Abrams’ “Lost” almost had an entirely different cast
Scenario
The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island. J.J. See which celebrities missed out on one of the most popular TV shows of all time.
However, when Koreans marry, the wife never takes her husband’s last name
The character Sawyer was originally intended to be an older, dapper, suited-up city hustler from Buffalo, NY. However, when Josh Holloway forgot a line in his audition and subsequently kicked a chair in frustration and swore loudly, the writers liked the edge he brought to the character Sawyer and decided to write Sawyer more as a shady, Southern drifter. Jin and Sun are married and share the last name “Kwon,” which becomes a major plot point in the final season.
The eerie opening credits were designed by JJ
In fact, it’s not even allowed in Korea to marry someone with the same last name, except in rare circumstances. [repeated line] Desmond Hume: See you in another life, brother. Abrams on his black-and-white laptop as an homage to The Twilight Zone .
Edited into Lost: The Journey (2005)
LOST transcended TV drama writing and encapsulated the theory of the subject when it burst onto the scene in 2004. That was 14 years ago, and the show still holds up. Seriously.
Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Hugo, Locke, Sayid, and yes, even Benjamin Linus’s storyline were fleshed out in a way that few, on any show, have done since
My 16-year-old son said it was the best-written show of its time, and now that he’s 30 and a writer, he still stands by that statement: Every other show stands in LOST’s shadow.
