Abrams’ “Lost” almost had a completely different cast
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Survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island. J.J. See which celebrities 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 intended to be an older, dapper, 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 swore loudly, the writers liked the edge it gave Sawyer’s character and decided to write Sawyer as a darker, southern drifter. and Sun are married and share the last name “Kwon,” which becomes a major plot point in the final season.
The weird 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 circumstances. [repeated line] Desmond Hume: See you in another life, bro. Abrams on his black-and-white laptop as an homage to The Twilight Zone.
Edited into Lost: The Journey (2005)
LOST transcended TV drama writing and encapsulated thematic theory when it burst onto the scene in 2004. That was 14 years ago, and the show still holds up. Seriously.
Jack, Kate, Saywer, Hugo, Locke, Sayid, and yes, even Benjamin Linus’ stories were crafted in a way that few, ever, 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, he maintains that commitment to this day – every other show still stands in LOST’s shadow.