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Abrams’ “Lost” almost had a completely different cast
Story
Survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island… J.J. See which A-listers didn’t make it onto one of the most popular TV shows of all time.
But when Koreans get married, the wife never takes her husband’s last name
Sawyer’s character was originally supposed to be an older, handsome, suit-wearing urban crook from Buffalo, NY. But when Josh Holloway forgot a line during auditions and then 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 more Southern, darker drifter. Jin 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 created by JJ
In fact, in Korea, it’s not even allowed to marry with the same last name except in rare circumstances.. [repeated line] Desmond Hume: See you in the next life, bro.. Abrams carrying a laptop in black and white as a tribute to The Twilight Zone..
Edited for Lost: The Journey (2005)
LOST surpassed TV drama writing and embraced the subject matter when it hit the scene in 2004. That was 14 crazy years ago, and the show still holds up. Seriously.
Jack, Kate, Saywer, Hugo, Locke, Sayid, and yes, even Benjamin Linus’ storylines were crafted like few others 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 himself, he’s kept his commitment to this day: all other shows follow in LOST’s shadow.