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Are you busy in July? Specifically, July 24-27 are looking like good days to be in San Diego. Those are the dates of the annual Comic-Con. If you are unfamiliar with Comic-Con, it is the one of the best comic, sci-fi, and fantasy conventions in this universe. I checked the website, and there are still some day passess available. If you have an opportunity to go, I would love to hear your insights and observations. What does this have to do with Lost do you ask? Well, last year, there was quite a bit of Lost coverage, a Lost discussion panel, and this little gem:
Who knows what Lost tidbits we will get this year? I have a feeling there will be something good.
You know you are popular when all of the cool kids are making fun of you. If my assumption is correct then Lost is almost as popular as I was in high school. Lost has shown up on everyones favorite satirical news outlet, The Onion. I strongly recommend that you get over and give it a read. It is hilarious. Actually, I wish it wasn’t fake news. The article talks about a rare and successful attempt at bipartisanship in the US Government. It would be nice if things like time travel, moving islands, and senators getting along weren’t all science fiction. Oh - dare to dream.
As we decompress after a wild and fantastic season of Lost, it is easy to forget about the cast
Naveen, who has had a very interesting life, interviews well (despite is love of the f-bomb). If you are trying to catch up and follow along with the Lost cast while the show resets and they find the island, head over to Digital Spy .
I am talking about things like the food drop. Where and how did the crate of food pop out of the sky? If it was an airplane, then that messes with some of the island is lost. How did the food crate, complete with parachute show up? Its existence and origin don’t jive with any of the current plots or sub-plots. It has almost been forgotten. Another piece of Lost Lore that seemed very significant, until it wasn’t, was the delivery system with the vacuum tubes. It seemed to be painting some very complicated mystery regarding Dharma - then the mystery was dropped. Dharma no longer was interesting because Ben and the Others became so fascinating. Lastly, remember the Hydra Station? It is the station that Jack, Kate, and Sawyer in. It was on a whole different island. When Ben is talking to Sawyer about his pacemaker, he makes sure to point out the other island. In the Season 4 finale, when we see the island dissappear, there is only one island. I wonder what happened to the other one… did someone lose it? Any other big questions out there that seem to have simply gone away? If so, sound off in the comments, I would love to hear your thoughts.
It’s movies like this one, this one, and now this new one that make me question my obsession with Lost. I mean, if you can boil down an entire season into a little under 9 minutes, or a two hour season finale into 2 minutes, then what is the point of it all? At any rate, if you feel secure in your Lostieness, and can handle having 2 hours of your life distilled into a few minutes than watch this movie below. It serves as a great reminder of all the “big moments” from the finale.
At the rate these movies are going - distilling everything so succinctly, there will be a 10 minute wrap up of my life when I die.
A question that has been circulating quite a bit lately focuses on Jin’s fate. Is he dead or is he alive? I don’t pretend to know the future, nor do I have any secret spoilers stashed away, but I do know some history. Not Lost history, but real life - island (not THE island, but rather Hawaii). Consider this theory: the following characters have died on Lost:
The following actors have received DUI’s in Hawaii:
Umm… Sorry Sun, but it is not looking good for the home team. Jin’s fate might not be obvious to the fans, but it might be to Hawaii’s police department and the production team. Maybe Daniel Dae Kim will be the exception - who knows?
A few weeks ago, a human resources blog, HR World, did a fabulous piece on management and leadership - Lost style. “10 Things Every Manager Should Learn from “LOST” covers the world of management how-to through the lens of the best writing on television. The piece has a good sense of humor and some very practical advice. Here is my favorite:
Check out the full article. I have already brought it up and it has been an outstanding conversation starter. The bottom line is, you never know when you are going to need this stuff. You could find yourself in charge of a task or team at work, or heck, you could just find yourself trapped on a desert island acting as pawns in a cosmic battle between science and reason. Either way, this article has you covered.
I mentioned in my review of the season finale that I thought Charlotte might be Annie. If you haven’t been following the story line Lost for a few seasons, Annie is Ben’s first little love interest. In fact, she might be the only person who every was truly nice to Ben without wanting something in return. Annie gave Ben dolls that represented the two children, and these dolls were so important that Ben hung onto them well into adulthood. Annie disappeared (or at least we don’t know what happened to her) and Ben turned into the worst boyfriend ever. What I know:
Yes, the evidence is thin and circumstantial, but I can’t help but to wonder if Annie is Charlotte. There are some problems with the theory… Ben shoots Charlotte. When Charlotte seems honestly shocked when she learns from Miles that she was born on the island. Charlotte probably would be older (but maybe not). So, if Annie is Charlotte, what does this mean for her? After all, Ben won’t soon find out, he is off of the island. If next season goes the way I think it will, the Oceanic 6 won’t make it back anytime soon (they will try in the finale of season 5 and get back on season 6 - or so I assume). If they are the same person, is that a waste of a plot twist? Anybody out there agree or disagree with this thought? Who is Charlotte - really?
Perrineau is of course referring to the stereo type of a black father abandoning a black son. Personally, I don’t think that was the case at all. Lost has always been about choices and consequences / debt and redemption. In Michael’s case, he made choices and had to face the redemptive consequences. To suggest a racial motive in the choice to sacrifice the character is misguided in my opinion. In a related note, in the Entertainment Weekly interview, Perrineau says that he will reinvent himself and move on. It would seem that he already has to a point. He has landed a role in a new ABC project entitled “The Unusuals”. “The Unusuals” will be a dramedy about a cop is fanatically concerned about his death and is easily agitated. It sounds a bit like “Cops” and “Monk” combined. It is a bit ironic that Michael never saw death coming, but his new character Detective Leo Banks thinks death is around every corner. None the less, I wish Harold Perrineau good luck in his new show.
I know what you are thinking. These ratings numbers are not accurate due to TiVo / DVR watchers, Torrenters, ABC online watchers and the like. But there is still something going on. Here are the Lost Finale Ratings by the numbers: Season 1 Finale: 20.71 million That means that sometime during the last 4 years, Lost has had 8 million views look elsewhere. For some, that may be DVR’s and Bit swapping, but for others, I think it is just looking at other television shows. I don’t know why people are leaving, I have some theories that I will put out there soon, but I don’t think too many viewers will jump ship. As for the complete season ratings wrap-up, here are the numbers: It will be interesting next season to see how these numbers can hold-out. Growth will be difficult - coming into a six year long mystery in year 5 will not be the easiest thing to do. Unless of course the writers dumb things down to make it accessible, and if they do that, die hards will jump ship. Personally, I think these numbers are going to hold steady for the next two years. |
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Do you ever get the sense that the writing and production team on Lost sometimes lose their way? I mean do you think they get a good idea, develop it, drop it, and hope the audience forgot about the whole shebang?
I read quite a few management and leadership books. In fact, I am currently reading 
In a recent article and interview in 
