Times Talk Live: LOST (a must watch!)

Basq

I mentioned this in the finale thread but this is an essential watch.

It's about an hour and 40 minutes but it's very worthwhile - they address everything from "why Hurley isn't losing weight on the island?" to "what were they thinking with Nikki and Paolo?".

It does contain a scene from the finale in the closing minutes of the 2nd last part so maybe wait til after you've seen the finale, and watch it!

It was filmed live on Friday night in New York and transmitted to cinemas (or "theatres") all over the US and Canada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2q8a8X7i_0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jczqh3TJPA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHSSFdc-73Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfMZtAbrxo8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm2IE2KykQM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_frCldk4Kw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_w1lkqreSg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyoy0dYbtiQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnm81zlBhLE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc4yBhbnUNo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AW4TQ1vY-s

ixoy

How far do they go with explanations though? Do we get info on the polar bears or the sharks with Dharma logs or why you could only leave the island at a certain point or or or etc etc.

Basq

ixoy wrote: »

How far do they go with explanations though? Do we get info on the polar bears or the sharks with Dharma logs or why you could only leave the island at a certain point or or or etc etc.

To be honest.. they graze over a lot of the questions asked by the audience. They even joke about this!

We don't get much in the way of explanations but we do get an insight into what they were thinking for certain scenes and storylines.

Their discussion of 'The Constant' was particularly interesting - it took 5 weeks to write, as opposed to 1 and a half to 2 weeks for a normal episode.

prinz

ixoy wrote: »

How far do they go with explanations though? Do we get info on the polar bears or the sharks with Dharma logs or why you could only leave the island at a certain point or or or etc etc.

We have all the info we need on that.

ixoy

prinz wrote: »

We have all the info we need on that.

We do? Did I miss an episode?

prinz

ixoy wrote: »

We do? Did I miss an episode?

The Dharma Initiative brought the bears and sharks as part of their science experiments and I thought the certain directional heading to come to and from the island was the line out from Jacobs lighthouse.

Kiith

Percolate? Zeitgeist? **** off.

Some of it is interesting though. Gonna avoid the last few till later though.

ixoy

prinz wrote: »

The Dharma Initiative brought the bears and sharks as part of their science experiments and I thought the certain directional heading to come to and from the island was the line out from Jacobs lighthouse.

Okay but why did they do this. Why was the directional heading along the lines of the lighthouse. Why oh why for so many things! Still really enjoyed the show but I think there's a bit too much of the man of science in me at times and not the man of faith

prinz

ixoy wrote: »

Okay but why did they do this. Why was the directional heading along the lines of the lighthouse. Why oh why for so many things! Still really enjoyed the show but I think there's a bit too much of the man of science in me at times and not the man of faith

I was trying to help you let go. I wish you had believed me Every answer will just lead to another question.

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Awesome. Going to watch this now.

Marcaiocht_Tonn

prinz wrote: »

I thought the certain directional heading to come to and from the island was the line out from Jacobs lighthouse.

Class I hadn't thought of that. Nice idea as it lends more gravitas to the lighthouse as a feature - seeing as special headings have been mentioned ever since Faraday arrived.

Sid_Justice

I've watched the first 15 minutes. These two guys come across as very smug and I think the guy with the glasses at least 2 times completely misuses a word. Not impressed. Very unlikable.

Basq

Sid_Justice wrote: »

I've watched the first 15 minutes. These two guys come across as very smug and I think the guy with the glasses at least 2 times completely misuses a word. Not impressed. Very unlikable.

You're joking? Burn him at the stake immediately! :rolleyes:

cooker3

Very interesting. But eh walt, We are going to see more of him, really huh?

I never got the hate with Darlton. I've always thoroughly enjoyed their interviews/podcasts whatever. They never came across as arrogant to me..

JDee

Why did they say Walt was returning in the finale when clearly he wasnt?

Unless he was edited out for time purposes but I cant see how that would happen

Skerries

i always assumed the Polar Bear came through from the arctic place that Ben went to when he moved the island

Carroller16

Skerries wrote: »

i always assumed the Polar Bear came through from the arctic place that Ben went to when he moved the island

Tunisia?

WhitestBoyAlive

But the Island can move, so it's thing (i don't know the word- the place that is on the opposite side of the world) would change too.

Lawstud

Eh... urm... you know basically, you know that we kinda eh thought that you know, that it would be, you know really cool to have this, eh you know a magical island. Eh... urm... eh... you know anything that you know that we thought was cool we you know basically put that in the, you know, the show. You know basically, we didn't you know make stuff up at all. You know basicaly its actually you know based on a true story.

cooker3

JDee wrote: »

Unless he was edited out for time purposes but I cant see how that would happen

Considering they got an half hour extra added late on I just can't believe they would do that especially as they knew a lot of people cared about his story.

Spiritoftheseventies

Is that link on times with the timeline still up on times website?

opr

cooker3 wrote: »

Considering they got an half hour extra late on I just can't believe they would do that especially as they knew a lot of people cared about his story.

http://lostmediamentions.blogspot.com/2010/05/walt-and-end-wreckage-sequence.html

Question about the ‘Lost’ finale: I thought we were supposed to see Walt one last time? Did something change? – Craig
You perhaps got wind of what ‘Lost’ boss Carlton Cuse said at last week’s Times Talk Live event: “You will actually see Malcolm [David Kelley], when all is said and done.” But he wasn’t necessarily referring to the series finale that was broadcast on Sunday. So yes, they did find a way to reintroduce (a grown) Walt, but you’ll have to wait for the Season 6 DVD extras.

Opr

Spiritoftheseventies

This the lost timeline they were talking about in opening clip
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/01/31/arts/television/20100131-lost-timeline.html

pickarooney

The absolute cockbags that are TF1 (****ty French channel) have laid some spurious claim to part 5 of this interview - unbelievable. Is there anywhere else it can be seen?

bossa_nova

Skerries wrote: »

i always assumed the Polar Bear came through from the arctic place that Ben went to when he moved the island

I always thought the polar bears where brought there by the Dharma initiative for experiments, those big cages they the others kept the losties in had to be for something like that

Necronomicon

pickarooney wrote: »

The absolute cockbags that are TF1 (****ty French channel) have laid some spurious claim to part 5 of this interview - unbelievable. Is there anywhere else it can be seen?

I can still see it Embedding was disabled but you can click through to see it on YouTube.

jimbling

1) Thought those interviews were very good. I have no idea why people take a dislike to the writers. I think they come across very well and are very honest about everything. Yes, they glaze over questions, but that's to be expected.... and they are honest about glazing over them, and why.

2) Polar Bears?

Polar Bears have been explained really. Dharma brought them to the island. Maybe experimentation, but the most likely explanation is as follows:

Polar Bears are used to the Cold. That wheel thingy was down in some Arctic area of the island... or whatever that was.

Dharma were trying to train the Polar Bears to turn the wheel. They wanted to do this as whoever turned the wheel disappeared off the island (perhaps they knew where too at the time, perhaps not).
Obviously at some point they succeeded as one of the Polar Bears turned op at the exit point (We see Charlotte finding it) in Tunisia.

Not really sure what further explanation people want on Polar Bears.

Spiritoftheseventies

bossa_nova wrote: »

I always thought the polar bears where brought there by the Dharma initiative for experiments, those big cages they the others kept the losties in had to be for something like that

They were. If you go to NY lost site there is a dharma video which explains it.

me-skywalker

Sid_Justice wrote: »

I've watched the first 15 minutes. These two guys come across as very smug and I think the guy with the glasses at least 2 times completely misuses a word. Not impressed. Very unlikable.

basquille wrote: »

You're joking? Burn him at the stake immediately! :rolleyes:

Lindelof has always been like this. Im not a fan of his personality but his writing skills and imagination ive great admiration for. But him as person is a pretenious git.

tok9

When they said we'd see walt, did they mean when they remembered? There was that scene with walt throwing the knife with Locke and Boone

pickarooney

Necronomicon wrote: »

I can still see it Embedding was disabled but you can click through to see it on YouTube.

They blocked it for France, and I can't get around their totally illegal, illogical and stupid block.