Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
LOST Viewership
LOST had 9.82 million viewers this week, down from last week's 11.27 million. But last week it wasn't up against AI in the 9 PM timeslot.
American Idol dominated the 9pm hour, though it was a more competitive hour against new episodes of Lost and Criminal Minds (and Life). Lost which had risen nicely in the demos last week (to a 5.1 among 18-49s) dropped back down to the two weeks ago level when it drew a 4.4. But last week it wasn’t up against American Idol and two weeks ago it was. So it looks pretty consistent. Lost was remarkably consistent numerically for both half hours.
American Idol dominated the 9pm hour, though it was a more competitive hour against new episodes of Lost and Criminal Minds (and Life). Lost which had risen nicely in the demos last week (to a 5.1 among 18-49s) dropped back down to the two weeks ago level when it drew a 4.4. But last week it wasn’t up against American Idol and two weeks ago it was. So it looks pretty consistent. Lost was remarkably consistent numerically for both half hours.
Exclusive: Is 'Lost' Letting Evangeline Lilly Go?
If we're to believe last night's preview of next Wednesday's Lost, it would seem that the long awaited reunion of Sawyer and Kate (also know as "Skate" on these here internets) will soon be upon us. And so, the bitter debate regarding whom Ms. Austen loves more -- him or Jack -- will burn especially bright in the coming week. Will she live happily ever after with the quippy Southern con artist or the stressed out doc? I don't know ... Rumor has it, Kate might not live "ever after" at all.
Solid sources tell me exclusively that Evangeline Lilly is auditioning for pilots ... pilots that are intended to launch this fall. And Ms. Lilly's people apparently told producers she will be available. Say wha--??
Yeah, I can't make sense of it either. The notion that Lost producers would kill off Kate -- or have her disappear in any capacity -- before the series' final season seems preposterous. Still, no story development on this show would completely surprise me, as everything is clearly possible in the land of Lost. And the fact is, Lilly seems to be looking for work.
Now, for all those Island-obsessed, please know this is not a spoiler... just a fellow Lost fan trying to compute what she's seen and heard.
UPDATE: Lilly's Rep Denies, ABC Declines Comment
Source: http://blog.zap2it.com/korbitv/2009/02/is-lost-letting-evangeline-lily-go.html
Io9: John Locke Gets Played Like A Card
Last night's Lost was an hour-long festival of Locke, with a special guest appearance from the World's Biggest Kid (and I don't mean whiny Jack). Let's talk about it after the cut.
I've been familiar with the name Jeremy Bentham ever since I got a wonderful book about mummies when I was in grade school. Bentham was included because he willed that his body be embalmed - Bentham called it his "auto-icon" - and wheeled out at special University of London council meetings forevermore.
What fascinated me most, however, was the gruesome picture of Bentham's head. Due to a mistake in the embalming process, the head had turned into a blackened, shriveled thing that sat between the auto-Icon's feet, while a lifelike wax copy perched upon its neck. After watching last night Lost, I have to wonder whether Locke's noggin likewise has been replaced by a wax one - become he sure was acting like a man without a brain. Indeed, I think part of my slight-but-lingering disappointment with "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" is due to Locke's ongoing willingness to believe just about anything anybody tells him. Widmore: "You're special! Ben's bad." Locke: "Okay." Ben: "You're special! Widmore's bad. And here, let me help you with that noose." Locke: "Okey-doke."
The episode opens as Cesar, a Sayid-esque passenger from Ajira Flight 316, rifles through the Hydra Station (which means they've landed on the smaller island). He's just stuffed a shotgun into his bag, when Ilana (the Ana Lucia proxy) walks in to tell him that they've discovered a man, dressed in a suit (Why is this such a big deal? Not everybody travels in sweatpants), who wasn't on the plane. It's Locke, of course. The following morning Ilana tells Locke that the outriggers were already on the beach when they arrived, and that there were three until "the pilot and a woman" (Sun perhaps, frantically looking for Jin) took one in the middle of the night. Locke tells Ilana that he doesn't remember being on the flight, but he does remember dying. She shakes her head and walks off.
We flashback to Locke turning the wheel and the flash of light and - boom - he wakes up in the Tunisian desert, just like Ben in "The Shape of Things to Come" and, in all likelihood, the Hydra-collared polar bear whose skeleton Charlotte uncovered in "Confirmed Dead." Locke's leg is still badly fractured, and calls for help when he notices there's a camera fixed on him. He lays there until night, when a pickup truck almost runs him over. A group of gun-toting Tunisians jump out, none-too-gently throw him in the back, and take him to a clinic/field hospital. There, Matthew Abaddon peeks out from behind a curtain as the local doctor sets Locke's leg without painkillers, in a scene that makes my bones ache just writing about it.
Locke wakes up when he hears a voice; it's Charles Widmore. He's had a specialist flown in to set Locke's leg properly (or so he says). Widmore reminds Locke of the last time they met: on the island, when Widmore was just 17 years old. He asks Locke, who hasn't changed a bit since then, how long ago it was: four days, says Locke.
Widmore explains that Tunisia is "an exit," that Ben fooled Widmore into leaving the island, that before then Widmore was the leader, and protected the island peacefully for more than three decades. Also, there's a war coming and if Locke isn't back on the island when it happens, the wrong side will win.
This speechifying is, I think, is another reason why I found this episode less exciting than I wanted it to be. I know there's less than two seasons left and they have to move things along, but flat out expository ("Let me tell you that A happened, then B, and C") by its very nature lacks the mystery and subtlety that I've come to expect from Lost. Last week we had Mrs. Hawking explaining how they found the island, and now here's Charles Widmore giving up a lot of his back story, whereas in seasons past each might have had an episode or more to developing these stories. Now we have answers to questions we haven't even had time to ask.
Though he still doesn't trust Widmore (something about that boatload of killers and C4), Locke is onboard with the rest of the plan to round up the rest of the O6. Widmore gives him a passport in Jeremy Bentham's name ("Your parents had a sense of humor, so do I," says Widmore. Jeremy Bentham, the philosopher, was opposed to John Locke, the philosopher's concept of natural rights), as well as a dossier on the whereabouts of the O6, a phone with speed-dial connection to Widmore, and a car and driver/bodyguard. The latter is an old friend: the other-worldly Matthew Abaddon.
The two of them set out to convince the O6 to return to the island. Sayid's in San Domingo, building houses for a Habitat-for-Humanity style organization. He doesn't want to go back to the island, but asks Locke a couple of good questions: who's manipulating him, for one, and whether the reason Locke so desperately wants to go back is because he has no where else to go.
Next, they drop by New York City for a quick visit with - all together, now - WAAAAAAAALT. "Boy's gotten big," notes Abaddon dryly. Walt's been dreaming about Locke - he was wearing a suit and everybody wanted to hurt him. When he asks about his father, Locke hedges and says the last he heard Michael was on a freighter near the island. As they leave, Abaddon helpfully notes that Locke is now 0 for 2 when it comes to gathering former residents of the island, though this is the first we've heard that maybe Walt was supposed to go back, too. Neither of them notice Ben watching them.
Hurley, working on a watercolor of the Sphinx (shout out to Garrison Dean's Ra theory!) in the yard at the asylum, first thinks Locke is another ghost like Charlie. But when he realizes that Abaddon is with the very-much-alive Locke, he really freaks out. Abaddon is evil, he warns Locke, then refuses to continue the conversation, let alone go back to the island. At this point, Locke finally asks what Abaddon does for Widmore - and here comes more of that exposition. Abaddon reminds everybody that he was the orderly in the hospital after Locke's accident who convinced him to go on the walkabout, which caused him to take Oceanic 815 and end up on the island. Abaddon helps people "get where they're supposed to get to."
Then it's off to L.A., where crabby Kate not only refuses to go back to the island, but tells Locke she thinks he's a desperate, loveless, angry obsessive. And with that, Locke makes Abaddon take him to his lost love, Helen Norwood. She's dead of a brain aneurysm, and as Locke and Abaddon stand before her tombstone, they discuss whether Locke's death will be inevitable or by choice. As they leave the cemetery, an unseen Ben shoots Abaddon. Locke, terrified, drives off like a crazy man and gets into a car accident.
For a moment, we wonder if Locke is dead, but then he wakes up in Jack's hospital, and immediately starts giving the hard sell about going back to the island: it's fate that brought him to the hospital; somebody's trying to kill him because he's special. Jack's not buying it. He thinks Locke's deluded, a "lonely old man that crashed on an island" once upon a time. But when Locke tells Jack his father says hello, he starts to get nervous. Locke presses his case; only Jack can convince the others. But Jack doesn't listen. It's over, he tells Locke, "and we were never important. You leave me alone, and you leave the rest of them alone."
In his room at the Westfield Hotel, Locke has written his suicide note, fashioned a noose of electrical cord, and is ready to take the final plunge off a desk when Ben breaks down the door. He's been following them all, keeping them safe - which is why he killed Abaddon. Widmore is extremely dangerous, says Ben, that's why he moved the island - to keep Widmore away so Locke can lead, and he reiterates how important he is.
But Locke thinks he's a failure, at least until Ben tells him that Jack has booked a ticket to Sydney. (Do we know the significance of this? Or is Ben flat-out lying? Who flies to Australia and returns "first thing in the morning"?)
"You can't die, you have too much work to do," Ben pleads, and Locke gets off the desk. When Ben mentions that Locke hasn't even been to Sun yet, he spills the beans about Jin and the wedding ring. Ben appears shocked that Jin is alive. Locke tells Ben that after they've gathered everyone together, they're supposed to go to Eloise Hawking. Ben admits he knows her then, faster than you can say "Tony Soprano," garrotes Locke. (This strikes me as the second time Ben has usurped a task that Locke is supposed to do, turning the wheel being the other. Is Ben trying to keep Locke from fulfilling his destiny by performing these tasks himself?)
Cut back to the island, where Cesar is poking through a Dharma folder, when the reanimated Locke walks in. Locke confesses he's been on the island before, and has no idea how he got back. Cesar then asks him if he knows why, after the flash on the plane, the big guy with curly hair was gone, as were some other passengers. This rings a bell with Locke, who asks for the passenger list-but Cesar says the pilot has it (though when Locke earlier asked about the passenger list, Ilana told him to talk to Cesar). He then takes Locke to a makeshift hospital, where Locke recognizes a seemingly badly injured Ben. "Do you know him?" asks Cesar. "Yes, he's the man who killed me," says Locke.
So, is Locke really "special" - or do Ben and Widmore understand that this is the best way to manipulate him to do their dirty work? Are the Losties just pawns in a bigger game? And is anybody dreading next week's big Sawyer/Kate reunion as much as I am?
Source: http://io9.com/5161031/john-locke-gets-played-like-a-card
I've been familiar with the name Jeremy Bentham ever since I got a wonderful book about mummies when I was in grade school. Bentham was included because he willed that his body be embalmed - Bentham called it his "auto-icon" - and wheeled out at special University of London council meetings forevermore.
What fascinated me most, however, was the gruesome picture of Bentham's head. Due to a mistake in the embalming process, the head had turned into a blackened, shriveled thing that sat between the auto-Icon's feet, while a lifelike wax copy perched upon its neck. After watching last night Lost, I have to wonder whether Locke's noggin likewise has been replaced by a wax one - become he sure was acting like a man without a brain. Indeed, I think part of my slight-but-lingering disappointment with "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" is due to Locke's ongoing willingness to believe just about anything anybody tells him. Widmore: "You're special! Ben's bad." Locke: "Okay." Ben: "You're special! Widmore's bad. And here, let me help you with that noose." Locke: "Okey-doke."
The episode opens as Cesar, a Sayid-esque passenger from Ajira Flight 316, rifles through the Hydra Station (which means they've landed on the smaller island). He's just stuffed a shotgun into his bag, when Ilana (the Ana Lucia proxy) walks in to tell him that they've discovered a man, dressed in a suit (Why is this such a big deal? Not everybody travels in sweatpants), who wasn't on the plane. It's Locke, of course. The following morning Ilana tells Locke that the outriggers were already on the beach when they arrived, and that there were three until "the pilot and a woman" (Sun perhaps, frantically looking for Jin) took one in the middle of the night. Locke tells Ilana that he doesn't remember being on the flight, but he does remember dying. She shakes her head and walks off.
We flashback to Locke turning the wheel and the flash of light and - boom - he wakes up in the Tunisian desert, just like Ben in "The Shape of Things to Come" and, in all likelihood, the Hydra-collared polar bear whose skeleton Charlotte uncovered in "Confirmed Dead." Locke's leg is still badly fractured, and calls for help when he notices there's a camera fixed on him. He lays there until night, when a pickup truck almost runs him over. A group of gun-toting Tunisians jump out, none-too-gently throw him in the back, and take him to a clinic/field hospital. There, Matthew Abaddon peeks out from behind a curtain as the local doctor sets Locke's leg without painkillers, in a scene that makes my bones ache just writing about it.
Locke wakes up when he hears a voice; it's Charles Widmore. He's had a specialist flown in to set Locke's leg properly (or so he says). Widmore reminds Locke of the last time they met: on the island, when Widmore was just 17 years old. He asks Locke, who hasn't changed a bit since then, how long ago it was: four days, says Locke.
Widmore explains that Tunisia is "an exit," that Ben fooled Widmore into leaving the island, that before then Widmore was the leader, and protected the island peacefully for more than three decades. Also, there's a war coming and if Locke isn't back on the island when it happens, the wrong side will win.
This speechifying is, I think, is another reason why I found this episode less exciting than I wanted it to be. I know there's less than two seasons left and they have to move things along, but flat out expository ("Let me tell you that A happened, then B, and C") by its very nature lacks the mystery and subtlety that I've come to expect from Lost. Last week we had Mrs. Hawking explaining how they found the island, and now here's Charles Widmore giving up a lot of his back story, whereas in seasons past each might have had an episode or more to developing these stories. Now we have answers to questions we haven't even had time to ask.
Though he still doesn't trust Widmore (something about that boatload of killers and C4), Locke is onboard with the rest of the plan to round up the rest of the O6. Widmore gives him a passport in Jeremy Bentham's name ("Your parents had a sense of humor, so do I," says Widmore. Jeremy Bentham, the philosopher, was opposed to John Locke, the philosopher's concept of natural rights), as well as a dossier on the whereabouts of the O6, a phone with speed-dial connection to Widmore, and a car and driver/bodyguard. The latter is an old friend: the other-worldly Matthew Abaddon.
The two of them set out to convince the O6 to return to the island. Sayid's in San Domingo, building houses for a Habitat-for-Humanity style organization. He doesn't want to go back to the island, but asks Locke a couple of good questions: who's manipulating him, for one, and whether the reason Locke so desperately wants to go back is because he has no where else to go.
Next, they drop by New York City for a quick visit with - all together, now - WAAAAAAAALT. "Boy's gotten big," notes Abaddon dryly. Walt's been dreaming about Locke - he was wearing a suit and everybody wanted to hurt him. When he asks about his father, Locke hedges and says the last he heard Michael was on a freighter near the island. As they leave, Abaddon helpfully notes that Locke is now 0 for 2 when it comes to gathering former residents of the island, though this is the first we've heard that maybe Walt was supposed to go back, too. Neither of them notice Ben watching them.
Hurley, working on a watercolor of the Sphinx (shout out to Garrison Dean's Ra theory!) in the yard at the asylum, first thinks Locke is another ghost like Charlie. But when he realizes that Abaddon is with the very-much-alive Locke, he really freaks out. Abaddon is evil, he warns Locke, then refuses to continue the conversation, let alone go back to the island. At this point, Locke finally asks what Abaddon does for Widmore - and here comes more of that exposition. Abaddon reminds everybody that he was the orderly in the hospital after Locke's accident who convinced him to go on the walkabout, which caused him to take Oceanic 815 and end up on the island. Abaddon helps people "get where they're supposed to get to."
Then it's off to L.A., where crabby Kate not only refuses to go back to the island, but tells Locke she thinks he's a desperate, loveless, angry obsessive. And with that, Locke makes Abaddon take him to his lost love, Helen Norwood. She's dead of a brain aneurysm, and as Locke and Abaddon stand before her tombstone, they discuss whether Locke's death will be inevitable or by choice. As they leave the cemetery, an unseen Ben shoots Abaddon. Locke, terrified, drives off like a crazy man and gets into a car accident.
For a moment, we wonder if Locke is dead, but then he wakes up in Jack's hospital, and immediately starts giving the hard sell about going back to the island: it's fate that brought him to the hospital; somebody's trying to kill him because he's special. Jack's not buying it. He thinks Locke's deluded, a "lonely old man that crashed on an island" once upon a time. But when Locke tells Jack his father says hello, he starts to get nervous. Locke presses his case; only Jack can convince the others. But Jack doesn't listen. It's over, he tells Locke, "and we were never important. You leave me alone, and you leave the rest of them alone."
In his room at the Westfield Hotel, Locke has written his suicide note, fashioned a noose of electrical cord, and is ready to take the final plunge off a desk when Ben breaks down the door. He's been following them all, keeping them safe - which is why he killed Abaddon. Widmore is extremely dangerous, says Ben, that's why he moved the island - to keep Widmore away so Locke can lead, and he reiterates how important he is.
But Locke thinks he's a failure, at least until Ben tells him that Jack has booked a ticket to Sydney. (Do we know the significance of this? Or is Ben flat-out lying? Who flies to Australia and returns "first thing in the morning"?)
"You can't die, you have too much work to do," Ben pleads, and Locke gets off the desk. When Ben mentions that Locke hasn't even been to Sun yet, he spills the beans about Jin and the wedding ring. Ben appears shocked that Jin is alive. Locke tells Ben that after they've gathered everyone together, they're supposed to go to Eloise Hawking. Ben admits he knows her then, faster than you can say "Tony Soprano," garrotes Locke. (This strikes me as the second time Ben has usurped a task that Locke is supposed to do, turning the wheel being the other. Is Ben trying to keep Locke from fulfilling his destiny by performing these tasks himself?)
Cut back to the island, where Cesar is poking through a Dharma folder, when the reanimated Locke walks in. Locke confesses he's been on the island before, and has no idea how he got back. Cesar then asks him if he knows why, after the flash on the plane, the big guy with curly hair was gone, as were some other passengers. This rings a bell with Locke, who asks for the passenger list-but Cesar says the pilot has it (though when Locke earlier asked about the passenger list, Ilana told him to talk to Cesar). He then takes Locke to a makeshift hospital, where Locke recognizes a seemingly badly injured Ben. "Do you know him?" asks Cesar. "Yes, he's the man who killed me," says Locke.
So, is Locke really "special" - or do Ben and Widmore understand that this is the best way to manipulate him to do their dirty work? Are the Losties just pawns in a bigger game? And is anybody dreading next week's big Sawyer/Kate reunion as much as I am?
Source: http://io9.com/5161031/john-locke-gets-played-like-a-card
Thursday, February 26, 2009
“The Life & Death of Jeremy Bentham” Thoughts
By Paul Burrows
John Locke:
I once heard a saying that goes “You can count the number of seeds in an apple, but you can’t count the number of apples that will come from an apple seed” Locke went around trying to preach the gospel of “We have to go back” but without much success. Or so it seemed to him. All he ran into were mostly doubting Thomas’s who not only told him that they weren’t going back, but ridiculed him. But we find out from previous episodes that some of his visits did make a difference.
Take Hurley, Locke visited him in the Mental Institute while he was painting a picture of the Sphinx, which by the way is in the general location that Locke happened to land after leaving the island. It’s interesting that Hurley had thought that Locke was dead referencing Charlie’s & who knows how many other visitations Hurley had received. Locke’s visit further planted in his mind the idea that he got from Charlie that he had to go back and then Hurley started preaching it to Jack.
Locke visited Walt, its interesting that Walt asked about his Father to Locke and then later to Hurley. It’s my guess that Walt’s curiosity has been piqued and that he won’t rest until he can find a way to go back, which will probably be in season 6 when his growth issues will no longer be a problem.
Later Locke visited Jack. Jack just like Sayid & Kate was a total jerk to him. But then later Ben tells him that Jack had started flying to different places hoping to crash and even later Jack was one of the first ones to come around when Ben started rounding up the OC 6’s.
So Locke’s efforts did have an effect on everyone, it just didn’t seem like it at the time.
Abbadon:
Abbadon is a lot like Richard; both men are very interested in helping Locke achieve his potential. Both me seem to have an other worldly aura around them. Which makes me wonder in Abbadon is really dead. Who knows maybe we'll get a flashback where after Locke drives off he gets up and walks away.
Note Earlyer I mentioned that Fringe is on ABC. Feo has kindly reminded me that Fringe is on Fox and I have since erased that part. Its was late last night.
Benjamin Linus vs. Charles Widmore:
It’s interesting watching the lengths that these two men go through to win the game that they are playing. The past few weeks Ben has acted like an angel. But this episode we find out how devilish he really is. It’s my guess that even though Widmore appeared saintly to Locke that he really is bad also. Both men keeping have been keeping heavy tabs on all who left the island. Both men telling everyone that the other was Evil. It will be interesting to see how things play out.
Finally I have to say that I loved the opening scene, that scene actually fooled and disoriented me a lot more then the season premiere did. I loved the intros of Ileana and Caesar a whole lot better then Nikki & Paulo. Great episode!
John Locke:
I once heard a saying that goes “You can count the number of seeds in an apple, but you can’t count the number of apples that will come from an apple seed” Locke went around trying to preach the gospel of “We have to go back” but without much success. Or so it seemed to him. All he ran into were mostly doubting Thomas’s who not only told him that they weren’t going back, but ridiculed him. But we find out from previous episodes that some of his visits did make a difference.
Take Hurley, Locke visited him in the Mental Institute while he was painting a picture of the Sphinx, which by the way is in the general location that Locke happened to land after leaving the island. It’s interesting that Hurley had thought that Locke was dead referencing Charlie’s & who knows how many other visitations Hurley had received. Locke’s visit further planted in his mind the idea that he got from Charlie that he had to go back and then Hurley started preaching it to Jack.
Locke visited Walt, its interesting that Walt asked about his Father to Locke and then later to Hurley. It’s my guess that Walt’s curiosity has been piqued and that he won’t rest until he can find a way to go back, which will probably be in season 6 when his growth issues will no longer be a problem.
Later Locke visited Jack. Jack just like Sayid & Kate was a total jerk to him. But then later Ben tells him that Jack had started flying to different places hoping to crash and even later Jack was one of the first ones to come around when Ben started rounding up the OC 6’s.
So Locke’s efforts did have an effect on everyone, it just didn’t seem like it at the time.
Abbadon:
Abbadon is a lot like Richard; both men are very interested in helping Locke achieve his potential. Both me seem to have an other worldly aura around them. Which makes me wonder in Abbadon is really dead. Who knows maybe we'll get a flashback where after Locke drives off he gets up and walks away.
Note Earlyer I mentioned that Fringe is on ABC. Feo has kindly reminded me that Fringe is on Fox and I have since erased that part. Its was late last night.
Benjamin Linus vs. Charles Widmore:
It’s interesting watching the lengths that these two men go through to win the game that they are playing. The past few weeks Ben has acted like an angel. But this episode we find out how devilish he really is. It’s my guess that even though Widmore appeared saintly to Locke that he really is bad also. Both men keeping have been keeping heavy tabs on all who left the island. Both men telling everyone that the other was Evil. It will be interesting to see how things play out.
Finally I have to say that I loved the opening scene, that scene actually fooled and disoriented me a lot more then the season premiere did. I loved the intros of Ileana and Caesar a whole lot better then Nikki & Paulo. Great episode!
IGN TV Gets Villainous With Michael Emerson
Lost's Ben Linus talks to us about his connection to The Island.
by Matt Fowler
February 24, 2009 - It's not often that we here at IGN TV get to march into the heart of darkness, but this past week I had a chance to speak with the winner of IGN TV's Top Villain of '08, Benjamin Linus himself – Lost's Michael Emerson. Linus is a complex character, but he's also been our "constant." Because Ben always seems to know more than he's sharing, we as an audience are able to put our faith behind a show that's filled with secrets. The fact that Ben seems to know what's going on sets our hearts and minds at ease whenever we find ourselves getting overwhelmed with the "unknown." Michael Emerson's performance, which manages a tremendous balance between petty jealousy to irreverent malice, is definitely something that brings us back to the show each week. Even if we do wind up, occasionally, wanting to beat his character in the face with a large piece of plywood.
TV Guide: Getting Lost: Pregnant Mystery Woman Makes a Special Delivery!
Feb 26, 2009 08:26 PM ET by Matt Mitovich Be the first to leave a comment
email this Buzz up!add to Yahoo! buzz add to facebook Another Thursday, another installment of TVGuide.com's "Getting Lost" video series. And this one comes packaged with an intriguing "bundle of joy."
But first: On the heels of Walt's still-tall/non-ghost encounter with John Locke, Malcolm David Kelley shares his take on whether we've seen the last of Michael's son. Or... might Walt and his never-fully-realized "powers" resurface next year in time for what undoubtedly will be Lost's thrilling series finale?
Looking ahead to next week's episode, if you seek info on Amy, 24 alumna Reiko Aylesworth phoned us to share some tantalizing tidbits about her recurring character, who turns up next week. Pregnant. (Watch for my complete and completely intriguing Q&A with Reiko next week. Seriously, I had goosebumps by the time we got done. Gonna be a big episode. Game-changing by all accounts.)
Lastly, in the Burning Questions segment, I pass along some of your theories about why Ben was all bloodied at the end of "316." Your new mystery to chew on: What did Kate do with Aaron, and why does it have her so upset? Getting_Lost@tvguide.com is the place to send your theories.
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Getting-Lost-Pregnant-1003423.aspx
email this Buzz up!add to Yahoo! buzz add to facebook Another Thursday, another installment of TVGuide.com's "Getting Lost" video series. And this one comes packaged with an intriguing "bundle of joy."
But first: On the heels of Walt's still-tall/non-ghost encounter with John Locke, Malcolm David Kelley shares his take on whether we've seen the last of Michael's son. Or... might Walt and his never-fully-realized "powers" resurface next year in time for what undoubtedly will be Lost's thrilling series finale?
Looking ahead to next week's episode, if you seek info on Amy, 24 alumna Reiko Aylesworth phoned us to share some tantalizing tidbits about her recurring character, who turns up next week. Pregnant. (Watch for my complete and completely intriguing Q&A with Reiko next week. Seriously, I had goosebumps by the time we got done. Gonna be a big episode. Game-changing by all accounts.)
Lastly, in the Burning Questions segment, I pass along some of your theories about why Ben was all bloodied at the end of "316." Your new mystery to chew on: What did Kate do with Aaron, and why does it have her so upset? Getting_Lost@tvguide.com is the place to send your theories.
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Getting-Lost-Pregnant-1003423.aspx
Lost: Malcolm David Kelley Scripts His Own Return
Today 2:50 PM PST by Jennifer Godwin
Malcolm David Kelley wants closure.
Just like the rest of us, MDK is a hard-core Lost fan, which means he is dying to know more about what makes Walt so "special," and he even has some ideas about where Walt might fit in season six. We just spoke to MDK exclusively, and he shared his pitch for Walt's future and what he knows about the kid's superpowers.
Read on for the inside track about the future of WAAALT!
After last night's brief but tantalizing return engagement, Malcolm is ready and willing to go another round with Lost. "I would like to come back for a long stretch, but it’s not up to me. It’s up to the writers."
In fact, after having been a recurring character for seasons two through five, he'd be down with returning to regular-castmember status for season six. "That would be cool."
Like the rest of us, MDK is intrigued by the hints about Walt's "special" qualities and wants to know more. He says that Walt is man with a mission; he just needs to find his jumping-off point: "He knows something’s going on because he has those magic powers, and he didn’t get to fulfill his purpose of being on the Island, and now he’s back home, but I think he knows what’s going on. I think if he had the chance to [go back] he would, but I think he feels he wants somebody to ask him or to feel like they need him."
Attention, Darlton: Would someone please call Walt back to the Island? Please?
As for those "magic powers," MDK personally has no doubt that Walt is indeed a human with special abilities: "I am really convinced he has those magic powers. I think he can make anything happen that he wants to. Remember with the polar bear? He brought the polar bear out of the book. I think [his abilities] are totally independent of the Island, but I think it is a place where he can really use his powers. At home he can’t really do anything with his powers, 'cause he’d be just kind of a weird kid—on the Island is where he can be free." Awww, no wonder he gets along so well with Terry O'Quinn's medicine-man character John Locke.
MDK even has some ideas he's been working up for actual scenes where Walt makes his triumphant return: "I’ve actually been thinking about this so much! I’ve been wanting to write my own episode and send it to Damon [Lindelof] and them. Like, I’d pitch it myself. One episode, the opening is me sitting in a chair on the phone on the Island and just talking business and stuff. I don’t know. I’ve just been reading so much into it." Hey! Us too! Lost high-five!
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b101895_lost_malcolm_david_kelley_scripts_his.html
Would you want to see MDK back full-time for season six? What's your theory about his "magic powers"?
Malcolm David Kelley wants closure.
Just like the rest of us, MDK is a hard-core Lost fan, which means he is dying to know more about what makes Walt so "special," and he even has some ideas about where Walt might fit in season six. We just spoke to MDK exclusively, and he shared his pitch for Walt's future and what he knows about the kid's superpowers.
Read on for the inside track about the future of WAAALT!
After last night's brief but tantalizing return engagement, Malcolm is ready and willing to go another round with Lost. "I would like to come back for a long stretch, but it’s not up to me. It’s up to the writers."
In fact, after having been a recurring character for seasons two through five, he'd be down with returning to regular-castmember status for season six. "That would be cool."
Like the rest of us, MDK is intrigued by the hints about Walt's "special" qualities and wants to know more. He says that Walt is man with a mission; he just needs to find his jumping-off point: "He knows something’s going on because he has those magic powers, and he didn’t get to fulfill his purpose of being on the Island, and now he’s back home, but I think he knows what’s going on. I think if he had the chance to [go back] he would, but I think he feels he wants somebody to ask him or to feel like they need him."
Attention, Darlton: Would someone please call Walt back to the Island? Please?
As for those "magic powers," MDK personally has no doubt that Walt is indeed a human with special abilities: "I am really convinced he has those magic powers. I think he can make anything happen that he wants to. Remember with the polar bear? He brought the polar bear out of the book. I think [his abilities] are totally independent of the Island, but I think it is a place where he can really use his powers. At home he can’t really do anything with his powers, 'cause he’d be just kind of a weird kid—on the Island is where he can be free." Awww, no wonder he gets along so well with Terry O'Quinn's medicine-man character John Locke.
MDK even has some ideas he's been working up for actual scenes where Walt makes his triumphant return: "I’ve actually been thinking about this so much! I’ve been wanting to write my own episode and send it to Damon [Lindelof] and them. Like, I’d pitch it myself. One episode, the opening is me sitting in a chair on the phone on the Island and just talking business and stuff. I don’t know. I’ve just been reading so much into it." Hey! Us too! Lost high-five!
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b101895_lost_malcolm_david_kelley_scripts_his.html
Would you want to see MDK back full-time for season six? What's your theory about his "magic powers"?
Is Lost's Mrs. Hawking From Another Planet?
Wed., Feb. 25, 2009 12:36 PM PST by Jennifer Godwin
Lost fans want to know: Who is Mrs. Eloise Hawking?
We know she's a mother and something of a mystic, and that her mysterious character (played by the superfine Fionnula Flanagan) has both mucked up Desmond David Hume's (Henry Ian Cusick) life and helped the Oceanic Six get back to the Island. But as Fionnula reveals to us in an exclusive interview, the full story won't be revealed until a certain episode a few weeks out...
In the meantime, if she's Daniel Faraday's (Jeremy Davies) mother, then who is Daniel's father? Could it be Charles Widmore (Alan Dale)? Says Fionnula, "Mrs. Hawking never talks about her past sexual relationships." (Say it with me: LOL.)
Lost fans want to know: Who is Mrs. Eloise Hawking?
We know she's a mother and something of a mystic, and that her mysterious character (played by the superfine Fionnula Flanagan) has both mucked up Desmond David Hume's (Henry Ian Cusick) life and helped the Oceanic Six get back to the Island. But as Fionnula reveals to us in an exclusive interview, the full story won't be revealed until a certain episode a few weeks out...
In the meantime, if she's Daniel Faraday's (Jeremy Davies) mother, then who is Daniel's father? Could it be Charles Widmore (Alan Dale)? Says Fionnula, "Mrs. Hawking never talks about her past sexual relationships." (Say it with me: LOL.)
And what else is Mrs. Hawking? Could she be an alien? That's actually on the table, or so says Fionnula...
Having already done three episodes so far this season, Fionnula promises she will bring Mrs. Hawking back again later this season: "I'm literally waiting for the car to come pick me up because I'm going back to Hawaii to do another one." That episode, likely number 14 (of this season's 17 hours), explores Mrs. Hawking's many abilities. "I do know quite a good deal [about her now] from the episode that I'm just about to do. I know a great deal about her past and her present and her future. But I am contractually unable to tell you, or they'd have to kill me."
OK, so we can't know who she is (and she isn't telling if she's the cute little Ellie from Richard Alpert's camp in the 1950s), but can we know where she is? Does she ever go to the Island? Says Fionnula, "Oh, I do think Mrs. Hawking can come and go anywhere she pleases. I think she has that capacity. Whether she’s able to control it or not, I don’t know." Hmmm...
Some watchful Lostpedians noticed that Mrs. Hawking wears a couple of quasi-religious totems—a snake eating its tail and a Tibetan Buddhist symbol. So what is Mrs. Hawking's religion, if she has any? Is she a woman of science or a woman of faith? "[Her spiritual beliefs] are definitely not of this world and not of this planet. That's for sure!" Um...not of this planet? I suppose it was just a matter of time before the show introduced aliens!
Continues Fionnula, "I think she's got that wonderful blend of scientist and spiritual believer. When the stars are properly aligned she seems able to call upon great strength. I think she's a woman of enormous strength."
Fionnula doesn't know why Mrs. Hawking's photo appeared on the desk of the abbot of Desmond's monastery. "In fact, I was told about my photograph having appeared. A man stopped me on Bond Street in London last year. He grabbed my arm and said, 'I'm terribly sorry, but I have to know: Why was your photograph on the desk?' And I thought, this man is a lunatic."
We're all mad here, but at least we're in good company. Fionnula is famous in theatrical circles for her appearances in productions of James Joyce's works, and she thinks there's a connection between that writer's literary fever dreams and our beloved, nutty Lost. She says, "I think there's definitely some connection between Lost and Finnegans Wake—James Joyce's great magical, mythical book drawing on seven languages. Yes, I think Joyce would have enjoyed Lost, for sure."
High praise, indeed! Are you guys enjoying Lost this season? Post in the comments and be sure to tune in to ABC tonight at 9 for the all-new "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham."
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b101584_losts_mrs_hawking_from_another_planet.html
Having already done three episodes so far this season, Fionnula promises she will bring Mrs. Hawking back again later this season: "I'm literally waiting for the car to come pick me up because I'm going back to Hawaii to do another one." That episode, likely number 14 (of this season's 17 hours), explores Mrs. Hawking's many abilities. "I do know quite a good deal [about her now] from the episode that I'm just about to do. I know a great deal about her past and her present and her future. But I am contractually unable to tell you, or they'd have to kill me."
OK, so we can't know who she is (and she isn't telling if she's the cute little Ellie from Richard Alpert's camp in the 1950s), but can we know where she is? Does she ever go to the Island? Says Fionnula, "Oh, I do think Mrs. Hawking can come and go anywhere she pleases. I think she has that capacity. Whether she’s able to control it or not, I don’t know." Hmmm...
Some watchful Lostpedians noticed that Mrs. Hawking wears a couple of quasi-religious totems—a snake eating its tail and a Tibetan Buddhist symbol. So what is Mrs. Hawking's religion, if she has any? Is she a woman of science or a woman of faith? "[Her spiritual beliefs] are definitely not of this world and not of this planet. That's for sure!" Um...not of this planet? I suppose it was just a matter of time before the show introduced aliens!
Continues Fionnula, "I think she's got that wonderful blend of scientist and spiritual believer. When the stars are properly aligned she seems able to call upon great strength. I think she's a woman of enormous strength."
Fionnula doesn't know why Mrs. Hawking's photo appeared on the desk of the abbot of Desmond's monastery. "In fact, I was told about my photograph having appeared. A man stopped me on Bond Street in London last year. He grabbed my arm and said, 'I'm terribly sorry, but I have to know: Why was your photograph on the desk?' And I thought, this man is a lunatic."
We're all mad here, but at least we're in good company. Fionnula is famous in theatrical circles for her appearances in productions of James Joyce's works, and she thinks there's a connection between that writer's literary fever dreams and our beloved, nutty Lost. She says, "I think there's definitely some connection between Lost and Finnegans Wake—James Joyce's great magical, mythical book drawing on seven languages. Yes, I think Joyce would have enjoyed Lost, for sure."
High praise, indeed! Are you guys enjoying Lost this season? Post in the comments and be sure to tune in to ABC tonight at 9 for the all-new "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham."
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b101584_losts_mrs_hawking_from_another_planet.html
Evangeline Lilly's Rep Calls Auditions Report "Absolutely False"
Today 9:49 AM PST by Jennifer Godwin
In case you haven't heard, Zap2It's Korbi is reporting that Lost star Evangeline Lilly has auditioned for fall pilots and that her reps have told TV producers she would be available for a show. And if Lilly were on another show that shot in the fall that would obviously mean a Kate-less season six of Lost.
Unimaginable, right?
Well, we checked, and according to Lilly's publicist, the story is "absolutely false." To sum up: Evangeline Lilly is not auditioning for pilots. Evangeline Lilly is not available for pilots. Evangeline Lilly is not leaving Lost. (Hallelujah!)
A relief to be sure...Would you even be able to watch Lost if they cut out Kate and her related romantic storylines?
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/index.html
In case you haven't heard, Zap2It's Korbi is reporting that Lost star Evangeline Lilly has auditioned for fall pilots and that her reps have told TV producers she would be available for a show. And if Lilly were on another show that shot in the fall that would obviously mean a Kate-less season six of Lost.
Unimaginable, right?
Well, we checked, and according to Lilly's publicist, the story is "absolutely false." To sum up: Evangeline Lilly is not auditioning for pilots. Evangeline Lilly is not available for pilots. Evangeline Lilly is not leaving Lost. (Hallelujah!)
A relief to be sure...Would you even be able to watch Lost if they cut out Kate and her related romantic storylines?
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/index.html
Juilet & Penny Spoilers
http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/02/ask-ausiello--3.html
Question: Do you think the major-ish character that will be killed this season on Lost could be Juliet? Please say no. I have a girl-crush on her. --Michelle
Ausiello: Join the club. Nah, Juliet is considered a major character, no "ish" about it, so I think she's safe. In other Lost news, look for the season finale to intro two new, potentially recurring, characters: Jason is a former soldier whose gravitas makes him a natural-born Pied Piper; and Samuel is a J.R. Ewing (minus the Stetson, accent, and drunk wife) whose day isn't complete without a corporate takeover.
Question: Is Penny dead on Lost?! OMFG, what is this show doing to me! --Gaby
Ausiello: Penny, on the other hand, definitely falls under the "ish" category. And even more ominous than the big fat target on her forehead is the fact that her portrayer, Sonya Walger, has landed the lead role in a new ABC pilot that, appropriately enough, is already drawing comparisons to Lost. The show is called Flash Forward, and it's based on Robert J. Sawyer's apocalyptic tome that chronicles the mass chaos that comes after everyone on the planet blacks out for 2 minutes and 17 seconds. The flash-forward part applies to the vision of the future that everyone experiences during the blackout. But even if ABC orders the show to series, as many expect it will, that doesn't mean Walger is done with Lost. Quite the contrary. As a well-placed Lost insider tells me, "She will juggle both shows."
Question: Do you think the major-ish character that will be killed this season on Lost could be Juliet? Please say no. I have a girl-crush on her. --Michelle
Ausiello: Join the club. Nah, Juliet is considered a major character, no "ish" about it, so I think she's safe. In other Lost news, look for the season finale to intro two new, potentially recurring, characters: Jason is a former soldier whose gravitas makes him a natural-born Pied Piper; and Samuel is a J.R. Ewing (minus the Stetson, accent, and drunk wife) whose day isn't complete without a corporate takeover.
Question: Is Penny dead on Lost?! OMFG, what is this show doing to me! --Gaby
Ausiello: Penny, on the other hand, definitely falls under the "ish" category. And even more ominous than the big fat target on her forehead is the fact that her portrayer, Sonya Walger, has landed the lead role in a new ABC pilot that, appropriately enough, is already drawing comparisons to Lost. The show is called Flash Forward, and it's based on Robert J. Sawyer's apocalyptic tome that chronicles the mass chaos that comes after everyone on the planet blacks out for 2 minutes and 17 seconds. The flash-forward part applies to the vision of the future that everyone experiences during the blackout. But even if ABC orders the show to series, as many expect it will, that doesn't mean Walger is done with Lost. Quite the contrary. As a well-placed Lost insider tells me, "She will juggle both shows."
'Lost' Recap: Magical Mystery Tour
John's path from the island, to a coffin, and back to the island again is revealed, and we see his sales pitch to Sayid, Hurley, Kate, Jack
By Jeff Jensen
Jeff Jensen, an EW senior writer, has been despondent since the cancellation of ''Twin Peaks''John Locke went tilting at windmills last night, and paid the price. The maybe-delusional/maybe-not/probably-both knight errant of Lost screwed on his Don Quixote and went on his greatest quest yet: convincing the world-weary, spiritually-defeated Oceanic 6 that they were special; that they were meant for greater adventures and grander purposes; that they belonged back on the Island. Alas, just as ''the knight of the sad countenance'' of Cervantes' mock-heroic epic was met wherever he went with derision and much physical punishment, Locke, too, was greeted with heaps of scorn and physical battery. Still, it was Locke who laughed last. In the wake of a journey that tested his faith and left him for dead, the Holy Fool found himself born again on the sandy shores of his heavenly home — or at least, just across the water from it, over on Hydra Island, the Maui-esque Purgatory which orbits the Paradise-or-Inferno(?) riddle of the (Big) Island. Continuing the season's time loop theme (figurative and literal), Locke celebrated by doing what he did the first time around — biting into a juicy mango and telling a complete stranger his big secret, which this time around was this: I used to be dead. Now I am alive. Fancy that.
By Jeff Jensen
Jeff Jensen, an EW senior writer, has been despondent since the cancellation of ''Twin Peaks''John Locke went tilting at windmills last night, and paid the price. The maybe-delusional/maybe-not/probably-both knight errant of Lost screwed on his Don Quixote and went on his greatest quest yet: convincing the world-weary, spiritually-defeated Oceanic 6 that they were special; that they were meant for greater adventures and grander purposes; that they belonged back on the Island. Alas, just as ''the knight of the sad countenance'' of Cervantes' mock-heroic epic was met wherever he went with derision and much physical punishment, Locke, too, was greeted with heaps of scorn and physical battery. Still, it was Locke who laughed last. In the wake of a journey that tested his faith and left him for dead, the Holy Fool found himself born again on the sandy shores of his heavenly home — or at least, just across the water from it, over on Hydra Island, the Maui-esque Purgatory which orbits the Paradise-or-Inferno(?) riddle of the (Big) Island. Continuing the season's time loop theme (figurative and literal), Locke celebrated by doing what he did the first time around — biting into a juicy mango and telling a complete stranger his big secret, which this time around was this: I used to be dead. Now I am alive. Fancy that.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Time Magazine: Lostwatch: I Gotta Have Faith
Posted by James Poniewozik
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, buy some cord from the hardware store--no, don't do that with it!--hook it up to your TV and watch last night's Lost.
I'm not going to write too much tonight about the mythology implications of last night's episode of Lost. Partly because we knew the general shape of what was going to happen--minus the little bit about Locke coming back to life, which answers our question from the last LDG--and partly because we can speculate on that in the comments. But mostly because I want to talk about how awesome Terry O'Quinn is.
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, buy some cord from the hardware store--no, don't do that with it!--hook it up to your TV and watch last night's Lost.
I'm not going to write too much tonight about the mythology implications of last night's episode of Lost. Partly because we knew the general shape of what was going to happen--minus the little bit about Locke coming back to life, which answers our question from the last LDG--and partly because we can speculate on that in the comments. But mostly because I want to talk about how awesome Terry O'Quinn is.
316 Poll Results
What did you think of "316"?
I Believe!!! The light of this episode lead me back! 24
(36%)
Great 31
(46%)
OK 11
(16%)
Horrible 0
(0%)
It made me want to run away like Grandpa Shepard 0
(0%)
Votes so far: 66
I Believe!!! The light of this episode lead me back! 24
(36%)
Great 31
(46%)
OK 11
(16%)
Horrible 0
(0%)
It made me want to run away like Grandpa Shepard 0
(0%)
Votes so far: 66
EW Doc Jenson 'Lost': The Keys to Locke
Lost': The Keys to Locke
Doc Jensen digs into the story of Doubting Thomas and the real life of Jeremy Bentham for enlightenment on themes in this week's episode. Plus: Teases galore, corrections about Narnia, and a new installment of ''Totally Lost''
Doc Jensen digs into the story of Doubting Thomas and the real life of Jeremy Bentham for enlightenment on themes in this week's episode. Plus: Teases galore, corrections about Narnia, and a new installment of ''Totally Lost''
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
A Gift From the Lost Gods: Daniel Dae Kim Is Here!
Happy Monday, tubers! If you were just as shocked about Jin hopping out of the Dharma V-dub bus as I was, you'd track down Daniel Dae Kim to get some answers, right? Well that's just what I did!
Not only is Jin alive and jumping through time, he's just flashed right on over to our set. But will he be flashing to his true love, Sun (Yunjin Kim)? Daniel Dae Kim is here to dish on that and more coming up on Lost, including secrets about our good friend Smokey.
Also, if you love Fringe (and who doesn't?), I've got the scoop on the Observer and a big twist coming its way. Yes, I said it! Plus, info on who spills the beans to Nora about Tommy's (Balthazar Getty) arrest on Brothers & Sisters, and the many pregnancies of Samantha Who? So click above and enjoy this week's episode of the Watch with Kristin show!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Elizabeth Mitchell Solves Son’s Temper Tantrums With Fresh Air
Steve Granitz/WireImage
Navigating the rocky road of toddlerhood can be difficult for any mom, but Elizabeth Mitchell has found a fail-safe way to keep 3-year-old Christopher ‘CJ” Joseph happy — wide open spaces! “He has never had a tantrum outside,” the 38-year-old Lost star tells the January issue of American Baby magazine. “He’s 3, so he certainly has his fair share, but I find that once he’s outside, he’s really happy.” Fortunately Elizabeth’s Seattle-area home with husband Chris Soldevilla is situated on a one acre parcel of land, and the couple take advantage of every inch of space their yard has to offer! “We go out and walk…CJ plays in the stream and in the pond — any little kid can find a world of adventure,” Elizabeth explains. “We have apple trees, and he likes to help me do some of the gardening, the cleanup, and the pruning.”
Navigating the rocky road of toddlerhood can be difficult for any mom, but Elizabeth Mitchell has found a fail-safe way to keep 3-year-old Christopher ‘CJ” Joseph happy — wide open spaces! “He has never had a tantrum outside,” the 38-year-old Lost star tells the January issue of American Baby magazine. “He’s 3, so he certainly has his fair share, but I find that once he’s outside, he’s really happy.” Fortunately Elizabeth’s Seattle-area home with husband Chris Soldevilla is situated on a one acre parcel of land, and the couple take advantage of every inch of space their yard has to offer! “We go out and walk…CJ plays in the stream and in the pond — any little kid can find a world of adventure,” Elizabeth explains. “We have apple trees, and he likes to help me do some of the gardening, the cleanup, and the pruning.”
Kim's investment in burger joint ties him to state
By John Heckathorn
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 22, 2009
As part of the media blitz for the opening of The Counter, the new build-your-own burger restaurant in Kahala Mall, I had breakfast with restaurateur D.K. Kodama and "Lost" actor Daniel Dae Kim. It was the breakfast of champions, really — a loco moco with kim chee on the side.
"I can't tell you how great it is to live in a place where everybody knows what kim chee is," said Kim, whose investment in the restaurant, the first of three, is a way of setting down roots in Hawaii, where he wants to stay after "Lost" wraps up in another season and a half.
D.K. asked him to invest in The Counter franchise while the two were on the links at Waialae. "I didn't realize we were doing business," says Kim. "I thought I was there so he could kick my butt on the golf course. Then D.K. says to me, 'How would you like to eat lots of great burgers for free?'"
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20090222_Kims_investment_in_burger_joint_ties_him_to_state.html
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 22, 2009
As part of the media blitz for the opening of The Counter, the new build-your-own burger restaurant in Kahala Mall, I had breakfast with restaurateur D.K. Kodama and "Lost" actor Daniel Dae Kim. It was the breakfast of champions, really — a loco moco with kim chee on the side.
"I can't tell you how great it is to live in a place where everybody knows what kim chee is," said Kim, whose investment in the restaurant, the first of three, is a way of setting down roots in Hawaii, where he wants to stay after "Lost" wraps up in another season and a half.
D.K. asked him to invest in The Counter franchise while the two were on the links at Waialae. "I didn't realize we were doing business," says Kim. "I thought I was there so he could kick my butt on the golf course. Then D.K. says to me, 'How would you like to eat lots of great burgers for free?'"
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20090222_Kims_investment_in_burger_joint_ties_him_to_state.html
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