On Jimmy Kimmel's website, Hugh McIntyre of The Hanso Foundation is scheduled as a guest on Wednesday night (tonight). No other information is given, but over at The Hanso Foundation's website is McIntyre's bio. It doesn't include a photo -- only a question mark -- but lists McIntyre as the "public voice of The Hanso Foundation". He's public relations, people. I imagine he'll go on to bash the book Bad Twin, supposedly written by Gary Troup, one of the people who didn't survive the crash of flight 815. Sawyer has been seen reading the manuscript for Bad Twin on Lost. And it's an actual book that takes aim at the fictional Hanso Foundation.[Via Pop Candy]
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5-24-2006 @ 9:22AM
Tucker said...
No, actually. I don't understand ABC's push on this one - I read Bad Twin cover to cover and it wasn't too bad, but the Lost stuff is mentioned only in passing, at best. They briefly say something about Alvar being an old business partner, and the main character steps momentarily into a Hanso Corp lab, but no real judgement is passed.
Bad Twin is pretty much a straight-up detective story that has a cheeky nod to stuff from the show thrown in here and there for good measure, but as a tie-in or extension beyond "hey, Sawyer's reading that!" it's not.
ABC is promoting this strangely. They're using the show and the Hanso ads to sell people on the book, but it's very misleading in that the book really doesn't have anything to do with Hanso or Lost at all.
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5-24-2006 @ 9:41AM
gt said...
this just blew my mind
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5-24-2006 @ 9:57AM
joe said...
misleading or not, the whole endeavour is fun, creative, and original.. though it still pales in comparison to the granddaddy of these games, the 'a.i.' game.
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5-24-2006 @ 10:42AM
doc said...
Ya know, maybe instead of spending all this time on half-assed books, fake websites, trying to get someone to watch jimmy kimmel's disaster, obnoxious podcasts, cell phone video, video games, etc., they should just fix the freaking show.
I'm sure this is all great fun for the hardcore fans, but the fact that they are hardcore fans should tell you that they are going to watch no matter what. On the other hand, the millions of people that have already left are not coming back because a fictional character shows up to pimp a mediocre book on a bad talk show.
They might come back if they thought the show was going to improve. Maybe the characters were going to quit changing personalities and motivations to fit each episodes plot. Or maybe if they believed that the entire middle of the season was something more than a time suck to get you to may sweeps.
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5-24-2006 @ 11:46AM
Tucker said...
Aww, doc didn't have his coffee this morning ;)
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5-24-2006 @ 1:24PM
alan said...
I just wish the show would air in my market (Atlanta).
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5-24-2006 @ 4:13PM
cyborgver666 said...
Hey, could someone tell me if the new episode starts at 9 or 8? Im looking at ABCs schedule for tonight and it has lost from 8 to 11 and I think I heard the first hour is a recap show, but I'm not sure. I need to know so I can cut out of work early, heh. Thanks to anyone who can help me.
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5-24-2006 @ 4:28PM
Tucker said...
There will be an hourlong recap show airing at 8 p.m. followed by the two-hour season finale 9-11 p.m. I'm sure TVS will post a reminder when they get the chat room/what's on tonight stuff together.
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5-24-2006 @ 6:44PM
Karen Allmond said...
I like the show! What is your problem? If YOU don't like it, DON'T WATCH! Thank you and have a great day! :-)
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5-24-2006 @ 6:47PM
Karen Allmond said...
PS: I HATE American Idol and I choose not to torture myself by watching it. Get the hint?
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5-24-2006 @ 7:32PM
greg said...
Anyone else notice that The Hanso Foundation gets a "Thanks to" line in the closing credits of the new Mission: Impossible film.
The plot thickens . . . .
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