Nestor Carbonell is most recognizable as Richard Alpert on "Lost" and as the mayor of Gotham City in "The Dark Knight," but if some fans get their way, he might add another role to his increasingly geeky resume — none other than the villainous Khan in a possible "Star Trek" sequel.
Previously, director J.J. Abrams said that he's open to the idea of recasting the classic "Star Trek" villain in an upcoming sequel, and Carbonell has had his name thrown around for the part by many of his own supporters and "Star Trek" fans alike. When asked about the possibility, Carbonell said he'd be thrilled to play Khan. Read more...
In case you haven't been paying attention to the blog for the past week -- or the chatter around the water coolers -- the sixth and final season of "Lost" premiered last night. The two-part kickoff was thoroughly entertaining from a "Lost" fan's perspective. Some big, BIG answers emerged, and a whole crop of new questions along with them. I wouldn't expect anything less.
As the series finale creeps closer, creators Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof are forced to look ahead, to what comes next. Even if they aren't actively thinking about it, there's an industry full of entertainment journalists who are. The duo isn't say much however, maintaining their commitment to get the series tied up before considering any next steps. Read more...
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The season six premiere of "Lost" gave us the show at its mind grape-exploding finest: alternately head-scratching, frustrating, tense, cool as heck, cheesy, scream-at-the-TV-cause-you-gotta-be-kidding-me crazytown. Quibble all you want with certain things — Jack pounding on dead Sayid's chest in that hoariest of TV doc clichés, Sawyer saying goodbye to a dying Juliet, like, six times — but those two hours delivered. When it comes to the elements of Island mystery, we got meaty clues about the Smoke Monster, the old school Others and the implications of the white flash-inducing nuclear explosion. Then there were moments of nail-biting thrills, from Kate's airport escape to Sayid's force-fed swim session.
All in all, I argue the "Lost" brain trust has set up what promises to be a killer season, full of conflict, mysteries answered and left unsolved, tight storytelling and a chance to commune with the characters we've come to love in two different realities wherein they're largely the same but the circumstances of their lives are vastly different.
Not everyone agrees with me, of course. Here's what our other "Lost" addicted staffers had to say about the premiere. Read more...
Episode Title: "LA X"
Written By: Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse
Story: The aftermath of Juliet Burke (Elizabeth Mitchell) detonating the hydrogen bomb is revealed, and the results are both expected and entirely unpredictable. By the episode's conclusion, several lives are lost and one is reclaimed. Additionally, the true nature of the doppleganger posing as John Locke (Terry O'Quinn) is revealed, addressing one of the single greatest questions that "Lost" has ever proposed — and raising quite a few as a result.
Warning: Massive spoilers for the season premiere lie after the jump. Consider this your last chance to turn back! Read more...
Welcome "Lost" fanatics! The sixth and final season of the series kicks off tonight with a two-hour premiere event, and we'll be here to live blog you through the whole thing. It'll me, your humble MTV Movies Blog editor, and superstar contributor Josh Wigler bringing you commentary, theories, humor and more throughout the episode. We're trying something a little bit new tonight, using Cover It Live to provide you up-to-the-minute updates with no delay. Just click the link below to launch a pop-up chat window, and the fun will begin!
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Time travel, the Smoke Monster, core characters, recurring faces, ghosts from the past and brilliant dialogue are just some of the reasons to love "Lost," but the most addictive aspect of the show is the mysterious mythology at play. Fans have waited six years for the answers to their most burning questions, and as the final season of "Lost" arrives tonight, we're bound to get at least a degree of resolution. But can the show possibly address every question? As there are hundreds of pressing mysteries at the show's core, the prospect of an all-encompassing resolution is unlikely at best, but we can certainly hope that the most pressing questions are answered.
After the jump, we've listed the 108 questions we want "Lost" to answer before the show is over. Make sure to catch up on previous editions of LOST IN NUMBERS, a series of features pegged directly to the show's trademark number sequence: 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42. Needless to say, spoilers for season five and earlier lie ahead.
Make sure to tune into MTV Movies Blog later tonight for our live blog of the season premiere! Read more...
The final season of "Lost" premieres tomorrow, one of the biggest TV events of the year, and we'll be live blogging it. Before that happens though, I still have a bit of content to psych you up for the festivities.
One of the things that's kept the 'trapped on a tropical island' setup of "Lost" feeling fresh for all these years is the constant influx of new characters. Even while we fans struggle to answer the myriad number of questions raised in each episode, our attention is held because there's always some newcomer appearing with a few more pieces of the proverbial puzzle. As we head into the last leg, one of the big questions is what the new blood will bring to the table in this, the final season?
"There will be probably some new faces, but not in the way that we've done in past seasons where they were coming in as entirely new regulars," "Lost" co-creator Damon Lindelof said in an interview with MTV. Read more...
There's no shortage of reasons that fans have grown so attached to "Lost" over the years. The show's mythology and character work are close to the top of that list, but there are other subtle but no less essential ingredients involved, including Michael Giacchino's score and the show's editing. At the end of the day, one of the single most important elements of all is the happy marriage between brilliant writing and line delivery from the actors, resulting in a wealth of unforgettable monologues and one-liners over the course of the show's five seasons.
After the jump, we've listed 42 memorable quotes from all five seasons of "Lost," though there are certainly many other worthy speeches and zingers that didn't make the cut. Make sure to head to the comments section and remind us of your favorite quotes from the series.
Stay tuned to MTV tomorrow for the final edition of LOST IN NUMBERS, a series of features pegged directly to the show's trademark number sequence: 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42. Needless to say, spoilers for season five and earlier lie ahead. And make sure to tune into MTV Movies Blog tomorrow night for our live blog of the season premiere! Read more...
Tomorrow night, the sixth and final season of "Lost" kicks off. Finally, fans have a hard-and-fast end date to pin there hopes to. No one is daring to dream that creators Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse are going to answer every question, but it's fair to say that most will be satisfied enough just to find out what the hell is up with that freaky island.
To celebrate this momentous occasion, I'll be joining MTV Movies Blog contributing editor Josh Wigler for a live blog of the episode. So browse over to MTV Movies Blog shortly before 9pm EST tomorrow night for the festivities.
The final season of "Lost" kicks off next Tuesday, February 2. Finally, fans of the series that started back in 2004 will get the answers they're looking for. Some of the answers, that is. No one really believes that creators Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof are going to answer everything.
One of the biggest mysteries right now is how it's all going to wrap up. For years now, we've been watching the survivors of Oceanic Airlines flight 815 try to survive on and off the tropical island that is so central to the series. Cuse and Lindelof already know what the finale will look like, though they are quick to point out that the idea originates with them and not another source.
"I think it gets dangerous to spend too much time... looking at other shows, because I think the key to a successful show is that it's organic," Cuse said. "So for us, we're trying to come up with what's the logical conclusion for 'Lost' and that's really irrespective of other shows." Read more...
