I am thrilled to announce that LOST Thought: Leading Thinkers Discuss LOST, a new book compilation of essays and conversations edited by Pearson Moore, is now available. I was honored to be able to contribute both my LOST/Alice in Wonderland paper (presented last year at the Popular Culture Association conference) and a collaboration with my good friend Erika Olsonof LongLiveLocke! You will certainly recognize many of the names of fellow LOST bloggers and authors who also contributed to the book, including Nikki Stafford and Ryan Ozawa.
BOOK ORDERS
Here are the details if you'd like to order the the paperback or ebook version via CreateSpace or Amazon.
To be honest, it is a dream come true to be published for the very first time, and in a book about a television series that continues to play a significant role in my life. I feel very lucky to be included in this compilation among so many fantastic writers, scholars and professors.
BOOK GIVEAWAY!
To celebrate the release of LOST Thought, I am giving away 2 copies! If you're interested, simply leave a comment below and I will randomly select two of your names on March 10. Yes, I will ship anywhere around the globe. And don't forget to check back to see if you've won!
Hello, LOST friends! I have neglected this site for far too long. But I will continue to post related news and updates here (and occasional pop culture/television thoughts on Tumblr).
START SPREADING THE NEWS...
Los Angeles. Honolulu. And now New York! I am very excited to announce my very first East Coast LOST fan meet-up. The enthusiasm for the show has continued on long after the series has ended, and the community remains quite strong. So I decided to reserve a venue in NYC to meet fellow fans on the opposite coast for the first time while we're there on vacation.
LOST in NYC: The East Coast Meet-Up Wednesday, December 7 8pm-11pm The Loft above Professor Thom's 219 2nd Avenue * Cash bar
I will be giving away LOST swag during a trivia contest. This meet-up is open to all LOST fans, and I all ask is that you please RSVP either below in the comments section or via Facebookso that I can keep the venue updated.
Professor Thom's is one of the most famous LOST-friendly bars in the country, having hosted many LOST nights throughout the years. They also hosted the Lost-a-Thon before the finale, which was covered by Good Morning America! And because they have their own Dharma logo and The Numbers are painted above the bar, it is a logical location to host the get-together.
And stay tuned for two other fairly significant announcements here before the end of the year...
*UPDATE: I put all of your entries into a hat and pulled one name to win the 2 tickets to the Auction & Exhibit this weekend: congrats to jonxis (Ari)! Please email me your contact information and I will put the tickets in your name at Will Call.
LOST fans, I am giving away a pair of tickets to the official live Lost Auction and Exhibit on August 21 and 22!
August 21-22, 2010 The Barker Hanger Santa Monica, CA Exhibit Hours: 9am-1pm Auction: begins at 1pm
If you are interested in winning these 2 tickets, please only enter if you are 100% able to attend this event in Los Angeles next weekend. To be eligible, simply leave a comment below with your most coveted piece of Lost history from the Profiles in History Auction catalog(which you can peruse online if you don't have a copy at home).
I will randomly pull a name from all comments submitted by Tuesday, August 17. The tickets will be in the winner's name at Will Call, and I look forward to meeting the lucky pair in person!
Special thanks to the generous and kind folks at ABC who provided these tickets for me to give away!
In addition, if you re-post the link to this giveawayon your Facebook page or RT on Twitter, you will be entered to win a Lost S6 Premiere bag and other goodies from my personal collection.
LOST received 13 Emmy Award nominations in the following categories:
Best Drama
Writing: Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof (The End)
Best Actor: Matthew Fox
Best Supporting Actor: Michael Emerson
Best Supporting Actor: Terry O'Quinn
Guest Actress in a Drama: Elizabeth Mitchell (The End)
Art Direction (Ab Aeterno)
Direction: Jack Bender (The End)
Editing (The End)
Sound Editing (The End)
Sound Mixing (The End)
Music (original dramatic score): Michael Giacchino (The End)
Special Class Program: Mysteries of the Universe - The Dharma Initiative
The Emmy Awards air on Sunday, August 29 on NBC.
To celebrate these long overdue and well-deserved nods, I'm going to give away Lost tees to 4 lucky readers! To be eligible, simply leave a comment below with the S6 scene that you believe earned Fox, Emerson and O'Quinn their nominations.
The Lost Weekend tees are size Small (gender neutral); color choices are black or green. Please leave your response by Friday, July 16 if you'd like to enter to win one!
UPDATE on 4/14/10: Here is the video that we filmed last night!
Good evening, Lost friends. Last week I gave you a heads up that my post-episode analysis of 6.12 will not be posted this week until Wednesday night. My excellent excuse is that I will be flying down to LA tomorrow to watch Lost and then appear as a guest on the AOL TV series Instant Dharma! We will be recording our initial reactions and theories, and the video will be posted on Wednesday morning. Look for a link from me on FB, Twitter and in my next article.
Instant Dharma is a weekly video series hosted by the fabulous Maggie Furlong (aka TheTVShowGirl), featuring two guests who geek out along with her after each new episode. I had the great pleasure of sharing a Lost press tour van and red carpet with Maggie in January, so I am thrilled to have the opportunity to make an appearance.
Here is last week's episode of Instant Dharma, to give you an idea of what I will be doing:
Don't forget that I will be giving out a Lost tee (or other item of memorabilia) every week from now until the series finale, to a name randomly drawn from those who leave comments. See you on Wednesday!
Before tomorrow night's new episode and initial analysis, I wanted to give you an update. I had every intention of publishing a follow-up post about Lighthouse this weekend, but real life took precedence. My heart and mind are elsewhere.
As many of you know, I have family in Santiago and returned from there only two weeks ago. The 8.8 earthquake in Chile has resulted in a country-wide loss of life and home for far too many. Although we are very fortunate that my brother and his family are fine and his home sustained no damage, Chile is going to need the same level of support that Haiti has been receiving.
I realize that I just spent a month raising money for Haiti earthquake relief here, and so many of you kindly and collectively donated over $2,000 for Partners in Health. So I am not going to repeat that process. However, if any of you are considering making contributions to assist Chile as they rebuild, I highly recommend doing so through Operation USA because you can donate either money or United Airlines miles.
I have really appreciated all of the very kind messages of concern and support for my family over the last several days via email, Twitter and Facebook. Once power has been restored and he is back online, I will send my brother (a fellow Lost fan) a compilation of your messages to let him know just how strong and sweet this community truly is.
Thank you, my friends. I will see you back here again after episode 6.06, in the wee hours of Wednesday morning!
Over the years, Lost fans have proven to have an admirable spirit of charity. I would like to call upon that same generosity now, as the people recovering from the earthquake in Haiti continue to need assistance.
Television columnist and fellow Lost fan Mo Ryan of the Chicago Tribune is working with Partners in Health (Watch Us Care: Help for Haiti) to collect donations for Haiti relief. In addition, Mo is auctioning off various pop culture items on eBay to benefit the charity.
To encourage donations to Mo's Haiti relief efforts, I am also giving away a few Lost items. If any of you contribute $10 or more to Partners in Health by February 26, please email me your receipt and leave a comment below - you will be automatically entered to win one of the following:
One of 2 TeeFuryLost tees (Polar Beer/Maaaaaalt Liquor and What Would John Locke Do):
Or one of 3 cast photos from Season 1: Charlie, Jack and Locke:
Or one of 5 commemorativeLost S6 Premiere on the Beach bags that I had made for the fan meet-up on Oahu in January:
One of 3 autographed Jorge Garcia photos and 1 LOST Film Crew tee (brown, size S):
Or one of 5 autographed trading cards: Carlton Cuse, Evangeline Lilly (Kate), L Scott Caldwell (Rose), Blake Bashoff (Karl) and Brett Cullen (Goodwin):
One of 10 mint condition Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk comic books written AND autographed by Damon Lindelof (specifically for the cause!).
One of 10 limited edition Widmore Publishing comic book protector boards from the DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear poster reveal ARG last year:
Please indicate which item you're interested in the most; there are 3 tees, 6 photos, 5 bags, 5 autographed trading cards, 10 comic books and 10 comic book protector boards to choose from. The winning names will be pulled on February 27. Please spread the word to fellow Lost fans, and thank you in advance for your donations!
I would like specifically thank and express my gratitude to Cat, Damon, Jorge, Paul and Sharon for their generous donations to this charitable fundraiser.
Here is an exclusive production still from the brand new season of LOST Untangled, a very entertaining video recap series on ABC.com that debuts after every new episode.
[photo courtesy of ABC]
I rather enjoy seeing Dr. Chang in puppet form! So what do you think, Lost friends - does this seemingly innocent photo hint at the shape of things to come? After all, this cute and fuzzy version of Dr. Marvin Candle seems to have full use of his left arm (pre-Incident)...
I am very honored to be the guest tomorrow for The Lost Hour: Season 3 Review with Jen and Liz, The Washington Post's excellent Lost columnists!
Join us on Thursday, December 10 at 3pm ET for a live online chat about the S3 finale ("Through the Looking Glass") for the Rewatch, the S5 DVD release and S6 possibilities.
Here are the details; you may submit your questions/comments/theories in advance of or during the chat, and I hope you can log on and join us tomorrow!
Here is your second sneak peek at one of the special features on the new LOST Season 5 DVD & Blu-ray, which will be available on December 8, 2009!
In this brief video ("The H Bomb - Making Up for LOST Time"), Damon, Carlton, Jorge Garcia and Jeremy Davies discuss the implications of Jughead's detonation:
[video courtesy of Buena Vista Home Entertainment. @ABC Studios.]
According to Michael Auseillo, Season 6 of LOST will debut on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 9pm. ABC will air a recap episode at 8pm, followed by the 2-hour premiere.
My friend Jace (author of the stellar television news & reviews site Televisionary) recently had the opportunity to interview Damon, Carlton, Michael Emerson, Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly for Sky1!
Yesterday I was notified that this site made the list of the Top 100 Science Fiction Blogs, in the television category. It was a great surprise and honor!
And then today I discovered a list of the Top 10 Lost Blogs (as compiled by The Transmission host Ryan Ozawa), which is very cool. I aspire to make such a list in the future.
I feel very lucky to contribute in a very small way to the vast online Lost community, and to have people actually interested in what I have to say about the show.
Because so many fellow bloggers/Lost fans either occasionally link to articles on this site or have added me to their Blogroll (list of friends and/or favorite blogs), I thought I would return the favor and recommend them to all of you. I encourage you to visit, bookmark and follow those which you enjoy!
My apologies for failing to update you with the latest LOST news. Obviously when the new season begins in January, I will have multiple entries here every week. During the off-season I have been focusing on my pop culture blog and other opportunities, but the buzz for Season 5 is mounting and I need to keep on top of it!
As you know, I prefer to remain spoiler-free. However, when Damon & Carlton took over the lackluster Dharma Wants You alternate reality game and started teasing us with scenes from Season 5 in their Dharma Special Access videos...I couldn't help myself (visit ABC to see those new scenes; I won't post them here out of respect for spoilerphobes).
Here are some of the more interesting and recent LOST stories, photos and videos:
"The Constant" rated the #1 episode of TV in 2008 (TIME)
New Dharma logo revealed [lighthouse or beacon? see image above], James Joyce's Ulysses featured (E!online; minor spoilers in video!)
I really appreciate that you take the time to visit and read this particular site when there are so many stellar LOST-specific ones for you to choose from. I may not have daily updates or breaking news, but I share your enthusiasm for the show and will do my best to provide entertaining and interactive posts from here on out.
Emmy award-winning LOST composer Michael Giacchino has been selected as the music director for the 2009 Academy Awards; he will be conducting the orchestra during the live ceremony on February 22, 2009!
Giacchino received an Oscar nomination and won a Grammy last year for the Ratatouille score, and was the recipient of many awards for The Incredibles as well. In addition to Lost, he is currently working on Fringe and the soundtracks for the upcoming films Star Trek, Land of the Lost and Up (from Pixar).
If any of you are interested, I just posted an exclusive preview over on my pop culture blog of a new DVD series called The Write Environment, and the first segment features a behind-the-scenes glimpse into Damon Lindelof's office and writing process.
He discusses his career, and offers interesting insight into the island as a character and his thoughts about the show's end game, as well as other LOST-related tidbits.
LOST fans, you are in for a treat. I was very excited and honored to have the opportunity to interview Jon ‘DocArzt’ Lachonis and Amy ‘Hijinx’ Johnston, the authors of the new bookLost Ate My Life: The Inside Story of a Fandom Like No Other.
I had pre-ordered the book months in advance, and could not put it down once it arrived. If you are reading this blog, you are a LOST fan and will really appreciate the story behind the community that we are all now a part of. Jon and Amy provide first-hand perspective and insight about how one show has inspired so many, and about their roles in the vast online world of LOST.
If you don’t already have this book, order it now on Amazon; it would also make a perfect stocking stuffer or holiday gift for your LOST friends and family!
What inspired each of you to initially write down and share your theories with an online community?
Jon: I was actually writing a lot of fiction and spec scripts when LOST came out.I had been looking for a reason to get into blogging because it provided--if nothing else--an excuse to polish my craft.LOST had such a rich subtext, particularly during Season 1, that it really provided the challenge of deconstruction for writers.If you wanted to write about LOST, there was always something there buried between the lines that a writer with a bit of literary history and psychology could expand on. So, LOST--as you know, Jo--is a very rewarding thing to write about for writers who are looking to peel back the layers, because there is really something there.I don't mean strictly the Easter eggs or literary name dropping either; LOST as a story entity is packed with statements on society as well as spiritual riffs.
Amy: I guess I need to make this distinction right away - I'm not much of a theorist. I have always been much happier waiting to see what the LOST writers give us, believing it will be better than anything I could ever come up with - and they have never disappointed me. Plus, as a moderator at The Fuselage, I read a HUGE amount of theories during the first couple of seasons and have gotten to the point that I just can't read them anymore. I avoid theories like the plague - but I have nothing against those who do get into the theorizing.
When did you post your very first theories/blog about LOST, and where?
Jon: Around the end of Season 1, on The Fuselage.During the off season I worked on developing TheTailsection.I also spent some time on Sledgeweb's boards.
Amy: I first started talking about LOST on The Fuselage. Towards the end of Season 1, Speaker and I started the Evil Puppet Masters blog, where I also post about LOST (more so early on than I do now).
How did you come to be known by your online nicknames, DocArzt and Hijinx?
Jon: Seriously, when Arzt appeared, my wife remarked how much I was 'like' Daniel Roebuck's character.Always pontificating.I suppose I should be insulted, but it stuck.
Amy: One of the first names I used online - pre-LOST - was Jinx, which was a nickname I've had since high school. It comes from my maiden name - Jenkins. I started posting on The Bronze Beta (a Buffy/Angel fanboard made by the same people who do The Fuselage and Fringe Division) under the alias "Jinx" - but started to get annoyed by other members thinking I either picked the name for the character on Buffy that was called Jinx (one of the minions of Glory) or for Halle Berry's Bond girl name. Plus, when I started joining forums, "Jinx" was usually already taken as a name. I wanted a name that could be mine, but still used "Jinx." Whenever I came online at the Bronze, there would be a run of posts saying "Hi Jinx!" Voila - my new name was born. I first used "hijinx" on Alias-related fan forums, then brought it with me to LOST. Of course, it is amusing that now those who have posted with me online for awhile tend to call me "jinx" or "jinxie." I've come full circle.
Could you possibly narrow down one or two aspects of the show which compelled you to both become such fans?
Jon: I was really captivated by the way the show used mystery in a very minimalist way, it gets its best reactions when it hints at what is going on without actually revealing anything.For me, that was the indication that there was a functional artistic motif behind the show.I'd have to attribute the rest of it to zeitgeist.A lot of folks, especially we pundits, ponder why something is so popular and why masses form up around it, and I think even if you can pinpoint a few qualities that appeal to you you'll never understand exactly why these phenomena happen.
Amy: The writing has always been the biggest draw for me. That's the cake. The icing - which makes it so addicting - is everything else about the show that is also top notch: the acting, the directing, the music, the cinematography. It's the whole package. There is no weak link.
Did you feel an immediate kinship with others on the message boards and in the forums?
Jon: Of course, but there are people who are very possessive of their ideas and people who like to wield their intellect like a club.The forums ARE society, and if you walked through a mall or down the street and started a conversation with each and every person, you'd find there are people that you don't like or flat out disagree with.
Amy: Most definitely. Finding an online community where I can discuss LOST with others equally obsessed is pretty awesome. Sometimes you have to jump from forum to forum, blog to blog - to eventually find somewhere you feel connected. I got lucky finding The Fuselage as early on as I did - having the VIPs around was just an added bonus.
Jon, was the transition from TheTailSection to your own site a natural progression?
Jon: Oh for sure. To be clear, TheTailsectionwas developed independently at first and was my creation.So when I went out to do DocArzt's LOST blog I simply did what I'd been doing there, except arguably on a smaller scale.I think since joining the professional press and working as a freelancer a lot of things changed between TheTailsection and the current site, although I think that during Season 5 you'll see the current site become a lot like TheTailsection was during its heyday.
Amy, how many sites do you oversee (for Bryan Burk, your own, etc.) and how long have you been managing each?
Amy: The Burky site was my first site. I started that in December 2004 shortly after starting his fanclub. I run it, a J.J. Abrams fansite (not official, though you wouldn't know it from the emails I get from it - started some time in 2005), the Evil Puppet Masters blog (started with Speaker in April 2005), and I am co-Admin of Fringe Division (a sister site of The Fuselage which was started in August 2008). I have a couple of my own blogs, the main one now being Fandom Life, where I blog about my experience writing this book (and now, future books), as well as sharing a bit about being an "insider fan" - I started it in September 2007, right after we got the book deal. In the past I ran a members-only Alias forum and a forum for the short-lived show Vanished - I did those forums for my friend J.R. Orci, who was a writer on both shows and now writes for Fringe.
What has been your favorite season of LOST? Favorite to write about?
Jon: Well, definitely Season 1 because nothing is explained there - so you can really own your interpretations.As the seasons go on, more and more is being explained and you find that your options become more limited as far as what you can propose is going on with the story.Think of it, after the Season 6 finale, all of this pondering over the show will come to end for the large part because much of what we are trying to figure out right now will be revealed already.
Amy: It's hard to beat Season 1 - just for the sheer I've-never-seen-anything-like-this-in-my-whole-life factor. Laying down the fabric of something that we now see was barely scratching the surface of what was to come. That being said - right this moment, Season 4 is probably my favorite. It just totally blew my doors off and I'm chomping at the bit to get the DVDs, which I fully plan to pick apart ad nauseum. Again, I don't do much writing about the episodes, except what I write on The Fuselage on new show nights with my fellow Fusers, so I don't have an answer for the latter question.
Jon, you and DarkUFO are clearly two of the most popular and respected LOST bloggers in the online community. It appears that you share contributing writers on occasion; would you say that you are friendly competitors?
Jon: Oh yes.Andy and I have been friends from the beginning; he contributed to TheTailsection as the spoilers editor and went on to create the community he has now.I think there is a LOST scene, period.The idea that blogs have contributors is sort of an indication of how things are shifting in this scene, but it isn't to the point of the professional press.Nobody demands exclusives, just proper credit. Now, if Michael Ausiello started popping up on TVGuide, EW, and E! all in the same week, you could imagine some people getting upset in that industry.
Amy, do you ever peruse or post in either the DocArzt or DarkUFO forums?
Amy: I am a huge spoilerphobe, so I rarely go to either site. I'm not much of a blog reader anyway. But early on, when I was blogging more regularly about LOST on my Evil Puppet Masters blog, I came across some stuff that Doc had written on The Tailsection. I recognized that he was very passionate about LOST and I appreciated that he respected the show and the people behind the show, which is very important to me.
At what point did you each know that you wanted to write a book about the LOST online community and experience?
Jon:I think for me, that was shortly after I started working at BuddyTV and become more and more polished at writing non-fiction.I always had a head full of ideas for it but coming up with a unique take on the show became more and more difficult as time went on.In the end, the idea of doing a perspective on the scene as well as the show seemed more and more like the way to go.
Amy: I shared in the introduction to the book that it was actually Gregg Nations, script coordinator and writer for LOST, who had first said to me, flat out, "You should write a book." It came out of an exchange of emails that we were having, wherein I was explaining some stuff going on in the LOST fandom and said "I could write a book on fandom politics." Gregg knew I meant it as a kind of throwaway comment, but he felt I should honestly consider doing it - especially since there was really no one else in quite the position that I am in, with one foot in fandom and one foot in the industry. As luck would have it, I was IM’ing with Doc at the exact moment I got that email, and I mentioned to Doc what Gregg had said about writing a book, which led to Doc telling me about his book idea. I didn't think he was being serious at first - at least, not serious about me actually co-writing it with him. I thought maybe he just wanted my input or my connections to get interviews. But after IM’ing for awhile about it, it was clear on both sides that the book would be best if done by both of us, with both of our unique experiences put together. I had never really considered writing about LOST in book form - there seems to be so many books already out there on LOST and I didn't see the need to contribute to that. But looking at Doc's initial outline, I saw potential for sharing something that was different from what was already out there. Obviously, our publisher agreed with us.
Both of you are married with children, in addition to writing for and managing several websites. So I imagine the decision to write a book on top of that was not an easy one...
Jon: No, as a matter of fact at the time I was talking with ECW Press and Nikki Stafford (author of several Finding Lost: The Unofficial Guides) about pitching a book, it was really contingent on finding someone as a co-author, or it just wouldn't have happened.It was very symbiotic, I can't see the book being a reality without both of us clearing significant time from our schedules that would have derailed either of us had it been a solo project.
Amy: I also work a regular day job, so yeah - the decision was not one that was made by me and me alone. But finding the means to be able to write full-time has been a goal of mine for awhile - something I didn't think I'd get a chance to do until the kids are in college. This was too good of an opportunity for me to pass it up, and thankfully my husband and children agreed with me.
If you don't mind me inquiring, what do your families think about your dedication to LOST? Do they watch the show?
Jon: My wife was skeptical at first, but now that I've been writing full time for three years it has become just part of our lives.My family watches the show and my wife is a tremendous fan.
Amy: My husband watched the pilot episode with me the night it aired - and hasn't watched another episode since. Sci-fi is not his thing at all. I know that amazes some people - that I can be so vested in this show and other sci-fi shows, while he has no interest in those kinds of shows at all - but it actually is a blessing in my case. I can get very entrenched - sometimes to the point of it being unhealthy - and he makes sure I keep my perspective. He keeps me grounded and sane, while respecting the fanatical side of my personality at the same time. My kids, on the other hand, love all things sci-fi, and they have seen up through Season 3 of LOST. Season 4 aired a bit too late for school nights, so they are eagerly anticipating the DVDs.
When did you first meet one another, and where? Have you ever actually met in person?
Jon: We met on MySpace!Well, Amy gave me a warning on The Fuselage once, but that's another story.I think Amy asked me if I befriended her because she knew some of the people on my ‘people I'd like to meet’ list, and somehow the conversation went to writing.Amy wound up doing some writing for BuddyTV and we talked a lot.We have not met in person yet, but I'm sure that is inevitable.
Amy:Doc answered this one. I don't have any corrections, though I honestly can't remember the infraction. I'm sure it was deserved. ;)
Jon: I'll follow up on that one: of course it was deserved. ;)
Given that you live in different states, did most of your book collaboration take place via phone, email, IM, etc.?
Jon:Since our book is structured around essays, with each part having a separate thesis, we were able to work very independently.From a conference stand point, we did most of that over IM.
Amy: The bulk of the writing was done independently, while we used IM to communicate whenever we needed to. We also used Google Docs to track the chapters and book progress. For chapters we co-wrote, one of us would start it, and then we'd pass it back and forth. It worked out pretty well.
You have established yourselves as very reliable and knowledgeable sources in the LOST community, gaining the trust and friendship of many involved with the actual series. That kind of access must have been beneficial to the publication of the book. What has been the response from the network and/or producers and writers?
Jon: All I can say is there has been response, and we can't talk about it. Maybe even saying that is saying too much. The funny thing with something like this is that people associated with the show and network are not going to go on record because there is this huge organization over them that owns and backs up everything that these people say while they are working there. So if Carlton or Damon were to go on record saying "Hey, this is a wonderful book," it would be the same thing as ABC themselves endorsing it. I use Javi Grillo Marxuach as the yard stick here. He was gracious enough to write the book’s Foreword and would not have done that if he felt in any way that the book was not a good representation of the show, but Javi is not working on it now so he has the luxury to speak freely.
Amy: After Doc and I talked about writing a book that first night, the first thing I did was send an email to Burky. His opinion means a great deal to me - if he was not okay with me writing this book, I would not have written it. That may sound extreme to some, but for me - these relationships that I have built within the industry are not just restricted to LOST. They are long term. I didn't send an email to every person that got a mention in the book, but I knew that something like Chapter 8 was going to be in it and I needed to know that Burky was okay with me telling that story. He was incredibly supportive and has been ever since. Having the trust and friendship of people like Burky, Javi and Gregg was obviously beneficial to the writing of the book - they agreed to interviews, and even to writing the Foreword in Javi's case, because they trusted me and Doc and believed in the story we wanted to tell.We weren't setting out to write an expose on the TV show LOST - we wanted to share the story about the fans of LOST, which is something they were happy to talk about as well. As for the responses - I don't have that many connections within the network, so I'm not sure how aware ABC is of the book and/or what their response is to it. As for those people within Bad Robot and LOST that I have heard from - well, like Doc says...I'm not at liberty to share those responses. But I will say that so far no one has de-friended me on Facebook or blocked my emails.
I would really like to thank Jon and Amy for taking the time out of their very busy schedules and lives to answer these questions!I really encourage all of you to purchase Lost Ate My Life; it is a unique glimpse behind the scenes of our own world, one which they both contribute to significantly.
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