tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post9047629171595702939..comments2024-03-19T03:23:06.738-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Lost, "The Package": Ticking clock... BERSERKER!Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-19057077919466496752010-04-12T09:17:18.280-04:002010-04-12T09:17:18.280-04:00Can anyone explain how on a trip across the Atlant...Can anyone explain how on a trip across the Atlantic from Tenerife to the New World, the ship ran aground on the island, which is supposed to be in the Pacific ocean?baggseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01126205345158158957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-33138359290483951692010-04-01T19:30:22.502-04:002010-04-01T19:30:22.502-04:00I KNOW!!! I keep expecting the roof to come off t...I KNOW!!! I keep expecting the roof to come off this thing...and it just doesn't. <br /><br />The last "Ah ha!" moment for me was in "The Lighthouse" episode. And even that was like "Okay, what else ya got?"<br /><br />I was excited to see Jin in the freezer when Sayid kills Keemy (let's face it, THAT has been the BEST episode so far this season). But the payoff this episode was lacking.<br /><br />At least THIS episode felt like..."Oh, wait...here it comes." <br /><br />...until next week...when they give us NOTHING again.<br /><br />Come on! 6 episodes to the finale!YaYaPoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032072951034278405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-59600662709696833642010-04-01T19:29:36.609-04:002010-04-01T19:29:36.609-04:00I need more ideas as to why Desmond is important t...I need more ideas as to why Desmond is important to the island! The only thing I can come up with is, he kill the guy he was with in the hatch and he is a friend of Smokey'smjogtphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02654375740789163762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-52319932765632254432010-04-01T14:26:29.857-04:002010-04-01T14:26:29.857-04:00Alan,
More fuel to the V countdown clock fire. Co...Alan,<br /><br />More fuel to the V countdown clock fire. Colbert says it all...<br /><br />http://scifiwire.com/2010/04/stephen-colberts-hilariou.php#moreMamba's Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521293150891482184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-982867094553099632010-04-01T13:07:20.799-04:002010-04-01T13:07:20.799-04:00I love Letterman and Colbert mocking the V countdo...I love Letterman and Colbert mocking the V countdown clock, but unfortunately, that is EXACTLY what the ABC marketing weenies want.<br /><br />To TV executive weasels, there is no such thing as bad publicity. To them, the countdown clock was a victory because so many people are talking about it. They don't care that 99% of that talk is anger or mockery, all they care about is that people are talking about V.<br /><br />Well played, TV weasels. Now you can take your victory and go back to feasting on human flesh, or whatever the hell it is you do between trying to come up with more ideas to infuriate your viewers.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11898724394664956442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-65095960150190412172010-04-01T12:47:11.519-04:002010-04-01T12:47:11.519-04:00Alan, I think you may be selectively interpreting ...Alan, I think you may be selectively interpreting these alt-stories to fit your "epilogue in advance" theory. After all, this episode hardly seems like a "happy ending" for Sun and Jin. They are still under the thumb of Sun's father, and she ends up getting shot in the stomach at the end.John Shttp://npinopunintended.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/getting-lost-the-package/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-66300918861682955972010-04-01T10:47:24.544-04:002010-04-01T10:47:24.544-04:00That's funny--compared to the "clutter&qu...That's funny--compared to the "clutter" one usually sees, this was nothing! I barely noticed it. However, it does drive me nuts when they go out of their way to draw attention to it--cartoons falling from the top of the screen and so-forth. And they definitely pay even less attention to what it's doing during syndicated reruns--I can remember a couple of times watching Alias and other shows on TNT that they put a huge ad over subtitles!! wtfwtfwtf<br /><br />ps I love your Lost reviews, thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-22935607034193142712010-04-01T09:33:27.700-04:002010-04-01T09:33:27.700-04:00Thanks to Mr. Mojo!
The video of Letterman and Co...Thanks to Mr. Mojo!<br /><br />The video of Letterman and Colbert<br />mocking the "V" and countdown clock is hilarious.<br /><br /><br /><br /> <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/04/letterman_and_colbert_mock_abc.html" rel="nofollow">Letterman and Colbert mock ABC</a>Allienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-45401822700013801572010-04-01T09:13:17.278-04:002010-04-01T09:13:17.278-04:00From Jan:
"Frankly, I could ignore the clock...From Jan:<br /><br />"Frankly, I could ignore the clock, but the bright RED coloring was the real distraction So much for ever watching 'V' (or anything else promoted so obnoxiously)."<br /><br />That’s exactly the way I felt. I hadn’t even realized there was a clock. (I’ve gotten used to trying to NOT look at any promos at the bottom of the screen, but the red kept catching my eye.)<br /><br />"Claire also now seems pointless. Bad wig."<br /><br />I couldn’t even pay attention to what she was saying because I was so distracted by the awful wig (think earlier season when Jack had an equally awful one).<br /><br /><br />"Also did anyone else notice that the airplane-like wooshing sounds between island and alt worlds is getting louder and more obvious each episode?"<br /><br />I certainly noticed them this episode, and I hadn’t really noticed them before, so maybe it’s because they were louder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-10559743691956436272010-04-01T04:48:54.864-04:002010-04-01T04:48:54.864-04:00http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/04/lette...http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/04/letterman_and_colbert_mock_abc.htmlMr Mojo Risinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900085257898665260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-63709135217566562222010-04-01T03:22:47.087-04:002010-04-01T03:22:47.087-04:00Colbert burn, snap. Apparently many Lost fans in t...Colbert burn, snap. Apparently many Lost fans in the Colbert Report writer's room. ABC - the new NBC.Zingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-23147076160874016372010-04-01T01:27:19.958-04:002010-04-01T01:27:19.958-04:00well, i thought i was only the perverted Lost fan....well, i thought i was only the perverted Lost fan.<br /><br />http://gallery.lost-media.com/thumbnails-1539-page-3.html<br /><br />look at how the regular number of views at one pic tripled compared to the others. hehe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-21108752623218631282010-04-01T00:28:27.389-04:002010-04-01T00:28:27.389-04:00Did anyone else notice that Keamy again got shot w...Did anyone else notice that Keamy again got shot without dying right away? I have a feeling he'll show up again briefly.<br /><br />I don't think the sideways=ending idea lines up right now. Jin and Sun are in worse shape now, and Kate has been arrested.<br /><br />The ALT as the world with Smokey loose is intriguing, especially since the island is at the bottom of the ocean in the ALT, but the changes seem to subtle to fit with evil incarnate being out and about. Plus, if Smokey is free, why are things going badly for Sayid, his loyal follower?Ben Whitinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004082980366866004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-11991130574399918342010-03-31T23:01:36.813-04:002010-03-31T23:01:36.813-04:00Hey, have a good time on break, Alan. That you get...Hey, have a good time on break, Alan. That you get as much up as you do is amazing, so you deserve it, man.<br /><br />And thanks for getting the podcast in before you left. I listened to your Lost discussion, but for the rest you and Iceberg are going with me on a drive to Cleveland tomorrow.<br /><br />It seemed to me that we got a lot more truth than we could accept in last night's episode. It reminds me of Michael Emerson's quote while on Kimmel: “What if you saw what the show meant but couldn't recognize it?” <br /><br />I know you think that the writers occasionally underestimate us, and sometimes they do, but I also think we may be underestimating them just a tad, too.<br /><br />Emerson said that about 2 months ago, which should have been close to the time they filmed this, and certainly after he had read the script. And I think Emerson's was talking about how hard it is to believe anything we see on Lost after six years of double-switches, so perhaps we will be slow to realize it when they start giving us unvarnished answers. So, for example, I've seen a lot of people who think that maybe we can't take Ben's redemption seriously, but I just think it's too late for massive flip-flops like that anymore. Stuff is now for real. <br /><br />I think the funny lines from Sawyer, Miles and Ben last night all pointed this idea up, rather than being them trying to joke about the silliness of the story sometimes. I think they were very straight with us last night, and I think they kept pointing it out, as people being truthful kept being met with comic disbelief. <br /><br />So we got Ben getting ragged even though he was being totally truthful, which I took as meaning that we should start accepting what we are hearing as true, but that maybe we aren't doing so because we are so preconditioned to look for the fake-out.<br /><br />And Sawyer's: "That would be ridiculous" to think that Smocke would be on the island if he could travel off it as smoke wasn't about the arbitrary rules to which Smocke must dance, but a message to us to start putting two and two together sometime, even if sometimes we mess up and get five. Smocke needs a boat because he can't fly over water. Why else would he need it?<br /><br />I think your epilogue theory is correct, Alan, but I'm betting the epilogue begins in three weeks, because this Island story seems to be ending just as the Sideways story is amping up. Episode 13 is supposed to be the beginning of what Darlton has called the final chapter, and it looks to me that Smocke's getting off this Island and creating the Sideways world. Then it will be up to our Sideways Losties to pick up the ball and run with it.<br /><br />Or it's an epilogue-epilogue, and the show will end in Sideways World. Man, anything is possible on this show, which is half the fun, but a pure epilogue is tough to figure. Not sure I see this Island War taking 8 more episodes to come to a head. Not after last night moved things so far forward. <br /><br />This is where I lean on things today. Ask me tomorrow. I may change my mind.Schmokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985960616299425129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-9598715195601999362010-03-31T22:20:48.327-04:002010-03-31T22:20:48.327-04:00They more I think about Widmore's "everyo...They more I think about Widmore's "everyone we know and love will cease to be" comment, the more I feel it strengthens my flash-sideways theory. This isn't their epilogue, and it isn't really a consequence of the Incident. It's what happens when Smokey wins and escapes the Island. It's the new reality that the Losties have to fight and overturn. Something bad is coming (soon, hopefully) in both timelines. They have to give a reason, other than just attachment to the original timeline, to want the alternate world wiped out. Likewise, they have to give us an inciting action to cause the alternate reality. I think both should be coming relatively soon.7s Timhttp://www.sepinwall.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28838573444433928162010-03-31T22:00:34.100-04:002010-03-31T22:00:34.100-04:00I agree with the V countdown clock, it ruined the ...I agree with the V countdown clock, it ruined the whole episode. Stupid, stupid ABC! Shame on you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-41601264430695919062010-03-31T19:43:09.275-04:002010-03-31T19:43:09.275-04:00"Craphole" Island is a cork which keeps ..."Craphole" Island is a cork which keeps Smokey locked up. The beginning of the alt-reality showed the island at the bottom of the ocean...isn't that a pretty strong hint that in that reality the cork has been popped? <br /><br />It seems pretty likely that the series will end with a candidate being chosen as the next Jacob. That won't work with the island underwater and all the candidates in LA, as they are in the alt-reality.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065964276459282256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-81506112083861343592010-03-31T19:39:03.607-04:002010-03-31T19:39:03.607-04:00"So part of the "cork" properties o..."So part of the "cork" properties of the island seems to prevent Smokey from using his powers to get off it, but doesn't keep him from hopping on an outrigger to row over to Alcatraz. Hmmm... Seems an odd loophole"<br /><br />I think it's reasonable that Locke either can't cross water in his Smokey form, and he certainly can't get into a boat as Smokey. Obviously in his Locke form he has some ability to move about, since he's planning to leave in the plane.<br /><br />"Sun told her father that she was wanted to shop in LA, and he sent Jin along to be her "bodyguard" knowing the two were romantically involved. The 25k to be delivered was for Keamy to kill Jin and then screw Sun over by taking her $ out of her account. The whole trip was punishment for Sun for going behind Daddy's back."<br /><br />But Daddy closed Sun's account, so he obviously didn't expect her to pay for it. I can't believe he wanted her to die or fall into Keamy's crews clutches, no matter how angry he was about the relationship.Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16543960876991187244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-43500812480992980392010-03-31T19:19:46.269-04:002010-03-31T19:19:46.269-04:00This episode was insane! It was finally great to s...This episode was insane! It was finally great to see the story behind Jin and Sun for the alternate universe flashback. I'm excited for these last couple episodes, I'm sure Lost won't disappoint!Justin D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-54800587121151060002010-03-31T19:15:51.058-04:002010-03-31T19:15:51.058-04:00I've been trying to post this link to an artic...I've been trying to post this link to an article about biocentrism and the multiverse that suggests to me a possibility for the meaning of the sideways stories. Hope it works this time.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-lanza/do-you-only-live-once-exp_b_508440.html" rel="nofollow">Huffington Post article</a>Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191123042394312198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-22071310615174850462010-03-31T18:59:41.512-04:002010-03-31T18:59:41.512-04:00"paul in kirkland said...
One thing that..."paul in kirkland said...<br /><br /> One thing that I haven't seen mentioned is that it's really a credit to Terry O'Quinn that he's played two characters on the same series that are visibly both Locke, yet he's differentiated the performance enough that people are wishing the "old Locke" was back."<br /><br />paul..sheesh.. <br />your Locke/dual kudo was mentioned upthread..dude<br />as well..near every week, it's mentioned<br />Read all the comments..*said with respect*<br />We(and You) all have the Love for Locke..be he Locke or not<br /><br /><br />As for my opinion..V-promo aside..<br />I'm confused..<br /><br />such as ..I'm Lost<br /><br />what I WILL offer is that = Sayid is playing us..and MIB.. <br />something about how he viewed Desmond..there was Life in his eyesDothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13903396852695277720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-5486074242639367142010-03-31T18:41:41.201-04:002010-03-31T18:41:41.201-04:00I love that they put together "summary to dat...I love that they put together "summary to date" episodes of V and Flash Forward, ala Lost, in an inept and inaccurate attempt to draw the same crowd.<br /><br />I need a summary of the "V" story to date like I need a summary of Point At Box (AkA who wants to be a millionaire?.)<br /><br />yeah, i still watch it for Morenaaempeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318406718938605775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-7812626064938196422010-03-31T18:33:22.089-04:002010-03-31T18:33:22.089-04:00One thing that I haven't seen mentioned is tha...One thing that I haven't seen mentioned is that it's really a credit to Terry O'Quinn that he's played two characters on the same series that are visibly both Locke, yet he's differentiated the performance enough that people are wishing the "old Locke" was back.<br /><br />That's pretty darned good acting.paul in kirklandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-31276288448181442222010-03-31T18:02:51.071-04:002010-03-31T18:02:51.071-04:00I'm surprised I haven't seen people bring ...I'm surprised I haven't seen people bring up that as of Ab Aeterno, Jacob explained his role as being the same as Desmond's. Both are wardens on an island containing a force. 2001-2004 Desmond is in the Swan venting the electromagnetic build up every 108 minutes, at-least-since-1867 to 2007 Jacob is on the island making sure the Smoke Monster doesn't get out. The cork/thumb in the dike analogy applies to both.<br /><br />I'm betting Jacob made the Smoke Monster. He's probably an extreme result of what happens when a candidate rebels against Jacob, and since Jacob is a manipulative SOB who brought him to the island, he refuses to let him leave. Kind of analogous to Lucifer, fallen angel = Satan.<br /><br />BTW, now that we've seen Widmore has returned with a plan involving the electromagnetic pockets on the island it brings home another wasted opportunity Ab Aeterno was. Widmore bought the "Black Rock Ledger" - the journal of the 1st mate of the Black Rock. Ab Aeterno could have been a chance to show us the 1st mate and what he discovered on the island and wrote in the ledger, which we could then infer Widmore eventually learned and is now in season 6 trying to do on the island. Oh well.Drifternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-52796279443798385942010-03-31T18:00:36.977-04:002010-03-31T18:00:36.977-04:00Would appreciate some help from my fellow commenta...Would appreciate some help from my fellow commentators.<br /><br />I remember Locke falling down the well at the Orchid then it disapeared, Sawyer then frantically tried to help his friend and was upset when he couldn't.<br />In ' The Substitute ' Sawyer doesn't seem the least bit intrigued when he sees 'Locke' for the first time since the above moment.<br /><br />Question is who told Sawyer that Locke was dead and when as I cannot recall??<br /><br />Many many thanks guysUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306105872933847031noreply@blogger.com