jojo wrote:
> On Mar 2, 7:31 am, thinbluemime <thinbluem...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:58:51 -0500, A Watcher <stocks...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> thinbluemime wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:32:51 -0500, Steven L.
<sdlit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> wrote:
>>>>> In January 2005, Damon Lindelof discussed "Lost" in an interview:
>>>>> "We're still trying to be ... firmly ensconced in the world of
science
>>>>> fact. I don't think we've shown anything on the show yet ... that
has
>>>>> no rational explanation in the real world that we all function
within.
>>>>> We certainly hint at psychic phenomena, happenstance and ... things
>>>>> being in a place where they probably shouldn't be. But nothing is
>>>>> flat-out impossible. There are no space****ps. There isn't any time
>>>>> travel."
>>>>> http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/handheld/30246.html
>>>>> Well, didn't this new episode, "The Constant," involve at least a
>>>>> teensy-weensy little bit of time travel???
>>>>> And BTW, do you think that Lindelof's definition of "science fact"
>>>>> might just be a trifle elastic, to cover all the phenomena we've
seen
>>>>> on the show?
>>>> Duh!
>>>> Do a google group search of my posts for the last 8-12 months and
see
>>>> how many contain the phrase, "They lie...they have to"
>>>> Of course they have lied. They have lied on several levels and for
>>>> several reasons.
>>>> Read where they lied about the Roger Workman Blueprint. If Lost fans
>>>> would investigate just that one issue of Lost, they would know where
>>>> the metaphoric Lost island is located.
>>>> Duh!
>>>> BTW, I define a lie as any information that is propagated to
knowingly
>>>> mislead from the truth.
>>> Is it a lie if they change their mind?
>> The producers have said they never introduce an element into the Lost
>> saga, without knowing how that element fits into the Lost puzzle
>> (paraphrased, their exact phraseology escapes me at the moment)
>>
>> The producers have also stated, they have known from the beginning, the
>> starting point and ending point of the multi year Lost saga. The middle
>> meandering, was dependent upon the length of time abc required them
>> (producers) to tell the story. 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 10
>> years...the more years the more filler, the more beach sand castle
>> building, the more tap dancing.
>>
>> The fibbing, in part, was an attempt to fullfill the contractual
agreement
>> between Bad Robot and ABC on several levels.
>> The fibs also conceal the metaphor behind Lost, which again is an
attempt
>> to meet the terms of the agreement between ABC and the production
company.
>>
>> If you have not listened to the Elvis Mitchell interview of JJ Abrams
from
>> 2004, I highly suggest you do.
>> Abrams specifically mentions Rod Serling's sci-fi storytelling as a
>> blueprint for his (Abrams) method.
>>
>> In a nut shell here it is:
>> Tell the story in a straight forward way, and loose advertisers and
>> network sup****t.
>> Tell the same story, concealed in a metaphor, win advertiser and
network
>> sup****t, and awards.
>>
>> Now Abrams aint no dummy...which do you think he chose?
>>
>> Remember, Cloverfield was a thinly disquised metaphor for the terror of
>> 9-11.
>>
>> Do ya think Abrams just recently thought of using 9-11 for a metaphoric
>> movie?
>> Hell no.
>> Listen VERY closely to the Elvis Mitchell interview.....
>>
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> What does Abrams has to do with Lost ? He left the series almost 4
> years ago.
Abrams had left the series in season 2 to pursue other projects.
Abrams returned for seasons 3 and beyond.
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