Chicago – A Blu-ray review of the controversial final season of “Lost” is not the place to get into arguments over the quality of the actual finale, so I’ll get my opinion out of the way quickly and then we can discuss the Blu-ray release more than the ending specifically — the final season of “Lost” is arguably the best final season of any program ever and the last episode is the perfect bookend for a show too ambitious to be truly influential. I promise to get into that more in coverage of the upcoming Emmys and in “Best of the Year” features in a few months. For now, let’s move on to the best TV Blu-ray of the season, even if you disagree with my opinion of the quality of the finale or the overall show.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
The 16 episodes (802 minutes) of “Lost: The Complete Sixth and Final...
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
The 16 episodes (802 minutes) of “Lost: The Complete Sixth and Final...
- 8/24/2010
- by BrianTT
- HollywoodChicago.com
This Monday, I was able to have a chat with Paul Terry and Tara Bennett. Lost fans have undoubtedly heard of the duo before: Terry is the editor of Lost: The Official Magazine, for which Bennett (formerly Dilullo) is a writer. Bennett is also the writer of guides for 24, Firefly, and more, and is the editor for SFX Magazine.
Terry and Bennett are currently working on the Lost Encyclopedia, an officially licensed book published by Dk that is scheduled to be released on August 16. The four pound, 404 page book will be officially sanctioned by Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, and Gregg Nations, who, as any Lost fan knows, are the three main brains behind the show's intricate mythology. I sat down with the duo on May 24, the day after the finale, to discuss what they had in store for the tome. This interview will also be posted on Lostpedia, and...
Terry and Bennett are currently working on the Lost Encyclopedia, an officially licensed book published by Dk that is scheduled to be released on August 16. The four pound, 404 page book will be officially sanctioned by Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, and Gregg Nations, who, as any Lost fan knows, are the three main brains behind the show's intricate mythology. I sat down with the duo on May 24, the day after the finale, to discuss what they had in store for the tome. This interview will also be posted on Lostpedia, and...
- 5/29/2010
- by Sam McPherson
- TVovermind.com
This week’s episode of Lost, “Ab Aeterno,” was the ninth episode of the season, marking the halfway point until the finale. Writers Melinda Hsu Taylor and Greggory Nations decided it was time to tell the back story of the eternally youthful Richard Alpert, and his slavery-to-island narrative was packed full of Catholic imagery. Part of me has always liked it when Lost goes religious; as a culturally-relevant set of symbols, chalices and crosses and baptisms are the perfect plot catalysts for an authentic suspension of disbelief. Smoke monsters and polar bears? Well, Ok Lost, whatever you say. But paying off...
- 3/26/2010
- Pastemagazine.com
I have very mixed feelings about this week's episode of Lost, which is a rarity for me, as I'm usually on board with whatever Team Darlton and Co. throw at us from week to week. But in an opinion that's likely to make me not very popular, I didn't love last night's Richard Alpert-centric episode ("Ab Aeterno"), written by Melinda Hsu Taylor and Gregg Nations and directed by Tucker Gates, which attempted to fill in backstory for one of the most enigmatic characters on the series, the seemingly immortal Richard Alpert (Nestor Carbonell). My dislike for the episode comes with a few caveats up front. For one, I thought Carbonell did a fantastic job, delivering a knockout performance that carried the entire episode and portraying some very different incarnations of Richard Alpert over a stretch of roughly 150 years. I also give the producers credit for doing something risky in...
- 3/24/2010
- by Jace
- Televisionary
Who is that handsome devil in that picture? "Lost" writers Melinda Hsu Taylor and Greggory Nations had one of the most difficult jobs in the entire history of the series tonight, and they more than rose to the occasion. Before I pressed "play" on my DVR this evening, I actually hesitated. This is one of those episodes we've been waiting to see for quite a while, and as much as I was looking forward to it, it also made me sad. This really is the home stretch now. In two months, it will all be over. No matter what we think of the answers...
- 3/24/2010
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Episode Title: "Ab Aeterno"
Written By: Melinda Hsu & Gregg Nations
Story: The story of the seemingly immortal Richard Alpert (Nestor Carbonell) is finally revealed. How did Richard get to the Island? What is his relationship to Jacob (Mark Pellegrino) and the Man in Black (Titus Welliver), better known as The Smoke Monster? Why does he seem so lost in light of Jacob's death? How is it that he can't age? What's up with the eyeliner?
The answers to all of those questions and more — except for the eyeliner thing — are contained within "Ab Aeterno." You can learn the spoiler-filled truth after the jump.
Ask Ricardus: The vast majority of this episode was a flashback detailing the life of Richard Alpert immediately prior to arriving on the Island via the Black Rock — yep, he was a Spanish slave as many had speculated — and his initial meetings between Jacob and the Man in Black,...
Written By: Melinda Hsu & Gregg Nations
Story: The story of the seemingly immortal Richard Alpert (Nestor Carbonell) is finally revealed. How did Richard get to the Island? What is his relationship to Jacob (Mark Pellegrino) and the Man in Black (Titus Welliver), better known as The Smoke Monster? Why does he seem so lost in light of Jacob's death? How is it that he can't age? What's up with the eyeliner?
The answers to all of those questions and more — except for the eyeliner thing — are contained within "Ab Aeterno." You can learn the spoiler-filled truth after the jump.
Ask Ricardus: The vast majority of this episode was a flashback detailing the life of Richard Alpert immediately prior to arriving on the Island via the Black Rock — yep, he was a Spanish slave as many had speculated — and his initial meetings between Jacob and the Man in Black,...
- 3/24/2010
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Movies Blog
A new episode, entitled Ab Aeterno, airs tonight at 9/8c on ABC. Richard Alpert faces a difficult choice. It was written by Melinda Hsu Taylor/Greggory Nations and directed by Tucker Gates. So cool that we're finally getting an Alpert-centric ep! There will be more Jacob and expect more origin stuff. The title 'Ab Aeterno' is Latin, meaning "since the beginning of time."...
- 3/23/2010
- by josh@reelartsy.com (Joshua dos Santos)
- Reelartsy
As hard as it may be to believe sometimes, someone (or someones) actually sits down and writes a movie or TV show before you end up seeing it at your local multiplex or on your favorite TV network. The people who do the sitting and the writing are, surprisingly, called writers and, like the Directors, the Golden Globes and the Oscars, they have their own awards show.
This week, the Writers Guild of America, which is the trade group and advocate for writers, announced its nominations for outstanding achievement in feature film and television, radio, news, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2009 season to be honored at the upcoming 2010 Writers Guild Awards on February 20, 2010, in Los Angeles and New York.
We realize that these nominations may not be as glamorous as the Golden Globes or the Oscars, but we kinda like writers around here and think they do a pretty important job.
This week, the Writers Guild of America, which is the trade group and advocate for writers, announced its nominations for outstanding achievement in feature film and television, radio, news, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2009 season to be honored at the upcoming 2010 Writers Guild Awards on February 20, 2010, in Los Angeles and New York.
We realize that these nominations may not be as glamorous as the Golden Globes or the Oscars, but we kinda like writers around here and think they do a pretty important job.
- 1/13/2010
- by Joe Gillis
- The Flickcast
2010 Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards 2009 WGA Award motion picture nominations: Jan. 11, 2010 2009 WGA Award winners: Feb. 20, 2009 ("*" denotes the winner in each category) Television Drama Series Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, George Mastras, J. Roberts, John Shiban, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC Dexter, Written by Scott Buck, Charles H. Eglee, Lauren Gussis, Clyde Phillips, Melissa Rosenberg, Wendy West; Showtime Friday Night Lights, Written by Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Ron Fitzgerald, Brent Fletcher, Etan Frankel, Jason Gavin, Elizabeth Heldens, David Hudgins, Rolin Jones, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Derek Santos Olson, John Zinman; NBC Lost, Written by Carlton Cuse, Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, Melinda Hsu Taylor, Damon Lindelof, Greggory Nations, Kyle Pennington, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Brian K. Vaughan, Paul Zbyszewski; ABC Mad Men, [...]...
- 12/14/2009
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Awards heavyweights "Mad Men," "30 Rock" and "The Office" and buzzed-about newcomer "Modern Family" led the TV field for the 2010 Writers Guild Awards with three nominations each.
AMC's "Mad Men" and NBC's "30 Rock" and "The Office" are in the running for best drama/comedy series, and each received two nominations for episodic writing. "Family" made the cut for best comedy series, best new series and best episodic writing for a comedy series.
ABC's "Family" was one of two new shows to break into the best series categories along with Fox's quirky high-school dramedy "Glee," which faces "Family" in the best comedy series and best new series fields.
While the WGA Awards are still in its nomination phase, Fox's "The Simpsons" can already uncork the champagne. The veteran series is assured to win the animation category after landing all five nomination slots.
The biggest surprise among the series nominees was HBO's low-key baseball comedy "Eastbound & Down,...
AMC's "Mad Men" and NBC's "30 Rock" and "The Office" are in the running for best drama/comedy series, and each received two nominations for episodic writing. "Family" made the cut for best comedy series, best new series and best episodic writing for a comedy series.
ABC's "Family" was one of two new shows to break into the best series categories along with Fox's quirky high-school dramedy "Glee," which faces "Family" in the best comedy series and best new series fields.
While the WGA Awards are still in its nomination phase, Fox's "The Simpsons" can already uncork the champagne. The veteran series is assured to win the animation category after landing all five nomination slots.
The biggest surprise among the series nominees was HBO's low-key baseball comedy "Eastbound & Down,...
- 12/14/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As part of the Lost production crew, aside from writing the occasional episode, Gregg Nations is the script coordinator in charge of continuity. That's right, I said continuity when talking about a show that takes place in the past, present, and future – all at once.
Amongst other things, it is Nations that catalogs the minutiae that fans sift through religiously looking for clues to the shows meaning (check out LOSTpedia, the temple constructed to reflect those efforts), along with the various bits of background information on each of the many characters on the canvas, historical figure name dropping, and – as fractured as it may be – the overarching time-line (and for all we know, parallel timeline to boot).
When Disney came to the Lost crew and offered them the opportunity to create a Bd Live feature for the Blu Ray release of Lost season 5, Nations seized the opportunity to suggest an...
Amongst other things, it is Nations that catalogs the minutiae that fans sift through religiously looking for clues to the shows meaning (check out LOSTpedia, the temple constructed to reflect those efforts), along with the various bits of background information on each of the many characters on the canvas, historical figure name dropping, and – as fractured as it may be – the overarching time-line (and for all we know, parallel timeline to boot).
When Disney came to the Lost crew and offered them the opportunity to create a Bd Live feature for the Blu Ray release of Lost season 5, Nations seized the opportunity to suggest an...
- 12/9/2009
- by Jon Lachonis
- TVovermind.com
Lost Episode 513 "Some Like It Hoth" Directed by Jack Bender Written by Melinda Hsu and Greggory Nations Original Airdate: 4/15/09 Dig It or Bury It: Dig it. This wasn't a particularly strong episode but it was incredibly well written. The parallels between Miles and his dad and the Empire Strikes Back storyline as well as Jack and his father paralleled by Roger's heavy drinking and relationship with Ben made this emotionally oriented episode worth every moment. If you've been reading along with TV Tourniquet, you'll know I called three things this week: That Chang was Miles' father, that Farraday would return, and, the most unlikely, that there would...
- 4/16/2009
- FEARnet
"The Dark Knight," "Slumdog Millionaire," "Doubt," "Frost/Nixon," and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" are among the nominees in the Adapted Screenplay category for the WGA's (Writers Guild Awards) 61st Anniversary awards show.
Winners will be announced February 7th, and will be held simultaneously between two ceremonies -- West Coast at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, and the East Coast at the Hudson Theatre at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City.
What about "Milk" or "The Wrestler?" Click Read More to see full list of nominees!
Original Screenplay
Burn After Reading, Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Focus Features
Milk, Written by Dustin Lance Black, Focus Features
Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Written by Woody Allen, The Weinstein Company
The Visitor, Written by Tom McCarthy, Overture Films
The Wrestler, Written by Robert Siegel, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Adapted Screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Screenplay...
Winners will be announced February 7th, and will be held simultaneously between two ceremonies -- West Coast at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, and the East Coast at the Hudson Theatre at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City.
What about "Milk" or "The Wrestler?" Click Read More to see full list of nominees!
Original Screenplay
Burn After Reading, Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Focus Features
Milk, Written by Dustin Lance Black, Focus Features
Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Written by Woody Allen, The Weinstein Company
The Visitor, Written by Tom McCarthy, Overture Films
The Wrestler, Written by Robert Siegel, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Adapted Screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Screenplay...
- 1/7/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Genre vets Marc Guggenheim (Eli Stone), Drew Goddard, Brian K. Vaughan (Lost), Marti Noxon, Zack Whedon, and Danny Strong (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) have been nominated by their peers. The Writers Guild of America, West and the Writers Guild of America, East announced their nominees for outstanding achievement in television, radio, news, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2008 season to be honored at the upcoming 2009 Writers Guild Awards on February 7, 2009, in Los Angeles and New York.
Television Nominees
Dramatic Series
Dexter, Written by Scott Buck, Daniel Cerone, Charles H. Eglee, Adam E. Fiero, Lauren Gussis, Clyde Phillips, Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg, Tim Schlattmann; Showtime
Friday Night Lights, Written by Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Brent Fletcher, Jason Gavin, Carter Harris, Elizabeth Heldens, David Hudgins, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, John Zinman; NBC
Lost, Written by Carlton Cuse, Drew Goddard, Adam Horowitz, Christina M. Kim, Edward Kitsis, Damon L.
Television Nominees
Dramatic Series
Dexter, Written by Scott Buck, Daniel Cerone, Charles H. Eglee, Adam E. Fiero, Lauren Gussis, Clyde Phillips, Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg, Tim Schlattmann; Showtime
Friday Night Lights, Written by Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Brent Fletcher, Jason Gavin, Carter Harris, Elizabeth Heldens, David Hudgins, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, John Zinman; NBC
Lost, Written by Carlton Cuse, Drew Goddard, Adam Horowitz, Christina M. Kim, Edward Kitsis, Damon L.
- 12/14/2008
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
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