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Lost forced to reshoot by airport mixup

by Brett Love, posted Feb 10th 2007 12:15PM

Lost - Kate, Jack, Locke, Sawyer, Hurley, EkoIt seems that security at Honolulu International Airport dropped the ball and mixed film canisters from ABC's Lost in with regular luggage. Then the whole mess went through the X-ray machine, destroying the footage and requiring the show to reshoot scenes. Apparently the warning labels urging security not to X-ray the canisters didn't get the job done. The state's film office and the airlines have worked together to prevent future mishaps.

The loss was covered by insurance, and producers say that they are still on schedule, which is fortunate. There might be a revolt if they went back on that sixteen straight weeks promise after all the promotion it received. I'm hoping that instead of the costly reshoot, they blew the insurance check on booze and hookers and went with a crafty team of Korean animators to fill in the lost scenes. That's just nutty enough to work.

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Emily

Gene is right about the machines at the airport. They won't damage film. I wonder what the real problem was.

February 13 2007 at 3:11 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Maurice Tift


There is always a contingency plan that involves
using animation when the original scenes are blasted with high energy airport x-rays.

Now, we have proof! (see below)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYZn8RN67tI

February 11 2007 at 2:13 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tool

Yet another mystery at Lost. Could it be the monster?

February 10 2007 at 8:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Akbar Fazil

Im right there with ya Mike. "Bear is driving" has stayed in my verbal lexicon for years. Too bad the joy of the Clerks show could not live on.

February 10 2007 at 7:15 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Borat

Isn't Lost filmed using 1080p digital cameras like most TV shows nowadays? I can see why some people would still prefer film, but it would just be easier to broadcast the show in hi-def if it was shot directly in digital.

February 10 2007 at 5:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gene

Huh? They're using FILM? And sending it undeveloped to Los Angeles? Wha?
I mean, an x-ray machine won't hurt film prints, and it won't destroy digital video tapes.
I'm surprised to learn that they are not using digital video for Lost; even more surprised to learn that they send the unprocessed film to LA for processing instead of doing it in Hawaii...

February 10 2007 at 3:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
MIke

Dammit Akbar, you stole my line. Even now years later me and my buds laugh hysterically at bear is driving Great reference Brett. Don't forget about the vampire and hooker crowd.

February 10 2007 at 3:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brett Love

I could go for an animated episode/segment as well. Interestingly, former Lost writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach did just such a thing this year for the premiere of Medium. There, the animation was in the form of a dream, and it worked very well.

February 10 2007 at 2:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Akbar Fazil

Thank you Brett.

I agree. An animated episode (or perhaps even a small segment) would be awesome.

OOOOOOOOH!
Make the fabled Vincent POV episode be all animated!

February 10 2007 at 2:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Allen

Tom Cruise! Axl Foley!

February 10 2007 at 2:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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