On Apr 1, 11:10=A0am, letsmakethewaterturnbl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> On Apr 1, 7:48 am, WQ <w...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > On Apr 1, 9:02 am, letsmakethewaterturnbl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
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> > >
>http://hawaiifilmoffice.blogspot.com/2006/01/lost-series-finale-will-=
....
>
> > > That article was written in January 2006, almost a year and a half
> > > before a deal was made to set a definite end date for the series.
>
> > --- It's not when it was written, it's what it actually says that's
> > relevant.
>
> Did you understand the blog you refer to? "Damon Lindelof is almost
> certain that his hit series will not end satisfactorily...That's
> because network execs are a stubborn bunch that refuse to let go of
> hit shows even after their natural story arcs come to an end"
>
> When it was written is the most im****tant item in that blogpost: "Oh
> well, I guess we'll have to wait a few more years to see what'll
> happen when the hacks get their hands on "Lost" and start squeezing
> every last breath out of it. In the meantime, let's enjoy the show
> while the original creators and current writers still have a say."
>
> Since that blogpost was written, the creators have been guaranteed the
> ability to end the show their way. If one is watching the show, what
> more could one want?
--- I think "ending it their way" would've been after 3 years, which I
think was the original blueprint. If they felt that everything that
would need to have been said could've been said within those 3 years,
then what are they coming up with now in the 4th and then 5th and
finally 6th year? Plot fat.
>
> >
>http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117964371.html?categoryid=3D14&cs=3D1=
>
> > > "In considering the powerful storytelling of 'Lost,' we felt this
was
> > > the only way to give it a proper creative conclusion," ...."And, due
> > > to the unique nature of the series, we knew it would require an end
> > > date to keep the integrity and strength of the show consistent
> > > throughout, and to give the audience the payoff they deserve.
>
> > --- That's a lot of bull and they know it. =A0You think they're
actually=
> > going to tell you that another few years of Lost is just a sham, that
> > it's only about lining their own and the network's pockets and not
> > about the premise of the show itself? =A0At least they were honest
about=
> > the limitations of the show halfway through the first season when any
> > idea of going 6 years was an absurd notion back then. =A0But
dealmaking
> > and money corrupts big time.
>
> Has any television show ever aired without backstage dealmaking and
> money?
--- The ones that the networks no longer wanted.
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