Posts with tag dharma
Posted May 13th 2008 5:19PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Lost, Reality-Free
So in the most recent episode of Lost, Christian Shephard told Locke that the only way they can save the island from the invaders is if they, um, move it. Yeah, that's right, move the island. Thanks Doctor Shephard, I'll get right on that.
But viewers thinking that this was some crazy thing that could only happen on television and in the movies are...well, probably right. But in this Popular Mechanics article, the author of the book Physics of the Impossible says that it actually could be done. Michio Kaku says that it sounds like they're going to use the electromagnetic properties of the island and the Casmir Effect to "open a transferable wormhole to different points in time and space."
(Hold on a second while I go take two Advil.)
Continue reading Actually, it IS possible to move an entire island
Posted Jul 27th 2007 2:29AM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Industry, Lost, Celebrities
Thursday's
Lost panel at Comic-Con had some of its thunder stolen by an
earlier announcement at the Television Critics Association press tour - Harold Perrineau would be rejoining the cast. Harold put in a surprise appearance at Thursday's panel, but knew about as much as those of us in the audience did as to why Michael would be returning and when. Co-executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse did reveal that Michael is back for good - not in a flashback, not as a "guest star." No word on "flash forwards" or whether or not Michael would be on the island or in some other locale, but it wouldn't be
Lost without its secrets.
Lindelof and Cuse were so reticent to let any real scoops out of the bag that each brought a bell on stage to hit if either started getting too generous with the spoilers. Unfortunately for us, they kept themselves in check. We learned some generic information, which I'll sum up after the jump to avoid offending the spoiler-sensitive amongst us.
Continue reading Comic-Con: Lost Panel Report
Posted Feb 8th 2007 12:01PM by Brett Love
Filed under: ABC, Lost, Web
On the off chance you find yourself sitting around with nothing to do while you wait for the next installment of
Lost, the fine folks over at
Insanely Great Tees have a little project for you. Armed with a printer, some paper, the IGT pdf, and a little patience, you too can make your very own Dharma Initiative products. They even have a Hanso logo and Nutrition Facts. Although, as someone in the Digg comments points out, the UPC code should really involve "the numbers."
It's a little silly, and some of your guests may look at you a little funny, but for the TV nutter that has everything, a sixer of Dharma barley pops makes a perfect gift. Of course, if that's just a little too far out there for you, they also have what are purported to be
insanely great shirts.
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Posted Sep 9th 2006 1:09PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, ABC, Industry, Lost, Video
The Mercury News A+E blog
has a look at the new
Lost Season Two DVD. As would be expected from the
Lost team, the set has a lot of extras. Of course there are the traditional bloopers, deleted scenes, and commentary tracks. On top of that, fans will get a feature on Sawyerisms, more
Dharma footage, and a short film titled "Mysteries, Theories, and Conspiracies."
In the short, the writers, once again, assure fans that they are indeed working with a plan and not just making this stuff up on the fly. While that remains to be seen, the line "producers say they will 'open up' the show in ways no one can anticipate" is intriguing. And it certainly sounds better than the talk of exploring the love story from
Cuse and Lindelof's podcast.
Posted Jun 2nd 2006 8:04AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, CBS
CBS has a lot of confidence in Jenna Elfman. Her comedy,
Courting Alex, didn't even last for half a season on CBS, but the network is already creating another show just for her. She has reportedly signed a development deal with CBS and is now searching for a scriptwriter.
Is Elfman worth it? She's hot and funny and,
according to Joel, she's "sexy in a non-threatening way". Is she worth hanging onto?
Posted May 10th 2006 10:48PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, ABC, OpEd, Lost
(S02E21) I've been waiting for this episode ever since I saw its most interesting title: a simple question mark. We all knew what it would refer to once we saw the mysterious map Locke caught a glimpse of, but it was knowing that this would be an Eko-centric episode that, to me, made it all the more interesting.
For those of you who like to over analyze the episodes on a microscopic level like we do, you may have noticed that little scene in Eko's dream where a bunch of images flashed by before he saw his brother, Yemi, sitting at the computer. Here's a list of what was shown:
Continue reading Lost: ?
Posted Apr 4th 2006 3:28PM by Ryan j Budke
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, ABC, HBO, OpEd, Lost, Watercooler Talk, The Sopranos
Were "two great
tastes that taste great together" combined and we didn't even realize it? I happened to come across
an article from The
Star-Ledger (in a New Jersey paper of course), which goes in to detail about a theory that Tony Soprano
wasn't dead, he was in Purgatory. The author has personal contact with David Chase (
The Sopranos creator and
driving force) and after he referred to the two episodes as a "dream sequence," Chase quickly scuttled that
word. After hearing the author's thoughts about it being Purgatory, it made perfect sense to me.
Wikipedia defines Purgatory as "
a place or condition of
temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in God's grace are not entirely free from venial faults, or have
not fully paid the satisfaction due to their transgressions". Not only was Tony's brief life as Kevin Finnerty
temporal punishment by sheer lack of ... well anything, but Sopranos family members have referenced Purgatory in the
past, Paulie in particular; he stated that he had come to grips with the fact that he was going to have to spend X
amount of time there before he finally got to the pearly gates.
Continue reading Was Tony Soprano part of the Dharma project?
Posted Mar 30th 2006 2:17PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, ABC, Lost
After weeks
of idling,
Lost finally gave us a juicy nugget in last night's episode. It came in the form of a
glow-in-the-dark map on the inside of a blast door. It appears to be a map of all the Dharma Initiative hatches on the
island, and something in the middle signified with a giant, pink question mark. It looks as though all the hatches were
meant to lead to that middle spot, but they weren't finished or were blocked off (as marked with X's). Maybe that's what
the concrete is that Jack and Sayid found.
According to
this guy, who evidently stayed up all night decoding
the map, it has several phrases, such as "Sursum Corda", and "I Am Here" on the Swan hatch (where
the characters are). There are several other phrases that I'm guessing are in Latin.
Here's another, deconstructed version of the map
with a lot more text (somebody has Hi Def TV!).
What do you see?
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