we're not in kansas anymore.

if you enjoyed the above letter from jacob to dogan, you'll enjoy this less-serious-more-funny lost recap. it's a nice break from constant theorizing.

speaking of which, have you gotten in all of your serious recaps? it's almost ep 2, ya know. ok, ok, i'll help you catch up with some of the good ones:

- long live locke, part 1; and part 2.

- vozzek things i noticed

- doc jensen

- zap 2 it

- lostpedia

i'd read doc jensen if you're just looking for one, great recap.

take the A train... to The Arrow.

in honor of his belated-bday, and also in honor of lost season 6 starting tomorrow, please see the dharma rapid transit map, forwarded from E. now we can just take the T train out to the looking glass, and don't have to look for a cord in the sand anymore!

also - a great lost timeline from nytimes. has some good video clips and organizes some major happenings in lost along a real timeline.

for reals, yo.

how are you catching up??

a few things to help you along:

1. doc jensen article, dec 29

- lost connection to mission impossible

- q&a with vozzek60, lost superfan and writer of Things You Never Noticed About Lost which just came out.

- more potential philosopher connections

- JJ Abrams mystery box talk at TED (watch it!)

2. doc jensen article, jan 5

- zombie connection

- dan brown/robert langdon connection?

- lost supper analysis

3. read extensive analysis at zap2it - lost!

4. watch lost on hulu

is that enough for ya?

update on jesus+lost!

updated promo pic. similar, but different. does this one have an significance? or is it just a promo?

i like to think of jesus as a mischievous badger

have you seen the new lost promo pic with the cast posed as the last supper? here is a great analysis by docartz.

some things it does not address:

1. what is the hand in the corner doing holding up the sun? who does this hand belong to?

2. does it look like there is a shadowy/papery figure standing behind ben? who could that represent?

3. to me, it looks like sawyer is slyly looking at locke, like he's trying to pull something over on him. maybe trying to subtly grab whatever his hand is going towards?

also - lost starts in less than a month! have you recapped?

all lost, all the time.

yea, between now and summertime, that's about all we'll be discussing. a few items:

- NEW doc jensen post today
- check out the cool art from a recent lost art show. some really amazing work.
- here is my favorite, which doc tells us contains at least two spoilers on season 6.

wanted to share this exchange in lost, from the episode follow the leader in season 5, just because i love it:

MILES: Dr. Chang? What are you doing here?

DR. CHANG: I could ask you the same question.

HURLEY: But we asked you first.

DR. CHANG: Your friend Faraday said that you were from the future. I need to know if he was telling the truth.

HURLEY: Dude, that's ridiculous.

DR. CHANG: What year were you born? What year?

HURLEY: Uh... 1931?

DR. CHANG: You're 46?

HURLEY: Yeah. Yes, I am.

DR. CHANG: So you fought in the Korean War?

HURLEY: There's... no such thing.

DR. CHANG: Who's the President of the United States?

HURLEY: All right, dude, we're from the future. Sorry.

catch up?

how are you planning on catching up on all five seasons of lost in preparation for season 6? i've been rewatching most of the episodes (they're all on hulu right now), but then again i'm crazy. z is reading all of the episode recaps on lostpedia. while that doesn't sound as fun, it's definitely a plus that you can do it at work.

or, you can read some articles and recaps. as you know, i usually stick with doc jensen on ew (new every tuesday now) but zap2it has new lost theories, musings, articles and recaps every day. you'd think that would get boring, but you'd be wrong. they recently had 2 weeks worth of articles on free will vs. fate in lost. a recent article there that i really enjoyed discussed what season six might look like if time did reboot.

whatever your method, get prepared for feb 2! because you know i won't like it if people spend the first 10 minutes of season 6 asking me who miles is.

truce!

doc jensen discusses all things lost! this week, the addendums to the letter of truce between the dharma initiative and the Others (starts on page 5 of the article).

can you feel the excitement?

i sure as heck can.

here is a new doc jensen article for you! so sorry if you just finished the article posted yesterday but there is a new season to discuss and get psyched up for!!

this week's article: is there any connection between lost and groundhog day? for those of you who may not know yet, season 6 of lost starts on february 2, 2010, i.e. groundhog day. and if you've seen the movie, you know what kind of time-reboot implications that might have (i.e.: "Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today.")! (And if you haven't seen groundhog day, what the heck is wrong with you?!)

YES!

he's back. the guru of lost recapping is BACK.

a new doc jensen article to finally appease our lost appetite, and get us psyched up for the start of season 6!

ahhhhhhhhhh!

say it ain't so!

your brain esplode.

with most things lost, you really need to strain your brain to understand just what (and when) the hell is going on. here's another doozy, mostly because it is so far back in lost-time, you may have already forgotten this encounter.

check out this recent excellent zap2it article that ponders the mystery of how did ben (formerly know as henry gale, from minnesota) get into rousseau's net?

also, how is everyone feeling about the recent developments about lost, season 6? a few episodes in january, and then a hiatus for the winter olympics. as much as i love the olympics, i'm pretty sure i could spare it this year for uninterrupted lost viewing.

fyi....

no, i'm not dead. work has simply completely consumed me. and if anyone at my company wants salary increases this year, i better keep at it.

just wanted to let people know that i recently discovered that hulu now has all episodes of all five seasons of lost (ok fine, all aside from the second half of season five - but that is coming soon!). and you better catch up on your lost, because you know come january, that's all i'll be blabbing about (and you'll want to be in the know).

spoiler?

not going to even post a pic of who this may be about in case you really don't want to know details. but if you care about a potentially very good lost spoiler, check it out and see who you think it is!

faraday plays evil??

first off, it's really difficult to imagine my man faraday in any sinister role. on lost he plays a nerd-tastic scientist, he's in love, he's loyal to his mother. not the meanie type.

but according to ew.com, this same man (well, the actor anyhow) plays charles manson in a 2004 tv movie! manson AND jeremy davies?! this i must see. and if you click on the ew.com article, you can barely tell who is the actor and who is the real manson. scary stuff. apparently his performance is on fire, so this is a must see for me. has anyone else seen it? do tell!

my new favorite picture.

can you imagine what it would be like if ben, hurley and richard really were just chillin' together?

for suliet fans.

here's a spoiler for all of you weirdos who care about juliet. just a nice service i'll provide for those few of you who actually like this shady, shady chick.

oopdaytz.

thanks to e, for pointing me in the direction of this. really really love hurley's mr. cluck's promo...

put on your dharma jumpsuits.

oh. man. the 2009 comic con is behind us. sadly, i was not there, but did follow some of the excitement on twitter. (more or less nerdy? discuss.) here is an article to get you going with lost scoops and insights. more to follow as i comb through.

most important recap from that article?
"In response to a fan question, the producers said that the mysterious Jacob has never assumed the form of anyone else, such as Claire."

mystery box.

great talk by JJ Abrams at TED about mystery boxes.... a very cool combo of technology, movies, magic, filmmaking, lost.