DarkUFO Character Cup Prelim Tourney- Round 2, Matchups 5 & 6 (**Closed**)

Aaron Littleton and Leonard Simms are moving on, though sadly at the expense of the Pilot and Mr. Kwon. It was a bittersweet day indeed as four of your favorites went against each other. Aaron and Leonard move on to fight for one of those 4 open slots in the big show, however, which is only days away!

Today's matchups aren't quite as gut-wrenching, but they are important nonetheless. Cast your votes and explain your reasoning!

Johnny
Status: Flashback Character (Alive)
Johnny was Hurley’s best friend and coworker at Mr. Cluck’s Chicken Shack. He quit his job when Hurley quit after winning the lottery. When Johnny found out Hurley had won the lottery, Johnny changed on him. Johnny resented his friend’s newfound wealth and ran off with Hurley’s girlfriend, Starla.
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Sam Austen
Status: Flashback Character (Alive)
Sam Austen is a member of the U.S. military. He served in Operation Dessert Storm, where he met Sayid. Later in life, he worked at a recruitment office, where he was visited by Kate shortly after she had killed her father. Sam was involved with Kate’s mother and Kate thought of him as her real father.
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Tom Brennan
Status: Flashback Character (Deceased)
Tom was an old friend of Kate Austen and a doctor in their home state of Iowa. When Kate showed up at his hospital, he helped her visit briefly with her mother. Tom was shot and killed by police when he attempted to help Kate flee the hospital. He had a wife and son.
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Ms. Hawking
Status: Flashback Character (Alive)
Ms. Hawking is the mysterious owner of the jewelry shop where Desmond attempted to purchase an engagement ring for Penelope. When Desmond offered to purchase the ring, Ms. Hawking told him that he was not supposed to purchase the ring, but that his destiny was instead to go to the Island, push the button and turn the key.
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DarkUFO Character Cup Prelim Tourney- Round 2, Matchups 3 & 4 (**CLOSED**)

Congrats to Isabel and Steve Jenkins. They are the first characters to move on to the Prelim Finals. Isabel won by a respectable margin, and Steve managed to hold off a resurgent Brother Campbell to win by just over 50 votes, creating our closest matchup to date!

Today's matchups caused consternation for me as soon as they were pulled from the non-virtual hat. All four characters are, in my opinion, among the strongest in the Prelim tourney. Needless to say, I was dismayed when their fate was sealed.

I suspect the votes will be close and discussion rather intense. Good luck making your choices this time. If you need me, I'll be sobbing in the corner, cursing the hat.

Aaron Littleton
Status: Lostie (Alive)
Aaron was born on the Island. He is the son of Claire Littleton and her ex-boyfriend Thomas. Claire was told by a psychic that only she must raise Aaron. Aaron was sought after by the Others while still in his mother’s womb and was kidnapped by Rousseau shortly after his birth.
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Mr. Kwon
Status: Flashback Character (Alive)
Mr. Kwon is a poor fisherman living in Korea and Jin’s father. Jin’s prostitute mother would abandoned them, leaving Mr. Kwon to raise Jin alone. Jin claimed his father was dead when he married Sun, though Sun met him secretly. Mr. Kwon told Jin run away to America with his wife, where they could be free and happy.
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Leonard Simms
Status: Flashback Character (Alive)
Leonard was in the US Navy and assigned to a listening station in the South Pacific. There, he heard the numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 repeated on a transmission. The numbers would ultimately drive him insane. He was admitted to Santa Rosa, where Hurley would later stay. Hurley picked up the numbers from Leonard.
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The Pilot
Status: Front Section Survivor (Deceased)
The Pilot was responsible for flying Oceanic Flight 815 from Sidney to Los Angeles. He survived the crash and told Jack and Kate about crashing 1000 miles off course. He gave them the plane’s transceiver but was pulled from the cockpit by the smoke monster and killed.
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DarkUFO Character Cup Prelim Tourney- Round 2, Matchups 1 & 2 (*Closed*)

Congratulations to both Aaron Littleton and Rachel Carlson. They both earned a spot in the second round, which begins right now!

Now that we've weeded through some favorite minor characters, we must go through them again, refining our field of candidates further still! And I can assure you, my non-virtual hat has drawn up some very intriguing matchups, some of which are certain to spark dialogue and maybe even break a few hearts. I know I got mad at the hat for at least 2 of the matchups, which we'll be seeing soon enough.

Now then, let's get started. Round 2 opens up with a diverse set of opponents. We've got 2 flashbacks characters, a Lostie and an Other. The winner here will move on to the Prelim Finals, where they'll duke it out for one of those four open slots in the main tourney.

Vote for your favorites and talk it up!

Diane Janssen
Status: Flashback Character (Alive?)
Diane worked as a waitress for many years in Iowa and is the mother of Kate. When Kate murdered Diane’s husband, Diane notified the authorities, something Kate said she would never forgive her for. Later in life, Diane was stricken by cancer and was secretly visited by Kate in the hospital.
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Isabel
Status: Other (Deceased?)
Isabel is one of the Others. She was in charge of investigating Juliet’s plot to kill Ben and the murder of Danny Pickett. She was also seen presiding over Juliet’s sentencing. While Jack was locked in Sawyer’s old cage, she asked him if he knew what his tattoos said.
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Steve Jenkins
Status: Lostie (Alive)
Steve is one of the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815. He assisted Michael in clearing debris after a cave-in trapped Jack inside and also helped look for Claire’s attacker after she woke up screaming in the night. He is also commonly confused with Scott, who is dead.
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Brother Campbell
Status: Flashback Character (Alive)
Brother Campbell discovered Desmond drunk one night and gave him a place to spend the night at the monastary he is the leader of. Brother Campbell also oversaw Desmond's initiation into the monastary. After some theological discussion and catching Desmond drinking the monastary's wine, Brother Campbell kicked Desmond out.
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Disney Confirms 'Lost: Season 3' Blu-ray Release

You can pre-order the DVD here at Amazon.

Update: If you use this LINK you can pre-order this disk for $86.95, saving you $38

After months of speculation, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has confirmed a December 11 release date for 'Lost: The Complete Third Season - The Unexplored Experience' on Blu-ray.

Rumblings of a high-def debut for 'Lost' first began back in May, when a December arrival date surfaced on various retailer websites. However, only days later Disney would officially deny the rumors, saying it had no plans to release any seasons of the series on high-def.

Then, early last week, listings for a Blu-ray version resurfaced on top retailer sites, including Amazon.com -- a strong indicator that the series would be hitting high-def after all.

Now, after all the twists and turns in the 'Lost' Blu-ray saga, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has finally confirmed that the third season of the hit series will indeed debut day-and-date on DVD and Blu-ray December 11 in a deluxe box set dubbed 'The Unexplored Experience.'

Though final specs have not yet been released, look for a six-disc set sporting all 23 third-season episodes in full 1080p and uncompressed PCM 5.1 surround.

Among the extras will be audio commentaries with cast and crew (on select episodes TBA), five making-of featurettes, deleted scenes and bloopers.

Disney has set a $124.99 list price for the set.

Source: SpoilerTV

Jack Bender to direct first 2 episodes of Season 4

Thanks to Lyly for letting me know that Jack Bender will be directing the first 2 episodes of Season 4

The DarkUFO Best Scene Awards - and the winner is.....

The Winner of the Best Scene Awards is Charlie's Death scene in Through the Looking Glass. Second Place went to the opening scene of the Season 2 Premiere with Locke banging on the hatch in Deux ex Machina coming in 3.

Thanks to everyone who voted and commented. We will run this again after Season 4

DarkUFO Character Cup Prelim Tourney- Round 1, Matchups 15 & 16 (*Closed*)

Congratulations to Sam Austen and Diane Janssen! They will join the rest of our winners in the second round.

Today marks the final day of Round 1 of the Prelim Tourney. In 24 hours time we'll be seeing the first matchups of a new round, where the winners from the past week will all square off against each other.

But let's not get ahead of ourselves! First we must determine the occupants of theose final two slots for Round 2. Every character in today's matchup is a blood relative of one of Lost's main characters. Who deserves to end Round 1 in the winner's seat? You tell us.

Sabrina Carlyle
Status: Flashback Character (Alive)
Sabrina is the mother of Boone, the step-mother of Shannon and the widow of the late Adam Rutherford. She owns a successful wedding planning business; Boone heads one of the subsidies. Sabrina cut Shannon off from her father’s wealth after his death and forced to her to make due on her own.
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Aaron Littleton
Status: Lostie (Alive)
Aaron was born on the Island. He is the son of Claire Littleton and her ex-boyfriend Thomas. Claire was told by a psychic that only she must raise Aaron. Aaron was sought after by the Others while still in his mother’s womb and was kidnapped by Rousseau shortly after his birth.
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Rachel Carlson
Status: Flashback Character (Alive)
Rachel is the sister of Juliet Burke. Before Juliet went to the Island, Rachel was being treated for cancer, while also undergoing an experimental fertility procedure run by Juliet. This resulted in Rachel becoming pregnant. She gave birth before Juliet could return from the Island and named her son Julian, after her sister.
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Emily Annabeth Locke
Status: Flashback Character (Alive)
Emily is the biological mother of John Locke, though she gave him up to foster care as a baby. Later in life, Anthony Cooper, Locke’s biological father, used Emily in a ploy to get one of Locke’s kidneys, thereby prolonging his life. She was once in the Santa Rosa Mental Health Institute.
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