The Dharmageddon Location Cup - Round 3 Poll 8 (*Closed*)

Congratulations to Jacob’s Shack who stormed into the last 8.

Today is the last poll from Round 3 before we start with the Quarter-Finals tomorrow. Who will capture the remaining place?

The Black Rock was one of Season 1’s great mysteries. At first it was merely talked about but never seen, and so most viewers assumed that “the Black Rock” was indeed just a black rock. However, later on in the Season, Danielle led a small group of our Losties to the “the Black Rock” and we finally got to see it for ourselves. The Black Rock is a British slaving ship, located inland on the island, deep within the “dark territory”. Just how the ship became so far stranded inland remains a big mystery. Arzt met his end there while trying to stress the importance of safety with explosives. Naturally he blew himself up. Anthony Cooper also met his end there at the hands of James “Sawyer” Ford, after it was revealed that Anthony Cooper was in fact the man who conned James’ parents and ultimately killed them both.


Othersville, or “the Barracks”, is a secure residential base area located on the northern region of the island. It comprises of houses and various other buildings and facilities. Originally constructed by the Dharma Initiative, the ‘Others’ took control of it after ‘the Purge’. The Others have since used Othersville as their home and also their base of operations on the island. The Others abandoned the barracks in the episode “Left Behind”. The submarine harbor was located fairly close to the barracks, and as we all know the submarine has been the only means of getting on and off the island (short of crashing there). Therefore the barracks could be considered the island’s lobby of sorts. Previously it was where a large portion of the Dharma Initiative staff worked and lived.

LOST Beach Premiere back on.

Thanks to Ryan in from Hawaii Blog for the following.

The “LOST” Beach Premiere is still on, and has been moved back a week to Jan. 26, 2008, still allowing local fans an early look at the Season 4 premiere.

After ABC announced last week that “LOST” would return to its primetime schedule on Thursday nights beginning Jan. 31, and given the continued uncertainty caused by the ongoing writers’ strike, fans have wondered about whether we’d still see the now traditional advance screening on Waikiki Beach.

Before the strike, the traditional “Sunset on the Beach” premiere was said to be scheduled for Feb. 2, 2008. But the walkout sent networks scrambling to rearrange their lineups and scrapping major promotional events (including the “LOST” Season 3 DVD launch party on Lanai and the TCA press tour). Many people suspected the “Sunset on the Beach” would be a similar casualty.

But, at least as of this past weekend, the beach premiere is still on, and set for Saturday, Jan. 26. This news comes from the fantastic hosts of “The Lost Podcast with Jay and Jack,” who will discuss the event on their upcoming show and who have just made their travel arrangements. I, for one, look as much forward to meeting them as I do to seeing “LOST” return to the really big screen.

Source: Ryan @ Hawaii Blog

The Dharmageddon Location Cup - Round 3 Poll 7 (*Closed*)

Congratulations to the Cockpit for progressing into the QF's at the expense of Mr Cluck's exploding Chicken Shack.

Today sees another off vs on encounter which will book the victor one of the last 2 places in the next round.

When Ben first takes Locke to meet the mysterious Jacob in “The Man Behind the Curtain”, Ben leads John to a decrepit looking cabin deep in the jungle. Inside of the cabin they find an empty chair and Ben introduces the chair’s invisible occupant as none other than Jacob. Locke, unable to see Jacob, believes that Ben is either lying or plain crazy, and so he turns to leave the cabin. As Locke attempts to leave he hears the pained words “Help me”. Confused and bewildered, Locke shines his flashlight upon Ben and the empty chair, which sets in motion what can only be described as a terrifying poltergeist moment. The cabin begins to shake violently, Ben is thrown up against a wall and Locke very narrowly escapes the cabin unscathed. Amongst all of the mayhem, we briefly get a quick glimpse of the elusive Jacob sitting in the chair.


During a flashback scene, Ana-Lucia followed Jack into the airport bar and the two of them sparked up a rather flirtatious conversation. The conversation was quickly interrupted by Ana's ringing phone however, and the two of them parted ways. The airport bar is also briefly featured in a deleted flashback scene with Claire and the Oceanic flight 815 pilot. He tells Claire that psychics are just magicians who aren’t good enough to play Vegas, and that she always has a choice.

The Dharmageddon Location Cup - Round 3 Poll 6 (*Closed*)

Congratulations to the The Main Beach Camp for an easy win yesterday.

Today sees another off vs on battle for a place in the last 8. There are just 2 more polls after today before the Qtr-Finals start.

The front plane section of Oceanic flight 815 included the cockpit and the first class seating section. When the doomed flight 815 fell out of the sky, the front plane section crashed down into the dense island jungle, a few miles or so inland from the coast. In order to retrieve the flight’s black box, Jack, Kate and Charlie ventured into the jungle in search of the front plane section. Upon finding the intact plane section, the three of them also discovered that the pilot of the plane was still alive. However, the pilot’s life was for forfeit, as he was ripped out from one of the cockpit windows by what we now know to be the “smoke monster”.


Mr. Cluck’s Chicken Shack is a fast food restaurant and franchise, and it is featured throughout Hurley’s Lost flashbacks. Hurley worked at Mr. Cluck’s up until the day that he won the lottery, and was able to quit his low paying job. Hurley’s best friend and co-worker, Johnny, also quit his job at Mr. Cluck’s on that same night. Later in time, Hurley purchased Mr. Cluck’s and in a reversal of fortune, Hurley’s former boss, Randy, found himself working for Hurley. Unfortunately, Mr Cluck’s restaurant was to meet an untimely demise when a meteor, or meteorite, soared down from the heavens and destroyed the restaurant, along with news reporter Tricia Tanaka inside.

The Dharmageddon Location Cup - Round 3 Poll 5 (*Closed*)

Congratulations for Room 23 for yesterdays victory that takes it into the last 8.

Which of Today's Locations will be joining it?

Nigeria has featured heavily in Eko’s flashback scenes, and the Nigerian village lies central to Eko’s back-story. It was there that he turned from an innocent soccer loving kid into a ruthless thug. Ironically, it was also where, following the shooting of his brother Yemi, he became a priest and looked to redeem himself. Eko worked as a priest from Yemi’s village church, until one day Emeka and his men came demanding 80% of the village’s vaccine shipments. Eko subsequently killed Emeka inside of Yemi’s church.


The main beach camp was the island home to the survivors of the middle section of Oceanic flight 815. Sawyer has been known to refer to it as “Islandtown”. At first the camp was set up close to the plane wreckage, with our Losties seeking shelter beneath broken parts of the fuselage, and with some even sleeping on the open sand. Around day 22 the tide changed and started sweeping away the wreckage. Our Losties were thereafter forced to move up the beach to an area bordering the jungle foliage. There our Losties began to erect permanent shelters and huts. They were able to create a more confortable living space there. More recently the beach camp was set with explosives and blown to pieces in order to contest the attacking threat of the ‘Others’.

Sunset on the Beach - Hawaii Premiere

I'm getting some unconfirmed reports that this years "Sunset on the Beach" Hawaiian Premiere will be held on Sunday 3rd February 2008 and that a number of the cast will be present.

As soon as I have official confirmation I will post it here.

The Dharmageddon Location Cup - Round 3 - Poll 4 (*Closed*)

Congratulations to Inside Flight 815 for yesterdays large victory.

Today marks the halfway point in Round 3 and sees another Off vs On Island battle.

Room 23 was a locked room in the Hydra station compound, in which Karl was kept as a detainee in the episode "Not in Portland". It is located in what appears to be a relatively small outside facility guarded by an ‘Other’ named Aldo. Karl was subjected to some kind of brainwashing experimentation, by being forced to watch a trippy video through neon blue goggles, and all accompanied by banging drum-and-bass music. He was also found to have been injected with an IV needle in his arm. The video itself contained various quick cuts of images and text, including glimpses of Gerald DeGroot and Alvar Hanso. We were also given a rather exciting glimpse of the text "God loves you as He loved Jacob"


Firstly, it must be mentioned that the name "Hoffs / Drawlar" is an anagram for "flash forward", and that is exactly where this location has appeared; in a flash forward. At an unspecified moment in the future, the funeral director at ‘Hoffs/Drawlar’ arranges the burial of an as yet mysterious person who is/was an acquaintance of Jack. Many Lost fans have thrown around educated guesses of the deceased being John Locke, Michael Dawson, James Ford and Benjimen Linus, amongst various other island characters. However, as of yet the identity of the deceased remains a huge mystery to all.