And Found: Lost - "The Substitute" (6.04)
Our island friends are all out of sorts on this episode of Lost. As we follow Locke in his alternate, plane-safely-landed universe we see a much different man than the boar-hunting Locke we once knew. Still living with the love of his life Helen, Locke struggles to keep his faith—and he’s usually faith’s biggest advocate—while coming to grips with the reality of his handicap.... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsLost, Mad Men and Entourage Among U.S. Contenders at Monte-Carlo TV Festival
Can’t wait to see what awkward things Liz Lemon is bound to say each week on 30 Rock? Do you contribute to Lost blogs after each episode? Then it might interest you to know that the U.S. will go to this year’s Monte-Carlo Television Festival well-represented. The Producers Guild of America chose six series- three comedies and three dramas—to send to the tiny nation: 30 Rock, The Office, Entourage, Lost, Dexter and Mad Men.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsThe Funniest Characters on TV Right Now
Say what you will about the boob tube, but because of its serial nature, television allows for more character development than film or even most novels. When we find characters worth watching, we may stick with them for years (or in the case of the ageless Simpsons, decades). That’s a big investment of time, so the payoff better be good. In the case of these 10 characters, the payoff is in laughs. Here are the 10 funniest TV characters still on the air:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayAnd Found: Lost - "What Kate Does" (6.03)
The second episode of Lost‘s final season sees a very confused Sayid waking up after a little nap—or uh, after being dead for a few minutes—and wondering where he and his friends are, how they got there and who all these barefoot temple-dwellers are. Luckily Hurley’s there to fill his old friend in, telling Sayid, “It’s the Others, dude. They caught us. Again.”... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsLost's Daniel Dae Kim to Star in CBS Hawaii Five-O Remake
Now that Lost has begun its sure-to-be-suspenseful sixth and final season, the show’s cast will be moving on to other ventures. For Daniel Dae Kim (who plays Jin in the ABC hit series), the next step looks to be a spot on the CBS remake of the Hawaii Five-O series.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsHigh Definition: Lost as Religious Allegory
Watching the Remind-Me-What-The-Hell-Has-Happened-So-Far preview followed by the two-hour premiere of Lost Season 6, I realized what J.J. Abrams and his cohorts were setting out to do five years ago: Create a TV show crammed with every genre possible. Season 1 started as an action-packed thriller, which morphed into mystery, romance and science-fiction.... read more
Found in: TV, ColumnsLost: Season Six Premiere Review
The final season of _Lost_ is now officially underway. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsLost: The Beginning of the End
What does Adam Schatz of Brooklyn recap-rock duo, Previously on Lost, think the final season will hold? A zombie luau! read more
Found in: TV, NewsHigh Definition: Getting Lost Again
It’s been 265 days since the last new episode of Lost, but I’m pretty sure that number bears no significance to any particular flight, lottery ticket or nuclear equation in Daniel Faraday’s notebook. Just to be sure, I Googled “Lost 265” and just got the daily loss of Freddie Mac (in millions) during the last quarter of 2008. Of course, if you Google “Lost Groundhog Day,” you get 682,000 results, many of which suspect planning behind the coincidence of a show that thrives on synchronism and time loops airing it’s final season Feb. 2, just as we look to see... read more
Found in: TV, ColumnsGreat Expectations 2010: Lost
Destiny, to borrow a phrase from Benjamin Linus, is a fickle bitch... read more
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