EW's Doc Jensen previews two new eps...

...three weeks before Lost's Season 5 premiere on Wednesday, Jan. 21, and he tells about it here.

The good doctor is quite discreet, and he gives virtually nothing new away, especially if you've already seen the "sneak peeks" that ABC has been airing in recent weeks. Like the shocking fact that we'll be seeing a whole lot of Josh Holloway minus his shirt.

Is anyone upset by that knowledge? No, we didn't think so.

So, in our opinion, no real spoilers to worry about from Doc Jensen. But you should skip the EW.com story if you really don't want to know anything about what to expect before the S5 premiere of Lost.

Above: Josh Holloway as Sawyer (ABC.com photo)

Expectations and hopes for season five

What are you expecting from season five?

What do hope doesn't happen?

What do you think happened to the people left behind?

Comment away below. Anonymous comments are now turned on, so you don't need a google account. But it would be nice if you signed your name.

What happens if SAG strikes?

There could be a strike by SAG.

If so, what happens to our beloved show?

In some remarkable reality where George Clooney's trade-ad bitch-slap to the strike movement doesn't have the intended effect and the January vote does deliver a walk-out, Lost will have filmed at least 11 of this season's 17 episodes.

Oceanic Six's return to island will be complicated

Check out this TV Guide video about how the Oceanic Six's return to the island won't exactly be easy. Based on brief Jorge Garcia interview.

No major spoilers.

Lost will be on Wednesdays

Although not exactly breaking news, Losties Island wants to make sure you know that Lost will now be on Wednesdays.

Casting News: Jack's grandfather

Sometime in episode seven, we'll meet Jack's grandfather, reporters Entertainment Weekly's Michael Auselio.

"He'll be played by Raymond Berry who's probably best known for his role as Tom Cruise's dad in Born on the Fourth of July."

Season Five Preview Music Video

Here's a preview of season five set to music. It combines old footage and some new.

The first six episode titles for season five

The first

5.1 “Because You Left”

5.2 “The Lie”

5.3 “Jughead”

5.4 “The Little Prince”

5.5 “This Place Is Death”

5.6 “The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham”

Sneak peaks and greetings from Damon and Carlton

SPOILERS ONLY IF YOU CLICK THE LINK.


Kristin of E! Online has a new sneak peak for season five and a second video of secret sharing by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse.

I'd classify the sneak peak as spoilery but the secret sharing not so much. Just funny. Even if you are trying to avoid spoilers, you can watch the Damon and Carlton.

We're nearly a month away from the premiere.

I'm sure the posts will begin increasing.

If you see any videos, tidbits, photos, please send links to LostiesIslandBlog@gmail.com

Lost Bloopers

Check out extras from the Lost season 4 DVD, including bloopers.

What's in and not in this photo and why?

You'll have to check out Kristin's insights at E! Online for the spoilers. But I'm posting some thoughts from Kristin to ponder below:

Where is Jin Kwon?

...

They went for the postapocalyptic vine-covered Brooklyn-scape, huh? Is this a convenient aesthetic shorthand that integrates the Oceanic Sixers out in the world and the Left Behinders back on the Island, or could it be a portent of actual scenes to come?

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Is there a hidden meaning in the bottles of Dharma pop, Dharma beer and Dharma saltines? What about the busted computer monitor and old TV?

Season Five Sneak Peak

SPOILER:

Check out this preview. It's Kate and Aaron based.


Losties Island can't post this You Tube video, I can only link it. It's not a huge revelation. But interesting.

Lost is casting a new Sayid?!?!?!?

From Michael Ausellio at Entertainment Weekly:

Oh, don't get your knickers in a knot! Naveen Andrews isn't leaving Lost. However, if my hunch is correct, in this season's 10th episode -- a Sayid-centric outing that starts shooting later this week -- a new actor will be playing his part.

"Whatchutalkinbout', Willis?" you say?

Follow along now: A casting call has gone out for the roles of a father and his 12- and 8-year-old sons, all of whom, I'm told, will have to be fluent in Arabic. So wouldn't a logical assumption be that the hotheaded dad is Sayid's pop and the older boy, a sensitive type who's painfully aware that he lets down his formidable paterfamilias, is the future assassin himself?

That's what I thought, too! The hour promises to be a real crusher, with Dad teaching his elder son the kind of lesson in manhood that I suspect inflicts lifelong emotional scars.

Are you ready for Sayid's untold story to be told? Or are you afraid that it will be so intense, it'll qualify as must-wince TV? Comment away below!

Season five poster

How things happened the way they did and why some things didn't happen.

Here's an interesting look at things in the Lost world.

There are tidbits about how certain plot points occurred.

But there's also some things that were discussed but never happened.

ALSO, THERE ARE NO SPOILERS.

Thoughts?

Casting for season five

Michael Ausiellio and Doc Jensen at Entertainment Weekly have some tidbits and speculation about roles that will be cast for season five:

Ausiellio: Phil's an ogre who works in corporate security, Jerry's his party-boy colleague, and the doctor is, um, a hippieish doctor who finds himself in a sitch for which no internship could've prepared him.

Doc Jensen's says: "Phil and Jerry work in 'corporate security,' huh? And the doctor is 'hippieish'? My guess: Flashback to the Purge. Phil and Jerry are Dharma footsoldiers, charged with protecting the weird science enclave from 'the hostiles'/'the Others.' Of course, we know they will fail miserably, as Turncoat Ben helped gas the village. Perhaps the 'situation outside of his medical experience' that the doctor finds himself in is racing against time to save his fellow peeps from exposure to the gas."

New Lost footage from season five

Check out this short clip from the upcomming season, courtesy of Watch With Kristin at E!Online.

It's short and fast, but hey, we'll take what we can get.

We have a premiere date!

UPDATE: There will actually be three hours. One hour is a clip show.

Lost returns Jan. 21 with a two-hour premiere.

This appears to be two episodes rather than one hour beings take up by a clip show.

What else do you watch?

With Lost on hiatas until February, Losties Island is curious ...

What other shows are you watching?

What's good? What's bad?

Dissecting the season five teaser

You've seen the season five teaser. But have you dissected it for meaning?

Never fear, it's been done for you. It's a second by second play by play.

Thoughts?

Poll results: Jacob is ...

Well, what is Jacob?

With voters able to select more than one choice ...

25 percent of you said Jacob was a figment and a live person.

No one voted that Jacob is connected to Ben or Charles Widmore, part of Dharma or an other.

Half you think Jacob is the answer to the questions in Lost.

And three-fourth of you say he is the man behind the curtain.

Use the comments section to explain your vote or cast a vote if you didn't the first time.

Lost: a funny review

Think it's hard to review Lost if you've never seen it?

What if you're a stick figure?

Check out this amusing review of last season.

Alternate Endings to Season 4 finale

Locke may have been in the coffin at the end of season four. But the creaters filmed the ending with two others inside the coffin.

The first alternate ending:


The second alternate ending:


Did they make the right decison by putting Locke in the coffin?

Will we soon learn more about Lance Reddick's character?

Will we soon learn more about Lance Reddick's character on Lost? He visited Hurley in the assylum but was also an orderly at the hospital where Locke recouperated.

"My Lost mole reports that Lance Reddick (a.k.a. corporate recruiter Matthew Abaddon, as well as Fringe's Phillip Broyles) was just spotted in Hawaii shooting what I assume is episode 5.6," reports Michael Ausellio at Entertainment Weekly.

Also: "Meanwhile, the show is casting the likely recurring role of Hal, a white dude in his 70s who can still fight the establishment and win. Team Darlton is also on the prowl for an actor to play Mike, a thirtysomething scientist who's on the brink of something big. An authentic Czech accent is required."

Cast in Other Roles: Dominic Monaghan

Dominic Monaghan, aka Charlie, is returning to TV.

But on another show.

He's signed up to guest star on Chuck, says Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausellio: "In what marks his first major TV gig since Lost, Dominic Monaghan has signed on to guest-star on NBC's Chuck as -- stop me if this sounds familiar -- a free-spirited British rock star targeted for death by a shadowy group of evildoers."

Will he back back on Lost? Monaghan says: "That's more of a question for Damon Lindelof. I don't really have a huge amount of control over that. I had a great time on the show, and I think Charlie is a character that is definitely missed. I know a lot of people on the show -- myself included -- get asked a lot of questions about when he's coming back. The general public seems to think he's on his way back at some point. But that's something for Damon to answer. All I can really say is if it was the right thing, of course I'd go back."

Season 5 Video Preview

Watch and then comment below.

SPOILER: Mrs. Hawking returns

Remember Mrs. Hawking, played by Fionnula Flanagan? She seemed to know things about the future. Desmond met her when he tried to buy an engagement ring for Penny. A picture of her also appears on Brother Campbell's desk. Apparently, she'll be back in season 5. AND, she has a connection to a major character, according to a video by Michael Ausellio at Enetertainment Weekly.

Check out the video.

He doesn't say who the other character is. Any guess as to who and what the connection might be?

POLL RESULTS: If you were a writer on Lost, which of the Oceanic Six would you kill off?

Some of you just aren't as mean spirited as I thought.

No one wanted to kill off Hurley, Jack or Sayid.

And 42 percent of you wouldn't kill anyone.

That leaves 14 percent who wanted Baby Aaron to bite the dust. Another 14 percent of you voted for Sun's death.

Kate got the most votes with 28 percent of the vote.

Use the comments section to explain your choice, even if you didn't cast a vote.

SPOILER CORRECTION

Information we got from Kristin at E!Online wasn't entirely correct.

The information corrects two Losties Island postings. This one and this one.

Says Kristin:

"A very good source tells me that the information I received about off-Island Dharma stations is not quite right: There is one and only one off-Island Dharma stations—the show hasn't filmed any of those scenes yet—and that station may or may not be the key to returning to the Island. Argh! My sincere apologies. Reuniting the O6 with the Left Behinders is going to be harder than I thought."

Cast in Other Roles: Rebecca Mader

Rebecca Mader, who plays Charlotte, has been cast in George Clooney's movie Men Who Stare at Goats.

According to Hollywood Reporter: the film "is set in Iraq and centers on Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor), a desperate reporter who stumbles upon the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady (Clooney), who claims to be a former secret U.S. military psychic soldier who was reactivated after 9/11. Mader will play McGregor's wife. "

Michael Ausellio at Entertainment Weekly says that Mader's new role "doesn't means she's leaving Lost."

Doesn't mean she's staying either.

POLL: If you were a writer on Lost, which of the Oceanic Six would you kill off?

You know you'd want to.

Who would it be?

Aaron, Hurley, Kate, Jack, Sayid, Sun?

Answer to the right in our newest poll. Then tell us how you'd do it and why in the comments section.

SPOILER: Where is one of the Dharma Stations?

UPDATE: Watch With Kristin issued a correction: "A very good source tells me that the information I received about off-Island Dharma stations is not quite right: There is one and only one off-Island Dharma stations—the show hasn't filmed any of those scenes yet—and that station may or may not be the key to returning to the Island. Argh! My sincere apologies. Reuniting the O6 with the Left Behinders is going to be harder than I thought."

Watch With Kristin at E! Online provides some scoop about where we might find one of the Dharma stations in the outside world. There are apparently six stations off the island that could be a key to getting back.


Amanda in St. Petersburg, Fla.:
Where is the powerful place we've already seen that might have a Dharma station in it?

In the words of the sage Hugo Reyes: "Australia is the key to the game." I'm told there's at least one off-Island Dharma station in Australia, and I personally love and believe your guesses were right: The station is specifically in or around Ayres Rock/Uluru, the place Rose and Bernard visited on their honeymoon.

POLL: Do you think Ben is lying about not being able to go back to the island?

Well, do you?
Our choices were:


1.Yes, of course. It is Ben we're talking about.
2.No. He changed the island, so he can't go back.
3.Who knows.
4. Even Ben doesn't know. The island does what the island wants.


The voters have spoken. Most of you -- 57 percent -- say that the island does what the island wants. While the rest of you think Ben is a big fat liar. OK, more of you probably think he's a liar. But the rest thought he was lying in this case.


What do you think Ben is up to? Discuss amongst yourselves.

Jorge Garcia on what's going on with Hurley

Watch with Kristin at E!Online talked with Jorge Garcia about what he thinks is going on with Hurley.

It's more about his impression that actual spoilers.

Who is Hurley hanging with these days?

"It's safe to say I'm working with people who are off the Island—I can even say I'm working with Michael Emerson, Ben. He does most of the talking—and he didn't thank me once for that candy bar."

What about Ben's mission to get the gang back to the Island?

"I think Hurley is leaning toward regret of having gone off the Island, but I don't think he's at the point where he wants to go back, just yet. But it does seem that the Island is pulling us back, some way or another."

What about Hurley and the glorious dead—are they still chatting?

Said Jorge, "Yep, and it seems like it doesn't even faze Hurley any more."

Last but not least, will the Oceanic Six ever become friends again?

"Don't know. Don't know at all."

What happened to Jin, tidbits on a Hurley scene

Michael Ausellio at Entertainment Weekly tells us a bit about Jin's fate and an upcoming Hurley scene.

Question: I don't know if I can wait until January or February for Lost. Got any scoop on it? --Nick

Ausiello: Sawyer, Juliet, Daniel, Miles, Charlotte, and ***** will learn Jin's fate at the precise moment we do: in episode 4. In other news, ask yourself this question: Why was Jorge Garcia shooting a scene in jail last week?

(For those you don't read Michael Ausellio regularly, each * stands for a letter.)

SPOILER: Learn Why the Oceanic Six Must Reunite

UPDATE: Watch with Kristin issued a correction: "A very good source tells me that the information I received about off-Island Dharma stations is not quite right: There is one and only one off-Island Dharma stations—the show hasn't filmed any of those scenes yet—and that station may or may not be the key to returning to the Island. Argh! My sincere apologies. Reuniting the O6 with the Left Behinders is going to be harder than I thought."

From Watch With Kristin at E! Online:

"In particular, I can now tell you why it is that the Oceanic Six must all reunite in order to get back to the Island.

Want to know why Kate (with baby Aaron), Jack, Sayid, Hurley and Sun are going to have to put their differences aside and go "all for one, and one for all" this year?

Well, remember what Michael Emerson recently said about Ben's statement that if any of them are to return to the Island, everyone who escaped has to go back too? He said, "I think [that dictate is] a scientific condition of the mechanism by which the Island operates. I don't think it's an esoteric or spiritual issue, I think it's science."

He wasn't just talking pretty. What I'm hearing is that the reason Jack, Kate, Sayid, Sun and Hurley need to reunite is because the Oceanic Six need to fan out to a group of Dharma stations.
Even more intriguing? According to my source, these stations are not on the Island, but in other locations, and these off-Island stations are believed to be the ticket to getting back to the Island.
(Remember, the Island moved in the finale. The Island may have gone to another place...or it may have hopped into another time.)

So how does this all work? And where in the world are these stations? We'll have to tune into what is looking like an exciting fifth season in order to see."

Thoughts?

Lost: the book club

Want to make sense of all those passing references to the literary world?

ABC has composed a reading list for Lost fans.

The Lost creaters even wrote a note welcoming you to the Lost book club. They don't promise the books will provide insight but they do promise enrichment for reading them. Sounds like high school English. Although there are some interesting books on the list.

They recommend A Tale of Two Cities, On the Road, Carrie, Of Mice and Men, Stranger in a Strange Land, Catch-22, A Brief History of Time and more.

If you've read any of these and can provide insight to the show, discuss in the comments.

SPOILERS: season five scoopage

Doc Jensen at Entertainment Weekly provides what's happening when season 5 returns.

I won't post most of the details to save those who hate spoilers. You'll have to check out his column for that.

But here's a few tidbits.

1. Episode 5.01 will be called The Bridge. (See that's not too much info)
2. It's actually not. Doc Jensen made it up. (WTF?)
3. The real title is Because You Left, which Losties Island has already reported.

Really, Doc Jensen's column is kind of odd. But worth reading for the tidbits.

Shirtless Sawyer

Not a shocker, but apparently Josh Holloway will be shirtless for the first few episodes, so says TV Guide.

I can think of many a Sawyer fan who will rejoice. You know who you are.

Poll results: When did you start watching Lost

All but one of us who voted began watching Lost with the first episode.

That one person began in season three?

What drew you to the show?

SPOILER: More on that character who won't be in season 5 but returns for season 6

Stop reading if you don't like even the slightest of spoilers.

Michael Ausellio at Entertainment Weekly reports that he was suspicious whether Claire, played by Emilie de Ravin, would really be back for Season 6 after confirming that she'd be gone for the upcoming season.

He talked to executive producer Carlton Cuse and was told:

"Claire is a wonderful part of the show and the audience can rest assured that they will see [her] again on Lost."

"It's just all part of Damon and my grand plan for how the story is going to be best told. And we don't want someone to be on the show and not be serviced well. The story that we're telling this year is going in some other directions, but we'll circle back around to include Emilie we think in a very exciting way."

What do you think lies ahead for Claire? Losties Island already knows some of you think Claire is dead and others think she's alive.

SPOILER: What happened to Jin?

Actually, the news I have for you is "when will we find out?"

Kristin at E! Online reports that Jin's fate will be discovered in episodes four and five.

Apparently, he'll be discovered floating on a door.

Dead? Alive? If dead, will he appear in corporeal form like Jack's dad?

Lost, the map

Losties Island found this map of where things happened on the island.

We're publishing a picture here, but it's probably easier to see if you click the link.

Accurate or not?

What else should be included and where is that second island?

Lost, a quiz

So, Michael Ausellio over at Entertainment Weekly is dropping hints about what happened to the island. In the form of a quiz.

Says Ausellio:

We will come to learn that one of the following is true in Lost's fifth season premiere.
A. The Island moved forward in time.
B. The Island moved backward in time.
C. The Island did not move in time, but it did move in space -- to another location on the planet.
D. The Island did not move in time or space -- it's still there, but Dharma tech renders it invisible to the naked eye.

What do you think happened?

Poll: Which Character is Still Alive?

Only two of our five choices received votes.

You could choose from Jin, Claire, Jacob, Christian Shephard and Michael.

Jin received 60 percent of the votes and Claire got 40 percent.

Be sure to check out the next poll and comment here about who you think is alive or dead and why?

The Top 50 OMGWTF Lost Moments

We all have our favorite Lost moments. Face it, there are some great reveals on this show.

Here are the Top 50 OMGWTF moments, as decided by Ack Attack.

What is your favorite Lost moment? Was anything left out or way out of order?

SPOILER for Season Five

Stop reading now if you don't want to know.

Daniel Dae Kim, who may or may not have been blown to itty bitty pieces on the freighter, just returned from Hawaii, according to this video interview with Michael Ausiello from Entertainment Weekly.

He may or may not have been shooting. Or he may have just been getting sentenced for his DUI.

SPOILER: Regular Character Won't Appear in Season Five

SPOILER ALERT!



A certain character won't appear in season five but will be back in season six, according to a video interview by Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly.

Emilie de Ravin, who has appeared as Claire since season 1, confirms that she'll be MIA during season 5 but will return for the last season.

She says she's "not quite sure" where Claire is during her disppearing act.

It was unclear last season whether Claire was dead or alive.

What do you think happened to Claire?

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Our First Poll Results

Losties Island asked: Who will Jack first convince to go back to the island?

With eight votes cast, we ended up with a tie. Both Sayid and Hurley got three votes.

Two people voted for Sun and no one voted for Kate and Aaron.

Use the comments section to tell Losties Island how you came to vote for Sun, Sayid or Hurley.

Our next poll will be coming soon.

Could Fringe Outshine Lost?

There have only been two episodes of Fringe, the the most recent one just aired last night.

But that is the question of a viewer/fan to TV Guide's Matt Rousch.

Here's the question/statement from the viewer/fan:

"I truly believe that Fringe has the ability to outshine Lost, and here is why: Lost's success has always been based on its masterful storytelling and various layers of mystery. It is more a case study on the supernatural and how the supernatural affects people in a variety of ways. Fringe, however, if done correctly, has the ability to harness all of the things that Lost does, but lay it out in a very X-Files way. So what you are left with are the talents of storytelling and layers with "monsters of the week." Taking the strengths of two shows and hopefully removing the confusion of conspiracy episodes (X-Files) and the monotony with which some stories unfold (Lost) could have a really brilliant effect. I am eager to see how the first season plays out. — Josh"

In his response, Matt Rousch suggests we see more Fringe before deciding. And he says it's unlikely Fringe will catch on with viewers the way Lost did.

If you've seen Fringe and can compare the shows, Losties Island would love to hear your thoughts.

Lost Reruns on NBC

After Saturday Night Live you may have noticed that NBC ran the pilot epsiode of Lost.

Why? Lost is an ABC show.

Joyce Saenz Harris at The Dallas Morning News TV blog reports "after checking around, it appears that NBC can do this because NBC-Universal owns the SciFi and G4 channels, which are airing LOST reruns starting tonight (Sept. 15). Apparently, having bought those rights, NBC is taking advantage of the opportunity to air LOST reruns late Saturday nights."

SPOILER ALERT: Cast Member Returns

SPOILER ALERT!

Stop reading if you don't want to know.





This one has been out there for a couple of weeks, but I thought I'd post it here. A character many love to hate is back.


This spoiler courtesy of Michael Ausellio at Entertainment Weekly.

Michelle Rodriguez will be back for one episode. But details are "shrouded in secrecy."

Remember, she and Libby were shot by Michael in season 2.


A flashback, perhaps? Or will Hurley be seeing dead people?

Dharma Wants You

The Dharma Initiative has added yet another test to its bid to recruit you.

The fourth "assessment" is now available, as well as the previous three.

Good luck.

New Cast Member

Zuleikha Robinson was cast to play the role of Ilana, according to Michasel Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly. "Ilana is described as a European female who possesses great intelligence but who's also dangerous as all get out. She's alluring and apparently used to getting her own way." She will be a reoccuring character in Season 5 and will possibly be a a regular in Season 6.

Daniel Dae Kim Guilty of DUI, Loses License

Daniel Dae Kim, who plays Jin, pled no contest to DUI and lost his license, reports E! Online.

No contest is basically just not contesting the charges against him. The result is the same as being found guilty.

His blood alcohol level was .168 -- more than twice the legal limit -- when he was arrested in October 2007.

When we last saw Jin, he was one the exploding freighter.

Do you think Jin is dead or alive? And is there a Lost curse for the stars who get in trouble?

Episode 5.01: Because You Left

MINOR SPOILERY TIDBITS BELOW

The first episode of the new season will be called Because You Left.

It looks like it will be either Hurley or Sayid based. Sayid will be "introducing" Hurley to his new career. So says Lost podcast The Transmission.

Does this mean Hurley will be doing Ben's bidding, as well?

Cast in Other Roles: Lance Reddick

Lance Reddick, who we know and love as Lt. Cedric Daniels on The Wire, plays the guy who showed up asking questions of Huley at the assylum and as an orderly when Locke was recouperating.

Does his big role on the new J.J. Abrams show Fringe preclude him from returning to Lost?

It's at the very end of the video from Michael Ausellio from Entertainment Weekly, so I'll tell you the answer: Apparently, the answer is no. He'll be back.

See the video, which is mainly about Fringe, but also mentions Lost and Alias:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1783141170/bctid1783120794

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