NICE SEASON 5 CAST PIC

Here's a great Season 5 ALL CAST promo pic! Interesting to see Michael & Claire featured!

LOST Season 5 Promo

An homage to Lost

Spotted in The Dreamscape episode of Fringe

Happy Thanksgiving!

Even with all the bad going on there are so many things to be Thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving! Just a few more months until new episodes of Lost!

Latest from Kristin

"In the rules of Lost...is anyone really dead?"

Dominic Monaghan just asked this quintessential Lost Q as I chatted him up on the Chuck set (he's guest starring in February), and I know you many of you fans are dying to know:

Will any of the "dead" Losties be back for season five?

A recent promo sure seemed to show Jack's creepy daddy Christian (John Terry) mingling among the Left Behinders. So...will we see him again? What about Claire (Emilie de Ravin)? And fan favorite Charlie (Dominic)?

I've got the word from Lost boss Damon Lindelof himself on the status of Christian, as well as exclusive insight from Dom and inside sources on Claire and Charlie's whereabouts...

In case you missed the chat, there is much discussion about the figure visible at the 2:10 mark. Is that dead Dr. Christian Shephard in the ABC promo video? Check out the screengrab to see for yourself.

Could Christian really be in the Island camp, running from flaming arrows with the Left Behinders? I was so curious about this wild possibility that I emailed Damon Lindelof to find out, and he tells me exclusively, "No. It's not Christian. John Terry is gonna be in the show this season, but he was definitely nowhere near Hawaii when we shot that stuff."

(Note to Damon: That really does look like John Terry in the promo...You might want to make sure the guy isn't haunting your set in his free time! Maybe he digs the craft services?)

So...you heard it. Christian (Jacob?) will be back for season five. But if Christian's not in the camp, where the bloody Beelzebub is he? Still hanging out with his daughter Claire at the haunted cabin?
Emilie de Ravin, Lost Mario Perez/ABC

I just chatted up Dominic on the set of Chuck (he guest stars in the big 3-D episode) and asked if he could shed any light on Claire's whereabouts. (He is her Wonderwall, after all!) Is she dead? Alive? Floating in some weird Island netherworld?

"I have been keeping up on her," he says, "and I wonder if the world of Lost allows dead people to come back easier than it would be here. I think to a certain extent they wanted to find something for Claire to do outside of grieving over Charlie, and I think they thought, well if we take her away and essentially if we were to bring her back, there would be some drive to her story."

Inside sources connected to the show tell me that Emilie de Ravin is not slated as a series regular for the upcoming fifth season, but we will see her again.

As for Charlie Pace himself, could he return, definitely dead though he is?

Dom tells me he recently had lunch with Damon and they talked about just that. He tells me, "As we were paying the bill, I said, 'Let's talk about Charlie.' And we had a five-minute, very accelerated conversation where I said, this is how I would feel about coming back. These are the things that I really like about Charlie and ideas for Charlie. And Damon said, 'OK, that's great. I'll go away and I'll chew on that.' Damon has to deal with not only the arc in the story for the entire show but also all the characters. He might not have space for me to come back, but if there is space, then we talked about how it would work."

Who wouldn't want more of rock-god ghost Charlie?

Besides killer aviator sunglasses, what would Dom like to see happen in Charlie's return? He says of Charlie's legendary death scene, "I'd always been very complimentary toward Damon's writing in that moment, in the sense that he really gave Charlie a great preciousness and dealt with him with dignity, you know. I think other people have died in ways that maybe weren't quite as dignified. Charlie was really taken care of and I really appreciated that...But really, if [the return were] not something as precious as Charlie's arc in his death, then I might not do it. I wouldn't come back for just a little hello in the background. It would have to be an interesting story, an interesting arc. Something that really moves the story."

Fair enough, right? In case you haven't heard, Lost returns to ABC for season five on Wed., Jan. 21.

Where do you think Claire and Christian are slumming these days? What should ghost Charlie do next? How awesome is Damon Lindelof? Testify in the comments!

And this just in: The latest Lost promo with some new shots:

Source: E!Online

Lost Season 5 - Dharma Special Access Ep#2 Kubricks (HQ Widescreen)

LOST - Damon and Carlton Talk about the End of the ARG

LOST - starter kit from abc

Dharma Special Access E-Mail 11-25-08

Latest LOST Promo for Season 5

Now with LESS "Frey" band footage!! Enjoy it here:

LOST Promo #3

Look how old Aaron is!! Wow!! Hope the hyperlink worked...I'm a newbie!!

Episode 5.04 - The Little Prince - Call Sheet

Fray Video easter egg

According to TV Guides Daily Scoop newsletter, that "Lost" trailer using The Fray's song "You Found Me" has a subliminal flash at the 1:34 and 2:25 marks; the Ajira Airways "roaring tiger atop a flaming sun" logo.
Here's the Ajira web site: http://ajiraairways.com/
(Don't know if that was covered here or at the AICN talkback, but it was news to me.)

Set Report from Extra Reveals Spoilers

Hey All,
Yesterday an extra posted a blog about her experience of being on the set and filming an episode of LOST.

Last we heard the cast and crew were close to filming Episode 5x08, so expect these scenes to take in and around that episode. In her blog she says that she does not want to ruin the plot, but then provided us with some details of her two days on the set and revealed several key spoilers. She plays a Dharma member in one scene, but in her other scene she confirms wearing 70s clothing seemingly confirming that the island has traveled back in time to the 1970s.

The other key spoiler is her revealing sitting right next to Daniel Dae Kim during a makeup session. Of course many fans were very excited and feel Jin is alive. However, all this confirms is that we will see Jin as Damon Linelof and Calton Cuse confirmed at Comic Con earlier this year.

Well here is her report with the full details so check it out and enjoy!!

Thanks to Sarah for the heads up and Katie for the report and spoilers. I just hope they don't ban her for returning for spilling these details.

For those of you who didn't know, I got to be an extra for LOST on Monday and Tuesday. I was officially cast as "Mom on Swing." This role required me push an 8 year old girl on a swing then stand by a fence and pretend to talk to a "Dharmite", and as soon as a siren went off, I ran to my "daughter", picked her up, and ran into a house. I also walked down a sidewalk right past Sawyer. I got to wear clothes from the 70s. I had to sign a confidentiality paper, so I don't give away the plot, so that's all I'll say. The girl that played my daughter was absolutely adorable. I attempted to teach her how to juggle when we were waiting to be filmed. She made me take a picture with her because she said I was going to be famous and she wanted to make sure she got a picture before it would be too difficult to. I hope that was a sign. I was working til about 4 AM and it was nice and rainy and freezing.

On Tuesday, I was a "Dharmite", as you can see in this picture. I looked like a girl scout. The director even walked over and told me that it looked like I should be selling cookies.

...."speaking of being so close to the actors, I had hair and makeup sitting between the girl who plays Juliet (Elizabeth Marshall) and the asian guy (Daniel Dae Kim).

Source: Full Report @ Katie James

http://lostspoilers-odi.blogspot.com/2008/11/set-report-from-extra-reveals-spoilers.html

Season 5 Shooting Schedule Changed Due To Bad Weather

According to Jorge Garcia, the shooting schedule of the episodes under production has been changed due to the bad weather in Hawaii. The actors will probably work in the studio next week.

http://www.sl-lost.com/2008/11/22/season-5-shooting-changed-changed-bad-weather/


Jorge Garcia's Blog http://dispatchesfromtheisland.blogspot.com/

Good Day To Stay In

Man it's coming down hard. And we're smack dab in the middle of it.

This rain is so noisy I have to keep turning up the TV.

Nunu keeps shivering and trying to crawl between me and the couch for warmth.
And it looks like it's going be like this for a while.

Well, something's got to make this place green.
This explains why the work schedule I got changed as soon as they delivered it. I'm thinking we'll be in the studio this week.
Posted by Jorge Garcia at 1:22 PM

Say hi to the newest Lost character

Introducing Zuleikha Robinson, who is joining Lost and playing a prominent role for the upcoming season five. Her name on the show will be Ilana, which has caused rumors to swirl that this is actually a codename for a person we all know, a young Danielle Rousseau. Robinson, 31, is best known for playing Yves Adele Harlow in the short lived X-Files spin off, the Lone Gunmen, and also played a part in the show New Amsterdam.

http://duelingcouches.blogspot.com/2008/11/say-hi-to-newest-lost-character.html

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"Lost" Star Locked Down -- By Tom Cruise?!

Can't figure out how to upload this to the site, but heres a video of William Mapthor (Ethan) via Cheif Brody

http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=464ad3d5-26ad-4b8a-9f09-b898f60b474d

"Lost" Season Five Promo - The Fray - HIGH QUALITY

Last Night: J.J. Abrams Launches Lost Kubrick Figurines at Meltdown Comics

by Nicole Campos
November 20, 2008 1:29 AM
Hey, Lost fans – did you hear about the big event at Meltdown Comics in Hollywood last night? The one launching the new line of Kubrick figures – the tiny Lego-plus-like figurines originated in Japan that have become all the rage amongst toy collectors – based on characters from the show? Figured you didn’t have the energy to trek down in the middle of the work week? You screwed up, man.

A veritable public staff meeting – with Sharpies! – was set up courtesy of the excellent Meltdown crew and ABC, including series creators J.J. Abrams (fresh off his super-exclusive press tour previewing footage from the upcoming Star Trek reboot) and Damon Lindelof; executive producers Bryan Burk, Jack Bender, Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz and Carlton Cuse; and writers Elizabeth Sarnoff, Paul Zbyszewski, Melinda Hsu Taylor, Kyle Pennington, and Brian K. Vaughan. As Cuse confirmed for us prior to the signing, it’s probably the most creative talent behind the hit show that had been gathered for any event that wasn’t Comic-Con… if not more. And yet it did seem as though the organizers expected a larger crowd, given all the placards and notices posted in the store that the team would not be able to chit-chat with the fans, please keep the line moving, etc. Nevertheless, for the ultimately healthy turnout that did show up, the Lost gang was more than happy to sign and banter with the enthusiastic fanboys ‘n’ fangirls for over an hour, while crews from the network shot one-on-ones and interview footage for next season's DVD release.

Meltdown’s back gallery, meanwhile, held a VIP spread including exclusive art by exec producer Bender and a plethora of Dharma Initiative props, including a whole pantry’s worth of food stuffs. (Ranch dressing composite, anyone? It’s Hurley’s favorite!) Also on show was the Kubrick line’s 1000%-sized “Be@rbrick” figurine, signed by the entire creative team and cast, which will be auctioned off at a later date to benefit the Children’s Defense Fund.

Despite the coolness on hand, however, the real action was up front with the merchandise, where the fans rifled through the Kubricks to find their favorite character. “My son really wants a Hurley!” one mom stated, disappointed to discover that the big guy had seemingly sold out. At least he wasn't one of the ultra-rare mystery figures... hot Scot Desmond only turns up twice in the large case assortments, while your chance of finding big, bad Others bigwig Ben is close to 1 in 100. “We haven’t even seen him yet,” the staffers sighed. Ah, well… the geeks will return to collect another day. Or there’s always eBay.

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http://blogs.laweekly.com/ladaily/hollywood/last-night-lost-signing-meltdo/

Season 5 Promo Posters

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'Lost': Season 5 countdown! New toys! Geek heartbreak! Videos!

'Lost': Season 5 countdown! New toys! Geek heartbreak! Videos!
Nov 19, 2008, 09:45 AM by Jeff Jensen

Categories: 'Lost'
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. Just eight days until Thanksgiving. Thirty-two days until Hanukkah. Thirty-six days until Christmas. And 63 days until the season premiere of Lost. Freakin’ Lost! Whoo-hoo! Can’t you feel the butterflies of excited anticipation flittering in your gut in that mildly uncomfortable way that kinda makes you wanna go poop? I sure do!

Of course, there are other, potentially less flatulent ways to express your Lost enthusiasm. Tonight, for example, if you live in the Lost Angeles area, you could head over to Meltdown Comics (7522 West Sunset Blvd.) at 7 p.m. and meet executive producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof as well as several of their writing staff cohorts. They’ll be there to pick up their weekly allotment of new comics, no doubt (I hear Carlton is a huge Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers fan) (if you don’t get the reference, you must be 18 or older to Google it), as well as sign autographs to mark the release of a new line of Lost toys marketed by Kubrick, the super-cool Japanese company that specializes in small, blocky collectible figurines. (Google search for images. I like 'em all, especially the sad-faced Hurley...though Kate looks a little Fabio to me.) Feel free to scream and faint with I just met the Jonas Brothers and I’ll never wash my eyeballs again! hysterical glee — I hear Damon and CC totally love that.

In the meantime, here's a new Lost mystery to puzzle over. Have you guys seen this?




It’s a series of short video clips for...well, no one quite knows for sure. In fact, my emails to certain peeps in the Lost camp were returned with equally baffled reactions. The assumption is that these clips are merely promotional spots touting Lost broadcasts in Britain. But the content — Sayid bursting through the doors of what appears to be a new Dharma station and then being seized by various morphing substances shaped like the numerals 1, 2, and 3 — has fans buzzing and mulling the significance, if any. My theory? Smokey lives in a Dharma lab when he isn't hunting castaways -- and he has siblings. Yep: the crazy season is upon us!

Yet where God opens a Lost door, he must close one, although maybe not all the way. There has been an intriguing -- and possibly disappointing -- new development in the show’s latest between-seasons, reality-blurring, Internet-based alternate reality game. Since July, the Dharma Initiative has been recruiting Lost fans via dharmawantsyou.com to volunteer for a new version of the weird science outfit. The game/narrative has been moving rather slowly for some, but the expectation of all has been that it'll begin to pick up and start paying off the closer we get to the new season. But yesterday, participants received an email from Hans Van Eeghen, head of Dharma recruiting, announcing that due to the current financial crisis, Dharma has gone bust. Writes Van Eeghen: “This stunning reversal of fortune has forced us to abandon our ambitious plans. In fact, absent this funding, the Dharma Initiative was forced to make the only sensible decision we had available: we sold the Dharma Initiative to the television show LOST.” The email goes onto to indicate that participants can expect to soon hear from Cuse and Lindelof about what will happen next. My sources declined to comment, but I fear that this email is ABC’s coy way of announcing that the ARG is being revised, curtailed, or canceled altogether due to the economic downturn that has mandated budget cuts throughout all of Hollywood. When we know for certain, we’ll let you know. Post your insanity below.

PRESS RELEASE: Tuesday, Nov. 18---Disney/ABC Supporting and Creating Opportunities for Diverse Talent

Tuesday, November 18, 2008


DISNEY ABC TELEVISION GROUP'S CASTING DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCESA NEW INITIATIVE AS PART OF ITS 22nd ACTORS SHOWCASE SUPPORTINGAND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSE TALENTAn Industry First, Actors Will Receive a Network Mentor for One Year

NOVEMBER 18, 2008 - As part of its continuing effort to find and develop culturally and ethnically diverse talent and actors with disabilities, Disney ABC Television Group's Casting Project will hold its 22nd showcase featuring 11 promising upcoming actors on Wednesday, November 19 in Los Angeles. Casting directors, talent agents and other industry professionals will view a series of one-act performances. The event is produced in partnership with the Disney ABC Talent Development & Diversity Department, AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Guild), East West Players, Media Access Office, Nosotros, the Robey Theatre and SAG (Screen Actors Guild). The showcase is not open to the public.An unprecedented industry first, all 11 actors will be assigned a network executive from the Casting Department who will act as their mentor. The mentor will help nurture their talents and provide guidance and advice throughout the year. As in past years, each showcase participant will also audition throughout the year for ABC's current series and pilots.

The talented actors to be featured are Tish Hicks, Bryan Keith, Jenn Liu, Tiffany Lowery, Geno Monteiro, Emily-Grace Murray, Juan Pacheco, Eddy Rioseco, Mylinda Royer, Amol Shah and Ellen Williams. Past participants include Jorge Garcia from "Lost," Carrie Ann Inaba from "Dancing with the Stars" and Monique Gabriela Curnen ("The Dark Night") and ABC's upcoming primetime drama "The Unusuals."

Posted by Mary Stackhouse at 1:15 PM

New DWY Email and Q and A Announcement

New DWY Email and Q and A Announcement
Posted by The ODI at 07:26

Hey All,The new DWY email has also been sent out to announce the Dossiers. Hidden in the email was the following "DSAqandaatgmaildotcom". If you send an email to this address you get an auto reply explaining that you can submit a question to get it answered by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse...!

E-Mail reply

Dharma Special Access with Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. Got a question for the creators of LOST? Submit your question alongwith your name and hometown, and if selected, Damon and Carlton willanswer it in a DSA announcement… that is, if you haven't been a badBlack Swan.

Summary of Episodes Known

Here is a summary of all the known and confirmed info we have for each of the episodes. This page will updated as we get new info in. Please note that we have a lot of spoilers that we're not sure which episode they belong to currently and as such they have not been included below. They will be updated accordingly when we can assign them to an episode. If you notice any mistakes to know of any spoilers posted that we should assign to specific episodes please leave us a message in the comments below. You locate this page by clicking on Episodes link in the menu.

Last Updated: 18th November 2008

Episode Title: Because You Left
Centricity: Multi-Centric
Air Date: 21st January 2009

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Guest List

Casting News
[Casear]
A dangerous, physical and extremely intelligent male between the ages of 35 and 45. Although his intentions are unclear, this much is certain: he's as skillful at charming people as he is at killing them. He also has a dark past..

[Ilanna]
a European female in her late 20s to early 30s who possesses great intelligence, but who's also dangerous as all get out. She's alluring and apparently used to getting her own way.

[FOREMAN]
40s to 50s, any ethnicity. A blue-collar construction worker. He's worked hard to get where he is and provide for his family. He cares deeply for his crew, hates it when management is condescending and arrogant but ultimately knows his place in the pecking order. CO-STAR.

[MARTHA]
35 to 40, Asian, attractive. A smart, capable scientist with a strong personality who has taken a break to raise her baby but plans to work again. Completely believes in the work she is doing but sometimes questions the decisions of those in charge...CO-STAR, RECURRING

[DAN]
40s, any ethnicity. A high-priced attorney, someone really sharp who can be friendly. However, there's a real menace lurking below the surface. RECURRING GUEST STAR

General Spoilers
Episode Title Confirmed
Casear Cast
Ilanna Cast
Set Video
Filming Update

Filming Updates
Filming Report 1
Filming Report 2
Filming Report 3
Filming Report 4
Filming Report 5

Episode Title: The Lie
Centricity: Rumored Hurley
Air Date: 21st January 2009

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Guest List

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[Nigel]
British, in his late teens. Smart and mature for his age, if a little rough around the edges.

[Sophie]
British aristocrat in her late teens and appears quite innocent and a little prim, but underneath she is formidable.

[DARLENE]
Early 20s, any ethnicity. A bored clerk who hates her sucky job and looks for any burst of excitement to get through the shift. Alternative in dress and style, plays guitar in her own band but needs the day job to pay the bills...CO-STAR.

[JILL]
Late 20s to late 30s; any ethnicity. A butcher who is one hard-as-nails cool chick. A tomboy, bit of a searcher, and highly competent beyond her station in life...CO-STAR.

[CUNNINGHAM]
Mid-20s to Early 30s. Any ethnicity. Athletic, used to living outdoors and off the land. He is a loyal soldier but willing to compromise with the enemy to protect his men...VERY NICE CO-STAR. THIS ROLE IS INTRODUCED IN 502 AND HAS 3 SCENES IN 503.

General Spoilers
Casting Update
Casting News

Filming Updates
Filming Report 1
Filming Report 2
Filming Report 3
Filming Report 4
Filming Report 5
Filming Report 6
Filming Report 7

Episode Title: Jughead
Centricity: Unknown
Air Date: 28th January 2009

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Casting News
[Nigel]
British, in his late teens. Smart and mature for his age, if a little rough around the edges.

[Sophie]
British aristocrat in her late teens and appears quite innocent and a little prim, but underneath she is formidable.

[CUNNINGHAM]
Mid-20s to Early 30s. Any ethnicity. Athletic, used to living outdoors and off the land. He is a loyal soldier but willing to compromise with the enemy to protect his men...VERY NICE CO-STAR. THIS ROLE IS INTRODUCED IN 502 AND HAS 3 SCENES IN 503.

[Abigail]
Female, 30s, British; working class. Stoic - but deeply wounded. Has a way with bitter sarcasm, though she's a loyal caregiver at heart...ONE DAY GUEST STAR (Theresa's nurse)

[Theresa]
Female, 30s, British, blonde. Pretty suffers from dementia but also has short periods of complete lucidity...ONE DAY GUEST STAR, COULD POSSIBLY RECUR

[SOLANGA]
Male, 50s, Filipino. The village doctor in a small, rural community. Has his vices but also genuine medical skills. Speaks relatively good English with an accent...CO-STAR

[JANITOR]
Male, late 40s or 50s, must have a British working class accent. Nosy, opinionated, resident rumor monger of a school. Knows everyone's business and can't keep a secret to save his life...NICE CO-STAR

General Spoilers
Filming Report 1
Filming Report 2
Set Report and Photos
Casting Update

Filming Updates
Filming Report 1
Filming Report 2
Filming Report 3
Filming Report 4
Filming Report 5
Filming Report 6
Filming Report 7
Filming Report 8
Filming Report 9

Episode Title: The Little Prince
Centricity: Rumoured Desmond
Air Date: 4th February 2009

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Synopsis

Guest List

Casting News
[VINCENT]
Early to mid 30s, Caucasian. Owner of a Tunisian bar. Smug and smart, knows he's better than most of his colleagues but has a short temper. Thinks he's a tough guy and gets himself into trouble because of it. MUST SPEAK FRENCH... Guest star.

[ LEON ]
Mid to late 20s, Caucasian. Reserved, handsome and talented. A romantic at heart, he finds himself overwhelmed in a stressful job and at odds with a realist. MUST SPEAK FRENCH.. Guest Star.

[TONY]
late-20s to early 30s, any ethnicity. Tough, formidable, someone who could take an order and execute it flawlessly. WOULD PREFER A STUNT MAN... Co-star.

[DR. EVELYN ARIZA]
30s-40s, any ethnicity. Chief of staff at a hospital. She's attractive with a great bed-side manner but tough and carries her authority well. Not afraid to make difficult decisions...ONE DAY GUEST STAR

General Spoilers
Latest from Kristin 4th November
Set Report and Photos

Filming Updates
Filming Report 1
Filming Report 2
Filming Report 3
Filming Report 4
Filming Report 5
Filming Report 6
Filming Report 7
Filming Report 8
Filming Report 9

Episode Title: This Place is Death
Centricity: Unknown
Air Date: 11th February 2009

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Guest List

Casting News
[BRIGITTE]
Early 20s, Caucasian, French. Pretty and self-reliant. Works as a waitress in an up-scale restaurant in Tunisia and meets a mysterious stranger. Must speak French.... Guest star.

General Spoilers

Filming Updates
Filming Report 1
Filming Report 2
Filming Report 3
Filming Report 4

Episode Title: The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham
Centricity: Rumoured Locke
Air Date: 18th February 2009

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Synopsis

Guest List

Casting News

General Spoilers

Filming Updates
Filming Report - 28th October 2008
Filming Report - 29th October 2008
Filming Report - 29th October 2008
Filming Report - 30th October 2008
Filming Report - 2nd November 2008
Filming Report - 4th November 2008

Episode Title:
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Air Date: 25th February 2009

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Casting News
[HAL]
70s, Caucasian. Successful, handsome and charming rogue with a twinkle in his eye. A guy who can still fight the establishment and win...GUEST STAR. LIKELY RECURRING.

[MIKE]
30s-40s with Czech accent. A scientist. Very intelligent and creative. He's excited to show his boss his latest discovery. Has worked hard and knows he's on the brink of something big...GUEST STAR. MUST HAVE AN AUTHENTIC CZECH ACCENT OR BE ABLE TO DO AN IMPECCABLE CZECH ACCENT.

[VICKI]
30s-40s, any ethnicity, attractive. Charming, coy and knows how to get what she wants. Has spent a lifetime in bars and can read a guy better than he knows himself...CO-STAR.

[RUPA]
20s, Indian (South Asian), pretty. Sweet, fun-loving professional young woman who can be tougher than she appears. Can deal with difficult customers with charm and ease...CO-STAR.

[NANDI]
Male, 30-35, Indian (South Asian) he's smart and professional. He's used to working with difficult and annoying people, so he's developed a kind but firm demeanor...CO-STAR

General Spoilers
Ms. Hawking back?

Filming Updates
Filming Report 1
Filming Report 2
Filming Report 3
Filming Report 4
Filming Report 5
Filming Report 6
Filming Report 7

Episode Title:
Centricity:
Air Date: 4th March 2009

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Guest List

Casting News
[AMY]
A smart, attractive and charismatic Caucasian woman somewhere between 35-42 years old. She is outdoorsy and adventurous. She is comfortably successful at her job. Her love life is complicated and a reflection of her own complex nature. She is a woman many men find attractive and she likes qualities of each of her suitors but is looking for the whole package. Other women find her funny and honest. A SIGNIFICANT RECUR OF AT LEAST 4 EPISODES...GUEST STAR

[PHIL]
Any ethnicity, mid-20s to mid-40s. Thin, serious, and in usually in a bad mood. Works in corporate security, a task master, runs his teams by the rules. GUEST STAR. Possible recur.

[JERRY]
Any ethnicity, mid-20s to mid-30s. A bad boy. Dangerous, charming and always up for a good time. Works in corporate security; can be serious and tough when he needs to be. NICE CO-STAR. Possible recur.

[DOCTOR]
Male, any ethnicity, 30s. Smart, hippy-ish, well-trained doctor who finds himself thrown into a situation outside of his medical experience and has to adjust. NICE CO-STAR.

General Spoilers
Ms. Hawking back?
Reiko Aylesworth cast as Amy
Patrick Fischler joining Lost
Amy confirmed as Dharma

Filming Updates
Filming Report 1

Episode Title:
Centricity:
Air Date: 11th March 2009

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Synopsis

Guest List

Casting News
[MARTY JANKOWSKY]
40s to 50s, Caucasian, very smart and controlling. Marty has his own way of doing things and god help you if you cross him and/or try to alter his very precise process. A deep and free thinker he uses his fierce intellect as a weapon. GUEST STAR/POSSIBLE RECUR

[JACK ROSS]
30s, any ethnicity. A former air force bomber pilot who now uses his professional skills and unflappable demeanor to maintain order in a highly chaotic environment. He's smart, professional and competent. He keeps his wits as those around him in a crisis are losing theirs. ONE-DAY GUEST STAR

General Spoilers

Filming Updates

Source: http://spoilerslost.blogspot.com/

Casting Call

Here are 2 roles for Episode 5.09 which shoots between 24th November and 9th December.

[MARTY JANKOWSKY]
40s to 50s, Caucasian, very smart and controlling. Marty has his own way of doing things and god help you if you cross him and/or try to alter his very precise process. A deep and free thinker he uses his fierce intellect as a weapon. GUEST STAR/POSSIBLE RECUR

[JACK ROSS]
30s, any ethnicity. A former air force bomber pilot who now uses his professional skills and unflappable demeanor to maintain order in a highly chaotic environment. He's smart, professional and competent. He keeps his wits as those around him in a crisis are losing theirs. ONE-DAY GUEST STAR

Source: DarkUFO

New Email from Dharma

Namaste.

I am pleased to announce that registered recruits can now log in and download your personalized Volunteer Assessment Dossier outlining your full test results as well as your position within the Dharma Initiative.

I want to personally congratulate you on behalf of everyone at the Dharma Initiative for your hard work and diligence during our testing process.

We hope that you are happy with your results. We certainly are. The tests were extremely challenging and the aptitude and excellence displayed far exceeded our expectations.

Now that you are in possession of your results I am sure you are asking the obvious question: what's next?

Our plan was that together we would commence a glorious adventure: the revival of the Dharma Initiative using the myriad talents of all our amazing new recruits. We imagined not just fulfilling long abandoned goals but taking the Dharma Initiative to a new level of greatness as an organization promoting the peaceful social and technological advancement of all humankind.

Then the financial crisis struck.

Sadly, our benefactors were not immune to this crisis. In fact, unconfirmed reports suggest that much of the money designated for the work of the new Dharma Initiative was tied up in highly leveraged mortgage derivatives. This, however, cannot be confirmed because, I am sorry to report, the principals representing the benefactors - my employers - have gone missing. Based on bills still coming into our office we believe they are somewhere in South America.

This stunning reversal of fortune has forced us to abandon our ambitious plans. In fact, absent this funding, the Dharma Initiative was forced to make the only sensible decision we had available: we sold the Dharma Initiative to the television show LOST.

While this might strike some of you as a shock, the reason for this was not simply that they were the only bidder. As the only remaining Dharma Initiative employee who had not fled the country, I felt that at the very least the show would be able to keep the spirit of the Dharma Initiative alive and in the public consciousness until such time as a reversal of the reversal of our economic fortunes occurs.

It is with a heavy heart that I must bid you farewell. Despite my fervent commitment to the mission of the Dharma Initiative, the realities of a broken marriage, heavy casino debt and some unfounded police charges have required that I change my present circumstances. It is with great excitement that I can inform you of my pending senior sales management job at a large multi-brand auto dealership in Dubai. I have enjoyed our brief association more than I can ever express, and if you are ever in the Middle East and need a car, please e-mail me for a special "Dharma rate".

In the meantime, you will hear shortly from LOST showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. They will explain to you their future plans for the Dharma Initiative and how these plans might affect you.

Thank you again, personally, for your unflagging commitment and support. I hope our paths will one day cross again. In the meantime may the spirit of the island guide you.

Namaste.

Hans Van Eeghen
Head of Recruiting
The Dharma Initiative

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Confirmed Rumor: Patrick Fischler joining Lost

Patrick Fischler joining Lost
Posted by DarkUFO at 18:24

Update: Note: I fixed an error that I posted in which we stated he would be playing the Doctor. Fischler will play one of the guys in corporate security, either Phil or Jerry.Thanks to DarkUFO reader Bigmouth for the following. This was posted originally in the rumours section but the recent article we posted confirms that he will indeed be joining the cast.In an update to the information below we have learnt that he will be playing one of the guys in corporate security in episode 5.08 that we posted about here.


I have it on good authority that Patrick Fischler of AMC's critically acclaimed Mad Men will be playing a character in episode 5x08, which is currently filming in Hawaii.Fischler is an extremely talented actor whose work on Mad Men was recently praised in a New York Times Magazine story about the show. My source was uncertain what role Fischler would play on Lost, but said source did share one tantalizing detail. Apparently, Fischler was in the late running for the role of Daniel Faraday, which eventually went to Jeremy Davies.

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Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse speak at Screenwriting Expo

Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse speak at Screenwriting Expo
Posted by DarkUFO at 11:08

Thanks to DarkUFO reader thedemonhog for this report from the recent Screenwriting Expo which they attended. Here are some of the bullet points from the report and you can read the full report below. It's a good read and contains a lot of good insights into the writing of the show and a few spoilers.

- Cuse : "This year will probably be a little bit more science fictiony"
- Lindelof : "Lost has really been about the long con, because by the time we get to season 6, it's going to be f**king crazy!"
- Lindelof : "As for the end of the series, and whether every question will be answered, Lindelof noted, "Sometimes we're presenting things that are not really questions for us, but they become questions for the audience, and we don't have an intention of answering them." He said that something like what is causing that roar in the jungle they certainly intend to answer, but, "that's not to say there won't be some questions left," depending on the individual viewer and what they become fixated on."
- Lindelof : "There's a fine line between The Sopranos ending and the way we plan on ending our show. There are going to be a lot of mythological wrap ups, but our suspicion is most people really care how the characters end up - who's going to end up with who? Who lives? Who dies?"
- Cuse : "Cuse answered a question about the oft-confused Steve and Scott and said that not only would there not be an episode focused on them, but that there is "a very tragic event that happens this season."
- Lindelof : "Jeff Goldsmith jokingly asked the duo their "Favorite scene from the Season 6 finale.". Fans can speculate however on whether Lindelof was joking or giving any sort of real hint, when he said, "It involves a volcano."
- We are never going to meet the DeGroots, but we are most likely going to see them.

I am from Vancouver, Canada, but I flew down to Los Angeles for the 2008 Screenwriting Expo. More specifically, I was there to see the writers of Lost and I sat front row, centre. Eric Goldman from IGN, who I shared a few words with in the audience, has done a pretty good job hitting most of the major points from the first ninety-minute panel with Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse at http://tv.ign.com/articles/930/930680p1.html, but for some reason, he did not stay for the second panel with Edward "Eddy" Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, so I can give you a rundown of what happened there, in addition to some things that the show runners said that is not at IGN.


Some notes:

* There were not a ton of people at these specific panels (300 maybe? definitely not 4000 like at Comic-Con) and the audience was less fanboy-ish than Comic-Con. The moderator even specifically said not to ask spoiler questions because they are a waste of a question. The only question that seemed to be from Comic-Con was the one from the teenage girl (she was the only other teenager than me in the room, I think) who was disappointed that Rousseau was killed not because of a promised flashback but because it killed her longtime fantasy of Locke-Rousseau love. Well, I guess there was one person more Comic-Con: the guy who won the life jacket signed by all the writers showed up to say that he could not read any of the signatures while holding the jacket up. Ha ha. Also, Damon and Carlton and Adam and Eddy were very funny. Later, I saw Tim Kring (Jesse Alexander and Jeph Loeb were originally scheduled to appear as well, but I think we know why they did not show up.)


Things that Goldman missed:

* One of the first questions that the moderator (Jeff Goldsmith, editor-in-chief of Creative Screenwriting magazine, which runs the Expo) asked was what were Damon and Carlton's worst jobs that they have had in the television industry. Carlton told a humorous story in which he used to be a writers' assistant. His boss was horrible and at one point, broke his mint green toilet seat so he decided that it was Carlton's job to go across the city and find a new one, which Carlton did. (The moderator wondered how Carlton's boss could have accidentally smashed a toilet seat in the first place. Damon's worst job was when he was the official employee to pick up the business magazines (Variety, Hollywood Reporter) and take them to the executives. But sometimes it would rain and the magazines would be damp, leading Damon to put them up on a clothesline before delivering them to his employer. Damon also said that he had an antagonistic relationship with the delivery guy.

* It was while writing the pilot that J.J. told Damon that he was not going to be a show runner because he wanted to do movies. One day, Damon walked into the editing room to find Tom Cruise screening the pilot.

* Damon was shocked by the ratings and said "Now we have to tell them what the monster is!" That got a lot of laughs from the crowd.

* Goldman mentioned this, but I must repeat it. Damon said a couple times that the pilot cost "11 and a half million dollars". Various websites have speculated between 10 and 14 and now we know that it was ~11.5.

* Damon and Carlton used to be different forms of studio executives and this helped them because they read so many scripts. They said that they were surprised by how many unemployed writers were unprepared for interviews (Damon would ask what the story was about and the guy trying to get hired would not really know).

* Damon learned that you need to think that whatever show you are working on is the BEST show ever, even though he said that there are probably better shows on television out there. The moderator corrected him.

* In the pilot when they introduced the polar bear, they knew that a group of people had brought it to the island for experiments, but they did not decide who these people specifically were until shortly after Carlton joined Lost for "Solitary" when he and Damon had a discussion about all the big mysteries that did not have answers yet. For example, Damon already knew what the monster and the island were, but they talked about question such as, what if the group of people is called the Dharma Initiative? What if the characters get off the island before the end because the audience would totally not expect that? What if the series becomes about the characters getting back together on the island at the end of the show? What is the final episode of the show? What is in the Hatch that is soon to be introduced?

* Did road map and Harry Potter analogies.

* They acknowledged that they stalled in the third season because they did not have an ending, pointed specifically to "Claire strapping a message to a frigging bird's foot!" That also got laughs.

* They have written the first ten episodes of season 5.

* They never planned on Tom being the leader of the Others, when asked.

* They talked about how they kind of disguised/introduced the science fiction show as a character show and said that there is no subjectivity in the Heroes pilot, for example, it could not be debated that Nathan was flaying and that Claire went into a train.

* Four scenes from the first four seasons were not shot in Hawaii. (Based on past interviews, we know that the Widmore scenes in "The Shape of Things to Come" and "There's No Place Like Home" and the hospital scenes in "Through the Looking Glass", but what is the fourth?)

* Carlton used to travel between Oahu and California more often than now in the first and second season

* He (and sometimes, but less often, Damon) now talks on the phone to Oahu ten times a day for a combined ninety minutes

* Carlton and Damon's day begins with them talking about what needs to be accomplished that day and how it should be accomplished (do both of them need to be there for editing or can one of them oversee what happens in the writers' room?) over a ninety or forty-five minute (sorry, I did not write that part down) breakfast (in Damon's office, I believe)

* Jack Bender, Jean Higgins and Stephen Williams are the three people who run the show in Hawaii

* There are three stories per episode: main island story, flashback and "C-story" ("ping-pong", says Damon to more laughter)

* Newest script by Brian K. Vaughan and Paul Zbyszewski starts filming on Friday (based on what they said earlier, this would be 510, but that doesn't seem right with postings on the DarkUFO website, so maybe 510 is not fully edited)

* Sawyer is a surrogate for the audience--if the audience asks a question then it is bad, but if Sawyer points out how ridiculous someting is, the audience accepts it

* Scenes in episodes get moved around, i.e. flashback is placed at different spots, but "The Constant" is pretty much the only episode that is exactly the same from script to final cut

* Normal episodes take two weeks to break/outline, but "The Constant" took five and would have taken longer but Adam Horowitz stepped in and said "stop"

* Sawyer is the Han Solo of Lost, so they named him (James Ford) after the actor who played Han Solo (Harrison Ford)

* "A Tale of Two Cities" originally began with a Talking Heads song but it did not fit the mood at all so they changed it in post-production

* Sometimes, Gregg Nations will come up to Damon and Carlton and say that there is a continuity error with flashbacks where a newspaper date will be inconsistent with the story and instead of trying to fix it through effects for the DVD, Damon just says "Fuck you".

* And finally, the story of the scrapped Sawyer flashback and the Tampa job. Originally, a flashback story was written and shot for Sawyer in "Adrift", in which Sawyer goes to Florida and falls in love with Jolene Blalock's character, who he is conning, but it was apparently was absolutely horrible so they got rid of it.

* In "The Cost of Living", the writers thought that it would be cool if the Others had a weird funeral service and the scene was much longer, but it was just so bad so they edited it down to its bare essentials

* When asked if they get writers' block, they said not really, because most of the season is mapped out in a three week minicamp between the seasons. There is also a smaller minicamp halfway through the season to re-examine how the plot is progressing. Now that they have set an end date, they really do not get writers' block because they know what needs to happen.

* We are never going to meet the DeGroots, but we are most likely going to see them.

* After making sure to sign everything that people wanted to get signed (I got a couple scripts and a poster signed), Damon and Carlton escaped out the back door with security guards to be escorted back to building 23


Second ninety-minute panel with Kitsis and Horowitz: "Anatomy of an Episode"

* The moderator asked some trivia questions, e.g. what is the name of Ben's childhood sweetheart? what did Widmore bid on? and gave out prizes, such as a Dharma hat (which is what I was hoping to win, but was not chosen to answer), the season 3 DVD or the 2009 calendar (I picked up the 2008 yearbook magazine).

* The episode for them to analyze was voted on the the Expo website. "Greatest Hits", which I voted for, won. Th other choices were "Dave", "Tricia Tanaka is Dead", "Exposé" and "Ji Yeon". They ended up briefly going through these as well.

* Between the panel, they showed "Greatest Hits" on a gigantic screen

* The moderator also asked them what their worst jobs were and it seems that both Adam and Eddy worked their way up the television ladder like Damon and Carlton. Adam once had to bail a network executive's son out of jail--the sixteen-year old had been driving without a license. Adam was not sure how it was his responsibility or why it should be his money, but he followed orders. One of Eddy's employers made him obtain an obscure movie from Bulgaria just to see if he could (this was revealed once Eddy finally tracked it down and got it). On a more positive note, Eddy said that he used to work for Joel Silver (go look him up on Wikipedia or IMDb. A bit of trivia that I happen to know: He also invented the sport of ultimate Frisbee)

* They really like the casting of Nestor Carbonell (and Michael Emerson, of course)

* Eddy and Adam joined the show while "Numbers" was being written and they were immediately tasked with coming up with the episode's C-story and they pitched Claire's birthday to Damon and Carlton and that Locke would make her a crib and wrote that (I am not sure if they mean the outline or if they really did contribute dialogue to David Fury's script while uncredited)

* Adam went home to his wife and said that he had come up with a Locke and Claire story and instead of being proud of or congratulating him, his wife got mad at him for ruining that Claire is okay because "Raised by Another" had just aired

* They were really surprised by how fans "universally hated" "Fire + Water" (which they pronounced "Fire and Water"). They thought that it was a good story and Dominc Monaghan gave a great performance. Then Adam corrected himself: His mom and his wife liked the episode so it was not "universally hated"

* They had a great time writing "Dave" (which was written because they knew that they were going to do a Hurley in the institution story eventually) and wrote the role of Dave specifically with Evan Handler in mind

* It was decided in the minicamp between seasons 2 and 3 that Charlie would die in "Greatest Hits", but they decided in the midseason minicamp that Charlie should have one more victory and would die in the finale instead (great decision, I think)

* "Tricia Tanaka is Dead" is Eddy's favourite episode that they have done. The idea was to do a hopeful episode because there had been a lot of bleak and heavy episodes at that time. They said that it was fun to stick a heavily mythological element, which was merely funny at the time, into what was pretty much the most character-driven episode of the season ("Roger Workman")

* One time, Adam was discussing "Exposé" with Damon and went to give a thumbs up, when a tendon or something in his thumb suddenly snapped, and Eddy shrieked/yelled and fell over in pain as he was beginning to give his thumbs up. This is now something of a running gag in the writers' room where Damon will give thumbs up and mock Adam

* Beginning in the first season when the writers would get writers' block, they would come up with long and elaborate episodes of Exposé (the show about three strippers who solved crime with the Cobra secretly behind the murders), e.g. "I don't know how we are going to reveal what is in the Hatch, but I do know that what happened that time that two of the strippers from Exposé solved the murder of the..." followed by details

* The chairs in the writers' room now have Exposé seatbacks

* Damon and Carlton decided to prank Adam and Eddy in the final days before "Exposé" began shooting and Adam was extremely sad by the fake news that Billy Dee Williams had passed that it was not funny when Damon and Carlton realized that they should not have joked about this and told them that they were kidding

* The average Lost script is 57 pages and then they give it to Damon and Carlton for them to leave notes. They said that they and the other writers really try to avoid going past 59 pages because Damon and Carlton like the number 5 (even though it is not one of "the numbers") and too many scenes will have to be cut. Before writing the script, a 30-page outline is written. Based on what other professional writers said in other panels and seminars at the Expo, I now know that this is ridiculously long. The script for "Exposé" was 65 pages long and they had to cut a lot of material. They wanted the episode to rewarding for the fans who had really been paying attention and tried to redo as many old scenes as they could.

* It was one of the most difficult episodes to do because they had to reconstruct the plane crash site and the editors had to search through archives for unused angles of footage from previous episodes

* They also tried to answer every minor mystery in the episode--their favourite one that got cut featured Paulo finding Shannon's inhaler and saying "what's this?" before tossing it aside into the jungle

* Adam thought about what he would need on the island and he is addicted to Nicorette since he quit smoking six years ago so they worked that into the story

* Damon and Carlton came up with the "Ji Yeon" plot device

* "Ji Yeon" happened to be written and outlined really smoothly

* They like how Michael never went back to the island, but had a huge influence on his fellow islanders. Also, Michael's story was told just how they wanted it and was not affected by the strike

* They said something about the freighter people arriving at the end of season 3 (they have just been referring to Naomi, or they may have been referring to how Michael was originally supposed to return in "Through the Looking Glass"

* The "Born to Run" scene where Charlie and Kate talk and Charlie is really excited and confident that they will be rescued was a side that they wanted to explore

* Usually, Jack, Sawyer and Locke get the heroic moments and with "Greatest Hits", they wanted to show that Charlie was also a hero and had always been something of one throughout his life

* Group speeches where Jack or somebody is talking to like fifteen people, such as the "we're gonna blow 'em all to hell" speech, are the hardest scenes to write

* But they are not as hard to write as the one with Sayid talking about the Looking Glass. That scene was originally several pages longer than it ended up being in the final product because they were so concerned with how the Looking Glass could still be working if it was flooded, which at that point in the episode, is what the audience is led to believe. Jack asked how it could be and then Sayid and the other characters came up with a variety of elaborate explanations for how. They finally fixed it by saying "who cares?" In the actual episode, Jack asks how it can still work and Sayid responds with "How it still works is irrelevant. What we do..." That was another funny story.

* In season 2, either Eddy or Adam (did not write down which) would burn CDs for the writing staff, saying that something like "here is what the Dharma Initiative is listening to this week!" and Shambala ("Tricia Tanaka is Dead" was one of them)

* The executives at ABC are great because they really are fans of the show and basically give suggestions only where something might be confusing to the audience, but the writing staff has an unusually large amount of leeway for network television with science fiction storylines and elements

* This year, Paul Zbyszewski (from Day Break) and Melinda Hsu Taylor (from Women's Murder Club, Vanished and Medium) are new staff writers; Kyle Pennington ("Cabin Fever") has worked his way up from post-production and is now a staff writer; it is never explicitly said, but strongly implied that Drew Goddard and Christina M. Kim are also no longer staff writers

* Eddy and Adam spent more time post-panel with fans before leaving before they also were escorted out the back door by security guards (I got them to also sign my poster, but I forgot to print off a script for them--I believe that "Fire + Water" is online.)

Thanks,thedemonhog

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Signing Event Will Feature Executive Producers of Lost in Los Angeles on November 19

Posted by lyly ford at 6:20 pm

WHATMedicom Toy Japan and Diamond Comic Distributors unite with Meltdown Comics to host the world premiere and signing event of the BE@RBRICK and KUBRICK collections based on the hit television series Lost, in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Fans will have the opportunity to buy one event exclusive BE@RBRICK per person, and have it signed by the show’s creators and executive producers. Series-one Lost KUBRICKS will be sold (no limit) until Meltdown sells out.

Also showcased at the event, will be a limited edition (three made in the world) 1000% BE@RBRICK which includes signatures from the cast and producers of Lost.
This 1000% BE@RBRICK will be auctioned off at a later date with proceeds going to The Children’s Defense Fund.

Exclusive Lost art by executive producer Jack Bender will also be featured.

WHO
Scheduled to appear at the event are Lostco-creators and executive producers J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof, and executive producers Bryan Burk, Jack Bender, Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz and Carlton Cuse. Also scheduled to attend are writers Elizabeth Sarnoff, Paul Zbyszewski, Melinda Hsu Taylor, Kyle Pennington, and Brian K. Vaughan.

WHEN
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 7:00 - 11:00 p.m./PSTLine for purchase and signing will start at 4:00p.m./PST
Only one Lost/Meltdown event BE@RBRICK per person may be purchased and signed, no exceptions.

WHERE
Meltdown Comics & Collectibles
7522 Sunset Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90046
www.meltcomics.com

AUCTION INFORMATION
The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) is a non-profit child advocacy organization that has worked relentlessly for 35 years to ensure a level playing field for all children. We champion policies and programs that lift children out of poverty; protect them from abuse and neglect; and ensure their access to health care, quality education, and a moral and spiritual foundation. Supported by foundation and corporate grants and individual donations, CDF advocates nationwide on behalf of children to ensure children are always a priority.

The Children’s Defense Fund’s Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
Check back for the auction link!

Official signatures on the Be@rbrick that will be auctioned off for CDF include: Terry O’Quinn, Evangeline Lilly, Rebecca Mader, Michael Emerson, Josh Holloway, Yunjin Kim, Matthew Fox, Henry Ian Cusick, Jeff Fahey, Zuleikha Robinson, Naveen Andrews, Jorge Garcia. Producers/Directors: Stephen williams, Jack Bender, Jean Higgins, Richard Schroer. LA Producers: Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Paul Zbyszewski, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Brian K. Vaughan, Samantha Thomas, Gregg Nations, Melinda Hsu Taylor, Kyle Pennington, Noreen O’Toole

source : http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index?pn=nov19

Unconfirmed Rumor: Patrick Fischler joining Lost

I have it on good authority that Patrick Fischler of AMC's critically acclaimed Mad Men will be playing a character in episode 5x08, which is currently filming in Hawaii.Fischler is an extremely talented actor whose work on Mad Men was recently praised in a New York Times Magazine story about the show. My source was uncertain what role Fischler would play on Lost, but said source did share one tantalizing detail. Apparently, Fischler was in the late running for the role of Daniel Faraday, which eventually went to Jeremy Davies.

IMDB Profile

Source: Bigmouth@Eye M Sick

Details of new Lost Promo

I saw the new James Bond movie yesterday and they showed a new promo for Lost featuring this same song so I'm guessing it's the same one.

Most of the footage is the same as the first season 5 promo but there are at least three new clips.

Desmond and Penny, with Desmond getting out of bed and Penny saying "Where are you going?"

Jack in a tuxedo talking to Ben and saying "Okay let's get them back".

And one of John Locke falling from something.

Source: Lildrummrboy@DarkUFO

The Sub is Back

Yesterday, I went sightseeing with my friend, Wally. He used to work at Kualoa Ranch and he took me there to walk around and then do the Ocean Voyager Tour. We drove/walked around the grounds of the ranch. It's breathtaking up there! Then, we went to the Ocean Voyager site. On part of the ranch property, they are filming Lost. I got to see all the crew milling around (no cast, but I did see all their trailers...not that I would recognize anyone other than Matthew Fox and only him b/c of Party of Five). Anyhow, we drove through their setup and they are filming an episode with a submarine and we got to see the sub...kind of cool.

Source: Amy@Hawaii Chronicles

The Fray unveiling song on ABC

'Lost' ad will air during 'Grey's'; full song online

Two and a half years after a key placement on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" helped turn the Fray into platinum stars, the band is using another high-profile TV partnership to introduce its new single, "You Found Me."

In a commercial break from the tense elevator confrontations of the Nov. 20 episode of "Grey's," a one-minute promo with scenes from the upcoming season of ABC's "Lost" will premiere the track, as well as parts of the music video.

Viewers will be directed to ABC.com, where they can find a three-minute version of the clip as well as a link to iTunes; there they can buy the single, which goes to radio the next day.

The partnership between ABC and the Fray -- vocalist-pianist Isaac Slade, guitarists Joe King and David Welsh and drummer Ben Wysocki -- also includes an agreement for the band to appear on the American Music Awards, "Good Morning America" and the outdoor concert series on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" ABC will use "You Found Me" as the promo song for this season of "Lost," and discussions are under way to use the band's music on sister channel ESPN during the height of football season.

"Because this band appeals to everyone from 8 to 80, television really does play a great role in exposing the music to a wider audience," Epic executive vp marketing Lee Stimmel said. "And the band writes amazing songs that work with a picture." (Asked if he watches "Grey's Anatomy," Slade said, "I have seen it a few times. It's a really good show.")

As for the sound of the Fray -- produced like the debut by Epic vp A&R Mike Flynn and Aaron Johnson -- it's "a little more extreme than the last record," Slade said. "The quieter stuff is a little quieter than our last record and the rock stuff is a little rockier. It definitely spreads the spectrum a little bit."

The Fray will preview the album during a tour of small venues in early January. It will be available for physical and digital preorder beginning Nov. 21 at TheFray.net; purchasers who buy the CD from the site will get a bonus disc of live recordings from the January tour.

That online integration reflects a sales history of more than 6 million digital tracks sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and the Fray scored iTunes' top-downloaded album of 2006 with "How to Save a Life."

Source: Hollywood Reporter

LOST's Newest Addition

Reiko Aylesworth shouldn't have any trouble keeping her trap shut when it comes to the big mystery surrounding her new Lost character, the smart and charismatic Amy.

But it's not the gag order imposed on her by the show's iron-fisted producers that's preventing her from telling all. It's the fact that...well, she can barely straighten out the plot twists herself. ''I know the show, but I have to say, I didn't quite follow everything [they] were telling me,'' confesses the actress, best known for her role as 24's late CTU director, Michelle Dessler. ''But it sounds like it's going to be great stuff. I'm just excited to do something other than getting people files and carrying clipboards [like on 24].''

One theory making the rounds is that Amy, who'll be introduced during the show's fifth season (debuting Wednesday, Jan. 21), will be revealed to be someone from the early days of the Dharma Initiative. That would seem to confirm buzz that Ben (Michael Emerson) transported the island and all of its inhabitants back to the '70s in last May's finale.At least Aylesworth can say with near certainty that Amy's love life will be complicated. ''There's definitely some conflict with the suitors,'' she teases.

Wait a second — suitors, as in plural? How literal will the show's depiction of the '70s be? ''Obviously, we want that to be a surprise,'' says executive producer Carlton Cuse. ''Let's just say her role is very emotional.''

Source: EW

New Lost Interviews

Hello my friends! Sorry I have been gone for so long, but I needed some healing after my dad, my best buddy, died last month. But I am back and on the ball!

This is from my favorite site, io9 - the link below.

http://io9.com/5086723/how-big-can-gokus-mouth-get-and-whats-with-the-timeline-on-lost

The report:

Lost:

What happens to Sun and Jin in season five? "My character's been isolated," says Yunjin Kim. "And she's scheming up all kinds of things. You get to see a new side of Sun." Also, there's tons of action in season five, says Daniel Dae Kim. And there are a lot of timelines going on at once. [EW via Doc Arzt]

Major Rumor

I post this with major trepidation because not only is this a rumor meaning that its unconfirmed and could be wrong, but also gives out some major plot points. So ether way tread with extreme caution because if it's true it gives out major plot points and if not you get your hopes up.

Sayid is very paranoid. He's been picking off Widmore's associates and Widmore has some hired guns looking for him. Sayid and Hurley are driving in a car and they get shot at. Sayid escapes the shooters. He tells Hurley that Ben set them up with a near-bye safehouse. Sayid and Hurley head inside the safehouse. Widmore's operative's are inside. It's one man and a women. Sayid seems to know the women and has previous tangles with her. Sayid gets shot in the torso by the women. Sayid is able to knock her unconscious and Hurley takes care of business with the other guy (I believe this is the part that is shown in the trailer). Hurley helps the shot up Sayid out of the house. Sayid tells Hurley to wait and Sayid takes out a tiny GPS transponder. Sayid finds the girls cell phone and he takes out the battery and places the transponder.

In fake Los Angeles, Kate gets a visit from her probation officer. He has apparently gotten a tip from a mystery source regarding Kate leaving the State which is a big no-no for her probation. The officer sees Kate's bags and concludes she is a flight risk. He handcuffs her and Aaron comes out of his room and sees all of this. Kate apoligizes to Aaron and starts crying. The officer tells Kate he will call Child Protection Services to take care of Aaron. Kate cries out and the officer takes her out the front door and towards his vehicle. We hear a gunshot and the officer goes down. Kate looks around in disbelief, she doesn't know what's going on. She's able to grab the handcuff keys from the officers keyring and she looks for his car keys. She comes across an Identification card, this man isn't a probation officer, he works for Mr. Charles Widmore. Kate and Aaron take off and Kate is left wondering who the shooter was.Long story short. Locke is captured and shot with an arrow. The ancient elements this season only include the last generation of the island's original inhabitants, they are a dying civilization whose numbers you can count on a single pair of hands. These people have been stricken by a disease since a new group of people arrived on the island and they have been massacred. They are not part of Alpert's group, and Alpert's group is separate but the two groups co-exist peacefully and have a VERY LONG history of peace. Alpert was part of the inhabitants group at one time but that was a very long time ago and he sort of succeeded and formed his own group. Locke greatly disrupts this peace when he attempts to escape his captors. Locke kills Bomani, who is Asim's younger brother. Locke is recaptured. Asim is hugely effected by his brothers death and he will have his vengeance. Asim takes Locke up to their encampment. The inhabitants think Locke is with the bad people and that he looks like the "bad man" from "her visions". Who this "her" is not touched on but these people have these ancient looking cave images of someone with an arrow sticking out of his thigh, and they think it's Locke, and they are certain he will cause a great disturbance in their life and to the island itself. So they decide they need to kill Locke. Alpert watches in the distance, cautious to reveal himself. As Asim is about to kill Locke, Alpert steps out. Asim and the others act if their seeing a god, quite literally.Alpert demands Locke's release and he reiterates some sort of truce that has gone unbroken for a VERY LONG time. Alpert starts to speak to the elders to broker peace but Asim won't let his brother die in vain. He runs into the caves and does something down there and then we hear the unmistakable sound of the smoke monster. This is all CGI and he has no idea what happens in this specific part. What is clear is that the smoke monster is very different and it scares the shit out of Locke. Alpert has some sort of control or connection to the smoke monster and he's able to squelch the problem. Asim however is another story and he's still gunning for Locke.

Alpert tells Locke to head to the coastline to seek refuge. Locke does and eventually comes across Sawyer. Sawyer doesn't understand why Locke is running for his life and Sawyer says he hasn't heard anything. Locke says that "he's seen it", and that they need to get the hell off the island. Locke and Sawyer run towards Juliet, Charlotte, Miles, and Daniel and they get into a small canoe and head off the island. Daniel is writing out messages and equations into the air with his finger and Locke looks at him like what the hell happened to this guy.

Out in the water, Sawyer campaigns for everyone to head back to the island. Locke is adamant that they stay out in the water. In the distance they see a object floating. Sawyer takes control and pushes Locke aside. The object in the the water is of course Jin. I think everyone saw this coming. Juliet tends to his wounds but they are severe and Juliet says they need to go back to the island to get the proper medical stuff to save Jin. Locke loses the argument and they eventually reach the beach. Juliet says she knows where a basic first aide medical cache is located. Juliet eventually gets to the location but there's no medical supplies.

It should be noted that Faraday is not having any flashes or traveling back or forward in time. He's just plain crazy and he has no idea how he got to the island. Faraday is still acting weird and he is still writing out something in the air. He looks at a page from his notebook, and he smiles and takes off running. The others are all tending to Jin so they can't stop him.
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