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Abrams’ &39; "Lost" almost had a completely different cast
Survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island.. J.J. See which celebrities missed out on one of the most popular TV shows of all time.
However, when Koreans get married, the wife never takes her husband’s last name
The character of Sawyer was originally meant to be an older, elegant, suit-wearing city artist from Buffalo, NY. However, when Josh Holloway forgot a line in his audition and subsequently kicked a chair in frustration and cursed loudly, the writers liked the edge he brought to the Sawyer character and decided to write Sawyer as a darker, southern drifter.. Jin and Sun are married and share the last name “Kwon”, which becomes a major plot point in the final season.
The weird opening credits were designed by JJ
In fact, in Korea, it’s not even allowed to marry someone with the same last name, except in rare circumstances.. [repeated line] Desmond Hume: See you in another life, bro.. Abrams on his black-and-white laptop as an homage to The Twilight Zone..
Edited in Lost: The Journey (2005)
LOST transcended TV drama writing and encapsulated thematics when it burst onto the scene in 2004. It’s been 14 odd years now, and the show is still going strong. Seriously.
Jack, Kate, Saywer, Hugo, Locke, Sayid, and yes, even Benjamin Linus’s story line has been realized in a way few have since
My then-16-year-old son said it was the best written show of his time, and now, at 30 and a writer himself, he maintains that commitment to this day: all other shows follow in LOST’s shadow.