The Official LOST Off-Season Thread [OT]

by **Woody** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:53:29

Sweet.

by **Philly the Kid** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 13:41:25

Woody wrote:Sweet.

Yes, that was cool but I was hoping there was some new clues or theory in this?

by **Woody** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 13:42:37

Philly the Kid wrote:
Woody wrote:Sweet.

Yes, that was cool but I was hoping there was some new clues or theory in this?

I guess I wasn't?

by **MarkdlV** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 13:47:51

I wonder if this is really going to screw things up. I would assume that they could write him out easily if they didn't have him under contract.

Nestor Carbonell, who played Richard, a seemingly-immortal member of The Others on "Lost" last season, and is now a regular on "Cane," CBS' Cuban-flavored "Godfather" homage, with him as the Sonny Corleone figure in a family of rum and sugar magnates.

So, I asked, would he be able to go back to "Lost," even just to solve the mystery of Richard's well-preserved face? And would his "Cane" character age?

"You'd probably know the answer to that second one better than I would," Carbonell laughed.

As for the first, he gave the stock answer to the question, but "Cane" producer Jonathan Prince acknowledged that it's good PR for the show to have its actors appearing in other popular media, whether it's a small role in a "Batman" film or hopping back to "Lost" for a quick guest spot. The ultimate decision, though, would be up to the network.

I tracked down the ultimate decider on that, CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler, and asked her whether she'd let Carbonell do a guest spot if the "Lost" producers asked.

"Probably not," she said, arguing that they're trying to establish a new show and a new character, and she felt it would confuse the audience to see Carbonell playing roles on two different series at once.

Left unanswered (and, admittedly, unasked): would Tassler consider it so confusing if "Lost" was also a CBS show?

by **21McBride** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 13:52:10

she felt it would confuse the audience to see Carbonell playing roles on two different series at once.

wow, true respect for your audience's intelligence there.

by **jemagee** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 14:04:36

This isn't a new issue in television and to varying degrees it's happened before...for instance, they once planned a cross over event between Picket Fences (CBS) and The X-Files (FOX) that obviously would have required actors appearing on multple networks (but playing the same characters...the story line involved bovine surrogates for human infants (Picket Fences was awesome)

I'm not sure which network stepped in a nd said no, but it might have been CBS I believe....so to hear that they wouldn't let a 'name' actor ldo a guest on another show like that doesn't surprise me.

Lost doesn't air until what, janauary, february? Cane should be cancelled by then

by **Bob Loblaw** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 15:02:24

Locke and Ben nominated for Emmys.

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Boston Legal • ABC • David E. Kelley Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
William Shatner, William Shatner as Denny Crane
Grey's Anatomy • ABC • ABC Studios
T.R Knight, T.R. Knight as George
Heroes • NBC • Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Masi Oka, Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura
Lost • ABC • ABC Studios
Terry O'Quinn, Terry O'Quinn as John Locke
Lost • ABC • ABC Studios
Michael Emerson, Michael Emerson as Ben
The Sopranos • HBO • Chase Films and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Michael Imperioli, Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti

by **GunbladeVIII** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 15:29:51

Jeff N. wrote:Locke and Ben nominated for Emmys.

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Boston Legal • ABC • David E. Kelley Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
William Shatner, William Shatner as Denny Crane
Grey's Anatomy • ABC • ABC Studios
T.R Knight, T.R. Knight as George
Heroes • NBC • Tailwind Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
Masi Oka, Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura
Lost • ABC • ABC Studios
Terry O'Quinn, Terry O'Quinn as John Locke
Lost • ABC • ABC Studios
Michael Emerson, Michael Emerson as Ben
The Sopranos • HBO • Chase Films and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Michael Imperioli, Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti

... but Imperioli is going to win. Probably everything Sopranos will win as a tribute to its end.

by **JayBallz** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 16:51:31

MarkdlV wrote:I wonder if this is really going to screw things up. I would assume that they could write him out easily if they didn't have him under contract.

Nestor Carbonell, who played Richard, a seemingly-immortal member of The Others on "Lost" last season, and is now a regular on "Cane," CBS' Cuban-flavored "Godfather" homage, with him as the Sonny Corleone figure in a family of rum and sugar magnates.

So, I asked, would he be able to go back to "Lost," even just to solve the mystery of Richard's well-preserved face? And would his "Cane" character age?

"You'd probably know the answer to that second one better than I would," Carbonell laughed.

As for the first, he gave the stock answer to the question, but "Cane" producer Jonathan Prince acknowledged that it's good PR for the show to have its actors appearing in other popular media, whether it's a small role in a "Batman" film or hopping back to "Lost" for a quick guest spot. The ultimate decision, though, would be up to the network.

I tracked down the ultimate decider on that, CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler, and asked her whether she'd let Carbonell do a guest spot if the "Lost" producers asked.

"Probably not," she said, arguing that they're trying to establish a new show and a new character, and she felt it would confuse the audience to see Carbonell playing roles on two different series at once.

Left unanswered (and, admittedly, unasked): would Tassler consider it so confusing if "Lost" was also a CBS show?

That's kind of an insulting answer. I am quite sure all viewers were able to tell apart Rena Sofer's different characters on Heroes and 24 (that's the most recent example I could think of).

by **21McBride** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 16:52:40

Desmond was on 24 for a brief period as well.

by **pacino** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 18:07:11

WAIT THESE PEOPLE ARE ACTORS IN A TV SHOW?!?! I THOUGHT THIS WAS A DOCUMENTARY!!! THE Y LIED TO ME IM SO CONFUSED

by **stevemc** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 13:25:22

Interesting article from Newsweek as to why "LOST" was shutout and how the emmy process works

But the Emmys are a peculiar beast. When a show is nominated for best in its category, it isn't really the entire show that's getting nominated—it's just one episode. There's way too much television for Emmy nominators to watch everything, so producers submit a single episode of their show, the one they deem representative of the program's overall quality. Then they cross their fingers and pray they've chosen wisely. Sometimes they don't. Many people in the TV industry believe that this wrinkle in the award process cost "Lost" a best-drama nomination in 2006: its producers submitted a mediocre episode, and the academy turned up its nose.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19857774/site/newsweek/

by **jemagee** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 13:38:08

So a show can only submit one episode, but actors can submit two? (My gf bought some west wing actor emmy screeners from ebay once)

by **dsp** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 17:44:53

So they are pretty much making it up as they go along....

After some back and forth negotiating, MICHAEL is coming back to the show.

I applaud this news, he was a great character and it was a good performance by Harold Perrineu. Maybe this will finally make jemagee happy?

by **Philly the Kid** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 22:15:36

I just hope that whatever happens in the 'real world' that the basic mysteries and purposes of LOST are not disturbed by actors coming or going ... the Richard character and his not aging and his seeming more like a nice guy than Ben are important now to hard core viewers but perhaps they can work around it -- as Jmeg pointed out, Cane probably will be cancelled anyway...

A lot of detritous on TV these days...

I hope with all this time off and a set plan, Lost is really crisp next season...

by **Bob Loblaw** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 07:44:25

dsp wrote:So they are pretty much making it up as they go along....

After some back and forth negotiating, MICHAEL is coming back to the show.

I applaud this news, he was a great character and it was a good performance by Harold Perrineu. Maybe this will finally make jemagee happy?

What about... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALT! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALT!

by **GrizzledVeteran** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 08:14:50

Dark UFO is reporting that Peter Stormare and Forest Whitaker could be joining the cast.

I can see Stormare playing Mikhail's brother. Maybe Whitaker plays Walt in a flash forward.

by **Woody** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 08:23:55

Maybe Forest Whitaker actually plays Walt in the present island time - he is aging quite rapidly... :shock:

by 1 » Thu Jul 26, 2007 20:40:26

LOST: The Game trailer

by **dsp** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 22:09:14

Finally, Cuse and Lindelof speak.

maybe kind of spoilerish, so be aware. but nothing too bad.

- "the survival of the island is now a stake"
- Michael back "early" in season 4
- dvds out in december
- jack and claire find out they are related
- ben didnt get caught by rousseau on purpose in season 2
- ending to season 3 not the end of the series, theres more later
- flashfowards and flashbacks for next season, but flashbacks are slowly gonna go away
- theres a whole chapter of the story that takes place off the island
- dharma stuff coming this year

and thats it. they are writing episode 1 now, and by the team the show airs in feb, they will be close to done with filming season 4. so spoilers could be out of control.

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