Thanks to Mike for the following strange item. Is this a prop for the upcoming season? or just a fun item that someone has asked to be made? Click photo to enlarge. We ran this story today on our noon news about a little company in Texas (I think it was Texas, I could be wrong there)... This company makes all the Purple Heart Medals. In addition to making the Purple Hearts, they make several other military medals and awards, as well as plaques, trophies, and other non-military items, including something else I thought was interesting. It was only on screen for a second, but I caught it. I went back an got a screencap. I attached the picture, so you can see, and hopefully post if you think it's worthy.
Source: DarkUFO reader Mike
Update: 14th July 2007 I've been in contact with the very nice people at Gracoind who sent me the following in relation to the item. They have said that when the items are completed they will send us a clear photo of the finished article.
This is a notice to whom it concerns.
The award that was shown on a local Houston TV show highlighting Graco Awards was not intended for, nor is in production for the use of any official ABC business or promotions. It is a sample piece that maybe made for display purposes.
We hope to provide live Blogging and photos from this year's event so that everyone can stay in touch with the latest information in one place. I've already got one kind person who will be helping out with the Live blogging but we are always looking for more as people may have different seats/viewpoints etc.
If you are going to Comic-Con and you have a mobile phone capable of sending emails then please email me at darkufo@ntlworld.com where I can give you some more information about how to send your info/photos etc to us.
Update: We now have a 8 person team attending Comic-Con who will provide live updates. We're still looking for more, so if you are available please email me. A big thanks to the 8 who will hopefully make Comic-Con an event we can all share. A new section of the site will be open shortly where all the Comic-Com reports will come into.
Today we see the 1st Semi-Final and as many people feared the virtual hat has paired probably the 2 favourites together. Which of these 2 heavyweights will be going through to the final which will also include several video segments of some key clips from both the finalists. Poll will run for 3 days.
As always let us know which one you voted for and why.
Pilot The complete pilot aired in its original format on October 2, 2004. The episode sets the precedent of real-time events and "flashbacks" of characters' pasts before being on the Island. Jack Shephard, a doctor from Los Angeles, finds himself a survivor of a plane crash on a mysterious island. With the help of other survivors, he begins treating the injured and attempts to find the cockpit of the plane in the hope of contacting civilization. Jack's one flashback in this episode depicts his view of events on the plane just prior to the crash. Full Summary
Previous Results Round 1 beat Numbers (79%) vs (21%) Round 2 beat Maternity Leave (87%) vs (13%) Round 3 beat The Man from Tallahassee (68%) vs (32%) Qtr-Final beat Flashes before your Eyes (60%) vs (40%)
Through The Looking Glass "Through the Looking Glass" is the 22nd episode and 2-hour finale of Season 3 of Lost. The episode was originally broadcast on May 23, 2007. Events come to a head as the Others engage the survivors at the beach. Meanwhile, Jack relentlessly leads the group on toward rescue, whilst Charlie struggles to finish his mission at the underwater station. This episode was also the first to use a "flashforward" technique replacing the customary "flashback" technique. Full Summary
Previous Results Round 1 beat Every Man for Himself (94%) vs (6%) Round 2 beat The Moth (94%) vs (6%) Round 3 beat Raised by Another (93%) vs (7%) Qtr-Final beat Catch-22 (95%) vs (5%)
Just got news from one of my Hawaiian contacts that Season 4 Pre-Production is currently underway over at the Diamond Head Studio and that official filming starts on August 20th.
Just to let you all know of some of the updates that I've been making to the site over the last few days.
Blog Search This morning I've added a new feature to the site which allows you to very easily search the section that you are currently in. This is currently in Beta on the Homepage only before I roll it out across other sections of the site. Please let me know of any bugs.
To use, you simply enter in your search item and hit Enter or click the Search Button . Your results are then returned on the page as shown below. To close the search results click on the "X" symbol at the top-right hand side. You can also click on the "Web" tab to view full Google Search results across the web.
Recent Posts/Comments I've updated and tidied the Recent Post/Comments boxes that appear at the end of each post/page. These should load quicker and consume less space. They allow you to easily see the recent comments/posts for the section that you are on regardless of where you are on the site.
Site Overview I've also added a much requested feature (that is currently in Beta) that shows all the recent posts across some of the more popular areas of the site. This allows you to quickly see if there have been any new posts that might interest you, rather than having to examine each section one by one.
Improved Loading Time I've tried to optimise all the HTML/CSS/Javascript code as much as possible to reduce page loading times. I've also reduced the number of posts per page to 10-15 on the busier parts of the site. This has improved loading by 25% in most cases.
Remember at the bottom of each page you will see the following Icon which will then load up the next 10-15 posts for the section that you are on.
Reduced Ads Over the last few months I've tried to remove some advertisements from the site to help improve load time and design. Advertisements for the site are important as they pay for my ISP which hosts the Javascript and CSS files, Flickr Pro account, Google Pro Account for all the Images etc as well as my new computer that replaced my old one which blew up very recently :(
Improved Search Engine The main search engine that can be accessed via the top level navigation button has been improved to include more sites. This is the google of Lost and will only search Lost related web sites. If you run a website and want your site indexed please visit the search page and follow the instructions. Note: This is different from the new Blog Search which only searches the blog section that you are currently on.
Browser Compatibility From now on only Firefox 2+, Opera 9+ and IE 7+ will be fully tested on the site. Users of IE 6 are STRONGLY advised to upgrade to IE 7 or better still switch over to the faster and more secure Firefox 2+. You can download the latest Firefox from the large button in the right hand side bar.
Thanks everyone for all the votes and nominations for the best Season 2 Scenes. It's now time to select the 2 episodes that will be going forward to the grand Series final where they will battle it out with 2 scenes from Season 1 and 3. You may select as many episodes as you like below, but voting for more than 2 is not recommended as it reduces the worth of your votes. I've also included a brief video snippet of each scene that I hope you will enjoy. Voting will last 3 days, when a winner will be announced and then we move onto Season 3.
As always let us know the scenes you picked and why.
Congratulations to Man of Science, Man of Faith for beating fellow Season 2'er ? into the Semi-Finals.Today we have an all Season 3 matchup. This poll will run for 2 days.
Catch-22
"Catch-22" is the 17th episode of Season 3, and was originally broadcast on April 18, 2007. When Desmond has a flash of a stranger arriving on the Island, he recruits Charlie, Hurley and Jin to join him. Meanwhile, Kate seduces Sawyer after witnessing Jack and Juliet together. Full Summary
Previous Results Round 1 beat Hearts and Minds (67%) vs (33%) Round 2 beat 3 Minutes (56%) vs (44%) Round 3 beat White Rabbit (55%) vs (45%)
Through The Looking Glass "Through the Looking Glass" is the 22nd episode and 2-hour finale of Season 3 of Lost. The episode was originally broadcast on May 23, 2007. Events come to a head as the Others engage the survivors at the beach. Meanwhile, Jack relentlessly leads the group on toward rescue, whilst Charlie struggles to finish his mission at the underwater station. This episode was also the first to use a "flashforward" technique replacing the customary "flashback" technique. Full Summary
Previous Results Round 1 beat Every Man for Himself (94%) vs (6%) Round 2 beat The Moth (94%) vs (6%) Round 3 beat Raised by Another (93%) vs (7%)
We ran this story today on our noon news about a little company in Texas (I think it was Texas, I could be wrong there)... This company makes all the Purple Heart Medals. In addition to making the Purple Hearts, they make several other military medals and awards, as well as plaques, trophies, and other non-military items, including something else I thought was interesting. It was only on screen for a second, but I caught it. I went back an got a screencap. I attached the picture, so you can see, and hopefully post if you think it's worthy.
