George Lucas Praises Lost, Tells Producers to "Pretend You've Planned it Out in Advance"
Lost producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof were recently surprised with a letter of encouragement and advice from none other than Star Wars creator, George Lucas. According to the Los Angeles Times, in the letter, Lucas admits to making up his movie series up as he went along, and tells the Lost masterminds to do the same. “The trick is to pretend you’ve planned the whole thing out in advance,” Lucas reportedly wrote. “Throw in some father issues and references to other stories – let’s call them ‘homages’ – and you’ve got a series.”... read more
Found in: Industry, NewsPreviously On Lost Talks Getting Hired by Lost
According to Adam Schatz of Previously on Lost, his is the only "recap-rock" band in the history of the world... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsABC, NBC, Fox Reveal Fall Primetime Schedules
We’ve been keeping you up to date on several of the major networks’ plans for this fall, including NBC’s decision to cancel Heroes and ABC’s renewal of Modern Family, and now both television production companies, along with Fox, have announced their primetime lineups.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsHappy Town Canceled After Two Episodes
Alas, things aren’t all that sunny over in Happy Town. The ABC show, which premiered just two weeks ago, has already been killed after drawing in a disappointing 4.5 million viewers for its inaugural episodes.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsSeven Fears We Have For The Lost Finale
This week’s episode of Lost, “Ab Aeterno,” was the ninth episode of the season, marking the halfway point until the finale. Writers Melinda Hsu Taylor and Greggory Nations decided it was time to tell the back story of the eternally youthful Richard Alpert, and his slavery-to-island narrative was packed full of Catholic imagery. Part of me has always liked it when Lost goes religious; as a culturally-relevant set of symbols, chalices and crosses and baptisms are the perfect plot catalysts for an authentic suspension of disbelief. Smoke monsters and polar bears? Well, OK Lost, whatever you say. But paying off... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DaySix Pieces of TV Merchandise We Covet
This week, it was announced that the cast of Mad Men would be made over Barbie-and-Ken-style. Personally, I’m going to try and restrain myself from buying a miniature, plastic Don Draper (though it would be very satisfying to throw the arch-male chauvinist across the room the next time he cheats). However, there’s some pretty amazing TV-related stuff out there: here is some merch the Paste staff covets.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayGreat Expectations 2010: Lost
Destiny, to borrow a phrase from Benjamin Linus, is a fickle bitch... read more
Found in: TV, FeaturesABC's Ugly Betty to End in April
The time has come to bid farewell to Mode magazine and all its idiosyncratic staff members we’ve grown to know and love throughout four seasons of ABC’s Ugly Betty. The network announced that this season will be the show’s last, but it will continue through April so writers will have time to tie up the many loose ends. “We are extremely proud of this groundbreaking series, and felt it was important to give the fans a proper farewell,” ABC chief Steve McPherson said in a statement.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsABC Renews Modern Family, Moves Ugly Betty
Those of us who have come to love the dysfunctional hilarity of ABC’s new series Modern Family can breathe a sigh of relief: The show will be back in 2010. ABC confirmed the renewal of Modern Family, along with The Middle and Cougar Town, also 2009 additions to the small screen.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsABC Develops Mockumentary Cop Drama
ABC plans to put a new spin on the conventional cop drama series with 1-8-7 Detroit, an hour-long mockumentary that has a camera crew chronicling the cases of Motor City homicide detectives, according to Variety. The show will stand as ABC’s first drama pilot of the year, though it’s also expected to have its funny moments, too.... read more
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