think i'm somewhat of a creep, so it fits.

[joshizzle3]

i remember when i first watched it, i found that scene funny, but that was pretty creepy. was that the actual music from the scene? i can't recall.

[hulupputree]

Yea but in all likelihood Terry will be nominated for Supporting Actor, and Cranston for Lead. It amounts to the same idea that I was discussing with someone else a few weeks ago about John Noble's excellent work on "Fringe" this season, that they wouldn't have to face off as Noble would get a Lead nom.


EDIT: errm... alrighty, that's what I get for making my post straight off of an obsolete email link :p I get to be redundant. Not to mention repetitive.

One other thing. I can't figure out if Terry O'Quinn or Aaron Paul deserve the supporting actor win. Love Terry, gotta go with Aaron. His performance blew my mind this year. Terry has always been good.

[comerelaxnow]

Aww Desmond named his and Pennys son Charley

Anyways heres a side note. How has nobody brought up the fact that Sawyer was tricked into admitting he has "outbreaks" of what im assuming is herpes in the 1st season, goes on to screw kate and unless they used Dharma condoms then spread it to her who gave it to Jack. Then Sawyer later gives it to Juliet.

Just sayin...

[il bacio dolce]

They're all dead who cares about std's?

[whygohome?]

im 4 episodes into season 5 now, had to change my avatar to properly illustrate how im feeling after an episode haha

[Revolution36]

^haha. Keep going! Allmost there. Enjoying it so far???

[hulupputree]

A few weeks ago I saw Barenaked Ladies in Reno...and and Ed did a talking-heads/LOST-esque intro to One Week. kinda funny!


"And you may ask yourself 'how did I get here?' And you may say to yourself 'I kinda thought Locke was a good guy'... And you may say to yourself 'POLAR BEARS'? 'SMOKE MONSTERS, POLAR BEARS? THIS ISLAND IS BULLSHIT!'"

[whygohome?]

^haha. Keep going! Allmost there. Enjoying it so far???

oh god yes. the 4th season was pretty confusing and a little too cluttered but season 5 so far is on par with the 1st and 2nd season. my next epidsode is 'the life and death of jeremy bentham'. im really excited

[twistedmind1586]

i remember when i first watched it, i found that scene funny, but that was pretty creepy. was that the actual music from the scene? i can't recall.

actual music.