Here’s a glimpse at the making of the 100th episode, The Variable.
There are more people than I realized working behind the scenes. Check out the last part of the video, where they’re having a production meeting, and there are so many people crammed into the room that they have to set up rows of folding chairs.
This is the third sneak peek from the Season 5 DVD.
It’s a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of the Jack-Kate-Faraday-Radzinsky shoot-out scene in 5×14 The Variable.
Jeremey Davies (Faraday) says
I’m not a fan of weapons. I’m not a fan of gunfire. I’d rather watch Evie shoot a gun, or hand her my gun. I’m glad that they didn’t have me suddenly turn into Action Figure Faraday … although I would like to see that.
Here’s another sneak peek from the Season 5 DVDs. It’s about Daniel Faraday, the Jughead bomb, time travel, and other Season 5 themes and concerns.
Listen, at the very end of the clip, where Damon Lindelof says:
We wanted to flirt with the idea of the erase button, of the do over. We thought this was a really cool place to bring the finale, which is, what if Oceanic 815 never crashed?
How much of a hint is that to what’s going to happen in Season 6?
Is it a hint that Season 6 really is going to be about an alternate timeline where Oceanic 815 will land intact in Los Angeles, as many fans already believe?
Or is this a bit of misdirection, to divert us from the writers’ actual plans, so that come next season, we will be surprised? When Damon says they wanted “to flirt” with the questions of Oceanic 815 never crashing, does he mean the kind of flirtation that will never be consummated?
Promo picture for "V" with Elizabeth Mitchell in the center
While there’s only been one episode of V so far, I’m already liking it better than FlashForward, the other show with a LOST alum as a star. I thought V had more interesting characters (the teenagers, in particular, I thought were very well done), better production values (the inside of the ship was cool), better dramatic conflicts, better dialogue, and hints of some intriguing themes.
It’s no LOST (even if they did have a guy who got out of a wheelchair), but so far, it looks good.
What do you think? Which science-fiction show, with an FBI investigation, starring a blonde LOST actress, do you prefer?
Editing to add 8/17/10: After the haitus, I thought FlashFoward got much better, and by the end, I was sorry that it was canceled. I wanted to see more. I thought V, on the other hand, went downhill in the spring. So I’ve changed my mind completely about both shows. This was one case where first impressions were not accurate!
Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond in Episode 3x03 "Further Instructions"
TMZ reports that the sexual harassment lawsuit against Henry Ian Cusick, who plays Desmond on LOST, filed on April 24, 2009, by a member of the LOST production crew, has now been settled.
Previously on LOST, the band that does funny, manic musical recaps of LOST episodes — including the Season 5 finale LOST Untangled — will be playing live Tuesday night, October 27, 2009 at 7 PM.
10/27/2009 7:00 PM at EARLY show at the Mercury Lounge, with Har Mar Superstar
217 E Houston, New York, New York
Cost: $10
yes, we are back to recap Lost for all of you who just can’t wait for Season 6 to begin. We play at 7 PM, so show up on time! And the great Har Mar Superstar closes out the night, so this will be a fantastic show all around.
Here they are singing “Be My Constant” in The Knitting Factor, June 1, 2008: