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Abrams’ “Lost” had an almost completely different cast
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Survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island… J.J. See which A-listers were lost to 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 supposed to be an older, smooth-talking city hustler from Buffalo, NY. But when Josh Holloway forgot a line in his audition and then 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 more of a Southern, darker drifter. Jin and Sun are married and share the last name “Kwon,” which becomes a major plot point in the final season.
The strange opening credits were designed by JJ
In fact, it’s not even allowed in Korea to marry someone with the same last name, except in rare circumstances… [repeated line] Desmond Hume: See you in another life, brother.. Abrams on his laptop in black and white as an homage to the Twilight Zone.
Adapted for Lost: The Journey (2005)
LOST transcended TV drama writing and encapsulated theme theory when it burst onto the scene in 2004. That’s 14 crazy years ago, and the show is still holding up. Seriously.
Jack, Kate, Saywer, Hugo, Locke, Sayid, and yes, even Benjamin Linus’ story line have been fleshed out in a way few, if any, have since
My then-16-year-old son said it was the best-written show of its time, and now that he’s 30 and a writer himself, he still keeps that commitment to this day: all other shows follow in LOST’s shadow.
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