Lost as a television variation on “Dungeons and Dragons”?
What?? According to the CIA, we Lost viewers are exactly who the National Security Agency wants working for them. We are most certainly spy material.
The super-secret spy agency launched its first television recruitment campaign during local airings of the fall premieres of Lost and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in a drive to reach a new pool of potential recruits in the Baltimore-Washington area.
The placement of the NSA commercial surprised some intelligence professionals. Describing Lost as a television variation on “Dungeons and Dragons,” CIA veteran Ron Marks said its viewers are exactly the ones the NSA should be recruiting.
“What a wonderful way of reaching an audience that’s interested in problem-solving and thinking differently,” he said.
So, we think differently, huh? I guess discussing a TV show ad nauseum could be described as “different.” I think it’s completely normal.
October 23rd, 2006 at 9:52 pm
Well well well, the secret of Lost is revealed! It’s “Uncle Same Wants YOU!”…Version TWO! Yay for the modern era where a government organization can use television as a recruitment campaign.
October 24th, 2006 at 10:42 pm
Have you bought/seen the Lost board game? It essentially is D&D, but instead of wizards and stuff, you’re, uh, Locke and Jin.
October 25th, 2006 at 7:34 am
No, I haven’t seen it! Sounds pretty funny, though.