Comic-Con 2006: Lost Season 3 Revelations
IGN.com has posted a great article about the Lost panel at Comic-Con 2006. Read the full article or read the highlights below.
Asked about the fact that each season only seems to cover just a few weeks of time, Lindelof responded with, “You’re making a basic assumption that they’ve been there as long as [the characters] think they’ve been there,” and hinted that perception may be changed in season 3.
Cuse promised “more romance on the show this season,” leading to a joke that, “there’s a reason that Jorge and Daniel are sitting next to each other.” Asked if Kate will finally “get with” someone this season, Cuse replied, “Very soon, very soon. We promise,” with Lindelof elaborating that, “Within the first six episodes, she will officially be making her selection.”
The producers spoke of writing the characters with the actors in mind, and how Terry O’Quinn’s dissatisfaction with Locke’s role last season became reflected as Locke became increasingly frustrated pushing the button in the hatch. Lindelof recounted O’Quinn saying, “I want a knife in my hand, and to kill stuff!,” and then added, “Oh, you’ll get your knife back John Locke.”
In response to a question about what an audience member saw as several wealthy and/or powerful fathers the show has portrayed, Cuse replied, “Father issues are very much a part of the show; something we deal with extensively. All the characters have daddy issues as a common thread.” More specifically, though, Lindelof remarked, “There are connections between Mr. Paik and various other parties,” referencing Sun’s father.
Cuse said that the fact that they finally revealed the outside world on the season finale is, “Very significant for laying the seeds for a whole new element that is going to come into the show,” and that Desmond and Penny are setting up big things. The producers also confirmed that Desmond will indeed be back this season, despite his apparent death in the finale. Burke said there will be some “new regulars” too, but they are still casting.
It was revealed that JJ Abrams will be co-writing the season premiere with Lindelof, which is titled “A Tale of Two Cities”. Abrams will also very likely direct episode seven this season, which will be the show’s return in February, following the extended break the series will have after its first six episodes. The producers said they were happy with this new scheduling, as they believed it answered fan complaint about reruns, and allowed the first six episodes to tell a miniseries of sorts.
Near the middle of the season, Lindelof promised, “something will happen that will effectively fry peoples brains,” joking that he was sure it would be another time some would claim the show jumped the shark, but that those were the moments they strive for.
Paramount has set J.J. Abrams to produce and direct the 11th Star Trek feature film. The project will be written by Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci who also wrote “MI3″.
Executive Producer Damon Lindelof told E!online that the producers are lobbying for schedule changes for the third season of ‘Lost’. ABC has denied a request to start the season later and show all 23 episodes back to back, so the producers have come up with a compromise to split the season into 3 acts.