The Translucent Amoebae wrote:
> On Mar 1, 9:31 pm, thinbluemime <thinbluem...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:58:51 -0500, A Watcher
>> <stocks...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> thinbluemime wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:32:51 -0500, Steven L.
>>>> <sdlit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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.....
>>
>> --http://www.lostdude.com
>
> i think that there should be some sort of Rebellion or Revolution of
> Viewers concerning how Television programming is produced...!
>
> From now on; All programming that is bought by a network must have a
> fixed time limit or number of episodes... And if the network wants to
> continue the show after that limit, then they can go in some new
> direction.
>
> Shows that meet this criteria might be The Lost Room, Veronica Mars,
> No Where Man and others that essentially lasted one season, wrapped it
> up, and in the case of Veronica Mars, just started a new ArchMythos
> with Season two.
>
> The Lost Room & No Where Man could easily have been extended if they
> their weren't so weird and were canceled.
>
> ( The Lost Room may have been a miniseries and never intended for
> serialization, although it could have been )
>
> In the case of John Doe; it would seem that the producers Never had
> any idea where it was going, based on answers to viewers questions
> after it was canceled.
>
> To my way of thinking; That is extremely evil.
Never happen. It would prevent the profit-oriented companies involved
from
milking the popular shows for every penny of advertising revenue possible
for as long as possible. Plus the simple fact that most shows do not have
a
controlling story-arc, just a series of individual, unconnected stories
that
happen to have the same characters in them.
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