Topic: Damon Lindelof

5 Things You Didn’t Know About LOST, From Co-Creator Damon Lindelof

5 Things You Didn't Know About LOST, From Co-Creator Damon Lindelof

“[J.J. Abrams said,] ‘There should be a hatch on this island! They spend the entire season trying to get it open. And there should be these other people on the island.’ And I’m like, ‘We can call them The Others.’ And he’s like, ‘They should hear this noise out there in the jungle.’ And I’m like, ‘What’s the noise?’ And he’s like, ‘I don’t…know. They’re never going to pick this thing up anyway.’” More »

Damon Lindelof Rags on January Jones’ Acting

Damon Lindelof Rags on January Jones' Acting

This is amazing: Upon seeing X-Men: First Class, geek scribe Damon Lindelof tweeted, Emma Frost’s THREE mutant powers: Telepathy, Transformation to Solid Diamond and last but not least, Sucking at Acting. While it’s a great putdown, and we’ve never been January Jones fans, I’m surprised that a Hollywood star who’s not an actor would say something negative about another actor. More »

6 Ways ‘The Event’ Differs From ‘Lost’ and ’24′

6 Ways 'The Event' Differs From 'Lost' and '24'

Last night was the second episode of The Event, which a lot of people are calling NBC’s attempt at “Lost meets 24,” two very popular shows that went off the air this year. And the show does seem to bite a lot from both those beloved cult programs style: there are tropical islands, a black president, and lots of plane crashes/fights with “others.” But as Damon Lindelof, Lost’s creator, pointed out last night on Twitter, “I think THE EVENT is swell, but if 24 and LOST really had a baby it would hate both its parents and regularly engage in torture.”

And while we think Damon Lindelof should shut up most of the time, he has a point. Here’s 6 other ways The Event has differentiated itself from its predecessors. More »

Fan Fiction: Writing The ‘Odd Jobs’ Pilot

Fan Fiction: Writing The 'Odd Jobs' Pilot

Previously: Swearing them to the utmost secrecy, President Obama has dispatched former black-ops agents Michael Emerson and Terry O’Quinn the figure out what the hell the damn LOST finale meant.

INT. MICHAEL EMERSON’S HOME – NIGHT

Terry is dressed in black clothes and combat boots. Michael wears khakis and an undershirt. He pulls a neatly ironed plaid button-down out of his closet. Terry mumbles under his breath.

MICHAEL: Yeees?
TERRY: Nothing.

Michael begins to button up his shirt, humming a diabolical little ditty.

TERRY: It’s just…

Michael turns to Terry with a steely gaze. He stops humming.

TERRY: Are you gonna wear that? More »