The season run isn’t over yet but the details for Lost The Complete Season 4 - The Expanded Experience DVD and Blu Ray Disc is already out. The set is for release in December 9, 2008.
Details after the jump…
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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:
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.
So what has been happening in the world of Lost last week? I’m kicking off this week with a couple of sites I’ve rounded up to feed our Lost curiosity.
Lost producers talk science with the Popular Mechanics crew and talks about the importance of getting their scientific facts right in this Q & A: 15 Questions for Lost Bosses Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse—and 40 Revealing Answers!. There is also a special section for Debunking Lost’s Science: Hollywood Sci-Fi Behind the Scenes.
Still unfamiliar with the new characters? Entertainment Weekly has their profiles for easy reference: ‘Lost’: Fresh Faces of Season 4
Writing and coming up with great ideas for a series like Lost takes a lot to do. Lindelof admits that fan comments and nitpicking may be toxic if they let it get to them. | Lindelof calls ‘Lost’ fans “toxic”
The Darlton Team (Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse) — being good friends helps keep the series going | Friendship key to success on ‘Lost,’ say producers
Readers submits their own Lost Theories while Lindelof and Cuse grades it | Fans submit Lost Theories
Matthew Fox thinks playing a character on Lost is exhausting | ‘Lost’ star taking a break. Matthew Fox ready to leave TV?. TimesOnline gets to chat with Matthew for Speed Racer | On the move: Matthew Fox
Here are some Key Points from “The Shape of Things to Come” that will hopefully help organize your thoughts on what has just happened to the show last week.
With Lost having a clear end-date the Timetable Energizes What Once Was ‘Lost’
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Alright! It’s time for Lost once again!
Lost Season 4 returns from its month long hiatus tonight with the episode, The Shape of Things To Come, the ninth episode to this installment. It is about the attack at the Barracks by still undetermined group, who may have probably been the same ones who attacked Ben’s daughter - Alex, her mom - Danielle and her boyfriend - Karl when the show left last month. In the same story, Jack will also discover the body of someone who has long been dead. (said to be Doc Ray’s)
Shooting of the series began last March, along with Episode 10. The Shape of Things To Come is either a Ben-centric or Sayid-centric episode.
The new episode will begin at 10 PM, after Grey’s Anatomy which is also returning from its strike-long hiatus.
Some spoilers and the video sneak peeks after the cut…
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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:
3. Read Jimmy Kimmel’s interview with Lost Producers Lindelof and Cuse … and another one with the AV Club
Our favorite Lost actors lead the list of nominees for the Asian Excellence Award, which will culminate on April 23 at Royce Hall in UCLA.
OUTSTANDING ACTOR—TELEVISION
Naveen Andrews - Lost
Daniel Dae Kim - Lost
Masi Oka - Heroes
B.D. Wong - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS—TELEVISION
Kelly Hu - In Case of Emergency
Yunjin Kim - Lost
Parminder Nagra - ER
Sandra Oh - Sandra Oh
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR—TELEVISION
James Kyson Lee - Heroes
Rex Lee - Entourage
Will Yun Lee - Thief
Sendhil Ramamurthy - Heroes
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS—TELEVISION
Keiko Agena - Gilmor Girls
Michaela Conlin - Bones
Mindy Kaling - The Office
Grace Park - Battlestar Galactica
Lauren Tom - Men In Trees
The Asian Excellence Awards is the only nationally televised event celebrating significant Asian and Asian American achievements in entertainment, the arts and other disciplines that have had to profound impact on American cultures.
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So, the buzz about Lost’s extra episodes for Season 4 is finally going to happen. E! has confirmed that the show is indeed going to have an extended season finale and has been stretched to not just two, but THREE full hours! E! reports that finale’s script is even 80-pages long.
Earlier, speculations about scheduling problems with ABC’s other shows like Ugly Betty and Grey’s Anatomy prevented this from happening. These shows were also set to do their season premieres on the same week as Lost. But when producers Lindelof and Cuse asked for the extensions, ABC has given them the go signal.
So, here’s what is going to happen:
Huge, right? I need not ask if you’re very pleased because I know every Lost fan is!
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From the very beginning, Damon Linderlof, Executive Producer of Lost, knew that the show was going to be more than just a television program. The cult series came at a right time — when multiple interactive platforms are becoming very popular among consumers and end users.
Today, Lost, the TV series, now also operates as a videogame. There are even books, comics, magazines and hundreds of interactive sites dedicated to the show. Viral publicity tools aired on television and found mostly on the internet has made Lost a much more exciting TV series. Fans swallow every bit of it, with each platform building its own loyal following.
But according to this article from Variety, not every marketing idea necessarily have something to do with the actual program and collaborating with other new media entities is key.
Carlton Cuse says: “Our criteria is, everything you need to know about ‘Lost’ is contained in the mother ship. There are definitely large segments of the audience that want more. And the ancillary media platforms give us opportunities to put out stories that might be interesting to some but not all.”
The article goes on to say that for Season Five, the team behind Lost is already “plotting” new viral campaigns that should continue to peak fans’ interest while the show is on hiatus. They have hired a brand manager to oversee its different expansions outside of the TV series, including one that involves a mobile game platform.
But the mobisodes will probably have to go.
“The process of breaking those 13 two-minute stories and editing them was enormously time consuming. In terms of doing them again, creative has to drive it“.
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Lost fans are abuzz yesterday everning, spinning from reports that Lost is going to get an additional hour’s worth of episodes. Whether this is going to be a two-hour finale or just an extra hour for the series, is still undetermined. Because of a conflict in schedule, speculations as to how it will play out are ripe.
UK based Empire Online Magazine has chosen Lost as one of its Top 50 Greatest Shows of all time. It’s actually on the fifth spot, naming the two-parter season ender from Season 1 (Exodus) as its best episode. (They have yet to watch, The Constant, huh?)…
Only time will tell whether it’s as clever as it seems, but few TV shows have gripped viewers’ imaginations like this hybrid of Swiss Family Robinson and Twin Peaks. An innovative structure in which each episode hones in on a different character, with flashbacks and flashforwards expanding their backstory, ensures the entire cast is fleshed out beyond the constraints of the primary narrative. But aside from the host of unique and colourful characters - from earnest Jack to cocky Sawyer, noble Jin to bug-eyed Ben - it’s the epic mysteries at the core of the story that keeps us coming back. What powers does the island have? What’s that polar bear doing in the tropics? And how come Hurley never loses weight despite being marooned on an island? | Empire Magazine
Well, right now, the program is on hiatus. But production has begun for the remaining five episodes of Lost so the stars are keeping busy with that. We’ll try to keep abreast of the show’s development so expect some updates and spoilers in the days ahead. But right now, let’s catch up on what the stars are doing outside of the show…
MATTHEW FOX
Vantage Point did okay at the box office. I haven’t seen it yet…I’m about to in a couple of days so I’m a bit eager for it. Up next for Matthew is Speed Racer, the live action adaptation of the Japanese cartoons, where he plays Racer X, the rival. If you haven’t seen the trailer, check it out here.
EVANGELINE LILLY
She will star in Afterwards, a film derived from a French book. It has a France movie release date slated for October. and there is no word of a US release date. The plot synopsis below c/o IMDb:
Nathan Del Amico, a brilliant New York lawyer who leads a life of professional success, but his private life is pretty dismal since he divorced Mallory, his only love. Until he meets Garrett Goodrich, a mysterious doctor who introduces himself as a “messenger.” He claims that he can sense when certain people are about to die, and that he is sent to help them put their life in order before it’s too late. Nathan doesn’t believe a word of this, but soon afterwards he witnesses some disconcerting scenes which seem to confirm the doctor’s claims.
NAVEEN ANDREWS
He will be seen in the movie, Animals, which is classified as a horror flick and is slated for release this year. Naveen’s character seems to be possessed with other qualities. The trailer is up at the official site.
HENRY IAN CUSICK
Henry will star in the movie version of Bryan Fuller’s canceled TV series, Dead Like Me. He’s taking over the role of Mandy Patinkin, as the head reaper, Cameron Kane. I actually like Dead Like Me and didn’t know Henry Ian would be in it till today! So, color me excited for this one! Movie trailer here.
MICHAEL EMERSON
He’s doing comedy for once and without even watching it yet, I’m sure he’ll translate on screen just fine. The movie is called, Ready? OK! and it’s for festival submissions only…IMDB has listed this as its synopsis:
In this poignant comedy, a single Mom struggles to understand her young son’s obsession with dresses, dolls and girls’ cheer-leading. With the recent death of her absent father, her wayward brother returns home, compelling them all to face themselves and what it truly means to be a “family”
Check your local listings for the release schedules of these films in your area.
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Filming of the remaining episodes to Lost Season 4 is currently underway and the cast and crew have supposedly been to Windward Community College and the Santa Rosa Mental Hospital in Hawaii this week.
The show is currently on a month-long hiatus. It will return on the last week of April with a total of five episodes left.
The SCI-Fi Wire recently talked with the show’s producers and they have particularly emphasized there will be more flash-forwards to expect.
This just seemed like the most interesting way to tell the rest of the story of the show,” Kitsis said. “When we realized that we were only going to do three more seasons, it enabled us to starting thinking a little more out of the box in how we want to tell the remaining story that was left. The flash-forwards are, I think, just a great way to keep the show energized and tell the story in an interesting way. It was a brilliant idea by [executive producer] Damon [Lindelof].”
Also, TV Guide’s latest issue include really juicy details and spoilers of how the writers are going to wrap up the remainder of the season:
Source: SpoilersLost
Just like her co-star Josh Holloway, who has been the face of Cool Water since February of last year, Evangeline Lilly has been chosen by Coty Prestige, to become Davidoff’s Cool Water Woman celebrity endorser. She is set to appear in its international campaigns.
A spokesperson says, they chose Eve because, “With her fresh natural beauty, her independent self-fulfilled personality and her strong seductive power, Evangeline Lilly is the perfect endorsement for our legendary fragrance.”
The eight episode before the month long hiatus of Lost centers on Michael’s character a.k.a. Kevin Johnson. It’s touted as a “non-traditional episode”, whatever that means in Lost’s vocabulary, and a very poignant cliffhanger is expected at the end. We’ll also see a significant character who died in the past season reappear in what is possibly a flashback.
Episode Title: Meet Kevin Johnson
Synopsis: Sayid confronts Ben’s spy on the freighter, and Ben urges daughter Alex to flee Locke’s camp in order to survive an impending attack.
Guest starring are Cynthia Watros as Libby, M.C. Gainey as Mr. Friendly/Tom, Mira Furlan as Danielle Rousseau, Tania Raymonde as Alex, Blake Bashoff as Karl, Marsha Thomason as Naomi Dorrit, Ken Leung as Miles Straume, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Kevin Durand as Keamy, Anthony Azizi as Omar, Fisher Stevens as George Minkowski, Grant Bowler as Captain Gault, Jill Kuramoto as female anchor, Galyn Gorg as nurse, Starletta DuPois as mom, William P. Ogilivie as Gus, Francesco Simone as Arturo and James Locke as mechanic.
Spoilers after the jump!
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