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Abrams’ "Lost" has been given an almost entirely 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-list players were left out of one of the most popular TV shows of all time.
However, when Koreans get married, the wife never takes her husband’s last name
Sawyer’s character was originally intended to be an older, smooth, suit-wearing urban crook from Buffalo, New York. But when Josh Holloway forgot a line in his audition, then kicked a chair in frustration and cursed loudly, the writers liked the edge he brought to Sawyer’s character and decided to write Sawyer as a darker, southern drifter instead. 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 written by JJ
In fact, in Korea, it’s not even allowed to marry someone with the same last name, except in rare cases. [repeat line] Desmond Hume: See you in another life, brother. Abrams on his laptop in black and white, as a tribute to The Twilight Zone.
He edited it into the book Lost: The Journey (2005)
LOST transcended TV drama writing and embedded Theroy Theroy when it burst onto the scene in 2004. That was a whopping 14 years ago, and the show still holds up. Seriously.
Jack, Kate, Saywer, Hugo, Locke, Sayid, and yes, even Benjamin Linus’ story was crafted in a way that few have since
My then 16-year-old son said it was the best-written show of his time, and now that he’s 30 and a writer himself, he maintains that commitment to this day: all other shows follow in LOST’s shadow.
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