lost - meet kevin johnson - 4.08

you can read one of my favorite theories here, even more is added on here.
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or check out dark ufo's things noticed in meet kevin johnson!
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or check out the official lost podcasts!!

lost - yi jeon - 4.07

obviously, the big trick of this episode was how they told the story, with the blending of flashbacks and flashforwards. at first i thought jin was trying to get to sun, but by mid-episode i was worried! i'm betting this isn't the last time they'll try this trick on us. so stay on your toes people!
http://www.powells.com/blog/?p=3041

http://darkufo.blogspot.com/2008/03/things-i-noticed-ji-yeon-by-vozzek69.html

http://darkufo.blogspot.com/2008/03/life-after-death-by-luhks.html

http://darkufo.blogspot.com/2008/03/your-karma-hit-my-dogma-by-fishbiscuit.html

http://losteastereggs.blogspot.com/2008/03/jins-tombstone-and-date-of-death-9-22.html

http://getlostpodcast.com/2008/03/14/lost-episode-407-ji-yeon--screencap-recap.aspx

http://getlostpodcast.com/2008/03/14/lost-episode-407--ji-yeon-easter-eggs--screencaps.aspx

http://rocksinmydryer.typepad.com/shannon/2008/03/good-and-lost.html

lost - the other woman - 4.06

overall, not my fave episode in this season, centered on juliet's story, but i felt we learned the most about ben. stunning performance.

http://getlostpodcast.com/2008/03/06/lost-episode-406--the-other-woman-screencap-recap.aspx

http://darkufo.blogspot.com/2008/03/things-i-noticed-other-woman-by.html

http://www.docarzt.com/lost-recaps/lost-recap-406-the-other-woman.php

http://www.docarzt.com/lost-thoery-lost-in-the-tempes.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bTvAUVPyLI

i've heard coflicting things, people talking about ben using harper to get his message out (you know from the cell locke is keeping him in), or harper being a figment from the black smoke monster (you all know what i'm talking about). i'm leaning towards harper not actually being real, it seemed so eerie. plus those dang wispers always come around when the smoke monster shows up!!

lost - the constant - 4.05

ok ... i totally stole this image and notes from a friend's blog, what an interesting idea!!

OK as you can see there are three objects depicted, the Island, Ship and Barrier. Now I have arranged them as I see them in my head, as a barrier around the island seperating the ship from it. I believe the following:
-The time is actually the same both on and off the island, represented by the real time radio transmissions that take place over the phones.
-The time difference observed by both the inbound rocket and outbound helicopter is actually caused by the crossing of this barrier.
-The crossing of the barrier is unnoticeable to those who cross it, but actually takes hours/days in real time.
-The helicopter took a day to cross, the rocket took 30mins. This time frame may be relative to the speeds at which they impact the barrier.
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check out what paul levinson has to say about the episode, it's very interesting - mostly about desmond time traveling.

or check out this little lesson on physics and theories on time travel ... blows my mind! plus he mentions ender's game, actually children of the mind if we want to get specific and brings up faster-than-light-travel. i love that aspect of the book. such an interesting idea!

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ok, and go read this screencap, i love how he parallels homer's "odyssey" of odysseus and penelope with the story of desmond and penny

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"It might not be that every person needs a Constant. Maybe it's only people who have been subjected to emf radiation and who then come into contact with freaky time shield barriers around mystery islands who need Constants. But probably not. The power of this myth is that we all need a Constant, a person or an activity or even just an idea that means so much to us that it can keep our minds from falling through any unexpected "tear in the fabric in the space time continuum." The Constant that we need to avert this disaster is the magical healing power of Hope."

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"This was as close to a perfect episode of Lost as we could hope for. It was tight. It made sense within the parameters of the fantasy we've signed up for. The acting was art. There was one particular moment of perfect grace. 2004 Desmond suddenly is reunited with his own self in the instant that he hears Penny's voice. In that same instant, 1996 Desmond smiles, knowing that the message he worked so hard to carry had landed, that Penny remembered. In that one moment, both moments in time united and became the same moment, folding along the same wrinkle in time." -- from the above screencap link.

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ok, i'm done, i cannot read anymore recaps! but the last link i posted and quoted from was excellent and i HIGHLY recommend it (nikki, tell tj he needs to read this) i can't wait for the next episode tomorrow, love love love LOST!

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oh and aidan didn't throw up at all today, HUZZAH!!!!

LOST S4 premier -- beginning of the end

ok, i've been meaning to write. my head is still spinning, especially since i've been reading theories and things online. holy moley!

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jacob's cabin. did you see who was sitting in the rocking chair? did you? what the heck!!

check out this interesting theory.

-Hurley see's Charlie near the HoHo's in the 7-11. Then Jack and Hurley only get to HO in the game of horse. That makes HOHOHO in the course of the episode.

-This makes you think of Santa Claus-Santa Claus = North Pole

-Things from the show that have to do with the North Pole:

-Polar Bears

-Listening Station from end of Season 2

-Painting by Hurley tonight of an eskimo and igloo: -The snowman riddle that Desmond asks Locke in the hatch when he sees him.

-The name Kelvin, Desmonds hatch partner, is the term used to measure absolute zero temperature.

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who are the oceanic six? we know jack, kate and hurley! who are the other 3??

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did you see charlie's hand while hurley was in the interrogation room ... "they need you"!! just like charlie later tells him at the asylum! most assume that the "they" refers to those still on the island, could he also be talking more specifically about claire and aaron, since those are who charlie cares about the most?

for great posts about the last episode, you can also check out: paul levinson 1 & 2! amazing. i think half of why i love lost so much is all the rumors, theories, mysteries, spoilers and easter eggs!

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or you could always check out some podcasts if you want!

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apparently i have WAY too much time on my hands regarding lost!! i can't wait for tonight's episode!!

pushing daisies

it's about time i wrote about my absolute new favorite show: pushing daisies.

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here is the synopsis from abc.com

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Grown up Ned (Lee Pace) puts his talent to good use by touching dead fruit and making it ripe with everlasting flavor. He opens a pie shop. But his gift leaves him wary of becoming close to anyone, as beautiful waitress Olive Snook (Kristin Chenoweth) finds out. His life as a pie maker gets more complicated when private investigator Emerson Cod (Chi McBride) finds out about Ned's secret. Emerson convinces the cash-strapped Ned to help him solve murder cases (and collect the hefty reward fees) by raising the dead and getting them to name their killers.

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Then Ned is handed the case that changes his life forever. His childhood sweetheart, Charlotte "Chuck" Charles (Anna Friel), is murdered on a cruise ship under strange circumstances. Her death brings him back to his hometown of Coeur d' Coeurs to bring Chuck back to life, albeit briefly, and solve the crime. But once reunited with Chuck, Ned can't bring himself to send her back. He helps her escape after her grieving aunts, Lily and Vivian (Swoosie Kurtz, Ellen Greene), former synchronized swimmers Darling Mermaid Darlings, think they've buried her forever.

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Chuck becomes the third partner in Ned and Emerson's PI enterprise, but she encourages them to use their skills for good, not just for profit. Ned is overjoyed to be reunited with Chuck, the only girl he's ever loved. Life would be perfect, except for one cruel twist -- if he ever touches her again, she'll go back to being dead, this time for good.

ned

chuck

olive

emerson

seriously, i LOVE this show. it quirky and really well written. it airs on wednesday nights, or you could always watch it online. i love how colorful and arty it is. love love love it. watch an episode and i bet you'll be hooked as well.

i'm lost

well we finally have the internet in our new house, and the dvr is up and running and is full of shows just waiting to be watched (although i've been busy trying to get the house in order that i've limited myself to only watching tv when i'm nursing aidan -- when he's asleep or happy i try to keep busy -- i'll do a post soon with some pictures of the house and the progress)

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well i watched the season finale of lost last night. it was kinda frustrating because rob hasn't watched like the last 10 episodes and was coming in and out and asking a million questions. oh well.

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if you haven't seen it yet, don't read past this point, spoiler alert!

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the episode was excellent, in the first scene when jack was leading the losties from the camp to the radio tower i couldn't help myself from thinking about moses leading the children of isreal out of egypt -- and then naomi asked him what he did when he wasn't playing moses. so apparently that was the look the creators were going for. i loved it. i'm glad jack has finally accepted his role as their leader.

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i was irritated with how the whole thing happened with charlie. i was hoping he would try to save himself, but it appeared he gave into his "fate" as desmond saw it. i know he thinks that his death somehow will insure the rescue of claire -- but i'll miss him. i'm glad he died as a hero. in the beginning of the show he was selfish and wouldn't try to help anyone but himself, now he gave his life for everyone else. what a turn around. i loved it. an interesting theory on charlie's death can be found here, she talks of the similarities to charlie's death and vaughn's "death" on alias. too bad ... from what i've read of interviews with charlie and the creators, he's DEAD. he's not coming back. he's actually looking forward to other work opportunities. maybe we'll see him in flashbacks of someone else although maybe not if they are switching the format to flashforwards, more about that later.

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it appears mikhail (patchy) is invincible. i mean how many times has this guy been killed and then showed up again. he died when locke pushed him through the pylon and then he got speared through the chest only to swim out and show charlie the grenade before he pulled the pin. my guess is we'll see him again.

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i was so sad when sawyer told hurley that he couldn't help and would just get in the way and kill them all. and i wanted to jump up and scream for joy when he drove in and saved the day (but i didn't because i was nursing aidan and he was almost asleep -- instead i just screamed silently and waved my hands in the air just like i didn't care). yeah -- go hurley!! i mean all the other losties go on these missions and hurley always gets left behind. i was happy to see him help out. and him talking on the walkie afterwards ... "others, come in others, we got you bastards" priceless!! i'm glad that he's given up his "i'm an unlucky guy" attitude and has figured out he's in charge of his life, not the "numbers".

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and a shout out to sayid who killed that guy with his feet, that was awesome.

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there has been much speculation about who was in the coffin. from the screenshot i've seen it's a man, but who we wont know at least until january. UPDATED: i think its a character we havent been introduced to. possibly someone involved with dharma. he is sooo upset when this person dies that it almost drives him to suicide, so its not just someone who isn't liked. maybe the last person who knows how to get to the island (his obi-wan, his only hope of getting back??) i dont know, just a guess.

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here is what i think the article reads, my quesses are inbetween the brackets.

"Man found d[ead in his] downtown loft. The body of J ... antham of New York ... shortly after 4 a.m. in the ... of Grand Avenue." you can also make out something about a tower and "loud noises"

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shauna had this interesting insight into the flashforward we saw regarding jack, "They've already set the precedent for alternate futures through Desmond's flashes, so I assume that what we saw in the flash-forward is only one possibility. Will the "universe corrects itself" aspect of the show's mythology prevent it from happening? Or is this just the beginning of many flash-forwards rather than flashbacks, and the rest of the show will be what happens to everyone after they get back?" flashforwards would put new life into the show, and could get interesting. i mean the episode was called "through the looking glass", after alice went through it her world was turned upside down, this show wont be the same when it returns after 8 months. this episode was pivotal.

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an excellent timeline and theories

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well that's all i got for now. i want to watch the epsiode again. holy moley, i'm completely hooked now. i watch to buy all the seasons and watch and try to catch what i might have missed the first time. excellent show.

the fall schedule

shannon, over at rocks in my dryer started this madness, so blame her, and read about her obsession:

rocksinmydryer.typepad.com/shannon/2006/09/guilty_pleasure.html

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okay people, i know that all of my friends and family know this, but in case you didn't i thought i would write about my obsession with television today. i love coming home from work, snuggling on the couch and relaxing to some good ol' entertainment. plus fast-forwarding through commercials is the greatest invention ever (i think i love my dvr even more than my ipod). i'm so excited that the new fall season is upon us. let me tell you about some of my favorite shows, and some of the shows i am planning on exploring this new season. although it will depend on what show end up being at what time, because i can only dvr two shows at once it complicates things.

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i go even so far to put all the shows i like to watch into a program and plan out my tv watching week. i use http://meevee.com love love love it.

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seriously people if i could only watch one show for the rest of my life it would be GILMORE GIRLS! oh how i love it. i have every season on dvd, and just heard that season 6 is coming soon -- i most likely will preorder at on amazon.com. i quote it constantly and wish i could move to stars hollow.

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returning favorites: HOUSE is just so sarcastic, i love it. yes it follows the same format every episode. misdiagnosis, almost kills patient, misdiagnosis, almost kills patient, accidentally find answer from a random thing. still i love it. LOST is just fabulous. i jumped into it in the middle of the first season and quickly caught up, and quickly got addicted. the characters are just wonderful, and i love how they put the pieces to the puzzle together bit by bit, episode by episode. i love it when they do an episode with flashbacks giving us some background about the characters -- it makes them real and i love it. GREY'S ANATOMY is just a good drama doctor show and the writing is fabulous. some of the characters are annoying, and yes they are all sleeping with each other, but i still like it. yes i realize that DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES is soo bad and there are no values, but the writing is sooo good. i promise to never cheat on my husband or killing anyone, okay?

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more returning favorites: SURVIVOR - i caught the bug while i was living with my sister and BIL and they watched it every thursday. now i am addicted, and this season looks definitely interesting. PRISON BREAK - got into it, stoppped, started again, now i'm watching it again in it's new season. so far it's been interesting. BOSTON LEGAL - started watching it when i started working in a law firm, and i'm never disappointed. the interaction between william shatner and james spader is wonderful. plus it has candyce bergen. love it.

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returning comedies: MY NAME IS EARL, THE OFFICE and SCRUBS. all of them are truly hillarious.

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my new favorite: HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER - i keep trying to get people to watch this show. the writing is fabulous, i swear it's the new FRIENDS.

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new ones to look forawrd to: JERICO, HEROS, MEN IN TREES

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and the ones that i have to wait for: 24 - gotta love "JACK" as it is affectionately known in our house, THE O.C. - guilty pleasure that i must admit i only started watching because of the character that was on GG before moving to the OC, and THE 4400 - this is a summer show, and i love it. it has a sci-fi element to it, but the writing and character development are entrancing. if you haven't seen it i completely recomend it. love love love it.

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you'll notice that there aren't very many "reality" shows on my list. as a whole i'm not a big fan, there are a couple but not many. i would much rather be taken to an alternate reality where the characters are interesting and flawed than watch people sing and dance. i also am completely over all of the Law&Orders and the CSIs. I'm over solving crimes by cutting people open and watching a show all about rapes and murders. i know a lot of people still love them, i personally have gotten over them and have moved on.

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there you go, now you know my obsession. any shows out there that i am missing? let me know some of your favorites, or ones that i should be watching.