Watching Lost

The Others had their own book club and Sawyer was quite the bookworm at the beach. So, this summer, ABC.com will be launching the very first Lost’s Book Club for fans. It will spotlight all the books that were referenced on the show, which should really be very exciting.

Fans can also discuss the book via the message board, according to the press release —  "Also available on ABC.com will be a message board to discuss the titles, a synopsis of each book along with when and how it was referenced in the show and an introduction by co-creator/executive producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Carlton Cuse."

Some of the titles included in the list for reading are The Fountainhead, Lord of the Flies, Sawyer’s choice — Watership Down and Juliet’s choice — Carrie.

Head to the website for more details.

Gold Derby has been keeping tabs of how the panel has been making their Emmy choices. The official announcement isn’t until July 17 but a short list of nominees has already been released. While Lost made it to the list of Best Drama, only two actors were recognized for their performances under the Best Supporting Actor (Drama) Category.

The list below:

BEST SUPPORTING DRAMA ACTOR Semi Finalists
Naveen Andrews, "Lost" ("The Economist")
Bruce Dern, "Big Love" ("Good Guys and Bad Guys")
Christian Clemenson, "Boston Legal" ("Roe vs. Wade, The Musical")
Ted Danson, "Damages" ("Jesus, Mary and Joe Cocker")
Michael Emerson, "Lost" ("The Shape of Things to Come")
Zeljko Ivanek, "Damages" ("I Hate These People")
T.R. Knight, "Grey’s Anatomy" ("Freedom, Parts 1 & 2")
William Shatner, "Boston Legal" ("Mad About You")
John Slattery, "Mad Men" ( "Long Weekend")
Blair Underwood, "In Treatment" ("Alex: Week 6")
Jake Weber, "Medium" ("Wicked Game, Part 1")

Terry O’ Quinn, who was last year’s winner for this category, was not recognized. None of the ladies also managed to make it to this year’s Emmy Semi Finals.

Our Lost Men are in busy with movie negotiations, now that the show is on hiatus.

Matthew Fox, according to Coming Soon, is set to do a film about Billy Smoke.

Matthew Fox (Speed Racer, "Lost") is in negotiations to star in Warner Bros.’ Billy Smoke, based on the Oni Press comic about a hit man seeking redemption, says Variety.  The project is produced by Basil Iwanyk at Thunder Road and Eric Gitter at Closed on Mondays Entertainment. Oni’s Peter Sherwin will executive produce. The story centers on an elite hit man who’s nearly killed during a botched job and realizes that his only way to find redemption is to rid the world of all assassins. The comic book series, written by B. Clay Moore and illustrated by Eric Kim, will be published by Oni Press next year.

Josh Holloway, meanwhile, is in talks with producers of an upcoming Chevy Chase movie, Stay Cool, which starts shooting in California this month, according to Empire.

Holloway has joined the cast of Stay Cool, the new comedy from the Polish Brothers, Mark (who writes, acts and produces) and Michael (who writes, produces and directs).

However, Holloway – perhaps taking a leaf from Fox’s book – is not playing the lead in the movie, which is a comedy about a successful author who is forced to confront his old high school crush – and the jock who is her ex-boyfriend – when he returns to his hometown to deliver an address to graduating seniors.

Instead, Mark Polish will play the author, with Winona Ryder scheduled to play the crush. Holloway will play the jock – which is pretty good casting, and a smart move on his part to take supporting roles in movies, rather than leaping right into a lead that might crash and burn.

The ABC drama series, Lost, went home with four out of its seven nominations, including Best Network Television. Below is the list of winners which were announced last June 24.

Best Network Television Series

    * "Lost" (ABC)

Syndicated / Cable Television Series

    * "Dexter" (Showtime)

Presentation on Television

    * "The Family Guy" - "Blue Harvest" (Fox)

Best Actor on Television

    * Matthew Fox ("Lost") (ABC)

Best Actress on Television

    * Jennifer Love Hewitt ("Ghost Whisperer") (CBS)

Supporting Actor on Television

    * Michael Emerson ("Lost") (ABC)

Supporting Actress on Television

    * Summer Glau ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") (Fox) tied with Elizabeth Mitchell ("Lost") (ABC)

The Emmy Panel has released the Top 10 List of shows vying for Best Drama and Best Comedy. Of this list, 5 will be entered into the official list of nominees which will be announced by Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris on July 17.

Lost has submitted the episode, The Constant, for this category.

The complete list:

COMEDY

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Entourage
Family Guy
Flight of the Conchords
The Office
Pushing Daisies
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty
Weeds

DRAMA

Boston Legal
Damages
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Grey’s Anatomy
House
Lost
Mad Men
The Tudors
The Wire

Still trying to find that episode you’ve missed out on the last time Lost aired? Aside from watching it on the official site, there is a new alternative. According to the New York Times, ABC has just struck a deal with online video streaming site Veoh and soon, videos of Lost, as well as Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty will be legally available on their site.

Like YouTube, Veoh features short, user-submitted video clips. But lately it has also mixed in material from large media companies like CBS, Viacom’s MTV Networks and USA Network. Veoh Networks, based in Los Angeles, is backed by the former Disney chief executive Michael D. Eisner, along with other private investors.

The deal with Veoh is ABC’s second agreement to stream free, advertising-supported shows on a Web site other than its own or its broadcast affiliates’. Last fall, it struck a similar deal with AOL. Though it is not disclosing financial arrangements of the Veoh deal, ABC said it was paying Veoh for the traffic driven to its programs and commercials, which ensures Veoh will heavily promote ABC’s offerings on its home page.

“These types of partnerships allow us to reach our fans and viewers in a much deeper and more meaningful way,” said Matt Murphy, the senior vice president for digital media distribution at Disney and ESPN Media Networks.

Mr. Murphy said the company was considering other distribution deals with sites like YouTube and Hulu. “This is a world where you have to constantly re-evaluate your business and constantly look at partners and how they are running their businesses,” he said.

Watching episodes online has such strong demands right now and networks are already recognizing that this isn’t a trend that will soon go away. It’s going to be shape how people will be viewing TV shows in the future, which is why TV networks are tying up with online media companies to tap into the growing market of online viewers.

Big apologies for the unexpected downtime. 451Press has had major server issues, we had to wait for days until this was resolved.

But it seems everything is fine now. I hope.

I’m just gonna be catching up on some belated news in the next couple of days, don’t be surprised if you read about stuff you should have read about a week ago. It’s just my way of getting right back on track.

Thanks for sticking around!

Spoilers for Lost are always, always interesting! I do try to stay away from them but having to keep this site, doing that seems impossible.

Anyway, while Lost producer Carlton Cuse was in a TV and Film forum in China recently, he was able to provide information on what we’re to expect for Season 5.

As these are potential spoilers, details of which are outlined after this cut….

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The couple, who was reported to have separated last year, is now apparently very much back together and may possibly even get married.

A source said: "Evangeline and Dominic have been spending a lot of time together during the show’s hiatus and are very excited about the future."

"Evangeline accepted Dom’s proposal while they were away together and they both agree Hawaii is the perfect place for the wedding - both as a location and for sentimental reasons."

However, the pair is in no rush to tie the knot, and are happy living as an engaged couple for the time being.

The source added: "The wedding might be next year or maybe the year after that. It’s another ‘Lost’ mystery!"

Source ODI

Euro TV’s Series Junkies interviews Terry O’ Quinn while he was in Germany to promote the fourth season of Lost (as transcribed in English):

How do you keep up with everything that is going on on «Lost»? There are so many places on the island, so many time frames. How do you cope?

I only have to keep track of John Locke. I only have to know what he knows. In fact, the more difficult challenge is not paying attention to the things I am not supposed to know. John Locke doesn’t have to keep track of everything, because he only knows what he knows.

But you have to keep track where on the time line all these things are supposed to happen to John Locke?

Yes, but in Locke’s case, so far, he has only had the past and the present. As far as I know. Nobody has told me anything else. Both of those things are very clear to me and they are very clear to him. So, it’s really not a challenge to me. It’s more complicated for the fans of "Lost“.

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Are you going to miss Keamy on Lost? This site may help you tide over it. It’s a site dedicated to all things Keamy. And this, too…a fanvid production dedicated to him:

Via Popcandy

Lost, Keamy on Lost

Was this a slip or is Cynthia Watros just isn’t good with names?

In an interview with Kristin of E! Cynthia refers to Libby as Annie (mark 2:20), which shouldn’t really mean anything on a regular conversation, or in this case, an interview. But hardcore fans of the series, who are so quick at noticing anything unusual or out of the ordinary when it comes to Lost, assume Cynthia may have actually clued us in.

Is Libby Ben’s former childhood sweetheart, Annie?

Cynthia Watros was interviewed in connection with her appearance on NBC’s Fear Itself. Her episode was shown last week, I believe and it apparently was super suspenseful although I wouldn’t know anything about it, as I’ve not watched the show…nor do I plan to sometime in the future. It’s too darn scary, I was told.

Cynthia Watros, Libby on Lost, Annie on Lost, Fear Itself

Jorge Garcia (Hurley on Lost) shows that he’s more than just a comic relief. The dude is also into singing, did you know that?

Here’s a video of him floating around on Youtube…it’s of Jorge singing “Here’s To You” which is from a small-budget film he’s part of called When We Were Pirates.

When We Were Pirates is directed by Jimmy Hanks. There isn’t a lot of information about the film yet, other than it will start production this month. But you can read an old interview (from April) with Jimmy Hanks on this site.

Some people will probably say this is the first time they’ve seen Jorge/Hurley sing, but he did show a bit of his musicality in Season 3 of Lost. This video might help you remember:

So what do you think? Is he good enough for Grammy’s? Or should he concentrate on winning an Emmy first?

Jorge Garcia, Lost, Lost Season 3, When We Were Pirates, Jimmy Hanks

The Constant, Lost Season Four’s fifth episode, was picked as one of Variety’s Top Ten Drama Moments of the 2007-2008 season.

LOST
“The Constant,” Feb. 28
Just as a second-season addition (Michael Emerson as Ben) emerged as the most intriguing character on “Lost,” a second-season couple (Henry Ian Cusack as Desmond and Sonya Walger as Penny) became arguably the show’s greatest romance. Their time-traveling, globe-spanning, over-the-phone reconnection epitomized what “Lost” is fundamentally about.

The list also includes, the finale of House, episodes of The Wire, Mad Men, Damages, In Treatment, Breaking Bad, Friday Night Lights, Dexter and Big Love.

The full list is found here.

There’s also a photogallery for all the shows mentioned. Desmond and Penny’s photo looks candid, as if taken from behind the scenes.

Lost Season 4, Lost - The Constant, Lost Desmond and Penny

While Lost is on hiatus, I’ll also be blogging about one of the most anticipated shows next season, and it happens to be another JJ Abrams masterpiece.

Fringe a series starring Australian actress Anna Torv, former teen star Joshua Jackson and John Noble from Lord of the Rings. Their characters are brought together as a result of a mysterious event.

Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) is an FBI Agent who is called to investigate an airplane that lands at the Logan airport with every passenger dead, their bodies melting away. Hoping to find some answers, Agent Dunham tracks down a former scientist, Dr. Walter Bishop (John Noble), who is now institutionalized at a mental hospital. In oder to meet him, she has to seek the help of his estranged son, Peter (Joshua), who is characterized as a Sawyer-type, but with an IQ of 190. And together they uncover something mysterious, potentially dangerous.

Without spoiling away anything, I can say that the two-hour pilot, budgetted at $10 Million, delivers all that is expected. The visual effects are top-notch. It will be one people will talk about when the series begins airing when the new season opens in September.

And while Fringe is tapped as a horror series, it also is made light with a touch of humor, mostly coming from the cooky old scientist.

The actors appear to gel well together; the chemistry projects very well screen, every bit of them. Anna Torv will probably be one of the faces to watch next season. She is radiant and charming on screen; she is likeable.

Other cast members include Mark Valley from Boston Legal, Kirk Acevedo from Band of Brothers and Lance Reddick, who most Lost fans will recognize as Matthew Abaddon.

Fringe, JJ Abrams, Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble