L O S T

[undeterred]

? :shrug: ?

[Shell Beau]

1. Yes, after watching Lost, I am officially lost!

[undeterred]

2. After last night, I wished I'd never started watching it.

But its hard to stop. You keep thinking if you watch more, it will make more sense... instead it makes less.

[Shell Beau]

3. Yeah, they keep throwing in all of these mysteries. It is hard to

keep up. But I found it interesting about Charlie!

[undeterred]

5. Considering the story line involves being stuck on an island

in the middle of nowhere, they have a remarkable number of new characters coming in and old ones leaving. I read somewhere that everyone on the cast is afraid of being killed off.

[Shell Beau]

6. Well I guess Charlie got a heads up anyway!!

OR maybe that is too obvious!

[ghostsofgiants]

4. Fucking awesome.

[xmas74]

8. I thought about you the other day.

Fire Walk with Me was on Encore.

[ghostsofgiants]

9. Haha, cool!

[xmas74]

10. I knew you'd jump

when you heard that.

I love that movie. I think you're the only other person I've ever spoken to that appreciates it.

[ghostsofgiants]

12. It's truly Lynch's most underrated film.

There's a chance it might get re-released on dvd with the deleted scenes soon. I really hope it happens.

I'm dying for the Lost Highway and Inland Empire dvd releases too, haha. Luckily with Inland Empire Lynch is in complete control so it'll most likely be out on dvd this year.

[xmas74]

37. It might be re-released?

I need to get another part time job!

[LibraLiz1973]

26. I love Fire Walk With Me

I fucking loved Twin Peaks.

I am still pissed that they took it away

[xmas74]

38. We're both Twin Peaks nuts.

You're more than welcome to join in sometime.


(Some of the Twin Peaks fans are also fans of Dark Place. Ever watched?)

[ghostsofgiants]

39. I still need to track Dark Place down.

x(

[xmas74]

40. Dark Place is the shit!

You'll love it-especially the episode where Dr. Rick is being chased around by the Highland Ghosts.

Some of the nastiest comments about the Scots ever. I fell down laughing. (And I'm part Scottish.)

Not a show everyone will get but you like Lynch and you enjoy horror, whether actually frightening or downright cheezy. This show is cheesy but you'll constantly find references to laugh at.

(on edit: did a search on youtube. There are a few on there right now.)
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dark+place&search=Search

[ghostsofgiants]

41. Awesome! This should keep me entertained for a little while.

:)

[xmas74]

45. I know you have a good sense of humor.

There are too many people out there that wouldn't get any of it. Grainy footage, poor production values, what seems to be bad writing and acting both-and that's just for starters!

The premise is actually quite smart and refreshing: Let's pretend that we have found a horror show written and produced in the 80's for the BBC but was never aired. We'll say that it was too shocking to air at that time and we'll have an actor pretend to be a horror novelist (along the lines of a Stephen King-many jokes made about how most of his books are the same book over and over again) pretend to be the star and introduce each show. We'll have a backstory on each actor, even making a few of them "disappear", possibly as drug addicts or maybe prostitutes.

And we'll blame it all on the BBC. Oh, and Scotland. (You'll get that reference when you see that episode.)

[ghostsofgiants]

43. Another good series I just thought of you should check out, if you haven't already...

Is Lars Von Trier's "Riget."

Very reminiscent of Twin peaks in it's juxtaposition of humour and horror/mystery.

[xmas74]

44. I've heard of it

but never had the time.

I'll have to keep my eye out!

[ghostsofgiants]

46. It's only 8 episodes, between an hour and 75 minutes each.

I highly recommend it.

And I was just reading a synopsis of Dark Place, and it said "More obscurely, Darkplace makes reference to Lars von Trier's "haunted hospital" TV series 'Kingdom' ('Riget' in Danish) which was later remade by Stephen King for an American audience as Kingdom Hospital, with arguably Marenghi-esque results."

[xmas74]

47. Which is where I'd heard of it before.

But Marenghi does it a bit different. (Just a bit-you just have to see it to believe it.)

[ghostsofgiants]

52. I watched a few episodes on YouTube earlier actually.

Hilarious stuff.

[xmas74]

53. You know there's a music video too.

It's called "One Track Lover".

Here's the link for their myspace site.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=17847520

Yes, they are under my friends. I sometimes post at the "Save Dark Place" boards, just for fun.


(How can you not be a fan of the man who wrote Afterbirth, the story of a mutated placenta that attacked Bristol?)

And here's some background on Matthew Holness

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Holness

[LostinVA]

49. Agreed! Fantastic!

Fionnula Flanagan??? OMFG!

[xmas74]

7. All I know is

I now have a bit of a crush on Desmond. I'd definitely do him.

[undeterred]

11. Penny is it you?

Thats not what's going to happen.

[xmas74]

34. If I were Penny

I'd have no chance w/ him.

If I were one of the female castaways I'd be all over him.

[graywarrior]

15. Yep.

[xmas74]

35. He's hot.

I'd be willing to practice making babies with him.

[Jade Fox]

17. Yep, he's a cutie......

and he may replace Naveen Andrews in my heart, as Naveen's character seems to have all but disappeared. :(

[graywarrior]

19. Move over Sawyer.....(maybe, he's still hot)

[xmas74]

36. I have a thing for Naveen too.

But damn, Desmond's hot!

How did I not notice that before? Maybe because I was still trying to figure out the storyline.

[mainegreen]

13. Dude, Dharma's fighting fate's minions

cause the numbers of the equation wont change!

Extinction event!

:P

(I spend to much time on the lost forums)

[Shell Beau]

14. Ok, explain a little, if you will please!

[mainegreen]

18. Well, the number have been revealed to be

a part of an equation. Dharma's purpose was to try and alter this equation (this is technically canon but was revealed through the LOST experience, though hinted at in the show). If you're curious about what the equation was highlight the following:

The Valenzetti Equation is the mathematical equation developed by the reclusive Princeton University mathematician Enzo Valenzetti. Its creation was the result of efforts made following the Cuban Missile Crisis by the United States and the Soviet Union to find a solution to the hostility and danger of imminent global disaster created by the Cold War. The equation was secretly commissioned through the UN Security Council and is used to predict the end of the world.

According to the 1975 orientation film in the Sri Lanka Video, the Valenzetti Equation "predicts the exact number of years and months until humanity extinguishes itself." In it, Alvar Hanso also states that the radio transmitter on the Island, will "broadcast the core numerical values of the Valenzetti Equation." The numbers, 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42, are explained in the Sri Lanka Video, as the numerical values to the core environmental and human factors of the Valenzetti Equation. Alvar Hanso also states in the video that the purpose of the DHARMA Initiative is to change the numerical values of any one of the core factors in the equation in order to give humanity a chance to survive. However, Thomas Mittelwerk reveals that as of 2006, they have failed to change the values through manipulating the environment, as the equation continues to arrive at the same six numbers. It is unknown how or if the most recent calculation of the equation is automatically reflected in the radio transmissions.

Rachel Blake also learnt that the Hanso Foundation was forcing savants at the Vik Institute in Iceland to run the equation over and over. Somehow, five hieroglyphic symbols were involved in the calculations, the same hieroglyphs seen on the countdown timer in the Swan station.

The Blast Door Map included a reference to the equation; a zone on the island is marked as being of "low relevance to Valenzetti-related research activity".

The video in which this is revealed: http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Video

This, combined with the flashbacks, plus the importance of being on the island has led many (including myself) to think one very likely possibility is Dharma is fighting fate (for obvious reasons based on the equation) and that fate is 'fighting back', though fate is probably just a vague force and not a specific consciousness. The island may possibly, through various unique qualities be immune to the eye of fate (or was as long as the button was pushed).

But then, maybe not! :P

I love this show.

[Shell Beau]

22. Very very interesting take!! I like it!

I also love this show. It keeps ya guessing!

[emmadoggy]

29. Dude! Are you a 'Lager??

I love this show too. It rarely disappoints me. Last night was totally trippy!

:) :thumbsup:

[GenDem]

16. I like to read the theory threads

Just spent about a 1/2 hour reading a very interesting theory.

I do think that Desmond is going to be the character that links all the other characters.

What about that mural on Whidmere's wall with the polar bear and buddha? Did anyone notice how Desmond stared at it?

[Jade Fox]

20. I wondered what he kept looking at! n/t

[mainegreen]

21. And also the word 'Namaste' was on it backwards.

Yes, Desmond must tie it all together. Especially since his true love is the one who was employing the Brazilians in the Arctic (or Antarctic) that logged the electromagnetic 'pulse' when the button wasn't pushed!

[GenDem]

23. 'Namaste' is a Hindu greeting/welcome

I also just read that when Desmond ran into Charlie on the street, he had a flashback or flash forward to the hatch that showed the computer with the numbers on the day of the plane crash. I didn't catch it. People with HD were able to get a screen shot. I also wonder what the year is. Obviously Charlie is not a famous musician (Driveshaft) if he's on the street performing for hand outs.

I'm trying to remember all that. Penny is looking for Desmond, by monitoring the electromagnetic pulses, right? Weren't those guys at the Arctic station Scandinavian, and wasn't one of them Jack?

[mainegreen]

24. They were speaking Portuguese, or so I've been told.

Neither was Jack though.

[GenDem]

25. OK, I have a question, mainegreen

Have we seen the woman in the jewelry store in any other episodes -- with any other characters?

I love this show, too. I just wish the episodes had come more sequential. Last years repeats, this years long hiatus. I forget all those important and not so important details that pull this together for me.

[LibraLiz1973]

27. We have never seen Jewelry lady before

But since she is a fairly well known face actress I am thinking they will bring her back.
Not to mention she is one of the Original "Others"

<from the movie, THE OTHERS>

[mainegreen]

32. I'm not sure, but I don't think so.

[LibraLiz1973]

28. go read this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=6192271&mesg_id=6197407

[emmadoggy]

31. Wow. I CANNOT believe people thought it was BORING!!!

Holy crap!! I thought it was fantastic! The whole jewelry store thing was mind-blowing!

The producers have been saying this was going to be a great season of Lost with lots of exciting things going on, and as far as I'm concerned they are delivering. I'm a diehard fan of the show though and can't envision that ever changing. (My only gripe/concern about the show is that I don't want them ever to kill off any of my fave characters and find them (producers/writers etc) occasionally to be a bit too zealous to kill people off.)

[emmadoggy]

30. I agree that Desmond is a key character

and is going to have a central role to the whole thing. I LOVE Desmond. (Well, I love Sawyer the most, but Desmond is runner-up). He's a great character and has really brought a great dynamic to the show.

I did notice how he stared at the polar bear painting, but I didn't get a good enough look at it - need to check some screencaps.

:)

[underpants]

33. I do too

I think he links everything together or he will.

He came in though when everyone was looking elsewhere which is genius on the part of the Lost creators/writers.

[undeterred]

55. I find it supremely irritating that the central character

is not introduced until long after the viewer thinks they know who the central characters are.

[slj0101]

42. Hang tight.

I just read the Lost article in this week's Entertainment Weekly, and if they are correcct, we will be getting a lot of answers this season. A lot. I can hardly wait.

[undeterred]

48. I can't believe this thread is still going.

:bounce: I thought it would be L O S T by now. :bounce:

[Kajsa]

51. Losties are very resilient.

n/t

[Kajsa]

50. I don't want Charlie to die,period.

I know, I know, Desmond was telling him all
about his fate, but somehow, just by telling him,
I hope it throws fate off and he is spared.

I don't want any more good characters killed off!

In real life, the actresses who played Libby and Ana Lucia,
respectively, were arrested for a DUI and public intoxication
by the Honolulu PD, shortly after filming the episode where
they both were fatally shot.

Even though I would never condone a DUI,I understand
them tying one on after getting offed the show.

That's a hell of a job to lose.

[slj0101]

54. The biggest shock was Mr. Eko's death.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje was apparently very difficult to work with. That's too bad, considering Eko became one of my favorite characters on the show.

[Kajsa]

56. I agree.

He was one of my favorite characters,
and one of the most interesting.