What did you think of "Happily Ever After"?
So AWESOME it was my Constant! 12 (63%)
So GREAT it was my Happily Ever After! 5 (26%)
OK 2 (10%)
As BAD as getting your neck snapped by Sayid 0 (0%)
As HORRIBLE as being tested in Widmores Generator 0 (0%)
Votes so far: 19
What were your favorate moments in "Happily Ever After"?
Zoe's first test subject 0 (0%)
Desmond hitting Widmore with his IV stand 7 (41%)
Desmond & Claire's moment 2 (11%)
George Minkowski as a Limo Driver 4 (23%)
Desmond & Widmore moment 3 (17%)
"NOT PENNY'S BOAT" moment 12 (70%)
Desmond & Charlie's moments 5 (29%)
Eloise once again telling Desmond to not pursue Penny 8 (47%)
Daniel explaining the Flash Sideways and his notebook 13 (76%)
Desmond finding Penny at the Stadium 8 (47%)
Sayid taking out Widmore's men 2 (11%)
Desmond leaving with Sayid 3 (17%)
Another one 2 (11%)
Votes so far: 17
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Lost’s Desmond Talks Love, Fear and Moving Sideways
April 8, 2010
Call him what you will — The Package, electromagnetic superhero or, simply, Desmond — but Lost’s dashing romantic, played by Henry Ian Cusick, seems to be the key to unlocking some of the drama’s greatest mysteries. In Tuesday’s episode, he could glimpse images from his Island life while occupying the Sideways world, proving that there’s a vital connection between the two, one that will drive the series home to its final episode on May 23. PEOPLE checked in with Cusick on whether Desmond and true love Penny deserve a happily ever after, how he (accidentally!) gave co-star Michael Emerson a black eye, and why he hopes there’s life beyond Lost. – Shawna Malcom
It seems up to Desmond to open the eyes of the other Oceanic 815 passengers about the two worlds, the way Charlie [Dominic Monaghan] did for him.
Totally. I think anyone who doubted the Sideways, or thought they were just filler — now you fundamentally know that the Sideways world is so important to the outcome of the Island world. They say we’re driven by two emotions, love and fear, and Desmond is so driven now by love, which is the one we all want to be driven by. What’s interesting, as you’ll see later on this season, is that some people will do good things for love and some will do bad.
In the episode, Desmond starts off angry, and even violent, but by the end, he’s determined to stay and help his father-in-law, whom he previously couldn’t stand.
I actually had a little bit of a problem with that. I had to speak to [executive producers] Carlton [Cuse] and Damon [Lindelof] because I didn’t get it. They said, ‘Think enlightened.’ But I needed something else so they explained to me that Desmond, now having had a glimpse of the Sideways world, is crystal clear on what he has to do.
So why on earth is he going off with Sayid, who seems to be on the opposing team?
Because he’s not scared. He has no fear in him [anymore]. Nothing is going to disturb him from [his mission] from here on in.
Will Desmond and Penny get their happy ending?
There’s still a chance. But if he doesn’t end up with Penny, I’m cool with that. The fans will want some resolution but I’m just going with it.
When you first joined the show in 2005, did you think he’d become so important?
No. I signed up for three episodes! But he’s come a long way.
Why do you think he’s become such a fan favorite?
He’s a pretty average guy who’s been put in these incredible circumstances, and he just tries to do his best. I think audiences get that and relate to that.
You’re currently shooting the finale. What can you reveal about it?
I don’t think anyone has a complete script. Security is tight and [producers] are keeping the final chapter under wraps. The whole last act is missing! And you definitely need the missing pages because, even up to what I’ve read, it’s still not resolved.
Recently, there have been reports of actors being injured on set. Has filming really gotten that intense?
Michael’s black eye, I must confess, was because of me. We’d already shot [a scene] from many angles, and there was just a lack of concentration on my part and I caught him with my fist. Michael’s been very good–I don’t think he’s told many people that it was me who hit him, but I’ll come clean and say it was. I apologized profusely, and he said, “Don’t even go there. It was just an accident.” But I was like, “Oh my God!”
What has being a part of Lost meant to you?
It’s probably been one of the most important, fulfilling jobs I’ve ever had. Certainly the longest. It’s been a beautiful experience, not only getting to be on a show like this but living in Hawaii and being able to bring my family here. I have three boys [with wife Annie], and we’re still gonna live in Hawaii [after the show ends]. My children are very happy at school and there’s no reason to leave right now.
What would you like to do next?
It’s going to be hard because it has to be something that equals or tops Lost. We’ve been spoiled. I do wonder how this show will affect our careers. Will it help or hinder us? I hope I’m not known as ‘Desmond from Lost’ for the rest of my career. I’m looking forward to other challenges, even as I’m sad to leave this one behind.
http://tvwatch.people.com/2010/04/08/losts-desmond-talks-love-fear-and-moving-sideways/
Call him what you will — The Package, electromagnetic superhero or, simply, Desmond — but Lost’s dashing romantic, played by Henry Ian Cusick, seems to be the key to unlocking some of the drama’s greatest mysteries. In Tuesday’s episode, he could glimpse images from his Island life while occupying the Sideways world, proving that there’s a vital connection between the two, one that will drive the series home to its final episode on May 23. PEOPLE checked in with Cusick on whether Desmond and true love Penny deserve a happily ever after, how he (accidentally!) gave co-star Michael Emerson a black eye, and why he hopes there’s life beyond Lost. – Shawna Malcom
It seems up to Desmond to open the eyes of the other Oceanic 815 passengers about the two worlds, the way Charlie [Dominic Monaghan] did for him.
Totally. I think anyone who doubted the Sideways, or thought they were just filler — now you fundamentally know that the Sideways world is so important to the outcome of the Island world. They say we’re driven by two emotions, love and fear, and Desmond is so driven now by love, which is the one we all want to be driven by. What’s interesting, as you’ll see later on this season, is that some people will do good things for love and some will do bad.
In the episode, Desmond starts off angry, and even violent, but by the end, he’s determined to stay and help his father-in-law, whom he previously couldn’t stand.
I actually had a little bit of a problem with that. I had to speak to [executive producers] Carlton [Cuse] and Damon [Lindelof] because I didn’t get it. They said, ‘Think enlightened.’ But I needed something else so they explained to me that Desmond, now having had a glimpse of the Sideways world, is crystal clear on what he has to do.
So why on earth is he going off with Sayid, who seems to be on the opposing team?
Because he’s not scared. He has no fear in him [anymore]. Nothing is going to disturb him from [his mission] from here on in.
Will Desmond and Penny get their happy ending?
There’s still a chance. But if he doesn’t end up with Penny, I’m cool with that. The fans will want some resolution but I’m just going with it.
When you first joined the show in 2005, did you think he’d become so important?
No. I signed up for three episodes! But he’s come a long way.
Why do you think he’s become such a fan favorite?
He’s a pretty average guy who’s been put in these incredible circumstances, and he just tries to do his best. I think audiences get that and relate to that.
You’re currently shooting the finale. What can you reveal about it?
I don’t think anyone has a complete script. Security is tight and [producers] are keeping the final chapter under wraps. The whole last act is missing! And you definitely need the missing pages because, even up to what I’ve read, it’s still not resolved.
Recently, there have been reports of actors being injured on set. Has filming really gotten that intense?
Michael’s black eye, I must confess, was because of me. We’d already shot [a scene] from many angles, and there was just a lack of concentration on my part and I caught him with my fist. Michael’s been very good–I don’t think he’s told many people that it was me who hit him, but I’ll come clean and say it was. I apologized profusely, and he said, “Don’t even go there. It was just an accident.” But I was like, “Oh my God!”
What has being a part of Lost meant to you?
It’s probably been one of the most important, fulfilling jobs I’ve ever had. Certainly the longest. It’s been a beautiful experience, not only getting to be on a show like this but living in Hawaii and being able to bring my family here. I have three boys [with wife Annie], and we’re still gonna live in Hawaii [after the show ends]. My children are very happy at school and there’s no reason to leave right now.
What would you like to do next?
It’s going to be hard because it has to be something that equals or tops Lost. We’ve been spoiled. I do wonder how this show will affect our careers. Will it help or hinder us? I hope I’m not known as ‘Desmond from Lost’ for the rest of my career. I’m looking forward to other challenges, even as I’m sad to leave this one behind.
http://tvwatch.people.com/2010/04/08/losts-desmond-talks-love-fear-and-moving-sideways/
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Room 23 Forums
This is actually something that I've been wanting to do for quite sometime now. I figure that the Ain't It Cool Series Finale Talkback will only go for so long before it dies the white screen death and with all of the trolls there I just figured that I would create a forum where people could go to just discuss Lost or anything else without fear of being talked down to. Plus you can edit your posts and upload images and videos.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
'Lost' recap: The End Begins Now
Desmond's big showcase -- and the season's best episode -- launches 'Lost' into its endgame
By Jeff Jensen Apr 07, 2010
OH, THE HUME-ANITY Sideways Desmond and Island Desmond are starting to put things together.
''NOT PENNY'S BOAT.'' They might be the most chilling words in all of Lost lore. (Runner-up: ''We're going to have to take the boy.'' — Mr. Friendly, season 1.) When we first saw them penned in black marker on the palm of Charlie Pace's hand in the finale of season 3, they expressed a heartbreaking discovery. Desmond Hume's vision of escape, reunion with loved ones, and happily ever after for all the castaways was a lie at worst, plain wrong at best. Last night, a different Desmond plunged into the oceanic depths and read a different Charlie's palm. He saw nothing at first — and then he saw everything. In a flash, Sideways Desmond Hume forged a link with his Island world doppelganger and downloaded his memory of ''NOT PENNY'S BOAT.'' Yet what was a dispiriting moment for Island Desmond was full of spirit for Sideways Desmond. For him, ''NOT PENNY'S BOAT'' was a call to hope; a call to faith; a call to something more hopeful than the lonely island of himself. In the gloomy shadows of a watery underworld, the Scotsman with the famous philosopher's name found enlightenment.
By Jeff Jensen Apr 07, 2010
OH, THE HUME-ANITY Sideways Desmond and Island Desmond are starting to put things together.
''NOT PENNY'S BOAT.'' They might be the most chilling words in all of Lost lore. (Runner-up: ''We're going to have to take the boy.'' — Mr. Friendly, season 1.) When we first saw them penned in black marker on the palm of Charlie Pace's hand in the finale of season 3, they expressed a heartbreaking discovery. Desmond Hume's vision of escape, reunion with loved ones, and happily ever after for all the castaways was a lie at worst, plain wrong at best. Last night, a different Desmond plunged into the oceanic depths and read a different Charlie's palm. He saw nothing at first — and then he saw everything. In a flash, Sideways Desmond Hume forged a link with his Island world doppelganger and downloaded his memory of ''NOT PENNY'S BOAT.'' Yet what was a dispiriting moment for Island Desmond was full of spirit for Sideways Desmond. For him, ''NOT PENNY'S BOAT'' was a call to hope; a call to faith; a call to something more hopeful than the lonely island of himself. In the gloomy shadows of a watery underworld, the Scotsman with the famous philosopher's name found enlightenment.
'Lost' countdown: Keamy, Desmond, and your burning questions
by Jeff Jensen
We begin today’s countdown to Lost with an apology to anyone for whom the phrase “countdown to…” triggers a violent post-traumatic stress response to last week’s “Countdown To V” clock that colonized the corner of “The Package” like some unwanted, lizard-skinned hamster-eating alien squatter. I shall say no more of ABC’s ill-considered choice, though for anyone in the market for snarky vivisection, I direct you to this week’s episode of Totally Lost, which you will find at the end of this column.
Next order of business: a new direction for my remaining Doc Jensen columns of the season — my last Doc Jensen columns, like, ever. Those who read them know that I usually fill the space with a theory or book report about some text referenced by the show in a previous episode. For example, last week, I flipped though Haroun and the Sea of the Stories hoping to find insight about tonight’s episode of Lost, “Happily Ever After,” which focuses on Desmond Hume. (Thanks to several readers, including Twitter follower @z6az6ouz for pointing out to me that “Haroun” is Arabic for “Aaron.”) Beginning with this Friday’s column, I’m going start doing something very different. Judging from the message boards and my e-mail, you have questions that need to be answered and opinions that need to be aired about this alternately absorbing and confounding final season of Lost. What you want from this wholly fake “Doc” is to act more like a semi-fake “Doc” and provide some truly useful analytical R/X to remedy your chronic confusion. You’re still going to get crazy theories from me. But here in these last days of acquaintance, I’d rather use the unique opportunity of this column to be talking with you, not at you, about Lost.
This is how it will work. If you have a burning question, glorious praise, or scathing criticism of the new episode of Lost, send me an e-mail at docjensenew@gmail.com by end of day Wednesday. I’ll respond to as many of the most urgent and topical inquiries as space can allow in my Friday column. I encourage you take advantage of this service, for as we get closer and closer to the finale, I suspect your questions will only intensify, leaving you itchier than a lonesome gold prospector after a nugget-blowing night at a Deadwood bordello. So tomorrow, after my fatty recap leaves you uncomfortably full and woefully undernourished, please: send me an e-mail with your question and I’ll do you right on Friday.
Let’s give this bold new idea a test run today. Pretend it’s last week. You just watched “The Package,” and you have this one burning question about a certain something that happened in the episode — something that for some seemingly inexplicable reason I chose not to write about in my recap. So you decide to write me an email. The e-mail would be something like this email sent to me by reader Crit Obara:
Hey Doc! I didn’t pick up on it at first, but someone pointed it out so I went back and listened a handful of times, and now I’m 99 percent certain that Keamy told Jin “I’m gonna strap you in here just in case you figure out what’s about to happen to your island.” What in the world could that mean!?
My response to such an e-mail would like this:
Yo, Crit! Your name rocks! You know, when I first heard that Keamy line, I heard what everyone else seemed to hear, too, but I was so certain that I was hearing it wrong that I assumed I truly was wrong and chose to just ignore it. So I was pretty disappointed in myself for not trusting my ears — or rather, for not trusting that everyone else would hear (or mishear) the line the same way. My official position on the matter is that until I am told differently, I am going to continue to assume that Keamy really didn’t say what it sure sounds like he said, that we’re dealing with a phonic irony produced by Keamy’s affected speech. But I wish it were legit! I love this theory: that the barrier between realities is breaking down and causing weird temporal/continuity blips. This theory would argue that even Keamy wasn’t aware of what he said, thanks to “No English!” Jin’s inability to understand what he said and comment on his captor’s Freudian time-slip of the tongue. This odd anomaly could foreshadow a larger breakdown between the Island and Sideways realities. Ditto: the appearance last week by Mikhail Bakunin, named after the Russian anarchist; in today’s Totally Lost, I speculate that Mikhail’s chaos-creating cameo was an omen of more cosmic anarchy to come. Anyway, thanks for writing, Crit!
Anyway, you get the gist. From here on out, I’ll be using the Doc Jensen column to facilitate an of-the-moment conversation about Lost matters that matter the most to you. We shall launch this glorious new era of constructive dialogue on Friday. My guess is most of your questions will be about Desmond. In fact, besides the Keamy thing, Desmond seems to be top of mind for most over-thinking Lost fans. Here’s a sampling of the Desmond-themed e-mail I’ve received this week, beginning with this letter, which intersects with a certain widely despised theory that I shared with you a few weeks ago…
Just finished reading your recap of “The Package.” I was surprised to see that, given your recent theory that Daniel Faraday is Smokey [or at least swallowed up inside him somehow; see Thor Annual #10 for Atum the Demiurge], that you didn’t mention that Desmond Hume being the Package, or Widmore’s ace in the hole, could be related to the fact that Desmond is Daniel Faraday’s constant. Being corrupted into Smokey would certainly classify as “If anything goes wrong…” Were you just saving this? Or have you lost faith in Faraday as Smokey Theory? — Marc, Columbus, Ohio
First, let me make something clear. I don’t really watch Lost through the perspective of my theories. I try to leave all my crazy conjectures behind with each new episode. Some weeks I’m more successful at doing that than others. But seriously, the fun of theorizing comes from thinking about possibilities, not trying to be right. That said, to Marc’s question, I have lost a little faith in my Dan The Smoke Man theory since postulating it in my recap of “Recon.” In fact, I found myself losing faith in it about 10 seconds after posting it. (Most of my theories leave me with that kind of beer-goggle regret.) What really smashed my Smokey = Faraday conviction was “Ab Aeterno.” It seems clear to me that Smokey isn’t a puzzle of mysterious identity but rather a very specific character with a very specific backstory that we have not yet been told. I remain convinced that he is somehow linked to/responsible for The Island’s dead, that he may manage or even hold within himself the souls of anyone who has slipped the coil on The Island. But I don’t think he’s actually Daniel Faraday in disguise or a hive mind of various disembodied souls… though I have to admit your Desmond conjecture leaves me newly excited by my theory. I dig the Atum/Thor connection! Regardless: what is it about Desmond that Charles Widmore would consider him an effective anti-Smokey device? I hope tonight’s episode sheds illumination on the matter…
Or maybe reader Stacy has the answer:
I’ve been thinking about the preview for “Happily Ever After” and have a theory on why “the island isn’t done” with Desmond yet. So he was pushing a button for years in a hatch sitting on top of a huge pocket of electromagnetic energy. What if this gave him radiation poisoning of sorts, but in a good way that made him immune to Smokey? So now, he’s the only one that can truly stop him because he has nothing to fear!
Stacy, I do think Desmond’s days marinating in the half-life of The Island’s Chernobyl and slowly becoming a Hulk-like super-sponge of radiation has something to do with his importance to Widmore’s plans. But maybe it’s more about the specific ability that blossomed out of that absorption of awful-awesome energies. Responding to a suggestion I made in last week’s summary of “The Package,” reader Ken counters:
Maybe Desmond isn’t Sideways Desmond, as you purpose in your latest recap. Maybe he is necessary because he can project his mind into his body of another time (as we have seen in previous episodes, like “The Constant.”) Maybe he can also project his mind into his body of another reality and that is how the castaways will get to the Sideways-verse.
Cool conjectures, Ken. Permit me to build onto them by reminding everyone how Desmond was able to survive the time travel sickness that killed characters like Minkowski (Fisher Stevens) in season 4. His secret to keeping his mind and his life: Penelope, his emotional and spiritual “constant,” the anchor that kept him grounded in the present. Maybe we’re going to find out that somewhere on The Island, there exists the means to travel between realities, and Charles Widmore is going to use Desmond as a guinea pig to test the process. He’s Widmore’s Manhattan (project) Transfer! Don’t call Desmond a Spaceman — call him an Inter-Spaceman! (That thought suddenly reminds me of Walt. Is that why The Others wanted him? Not only to motivate Michael to action, but to see if his unique, seemingly supernatural mental abilities made him a suitable Alternanaut?)
In “Ab Aeterno,” Richard accidentally killed the doctor by pushing him. The doctor fell down and hit the back of his head, dying soon after. As this was happening, I couldn’t help but think of the scene when Desmond fought his former Hatch partner, Kelvin Inman, who fell against the rocks, hits the back of his head, and died. We saw blood coming from both of these dying men’s heads. I have to say this connection is intentional. What are your thoughts? — Amelia, Minnetonka, MN
I agree, Amelia, it seemed like Lost was begging a Richard-Desmond comparison. So it makes me wonder if we’re being set up for a story that will accentuate their differences. The more I think about “Ab Aeterno,” the more I wonder if what we got was the opposite of “The Constant.” In that classic episode, we got an example of Island magic facilitating a connection between lovers (Des and Pen) separated by time and space. Same deal in “Ab Aeterno.” Via Ghost Whisperer Hurley, Richard got to have a date with his dead wife, Isabella. But whereas the DesPen hook up was legit, I suspect Richabella’s spectral skyping was a Smokey-engineered con designed to manipulate Alpert to make his Force 10 From Navarone play on the Ajira plane on Hydra Island.
And with that, this week’s countdown to Lost comes to a close. The new episode of Totally Lost awaits, and if you like cryptic-fun teases, we have three puzzlers embedded in the usual mix of mirth and blather that is our specialty. (Our = my co-host Dan Snierson and our producer/editor extraordinaire, the czar of the subtitle zinger, Jason Averett.) Yunjin Kim also makes a brief appearance in this episode and says… something. If you speak Korean — or can revive Mikhail Bakunin from the dead — please drop us a line and let us know what exactly she said about us. A special note for those bleeding edge Apple people with those fancy new iPads: If you have any trouble viewing videos in PopWatch or if you’re on an iPhone/iPad, head over to the Totally Lost hub to watch Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Later tonight, I’ll have an instant reaction to “Happily Ever After,” and tomorrow, I’ll have a full recap of the episode for your reading pleasure/derision. (I’m full service that way. Need someone to hate? I can be that for you. I can be the loathsome Other to your sad, miserable, despairing Claire.) Follow me on Twitter @ewdocjensen. Send me e-mails at docjensenew@gmail. Or just go about your business and have an awesome day. Yes! Do that!
Doc Jensen
http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/04/06/lost-keamy-desmond/?ew_packageID=20313460?xid=email-alert-lost-20100406-item1
We begin today’s countdown to Lost with an apology to anyone for whom the phrase “countdown to…” triggers a violent post-traumatic stress response to last week’s “Countdown To V” clock that colonized the corner of “The Package” like some unwanted, lizard-skinned hamster-eating alien squatter. I shall say no more of ABC’s ill-considered choice, though for anyone in the market for snarky vivisection, I direct you to this week’s episode of Totally Lost, which you will find at the end of this column.
Next order of business: a new direction for my remaining Doc Jensen columns of the season — my last Doc Jensen columns, like, ever. Those who read them know that I usually fill the space with a theory or book report about some text referenced by the show in a previous episode. For example, last week, I flipped though Haroun and the Sea of the Stories hoping to find insight about tonight’s episode of Lost, “Happily Ever After,” which focuses on Desmond Hume. (Thanks to several readers, including Twitter follower @z6az6ouz for pointing out to me that “Haroun” is Arabic for “Aaron.”) Beginning with this Friday’s column, I’m going start doing something very different. Judging from the message boards and my e-mail, you have questions that need to be answered and opinions that need to be aired about this alternately absorbing and confounding final season of Lost. What you want from this wholly fake “Doc” is to act more like a semi-fake “Doc” and provide some truly useful analytical R/X to remedy your chronic confusion. You’re still going to get crazy theories from me. But here in these last days of acquaintance, I’d rather use the unique opportunity of this column to be talking with you, not at you, about Lost.
This is how it will work. If you have a burning question, glorious praise, or scathing criticism of the new episode of Lost, send me an e-mail at docjensenew@gmail.com by end of day Wednesday. I’ll respond to as many of the most urgent and topical inquiries as space can allow in my Friday column. I encourage you take advantage of this service, for as we get closer and closer to the finale, I suspect your questions will only intensify, leaving you itchier than a lonesome gold prospector after a nugget-blowing night at a Deadwood bordello. So tomorrow, after my fatty recap leaves you uncomfortably full and woefully undernourished, please: send me an e-mail with your question and I’ll do you right on Friday.
Let’s give this bold new idea a test run today. Pretend it’s last week. You just watched “The Package,” and you have this one burning question about a certain something that happened in the episode — something that for some seemingly inexplicable reason I chose not to write about in my recap. So you decide to write me an email. The e-mail would be something like this email sent to me by reader Crit Obara:
Hey Doc! I didn’t pick up on it at first, but someone pointed it out so I went back and listened a handful of times, and now I’m 99 percent certain that Keamy told Jin “I’m gonna strap you in here just in case you figure out what’s about to happen to your island.” What in the world could that mean!?
My response to such an e-mail would like this:
Yo, Crit! Your name rocks! You know, when I first heard that Keamy line, I heard what everyone else seemed to hear, too, but I was so certain that I was hearing it wrong that I assumed I truly was wrong and chose to just ignore it. So I was pretty disappointed in myself for not trusting my ears — or rather, for not trusting that everyone else would hear (or mishear) the line the same way. My official position on the matter is that until I am told differently, I am going to continue to assume that Keamy really didn’t say what it sure sounds like he said, that we’re dealing with a phonic irony produced by Keamy’s affected speech. But I wish it were legit! I love this theory: that the barrier between realities is breaking down and causing weird temporal/continuity blips. This theory would argue that even Keamy wasn’t aware of what he said, thanks to “No English!” Jin’s inability to understand what he said and comment on his captor’s Freudian time-slip of the tongue. This odd anomaly could foreshadow a larger breakdown between the Island and Sideways realities. Ditto: the appearance last week by Mikhail Bakunin, named after the Russian anarchist; in today’s Totally Lost, I speculate that Mikhail’s chaos-creating cameo was an omen of more cosmic anarchy to come. Anyway, thanks for writing, Crit!
Anyway, you get the gist. From here on out, I’ll be using the Doc Jensen column to facilitate an of-the-moment conversation about Lost matters that matter the most to you. We shall launch this glorious new era of constructive dialogue on Friday. My guess is most of your questions will be about Desmond. In fact, besides the Keamy thing, Desmond seems to be top of mind for most over-thinking Lost fans. Here’s a sampling of the Desmond-themed e-mail I’ve received this week, beginning with this letter, which intersects with a certain widely despised theory that I shared with you a few weeks ago…
Just finished reading your recap of “The Package.” I was surprised to see that, given your recent theory that Daniel Faraday is Smokey [or at least swallowed up inside him somehow; see Thor Annual #10 for Atum the Demiurge], that you didn’t mention that Desmond Hume being the Package, or Widmore’s ace in the hole, could be related to the fact that Desmond is Daniel Faraday’s constant. Being corrupted into Smokey would certainly classify as “If anything goes wrong…” Were you just saving this? Or have you lost faith in Faraday as Smokey Theory? — Marc, Columbus, Ohio
First, let me make something clear. I don’t really watch Lost through the perspective of my theories. I try to leave all my crazy conjectures behind with each new episode. Some weeks I’m more successful at doing that than others. But seriously, the fun of theorizing comes from thinking about possibilities, not trying to be right. That said, to Marc’s question, I have lost a little faith in my Dan The Smoke Man theory since postulating it in my recap of “Recon.” In fact, I found myself losing faith in it about 10 seconds after posting it. (Most of my theories leave me with that kind of beer-goggle regret.) What really smashed my Smokey = Faraday conviction was “Ab Aeterno.” It seems clear to me that Smokey isn’t a puzzle of mysterious identity but rather a very specific character with a very specific backstory that we have not yet been told. I remain convinced that he is somehow linked to/responsible for The Island’s dead, that he may manage or even hold within himself the souls of anyone who has slipped the coil on The Island. But I don’t think he’s actually Daniel Faraday in disguise or a hive mind of various disembodied souls… though I have to admit your Desmond conjecture leaves me newly excited by my theory. I dig the Atum/Thor connection! Regardless: what is it about Desmond that Charles Widmore would consider him an effective anti-Smokey device? I hope tonight’s episode sheds illumination on the matter…
Or maybe reader Stacy has the answer:
I’ve been thinking about the preview for “Happily Ever After” and have a theory on why “the island isn’t done” with Desmond yet. So he was pushing a button for years in a hatch sitting on top of a huge pocket of electromagnetic energy. What if this gave him radiation poisoning of sorts, but in a good way that made him immune to Smokey? So now, he’s the only one that can truly stop him because he has nothing to fear!
Stacy, I do think Desmond’s days marinating in the half-life of The Island’s Chernobyl and slowly becoming a Hulk-like super-sponge of radiation has something to do with his importance to Widmore’s plans. But maybe it’s more about the specific ability that blossomed out of that absorption of awful-awesome energies. Responding to a suggestion I made in last week’s summary of “The Package,” reader Ken counters:
Maybe Desmond isn’t Sideways Desmond, as you purpose in your latest recap. Maybe he is necessary because he can project his mind into his body of another time (as we have seen in previous episodes, like “The Constant.”) Maybe he can also project his mind into his body of another reality and that is how the castaways will get to the Sideways-verse.
Cool conjectures, Ken. Permit me to build onto them by reminding everyone how Desmond was able to survive the time travel sickness that killed characters like Minkowski (Fisher Stevens) in season 4. His secret to keeping his mind and his life: Penelope, his emotional and spiritual “constant,” the anchor that kept him grounded in the present. Maybe we’re going to find out that somewhere on The Island, there exists the means to travel between realities, and Charles Widmore is going to use Desmond as a guinea pig to test the process. He’s Widmore’s Manhattan (project) Transfer! Don’t call Desmond a Spaceman — call him an Inter-Spaceman! (That thought suddenly reminds me of Walt. Is that why The Others wanted him? Not only to motivate Michael to action, but to see if his unique, seemingly supernatural mental abilities made him a suitable Alternanaut?)
In “Ab Aeterno,” Richard accidentally killed the doctor by pushing him. The doctor fell down and hit the back of his head, dying soon after. As this was happening, I couldn’t help but think of the scene when Desmond fought his former Hatch partner, Kelvin Inman, who fell against the rocks, hits the back of his head, and died. We saw blood coming from both of these dying men’s heads. I have to say this connection is intentional. What are your thoughts? — Amelia, Minnetonka, MN
I agree, Amelia, it seemed like Lost was begging a Richard-Desmond comparison. So it makes me wonder if we’re being set up for a story that will accentuate their differences. The more I think about “Ab Aeterno,” the more I wonder if what we got was the opposite of “The Constant.” In that classic episode, we got an example of Island magic facilitating a connection between lovers (Des and Pen) separated by time and space. Same deal in “Ab Aeterno.” Via Ghost Whisperer Hurley, Richard got to have a date with his dead wife, Isabella. But whereas the DesPen hook up was legit, I suspect Richabella’s spectral skyping was a Smokey-engineered con designed to manipulate Alpert to make his Force 10 From Navarone play on the Ajira plane on Hydra Island.
And with that, this week’s countdown to Lost comes to a close. The new episode of Totally Lost awaits, and if you like cryptic-fun teases, we have three puzzlers embedded in the usual mix of mirth and blather that is our specialty. (Our = my co-host Dan Snierson and our producer/editor extraordinaire, the czar of the subtitle zinger, Jason Averett.) Yunjin Kim also makes a brief appearance in this episode and says… something. If you speak Korean — or can revive Mikhail Bakunin from the dead — please drop us a line and let us know what exactly she said about us. A special note for those bleeding edge Apple people with those fancy new iPads: If you have any trouble viewing videos in PopWatch or if you’re on an iPhone/iPad, head over to the Totally Lost hub to watch Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Later tonight, I’ll have an instant reaction to “Happily Ever After,” and tomorrow, I’ll have a full recap of the episode for your reading pleasure/derision. (I’m full service that way. Need someone to hate? I can be that for you. I can be the loathsome Other to your sad, miserable, despairing Claire.) Follow me on Twitter @ewdocjensen. Send me e-mails at docjensenew@gmail. Or just go about your business and have an awesome day. Yes! Do that!
Doc Jensen
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
A couple find themselves thanks to their 'Lost' work
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
By Michael Wilson, New York Times News Service
The ABC drama "Lost" --whose cast includes Terry O'Quinn, left, and Josh Holloway -- has spawned fan sites and podcasts, including one created by a couple in Hawaii.The action on "Lost" takes place in the wilds of adventure reels and pulp paperbacks, racing through island jungles and in and out of submarines, caves, an underground lair beneath a heavy hatch and the torch-lit temple of the Others. But "The Transmission," despite its place among many fans as the definitive weekly podcast about "Lost," plays out in the far less exotic -- if still dangerous -- toy room of the Ozawa family in Honolulu.
"If we move our feet," said Ryan Ozawa, father of three, "we'll knock over something that squeaks."
"The Transmission," at hawaiiup.com/lost, was created in 2005 by Mr. Ozawa, 35, and his wife, Jen, 37. Every week they recap the plot in their trademark "under eight minutes" speed style, already setting them apart from the exhaustive, and exhausting, rehashings of some of their peers. Then they sit back and discuss the episode in further depth, plumbing myriad rabbit holes, flushing red herrings, calling out the writers for the occasional weak segment, replaying voice-mail messages left by fans and generally having a ball.
"We're spending a lot more time together than before the podcast," Mr. Ozawa said in a joint telephone interview with his wife. "In terms of what it's done for us, I love it. We're nerdy together, so that's a good thing."
The good thing called "Lost," however, must soon come to an end. The show about castaways who crash-landed on a mysterious island has been hailed as a new benchmark in serial drama, and its creators have been lauded for their decision to pull the plug with the finale on May 23 after six seasons before staleness set in. But being left behind are the legions of fans who dissect the show's every plot twist online and off -- lostpedia.wikia.com and thefuselage.com are among the more popular Web destinations -- in numbers unlike any other television show. What will become of them, the new castaways left to wander around with no smoke monster or Man in Black (or are they the same thing?) to look forward to on Tuesday nights?
"I get this question a lot," said Jeff Jensen, an Entertainment Weekly writer who cranks out two multi-thousand-word columns and a video about "Lost" every week. "Apparently no one had paid attention to anything I had written before now."
"When it's over, it'll be like there's a short-term joy," he added. " 'OK, that's the story, that's over.' I'll never have to pull all-nighters writing about this show again."
For others, the end of the road is still a long way off.
"How is it any different than reading a book?" said Nikki Stafford, author of a series of "Finding Lost" guide books. "Once you get to the end of a Dickens book, can you not discuss it? When it ends, you can really start to analyze the show going back to the beginning."
For the Ozawas "Lost" has been a special gift. For a few hours each week the agita and logistics of work and child rearing fall away. Every Saturday night the kids go to bed, Mr. Ozawa turns on his laptop and two microphones, and a man and woman together 16 years turn into just another couple of geeks. Their obvious delight in each other's company makes them stand out not only among "Lost" podcasts, where fanboys rule, but among many married-couple podcasts and, for that matter, many married couples.
If this were a "Lost" episode, here would be the flashback: They met at the University of Hawaii at Hilo in 1994. She was the daughter of a Navy man and was born in Florida. He was a native.
"He came over to our table -- a mutual friend brought him over," Ms. Ozawa said. "I just immediately thought Ryan was really interesting because he was funny and charming and not like any of the guys we went to school with."
His version: "This guy said, 'Come meet these great ladies,' and it was awesome."
They lived together through college, married in November 1997 and had their first child, Katie, in January 1998. ("You do the math," he said.) They've lived in Hawaii ever since and followed Katie with two sons, Zachary, who is 7, and Alex, 5. Mr. Ozawa, a self-described technologist who works at a real estate data firm, has toes in every communication medium: a public radio show about technology, a blog about life in Hawaii, a "Lost" blog and a regular morning guest spot on a local TV station to discuss the show.
"The Transmission" is not his first podcast but a spinoff of another, "HawaiiUP," on which his wife was a featured player.
"He was going to follow me around with a tape recorder, and the segment would be called 'Annoy the Wife,' " she said. "I actually came on and just talked about stuff, whatever movies we've seen and TV we were watching."
That, auspiciously, included the first season of "Lost." They discovered a fan base with a seemingly bottomless appetite for postmortem chat, and decided to start a new podcast with the premiere of Season 2 in 2005.
"Aloha from the island," a nervous-sounding Ms. Ozawa said that day. "My name is Jen."
"And I'm Ryan," Mr. Ozawa said.
"Mahalo," she said. "Thank you for listening."
Their style was stiff, more formal than today, when it can seem as if the listener is eavesdropping instead of being spoken to. (There was a recording hiatus during much of the third and fourth seasons, but the Ozawas backfilled the gaps in their podcast.)
Back to the present: Their "Lost" week begins around 8:20 on Tuesday nights, when they tune in to their DVR while the episode is in progress, to skip over commercials. "Anything Jen yells out loud I write down," Mr. Ozawa said. " 'You don't like Kate,' X, Y and Z."
Afterward they chat a while, and then she goes to bed while he posts their reactions on their "Transmission" Web site. In a very short time it is not unusual for 300 people to comment, he said, and their voice mail gets 30 or 40 calls a week.
"We have regulars," many of whom are known by their locations, he said. "I know that 'Yann from France' isn't going to like this episode. We have a gal in Turkey who comments regularly. There's a guy up the street from us who comments. It's a nice mix."
The next morning Mr. Ozawa appears on KITV with a few talking points. He wears a Hawaiian shirt and says things you don't normally hear on the news, such as: "Obviously the parallels between Claire's character and Danielle Rousseau's character, the crazy French woman from early on, are key."
(They believe that only once did they miss an episode on the night it was broadcast, when they went to a Journey concert. Mr. Ozawa faked it on the news the next morning.)
As the weekend approaches, she sifts through the e-mail, while he transcribes voice mail. He comes up with notes with topics he'd like to hit, voice mails he'd like to play and spoilers he plans to share based on eyewitness accounts of scenes as they are shot in Hawaii. They figure they put in about 10 hours a week for a 90-minute podcast.
Mr. Ozawa maintains that, oddly enough, the experience makes him a better husband. "We get along better and more consistently because we feel that it serves a greater purpose than just us -- not that our kids aren't our greatest purpose," he said. "I can see myself behaving differently and not being a big jerk and stuff, because I want Jen to be in a good mood."
Finally, Saturday arrives, and "then it's just a matter of getting the kids to bed so we can record," he said. About three hours later Mrs. Ozawa again heads for bed, while he uploads the podcast, finally finishing around 2 a.m. Sunday. They took on a corporate sponsor, Audible.com (an Amazon.com subsidiary), some time back and are paid enough to have traveled to that most celebrated geek paradise, the Comic-Con convention in San Diego, to get news on the show and meet fans.
Flash ahead to May 23, the finale: "We're probably going to cry all the way through it because it is such a central part of our lives," Mr. Ozawa said.
But Ms. Ozawa seemed quite ready to greet the morning sun on May 24. "To be completely honest, it will be sort of a relief in a way," she said. "We can start doing other stuff."
Not so fast. There is the lingering matter of Season 1, which predates the podcast.
"People have asked us ...," Mr. Ozawa said.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10097/1048306-67.stm
By Michael Wilson, New York Times News Service
The ABC drama "Lost" --whose cast includes Terry O'Quinn, left, and Josh Holloway -- has spawned fan sites and podcasts, including one created by a couple in Hawaii.The action on "Lost" takes place in the wilds of adventure reels and pulp paperbacks, racing through island jungles and in and out of submarines, caves, an underground lair beneath a heavy hatch and the torch-lit temple of the Others. But "The Transmission," despite its place among many fans as the definitive weekly podcast about "Lost," plays out in the far less exotic -- if still dangerous -- toy room of the Ozawa family in Honolulu.
"If we move our feet," said Ryan Ozawa, father of three, "we'll knock over something that squeaks."
"The Transmission," at hawaiiup.com/lost, was created in 2005 by Mr. Ozawa, 35, and his wife, Jen, 37. Every week they recap the plot in their trademark "under eight minutes" speed style, already setting them apart from the exhaustive, and exhausting, rehashings of some of their peers. Then they sit back and discuss the episode in further depth, plumbing myriad rabbit holes, flushing red herrings, calling out the writers for the occasional weak segment, replaying voice-mail messages left by fans and generally having a ball.
"We're spending a lot more time together than before the podcast," Mr. Ozawa said in a joint telephone interview with his wife. "In terms of what it's done for us, I love it. We're nerdy together, so that's a good thing."
The good thing called "Lost," however, must soon come to an end. The show about castaways who crash-landed on a mysterious island has been hailed as a new benchmark in serial drama, and its creators have been lauded for their decision to pull the plug with the finale on May 23 after six seasons before staleness set in. But being left behind are the legions of fans who dissect the show's every plot twist online and off -- lostpedia.wikia.com and thefuselage.com are among the more popular Web destinations -- in numbers unlike any other television show. What will become of them, the new castaways left to wander around with no smoke monster or Man in Black (or are they the same thing?) to look forward to on Tuesday nights?
"I get this question a lot," said Jeff Jensen, an Entertainment Weekly writer who cranks out two multi-thousand-word columns and a video about "Lost" every week. "Apparently no one had paid attention to anything I had written before now."
"When it's over, it'll be like there's a short-term joy," he added. " 'OK, that's the story, that's over.' I'll never have to pull all-nighters writing about this show again."
For others, the end of the road is still a long way off.
"How is it any different than reading a book?" said Nikki Stafford, author of a series of "Finding Lost" guide books. "Once you get to the end of a Dickens book, can you not discuss it? When it ends, you can really start to analyze the show going back to the beginning."
For the Ozawas "Lost" has been a special gift. For a few hours each week the agita and logistics of work and child rearing fall away. Every Saturday night the kids go to bed, Mr. Ozawa turns on his laptop and two microphones, and a man and woman together 16 years turn into just another couple of geeks. Their obvious delight in each other's company makes them stand out not only among "Lost" podcasts, where fanboys rule, but among many married-couple podcasts and, for that matter, many married couples.
If this were a "Lost" episode, here would be the flashback: They met at the University of Hawaii at Hilo in 1994. She was the daughter of a Navy man and was born in Florida. He was a native.
"He came over to our table -- a mutual friend brought him over," Ms. Ozawa said. "I just immediately thought Ryan was really interesting because he was funny and charming and not like any of the guys we went to school with."
His version: "This guy said, 'Come meet these great ladies,' and it was awesome."
They lived together through college, married in November 1997 and had their first child, Katie, in January 1998. ("You do the math," he said.) They've lived in Hawaii ever since and followed Katie with two sons, Zachary, who is 7, and Alex, 5. Mr. Ozawa, a self-described technologist who works at a real estate data firm, has toes in every communication medium: a public radio show about technology, a blog about life in Hawaii, a "Lost" blog and a regular morning guest spot on a local TV station to discuss the show.
"The Transmission" is not his first podcast but a spinoff of another, "HawaiiUP," on which his wife was a featured player.
"He was going to follow me around with a tape recorder, and the segment would be called 'Annoy the Wife,' " she said. "I actually came on and just talked about stuff, whatever movies we've seen and TV we were watching."
That, auspiciously, included the first season of "Lost." They discovered a fan base with a seemingly bottomless appetite for postmortem chat, and decided to start a new podcast with the premiere of Season 2 in 2005.
"Aloha from the island," a nervous-sounding Ms. Ozawa said that day. "My name is Jen."
"And I'm Ryan," Mr. Ozawa said.
"Mahalo," she said. "Thank you for listening."
Their style was stiff, more formal than today, when it can seem as if the listener is eavesdropping instead of being spoken to. (There was a recording hiatus during much of the third and fourth seasons, but the Ozawas backfilled the gaps in their podcast.)
Back to the present: Their "Lost" week begins around 8:20 on Tuesday nights, when they tune in to their DVR while the episode is in progress, to skip over commercials. "Anything Jen yells out loud I write down," Mr. Ozawa said. " 'You don't like Kate,' X, Y and Z."
Afterward they chat a while, and then she goes to bed while he posts their reactions on their "Transmission" Web site. In a very short time it is not unusual for 300 people to comment, he said, and their voice mail gets 30 or 40 calls a week.
"We have regulars," many of whom are known by their locations, he said. "I know that 'Yann from France' isn't going to like this episode. We have a gal in Turkey who comments regularly. There's a guy up the street from us who comments. It's a nice mix."
The next morning Mr. Ozawa appears on KITV with a few talking points. He wears a Hawaiian shirt and says things you don't normally hear on the news, such as: "Obviously the parallels between Claire's character and Danielle Rousseau's character, the crazy French woman from early on, are key."
(They believe that only once did they miss an episode on the night it was broadcast, when they went to a Journey concert. Mr. Ozawa faked it on the news the next morning.)
As the weekend approaches, she sifts through the e-mail, while he transcribes voice mail. He comes up with notes with topics he'd like to hit, voice mails he'd like to play and spoilers he plans to share based on eyewitness accounts of scenes as they are shot in Hawaii. They figure they put in about 10 hours a week for a 90-minute podcast.
Mr. Ozawa maintains that, oddly enough, the experience makes him a better husband. "We get along better and more consistently because we feel that it serves a greater purpose than just us -- not that our kids aren't our greatest purpose," he said. "I can see myself behaving differently and not being a big jerk and stuff, because I want Jen to be in a good mood."
Finally, Saturday arrives, and "then it's just a matter of getting the kids to bed so we can record," he said. About three hours later Mrs. Ozawa again heads for bed, while he uploads the podcast, finally finishing around 2 a.m. Sunday. They took on a corporate sponsor, Audible.com (an Amazon.com subsidiary), some time back and are paid enough to have traveled to that most celebrated geek paradise, the Comic-Con convention in San Diego, to get news on the show and meet fans.
Flash ahead to May 23, the finale: "We're probably going to cry all the way through it because it is such a central part of our lives," Mr. Ozawa said.
But Ms. Ozawa seemed quite ready to greet the morning sun on May 24. "To be completely honest, it will be sort of a relief in a way," she said. "We can start doing other stuff."
Not so fast. There is the lingering matter of Season 1, which predates the podcast.
"People have asked us ...," Mr. Ozawa said.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10097/1048306-67.stm
"The Package" Poll Results
What did you think of "The Package"
As AWESOME as Jin getting to see Ji Yeon for the first time. 5 (35%)
As GREAT as Sun's flirtation 5 (35%)
OK 4 (28%)
As BAD as Zoe's botched MIB camp raid 0 (0%)
As HORRIBLE as having to listen to Keemy's creepy thoughts about love 0 (0%)
Votes so far: 14
What were your favorate moments in "The Package"?
Sun's flirtation with Jin 6 (35%)
Seeing Keemy and Omar again 3 (17%)
Mikail!!!!! 6 (35%)
Omar's reply to Keemy's Arab comment 2 (11%)
Keemy talking to Jin about what the heart wants 2 (11%)
Zoe's raid on MIB's camp 3 (17%)
MIB/Locke's meeting with Sun 3 (17%)
Sun in her gardin again 2 (11%)
Jin seeing Ji Yeon for the first time 10 (58%)
Room 23!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8 (47%)
The Desmond reveal 9 (52%)
Sayid coming up from the water 3 (17%)
The MIB/Locke Widmore confrontation 6 (35%)
Sun's Aphasia 0 (0%)
Sun and Jack's conversation on the beach 6 (35%)
Widmore meeting with Jin 1 (5%)
Votes so far: 17
As AWESOME as Jin getting to see Ji Yeon for the first time. 5 (35%)
As GREAT as Sun's flirtation 5 (35%)
OK 4 (28%)
As BAD as Zoe's botched MIB camp raid 0 (0%)
As HORRIBLE as having to listen to Keemy's creepy thoughts about love 0 (0%)
Votes so far: 14
What were your favorate moments in "The Package"?
Sun's flirtation with Jin 6 (35%)
Seeing Keemy and Omar again 3 (17%)
Mikail!!!!! 6 (35%)
Omar's reply to Keemy's Arab comment 2 (11%)
Keemy talking to Jin about what the heart wants 2 (11%)
Zoe's raid on MIB's camp 3 (17%)
MIB/Locke's meeting with Sun 3 (17%)
Sun in her gardin again 2 (11%)
Jin seeing Ji Yeon for the first time 10 (58%)
Room 23!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8 (47%)
The Desmond reveal 9 (52%)
Sayid coming up from the water 3 (17%)
The MIB/Locke Widmore confrontation 6 (35%)
Sun's Aphasia 0 (0%)
Sun and Jack's conversation on the beach 6 (35%)
Widmore meeting with Jin 1 (5%)
Votes so far: 17
'Lost' Emmy mystery solved: Terry O'Quinn returns to the supporting-actor race
April 5, 2010 1:47 pm
Among all of the "Lost" cliffhangers looming as the past Emmy champ as best drama series (2006) airs its final TV episodes, fans wonder: Will Terry O'Quinn (winner, supporting actor in a drama, 2007) return to the derby after bowing out last year? And, if so, will he go lead or supporting? His role as the demonic "Man in Black" during the show's final season has been so prominent that he could certainly opt to jump up to the lead race.
But several months after Terry O'Quinn won in 2007, he told viewers of "The View" that he might not leap into any Emmy race: "My view was that, when you win an Emmy for a role, you ought to be ineligible for it again – for a while – maybe for a year or two or maybe not at all – till you get another role."
Apparently, O'Quinn now believes enough time has passed since his victory. He's rejoining the derby – and going supporting. He told our forums moderator Chris "Boomer" Beachum that he's going supporting because "all roles are supporting … whatever one calls them."
"I'm happy Terry's back in the race," cheers our other forums moderator Robert "Rob L" Licuria (AwardsHeaven.net). "He's the favorite."
Boomer notes that O'Quinn lived up to his promise to step aside after winning, "but obviously decided to take one last shot since the show is going off the air. He also has somewhat of a loophole in his theory since he isn't exactly playing 'John Locke' anymore. His character technically died and that body is inhabited by a dark possibly evil character usually called the 'Man in Black.'"
Here are the opinions of two of our forum posters. MissyGal says, "Well, that solidifies that O'Quinn and Michael Emerson will land supporting nods. As this point, I can't see O'Quinn losing." Hodag129 confesses, "Mixed feelings ... This essentially kills any shot Josh Holloway had at getting a nom. There's just too many other great supporting actors I cant see Lost getting 3 noms in this category. Unless Holloway does something amazing here in the finale and gets a lot of buzz."
O'Quinn's return to the Emmy supporting race sets up a sensitive clash: He'll compete against costar Michael Emerson, who won last year. Other strong contenders include 2009 nominees Aaron Paul ("Breaking Bad") and John Slattery ("Mad Men"). Patrick Dempsey ("Grey's Anatomy") and Vincent Kartheiser ("Mad Men") are also hefty contenders plus newcomers John Goodman ("Treme"), Craig T. Nelson ("Parenthood"), Chris Noth ("The Good Wife") and Campbell Scott and Martin Short ("Damages").
Below, watch O'Quinn's appearance on "The View" in 2008 when he voiced his plan to bow out of the derby. The discussion begins about five minutes into this clip.
http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2010/04/lost-abc-tv-terry-oquinn-michael-emerson-matthew-fox-news-.html
Among all of the "Lost" cliffhangers looming as the past Emmy champ as best drama series (2006) airs its final TV episodes, fans wonder: Will Terry O'Quinn (winner, supporting actor in a drama, 2007) return to the derby after bowing out last year? And, if so, will he go lead or supporting? His role as the demonic "Man in Black" during the show's final season has been so prominent that he could certainly opt to jump up to the lead race.
But several months after Terry O'Quinn won in 2007, he told viewers of "The View" that he might not leap into any Emmy race: "My view was that, when you win an Emmy for a role, you ought to be ineligible for it again – for a while – maybe for a year or two or maybe not at all – till you get another role."
Apparently, O'Quinn now believes enough time has passed since his victory. He's rejoining the derby – and going supporting. He told our forums moderator Chris "Boomer" Beachum that he's going supporting because "all roles are supporting … whatever one calls them."
"I'm happy Terry's back in the race," cheers our other forums moderator Robert "Rob L" Licuria (AwardsHeaven.net). "He's the favorite."
Boomer notes that O'Quinn lived up to his promise to step aside after winning, "but obviously decided to take one last shot since the show is going off the air. He also has somewhat of a loophole in his theory since he isn't exactly playing 'John Locke' anymore. His character technically died and that body is inhabited by a dark possibly evil character usually called the 'Man in Black.'"
Here are the opinions of two of our forum posters. MissyGal says, "Well, that solidifies that O'Quinn and Michael Emerson will land supporting nods. As this point, I can't see O'Quinn losing." Hodag129 confesses, "Mixed feelings ... This essentially kills any shot Josh Holloway had at getting a nom. There's just too many other great supporting actors I cant see Lost getting 3 noms in this category. Unless Holloway does something amazing here in the finale and gets a lot of buzz."
O'Quinn's return to the Emmy supporting race sets up a sensitive clash: He'll compete against costar Michael Emerson, who won last year. Other strong contenders include 2009 nominees Aaron Paul ("Breaking Bad") and John Slattery ("Mad Men"). Patrick Dempsey ("Grey's Anatomy") and Vincent Kartheiser ("Mad Men") are also hefty contenders plus newcomers John Goodman ("Treme"), Craig T. Nelson ("Parenthood"), Chris Noth ("The Good Wife") and Campbell Scott and Martin Short ("Damages").
Below, watch O'Quinn's appearance on "The View" in 2008 when he voiced his plan to bow out of the derby. The discussion begins about five minutes into this clip.
http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2010/04/lost-abc-tv-terry-oquinn-michael-emerson-matthew-fox-news-.html
Saturday, April 3, 2010
ABC Press Release: “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE” AFTER THE FINALE OF “LOST”
SUNDAY, MAY 23 ON ABC
On May 23, fans of “LOST” say goodbye to ABC’s groundbreaking series. Following the finale, the stars and producers join Jimmy Kimmel for “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: ALOHA TO LOST” SUNDAY, MAY 23, at 11:35 p.m. – 12:35 a.m., ET on ABC.
After the final episode, longtime “LOST” fan Jimmy Kimmel hosts an hour-long analysis of and farewell to one of television’s most beloved series with appearances from executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, alternate endings, and live interviews with cast members.
“JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: ALOHA TO LOST” is the culmination of a six year-long relationship between “LOST” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Each Tuesday night, Kimmel discusses the show and features “Secrets of ‘LOST’” (comedic “insight” into the mysteries of the island from Evangeline Lilly, Michael Emerson, Jorge Garcia, Daniel Dae Kim, Elizabeth Mitchell, and more). Cast members including Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Josh Holloway, Jorge Garcia, Michael Emerson, Daniel Dae Kim, Yunjin Kim, Terry O’Quinn and former cast members Dominic Monaghan and Elizabeth Mitchell appear regularly on Kimmel’s couch and producers Lindelof, Cuse, and JJ Abrams make regular guest appearances as well.
For any fan of “LOST,” this event is not to be missed. After the secrets of the island are revealed, go back in time one last time with Jimmy Kimmel. The “LOST” finale event airs Sunday, May 23 from 9:00-11:00 p.m., ET on ABC and “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: ALOHA TO LOST” will air immediately after the local news at 11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m., ET.
Jimmy Kimmel and Jill Leiderman serve as executive producers of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Jason Schrift and Douglas DeLuca serve as co-executive producers. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” is shot live in front of a studio audience and produced by Jackhole Industries in association with ABC Studios. For more go to www.jimmykimmellive.net
– ABC –
On May 23, fans of “LOST” say goodbye to ABC’s groundbreaking series. Following the finale, the stars and producers join Jimmy Kimmel for “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: ALOHA TO LOST” SUNDAY, MAY 23, at 11:35 p.m. – 12:35 a.m., ET on ABC.
After the final episode, longtime “LOST” fan Jimmy Kimmel hosts an hour-long analysis of and farewell to one of television’s most beloved series with appearances from executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, alternate endings, and live interviews with cast members.
“JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: ALOHA TO LOST” is the culmination of a six year-long relationship between “LOST” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Each Tuesday night, Kimmel discusses the show and features “Secrets of ‘LOST’” (comedic “insight” into the mysteries of the island from Evangeline Lilly, Michael Emerson, Jorge Garcia, Daniel Dae Kim, Elizabeth Mitchell, and more). Cast members including Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Josh Holloway, Jorge Garcia, Michael Emerson, Daniel Dae Kim, Yunjin Kim, Terry O’Quinn and former cast members Dominic Monaghan and Elizabeth Mitchell appear regularly on Kimmel’s couch and producers Lindelof, Cuse, and JJ Abrams make regular guest appearances as well.
For any fan of “LOST,” this event is not to be missed. After the secrets of the island are revealed, go back in time one last time with Jimmy Kimmel. The “LOST” finale event airs Sunday, May 23 from 9:00-11:00 p.m., ET on ABC and “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: ALOHA TO LOST” will air immediately after the local news at 11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m., ET.
Jimmy Kimmel and Jill Leiderman serve as executive producers of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Jason Schrift and Douglas DeLuca serve as co-executive producers. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” is shot live in front of a studio audience and produced by Jackhole Industries in association with ABC Studios. For more go to www.jimmykimmellive.net
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Doc Jensen: 'Lost' recap: The Complete 'Package'
Sun and Jin get lost in translation thanks to all the Island double-speak
By Jeff Jensen Mar 31, 2010
The dream of a happy ending for Jin and Sun died in me last night. Maybe it was the dispiriting experience of watching Sun's systematic deconstruction across two different worlds in a story in which it seemed the God of all possible worlds had declared war on her. On the Island, she lost her voice — the consequence of dark magic that stripped away her English. In the Sideways reality, she was brought to the brink of losing her very life, plus the life of her unborn child, and was left to dangle there, her fate to be determined another time, in someone else's story. Maybe it was the discouraging experience of watching Jin get so easily jerked around by some very powerful, very charismatic villains who could cloud his mind by playing to his heart. On the Island, it was Charles Widmore, promising him reunion with his family and deliverance from evil. In the Sideways reality, it was Martin Keamy, who mocked his romantic ideals to his face and managed to get him to say ''thank you'' for doing so. But mostly, my despair comes from not knowing how the hell to parse the parable of the tomato, the lone living vegetable from Sun's ravaged Island garden. Is it a symbol of stubborn hope? Or is it just a symbol of stubbornness? Is it a symbol of valentine red love? Or is it a symbol of blinding red rage? Do Jin and Sun need to learn to hold on to their dreams at all cost — or do they need to learn to let go lest those dreams damn their individual souls? Damn inscrutable tomato! Thou doest vex me!
By Jeff Jensen Mar 31, 2010
The dream of a happy ending for Jin and Sun died in me last night. Maybe it was the dispiriting experience of watching Sun's systematic deconstruction across two different worlds in a story in which it seemed the God of all possible worlds had declared war on her. On the Island, she lost her voice — the consequence of dark magic that stripped away her English. In the Sideways reality, she was brought to the brink of losing her very life, plus the life of her unborn child, and was left to dangle there, her fate to be determined another time, in someone else's story. Maybe it was the discouraging experience of watching Jin get so easily jerked around by some very powerful, very charismatic villains who could cloud his mind by playing to his heart. On the Island, it was Charles Widmore, promising him reunion with his family and deliverance from evil. In the Sideways reality, it was Martin Keamy, who mocked his romantic ideals to his face and managed to get him to say ''thank you'' for doing so. But mostly, my despair comes from not knowing how the hell to parse the parable of the tomato, the lone living vegetable from Sun's ravaged Island garden. Is it a symbol of stubborn hope? Or is it just a symbol of stubbornness? Is it a symbol of valentine red love? Or is it a symbol of blinding red rage? Do Jin and Sun need to learn to hold on to their dreams at all cost — or do they need to learn to let go lest those dreams damn their individual souls? Damn inscrutable tomato! Thou doest vex me!
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