All Posts Tagged With: "LOST"

Okay, I know I just posted videos for Dollhouse, but I don’t want to waste time in posting this awesome video for Fringe with series creator J.J. Abrams. I want to thank TVGuide.com for the video, and from that link you can also read more with Abrams.

What can you tell from the video? Well, I don’t know how keen you are (kidding) but what I sense (and have sensed since Felicity aired) is that J.J Abrams is a man of enormous creative talent. You might know his name in association with the TV shows Alias, Lost, or the movie Cloverfield. Now he’s bringing us his new show, Fringe. Abrams is a fan of mysteries (at least I think this is a fair guess) and he’s rethinking his methods of how he develops and shows them.

Even if you never watched Cloverfield, I bet you know what it is, and you were interested in it - talking about it with friends in the car or strangers online because of that amazing viral marketing campaign that they had. It pulled you into it, like uh - well, substitute your own brand of metaphor here.

Alias was frickin’ amazing and powerful in the first two (or three) seasons. After that, it did lose some of the magic, the center didn’t hold (yes I’m thinking of both a Sylvia Plath poem and a scene from Bones as I type that). There were too many things going on, people were confused, and you lost what made the show so great at the beginning. When it ended, there was a bit more of a sigh of relief than anything else.

Abrams realized that Alias didn’t end as well as it could have, I’m guessing, which is why he advance-planned the date for the end of Lost. And Lost, as all fans know, has more than its fair share of mysteries. Giving Lost an end-date tells people to hang on, it tells them there is a specific plan. With a show like that, that really helps. They can set the pacing.

Another thing that stands out to me, about Abrams, is how passionate he is about his projects. I think he’s a fanboy himself. He’s humble, he wears cute glasses, and well - I’m just a big fan! I’m curious to hear what you guys think of what Fringe will be. Are you excited to see it? Don’t you want to watch just to see Joshua Jackson back on TV? (Or is the Joshua thing just a me-thing?)

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A long time ago, we used to be friends* with a bunch of angsty teens that lived on a creek. Remember those days? Yeah. Those were some pretty great days.

Today my Dawson’s Creek season 6 box set arrived from the library (yea, buddy - I’m cheap). The sixth season is the last season. And I think most fans will agree that seasons five and six are pretty lackluster (read: mostly a suckfest). It always feels like, ‘Really? Where’s the Creek magic? Why does Jack Osbourne have a cameo? Why can’t Andie McPhee come back?’ I don’t think I can actually handle watching the series finale again. I watched it at first (all those years ago), with a couple of friends. So I held it together in that first viewing, no tears. Maybe just a little bit of mist. But that’s all. Honest!

But… when I watched it by myself…oh noooo. SO MANY TEARS. Because, oh God…Jen! Also, the line Dawson’s delivers about, ‘I guess this threesome has become a foursome’ always held such perfect self-aware irony (for the characters and the show, itself) that I find myself Continued

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Whether you missed the entire season and just want to know some key points, or you want to compare notes, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve gone over my favorite notes about the Lost season finale.

- Claire. Oh how I love her, miss her, and want her back around. I am holding out hope that she’s still alive. Somewhere. But if she was haunting Kate (unless it was a dream) she’s probably dead.

- Good Morning America aired two alternate ending scenes for the Lost season finale. They had made it sound as though these were two other possible endings. But in reality, I believe these were just shot to throw people off of the real ending. We all know who was really in the coffin, but there was a scene shot with Desmond in it, and one with Sawyer in it. We all know who was really in the coffin…

- It was Locke! And that… was pretty predictable. If you think about it logically, who else did all the characters dislike enough to not care if he died? Ben, sure. But then we saw Ben. And why would Jack ever care about Ben? When the season finale for last year aired and we saw the coffin, my guess (as with many others) was that it was Locke. PREDICTABLE. I don’t like Locke, so it’s not a big loss in my eyes - but, I also think it’s a cheat. If they take Locke back to the island, odds are the island will heal him.

- Speaking of, the island is sure pushy! Ben saying ‘the island demands all of you to go back’ - geez.

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How was your Memorial day? No, wait. I don’t care! I’m too busy recovering from mine where I ate canapes on a yacht while chatting with Gwyneth and Angelina.

Moving on, I came across a highly disturbing and mentally distressing post on Videogum.com. The writer, Gabe, states why he thinks The Office isn’t realistic. This argument centers on the idea of how a documentary crew could get away with filming all of this, and none of the people on ‘the show’ would ever get annoyed at being exploited like that. (Then again, don’t people often look like idiots on reality TV shows?) That’s fair enough. It you want to play it boring!

We do have to suspend belief for certain shows. But we can also help our shows along. I asked myself: How could it make sense? I channeled my wonky inner-genius and decided that the documentary crew could have told everyone they were filming that they had to get X amount of footage before they aired the show. Normally a reality show only films, at most, one season in advance (and probably not even that). So as for why four seasons would need to be aired, well…Sshhhhut it! Now, meanwhile, the show actually would be airing, but only in Japan.

This would give us a wonderful episode where Michael Scott would go on vacation to Japan and he’s treated royally, like a celebrity. He’d be signing autographs, and people would actually laugh ‘at his jokes’ (read: at him). He’d come back announcing how wonderful Japanese people and their culture are. The next party they have would have a Hello Kitty theme! People could wear California Roll bracelets, Mini Sushi bracelets, and Geisha Girl rings. Sounds yummy and fun. (Can you believe I’ve only had Sushi a couple times? Augh!)

I got a peek at Michael’s monitor and you’ll be crazy-surprised to see what was on there. Click after the jump and scroll down to see.

Now, I believe some of you want some answers to recent trivia. Continued

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In honor of Memorial Day, it’s time to play a game. Try to guess what movie I’m talking about while I describe four of the actors/actresses that were in the movie. Okay? Ready, steady, go!

1. Currently I have a TV show on FX. I married someone I met on a movie set. I was almost one of the Desperate Housewives. I’ve been in a movie with Jim Carrey and in another with Adam Sandler. I was on a popular NBC sitcom that ended in 2004. …Who am I?

(This segue is going to rock.)

2. In 2004 I got a job playing a doctor on TV. Leonardo DiCaprio’s onscreen lover with red hair went blonde (not Kate Winslet - the other one) and short to be mod with me. One of my costars plays a Christian man who has an Australian accent …Who am I? Continued

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