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Abrams’ “Lost” almost had a completely different cast
Plot
Survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island. J.J. See which A-listers 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
Sawyer’s character was originally supposed to be an older, slick, suit-wearing urban hustler from Buffalo, New York. However, when Josh Holloway forgot a line in his audition and subsequently kicked a chair in frustration and loudly cursed, the writers liked the edge he brought to Sawyer’s character and decided to write Sawyer as more of a Southern, darker 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 designed 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, bro.. Abrams on his laptop in black and white as an homage to The Twilight Zone..
Edited in Lost: The Journey (2005)
LOST transcended TV drama writing and encapsulated theroy theme when it burst onto the scene in 2004. That was 14 awful years ago, and the show still holds up. seriously.
Jack, Kate, Saver, Hugo, Locke, Said, and yes, even Benjamin Linus’s story-lined backstory has been fleshed out in little way 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 maintains that commitment to this day: all other shows follow in LOST’s shadow.
