Catching Up on Your Cult TV

Comin-Con just took place, which means lots of geekiness was hashed over ad nauseam…to the benefit of the rest of us who wait for the few nuggets of true value to hit the mainstream. Well, here ya go…

(warning: spoilers ahead)

The writer-producers of Lost held a panel discussion on the show, during which they revealed, well, not that much. Yes, Michael will be back as a regular, but I thought we always knew that. The flash-forward technique that debuted during the finale this year will become a regular occurrence – also kinda obvious. Then they dropped this:



Now, I’ve read some commentary on this Dharma “outtake” video and a lot of people seem to be more confused after watching it than before. Well, they clearly haven’t read this. Unless I’m mistaken, this video may be the biggest spoiler ever provided by the producers. I thought the Gedanken theory was kinda bogus when I read it a couple months ago, but now it appears it may be spot-on. Man, what a twist that would be.

And speaking of twists, it looks the folks behind 24 are finally ready to stir things up. This past season was pretty much universally dismissed as the worst yet, so the time is right for something new. Looks like they got the hint.

Oh, and Tony Almeida – my ex-neighbor, seduced and betrayed by Nina Myers, hobbled by Jack, shot in the neck, charged with treason, abandoned by Michelle, blown up beside Michelle, and stabbed with a lethal dose of hyoscine-pentothal – yeah, looks like he might still be alive.