Watching Lost

Jorge Garcia (Hurley) on Lil’ Bush, which parodied the series, Lost.

Emilie de Ravin (Claire) in the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival

Jimmy Kimmel talks to Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse - Funny!

This was an interview after last week’s episode (Jack and Kate centric love story).
- The duo confirms JJ Abrams is still in touch and still knows about what is happening on the show.
- They get sick in the island if they “fall out of communion” with it.
- They made a joke about actors being killed off.
- They said Michael Emerson was supposed to remain as guest but turned out to be “awesome”,
- Terence Howard was on the seat with them, also as guest of Kimmel’s and he says he did audition way back for the part of Michael. He appeared to try to get into the show again.
- The duo feels there are in the Senate hearing with Kimmel’s questions…
- There’s a big spoiler clip in the end.

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How is Lost doing on the ratings lately? It’s been quite a disappointment. Last week’s episode posted the lowest since the season premiere earlier this year. Here’s a rundown of the ratings for Season 4 so far:

• 16.7M The Beginning of the End
• 15.06M Confirmed Dead
• 13.62M The Economist
• 13.53M Eggtown
• 12.9M The Constant
• 13.0M The Other Woman
• 11.87M Ji Yeon
• 11.28M Meet Kevin Johnson
• 12.4M The Shape of Things to Come
• 11.14M Something Nice Back Home

The dwindling may be attributed to a lot of factors, including the effects of the strike. Viewers may also prefer watching the show on DVD or DVR recordings to follow the story easily. The show’s lead-in, Grey’s Anatomy, isn’t exactly also doing better with ratings.

The EW’s Doc Jensen talks to Jeff Jensen (actually, himself) on why he thinks Lost has some connection the movie Indiana Jones.

After Ellen is wondering where the women have gone in this season’s Lost. I haven’t noticed it myself until the writer points out — “All the women on the show are now either pregnant, being a mother, or busy mooning over a man (or two).” I am in fact missing the Juliet I’ve come to know in Season 3 — the take charge Juliet who manipulates even the likes of Ben.

Oh, but the men of Lost, at least two of them, are voted Sexiest Men on Television by Stylist. Matthew Fox is Number 6, Josh Holloway is 11th out of 12 men.

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With his character, Karl, getting killed off on Lost a couple of weeks ago, Blake Bashoff is now devoting more of his time to theater and is starring in a by-invitation-only reading of Donnie Darko. The stage performance, adapted from the film version, will be held at the Mint Theatre on West 43rd Street on May 5th.

Joining Bashkoff in the cast are Linda Mugleston as Rose Darko, Blake Hammond as Eddie Darko, Maura Malloy as Elizabeth Darko, Carolyn McCandlish as Samantha Darko, Aya Cash as Gretchen Ross, Melissa Dye as Dr. Lillian Thurman, Xanthe Elbrick as Karen Pomeroy, Isabel Keating as Kitty Farmer, Joel Van Liew as Principal Cole, Clarke Thorell as Jim Cunningham, Eric Schneider as Seth Devlin, Lauren Roth as Cherita Chen, Curt Hansen as Rabbit/Frank and Jaqui Polk as Joanie.

Stage direction is credited to Seth Slar-Heyn.

Blake Bashoff, last seen on Lost, is currently making his Broadway debut via the musical Spring Awakening, playing the role of Moritz.

Blake Bashoff, Spring Awakening, Donnie Darko

Yup, I know…I know… tonight, we’re going to get our minds all confused again, as the ninth episode returns. But before you sit down in front of the TV later, why not check out these links first and build the excitement up:

1. Play the newest Lost interactive game: LOSTscape. I haven’t tried but those who do will stand to win amazing prizes like a trip to the upcoming Comic-Con in San Diego in the summer. This trip includes plane tickets and hotel accommodation for two, plus a meet and greet with the cast members. It’s pretty cool! Participants have to look for 34 items (which bear clips and sneak peeks, too!) to be eligible for a chance to win the prize.

2. Watch tons of sneak peeks of The Shape of Things To Come on E! I did not try to click on any of the videos, though. Didn’t want to spoil myself. Incidentally, there are plenty of other interviews from the cast of Lost on the E! website:

• Yun Jin Kim
• Rebecca Mader
• Daniel Dae Kim

3. Read Jimmy Kimmel’s interview with Lost Producers Lindelof and Cuse … and another one with the AV Club

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What was Josh Holloway doing in Turkey last weekend? Apparently, he was there to shoot an ice cream commercial. But aside from that he also appeared in a popular local live program, Beyaz Show, and witnessed some Belly dancing first hand. He seemed to have enjoyed it very much:

Watch his interview clips, now making the rounds on YouTube: Video 1 | Video 2He had an interpreter help him out during the interview, where he was, as expected, charming and funny among the women (and there were lots of them with him on stage!) He had no problem reeling the audience in, even with the language barrier. They talked about Lost, of course, but the only thing he said about the fate of his character, Sawyer, was that — he still has a job.

The show’s host Beyaz, gave him gifts to also give to the cast of the series. He also complimented him Josh for being a warm and down to earth person and Josh was really very gracious.

They also took time to show the host taking his pictures. This program, I admit, was bizarre to watch, yet very amusing at the same time.

Josh Holloway, Lost, Sawyer, Josh Holloway in Turkey

The supporting cast of Lost (dead or alive) are rather busy appearing on other programs these past few weeks. I just read from the Bones website, that MC Gainey, otherwise known as Mr. Friendly, was in a the latest Bones episode, The Man in The Mud, playing the lawyer Braxton Smalls. I haven’t seen that episode yet, so I think I’m gonna get caught up with it over the weekend or wait for it on cable TV.

The other week, I was watching Christina Applegate’s adorable comedy, Samantha Who? where Sam was attempting to win her boyfriend back (episode title: The Girlfriend). The boyfriend, Todd (played by Barry Watson) was already seeing someone else and I sure didn’t like the new girlfriend any better than Sam. And I realized why…she was Nikki (played by Kiele Sanchez)!  And she was just as scheming as her character on Lost.

Well, this one isn’t current but I am just recently trying to catch the early seasons of Boston Legal (circa 2004) on our cable channel… and who did I see there this week but a very gorgeous Juliet, all cleaned-up and wearing sophisticated clothing. Except that she was not Juliet but the actress Elizabeth Mitchell playing Christine Pauley, James Spader’s character’s ex-girlfriend on the legal drama series. She too was a lawyer in this story and I saw parts of a devious Juliet in her eyes…It sent me chills!

And lastly, this I did not see this week, but I read the good news. If you’re a fan of Fisher Stevens (Minowski on Lost), I’m sure you will be pleased to know that his former TV series, Early Edition, is coming out on DVD! The set is due for release June 24th.

Lost supporting cast, MC Gainey, Elizabeth Mitchell, Fisher Stevens, Kiele Sanchez

Henry Ian Cusick, who plays Desmond Hume on Lost, is having this feeling that Desmond will die on the series. He tells Washington Post of this hunch, in a recent interview with them. Although he says, he doesn’t mind if his character dies on the show: People who have died have gotten great story lines. Dying is not a bad thing because on “Lost,” even if you do die, you may well come back.

The actor also relays, he doesn’t know if Desmond will ever get to see Penny and sounding like fans who speculate on what happens to the characters on the series, he thinks Desmond remains in the island, with other survivors.

Outside of Lost, the actor reveals that they don’t own a television set when the whole family moved to Hawaii for Lost. When we lived in England, the kids would come home from school and sit down in front of the TV until dinnertime and it used to drive me bananas. When we got to Hawaii, I said, “That’s it. We’re not having a TV.” I thought, we live by the sea. There’s so much to do here, we don’t need a TV. The only thing I miss is the news and soccer, but I can get that online.

When asked what his plans are after Lost, and should his character be taken off the script, Henry Ian Cusick reveals that his kids need a more permanent place, since they have begun schooling but because of the nature of his work, his family have been more or less just going with the flow.

Via The Washington Post 1 | 2

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There’s a group of Lost fans from the East Coast who has turned their love for the series into another art form: song writing and making music.

Called as The Others, the band only creates songs about LOST. They have been doing this for years now and according to their band member, via the DoczArt website, “We go to great lengths to make the songs as interesting as possible and we really put our hearts into it. We are not a joke band.”

I have listened to some of their music. They have been writing a lot about each episode beginning Season 3 and have been pretty much spot on with their music interpretation. Some of it is quite catchy, and some tunes are really good.

Here, have a listen…

If you want to listen to more of that, The Others have a site on MySpace.

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Dominic Monaghan has had a few hours to spare after being killed off Lost at the end of the third season. And he spent that time mounting his solo photo exhibit, a hobby he has been pursuing even before working on the TV show.

The exhibit, called Happy Accidents, just had its successful run last March at the Hamilton Selway Fine Art in West Hollywood. The beneficiary of this exhibit was the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation.

The Hamilton website has a few of his photos online. Dominic took some images from the Lord of the Rings set and the Lost set. This one is my favorite, a photo of Jorge Garcia (Hurley):

Up next for Dominic? Working on the Xmen Origins movie Wolverine with Hugh Jackman. Dominic will play Barnell Bohusk or Beak, a bird man…with bird-like features. If you’re not familiar with the comic book character, here’s what he looks like.

Beak has the ability to fly. The original character from the comic book apparently takes much of his powers from a body suit but some changes to it have been done for the movie version. Dominic’s Beak will be without the bird-like appearance and he will have the power to manipulate electricity, according to Wikipedia.

He is also starring in the suspense flick Pet, which I have written about earlier.

In a more personal news, Dominic and his girlfriend, Evangeline Lilly, have apparently gotten back together after a three month break-up, stays Star Magazine. (And I didn’t even know they’ve broken up…).

Dominic Monaghan, Dominic Monaghan Photographer, Evangeline Lilly, Wolverine, Barnell Bohusk Beak

Is Karl actually gone? Blake Bashoff, who plays his character, thinks he is pretty much good as gone, as E! chats up with him after the latest episode aired.

Blake mentions that he will be in a Broadway show, Early Spring, for the next sixth months, so that means his calendar is booked.

They know the show that I’m doing, they’re big fans of it, and they said that’s an amazing opportunity, so they went back to the writers’ room and brainstormed. And I think that this was actually an idea that they threw out there early on.

He says that he remembers shooting that final scene of his with a lot of snipers in jungle fatigue around. Although we hardly saw a clearer view of them on television.

And he also feels we will haven’t seen the end of Danielle…

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His name has appeared in the opening credits throughout the season, so it wasn’t hard to speculate Michael, played by Harold Perrineau, would be back on the show. This coming week is going to be an episodes centered around him and his alter-ego, Kevin Johnson. And according to reports, the episode will involve a series of flashbacks dating back to the time he shot Libby and Anna Lucia and released Ben from the custody of the Losties, in Season 2.

The press was recently able to talk to the actor and he revealed some more information about what has happened to his character in the last two seasons.

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This was the note secretly given to Desmond and Sayid by someone in the boat:

So, why can’t they? What’s the captain hiding? Or is he in fact hiding something? Who is he?

His name is Captain Gault. We know from the most recent episodes, that the Captain is pretty straightforward but when crossed, he’s a difficult person to deal with. We know that he is strictly following orders from Charles Widmore, the man who has hired them to work on the freighter.

Captain Gault is actually a character from the book Captain Gault, Being the Exceedingly Private Log of a Sea-Captain, which was published in 1917. Lostpedia describes this character as “morally ambiguous and mysterious”. Suffice to say, when he is hired to do something, whatever that is and whether it’s for the good or bad, he does his purpose with precision and won’t have anything get in its way.

What’s your theory on the captain?  Why can’t they trust someone as straightforward as him? Was he the one lying about the cover-up? Are we really convinced it is Widmore’s boat, as he says it is?

And did that note really come from Michael a.k.a Kevin Johnson?

Lost, The captain, Captain Gault

This week’s episode is Sun and Jin centric.

I have to say that my favorite flashback in the entire series of Lost always happens to be the story of the Korean couple. From the very beginning, I’ve loved the way their back stories are treated. So, this week’s episode if something I have been excited about, especially with all the rumors going around one of them is going to die and that we’re in for another solid story-telling.

Episode Title: Ji Yeon
Episode Synopsis: Juliet is forced to reveal some startling news to Jin when Sun threatens to move to Locke’s camp. Meanwhile, Sayid and Desmond begin to get an idea of the freighter crew’s mission when they meet the ship’s Captain, on “Lost”.

Episode preview:

Spoiler posts and more videos right after the jump…

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Lost resident hunk, bad boy con-artist recently chat up with Time Magazine…

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Yunjin Kim, who plays Sun on Lost, was on The View yesterday and Winnie from WatchingTheView has the recaps to this particular episode. Or watch this video below, from DarkUFO.

Yunjin Kim, Lost, The View