Thanks to Lyly for finding the following.
ABC will have eight episodes of "Lost," which were penned pre-strike. Net will supplement the Jan. 31 launch by repeating last year's finale on Jan. 30; a new "Lost" recap special is also in the works.
Source: Variety
Saturday, December 15, 2007
The Dharmageddon Location Cup - Round 3 - Poll 3 (*Closed*)
Congratulations to the The Four-Toed Statue for an easy passage through to the QTR-Finals against The Line
Today sees an all Off-Island encounter. Who will you vote for and why?
Today sees an all Off-Island encounter. Who will you vote for and why?
'Lost' fans: Look out for that cliffhanger
Thanks to The ODI for finding this article.
Okay Losties, here's what "Lost" co-creator Damon Lindelof has to say about the move to Thursday night: It's a boost for the mysterious castaways because it guarantees that they will not have to face off against the "American Idol" machine and it also protects them from going head-to-head with original episodes of "CSI" as long as the strike continues.
"I think it's awesome," Lindelof said. "If they had told us last year we were going to get the 'Grey's Anatomy' time slot, I would have been thrilled, especially since there's no new 'CSI' to go against," he said. "But the time slot is completely colored by the fact that we're still engaged in this writers strike. It's bad for the entire town. The only show you don't want to be up against in January is 'American Idol,' and there were very few time slots that would afford us to not compete with 'Idol.' It's great to not be up against 'Idol' but [it's a shame] that we're not up against 'Idol' because there's a writers strike."
"Lost" performs better in the ratings when the networks air episodes without interruption in the scheduling. Lindelof and Executive Producer Carlton Cuse designed the new season as a 16-episode arc and were hoping the strike would be resolved in time for ABC to be able to air the season without
interruption. But with the end of the strike increasingly uncertain, Lindelof said Friday that ABC felt it had no choice but to go ahead.
"What I would not want to do is hold these episodes of 'Lost' indefinitely," he said. "I feel like the fans haven't seen any 'Lost' since the end of May, and I completely understand the network's decision
to air these eight episodes. We certainly designed our season as 16 straight and this is not ideal by any stretch of the imagination. But we can't go on strike in one breath and then complain about the fact that the series isn't airing the way we want it to in the other. I believe in the strike and why we're on strike, so that supersedes what my preference is for the ideal way for the show to end."
Because of complaints from fans last year that the show poses more questions than it answers, the writers learned to wrap up their seasons more conclusively, Cuse said. To that end, they designed the first half of the fourth season as set-up and the second as pay-off.
“The audience just needs to be warned,” Cuse said. “There’s a very cool cliffhanger at the end of the eighth episode. But most of the major questions were designed to get answered at the second half of the season. The whole idea that we’re actually looking forward as well as looking back is something we’re very excited about as storytellers. But there is a fear that if the strike continues and we’re not able to complete the season, that people might feel a little frustrated because those eight episodes aren’t conclusive.”
Source: LA Times
Okay Losties, here's what "Lost" co-creator Damon Lindelof has to say about the move to Thursday night: It's a boost for the mysterious castaways because it guarantees that they will not have to face off against the "American Idol" machine and it also protects them from going head-to-head with original episodes of "CSI" as long as the strike continues.
"I think it's awesome," Lindelof said. "If they had told us last year we were going to get the 'Grey's Anatomy' time slot, I would have been thrilled, especially since there's no new 'CSI' to go against," he said. "But the time slot is completely colored by the fact that we're still engaged in this writers strike. It's bad for the entire town. The only show you don't want to be up against in January is 'American Idol,' and there were very few time slots that would afford us to not compete with 'Idol.' It's great to not be up against 'Idol' but [it's a shame] that we're not up against 'Idol' because there's a writers strike."
"Lost" performs better in the ratings when the networks air episodes without interruption in the scheduling. Lindelof and Executive Producer Carlton Cuse designed the new season as a 16-episode arc and were hoping the strike would be resolved in time for ABC to be able to air the season without
interruption. But with the end of the strike increasingly uncertain, Lindelof said Friday that ABC felt it had no choice but to go ahead.
"What I would not want to do is hold these episodes of 'Lost' indefinitely," he said. "I feel like the fans haven't seen any 'Lost' since the end of May, and I completely understand the network's decision
to air these eight episodes. We certainly designed our season as 16 straight and this is not ideal by any stretch of the imagination. But we can't go on strike in one breath and then complain about the fact that the series isn't airing the way we want it to in the other. I believe in the strike and why we're on strike, so that supersedes what my preference is for the ideal way for the show to end."
Because of complaints from fans last year that the show poses more questions than it answers, the writers learned to wrap up their seasons more conclusively, Cuse said. To that end, they designed the first half of the fourth season as set-up and the second as pay-off.
“The audience just needs to be warned,” Cuse said. “There’s a very cool cliffhanger at the end of the eighth episode. But most of the major questions were designed to get answered at the second half of the season. The whole idea that we’re actually looking forward as well as looking back is something we’re very excited about as storytellers. But there is a fear that if the strike continues and we’re not able to complete the season, that people might feel a little frustrated because those eight episodes aren’t conclusive.”
Source: LA Times
Friday, December 14, 2007
DarkUFO/ODI Radio Interview Tomorrow (*Updated*)
Update: 15th Dec You can now hear the interview over here. Beware the audio does contain some spoiler chat with some big reveals for those that have not been keeping up with spoilers.
Update: 14th Dec You can chat with The ODI during interview via this link. The Interview starts in around 30 mins.
I was recently contacted to do a Radio show in the US. Unfortunately I could not able to oblige due to a) being in the UK and b) not being available at the time. So I asked my good friend The ODI to see if he could fill in for me.
Below are the details now that the interview is confirmed. We'll hopefully get the audio posted here after the interview and you can listen live and even call in yourself to ask questions.
Good luck with the Interview mate.
Hey Losties,
That is right, you read the title correctly. I will be interviewed tomorrow by a FM Radio show from Florida.
What....how...who...!? Well the hosts of a fairly large radio show in Central Florida are big fans of LOST and discuss the show with their listeners. They are also big fans of our good friend DarkUFO like us as well and actually contacted him for an interview. Unfortunately Dark is in the UK so he informed the show about me and asked if I would want to do it. So I said yes...!!
Now this interview will be a live interview on the Shannon Burke Radio show in Central Florida (Orlando, Cocoa, Daytona, Melbourne, & the surrounding areas) on 104.1FM and will be streaming live online. The interview will start at 10AM PST (that is 1PM for you easties) and is a call in show so it will be at least one segment and could last two depending on the amount of calls.
We will be discussing the sites, LOST (theories and spoilers) and the effect of the strike on next season. I know many of you are not fans of spoilers, but do not worry we will warn you before the spoilers are discussed. Also, I will see if we can try to keep the spoilers towards the end of the show so for those that do not want to be spoiled can listen as long as possible. However, once the calls start we really can't control the questions.
So if you are out there and want to listen or even call in to the show here are the details:
Show Website: shannon.wtks.com
Live Streaming Link: realradio.fm
Call-In Numbers: (407)-916-1041 and (888)-978-1041
Also, once you are on the site, there is a link at the top that says "live stream"....just click on that & you will be able to listen online. You might want to try it once just to make sure it works ok.
NOTE: Make sure you disable all AdBlockers for the Audio Player to work.
So this sounds fun and if you want to listen or be a part of the show please tune in. Also, if you have any questions feel free to message me or DarkUFO.
Thanks for stopping by and namaste.
Source: The ODI
Update: 14th Dec You can chat with The ODI during interview via this link. The Interview starts in around 30 mins.
I was recently contacted to do a Radio show in the US. Unfortunately I could not able to oblige due to a) being in the UK and b) not being available at the time. So I asked my good friend The ODI to see if he could fill in for me.
Below are the details now that the interview is confirmed. We'll hopefully get the audio posted here after the interview and you can listen live and even call in yourself to ask questions.
Good luck with the Interview mate.
Hey Losties,
That is right, you read the title correctly. I will be interviewed tomorrow by a FM Radio show from Florida.
What....how...who...!? Well the hosts of a fairly large radio show in Central Florida are big fans of LOST and discuss the show with their listeners. They are also big fans of our good friend DarkUFO like us as well and actually contacted him for an interview. Unfortunately Dark is in the UK so he informed the show about me and asked if I would want to do it. So I said yes...!!
Now this interview will be a live interview on the Shannon Burke Radio show in Central Florida (Orlando, Cocoa, Daytona, Melbourne, & the surrounding areas) on 104.1FM and will be streaming live online. The interview will start at 10AM PST (that is 1PM for you easties) and is a call in show so it will be at least one segment and could last two depending on the amount of calls.
We will be discussing the sites, LOST (theories and spoilers) and the effect of the strike on next season. I know many of you are not fans of spoilers, but do not worry we will warn you before the spoilers are discussed. Also, I will see if we can try to keep the spoilers towards the end of the show so for those that do not want to be spoiled can listen as long as possible. However, once the calls start we really can't control the questions.
So if you are out there and want to listen or even call in to the show here are the details:
Show Website: shannon.wtks.com
Live Streaming Link: realradio.fm
Call-In Numbers: (407)-916-1041 and (888)-978-1041
Also, once you are on the site, there is a link at the top that says "live stream"....just click on that & you will be able to listen online. You might want to try it once just to make sure it works ok.
NOTE: Make sure you disable all AdBlockers for the Audio Player to work.
So this sounds fun and if you want to listen or be a part of the show please tune in. Also, if you have any questions feel free to message me or DarkUFO.
Thanks for stopping by and namaste.
Source: The ODI
Lockdown - Lost Convention UK (*Updated*)
Update: 14th Dec Just a reminder that there are still a few tickets left for this event so make sure you book now to avoid any disappointment.
Update: 10th Oct Thanks to Lyly for letting us know that Showmasters have just announced that Andrew Divoff (aka Mikhail Bakunin) has been added to the list of guests.
Update: 4th Oct Just heard that tickets are selling very well and if you want to attend this event that you should not leave it too late. I know that a number of DarkUFO readers will be attending and if anyone wants to become a Live Blogger for the site please email me or leave a comment. You will be able to send photos and text updates direct to the site for others to see who are not lucky enough to attend.
We are very pleased to announce that in association with our sister company, Massive Events Ltd, we will be running a 3 day convention for fans of the TV Series Lost! It will be called Lockdown - The Unofficial convention for Lost fans, and will take place on 4th - 6th April 2008. The venue is The Park Inn Hotel, Northampton and Programme Admissions will go on sale on Friday 28th September 2007 at 7pm. As with Heroes, we are really big fans of the show ourselves and could think of nothing better than running a convention where we could hang out and party not only with the stars of the show, but also with fellow fans!
The details for the convention are as follows :
FIRST GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT :
HENRY IAN CUSICK - Desmond
EVENT DETAILS
Friday 4th - Sunday 6th April 2008.
Venue – The Park Inn Hotel, Northampton
Events to include : Opening and closing ceremonies, exclusive cocktail party, autograph sessions, professional photoshoot sessions, 3 themed parties, guest talks and panels, quiz, souvenir programme, dealers room, exclusive convention badges (6 to collect) and more!!
We hope that you are as excited about this event as we are! It will be a fantastic opportunity to meet and party with guests and fans of what has been one the hottest shows on tv for the past 3 years! We will have more guest announcements to come very soon!
Thanks
Mark and Jason
Link to the official site! http://www.massiveevents.co.uk/lockdown/
Source: Massive Events
Update: 10th Oct Thanks to Lyly for letting us know that Showmasters have just announced that Andrew Divoff (aka Mikhail Bakunin) has been added to the list of guests.
Update: 4th Oct Just heard that tickets are selling very well and if you want to attend this event that you should not leave it too late. I know that a number of DarkUFO readers will be attending and if anyone wants to become a Live Blogger for the site please email me or leave a comment. You will be able to send photos and text updates direct to the site for others to see who are not lucky enough to attend.
We are very pleased to announce that in association with our sister company, Massive Events Ltd, we will be running a 3 day convention for fans of the TV Series Lost! It will be called Lockdown - The Unofficial convention for Lost fans, and will take place on 4th - 6th April 2008. The venue is The Park Inn Hotel, Northampton and Programme Admissions will go on sale on Friday 28th September 2007 at 7pm. As with Heroes, we are really big fans of the show ourselves and could think of nothing better than running a convention where we could hang out and party not only with the stars of the show, but also with fellow fans!
The details for the convention are as follows :
FIRST GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT :
HENRY IAN CUSICK - Desmond
EVENT DETAILS
Friday 4th - Sunday 6th April 2008.
Venue – The Park Inn Hotel, Northampton
Events to include : Opening and closing ceremonies, exclusive cocktail party, autograph sessions, professional photoshoot sessions, 3 themed parties, guest talks and panels, quiz, souvenir programme, dealers room, exclusive convention badges (6 to collect) and more!!
We hope that you are as excited about this event as we are! It will be a fantastic opportunity to meet and party with guests and fans of what has been one the hottest shows on tv for the past 3 years! We will have more guest announcements to come very soon!
Thanks
Mark and Jason
Link to the official site! http://www.massiveevents.co.uk/lockdown/
Source: Massive Events
The Dharmageddon Location Cup - Round 3 - Poll 2 (*Closed*)
Congratulations to the Arctic Listening Station who is our first location through to the Qtr-Finals at the expense of the SRMHI.
Today sees and all On-Island Location battle. Who will be joining the Listening Station in the next round?
Today sees and all On-Island Location battle. Who will be joining the Listening Station in the next round?
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