Lost Reviews and News

Um, excuse me Mac. But it's spelled ransom with an ess, not a dee.

Yeah mac! A general discussion area. Now... what to discuss? We are so used to you or RNM coming up with something. Not to mention the captions are always so fun. Last one turned out to be very, very punny too! I'll be away for the weekend, so I'll check in Sunday night to see where this topic heads. Have a great weekend all you witty wascally wabbits!

Random, Ransom, same thing, right?

1-11

In a crystal pool
Images of death, also
Means for dealing more

***SPOILER ALERT***

Just heard that in the Season 4 premier, Jack wins Head of Household.

A few days ago I figured out the entire Lost mystery. I searched the whole house for a pencil and paper to write it down because the DSL was out. Then I forgot everything. Go figure.

Meg - In a book on him I read, Jimi Hendrix once said he figured out the meaning of life, so he wrote it down. When he woke up from what must have been a drug induced stupor, he read what he had written... "blah, blah, blah". So you're in good company.

P.S. Do you guys all work at the same place or something? I only post once in a while, but I feel like I'm crashing a private party! Anyways, great site, ready for season 4!

R.

Nah, we're spread out all over. Though we may get together in January for S-4 parties in Raleigh and Hawaii. We're banded together by the convivial place mac's establised and the excellence of his reviews.

Come on in, the more the merrier.

Hmm, maybe I should check out the Raleigh-area party...my brother & his family live in Apex. Are Crispy & I the only upstate New Yorkers?

Could somebody explain #5 above to me?

Cecil Rose....I'm guessing whatever country you live in doesn't have the TV show Big Brother. The statement in #5 was just a joke, not a real spoiler. In the show BB every week the contestants compete for Head of Household. Google Big Brother 8, and have a 'look-see'.

Thank you debi. I've deliberately limited myself to only a single reality show, so I'm blissfully ignorant of the details of Big Brother, the Apprentice, The Great Race (or whatever its name is), America's Top Model, The Batchelor, etc. Survivor Rulez!

Don't rub in the Carolina destinations!! I would give my right hand to be in Raleigh (or Charlotte, or Greenville, etc.)right now instead of in the rainy wetlands. In another month I'll have fish in my yard.

Somebody said something about Locke singing at that concert recently. I thought it was a joke until I saw him in acommercial. Is O'Quinn a musician? Or were my eyes playing tricks on me??

What is the protocol for having your posts removed? I have had atleast two removed....and as Robin Leach would say...."I don't know whyyyyy?"

**POSSIBLE LOST SPOILER ALERT!**

Going out on a limb here and if someone already posted this theory, than I'm sorry if I am not as original as I think I am:
Jack's Dad's (Christian Shepard)body landed on the island during the crash along with everybody and everything else - since he was bringing it back to LA... the body or now the man himself will be brought back to life or somehow will play a part in future storylines... remember Jack saying, "than go ask my father" during the final episode last season? Did the healing power of the island "heal" Christian Shepard... I'm sure Ben could answer that!
Just thinking out loud. Peace!
STENZ

@meg/6 "A few days ago I figured out the entire Lost mystery. I searched the whole house for a pencil and paper to write it down because the DSL was out. Then I forgot everything. Go figure."

LOL! Reminded me of one of my favorite comedians, the late, great Mitch Hedberg:

"I'm a comedian so I have to write these jokes. So, I sit at the hotel at night and I think of something that's funny. Or, If the pen is too far away, I have to convince myself that what I thought of wasn't funny." - Mitch Hedberg

"I bought a seven-dollar pen because I always lose pens and I got sick of not caring." - Mitch Hedberg

How many of us wish we were on the Lost island?? Today I was thinking about how exciting it would be to grow up as one of the Others. I mean, if we survived the purge and all. You wouldn't have to worry about money or job training or career training. Yet, you'd have to worry about getting pregnant or getting killed by the smoke monster or Ben.

Yes, this sort of fantisizing led me to join the Peace Corps and I actually lived on an island similar to that for almost two years. Wasn't as exciting though. I'd spend months eating only bananas, rice and mangoes.It was dirty though (which that island seems clean), so I got very sick and skinny). Sleeping on uncomfortable things got me wondering why they never seem cranky. Why they don't get sick more often, what they do during there menses, and when they go potty, etc. Strange things, I know, but I'm drinking, hey, so I'm letting it all out.

@CecilRose - the reality shows you mentioned are about all we watch. You should check them out as they are very interesting. They give us something to look forward to each week, just like "Lost." We like Survivor and Big Brother the best - both of them have been around for a goop spell now, so they must have a good-sized audience.

@mif - if all of us were on the island, would we have computers? I'd hate to think that I couldn't send a meassage to the Lost blog for you to read, even though we would know each other. I wonder if we'd be mute when we found out island secrets like the Lost crew, or if we'd share them. One thing we know for sure - Charlie would not be first! :>)

@ButchM - Nah, no computers!!nAlthough I am an email addict, some of the best times are when I don't have time to check. We wouldn't be mute, we'd talk, yet maybe it wouldn't all be featured on prime time...:) Sometimes they allude to other conversations.

When I lived on my island (Biliran) I didn't have computer access unless I traveled by boat for almost a day. It was nice, but in retrospect....

@mac: Hurrah for the Random Topic Area! : ))

@meg: We better start planning our move to the island. We’ll need a typewriter and reams of paper for mac’s recaps. If Locke hasn’t blown up all the computers yet, he soon will. And if I’m to survive with those crazies, a daily recap from mac will be crucial. And when I say crazies, I mean you guys.

We have the Dharma drop for essentials. I’ll pack some books, although Ben and Juliet seem to have a nice supply. I’m assuming we would live in Othersville. (I mean, *hello*, indoor plumbing!) Hmm, what else? Ah yes, weapons and explosives! Walkie-talkies. Bullet-proof vests. A doctor (Jack’s not touching me.) Lots of snacks for our cast parties. Oh, but Locke blew up the satellite, so no TV. Cecil, bring your DVDs. A big-screen Plasma for the Othersville rec hall. A Hummer or two might be useful. But then we’d need fuel and a mechanic. What am I missing?

@Cecil Rose: If you’re ever looking to pick up another reality show, the Amazing Race is the best of the bunch. Educational and entertaining! I gave up on Survivor awhile back, but may tune in this year for the China locale.

@ButchM: Another BB fan here! I’m rooting for Evel Dick or Jameka at this point. Do you keep up with the spoilers online or only the shows?

Well, I have thousands of random thoughts every day, what else can I add?

Speaking of reality shows, why do women voluntarily apply for The Bachelor? And then have a group hallucination of falling in love with some man they met 10 days ago who is “amazing” (not). And have an emotional breakdown if they don’t get a rose. And why does the winner occasionally agree to marry a guy who just groped 5-10 other girls on national TV in the previous segment? Please tell me there’s a super-secret cash prize, cause otherwise: Blech.

Did you hear about the circus elephants wandering the streets of Ontario in the middle of the night and later found nibbling someone’s shrubbery? The police call was on the news: “We just found an elephant walking down the street. Like, a full-grown elephant!” Police Operator: (silence). Their names were Bunny and Suzy. The video was hysterical. The title of the news segment: What happened when these pachyderms packed up their trunks and left the circus?

And finally...here’s a little something that still bothers me:

Why was Sayid digging a hole in the jungle in “The Brig” and what did he hit with the shovel?

i like them, they are good things

i like them, they are good things

Last night I'd had a bit too much to drink when I posted. I never drink and drive, but the most trouble I get in is when I drink and surf (the net). I'm working on it.

Anyway, the first thing I thought of this morning was...oh damn, what sort of mumbo jumbo did I post there last night? When I tried to get on the website to check it was down and I thought...oh no, I crashed it!

Yikes - I'm starting to lose it with Lost. When is it going to be on again? When does season three come out? I know it's been posted a million times...

@ meg/17

>How many of us wish we were on the Lost island??

I live on an island that looks an awful lot like the one on Lost. The beaches and jungle hikes are great, but the excitement otherwise peaks out at sitting in traffic for hours. :)

@20 Clementine
I have always thought that the whole island floats and Sayid hit some of the infastructure. And living under the island are where the little people come from and they are using the losties for entertainment. Maybe lost is their Reality show.
Oops I think reading Meg's post has got me going again. I quit drinking 20 years ago but I think I'm still pun drunk I mean punch drunk.

And finally, you guys are the greatest. I started reading this blog this year and went back and read all the old posts. Mac is the greatest ! lets run him for president..

Sayid dug up Nikki and Paolo and sifted the sand from their grave.

Now he's burying the diamonds.

No fool Sayid.

Meg...

Too answer all of your drunken questions from #17:

Dharma pillows
Dharma toilet paper
Dharma tampons
Dharma food drops
Dr. Jack Shephard...good for what ails ya!

In response to JoePike #27 I would like to quote Phil #21/22:

"i like them, they are good things"

@Meg... Wow you are hard core! So if you had to, who would you compare your island experience character-wise to... Kate, Juliet, Rose, etc??? Silly but curious who you'd pick.

I've thought about the island thing but I'd by lying if I said I wanted to be there. Maybe to vacation, but I'm too comforted by my electronic toys and suburb life in good ole Pennsylvania (not to be confused with BENsylvania!) I'll stick with LOST as a fantasy!

@others... Lost is pretty much my only can't miss show. I like House too, but otherwise I stick with X-Files re-runs!

@STENZ... Certainly anything is possible, but I think alot of folks concluded that Jack was being sarcastic when he said 'you can go ask my father', knowing it couldn't be done.

@MEG... I think Season 3 DVD not out until December.

@MAC... I'm re-watching Lost from the beginning and re-reading your corresponding posts. I noticed no review for Pilot 1 & 2, any reason? Or am I mistaken? You da man Mac Daddy

@R/29 "I'll stick with LOST as a fantasy!"

I'm with you. I'm quite the hiker, camper, kayaker, and canoer. One of my worst experiences was living on the beach of an untouched island for a time. The bugs were horrible, the crabs came up to attack every night, sleep was impossible, and the daytime heat was horrible.

Having said that, it is one of my fondest memories and I'm planning on doing it again - but with more gear this time so that I'm better prepared.

Good thoughts ya'll. Can you imagine if we got a whole bunch of people from this blog, approached a tv studio and said..."We have approx 15-20 people who met through a LOST blog that are willing to drop everything and let some reality show producers drop them on an island and see if they survive." That's brilliant. Wait, that's Survivor. CRAP! Well if they can have an actual Smoke Monster it'd be different.

LOST party in SoFla is next on the agenda.

Maybe we could be dropped on an island, live in the same hut, race around the place finding clues, all the while trying to guess which suitcase the big money is in. We could call it:

"The Big Amazing Lost Brotha Survivor Race Deal"

Or TBALBSRD for short.

Or maybe we could just move to the island, give Dr Christian Shepard a Cain, solve mysterious island maladies. We could call the show, "Hut."

@SamFin/25: I think Crispy once had a dream about your little people. I seem to recall they were red and lived at the end of a long tunnel (under the island?)

Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do
I've got a perfect puzzle for you
Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-dee
If you are wise you'll listen to me

What do you get from a glut of TV?
A pain in the neck and an IQ of three
Why don't you try simply reading a book?
Or can you just not bear to look?
You'll get no
You'll get no
You'll get no
You'll get no
You'll get no commercials

Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-da
If you like reading you will go far
You will live in happiness too
Like the - Oompa -
Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do

(Jacob is Willy Wonka!!??)

@Clementine/34 "Jacob is Willy Wonka!!??"

Interesting theory. I would like to propose one myself. Taking into consideration the following:

1) The time of year that this is all taking place - Christmas

2) The period clothing that Jacob is wearing

3) Jacob's age

4) Jacob's appearance (white hair and beard)

5) The name (Jacob)

C'mon, it's all too obvious, Jacob is Jacob Marley!

(I guess that makes Ben Scrooge!)

@bcre8ve/35: Bear with me while I extrapolate on your Christmas Carol...

Jacob = Jacob
Locke = Scrooge
Fred (Scrooge’s nephew) = Boone
Bob Cratchit = Bernard
Alpert = Ghost of Island Past
Ben = Ghost of Island Present
Smokey = Ghost of Island Yet to Come
Tiny Tim = Walt

Of course, that would mean Bernard was Walt’s father…

Wait a minute!?! Bernard and Rose become fertile due to the magic properties of the island. They bear a “special” child in S5. Desmond learns the secrets of the Magic Box (black hole) and takes the baby back to 1994 to be raised as Michael and Susan’s son to come back to the island and save them all!!

But who’s Fezziwig??

(Don’t look for a deeper meaning here...I just wanted to use the words “Fezziwig” and “Oompa Loompa” today. Cause they make me smile.)

Did anyone see the JJ Abrams trailer that plays before Transformers? It's pretty sick. There's no name for it, no plot, no nothing. Very odd. I just watched it and was freaked out. Basically because it looks like Smokey is destroying New York!!!!! I'd love to see some thoughts on this. Also, there is a website with basically nothing on it www*1-18-08*com

RNM: Movie code name - Cloverfield. Super-secret, super-cool. I'm hoping for some kinda Smokey/Godzilla hybrid monster. Especially loved the (last object that came crashing to the street). Don't want to say what it was, in case everyone hasn't seen the trailer yet. It was up on You-Tube last week, not sure if it's still there.

www*1-18-08*com -- this was set up to celebrate my 33rd birthday ;)

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Brother and sister
Sharing danger in jungle
Soon some bonds must break

I wasn't sure what to make of that trailer. Considering I was at the theater to see Transformers, there have just been a lot of movies already about monsters or aliens attacking cities. The trailer looked pretty similar to the movie I was going to see. Then when this movie that already looked like a hundred other movies to me didn't have a title or anything. I was just like "What the heck is this?" About the only thing about the trailer that caught my interest was when it mentioned Abrams. Oh well, I'm sure we'll hear more about it in time and it probably will be cool but based on that trailer I wasn't very excited.

@ mac: This blog aaaaaaaaalways has to be about you, doesn't it?!?!? LOL

@RNM: You know it! ;)

@mac/39: Must be your Lost karma. All a part of the unified theory. Happy 32 1/2 on Wednesday : )

Hear are my random thoughts for the day.

Don't ask me why this has been bugging me but it has.
1 There are two very similar scenes in Lost. When Kate helps Juliet snap her shoulder back into place(season 3) and the other is when Charlie helps Jack snap his shoulder back into place(season 1).

2 The other though it that what if the smokie monster reads peoples souls. When he actually kills people(the pilot and Eko) He is ripping there souls from his body. Ben is not affected by this because he does not have a soul or he sold his to Jacob.

Think im going to go back and rematch season 1 and 2 and see if I can come up with a good topic to discuss.

Hope everyone is enjoying there summers!

@Clementine\36 "I just wanted to use the words “Fezziwig” and “Oompa Loompa” today. Cause they make me smile."

The one that always gets me is that "Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear..." one. Gets me every time.

All this talk of Oompa Loompas is bringing my dream back to me! After all my therapy to lock my Lost madness deep within the depths of my psyche! I feel a Psycho Crispy attack coming on!

(You must have cashed the other check... mwah ha ha haaaaa)

@Meg and FenwayBen

>How many of us wish we were on the Lost island??

At least your island is pretty to look at. I live on an Island and can go days with out seeing water. Wishin I lived on the Lost Island.

And the Creative Sentence Structure of the Month Award goes to...

...Dakota for entry #45:

"The other though it that what if the smokie monster reads peoples souls."

: )

@bcre8ve

And that's why I'm and Accountant, never could write properly. Thanks for not giving me the full red pen, I know there are far more mistakes in that post.

Did not even get that the Head of Household joke was referring to Big Brother. I though it was a stab at the fact Jake should be able to claim them all on his tax return.

@Dakota: "I though it was a stab at the fact Jake should be able to claim them all on his tax return." HA! Cracked me up!

And feel free to let loose with the keyboard, cause I don't think Gramma Pole Lice can patrol this area. Randomness Rules!

Speaking of which, I forgot to reply to phil/21/22: "i like them, they are good things"

Good things they are. Like them I must. True.

@Dakota/51 "Thanks for not giving me the full red pen, I know there are far more mistakes in that post."

Are you kidding? Have you read any of my stuff? Far be it from me to splash the red anyone else's direction - it'd come back and I'd drown in it. Your sentence just hit me funny.

BTW: Loved the "...Jake should be able to claim them all on his tax return." LOL!

@Clementine/52 - Long live Randomness!

4887535202660557
6112453393809120
2156515432672640
9975280914684382
1713776976498679
3110706394223885
4788291615587897
0127712504180603
0365951939835055
4496724623378962
4259903424649281
0884417473033506

@980711

Uh... I think I see a pattern there...

#54 looks like the print-out from the Hatch computer! Quick, someone print it out, roll it up, stuff it in a pneumatic tube and send it off to the island Gods!

(And, yes, I know that was a different hatch, and it was the notebooks, not the computer printout. Once again, I just like the word "pneumatic.")

I'd rather roll it up, light it up, smoke it up, inhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaale, exhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaale.....

@Clementine/#52: Yoda it is you must be.

@Dakota/#45 & 51: The grammar police are on vacation today. Let the misspellings begin!

@bcre8ve/#35 & Clementine/#36: I will bet that NO ONE ever thought that LOST & A Christmas Carol (or whatever it's called) were related. Maybe Jacob is Charles Dickens.

@meg/#23: Let's add to our list of acronyms...

TWI: Typing While Intoxicated
PWI: Posting While Intoxicated
BWI: Blogging While Intoxicated

@phil/#21 & 22: I agree. Totally. ; )

Today is the 62nd Anniversary of the Dawn of the Atomic Age. First nuclear weapon exploded, near (well, by New Mexico reckoning) Alamogordo, NM, just after dawn, July 16, 1945. Site is now in the middle of the White Sands Missile Range, open to the public once per year.

@980711/54

Ok, I knew I recognized a pattern here...

If you take the numbers from 980711's post (#54) and divide them by the Lost numbers (4 8 15 16 23 42)...

4887535202660557 / 4815162342 = 1,015,030.20
6112453393809120 / 4815162342 = 1,269,417.93
2156515432672640 / 4815162342 = 447,859.34
9975280914684382 / 4815162342 = 2,071,639.58
1713776976498679 / 4815162342 = 355,912.61
3110706394223885 / 4815162342 = 646,023.16
4788291615587897 / 4815162342 = 994,419.56
0127712504180603 / 4815162342 = 26,522.99
0365951939835055 / 4815162342 = 75,999.92
4496724623378962 / 4815162342 = 933,867.71
4259903424649281 / 4815162342 = 884,685.32
0884417473033506 / 4815162342 = 183,673.45

...and then add the answers together...

1,015,030.20
1,269,417.93
447,859.34
2,071,639.58
355,912.61
646,023.16
994,419.56
26,522.99
75,999.92
933,867.71
183,673.45
------------
8,905,051.76

...then take the square root of the sum of the answers...

sqrt of 8,905,051.76 = 2,984

and then add those numbers together...

2+9+8+4

...you get 23. One of the Lost numbers!

Spookey huh?

@980711/54

OK, I knew I recognized a pattern here...

If you take the numbers from 980711's post (#54) and divide them by the Lost numbers (4 8 15 16 23 42)...

4887535202660557 / 4815162342 = 1,015,030.20
6112453393809120 / 4815162342 = 1,269,417.93
2156515432672640 / 4815162342 = 447,859.34
9975280914684382 / 4815162342 = 2,071,639.58
1713776976498679 / 4815162342 = 355,912.61
3110706394223885 / 4815162342 = 646,023.16
4788291615587897 / 4815162342 = 994,419.56
0127712504180603 / 4815162342 = 26,522.99
0365951939835055 / 4815162342 = 75,999.92
4496724623378962 / 4815162342 = 933,867.71
4259903424649281 / 4815162342 = 884,685.32
0884417473033506 / 4815162342 = 183,673.45

...and then add the answers together...

1,015,030.20
1,269,417.93
447,859.34
2,071,639.58
355,912.61
646,023.16
994,419.56
26,522.99
75,999.92
933,867.71
183,673.45
------------
8,905,051.76

...then take the square root of the sum of the answers...

sqrt of 8,905,051.76 = 2,984

and then add those numbers together...

2+9+8+4

...you get 23. One of the Lost numbers!

Spooky huh?

Cue "Twilight Zone" music...

Cue "Twilight Zone" music...

Dang! My first double post - and it had to be a long one too!

Sorry!

BTW: Cecil Rose "Today is the 62nd Anniversary of the Dawn of the Atomic Age."

6+2 = 8 Another Lost Number!

@Clementine - (1)I agree with you. I do not like the Bachelor or the Bachelorette, they are really hokey as hell.

(2)BB - I don't keep up with it online. Ocassionally, I look at something, but not often. Yeah, I like evil Dick, too. The ones I really dislike are Jessica and Joe.

@SamFin - mac for President! I'll go along with that!

@bcre8ve/60/61: Very impressive presentation, but I'm going with Dakota as my accountant. (And felicitations on your first double post! LOL!)

@Cecil: Was #63 a deliberate response to #61, or was it...da! da! DUM!...totally random?! (cue Twilight Zone music)

@66 Clementine said:

>@Cecil: Was #63 a deliberate response to #61, or was it...da! da! DUM!...totally random?! (cue Twilight Zone music)

It *seems* like a very clever response, doesn't it? So yeah, right, that's what it was, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

#60 &61 bcre8ve wrote

...you get 23. One of the Lost numbers!
Spooky huh?

Spooky that this blog is turning into a crappy Jim Carrey movie?

How're you feeling today, Psycho? Therapy going well? You seem a little cranky. I'm gonna try not to mention any of your "trigger" words, OK? Think calming thoughts...

@Alaïs_Longthought, FenwayBen, and ButchM

Being from upstate New york its like a requirement to be a Bills' fan. Not being one to blindly conform, I picked another team to root for who was at the time in the Bills' division from whence I proceeded to suffer through about twenty years of futility and not living up to full potential. Yes I'm talking about my beloved Colts who finally put the Pats out to Patsture this year! GO COLTS!!!

@Clementine
I'm doing fine today. For some reason the number 23 has always been meaningful to me so when I heard there was a movie coming out I had to go see it. Then when the movie blew chunks...it was very disappointing. I've actually been quite atable today. Now as long as I don't run across 23 Oompa Loompas I should be ok!

1-14

A two sided sword
Cutting both ways friend and foe
Should beware... special

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A two sided sword
Cutting both ways friend and foe
Should beware... special

@Crispy Seaplanes - Patsture? Moooo!

Quote of the day - the honest golfer liked to play the fair way.

@Crispy Seaplanes/#70: "Patsture"? Good one! And being from upstate NY, I'm sure you've heard the term "Barfalo Bills." ; > I liked the Colts when they were still the Baltimore Colts.

My (now deceased) grandmother was the biggest football fan I've ever met. She knew more about the game than most guys. Saturdays were for college (Penn State & U. of Iowa) & Sundays for the pros (Giants). As she got older & harder of hearing, more & more of the neighborhood got to listen to her choice of games. ; )

Did you guys hear that JJ Abrams' new movie is set to be release starting on 01/18/08? That of course is the first 24 minutes. The rest of the movie is to be release over the course of the next three years in 16 minute increments finally wrapping up in 2010.

Is that true about the Abrams movie? I don't get it--why would anyone buy tickets to see a 16 minute film? Is it really a theatrical release? What is the point of this project?

Cwispy, I think that was an April Fools in July from bcre8ve.

Here's a little something to make you feel better:

"I eat Oompa Loompas! Get in my belly, little Ooompa Loompas! I'm gonna eatcha!"

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh! I get it now! I'm a little on the slow side today!
Time to get back to eating my lunch (23 piece deep fried McOompa Loompa nuggets with Wonka chocolate dipping sauce). Mmm-mmm!

@Crispy Seaplanes/76

It was an attempt to take a poke at the new Lost season format that consists of three years of 16 episodes each.

1-15

"Other Man" returns
Steve, no Scott, is killed and then,
Charlie gets revenge

Lostie in Other Venues sighting:

***Terry O'Quinn ***

In ABC promo for new series debuting Sat Aug 4th "Masters of Science Fiction" Apparently an anthology series based on works by different "Masters" of SF - authors not mentioned. Promo aired during "Lost" replacement "Traveller" (which, by the way, I'm still enjoying.) Promo likens it to "Twilight Zone".

Also starring:

Anne Heche
James Denton

BTW anthology series generally don't have "Stars".

Questions raised:

1. What if anything, does this mean for "Lost" when one of the major stars is starring in another show?

2. Who the heck premiers new shows in early August?

3. Why is it on Saturday night, a traditional parking spot for dead shows?

4. Is this just a way to dump a few shows of a series that somehow got made but the network lost all faith in? A late "summer replacement"?

5. How to square the above with fairly major stars like Terry O'Quinn and Anne Heche i.e. lower 'A' level and definitely above 'B'?

A little perusing of ABC.Com provides a few answers to the above. Apparently "Masters of SF" is a limited 'series'. Four shows. And Heche and O'Quinn each 'star' in only one of them, along with such other luminaries as Malcom McDowell and Sam Waterston.

@Alaïs_Longthought, FenwayBen, and ButchM, and Crispy Seaplanes

There is no other team that can even come close to my beloved Redskins. They break my heart every year, but you got have faith. We have the money power of the Yankees, and the sucking power of the Nationals.

On the subject of Lost here are some Random thoughts.

Could the smokie monsters kryptonite be Wood? I say this because it seems to leave them alone when they dive into the trees. Jacobs house was also made of Wood.

When Locke and Ben visit Jacob, Ben tells Locke to turn off his flashlight because Jacob does not like electronics. Then things got strange in the house John turns his light back on making things crazier. The first attack with the smokie monster on the beach Sawyer points a flash light at it and the thing goes nuts. Could this mean that Jacob is smokie or that they have the same pet peeves?

@83 Dakota SAID:

>Could the smokie monsters kryptonite be Wood? I say this because it seems to leave them alone when they dive into the trees. Jacobs house was also made of Wood.

Doesn't seem to do so well with sonic vibrations, either.

On the one hand, Smoky seemed unable to penetrate the Baobab tree (or whatever it was) where Kate and Juliet were cowering.

On the other hand, it pushes aside whole trees and uproots others in other scenes.

I wonder if the tree that Rousseau blew up with the dynamite wasn't an EMT (exploding mango tree) after all. Maybe it was a Borat tree like Cecil says. Right after the explosion I heard someone say, "Niiiiiiiiiiiice".

1-16

A boy's trauma, thirst
For revenge in manhood, but
No good comes from it.

@Dakota - In this day and age, you can at least be thankful that the Redskins are still the Redskins. Because of pressure from native American groups, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, was forced to change their name from Redskins several years back - they are now the Red Hawks.

Sort of like St. Johns changing from Red Men to Red Storm.

Hey dude, I'm for your Redskins any day of the week when they play Dallas - hope that made your day.

@ButchM

Yes, but let us not forget the lesson we learned with the name change from the Bullets to the Wizards. I hope I never see the day the Redskins loose there name. Our fans are too good to ever let that happen.

@Cecil Rose
There were similar tree/bamboo hiddings (Kate and Juliet) in season one with a lot of different characters. Wooding being Smokies Kryptonit was more of a bad joke then litteral.

@88 Dakota said:

>@Cecil Rose
>There were similar tree/bamboo hiddings (Kate and Juliet) in season one with a lot of different characters.

Lostpedia informs me those were Banyan trees. Weren't the hidings in season 1 mostly from polar bears, rather than Smokey?

Those were definitely Banyan trees....cause I heard one of them say "That's gold Jerry, GOLD!"

>"That's gold Jerry, GOLD!"

The allusion eludes me.

It's an excellent Seinfeld reference.

"Why do they call it Ovaltine? The mug is round. The jar is round. They should call it round tine. That's gold, Jerry! Gold!"

HAPPY MOON DAY, EVERYONE!

Apollo 11 landed 38 years ago, today.

It's a crying shame today isn't a national holiday.

@92 mac said:

>It's an excellent Seinfeld reference.

That 'splains why it lost me. I lived through the Seinfeld ere without ever seeing a single show.

Because "Seinfeld" was broadcast on Thursday nights, and every Thursday night I wasn't working late was devoted to LASFS - the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society.

Who wants to watch Seinfeld when you can hang around with Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, George Clayton Johnson, Steve Barnes, and have one-on-one conversations with Harry Turtledove, Brad Lineweaver, Ray Bradbury, Octavia Butler, Sheila Finch, Harlan Ellison, and others.

Oh, Cecil, you’re such a nerd...(she says with green-eyed envy.)

So, what about a Lost blog book club? Does anyone else actually read? And I don’t mean other websites, people! I’m referring to old-fashioned page turning. Point me in the direction of quality fare, and I’d be happy to show up with semi-articulate opinions. I nominate Cecil to moderate the discussion.

Books read since 10th grade: 2,354

Currently reading:
o America Alone: The End Of The World As We Know It
o The Bell Curve: Intelligence And Class Structure In American Life
o Best Tales Of The Yukon
o Earth Apples (Pommes De Terre): The Poetry Of Edward Abbey
o First man: The Life Of Neil A. Armstrong
o Voice Crying In The Wilderness, A: Vox Clamantis In Deserto
o The Third Policeman: A Novel
o While Europe Slept: How Radical Islam Is Destroying The West From Within
o Behind Enemy Lines: The True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany
o Alabama Moon
o A Gift of Wings
o The Story Of The West: A History Of The American West And Its People
o First Heroes: New Tales Of The Bronze Age, The
o The Rosenberg File, With A New Introduction Containing Revelations From National Security Agency And Soviet Sources
o The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, o The First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805
o Reflections From Earth Orbit
o Dale Brown's Dreamland: End Game
o Trail Of Hope: The Story Of The Mormon Trail
o Roswell: Inconvenient Facts And The Will To Believe
o A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge
o Dale Brown's Dreamland: Satan's Tail

Books started since 10th grade: 1,428
Books finished since 10th grade: 1 (almost)

My attention span is too

Well, perhaps we'll need to start bcre8ve off with a pamphlet..or post-it note.

Cecil Rose, *seriously*??!! I, myself, am very single-minded. One book at a time, front to back. (As will occur with Harry Potter this weekend to avoid spoilage).

The only book on your list that I've read is "The Third Policeman." But I'm up for anything; where ever your interest lies.

>Cecil Rose, *seriously*??!!

Yeah, its this odd multitasking habit I picked up. I keep a book wherever I might spend some time and have a few slack minutes too pick it up and read.

One in the bathroom
One by the bed
One by the chair where I watch TV
One in the back bathroom
One in the upstairs bathroom
One at the computer desk
One at my desk at work
One in the car
One in Carol's car
One (or several) at my desk at home

I *hate* being stuck anywhere with nothing to read. Plus I've found a book to be a protective ward against standing in line. If I have one with me, lines move swiftly, and I can only read a page or two before reaching the checkout clerk. If I don't have a book with me, the lines bog down, The cash register runs out of printer paper. The man in front of me wants to deposit thousands of unrolled, uncounted pennies. The scanner labels fall off all the items of the people ahead of me and each has to be referred to the back, for a price check. One at a time. The woman in front of me wants to cash a counter check. Drawn on a bank in Afghanistan. And has no ID. The power fails and the teen age clerk has to call a manager to find out much change to give on a dollar for a 53 cent purchase.

@Cecil Rose
I must rewatch season 1 and write them down. Can remember Boune and Shannon hiding in the Banyan, but that might have been when Boune was tripping on what Locke gave him.

@ Cecil Rose
Books I'm reading right now, not quiet as many as you. I feel the same way you do with books I have them everywhere. They are traveling entertainment.

4000 Days My Life and Survival in a Bangkok Prison-Warren Fellows

Possible Side Effects-Augusten Burroughs

Manhunt:The 12 Days Chase for Lincoln's Killer-James L. Swanson

Random Family-Adrian Nicole LeBlanc

A Dirty Job- Christopher Moore

@bcre8ve
You gotta have faith. When I met my husband he was not a reader, and claimed he could never finish a book. I told him he had just never come across a good book yet. It took a few years of him watching how much I enjoyed to read, but he came around and tried it out. We started him on some easy sports books about his favorite teams. I then convinced him that the Power of One by Bryce Courtney was a book about boxing and now he can read just about anything. Besides being a little mad I stretched the truth to get him to read a real book.

1-17

Secrets long maintained
Cause relationships to sour
Renewal may come

Hey - I didn't realize you all were still talking here - i'm such a nerd!!! Anyway, the Banyan tree remind me of the book The Lottery Rose - cried myself silly while reading it. I am going to get the Harry Potter tomorrow and read it while the kids are napping. I can't wait. I read a lot, but since I am PWI I can't seem to remember anything!!

@CecilRose/various posts: I just have to share...my dad was an aerospace engineer & worked on the simulator for the lunar landing module. The day of the first moon landing he was (naturally) glued to the TV, as was my mom. I was six & rather put out...because it was my birthday & no one was paying any attention to me! Little egotiste...

You got to meet Larry Niven & Jerry Pourelle? And Octavia Butler? Wow! Lucifer's Hammer has been a re-read every couple of years for decades, & Kindred was one of the best sci-fi books I've ever read. Butler's death was a real shame.

I thought I was the only person in America to not watch Seinfeld...glad I had company! I think I'll go make myself some Ovaltine—oops, Roundtine—to mellow out after attending a Harry Potter party... : )

@Alaïs_Longthought

Larry and Jerry are both members and fairly regular attenders of the LASFS, and it's quite easy to meet them if you're in LA on a Thursday night. The LASFS has met every Thursday since the late Thirties. Heinlein was a member (no I came along much too late to have meet him.) Bradbury is a member but hardly ever attends these days. Steve Barnes attended fairly regularly when he still lived in LA.

The others (and many more SF people) have presented programs when passing through. The clubhouse is a little house with a bigger structure (the meeting room) in back on a street in the San Fernando Valley. Visitors more than welcome. (And three free visits to meetings before they ask you to join). Lifetime dues are something like $10, and there's two dollar meeting-fee to members to support the club. www*lasfs*org

A site I'd recommend to anyone interested in SF, technology, writing, or modern history is herry Pournelle's website. Start at:

http://www*jerrypournelle*com/view/currentview.html

It's sort of a dayboook, Jerry writes there every day, and his many correspondents present intesting mail every day as well.

@Alaïs_Longthought

I am an Aerospace Engineer by training, though I now make my living in IT. I was sitting in my Air Force BOQ room as the Eagle landed, and you could hear the cheers ringing out from all the surrounding apartments.

Oh, and Happy Birthday, one day late.

@CecilRose - Wow, I thought I went to the bathroom a lot! ;>)

@Alaïs_Longthought: Happy Birthday, Dudette!!! Hope you enjoyed the HP party – was it costume?

Cecil and Alaïs: While I’ve heard rumors of Seinfeld neophytes over the years, to encounter two at once is extraordinary. I feel like Marlin Perkins on Wild Kingdom. Or maybe Richard Dreyfuss in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” We may need to communicate with musical notes to overcome the language barrier.

But seriously, I have a friend who refuses to watch even one episode. To me, that’s like a vast untapped source of enjoyment...comparable to having never tried ice cream or a roller coaster. To him, it’s like a vast waste of time. : )

re: Seinfeld, etc....

I don't know what I would do if I couldn't reference Seinfeld, The Simpsons, Family Guy, and outstanding movie lines as regular bits of my daily conversation. The latest is one of my favorites like when someone messes up or something bad happens to them....yesterday I threw out the traditional Nelson Muntz's high-pitchted 'HaaaHaaaaaa'.

And btw bcre8ve...great Simpsonized pic. So happy to be a part. One question....am I black? LOL! 'Not that there's anything wrong with it!' (Seinfeld!)

@107 Clementine said:

>Cecil and Alaïs: While I’ve heard rumors of Seinfeld neophytes over the years, to encounter two at once is extraordinary. I feel like Marlin Perkins on Wild Kingdom.

I wasn't really anti-Seinfeld or anything, just had something better to do on Thursday nights. I do believe I saw one original episode - I must have been home sick or it was shifted to a different night or something - it was the one where Jerry Stiller (whose dad did he play?) explained the meaning fo Festivus.

And of course no one could escape all the pop-cultural references that flowed from the show - "No soup for you!".

1-18

Four, eight, fifteen, six-
teen, twenty three, forty two,
A curse, or maybe...

Red...Neck...Man\108 "One question....am I black? LOL! 'Not that there's anything wrong with it!' (Seinfeld!)"

(Another fine Seinfeld reference!) No, not anymore than Cecil Rose or FenwayBen really have purple hair. You were supposed to be red - and it actually looked red-ish on the computer that I used to create it. I realized later that that computer is calibrated for print design and not web. Oh, well.

It's a little hard to tell, but that's a Duff's Beer logo on your shirt.

@ Crispy/70

They got lucky.

@ CR

No soup for you!

Seriously, I may be a total nerd for thinking this, but anyone who hangs out with Harlan Ellison is cool in my book!

I've long suspected that such a literate bunch must at times crack a binding or two. I've often told people that my personal library is bigger than my kids' school library. I get all jittery if I have less than three or four books lined up to be read. I'm very big into SF thanks to Asimov, Heinlein, Bear, Niven/Pournelle, Dick (easy there youse), Bradbury etc. And it's great to hear there's another Christopher Moore fan out there. I'm also huge into Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams. I guess I cut my teeth on Encyclopedia Brown and Sherlock Holmes, and then it was Tolkien. And yes, I am reading Harry Potter. My mom gave it to my son for his birthday and I co-opted it. For some strange reason, I've never been big into what you would call "the classics". Oh yeah, and then there's Calvin and Hobbes and Far Side...

If possible, I would wallpaper my entire office in Calvin and Hobbes. But I have to project a level of maturity here to which I do not aspire. LOL.

To quote Calvin,
“Reality continues to ruin my life.”

Hey ButchM: We now have an official Roberto Clemente Museum!

http://tinyurl*com/34qgsd

SPOILER ALERT*** trust me on this one.

Jack's Dad's body washed up onshore and Ben will have some creepy plan for it. Its been his ace in the hole and he will use it when he must.

It's been, what, 100 days since the crash now? That would have to be one funky body by this time.

What a horrible Christmas present!

1-19

Betrayed by parents
Locke struggles with the island
Will he find his peace?

Christian Shepard's dead
Benry has the funky body
What's he do with it?

Close RJ.
Haiku is 5-7-5.

Sorry CR...hadn't had my coffee yet...

Take the "ry" off of Benry and I think we're gtg.

RJ ain't too bright
Until he's had his coffee
Then his eyes open.

Anybody want to guess if new poster JorGar over in the PhotoCaps is Jorge Garcia himself? My opinion is "just might be". He and Terry O'Quinn are the only cast members that post regularly over in the cast blogs provided by "The Fuselage". However, "JorGar" in not the on-line name he uses there. I wrote and asked him - I'll let you know if he responds.

@RansomJackson/#122: Too funny...I'll bet you could sub a lot of people's initials/names in & it would fit. Here's a version for me:

Alaïs is dead
Until caffeine is mainlined
Suddenly brain waves.

; >

You pronounce "Alaïs" with three syllables? Al-LAY-iss?

BunnyLover too
Wants to play with the Haiku
Did I get it right?

@CR/#125: Yep, it's three syllables...Ah-LAY-iss. The original spelling of the name doesn't have the umlaut, but I thought that it might make it easier to pronounce. Besides, it just looked fancier. ; >

@Clementine/#126:

Yes, you too can play
The Cecil Rose Haiku Way
Mysteriously.

Bunny is funny
Mistaken identity
Clem has no umlaut

(Who else is counting on their fingers?)

@Clémentine/#128: Moi, moi! ; )

@128 Clém(no umlaut)entine said:

>(Who else is counting on their fingers?)

I resemble that remark.

Okay... Here's my try, a true story:

We should be working
instead of checking LOST blogs
Helps beat the daily grind.

@Clémentine /128 "Who else is counting on their fingers?"

(I tried to stay out of all of this Haiku stuff, but you have forced my hand...)

Always by my side
My fingers come in handy
I can count on them.

Because each has five
This is a second hand line
This I know first hand

- bčřé8vë

(I kinda like this whole umlaut thing - it's kinda like decorating the tree at Christmas time, only you decorate letters and there are no presents involved. ...there are no presents involved, right...?)

No presents for you
Your presence is requested
Lovely is your name

(Now, how do I get those pretty little umlaut's on MY name?) Do I have to type this elsewhere, like Word or something, then copy and paste over?)

Your help is needed
To make my name more pretty
Yes, I use fingers

βûňήÿ£õvėř

There, Bunnylover
All dressed up with pretty things
Yes, just cut and paste.

@bčřé8vë/132:

Bacauth the accenth markths thanthge the wey yu pwanounth the worths, I wouth adwisthe yu noth to usth them indithcriminithly. Yu havth now tiedth my thongue in knotths. (owwie, owwie)

Buth yur naim lookth neiss.

I feel so special
Thank you bcre8ve one
You're so nice to me

But now I am sad
All dressed up, no where to go
Would all understand?

Clementine she would
hif sheth cwood say my newf nhame
Still, it is pretty

I would like to take a minute to honor these words that will never have a place in Haiku - the so called "Haiku Homeless." Here is a sampling:

A moment of silence please...

Unconstitutionality
autosuggestibility
incommensurability
unidirectionality
electroencephalogram
Microspectrophotometer
Magnetohydrodynamics
Antidisestablishmentarianism
supercalifragelistic
nonanticipativity

We should also honor those words that have forever been banished from the second line:

autobiographical
interdimensionally
misinterpretational
unsanctimoniously
counterproductivity
unsatisfactorily
hypoallergenically
responsibility
predictability
discombobulated
excommunication
Revolutionary
fundamentalism
biodegradable

@Clémentine /135

Sorry knotty tongue,
extemporaneous script
has now been removed.

Disclaimer: No actual letters were harmed in the making of above posts.

Haiku madness reigns
International keyboard,
too. STENZ is correct.

@bcre8ve/137: Stop, stop, my fingers are hurting! I will honor every word except predictability (because it is the antithesis of randomness).

@bcre8ve/138: ¡Muchas Gracias!

A lot of big words
The responsibility
of bcre8ve

However you can
Use some six syllable words
In the second line

But, I think you meant
Banished from lines one and three
Not line two you see

@BunnyLover /140

Yes, you are correct
"Banished from lines one and three"
I stand corrected.

Although it would be
More comfortable you see
To sit corrected.

Magnetohydro-
Dynamics a topic not
Foreign to "Lost"

@Cecil Rose /142

I remember Lost
I used to post on Lost blog
Before Haiku blog.

Lostie in another venue sighting (sort of)

Terry O'Quinn (John Locke)

New jeep commercial features jeeps traveling through some real and some imaginary terrain - past Elvis entertaining the troops in Germany, for instance, or past Godzilla in Tokyo.

One scene has a jeep tooling across a the beach passing in front of the Flight 815 fuselage wreckage, and behind a buddha-posing John Locke.

@bcre8ve, Clémentine, βûňήÿ£õvėř: LOL...my stomach hurts from laughing so hard! ; D ; D ; D

Master Cecil Rose
Say diacritical marks
Too crazy for blog.

Was diacritical one of the words that shouldn't be used in haiku? ; )

I am sofa king
I'm sofa king we Todd did
Read phonetically

Hey RNM - You too? I yam sofa king we Todd did too! Glad to know I'm in *good* company. ***NOT***

Well, at least my name is pretty now...

Oh, how the pendulum swings on this blog...from diacritic to homophonic.

(And I'm haiklueless this afternoon.)

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

©ri$py $e@pl@ne$

I tried to make a funky looking name too but instead it just looks we Todd did! Guess I'll just stick with Psycho!

Straight from the Dude's mouth -

JorGar is *not* Jorge Garcia.

Jorge answered my question over on The Fuselage, and said it wasn't him. We do know, however, that Jorge has at least scanned the blog (I left a link) because he said he would never say "dudettes", something I had not mentioned in my question.

Oh, and I said he and Terry O'Quinn were the most communicative of the "Lost" actors. I believe I've slighted William "Ethan Rom" Mapother, who still seems to be answering fan questions nearly every day, and this from a character killed off in season 1, though seen in flashback in seasons 2 and 3. He seems to be a genuinely nice guy. But don't say "Ethan" and "villain" in the same sentence.

O'Quinn seems to be away for the summer, perhaps making that other 'series' appearance I mentioned above a ways.

1-20

Life/Death, Yin/Yan, Both
Facets of Reality
Entwined, Forever

Michael's coming back
Perrineau needs the money.
Will Locke blow him up?

Backward speaking Walt
Will he come back with Michael?
Only his agent knows.

Very sad last night
Finished Harry Potter and
The Deathly Hallows

Harry, Ron and Herm
Do battle with You-Know-Who
Who dies? I'll never tell.

Crap, did it again. Where's my friggin' coffee?

Change the last line to...

Who dies? I won't tell.

I won't write any
More haikus before I've had
My morning coffee.

I'm thinking that the announcement about Michael's return cinches it for me that it's him in the coffin in the season finale.

I thinking that the announcement about Michael's return cinches it for me that Cindy's scarf makes me feel funny inside.

For Harry Potter fans, JK reveals additional details not included in the book:

****HARRY POTTER SPOILERS AHEAD****

http://tinyurl*com/34wgu5

@Cecil Rose/151: Thanks for the update on JorGar! Very resourceful of you, Cecil.

And having seen interviews with William "Ethan Rom" Mapother, he is very funny and engaging. Quite the contrast to his creepy character. Which is probably why I find him strangely attractive. Perhaps similar to RNM's feelings for Cindy's scarf.

Clem finds William a
Strange attractor: physics term,
New meaning in "Lost"

#159 Clementine said:

>For Harry Potter fans, JK reveals additional details not included in the book...

Since this is supposed to be the last book in the series, I'm wondering how there can *be* any details not included in the book.

*****SPOILER ALERT*****

Concerning Michael - It's on CNN too, so if you don't want to know, don't go there either.

http://tinyurl*com/26znnu

Cecil Rose/162 said:
>Since this is supposed to be the last book in the series, I'm wondering how there can *be* any details not included in the book.

Well, maybe our book club can discuss HP 1-7, and you'll have an answer to that question ;)

(Short non-spoilerish answer: there are *many, many, many* characters in the series and JK has their past, present, and future lives all mapped out in her incredible cranium.)

Speaking of our book club...
???

If ©ri$py $e@pl@ne$ and βûňήÿ£õvėř had a baby, I think it would look like Flavor Flav.

@Clementine /164 /98 "Speaking of our book club...???"

I've been practicing on post-it notes and hope to be up to pamphlets soon... : )

@bcre8ve/166: Very proud of you! And a little verklempt...talk amongst yourselves. Next comes Comic Books ;)

For “Heroes” fans (and proud Pittsburghers), Sylar will be the new Spock in JJ Abrams “Star Trek” movie:

http://tinyurl*com/277f6y

Flavor Flav with bunny ears, a little fluffy white tail, and a chainsaw.

#165 / Clementine: "If ©ri$py $e@pl@ne$ and βûňήÿ£õvėř had a baby, I think it would look like Flavor Flav."

Are you saying that because Flavor Flav has alot of "bling" and is into "hip hop?" Hum???? ;>P

...and a really big clock...

1-21

Mysteries, secrets,
Trust issues within the band
Revelations come

1-21

Mysteries, secrets,
Trust issues within the band
Revelations come

My revelation
Is Cecil Rose will post twice
See above, won't you?

Ode to the Offspring of βûňήÿ and ©ri$py

Shall I compare thee to a Flavor Flav?
Thou art more blingy and more dangerous
Chainsaws you wield to put me in my grave
And jumbo clocks you wear indecorous
Sometime too bright the jewels blinding shine
And often is lunacy apparent
On my liver with fava beans you dine
By nature or nurture, flaws inherent
But thy eternal madness shall not fade
Nor lose possession through medication
Nor shall Death encompass me in his shade
When stalking brings you to my location
So long as I can breathe, or eyes can see
So long I’ll run away, and flee from thee

(With most sincere apologies to Shakespeare)

Helped my wife clean vegetables.
found it a-peeling .

Copenhagen dweller
scratched walls
of living room
Tis a Denmark den mark

Singing a song
bout two Latvians
they meet and find romance
name of song "Letts Fall in Love"

The ugly water container
not a pretty pitcher

@Clementine - thanks for the remark "replace the * with a period. Boy, do I feel stupid! The picture came up and it is awesome.

>Helped my wife clean vegetables.
found it a-peeling.

Ah, another Jumble fan!

1-22

Monsoon drawing near
Some secrets revealed, some not
Escape possible?

Is anyone else here reading HP #7 right now? I have been -- up to page 300 now which is why I haven't been blogging much lately. Forgive me.

You've been overlooked
Because Harry Potter Rules
Forgive me pahhhleeese

Trinity's confused.
When did all this Haiku start?
Is it CR's fault?

@ Crispy/70: Starting this February, in addition to a new season of the greatest show on earth, we will also have a new anagram: APSBC--Another Pats Super Bowl Championship!!! Or ABC (Another Brady Championship). Either way, the Brady Bunch will be unstoppable this year. Bet on it!

Trinity--The Patriots are going to experience the Yankees syndrome of signing a bunch of free agents who've seen better days to try and keep something going which is already over. Can anyone say Randy Moss?
I'm just glad we finally beat the Pats a few times and won a Bowl. No one can say we choke anymore!
I'm definitely letting my Colts freak flag fly--I've started painting blue horseshoes on my white '91 Caprice. It's going to be totally wicked!

Sounds as if we have some football fans here.

Anybody up for an MLBFFL? (Mac's Lost Blog Fantasy Football League)

I'd be willing to set it up and maintain it.

@bcre8ve/111

>No, not anymore than Cecil Rose or FenwayBen really have purple hair. You were supposed to be red - and it actually looked red-ish on the computer that I used to create it. I realized later that that computer is calibrated for print design and not web. Oh, well.

It's a little hard to tell, but that's a Duff's Beer logo on your shirt.

Huh, did I miss something? I have purple hair?

Never mind, I found the pic, nice work, bcre8ve! I only wish I could tan that dark before I burn! Is that Lanikai? Makapu'u?

And what make you think I /a/m/ /n/o/t/ /w/e/a/r/i/n/g/ /a/ /t/u/x/e/d/o/ don't have purple hair?

I believe you ARE wearing a tuxedo AND have purple hair. Convince me otherwise! ;)

That's a Duff's beer logo on RNM's shirt? I thought it was a hand holding an iphone.

1-23

Desparate measures
A threat, a launching, a trek,
Many threads unfold

The crossed out tuxedo bit was a reference to Garrison Keilor's favorite joke. On the purple hair, I reamain mum.

@bcre8ve/183: I'll play in the MLBFFL.
: )

@bcre8ve/183:
Count me in!

@bcre8ve: I'll play the MLBFF for sure. My first draft pick is Mikhail. Nobody could ever tackle him! He'd just keep getting up!

@bcre8ve
Ill Play too!

RNM--
As long as you don't pick Mikhail Vick--he's gone to the dogs!

@ Crispy: Well said...especially since I grew up in ATL and am a huge Falcons fan. Bummer. I'm all for innocent until proven guilty, but it don't look too good. If he's guilty, I hope he get's the book thrown at him. He's just lucky his pit bulls never came across Vincent. That dog is a survivor!

I'll play...I'll take Juliet and Sun and Kate...oh, wait a second...wrong fantasy...

I'm in for MLBFF, too! I'd like to select as my first pick The Others Sonic Defense/Special Teams. Their method of defense is so stellar, only a 12-foot-high tree branch has been able to penetrate it so far....*cough* which is more than I can say for the Colts. *cough*

Trinity--
I do believe the above mentioned Mikhail did indeed penetrate the Sonic Death Fence-wnet through it like buttah he did, like Peyton Manning scoring at will over the Patsies.
I'll take Rousseau's impenetrable series of booby traps as my defense. Smokey can be my sack specialist. He can reach over any offensive line (just can't get over that death ray fence) to grab the opposing quarterback. On offense I'll take Ana Lucia and Paulikki since they're all just plain offensive!

Jacob the Djinn is my entire defensive line. I think he can handle it. But I may also add Sayid, because his hair reminds me of Troy Polamaulu. On offense will be the bad-**s ladies of Lost football: Juliet, Kate and Rousseau (quick, tough, and mean) and Ethan and Mikhail (they’ll kill ya just as soon as look at ya). Hurley is center. Desmond is my running back as he can time-travel to the end zone. Jin’s in as starting quarterback, with Sawyer as backup. Walt’s my kicker, and Alex and Karl are on special teams. Ben is offensive coordinator, Alpert is defensive coordinator, and Mrs. Hawkins and the monk are sharing head coaching duties (since they know all). Of course, Vincent is the mascot.

I can’t wait to see everybody’s team names!

ANMTE? = Anyone notice my Tight End?

...And I'll take Jack's dead dad for my running back...no one seems to be able to catch that slippery SOB...and I'll take Cindy's Scarf for my secondary...talk about coverage...and I'll take Charlie for my press agent...he really knows how to talk smack...boo yah!

Sayid would make a great linebacker, as he can tackle a dude and snap his neck with his feet. I'd like Jack as my QB because he's demonstrated his exceptional skill as a team leader, and he had a nice arc on his pass to Tom (R.I.P., big guy). I'd also like Sawyer as my TE because...well, look how tight it is! HA! (C'mon, you know someone had to use that one sooner or later.) I wish I'd thought of Dez as my RB first. Can I still draft him as my punt returner? With his time travel abilities, he could take every kickoff straight to the Ozone! (Er, I mean endzone. Too much global warming talk in the news!) Jin's small frame and totally ripped abs make him an idea WR. Plus, he's a former hitman, so I think he knows a little about staying on target. I would take Locke as my kicker, but those legs of his have proven somewhat unreliable. You just never know when they'll be working right.
Crispy- Mikhail did not actually penetrate the fence. He walked right up to it but then his brain turned to mush and blood shot out his ears. He was on the Others' IR for a good 3-4 weeks or so. And the Pats are really building their defense back up this year, especially their once-depleted secondary. Seriously, with Adalius Thomas on LB, who's gonna watch Peyton's blind side? ;)

I am proud to anounce that the MLBFFL (Mac's Lost Blog Fantasy Football League) is up and running on Yahoo!. From reading the above posts, here is the list of coaches so far:

Clementine
Crispy Seaplanes
Red...Neck...Man
Dakota
ransomjackson
Trinity
bcre8ve

Let me know if I missed anyone.

That's a total of 7 coaches which leaves room for up to 13 more. Everyone on the above list and anyone else interested, drop me an email at writeme#bcre8ve*com (replace # with with the at symbol, and the * with a .).

Include your Lost Blog moniker and your email address and I will email you a link and instructions.

It's first come, first served so don't delay.

Meanwhile, be thinking of a good Lost related name for your team. (I'm leaning toward "The Desmondators")

Keep in mind that this is a for fun league that is to parallel the lightheartedness and standards we've all come to enjoy on this blog.

I'll take care of the marching bands at halftime.

On second thought, I'll get involved in this "fantasizing"football thing . .

OK, at Tight End, I want to see . . .

. . . noooo . . . .

My mind's already in the gutter.

nevermind.

I would please like to be the Cheerleader Coordinator. Please?

Rah Rah Ree
Kick em in the knee
Rah Rah rass
Kick em in the other knee.

(I have many, many more...)

207. Posted by: BunnyLover

Obviously, you wish to be the JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL cheerleader coordinator . . .

:-)

WARNING: POSSIBLE MILD SPOILERS BELOW

* * * LOST NEWS * * *

TV Guide's Michael Ausiello is reporting that two new characters, a late-thirties , male mathematician and a "hot twenty-something" female academic will be introduced in episodes 1 and 2 of Season 4.

OOPS

Forgot to include the URL of the above

http://tinyurl*com/2ruebz

@BunnyLover/#2007: Here's a cheer for whoever decides to take a team of the Others. If anyone out there attended SV HS in upstate NY in the late '70s, you'll recognize this one...

B-E-N
S-Y-L
V-A-N-I-A
(clap clap clap)

O-T-H
E-R-S
Bensylvania Others Rock
Bensylvania Other Rock
Go Smokie!

U-G-L-Y,
You ain't got no alibi
Ben's ugly
who? who?
Ben's ugly

RNM,

The SNL Cheerleaders are among my favorites!

Now... SHAKE THAT BOOTIE!

@BunnyLover - have you seen the new Dharma orientation film featuring bunny 15? I couldn't help but think of you when I saw it.

I was also happy to see that bunnies remain a vital part of the Lost mystique. They're much more cuddly than the wild boars.

On another topic, I'm having a really hard time deciding my fantasy football team name. I have several options, but none are outstanding.

@bcre8ve: Did you get my email?

@214 - bcre8ve,
No, I haven't seen the new orientation film. Do you have a link to it? Thanks for thinking of me. You're too kind...

Go to Google video and search on "Lost Orchid Film" and you'll get several versions, not all the same. Look for the one taken straight off a screen at the San Diego ComicCon for the "unedited raw version".

Thanks Cecil. I watched it.

*****SPOILER ALERT*****

Did you see the subliminal message? I believe it said "God loves you as Jacob does." Very interesting about the two Bunny #15's. "When did you set the shift?"

Man, this show just keeps on getting better. Can't wait for S4!!!

@Clementine /215 Got it!

Here is everyone that I have gotten emails from so far:

Trinity
Clementine
Crispy Seaplanes
Red...Neck...Man
BunnyLover

If your name isn't there and you sent an email, you may need to resend it:

writeme#bcre8ve*com (replace # with with the at symbol, and the * with a .)

****SPOILER***

Edgar Hallowax has two working hands...

@FenwayBen /220

"****SPOILER***

Edgar Hallowax has two working hands..."

***SPOILER***

This is important to note because later his left hand is diagnosed with attachment disorder... : )

*** SPOILER ***

According to Buddy TV, there are two new characters being introduced to Lost this next season:

"The first of the two new characters is named Russell. From his description, it would be fair to bet that he is involved in Dharma or a similar organization. In his article at TV Guide, Michael Ausiello described Russell as being “a brilliant mathematician in his late thirties who is "capable of great insights and has a tremendous knowledge across various scientific fields."

(http://www*buddytv*com/articles/lost/new-characters-heading-for-los-8956*aspx)

Obviously this is Russell Johnson, the professor from Gilligan's Island : )

@ Clementine/#215: I actually came up with a list of Lost-related team names. Since I can only use one, I'll be happy to throw some of them your way and see if any tickle your fancy. Come to think of it, if anyone needs an idea for a team name, I got a bountiful supply. I can be, like, the official team name generator. :)

*********ANOTHER SPOILER*********

Peter Stormare (Abruzzi/Prison Break, Grimsrud/Fargo) has been offered a role next season. Although I don’t see him playing Russell the mathematician ;)
(I’d like to see a smack-down between him and Patchy Mikhail.)

http://tinyurl*com/3am7o4

@Trinity/223: Thanks, I'm OK with the FF name I have for now. I'm holding a few in reserve in case I change my mind (which has been known to happen)

@bcre8ve/222:
>Obviously this is Russell Johnson, the professor from Gilligan's Island : )

We’ll know for sure when he starts making coconut radios and bamboo stethoscopes. I could see Rose and Bernard as Lovey and Mr. Howell : )

Been away for a few days. Count me in on the football league.

My team name is "Help Jack Off"
(the island)

@Clem - Hurley is center on your team?

On mine, he is the DEFENSE.

RNM is my tight end

Alais_Longthought is my sole cheerleader and financial advisor.

mif has already been signed to a muli-year deal, my FIRST player!

I haven't sign RNM yet - I'm waiting to sign him last.

@bcre8ve/222

>"The first of the two new characters is named Russell. From his description, it would be fair to bet that he is involved in Dharma or a similar organization. In his article at TV Guide, Michael Ausiello described Russell as being “a brilliant mathematician in his late thirties who is "capable of great insights and has a tremendous knowledge across various scientific fields."

And here I was hoping the new male character was gonna be Neil Frogurt.

@BunnyLover/207

>I would please like to be the
Cheerleader Coordinator. Please?

Rah Rah Ree
Kick em in the knee
Rah Rah rass
Kick em in the other knee.

(I have many, many more...)

In college, I was in marching band (the Columbia University Marching Band, or C.U.M.B.). We used to regular taunt the refs during the game (as we were invariably down 2 touchdowns in the first 10 minutes, and had little to cheer about). We used to sing (to the tune of Oh My Darling Clementine)

Who's your father, who's your father, who's your father, referee? You ain't got one, you ain't got one, you're a ******* referee!

Who's your mother, who's your mother, who's your mother, referee? You ain't got one, you ain't got one, you sprung full grown from the brow of Zeus!

@Butch M/#226: Thanks much, I'm honored! Guess I'd better practice those stag jumps & splits. If you hear a ripping sound it's just my thigh muscles tearing...

@FenwayBen/#227: I'll bet those refs missed a few calls while trying to figure out what your taunt meant... ; >

@ 227 / FenwayBen,
Thanks for the new "cheer." Only problem is I have that tune in my head now and it won't go away. Darn you...

I've set up my team. They are THE KILLER RABBITS!!! (Bet you'd never guess...)

Gonna be hard coming up with cheers that rhyme with rabbit. Oh well, check out my avitar on the site. I'm a cheerleader, with a SCARF, heart-shaped sunglasses, bunny ears (of course), and a fuzzy bunny mascot at my side.

GO KILLER RABBITS!
Show your big ole teeth
Make this a habit
Kick the Others to the beach!

GO RABBITS GO!!

@ButchM

Glad to have you in the league! Drop me an email for the sign up info:

writeme[at]bcre8ve*com

(replace "[at]" with the "@", and the "*" with ".")

Anyone else interested - there are a few spots left - email me.

It's fun to see the creative team names!

Bunny darling, I did see your avatar and it is FAB u lous! Just exactly as I would picture you.

Perhaps you could do a Bugs Bunny inspired cheer:

Kill-er Wabbits
Kill-er Wabbits
Kill-er WABBITS
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

Trinity and bcre8ve look pretty sharp, too. FenwayBen, no avatar for you?

Ah yes! Elmer Fudd-ish cheers. Love it. Thanks for the suggestion Clementine. Loved your avatar too! Looking forward to playing. First time FF league for me.

BunnyLover--

I have a catalog at home with movie tie in merchandise. On the Monty Python page is an awesome pair of killer bunny slippers! Immediately thought of you but I can't imagine why...!

Hey Crispy - thanks for thinking of me. Your FF name "Dharma Sharks" is great, but I was kinda hoping you would use your own name "The Crispy Seaplanes!" Now THAT'S a catchy team name.

Their crispy - oh yeah
(clap clap)
Not plain - oh yeah
(clap clap)
Their on fire - oh yeah
(clap clap)
Their Crispy Seaplanes!!

GooooOOOOO Seaplanes!!

@ BunnyLover/229: You, too?? Ever since I read that post I've been humming that tune. I'm thinking up my own versions, too. Stay tuned for those....>:D

@228 Alaïs_Longthought said:

>@FenwayBen/#227: I'll bet those refs missed a few calls while trying to figure out what your taunt meant... ;

As an old high school and college football and soccer referee, let me say taunts are wasted on the referees. We're so busy out there we really don't hear anything further away than the team bench (and occasionally have to turn a deaf ear to that, too.)

I'm sorry, folks, I meant to post a reminder about the ABC limited series "Masters of Science Fiction" that debuted last Saturday night at 10PM. The first episode "A Clean Escape" was based on a short story of the same name by John Kessel. John teaches in the English department at NC State here in Raleigh, and as serendipity would have it, Raleigh's own Science Fiction Convention, Trinoc coN, was held this weekend, so at 10PM, there was John Kessel, hosting a viewing of the show to numerous fans.

He modestly disclaimed "Master" status with the likes of Robert Heinlein and Harlan Ellison, two other authors with stories in the series. (Ellison co-wrote the script for his episode, as well.) His fans called him for false modesty.

This Saturday's episode (Aug 11), "The Awakening", stars Lost's own Terry "John Locke" O'Quinn, in an episode based on a short story by Howard Fast (writer of the film "Spartacus"). Turn on, tune in, enjoy.

I've been thinking about the name of my football team and have realized that it is not in good taste, so I would like to change it.

My team is the "Island Steelers"

1-24a

A dangerous trek,
Arzt expounds, explodes, expires,
Locke grabbed by a mist

A petal unfolds
Blossom of atomic fire
Thus, Hiroshima

- Aug 6, 1945

Ahh, dear Cecil Rose
Haiku of Hiroshima
Indeed, very nice

Yeah, I had been too lazy to set up an avatar, taken care of now.

And we, at CUMB, really didn't care if the refs heard us. There were very few fans in the stands (our stadium is 100 blocks from the school, the games are played on the sabbath, and the team had recently set the NCAA record for consecutive losses), so we were mostly amusing ourselves.

Our musical repertoire consisted largely of the theme from the Jeffersons, the theme from the Simpsons, Under the Sea, I Hear You Knockin', and Satisfaction, in addition to our school fight songs and the national anthem. I started out playing the maracas, but was promoted to cymbols my sophomore year. Which meant I really only had to pay attention during the national anthem. I also got to write the half time shows, all of which were in bad taste. Ah, college...football games and jell-o shots...

ButchM :)

Here we go, Island Steelers!
Here we go!

One for the other thumb!

@Cecil Rose/237: I had every intention of recording MofSF on Sat and completely forgot. Thanks for the info. I wonder if the series will be released on DVD.

@FenwayBen: Nice job on the avatar!

Now we just have to work on Crispy and RNM. The generic Jack-o-lantern faces aren't working for me, fellas! But, of course, this is coming from the person who has already changed her avatar's outfit about 5 times. (What can I say? I'm easily amused.) I have a great one saved for game day! ;)

Hey Clementine - was wondering if you knew how to view a person's whole avatar, not just the head part. I can see my whole body when I pull it up to modify, but after I save it and go back to FF page, it's just the head. (I want you guys to see the team mascot...) Also, how'd you get the Steelers logo for your helmet avatar?

BunnyLover: I think you can only see the "head-shot" in your FF profile cause it's meant to look like a player card. I don't know any way to change that. For my Steeler logo, I first saved it on my computer in My Pictures, and then on the FF Profile went into Change Image and Save Picture and uploaded the logo, then highlighted it (instead of my avatar face).

I hope those titles are correct. I'm going by memory, because we can't access any sports related websites here at work.

Enjoy!

I actually tried to do an avatar today but my work computer does not have Flash. They must not want us screwing around on the computer and being unproductive at work--go figure! Guess I'll have to try to find some computer time at home for a change!

@244 Clementine said:

>@Cecil Rose/237: I had every intention of recording MofSF on Sat and completely forgot. Thanks for the info. I wonder if the series will be released on DVD.

Entirely possible. My understanding is that they originally planned 13 eps, actually shot 6, and will only be showing 4. The two filmed but not on the broadcast schedule: "Little Brother", script and original story by Walter Mosely, and "Watchbird", based on a Robert Sheckley short.

1-24b

Rescue hopes dashed, "We're...
Gonna have to take the boy"
A voice crying... "Walt!"

Just e-mailed Mr. 8ve....will be joining the FFL.

My team name will be in honor of everyone's favorite educational film persona and Dharma spokesperson, Dr. Marvin Candle aka Dr. Mark Wickmund aka Dr. Edgar Halowax, and will be known as the One Armed Bandits.

If we're playing two-handed touch, I'm really screwed.

According to this article and also Lostpedia, Isabel (the “sheriff”) is deceased. Pardon my acronym, but WTF(frak)??!! How did I miss that? She died in the raid on the beach??

http://tinyurl*com/234k9w

@bcre8ve

writeme[at]bcre8ve*com

(replace "[at]" with the "@", and the "*" with ".")

Tried several different ways and they didn't seem to work Is your email address "bcre8ve@bcre8ve.com?" If not, can you spell it out for me. I'm old and feeble minded and do not pick up on things well. Thanks.

ButchM, let me jump in, if you're still here...

writeme @ bcre8ve . com

Try that and just take out the spaces. The actual email address has "writeme" in it. He wasn't just telling you to write him : )

And feeble-minded you are NOT! We can all be technologically challenged. My new cell-phone is driving me crazy!

Wonder who else they killed off in the finale that we don't know about? Ironically, Mikhail probably survived the hand grenade...

you all everybody still watch TV ?

FYI to all -- there is a great article on EW.com about Harold Perineau's return as Michael for S4. Check it out if you're intersted.

Also, I'm a carolina Girl (live in Winston-Salem, NC) so would be TOTALLY up for a road trip to Raleigh!

Nice I'm excited that we are really doing MLBFFL. I was out of town last week with no computer. I emailed you today let me know if you do not recieve it.

@Meg yes I read Harry Potter

@Butch

Looking back, having an email address that starts with "writeme" is a little confusing. Sorry about that.

Try: "writeme@bcre8ve.com"

Remember some time back how I mentioned that 'the Amazing Steve' over at Dave Barry's '24' blog was, for the second season, writing continuing episodes to extend the season (rather tongue in cheek, of course). Well in this season's extrapolations he's had the 24 regulars Jack, Chloe, Bill and Morris chasing Chinese terrorists though a bizarre series of alternate universes.

The alternate series are all the worlds of various TV shows - each week something happens at the end of the hour to send them off to a new universe that we get just a tantalizing glimpse of and try to guess where the adventurers are going next week. A few weeks ago they were tranported to an island, and I hoped it was 'Lost' but instead it was 'Gilligan's Island'. They've also been to the world's of 'The Beverly Hillbillies', 'G