LOST: The Numbers are REAL!

I do not play the lottery. In fact I remember going out with my parents when I was a kid distributing anti-lottery flyers. Hmm. Anyway, that's not important. But what is important is that if you play the lotto USE HURLEY'S NUMBERS!

Two tickets matched all six numbers in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing.
The owners of those tickets, purchased in Idaho and Washington, will split the estimated $355 million jackpot.
The winning numbers were 4, 8, 15, 25 and 47, with 42 being the Mega Ball number.
It also paid to be a fan of the TV show, "Lost." Four of the six numbers drawn in the Tuesday's Mega Millions lottery matched the numbers immortalized by the Lost character Hugo "Hurley" Reyes, who hit a $114 million jackpot off them - only to be haunted by the same numbers in later episodes.
If you played Hurley's numbers (4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42), you won $150, according to a payout table on the Mega Millions website, though the same table noted that fixed prizes such as the $150 one "may be paid on a pari-mutuel basis and (be) lower than" that amount.
Courtesy: http://darkufo.blogspot.com/2011/01/it-pays-to-be-lost-fan-4-lost-numbers.html

Now you know what numbers to always play! 

The End.

Lost. Finale. I loved it! I thought it was a great way to end this chapter in the lives of the characters that we have grown to love theses past six seasons. I thought that the way the Island time line was completed was great. (I would love to see a story on Hugo and Ben’s time as island caretakers.) I think it would have been a different place than the island that Jacob ran. Hurley would help people in a different way.

I’ll jump right to the part that gave a lot of people trouble; The end. The final 20 minutes of the episode pulled all the characters together in the flash-sideways timeline. There are many interpretations to what is represented when the characters reunite. Here is my take.

The flash-sideways/ alt timeline was not a timeline at all, but another step in the process called existence/ life. After their time on the island (which was real) they all live their lives and died for who knows how long. Jacob was on the island for centuries, how long was Hugo there?  Upon dying, then they were in a place where the plane landed in LA and they did not have the memories of their time on the island. Little by little through contact with one another they see small glimpses of the lives that they had and the people they were with. Then when they find someone with whom they had a significant relationship all the memories come rushing back. Then they are ready to move on. And they know. So they want to share their knowledge with the rest of the people they shared a life-changing experience with.

I couldn’t think of a better way to end, then to remember all the good times, be reunited with people I love and move on.

Thanks LOST.
*FYI I was listening to “Tricia Tanaka is Dead” while I wrote this!

The Final LOST Untangled...

Before I  share my thoughts on the LOST finale... I thought I'd share the final LOST Untangled. In case anyone needs some clarification...

Yet again... more LOST

This comes from NPR. Proof that you can listen to NPR AND be part of POP culture!

Another LOST song!

Another LOST Tribute song. Next week we may not remember these, but LOST will always be with us.
"ANSWERS" by Jesse David Weeks

"ANSWERS" by Jesse David Weeks from Jeff Hammond on Vimeo.

Hip Hip Tribute to LOST

Here is a hip hop tribute to LOST. The lyrics are all about LOST and how it made the singer feel. I love how you can hear the LOST musical score in the background. Thanks to Nik at Nite for sharing this. Best part:

This is brilliant, from the LOLs at 2:30 (seriously, I laughed out loud) to the sadness I felt when I realized they were pretty much explaining exactly how I felt: "Just like Sawyer loved Juliet but had to let her go/ Man that’s sorta how I feel when I think about this show..."

Lost Cast Says "Goodbye"

The Cast of LOST says "Goodbye"

This is the week

This is it. The last week of regular LOST episodes. This Sunday is the series finale. It's bittersweet. It will be great to see many questions answered, but when you are invested in certain characters it's hard to see them go. There have always been shows that I have liked. I would much rather see them end like LOST, where the writers and creators get to end it on their terms- versus the network canceling it without a proper ending. A few shows that I think of when I reminisce about LOST are: Alias- although since I own the DVDs it never really ends. Friends- We bought the DVDs as they were released and yep we have all ten seasons. Friends was another that ended on their own terms. Then Quantum Leap. In high school I'll admit that I was a little on the geeky side, I liked my weekly dose of Dr. Sam Beckett. QL was cancelled before the writers could work it out the way they wanted.

LOST is going out in style. If you haven't heard (or you've been living in a cave). Sunday on ABC is all about LOST. The finale will be 2.5 hours long. Plus a Jimmy Kimmel special later that night. So get ready! To wet your appetite, here is the latest LOST: Untangled.




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Wow. Only one more real...

Only one more real episode left until the finale. The 2.5 hour finale! We have to wee how many people tune in. Anyway... "Across the Sea" was more about Jacob and the Man in Black... Who it turns out, was Jacob's brother! LOST Untangled does a good job of clearing up the mess....

El Fin Se Acerca! The End Is Near!

The End of LOST, that is. Only two more episodes until the season finale on May 23! Until then... Get Untangled!

No New LOST this week....

There was no new LOST this week. The episode the re-ran was Ab Eterno- a Richard centric episode that gave a lot of back story on that character. A top quality LOST episode. Catch it if you can!

There was however a new LOST: Untangled. Get Down!

LOST... The FINAL SEASON... Get understanding with LOST UNTANGLED

With the final season of LOST upon us, it's important to keep up and keep the story straight. With two timelines it can be tough. This weeks LOST: Untangled includes a special guest... enjoy!

By the by... Something I enjoy while watching LOST is to check twitter and see if LOST is trending (being commented on frequently). If you tweet look for #LOST while watching the episode.

Another week... Another LOST.

That's right last night was another new episode of LOST. This episode featured Desmond. It was a great to see Desmond again. Remember... the rules don't apply to him. I am not quite sure what that means... But I am pretty sure that's why he can stand up to the extreme electro magnetism. Let LOST Untangled clear up the plot for you!

Still need untangled?

Over half way through the season of LOST and more details are added to the plot that will lead up to the finale. Thankfully LOST: Untangled is here to explain it all!

April Fools!

Remember April Fools Day when you were a kid? Everyone trying to think of the most clever thing to try and trick everybody else. Like the teacher who gave you a pop quiz with nonsense questions. That happened to me in eighth grade. Mr. Beal at West Jr. High. He was a cool teacher, so for him to just 'spring' a quiz on us was unheard of. Then he was so serious as he handed out the quizzes. This was eighth grade English class, so a quiz could be intimidating. Then he gave it to us. Now I don't remember all the questions, but here are a few.

• If a plane crashed on the border of the USA and Canada, as cooperating nations, where would the interment of those not dead occur?
• Who is buried in Grant's tomb?
• What day is today?
• If you read through the quiz first; then you don't need to answer any questions.

And many more like this. After a couple minutes some kids started to snicker and giggle at the ones who were still filling out the quiz. Then we all knew. Mr. Beal has us going. We were fooled.

Well online April fools takes on a whole new life. Just look around today and see what there is. Google had one this morning that I thought was clever.
Google changed it's name.

Then ABC created a spin off from LOST - already!

Happy April Fool's Day!

LOST... Tonight!

To add more content for fans ABC has been replaying the previous episode of LOST, but the enhanced version. This version includes tidbits of information and background about the episode. So tonight is the enhanced version of Ab Aeterno.  If you are still wondering here is something to clear it up for you.

LOST. Are you?

Here is another LOST: Untangled to clear up the confusion from this weeks episode. Only 8 episodes left!

Confused by LOST (again)?

Dr. Chang is back again to help "untangle" the most recent LOST episode.



source:http://darkufo.blogspot.com/2010/03/lost-untangled-episode-607-dr-linus.html

Need to get found on LOST?

You can get a quick episodic overview from LOST Untangled!
Tuesday will be here soon. You better get caught up! Get Found with LOST Untangled!

Today is the Day!

Today is the day many people have waited for. Tonight starts the sixth and final season of LOST. I will admit that I was not a viewer from the beginning. When LOST premiered I was well into an addiction with Alias. So I didn't want to get into something else. But once Alias ended LOST was there to fill the void. There has been a lot of coverage the past few weeks regarding LOST and I am not going to rehash it all here. But one thing that I want to chime in about is the genius of having a time-line for the show. In 2007 the producers of LOST and ABC decided that 2010 would be the final season. Why is that important? Because it allowed the creative team behind the show to develop things in their own way not dictated by ratings or a network executive. If there was an issue with the way Alias ended it was that it was too rushed. So I am relieved to see LOST go out on a high note.

So get out your flip flops and Hawaiian shirts... Tonight is LOST night!

Here is a story that captured much of what I think is great with LOST.

5 Ways 'Lost' Changed TV

"Lost"  began life as ABC's attempt to capture some of the magic of Mark Burnett's Darwinistic reality phenom "Survivor."  It's ending its run as something far grander.
Put plainly, "Lost" will go down as one of the most important scripted shows to emerge from the  millennium's first decade -- and a template for what broadcast networks need to do to survive the new world order of unlimited viewing options and decreased ad revenue.
With the final season of "Lost" kicking off Tuesday, TheWrap tallies up five ways  "Lost" changed the game:
-- IT MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR A TV SHOW TO DIE WITH DIGNITY
Letting  showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse (left) put an expiration date on the series back in 2007 was brash, ballsy -- and a complete paradigm shift for network TV.
Pre-"Lost," programmers in the network world operated under the Supreme Directive that longevity was the end all, be all. Change the cast, shift showrunners -- but damn it, once a show clicked with viewers, keep it on the air by any means necessary.
Lindelof and Cuse (known by Internet groupies simply as Darlton) knew that rule was a recipe for the creative implosion of "Lost." The storytelling had become too complicated, the entire premise of the series too narrow to support an open-ended run.
If "Lost" were to be a show for the ages, a series that lived on in other ways 20 years from now in the same way "Star Trek" has survived, it simply couldn't be allowed to linger on indefinitely, all of its mysteries hastily wrapped up six months after some future ABC suit declared it was time to move on.
And so producers began lobbying ABC to declare a date certain for the end of "Lost." The network agreed, wisely realizing that less of a great thing was better than more of an OK thing.
By limiting "Lost's" lifespan, Darlton gave fans a reason to stick by a show that was getting increasingly complex and in danger of losing all but its die-hard core. Ratings still fell, but like the Obama stimulus package, it's likely the decline would have been far worse had viewers not been given a reason to stay invested.
-- IT PROVED THAT SERIALIZED STORYTELLING CAN BE GOOD BUSINESS
TV cynics will insist that procedurals such as "CSI" and "Law & Order" should always be the goal for broadcasters, since they repeat better and generally make more money in syndication.
That's true -- but "Lost" has shown that there's also a very healthy 21st century business in high-quality dramas that require viewers to pay attention. Buzzworthy series such as "Lost" or "Heroes" or "Glee" help a network stand out amid the thousands of programming options out there for viewers, sparking online and mainstream media attention in a way the average procedural just can't.
What's more, syndication is no longer the slam-dunk payday it once was.  Serialized shows also offer more opportunities for ancillary profits and have demonstrated far more appeal via electronic sell-through services such as iTunes.
None of this is to suggest that networks don't need a base of broad appeal procedurals to thrive. But giving up on serialized shows just because they're tough to execute and offer less obvious financial upsides is equally foolish.

-- IT NEVER UNDERESTIMATED ITS AUDIENCE
For decades, programmers operated under the assumption that the least objectionable programming made for the biggest success stories. That may still be true (four letters: "NCIS"), but "Lost" has shown that challenging fare need not be limited to cable.
Sure, there's no doubt "Lost" gave back more than a few eyeballs when it began delving deeper into mythlogy and away from the grown-up "Lord of the Flies" the series could've easily become. But what was sacrificed in terms of tonnage was replaced by something even more valuable to advertisers: an engaged, passionate audience that felt compelled to tune in every week.
The current issue of Entertainment Weekly has Darlton noting that they've been writing the show they wanted to watch, rather than the show they (or ABC) thought viewers wanted to see. By staying true to an artistic vision, and giving audiences credit for being able to handle something a bit more complex, "Lost" proved that networks could be both smart and successful.
"The TV business has become more like the movie business," former Disney chief Michael Eisner told Fortune just a few months after "Lost" premiered. "It's no longer the least objectionable program that wins the day. The excellent program wins the day."
-- IT SET A NEW STANDARD FOR TV MARKETING
From the way ABC hyped the original pilot, to the carefully-orchestrated campaign for the final season, marketing has been crucial in ensuring the success of "Lost."
One of the first big moves ABC boss Steve McPherson made when taking over the network was deciding to devote virtually all of his fall 2004 launch effort to just two shows: "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives." Instead of giving other newcomers like "Rodney" and "Life As We Know It" equal time, McPherson ordered the network's marketing team to focus like a laser on the network's prettiest babies.
It worked: Both "Lost" and "DH" opened big and became lasting hits. But to keep up the momentum, McPherson and his marketing team realized they needed to treat every new season of "Lost" as almost a sequel -- complete with fresh ad themes and new hooks to lure in viewers.
Marketing also served a dual role in the case of "Lost." In addition to figuring out ways to let viewers know the show was on, ABC tried to make sure audiences kept up with what was going on -- helping viewers track the increasing layers of mythology producers erected around the series.
Stunts such as "Pop Up Video"-style "Lost" repeats, stick figure episode summaries and cell-phone webisodes kept viewers informed and engaged, even when the show wasn't on the air. And is some cases, they even generated revenue for the network.
-- IT PROVED THE VALUE OF DEVOTED, FOCUSED SHOWRUNNERS
During TV's first 50 years, success in TV for executive producers was often measured in how many shows they had on the air at any one time.
Norman Lear virtually owned CBS at one point. ABC became known as Aaron's Broadcasting Company during the 1970s, thanks to the prolific nature of the Aaron Spelling fluff factory. Ditto folks such as Steven Bochco, David E. Kelley and Jerry Bruckheimer during the last two decades.
Such producing promiscuity seems outdated, post-Darlton.
The two producers could have easily translated the early success of "Lost" into more pilots or series. Instead -- with the financial support of ABC -- they chose to stick with their baby throughout its entire life rather than go off and sire more offspring.
While there will always be non-writing producers such as Bruckheimer able to juggle multiple shows at one time,  Dartlon have proven the value of obsessive, almost geek-like showrunners willing to go cradle-to-grave with a concept.

Source URL: http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/5-ways-lost-changed-television-13764