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11-10-2004, 04:52 PM
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 My problem with Lost is that nothing happens. Absolutely NOTHING happens each week. The character backgrounds are incredibly dull, save the KOREAN (  ) woman's story.
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11-10-2004, 04:55 PM
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11-10-2004, 04:58 PM
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My favorite of the background stories on Lost was Locke's. I'm curious how they'll do Sawyer's tonight. And thanks re: Punky Brewster, but I have a good copy. I work with the guys at Shout Factory and made them send me a new one. I got such crap about it, but hey. It's important.
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11-10-2004, 05:01 PM
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Lena left the show to make that awful movie "The United States of Leland," so I must question her judgement when choosing projects. Quote:
Tell them to put more cartoon eps on the DVDs! And get Soleil to do a freakin' commentary, dammit. 
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11-10-2004, 05:07 PM
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Regarding Lost
from the NYTimes
November 10, 2004 How 'Lost' Careered Into Being a Hit Show By JOE RHODES OS ANGELES, Nov. 9 - The speed with which ABC's Wednesday night breakout hit drama "Lost" went from a network executive's half-baked suggestion to one of the most elaborate and expensive pilots ever filmed was brain blurring. Determined to see his idea into the fall lineup, Lloyd Braun, then head of ABC Entertainment, brought together J. J. Abrams, the producer of the funhouse-mirror spy drama "Alias,'' and Damon Lindelof, a writer for "Crossing Jordan,'' to kick around his idea about plane crash survivors stranded on an island, a notion that he freely admitted was inspired by the reality show "Survivor.'' The result has been a show among the top 10 this season. "I met Damon for the first time on a Monday," Mr. Abrams remembered. "By that Friday we had written a 20-page outline. And they green-lit the pilot on Saturday. At that point, we didn't even have a script, but in less than 12 weeks we had to start shooting." That wasn't the hard part. And transporting the wreckage of an L-1011 jetliner to the show's location on Oahu may have been daunting, but doable. But of all the logistical nightmares that deadline represented none were more daunting than finding actors for the unusually large and internationally diverse ensemble cast - as the parts were still being written. "It was insanity," said the casting director, April Webster, who had worked with Mr. Abrams on "Alias." "The characters kept changing. Every few days they'd call up and say, 'It looks like there's another one.' " Because there were so many parts to cast - 14 major characters and dozens of background actors whose primary job is to walk around dazed on the beach until their story line comes to the fore - and only a three-week window to cast them, Ms. Webster put out the equivalent of an all-points bulletin. Calls were made to agencies in London, Sydney, New York, Toronto and points between. "We were looking at tapes from all over,'' she said, and complicating the matter was the need to put together a cast at a time when most network pilots were already shooting. And whoever signed on for "Lost'' had to commit to working and living on Oahu for the duration of the series. Working off their original 20-page outline, Mr. Abrams and Mr. Lindelof had ideas about the show's vibe - "Gilligan" meets "X Files," strangers on a plane, mysterious island - and who the characters would be: the hero with a secret, the plucky-but-haunted heroine, the stuck-up girl, the affable dude, the menacing rogue. But everything else was still up in the air, even as actors were auditioning. "We were writing audition scenes because we hadn't had time to finish the actual script," Mr. Abrams said. But as actors came in to audition, something fascinating happened, he recalled. "They would inspire us to take characters in a direction that we wouldn't have come up with on our own," he said. The result was a radical reimagining of some of the original characters. Charlie, the burned-out English rocker played by Dominic Monaghan, was originally envisioned as a middle-aged businessman with a drug problem. Sawyer, the troublesome American played by Josh Holloway, was going to be a New Zealander. And Jack, the heroic (so far) spinal surgeon played by Matthew Fox, was going to be much older. And since he was also meant to die in the first episode, a one-shot appearance, high-priced movie stars like Michael Keaton and Aaron Eckhardt were being considered for the part. Some well-known actors not usually associated with prime-time television, Ms. Webster said, were attracted by Mr. Abrams's reputation and intrigued by the nontraditional premise, which is how they managed to get Mr. Monaghan, a hot property after playing Merry Brandybuck in the "Lord of the Rings" films; Naveen Andrews, best known for his performance as Lt. Kip Singh in "The English Patient"; and Harold Perrineau, coming off his appearance as Link in "The Matrix" trilogy and critical raves for his stage performance in "Top Dog/Underdog." The cast also includes Terry O'Quinn, a frequent "Alias" guest star, as the philosopher-hunter Locke, and Jorge Garcia, whom Mr. Abrams and Ms. Webster happened to see on an episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" the night before his audition, as the imperturbably mellow Hurley. For the executives of the show, the most intriguing breakout star may turn out to be Yunjin Kim, who grew up on Staten Island and attended the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan but then returned to her South Korean homeland to become a major Asian cinema star. Ms. Kim originally auditioned for the part of Kate, the female lead, but Mr. Abrams decided immediately he wanted to write another part just for her. "We had thought about having a couple that didn't speak English before she came in," Mr. Abrams said, "but when she came in, we knew we had to have her on the show. And we started coming up with a story for this woman and then her husband." "I walked in and, obviously, I speak Korean, and the next day they said they were going to write a role for me," said Ms. Kim, who plays Sun, a seemingly timid woman who planned to leave her husband on the day they boarded the ill-fated plane. "I was, like, 'Hey, I don't even need to read a script.' The fact that they would be so open and excited about me, that was a huge compliment." The most difficult role to cast, in fact, turned out to be Kate. "We had master lists on the Kate character that were 12 to 13 pages long," Ms. Webster said, "which translates to more than 200 actresses who we least checked on their availability." "We had seen some incredible actresses," said Bryan Burk, who shares the executive producer credit with Mr. Abrams and Mr. Lindelof. "'But J. J. kept saying, 'You're gonna know when she comes in, you're gonna know.' Which I thought was just his craziness. But then she came in. And we knew." "She" was Evangeline Lilly, a virtually unknown Canadian actress who got the part, on a last-minute audition tape, almost out of nowhere. Mr. Abrams seemed particularly pleased that the cast is not all perfect cheekbones and "Baywatch" bodies, although there are certainly plenty of those. "The show is about an international flight that crashes somewhere in the Pacific," he said, "so the cast is going to look more like the world looks and less like 'Beverly Hills 90210.' " Not that they're done with the casting, even now. There are flashback episodes that have to be populated, and most of the 46 characters who survived the crash haven't been seen. The longer "Lost" stays on the air - and with an average of 18 million viewers per episode so far, it will undoubtedly be around for a while - the more likely it is that new faces will appear. In other words, Mr. Abrams said, there's plenty of room to develop more characters without a need for outrageous plot turns. There's no need, for instance, to have another plane crash. "No," he said, laughing. "Although I wouldn't rule that out."
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11-10-2004, 05:12 PM
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TV shows
I love Northern Exposure
 The town they use to film that series is about three hours from my hometown. The show is really how alot of people in my area are. haha Elaine Miles who plays Marilyn, the receptionist is a hoot  I never get tired of The Nanny. I love the characters of Fran, Niles, Yetta and CC  When it is a rainy day, nothing is better than watching old Leave it to Beaver and I Love Lucy shows. I never get tired of these. Wish Florence Henderson, Jay Leno, David Letterman and Regis Philbin would just disappear from my tv sometime  They seem to think they are God's talented gifts to us 
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#67
11-10-2004, 05:16 PM
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And as for the interviews....I was looking at Margeaux - does anyone else think she's had a nose job? I was seriously trying to figure that one out...haha...perhaps I need to take up a hobby that does not consist of watching PB and LHOTP eps over and over and over...
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11-10-2004, 05:23 PM
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Current shows I LOVE:
CSI (original only, it's the best show on TV, Grissm is the greatest  )Everybody Loves Raymond (My favorite comedy of ALL TIME, Robert Barone is the funniest character ever, and Frank, Marie, Debra, and Ray are all pretty close. The jelousy Robert has for Raymond is Greatness! Without a Trace JUST under CSI Survivor yep I still watch this show. And I guess you can tell Thursday is my favorite night of TV Bernie Mac Bernie's parenting is so funny and real. I really love his show. And it's following American Idol this year, so I expect a HUGE ratings boost The Simpsons I'm With AMber I prefer the overly funny current version of the show. To me the very first season SUCKED. The show was boring and Homer just wasn't the Homer of Today. The show used to focus on Bart, now it's focused on Homer and that's who it should be focused on. Family Guy I said CURRENT show cause It's coming back!!!! I can't decide whether I like TS of FG better, they both are very funny in different ways South Park Yet another animated show I love. And I still can't decide between the 3. But I definitely think South Park is the winner of being the absolute smartest of the 3. This show makes so much danmed sense while being so danmed funny. Chappels Show, SNL, and Mad TV all equally funny sketch shows. Although I'd say Chappele's my favorite of the 3 currently. DAILY SHOW it's where I get MY news. I seriously start choking at times watching this show it's so funny. Blue Collar TV It's nothing compared to their Stand Up Comedy movie, but I do love this show too, especially when my favorite, Ron White guest stars. older Shows Seinfield 3rd Rock From the Sun TITUS (does anyone remember THIS show, this was cancelled way too soon) The Golden Girls All in the Family I Love Lucy I Dream of Jeannie MASH (how could I not include the show that I got my name from)
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11-10-2004, 05:29 PM
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I still love (not in order):
Star Trek (TOS e TNG) L.A Law - I had a crush (and still have) for Michael Tucker Batman Columbo Quantum Leap Taxi Poirot Remington Steele The Incredible Hulk Frasier Alice (only still Polly Holliday stayed in the series) Bette M*A*S*H* The Bionic Woman Profiler (but I have never seen the last episode... arghhh) Not much love anymore for: Chicago Hope E.R Judging Amy Moonlighting Mork & Mindy Party Of Five Different Strokes (too depressing now) Just some... Romy
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11-10-2004, 05:33 PM
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As for Shout- I'm too busy harassing them to finish the Roky Erickson project they keep delaying to bug them about Punky, but I'm with you on wanting a commentary from Soleil. Thanks for the article about Lost, strandy! Ugh. I watch too much TV.
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11-10-2004, 05:35 PM
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OH...I forgot a few...and I saw that TRIO was showing the first one, but they need wider syndication...and the other ones need to be aired again:
Kolchak: The Night Stalker The Invaders (with Roy Thinnes...who had a recurring character on X-Files, too) Vegas Spenser For Hire Mannix The Name Of The Game (with Gene Barry & Tony Franciosa) And, what about some of the really obscure ones: The White Knight(with George Kennedy) Room 222 (with Michael Constantine & Karen Valentine) Medical Center (with Chad Everett) Trapper John, MD (with Pernell Roberts & Gregory Harrison) And, how about showing old episodes of: Love, American Style???
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11-10-2004, 05:36 PM
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#73
11-10-2004, 05:38 PM
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#74
11-10-2004, 05:39 PM
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Yeah, I, uh... didn't get out much 
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