Matthew Fox to appear on Sesame Street Posted by DarkUFO at 9/30/2009 08:04:00 PM View Comments Labels: Matthew Fox, TV appearance

Thanks to Buffyfan145 for the heads up.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (New York) – Sesame Street, the world’s largest informal children’s educator, celebrates its 40th birthday on November 10, 2009, the exact day the series debuted on television four decades ago, with everything you love about Sesame Street and more: new block format, new show open, new nature curriculum and our new First Lady Michelle Obama!

As always, Sesame Street remains the “must do” for celebrities and icons. Parents and caregivers are sure to laugh alongside their children, as the new season features: NBA MVP Kobe Bryant; actors Greg Kinnear, Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Cameron Diaz, Hugh Jackman, Debra Messing, Eva Longoria, Adrian Grenier, Julianna Marguiles, Judah Freidlander, Sarah Jessica Parker, Adam Sandler, Jimmy Fallon, Jenny Garth, Paul Rudd, Ricky Gervais, Patricia Arquette, Brendan Fraser, Matthew Fox, Christina Applegate, Debi Mazar and Cedric the Entertainer; The View co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck; Grammy Award winner Ziggy Marley; Grammy Award nominee Jason Mraz; NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon; NFL Star and Today Show correspondent Tiki Barber; Today Show co-host Meredith Vieira; Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda; and Access Hollywood host Nancy O’Dell.

Source: Full Press Release @TVN

Michael Emerson on the Bonnie Hunt Show Posted by DarkUFO at 9/29/2009 12:05:00 PM View Comments Labels: Interviews, Michael Emerson, Video

Thanks to Edith from http://michaelemerson.net/ for this full video from the Bonnie Hunt Show

Evangeline Lilly in Making of Her New L'Oreal Ad Posted by The ODI at 9/28/2009 06:18:00 AM View Comments Labels: Evangeline Lilly

Source: CarLost
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Michael Emerson and Carrie Preston - Emmy Interview Video Posted by DarkUFO at 9/27/2009 05:24:00 PM View Comments Labels: Carrie Preston, Emmy Awards, Interviews, Michael Emerson, Video

Thanks to YodatheHobbit for the heads up on another Michael Emerson Emmy video with his wife Carrie Preston.

LOST Numbers and Dominic Monaghan in Flash Forward Posted by The ODI at 9/25/2009 10:23:00 PM View Comments Labels: Dominic Monaghan, LOST Reference, The Numbers

Here are a couple of references to the LOST Numbers that appeared in the FlashForward Pilot and some screencaps of the new promo showing Dominic Monaghan.

Also don't forget the Oceanic Billboard screencap we posted last week.

Find these and more at TV Spoilers


1) Mosaic 8


2) Mark and Olivia's Address (1684):




Source: The ODI

Sonya Walger Interview Posted by DarkUFO at 9/24/2009 07:07:00 AM View Comments Labels: Interviews, Sonya Walger

Thanks to Lora for the heads up.

FlashForward is quite undeniably the most buzzed-about new series this season. With heavy comparisons to Lost, the drama charts what happens when the whole world blacks out for exactly 2 minutes and 17 seconds, during which time they experience 'flash forwards' of their lives six months in the future. The cast is aptly stellar, and includes Joseph Fiennes, John Cho, Lost's Sonya Walger and her former co-star Dominic Monaghan. But could FlashForward really be the next big thing? We called up the show's leading lady to find out more.

What can you tell us about your character, Olivia?
"She's the main woman in the show. My husband is an FBI agent, played by Joseph Fiennes, who is put in charge of working out what happened. She's a trauma surgeon in her own right so she's working at the hospital and dealing with many of the casualties of the event and therefore many of the stories. She had her own flash forward which was very troubling - she sees the end of her marriage. She sees herself with another man; a man she's never met before and she confides that in her husband. She thinks it will help by revealing that information to him, but it ends up making them both feel very unsettled. They have a child, little Charlie, who has also had a flash forward even though she's only seven."

Having worked on both Lost and FlashForward now, what do you make of the comparisons between the shows?
"I think they're only valid in that they're both big ensemble shows with one big concept or premise. But after that, they part ways really quite rapidly. FlashForward is definitely not a sci-fi show. It doesn't have the mythology of Lost. We have one major event that happens that you are asked to buy into. After that, you're dealing with very human ripple effects - how people deal with it and how they come to terms with it. There are six-and-a-half billion people that have blacked out, so that's potentially six-and-a-half billion stories to tell! Believe me, we're not telling all of them. But we're about to start [filming] episode eight and I'm so surprised by how far the ripple has been felt."

Are the FlashForward scripts kept equally as secret?
"These scripts are kept very, very secret. Each script has a watermark on it with your name. My script has my name on every single page, so if it was found in a trash can or on a website, it would have my name on it so it would be directly my fault if that script leaked. We have to hand our scripts in when we're finished with them so that they can shred them! There is very tight security - they hand-deliever my scripts to my house as well. The essence of this show is the element of surprise and the gradual discovery of it, so it would be a tremendous shame if the secrets got out before the show had even launched."

Read the Rest of the Interview Here

Source: Digital Spy

Michael Emerson on the Bonnie Hunt Show Posted by DarkUFO at 9/23/2009 08:38:00 PM View Comments Labels: Interviews, Michael Emerson, Video

Update: 23:45 This looks like it's an old one. Hopefully we'll have Today's one later.

Thanks to Magic Box for the heads up and to forum815 for the video

J.J. Abrams lands comedy at Fox Posted by DarkUFO at 9/23/2009 08:25:00 AM View Comments Labels: JJ Abrams

J.J. Abrams is taking a comedic turn at Fox with a half-hour project written by Mike Markowitz.

Abrams, co-creator/executive producer of Fox's sophomore sci-fi drama "Fringe," is exec producing the untitled comedy, which has been given a presentation order.

Details on the premise are being kept under wraps beyond a bare-bones logline of "a comedic medical show."

Markowitz and Bryan Burk also exec produce the presentation from Warner Bros. TV and Abrams' studio-based Bad Robot Prods.

The medical drama field is crowded with stalwarts "Grey's Anatomy" and "House" as well as "Private Practice" and newcomers "Trauma," "Miami Trauma," "Mercy," "Three Rivers" and "Hawthorne." But there is room for medical comedies, with ABC's veteran "Scrubs" and Showtime's freshman dramedy "Nurse Jackie" the only players.

Markowitz, who has worked on such comedy series as "Becker" and "It's All Relative," is repped by CAA.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

ALT Cindy Promo Discovered!? Posted by The ODI at 9/22/2009 09:58:00 PM View Comments Labels: Cindy, Kimberley Joseph

Hey All,
First of all Happy Birthday LOST!! Five years ago today, the LOST Pilot aired and many of our lives were changed forever. Do you ever wonder what would happen or where you might be today if you did not watch LOST!?

Obviously you would not be reading this post but I wonder sometimes what if I did not have this site?? What would I be doing in my spare time!?

Well in honor of that I have a video for you all. By now most of you have seen the strange commercial promos released at Comic Con hinting at maybe what to expect in Season 6, but how about this? An ALT version of Cindy working for Bissell Vacuum Cleaners!?

Confused yet? Well this is not from LOST, but a real commercial that Oceanic Air Flight Attendant Cindy (aka actress Kimberly Joseph) filmed for the Bissell Vacuum company.

I would like to note that she is taking care of kids!

Thanks to 803er for the heads up



Source: The ODI

Michael Emerson - CNN Emmy Video Posted by DarkUFO at 9/22/2009 06:21:00 PM View Comments Labels: Awards, Interviews, Michael Emerson, Video

Thanks to Lokey for the heads up.

Darwin Darkest Hour w/ Henry Ian Cusick Posted by DarkUFO at 9/22/2009 10:14:00 AM View Comments Labels: Henry Ian Cusick, TV appearance, Video

Thanks to Karen for the heads up.

NOVA and National Geographic Television present an extraordinary human drama that led to the birth of the most influential scientific theory of all time, evolution, in Darwin’s Darkest Hour. Acclaimed screenwriter John Goldsmith (David Copperfield, Victoria and Albert) brings to life Charles Darwin’s greatest personal crisis: the anguishing decision over whether to “go public” with his theory of evolution. Darwin, portrayed by Henry Ian Cusick (Lost), spent years refining his ideas and penning his book the Origin of Species. Yet, daunted by looming conflict with the orthodox religious values of his day, he resisted publishing—until a letter from naturalist Alfred Wallace forced his hand. You can watch the prologue here.

The Darwin’s Darkest Hour companion website - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/darwin/ - launches Tuesday, September 22nd with an interview with Henry Ian Cusick.

Photos of Lost Event in Brazil Posted by DarkUFO at 9/22/2009 08:44:00 AM View Comments

Thanks to Fabio for sending us these photos from Dharmaday, a Lost event in Brazil.



Here are some more.

http://teoriaslost.iimmgg.com/gallery/g638649209e5de19e96a58441a598ae41/
http://qik.com/rafagoom
Long text (translated) about the event:

Lost music used in Nike ad? Posted by DarkUFO at 9/22/2009 08:36:00 AM View Comments Labels: Video

Thanks to TarlCabot for the following.

On Monday Night Football, they kept showing this B/W Nike ad featuring Adrian Peterson. According to the Wall Street Journal the ad, called “Alter Ego”, was directed by David Fincher.

Every time I see the ad, I keep thinking the music sounds oddly familiar.

That’s because it is, it uses the same music and sound effects that the TV show LOST uses in most every episode right before the end credits. The ad even uses the “smash cut” that LOST uses when going to its title card.

More Emmy Videos Interviews Posted by DarkUFO at 9/21/2009 05:47:00 PM View Comments Labels: Interviews, Jorge Garcia, Michael Emerson, Terry O'Quinn, Video

Thanks to SL-Lost for the videos.

Photos from Emmy's Posted by DarkUFO at 9/21/2009 12:17:00 PM View Comments Labels: Carrie Preston, Daniel Dae Kim, Jorge Garcia, Michael Emerson

Thanks to Felix for the photos.

Jorge Garcia and Yunjin Kim Red Carpet Interviews at Emmys Posted by The ODI at 9/21/2009 06:14:00 AM View Comments Labels: Awards, Emmy Awards, Interviews, Jorge Garcia, Yunjin Kim

Here are two interviews one from KTLA thanks to 803er and the second one from TV Guide.





Source: The ODI

Michael Emerson Backstage Interview at Emmys Posted by The ODI at 9/21/2009 05:31:00 AM View Comments Labels: Awards, Emmy Awards, Michael Emerson

NOTE: The first half of the video is AUDIO ONLY, if anyone else has another clip, feel free to send it in.

Thanks to Alex for the clip

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VIDEO: Michael Emerson Wins Emmy Award!! Posted by The ODI at 9/21/2009 04:05:00 AM View Comments Labels: Awards, Emmy Awards, Michael Emerson, Video

Here is the video of Emerson winning and his speech.



Source: 803er@The ODI

Michael Emerson Accepts Emmy for Best Supporting Actor! Posted by The ODI at 9/21/2009 02:29:00 AM View Comments Labels: Awards, Emmy Awards, Michael Emerson

Congratulations!!

LOST writer Carlton Cuse, JJ Abrams and wife Carrie Preston also pictured.



Source: The ODI

Michael Emerson on Red Carpet of Emmy's Posted by The ODI at 9/20/2009 11:18:00 PM View Comments Labels: Awards, Emmy Awards, Michael Emerson

Here are screencaps of Michael Emerson getting interviewed by Kristin at E! Online.

We have the interview posted in the Spoilers Section of the site because they talk about Season 6

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Source: The ODI

Lost paradise Posted by DarkUFO at 9/20/2009 03:25:00 PM View Comments Labels: Jack Bender, Online Article

Thanks to Hoku for the heads up.

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Michael Emerson Carrie Preston - Emmy Preview Video Posted by DarkUFO at 9/20/2009 02:48:00 PM View Comments Labels: Carrie Preston, Interviews, Michael Emerson, Video

Michael Emerson, Carrie Preston & Daniel Dae Kim at Pre-Emmy Parties Posted by DarkUFO at 9/20/2009 02:05:00 PM View Comments Labels: Carrie Preston, Daniel Dae Kim, Michael Emerson

Thanks to SL-Lost for the heads up.

Evangeline Lilly advert for L'ORÉAL Posted by DarkUFO at 9/20/2009 01:21:00 PM View Comments Labels: Evangeline Lilly, Video

Thanks to Joey for the heads up.

Scrubs Writers know what's happening in Season 6 Posted by DarkUFO at 9/19/2009 12:27:00 PM View Comments Labels: Humour

Thanks to Effgeh and GreekCharmed for the heads up.


Source: scrubswriters@Twitter

Hawai'i International Film Festival announces schedule for LOST Posted by DarkUFO at 9/18/2009 04:39:00 PM View Comments Labels: Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, Jack Bender, Jean Higgens, Online Article

Thanks to aohora for the heads up.

If anyone here is going, we would love to feature and news/reports/photos from the event.

“The brilliance of LOST has forever raised the bar for future television projects. For the past five years LOST has kept TV viewers on the edge of their seats waiting for the next plot twist or turn and Hawaii has had the privilege of being the backdrop for this revolutionary show,” said Chuck Boller, Executive Director of HIFF. “We want to celebrate this partnership and what better way than to bring the show’s creators, producers, cast and crew together with their biggest fans. HIFF’s celebration of LOST will give the public a once-in-a-lifetime chance to interface with the incredible people behind this award-winning series.”

This all-day event truly benefits Hawaii, since the show is filmed entirely on the island of Oahu. In the evening, fans will have the opportunity to pick the brains of the show’s creative masterminds, discuss the last 5 1/2 years of the show with special guest appearances from cast and crew members and perhaps find out a bit about the upcoming final season. Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse will receive the Hawaii International Film Festival’s “Vision in Film Award,” presented by Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann. The City and County of Honolulu sponsors the “Vision in Film Award” at HIFF. Previous recipients of the Vision in Film Award include famed Chinese directors Ang Lee and Zhang Yimou.

HIFF will also honor Hawaii-based executive producer and director Jack Bender and co-executive producer Jean Higgins with the Hawaii International Film Festival’s inaugural Mahalo Nui Loa Award, created especially for Bender and Higgins.

"EVENING WITH DAMON LINDELOF AND CARLTON CUSE"
HIFF presents an exclusive appearance by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, the creative team behind LOST, as part of an evening event on October 17th, 2009 at the Royal Hawaiian Theater (formerly Waikiki Nei) from 8:00pm to 9:30pm. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Brian Lowry, Chief TV Critic for VARIETY and co-host of the popular weekly TV program “Square Off,” will act as MC for the event. Tickets are available for purchase to HIFF Ohana members Thursday, October 1 and Monday, October 5th to the general public: on line at www.hiff.org, in person from the HIFF Box Office, or by phone by calling (808) 548-5905.

“Master Class” tickets are $10 general public, $9 for students, seniors, children and military or $8 for HIFF Ohana members. Tickets go on sale to HIFF Ohana members Thursday, October 1 and Monday, October 5th to the general public.

12:00-1:30pm - PRODUCING AND DIRECTING A HIT SHOW

Co-Executive Producer Jean Higgins
Executive Producer/Director Jack Bender
2:00-3:30pm - BRINGING THE DESIGN OF EACH EPISODE TOGETHER

Production Designer
DP
Construction Coordinator
Location Manger/Associate Producer Jim Triplett
4:00-5:30pm - COSTUME & PROPS

Costume Designer
Propmaster

Source: HIFF

FlashForward - Oceanic Easter Egg Posted by DarkUFO at 9/16/2009 05:24:00 PM View Comments

Here is a little easter egg from the new ABC Show FlashForward.

Lost: The Final Episode Posted by DarkUFO at 9/15/2009 07:41:00 AM View Comments Labels: Humour, Video

Thanks to The_Other_Other for the heads up.

'Lost-mania' grips Iran Posted by DarkUFO at 9/14/2009 10:56:00 AM View Comments Labels: Online Article

Thanks to Chris for the heads up.

Its melodramatic, twisting plot and apocalyptic overtones were tailor-made for western audiences. Now Lost, the US television series about plane crash survivors stuck on a remote island, is to be put on commercial release in Iran following soaring sales of pirated black-market DVDs.

Silver Screen, the country's leading home video distributor, is to market the award-winning show's first three seasons – a total of 15 episodes – after buying the broadcast rights and commissioning Iranian actors to dub it into Farsi.

It has also started talks with the state broadcaster, IRIB, with a view to airing Lost on nationwide television.

Programmes will be carefully censored to exclude "un-Islamic" scenes such as those featuring scantily clad women or male-female physical contact.

Iran's culture and Islamic guidance ministry, which decides which films and programmes are shown, is expected to approve the idea.

The move follows an outbreak of what has been described as "Lost-mania", which has seen the ABC-produced series downloaded from the internet and widely discussed on Iranian websites. Large numbers of Farsi-subtitled DVDs have been sold illegally in shops.

Other long-running US dramas – including 24, Prison Break and Desperate Housewives – have been widely distributed on Iran's black market, but none has been given official approval.

Granting distribution and broadcasting rights to Lost would mark a policy reversal after officials previously criticised the series and warned media outlets against publicising it.

Mohammad Hossein Saffar-Harandi, recently sacked as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's culture and Islamic guidance minister, lambasted it for displaying "Zionist concepts". However, others insisted the programme was suitable for an Iranian audience because it has "eastern" themes.

"The atmosphere of this story, due to our classic literature, is familiar to Iranian and eastern viewers," Saeed Ghotbizadeh, a TV and cinema critic, told the Tehran-e Emrooz newspaper. "Eastern viewers can understand it better and would naturally like it.

"Because it has a religious theme, it is possible to broadcast 90% of it without censorship. But its brilliant and special characterisation might be sacrificed in Persian dubbing – a lot will depend on how well it is dubbed."

Lost's popularity has already spawned plans for an Iranian remake that would include plot revisions to match Islamic mores.

Source: Guardian

Short Damon Lindelof Interview Posted by b3rt4 at 9/12/2009 10:10:00 AM View Comments Labels: Damon Lindelof, Interviews

Last night in Beverly Hills, Sci Fi Crush got the chance to speak briefly with Damon Lindelof, executive producer of Lost and co-writer of the upcoming Star Trek sequel.

The hit ABC series, Lost, approaches its sixth and final season in 2010. Lindelof described writing the last episodes to be “an enormous emotional experience” and confirmed that the show’s ending has been in the works since the very beginning.

The writer also promised Lost fans that all of the show’s loose ends will be tied up in a fair and satisfying way. ”We hope that all who put their faith in us to resolve these stories will be rewarded. We’ve really been writing this season for the fans.”

Damon Lindelof also produced this summer’s reboot of Star Trek and has been working with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci on developing the sequel. ”It’s in the preliminary stages,” he said, “We’ve thrown around some cool ideas, but that’s it.”

Lindelof and Carlton Cuse are up for an Emmy for their two-parter Lost episode, “The Incident.”

We wish them all the best.

Source: Sci Fi Crush

LOST Cast Members Autograph Signing Today at Disney's D23 Expo Posted by The ODI at 9/12/2009 07:56:00 AM View Comments Labels: D23, François Chau, Sterling Beaumon

NOTE: I will be at the Expo, so if you are planning to attend and want to meet, please email me!

Thanks to DocArzt for the image:



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LOST Booth at Disney's D23 Expo Posted by The ODI at 9/11/2009 11:17:00 AM View Comments Labels: D23, LOST University

Here are some pics from the LOST Booth at Disney's D23 Expo.

I am planning to go to the expo on Saturday and if there are any more interesting items I will take some more pics!

Thanks to Coming Soon for the pics below!

Enjoy!

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