'Lost:' Season Three Discussion...

Jack Bender to direct first 2 episodes of Season 4...

Disney Confirms 'Lost: Season 3' Blu-ray Release...

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Now, after all the twists and turns in the 'Lost' Blu-ray saga, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has finally confirmed that the third season of the hit series will indeed debut day-and-date on DVD and Blu-ray December 11 in a deluxe box set dubbed 'The Unexplored Experience.'

Though final specs have not yet been released, look for a six-disc set sporting all 23 third-season episodes in full 1080p and uncompressed PCM 5.1 surround.

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Disney has set a $124.99 list price for the set.

don't worry about the price, fellow losties

with amazon.com (and its discounts), one can pre-order the set for $86.95 ...

though, i wish the set would be released in simple HD-DVD format...

i don't want to buy a DVD player just to be able to play blu-ray :shk:




[edit on 2-8-2007 by they see ALL]

Official Podcast Up with Comic-Con Panel Extras Audio...

Nice crystal clear version of the Comic-Con Panel including the audio from the DVD Extra that was screened. Unfortunately no Dr. Holowax f-bomb.

Lost Casting Rumor Confirmed...

Thanks to Andreas for this tidbit. Actor Peter Stormare confirmed to Swedish news-outlet Aftonbladet that he has been offered a role on Lost. The role will last for at least one season, and details of his character are not known.

Apparently, Stormare has until September to decide, meaning his character would appear relatively early in the fourth season.

Stormare appears hesitant to accept the role, recounting his difficulty in getting written off Prison Break when he got bitten by the big screen bug again.

Nowhere excerpts - Lost pre-pilot concept...

Click on the links to read excerpts from Nowhere, the precursor to the pilot episode of Lost written by Jeffrey Lieber. These excerpts are part of a long article with Lieber which can be found HERE.

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EXCERPT 1
Leiber: "In my draft of Lost, I was working off a Lord of the Flies model, wherein a small group of people, cut off from the real world, are forced to reinvent society. What version of law and order who they create? What kind of morality would win out? Would the people who rose to power be benevolent, or is power itself corrupting? At the center of the society I imagined two half brothers, connected by their father, but raised very differently. This is their introduction."

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EXCERPT 2
Lieber: "The biggest challenge with the show was removing, for the most part, the idea that these people would be saved any time soon. One doesn't want to have to spend every episode dwelling on "rescuers" or plans of escape. This scene that follows was my attempt to get the viewer to buy into the survivors' permanent residency."

Full Casting information on Russel and Charlotte...

Thanks to my source SL for this info.

Russell
Late 30s, a brilliant mathematician and deep thinker who is capable of great insights and has a tremendous knowledge across various scientific fields. He sometimes struggles socially by being too direct and disconnected in his interpersonal relationships. While an empiricist by trade he is humbled and fascinated by the magic and mystery of all in this world that cannot be explained by science.
Starts with Episode #401 -August 19, 2007 in Hawaii).
RECURRING ARC WITH A POSSIBLE OPTION FOR SERIES REGULAR FOR NEXT SEASON;

Charlotte:
Late 20s. Very attractive in a naturalistic, athletic way, her looks are only one
small part of charms. Precocious, loquacious, and funny, Charlotte a very successful academic who also knows how to handle herself in the real world. On a personal level it is hard to crack the hard shell of poise and certainty around her, but when it DOES crack its like an egg; lots of repressed and pent up emotions spill out.
(Starts with Episode #402 - August 29, 2007 in Hawaii).
RECURRING ARC WITH A POSSIBLE OPTION FOR SERIES REGULAR FOR NEXT SEASON.

How 'Lost' almost went 'Nowhere'...

Chicagomag ran an interesting article on a guy name Jeff Lieber. You probably know who is he is, because he is 'listed' as one of the creators of LOST. It's a situation that has been handled diplomatically for, I think, way too long. (It's times like this I start to wonder how much trouble my mouth is going to get me into.)

The fact is, Lieber did not create Lost. He created a similarly themed show called 'Nowhere' that had some similar characters. There is another pieces of fiction that has similar characters as well, its called The Stand by Stephen King, but we'll come back to that.

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Lieber was with Spelling, yes as in Aaron Spelling, when ABC took its first shot at developing Llyod Braun's concept for a "Castaway the series" project. He developed a show that was ultra realistic. If I understand correctly, one episode would have revolved around the survivors attempt to catch a fish. There was no monster, no Dharma, no healings, and definitely no 'others.'

'Lost': The Return of Michael Dawson...

When it comes to Lost, it's never easy distinguishing between rumor and fact, so despite fans' claims that Michael Dawson was returning to the show, it was mere speculation until the official announcement at the TCA press tour last month. Actor Harold Perrineau says he knew he'd be called back one day, but because the producers never reveal any plot details — even to the cast — he had no idea when exactly that might be.

Now that he knows he's heading back to the Island for Lost's upcoming fourth season, Perrineau talked to EW.com about the level of secrecy at the show, who he thinks was in the coffin in last season's finale, and how suddenly landing on TV's A-List was a bonding experience for the cast.

Clearing up Confusion - Isabel is dead...

There have been a lot of comments and emails asking about Isabel and her apparent death. Hopefully we can clear this up finally.

At Comic-Con, Damon Lindelof stated that Isabel was deceased when showing a clip from the S3 DVD. It was also mentioned in the Podcast that you can hear HERE. She was killed as part of the raid on the beach along with Pryce, Tom and Aldo in the Season 3 Finale.

Kristen Bell a possible regular on Lost...

According to Ask Auseillo, Kristen Bell may have been approached for a regular role on Lost. At least, it is confirmed that she has been talked about for the role of Charlotte. This character is described as in her late 20s, attractive in a naturally athletic way, "precocious, loquacious and funny... a very successful academic who also knows how to handle herself in the real world." And, like many of our Lost characters, there are "lots of repressed and pent-up emotions."

Kristin Bell as Charlotte?...

Question: Have you spoken to Darlton about having Kristen Bell on Lost? If you pull this off, I swear (and you have this in writing, with AA witnesses) that I will send you one case of Diet Raspberry Snapple for every episode of Lost that Kristen appears on. Hope you're up for the challenge!— Erin

Ausiello: You better get busy clipping them there Snapple coupons, Erin. And while you're at it, slap on a pair of Depends, 'cause this is the kind of exclusive casting prattle that causes mass piddling: I can tell you for a fact that Kristen's name has been brought up with regard to the new role of Charlotte, the hot twentysomething who is said to be "precocious, loquacious and funny... a very successful academic who also knows how to handle herself in the real world." Yep, sounds like our Kristen! The only question now is whether my in-demand BFF is ready to jump back into another series. And, if so, will the financial toll wrought by all those Snapple purchases force Erin to declare bankruptcy? Please, God, let the answer be "Yes!" to all of the above!

No Fridays and No Storemare, so sayeth the Jensen...

Whether you were wild about the idea, or not, Peter Stormare is not up for a role on Lost. Why would Stormare say this if it weren't true? Who knows. Why did Natasha Henstridge do the same prior to Season 2?

Also on the chopping block, that big bad Friday night rumor that we started. Well, we didn't actually start it. The whole thing came from what our man on the scene thought was a comment by Lindelof on watching Lost on Friday. Our response was to pursue that as hypothetical 'audience reaction gauging' and spreading the response to our good folks here who were not in attendance. Of course, one thing led to another, now we know that apparently Lindelof made NO reference to Friday night. Then again, he and Carlton did admit to being drunk at the panel. (Just kidding guys.)

For more rumor control and the usual zaniness, visit our good buddy Doc Jensen's fresh and unexpected entry at Entertainment Weekly.

Sky Behind the Scenes Newsletter...

Thanks to Doc Waxman for the following info about Sky One's weekly behind the scenes photo and recap. I'll be posting these from now on.

This week it's The Glass Ballerina and A Tale of Two Cities

More Scans from Lost Magazine...

Season 4 Filming Starts Thursday...

Thanks to Lyly for find a post over at The Fuselage where Jorge Garcia confirms that filming starts this Thursday. Hopefully our network of Hawaiian based spies can start to bring us some spoilers to keep us busy until next Feb. Be sure to check the Spoilers section for new news and information.

Kristen Bell Won't Be Getting Lost...

Is there even a boat?...

Carlton Cuse and Damon Lidelof reveal: Who is on that frieghter and are they good or bad is a significant part of next years' show. [...] If Naomi was lying about working for Penny... who says there even is a boat? Source: The Official Lost Magazine, Issue #12

Source: Lost Magazinne #12 via SpoilerFix

Season 4 Filming Starts Thursday (*Updated*)...

Update: 13th August
We recieved a personal update from Jorge Garcia to let us know that filming will be start a week later, maybe next Wednesday/Thursday.

New Character - Arthur Stevens...

Also appearing in 401 and 402, with possibly more eps down the line, is Arthur Stevens. He is a ruthless corporate recruiter, tall and thin, with a chilling prescence.

Source: Sectetagentman

Easter Eggs In the New "Lost:The Video Game" Trailer?...

Well, We're all in Comic Con hangover mode, but there is some news concerning, "Lost: The Video Game."

To be specific, there are some "Easter Eggs" to be found in the trailer and Ubisoft has launched a new website for the game. I haven't had the time to search through the site yet to find if there are any hidden goodies to be found. That is where you all come in. Search the site high and low and find out if Damon and Carlton along with the brilliant software designers have given us something to digest over the long hiatus.

Click on the link to keep reading this post and I'll point out some of the "Eggs" you may have not noticed the first time through.

has there ever been such secrecy, such hype and excitement surrounding any tv show like we have seen with lost?

with every series lost has got better and better and bigger and bigger, with new characters, plots, sub plots, thrown in left, right and center, we can only guess what possibly there is instore for us in the 4th 5th and 6th series.

definatly the best tv programme in it's genre ever, and one of the greatest shows ever created.

Originally posted by shaunybaby
has there ever been such secrecy, such hype and excitement surrounding any tv show like we have seen with lost?

i don't think so...

however, in this scan from 'lost magazine,' terry o'quinn was asked if there was a similar level of secrecy (in terms of the scripts) regarding such shows as 'the x-files,' 'alias' and 'millennium'...

his answer was more or less no, but i would say that, yes, there are / were shows with secrecy, but i am not sure that any has had such secrecy that 'lost' has...

but i am not an expert in television shows...

with every series lost has got better and better and bigger and bigger, with new characters, plots, sub plots, thrown in left, right and center, we can only guess what possibly there is instore for us in the 4th 5th and 6th series.

filming starts soon...

thus, there may be a huge wave of spoilers coming in...

i don't want to spoil the show for me (that's why i stopped reading / posting spoilers in this thread about two weeks before the show was to return to the airwaves)...

i am not sure about what i am going to do now...

i might read some, but if it gets to the point where every episode is spoiled to the smallest detail, then i will have to stop...

i am pretty happy about myself...

i didn't read any spoilers during season three (i did, though, read them during season two, as i wasn't a huge lostie back then)...

definatly the best tv programme in it's genre ever, and one of the greatest shows ever created.

yes and yes...

this is the only show that i plan to watch on a weekly basis...

Behind the Scenes Photos...

Thanks to the excellent LostVirtualTour site who have taken behind the scene set photos from last year. Below are are couple of the more interesting photos. All the photos and additional info can me found on their site.

More Lost Magazine Scans...

Jorge Garcia asked to be careful with his blog...

As some of you know, a few days ago Jorge Garcia himself posted some comments on DarkUFO to let us know that Filming had been delayed by up to a week. He very kindly created a Blogger account just to post on this site. As a result he thought it might be kinda fun to create a Lost Diary blog, however it appears that TPTB have become a little concerned and it looks like he won't be posting too much Lost related spoilers but his blog will still make interesting reading.

A New Tall, Thin Character Joining "Lost"...

During his weekly online "Ask" piece, Michael Ausiello of TVGuide.com reports that there has been a new casting call put out by the Lost crew for a character named Arthur Stevens. According to the report, Mr. Stevens will be a recurring role for the upcoming season. The character profile is for someone who is "a very tall and thin corporate recruiter who is smart, capable and ruthless."

So, the question arises, how will he fit into the "Lost" storyline?

Is 'The Tall Man' going to play The Tall Man? Lost Spoiler...

This is getting a little spoilerish so I will poke this behind the fold. On a separate note, I have heard your pleas. No more front page character or casting rumors. You'll be pleased to know the new design will take care of that issue in a creative way. Coming soon, as always.

Rumors are circulating that Horror legend Angus Scrimm (Phantasm, and Alias) may be in consideration for the role of Arthur. Angus is actually over 60, which was the maximum age, but definitely meets the sinister requirement, as any horror fan knows. He also has a minor Bad Robot connection through his Alias work. Is it true? My gut instinct is "probably not," however, I would be insanely pleased if it were true!

On the speculative side of things, observant folks - or fans with a gift for spotting the obvious - have pointed out that Arthur's description is very much in the same vein as Richard Alpert. Replacement Alpert? Very unlikely. It would not be like Lost to replace a character with a carbon copy. I'd assume they would just write their way around his absence in order to introduce whatever plot point

How Spoiled Will Lost Season 4 Be?...

My position on spoilers has gotten me into a lot of trouble over the years, so I figured I'd kill too birds with one stone in this post. For spoiler phobes, don't worry, there will be no spoilers here.

How spoiled will Lost Season 4 be? Plenty spoiled. Why do I know this? Because I have twice been offered a list of shooting locations for 4.01 in case I had folks on the island that might want to try to snag pics. For the record, I have not turned down the offers, but accepting the information would not be used, by me at least, to get my Hawaii spies laying in wait for the film crew. Mostly because, ta da, I don't have any.

Season 3 started a whole new approach for me where spoilers were concerned. Up until Season 3 I was a bit of a spoiler hound. I'd publish anything I could get my hands on. When I published Michael was going to kill Ana and Libby, I got a chill when it actually happened. Mostly because I sat and considered how different the experience of watching the scene would have been if I hadn't known.

This Just in from Ausiello! LOST Casting Scoop!...

TVGuide's Michael Ausiello has just passed along word of some breaking LOST casting news. Since this classifies as spoiler, jump through to get the info, or disregard to protect your virgin brain.

The casting is in regards to the Character of Russel, who you spoiler hounds are all very aware of by now. It turns out that Russel will be played by The Soprano's Ken Leung. TV Guide's Michael Ausiello broke the scoop today. For more info, read Ausiello's piece here.

Lost did NOT Lose Bell to Heroes...

Wow, the inanity never ends. It is absolutely true, thank god, that Kristin Bell will be joining the cast of my other Favorite show, Heroes. What is not true, as it is being reported everywhere, is that Kristen Bell chose Heroes over Lost. Simply. Not. True.

The part Bell was offered for Lost was a full time regular position. I'm not sure of episode counts, and the people who are sure aren't going to tell us, but there was without a doubt a commitment involved or Bell would never have mentioned a problem with the move to Hawaii.

If you follow the story back to its source on Variety.com, it is very clear that Bell just barely made it onto Heroes. In Heroes' showrunner Tim Kring's own words:
“This was not easy to pull off, but since we're an ensemble show, with many arcs playing out through the year, we found a way to jump into a small window in [Bell's] schedule.”

Lost Blu Ray Artwork Hits...

Yes, it is very.... blue, but it is Lost and that is all that matters.

The official box-art for the Blu-Ray set hit Amazon recently, and it looks, well, basically the same as the standard DVD box. I was hoping for some green foil leaves, maybe a gold foil Lost Logo, but hey, at least the extra fifty bucks gets you over 200% of the standard DVD resolution, or does it?

Lost Spoiler! The Tall Thin Man is... and Russell Isn't...

The actor who will play Arthur, formerly rumored to be Alias alum Angus Scrimm, will be Lance Reddick. Reddick has been a regular on The Wire, and has also worked with Harold Perrineau (Michael) before on Oz!
He's a terrific actor that really exudes that 'dangerous' vibe when he wants to. Another one knocked out of the park!

In the same article, Ausiello refers back to his Ken Leung scoop with a major update. As it turns out, Leung may not be up for the role of Russel as was suspected, instead, he may be taking on a top secret role that only Darlton know about.

Hmm... a young Dr. Candle, perhaps? There must be a very good reason why Darlton do not want us to know the nature or name of this character. Then again, what do they want us to know? Lost is a cruel mistress.

Sky Behind the Scenes Newsletter - Episode 3...

Lockdown - Lost Convention UK...

Lost Con - Germany...

E!Online Awards...

Hunting for Aaron's...




[edit on 22-8-2007 by they see ALL]