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05 October 2011

A LOST Farewell with Regina Spektor Covering "No Surprises" by Radiohead

Unfortunately, I didn't have time to write up my post about All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues for this week. Actually, I didn't get a chance to even watch the episode yet.. So, instead of completely slacking off, I thought I'd post something else in the mean-time.

Here's a LOST Farewell video that I found on YouTube, with Regina Spektor covering "No Surprises" by Radiohead. Normally I hate LOST videos on YouTube with (usually) completely the wrong (i.e. awful) music.. Okay, anything other than Michael Giacchino just sounds wrong to me. But, being that I'm a huge Radiohead fan, and I actually like this cover by Regina Spektor.. Also, I thought the video was done well. So, here it is..

22 September 2011

Happy LOST Anniversary Day (September 22, 2004)!

For those who are reading this and didn't watch the show while it originally aired, the pilot of LOST premiered on Wednesday, September 22nd, 2004. And, if you continued to watch the show beyond that (You definitely should not be reading this blog if you haven't.), you should know that September 22nd is also the date that the crash of Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 occurred, as found by Desmond David Hume in the Season Two episode Live Together, Die Alone. Also, if you haven't noticed already, the date and time (September 22nd 2004 4:16 PM) of the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 is where I got the name for this very blog.

To celebrate the annual LOST Anniversary, I scoured YouTube for a decent LOST video (Which took forever. Note to YouTube LOST video makers: Using any music other than that of the brilliant Michael Giacchino is a huge mistake.. And, one day, I'll shut my mouth and get around to making my own damn video.), and finally, I came across this..

Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse Release New Footage at San Diego Comic-Con LOST Panel

If you've been following Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse's twitter war at all this week, you knew something was up. After following LOST very closely for six years, and listening to The Official LOST Podcast on a regular basis, I know very well just how crafty these two are, and I by no means actually believe that they would ever have a public spat that was anything other than a ruse to get the fans going. So, of course it was.

This week, they went back and forth on twitter, with Damon claiming that they should prove that they knew where the show was going from the beginning, and Carlton claiming that the show should speak for itself, and that Damon should just let it go. They referred to this proof only as "The Marble Rye," and anyone who followed LOST closely throughout its six seasons, knows that they consistently titled secret scenes in their finales by code names, such as "The Bagel (Season One Finale, Episode "Exodus," Walt's abduction by the Others.)," "The Challah (Season Two Finale, Episode "Live Together, Die Alone," The Listening Station and Penelope Widmore.)," "The Rattlesnake in the Mailbox (Season Three Finale, Episode "Through the Looking Glass," Jack and Kate off the Island flashforward.)," "The Frozen Donkey Wheel (Season Four Finale, Episode "There's No Place Like Home," John Locke is revealed to be Jeremy Bentham.)," "The Fork in the Outlet (Season Five Finale, Episode "The Incident," Juliet detonates Jughead.)," "Sun and Jin's Wedding (Season Six Finale, Episode "The End," Jack Shephard meets his father, Christian Shephard, and realizes that he's dead.)." Well, apparently there was a distinct purpose to this back-and-forth.

On Friday, at San Diego Comic-Con, the place where Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse had put on so many great performances for the fans at their panel during the six years of LOST, they returned once again. Entertainment Weekly held a Totally LOST: One Year Later Panel, moderated by Jeff Jensen and Dan Snierson, and the pair showed up to reveal the new footage, entitled "The Marble Rye" for the audience, which consisted of a scene between the "Man in Black" and Jacob, while Jack Shephard and John Locke are having their conversation about the Island being their destiny, during the Season One Finale episode, Exodus.

The video containing the footage they released at San Diego Comic-Con is below.

More Thoughts on "The End" & Entire LOST Series

NOTE: I seriously started writing the following post when LOST ended A YEAR AGO. I kind of needed to take a break from LOST, and mostly this post because it had gotten pretty long (I also forgot about it.). Life kind of got in the way, and I'm just getting back to it now. Please keep in mind that this is how I felt about everything (mainly the awful fan reaction) when it ended, and I'm much more chill about it now. I listened to Bob Marley, because who doesn't like Bob Marley?

Now that I've had some time to reflect on The End and the series as a whole, I've come away with a lot of realizations in hindsight, and some theories as to what I believe actually happened. But, first, I must give some background.

Why did I get into LOST?
Since September 22, 2004, I've been hooked into the story that has been LOST. I remember that summer, always seeing promos for it, because ABC actually did a good job promoting it, which doesn't happen often with any network anymore. I remember thinking how interesting it looked, so I knew I would check it out, at the very least.

2010 SCREAM Awards Farewell Tribute to LOST

Scream 2010 Orientation Film - 1 of 3 | SpikeTV | SPIKE.com

From DarkUFO

The 2010 SCREAM Awards will air Tuesday, October 19, at 9PM ET, on SPIKE TV. I think it's awesome that they're doing this. It's about time that LOST gets some respect after it's been over for a while now.