Lost: Season 4 (no spoilers)

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  • JSBE
    JSBE Posts: 1,078
    http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20177008,00.html

    great article as usual. helps pass the end of the day...

    and i hadn't even thought about this until i read this - if frank lapidus landed the helicopter perfectly, why did he wake up so far from it? (with his phone smashed no less).
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    This is from a Yahoo article about when shows will return:

    Damon Lindelof is eager for some answers. An executive producer of ABC's mystery serial "Lost," he should learn this week what his show's future holds as it closes out its fourth season.

    "Lost" has been back on the air just two weeks. But the strike meant a planned 16-episode shooting schedule was halted after just eight episodes were shot. Fans braced themselves for no more this season.

    "But we very much want to come back and do as many episodes as possible," said Lindelof, who then listed a few issues that first need to be settled.

    "How many episodes can best serve our story? And what are the production realities?" He noted that the shooting facility in Hawaii, 2,500 miles from his Los Angeles office, had been shuttered since Thanksgiving. The crew has dispersed, the huge cast has scattered.

    The first new post-strike episode of "Lost" could possibly be ready for broadcast the week after episode eight appears, he said. There likely would be three or four more after that.

    Could there be even more?

    "I'd be surprised if the network wanted to air episodes deep into the summer," he said. But if all the pieces fell into place, "Lost" fans would be blessed: "I don't see why we couldn't deliver all eight remaining episodes."

    That kind of zeal should warm viewers' hearts. Lindelof and the rest of TV's creative community seem delighted to be back.

    Almost as delighted as we are.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    Solat13 wrote:
    This is from a Yahoo article about when shows will return:
    woo! thanks for that. they're right, that does warm my heart. :)
  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    JSBE wrote:
    http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20177008,00.html
    this was interesting, too:
    And Locke was quietly rocked by Hurley's disclosure that he, too, could dial up Jacob's ghost shack. I don't think Mr. Mystic likes having to share the office of Island high priest with anyone. Hurley's recent flash-forward hinted at a looming rift with Locke; might a disagreement over properly interpreting Jacob be the cause?

    had not thought of that....
  • JSBE
    JSBE Posts: 1,078
    nfanel wrote:
    this was interesting, too:
    And Locke was quietly rocked by Hurley's disclosure that he, too, could dial up Jacob's ghost shack. I don't think Mr. Mystic likes having to share the office of Island high priest with anyone. Hurley's recent flash-forward hinted at a looming rift with Locke; might a disagreement over properly interpreting Jacob be the cause?

    had not thought of that....

    interesting.

    the look on locke and ben's face when hurley said the cabin was over "there" and "there" wasn't where locke and ben went to see jacob was priceless.
  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    JSBE wrote:
    interesting.

    the look on locke and ben's face when hurley said the cabin was over "there" and "there" wasn't where locke and ben went to see jacob was priceless.
    yeah, that was one of my favorite parts. ben looked pretty shocked, too.
    "uh, i thought you meant the airplane cabin"
  • JSBE
    JSBE Posts: 1,078
    nfanel wrote:
    yeah, that was one of my favorite parts. ben looked pretty shocked, too.
    "uh, i thought you meant the airplane cabin"

    good catch hurley. i'm surprised he just didn't point at the sky and say "hey, what's that?!?!" and run the other way.
  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    JSBE wrote:
    good catch hurley. i'm surprised he just didn't point at the sky and say "hey, what's that?!?!" and run the other way.
    lol. :D funny image.
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    Carlton Cuse says there will be 13 episodes at most:

    http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35574
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    JSBE wrote:
    http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20177008,00.html

    great article as usual. helps pass the end of the day...

    and i hadn't even thought about this until i read this - if frank lapidus landed the helicopter perfectly, why did he wake up so far from it? (with his phone smashed no less).

    That's AWESOME!!!!!! :) LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Thanks for posting!
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • JSBE
    JSBE Posts: 1,078
    rrivers wrote:
    Carlton Cuse says there will be 13 episodes at most:

    http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35574

    It sounds like Cuse and the rest of the “Lost” writing staff will end the fourth season at the same story point they always intended, cramming eight episodes of plot into the season’s final five installments.

    “We will have to condense some stories,” Cuse tells The Hollywood Reporter.

    boo to the condensing, although i'm sure they won't cut anything that needs to be told.
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    JSBE wrote:
    It sounds like Cuse and the rest of the “Lost” writing staff will end the fourth season at the same story point they always intended, cramming eight episodes of plot into the season’s final five installments.

    “We will have to condense some stories,” Cuse tells The Hollywood Reporter.

    boo to the condensing, although i'm sure they won't cut anything that needs to be told.

    I'm fine with them condensing. I know they condensed the Nicki and Paulo storyline last year and that was a good thing!
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • NCBRI
    NCBRI Posts: 1,902
    speaking of the cabin in the woods........I couldn't help but notice the painting hanging on the wall. Not sure what it was though it kinda looked like a dog, but my eye was drawn to it much like the photo of the ghost kid on the wall in the last episode.


    Edit: Here is a link to the pic: http://lost.cubit.net/s3inv/3x20jacobsdog.php
    Brian
  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    NCBRI wrote:
    Here is a link to the pic: http://lost.cubit.net/s3inv/3x20jacobsdog.php
    looks like a melting polar bear....lol.
  • JSBE
    JSBE Posts: 1,078
    rrivers wrote:
    I'm fine with them condensing. I know they condensed the Nicki and Paulo storyline last year and that was a good thing!

    that was a great thing, except there are no "nicki and paulo" characters now.
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    One little tidbit to add to the earlier posts:

    Cuse also spoke to Variety, in which he said, "We're going to try to make as many as we can and do a good job of finishing out this season. We'll have to compress some of the storytelling we planned for this season, and that may not be a bad thing. Damon and I feel like we know how we can finish it off and still make it a really, really great story."

    Variety reports that Cuse tells them that any unproduced episodes planned for this season (presumably three at this point) will be added to the final two seasons at some point, seemingly keeping the show on track to produce 48 episodes total over the course of its final three years.

    - So the three episodes we miss this year will be added on in the future keeping the intention of 48 episodes to complete the show.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Solat13 wrote:
    Sorry to break up the discussion, but anyone else psyched for this?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBcQC1BgwqM&eurl=http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Lost:_Via_Domus

    I've already got mine pre-ordered.

    That amnesia guy is fricken HOTT.
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • Fighting Hellfish
    Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
    harrymanback wrote:
    I would have to think "Charlotte" is bens man on the boat. couple things the losties missed ... why was she wearing a bullet proof vest? you want to know why? because like sawyer told locke, ben has the whole thing planned out already.


    I'm pretty sure I know who the man on the boat is. Nothing definate, but I saw something in the paper a while back, and put 2 and 2 together. I won't post it here, since it's a potential spoiler, though I don't know for sure.
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    JSBE wrote:
    i'm all for as many episodes as they can crank out this season, but my only question is - how will that screw up the 16 episode per season story arc? if we got 13 out of 16 planned episodes, that would be about 80% of the planned story for season 4. what i am trying to say is that the writers/producers had a 16 episode season planned out with the season 4 finale (cliffhanger) for episode 16...what happens now? do we get the last episode that they can film (#13?) and then just wait for the next one (#14?) next february? that would kind of suck. it would be like ben talking about taking locke to jacob's cabin and then waiting 8 months instead of a week for them to get there. or charlie's greatest hits and then waiting 8 months to have him dive down to the looking glass.

    I was wondering that as well...but I was unable to put my thoughts into words...not nearly as well as you did, at least!
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    I'm pretty sure I know who the man on the boat is. Nothing definate, but I saw something in the paper a while back, and put 2 and 2 together. I won't post it here, since it's a potential spoiler, though I don't know for sure.

    You could always PM it to me! :D
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

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