LOST Taking Break in February For Olympics, I Boycott The Olympics October 26, 2009
Posted by johnthrasher in Geek Talk, Movies/Film, Personally John, Political, Sports, Television, Travel, technology.Tags: ABC, Canada, ice skating, LOST, Olympics, Sports, Tonya Harding, Vancouver, Vancouver 2010
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I guess I should have thought of this before but maybe I just wanted to deny it.
LOST writer Carlton Cuse recently was at Harvard and apparently took the time to let everyone know that the show was going to be taking at least a 2 week break for the Olympics.
How rude!
Don’t get me wrong, I am a huge fan of the Olympics (Tonya Harding say what?), but this is so annoying. We were promised an uninterrupted season, which is why this makes me so frustrated.
I guess the good news is that I will now have to watch stick thin little girls doing face plants in to the ice. That’s always exciting.
I hope someone else gets beaten in the shins with a lead pipe this year. Winter Olympics are just so boring without the cheating scandals and broken legs dreams caused by jealous athletes.
Is Charlie Pace Alive!?! July 29, 2009
Posted by johnthrasher in Geek Talk, Movies/Film, Television, technology.Tags: ABC, Charlie Pace, Comic Con, Dominic Monaghan, final season, LOST, Season 6
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MAJOR COMIC CON / LOST SPOILERS
So after digging around in some Lost footage from Comic Con 2009, ABC had a video montage of all of the behind the scenes stuff that went down during the Lost panel. When the narrator of the montage mentioned Dominic Monaghan, he pointed out that when Dominic came out to wave to the crowd, he had something written on his hand. Of course I told my friend Matt about it, and he immediately found this picture which clearly shows the words “Am I Alive?” written on his hand!
For the record, Charlie Pace was my favorite character on Lost. I loved every scene he had and thought he was such an awesome part of the show. Additionally, when he died, I was watching the finale at 6a.m. (after staying up all night to finish the season), and BAWLED LIKE A BABY in the wee early hours of the day. It took me a few days to get over it actually. I have never been the type to sob over fictional characters, but this one really hit me hard!
I think it’s pretty clear to me that Dominic Monaghan will be reprising his role as Charlie Pace in some capacity in the final season of Lost, which starts in January.
Lost Season 6 Promo Poster!! July 29, 2009
Posted by johnthrasher in Geek Talk, Movies/Film, Television, technology.Tags: ABC, Comic Con, final season, John Locke, LOST, Season 6
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Wowsers, I am freaking out right now! Apparently this Lost season 6 promo poster was released at Comic Con last week, and features the entire main cast of the series, both dead and alive.
Of interest is the fact that the poster also includes John Locke Jacob’s nemesis (whoever it may be) in the center with his back facing us. What could it mean!?
UPDATE: I just ran across this image that has each character labeled. Though I wouldn’t take it as definite until ABC releases an official version.
My Real Life Connection With the Number Sequence on LOST! April 18, 2009
Posted by johnthrasher in Geek Talk, Movies/Film, Personally John, Television, Travel.Tags: ABC, Egypt, LOST, numbers, numerology
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If you’re a Lost fan, get ready to have your mind blown!
April 15 (or 4/15…two of the numbers in the Lost number sequence) has always had a huge importance in my life for so many reasons. Let’s recap.
Firstly, 3 of my VERY close friends have birthdays on this day. Calvin Jones, Matt DeSatnik, and my very good friend from high school, Jenessa Weaver.
I also met a very important friend, Andrew, on April 15, 2007. However, I also lost my uncle on April 15, 2007.
April 15 has always been one of those days that I look forward to living through and one of the days I absolutely dread because of my lost uncle.
Here’s where the Lost connection really comes in to play. If you’ve been watching Lost at all this season, you are probably noticing all of the Egyptian references that are coming in to play. Well, in 2002, Jenessa Weaver and I were driving on April 15 (her birthday). It was pouring down rain, and we were in her 1982 Ford Tempo. While she was taking a ramp on to the interstate we were talking about all of the places on Earth that we want to visit before we die. We were just about to get on to the actual highway when I said, “I want to visit Cairo so badly!” To which Jenessa replied, “Me too! I want to see the pyramids…” Right as she had turned her head to say that to me, the truck in front of us slammed on his breaks, forcing Jenessa to swerve to miss him. We ended up driving over a patch of grass that separated the interstate from the on-ramp, and sliding right in to the median of the interstate which separated the other direction of traffic. By the time the car had stopped skidding and did its two 360 degree turns, we were facing oncoming traffic.
We, of course, survived the minor accident, but it was a very serious and scary situation. As soon as we mentioned Egypt the car in front of us slammed on its breaks and we could have skidded out in to the path of a tractor trailer! A few years later I would lose my 27 year old uncle on the same day. What are the odds?
I know it’s a bit far fetched, but it’s something worth noting and talking about to Lost fans! Does anyone else have any connections with the numbers?
M. Night Shymalan Directing Series Finale of LOST! April 1, 2009
Posted by johnthrasher in Geek Talk, Movies/Film, Television.Tags: ABC, LOST, Lostpedia, M. Night Shymalan, scary movies, Signs, Television, The Village
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This could very well be an April Fool’s joke, but Lostpedia is reporting it, so I want to have some confidence. I even looked around for a press release about M. Night Shymalan directing but couldn’t find it. So, it could be.
Either way, it’s an interesting thing to talk about. People on the Lostpedia forums have a mixed reaction. Most of them are saying that it’s an April Fool’s joke, however.
If someone can clear this up, let me know!
Steve Wozniak Competing On Dancing With the Stars! February 9, 2009
Posted by johnthrasher in Geek Talk, Movies/Film, Music, Sports, Television, iPhone.Tags: ABC, Apple, Dancing With the Stars, Geek, MacBooks, Melanie Brown, Spice Girls, Steve Wozniak
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Steve Wozniak, an extremely large man and co-founder of Apple, has just been confirmed as one of the celebrities on Dancing with the Stars!
This should be a very interesting aspect of the show. First of all he’s not a star, and if you’re not a geek then odds are you probably don’t know who he is. Secondly, he’s very large and obese. Does he have some sort of dancing past?
Anyway, he’ll probably be gone after the first couple of episodes…unless he gives out free MacBooks to everyone watching.
Dancing With the Stars season 8 starts March 9, @ 8p.m. on ABC.
