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Abrams’ "Lost" was a completely different cast
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A group of survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together to survive on a 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, dressy city artist from Buffalo, NY. However, when Josh Holloway forgot a line during the audition and then kicked a chair in frustration and cursed loudly, the writers liked the edge it brought to the Sawyer character, and decided to write Sawyer as a dark southern drifter. Jin and Sun get married and share the last name “Kwon”, which becomes a major plot point in the final season.
The strange opening credits were created by JJ
In fact, in Korea, except in rare cases, you’re not even allowed to marry someone with the same last name. [Repeat line] Desmond Hume: See you in another life, bro. Abrams on his black and white laptop as a homage to The Twilight Zone.
It’s been 14 odd years and the show is still going strong
Lost: The Journey (2005) was edited into a TV drama when LOST broke new ground in writing and closed captioning when it hit the scene in 2004. Seriously. The story, which brought together Jack, Kate, Saver, Hugo, Locke, Syd, and yes, even Benjamin Linus, was crafted in a way that few have since.