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Michael Emerson Lets Some Info Slip About the 'Lost' DVD Set

by Bob Sassone, posted May 27th 2010 12:03PM
Michael Emerson'Lost' star Michael Emerson (the ever-mysterious Benjamin Linus) was a guest on G4's 'Attack of the Show' last night and talked about the series finale of the ABC drama. What, you thought he was going to talk about politics?

Besides talking about what he was doing the night of the finale and showing that great prison video he made years ago, he gave some info about what's going to be on the complete series DVD set that's coming out in August, and it's not clear on whether he was supposed to or not.

Emerson says that there's going to be a special feature on the set, a 14-minute scene that explains the time that Hurley and Ben spent on the island as "Number One" and "Number Two."

One of the reasons why people didn't like the series finale of the show isn't because they all ended up dead and in a church and that the flash sideways was a kind of purgatory (though that might have been part of it). People were irked and maybe confused by the time compression in the final scenes. One minute we see Jack die and talk to his dad and then right after we see Hurley come out the church door and talk to Ben about being a good Number One and a good Number Two.

I'm glad Hurley and Ben uttered those lines -- really the most important lines of the whole night -- because it told us that not everyone died at once or died so quickly. There was a gap, maybe even years, between the time that Jack died and the Ajira plane left the island and the time of the big let's-meet-at-the-church-and-have-a-party scene.

I was disappointed by the ending when I first watched it, but now that I've had several days to mull it over, I like it a lot more. It was beautiful, moving, and smart. I guess it helps if you're the type of fan that really doesn't have to know what the island was or who made the four-toed statue or any of those answers. And I bet this DVD set and its extras will make fans like it a lot more.

Not sure why the host gives the theory about it "all being in Jack's head," since that's an odd way to look at what happened. Luckily, Emerson pretty much explains it once and for all.

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mickey

Michael Emerson is the MAN! Have you seen this video interview?

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

August 06 2010 at 4:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Nathan

I think we were duped about the ending, they say they knew what would happen at the end. Yes they did, Jack would die that was it, the rest of the ending and the flash sideways thing they made up along the way.

May 31 2010 at 11:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Buckly

Wow, that blog post was garbage. My favorite part is when he said if you gave him 10 million dollars and an Island that he could do a better finale. It is uber OCD people like this who are obsessed with trivial information instead of the overall story and the characters that give all scifi fans a bad name. That author can keep ranting and raving and banging his fists on the table all he wants but I liked the finale. I certainly don't need to be told I'm stupid for feeling that way.

May 28 2010 at 11:00 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Denis

Really? Lost all took place in Jack's head? I guess we were just watching different shows Sunday night.

You say how Lost should've had all of its plotlines known ahead of time. Well, think of all the other shows that came about in the wake of Lost's success that had some mythology and 5-season plotlines as part of their selling point. Now, think about how many of those are still on the air today?

Lost may not have answered everything and even if the writers were making everything up as they went (which I highly doubt), they still provided for a more satisfying television show and finale than most others out there.

May 27 2010 at 1:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Adam

Every site keeps saying this is going to be on the Complete Collection. As someone who bought the first 5 seasons on blu ray I'm going to be pretty pissed if it isn't included on the Season 6 blu ray as well.

May 27 2010 at 12:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Adrian

It will be on both the Season 6 and the DVD set, according to Dark UFO, which tends to be reliable.
Also, say it with me, "backdoor pilot" anyone?

May 27 2010 at 12:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Chas Winterbottom

Wait, so Michael Emerson and Ellen shop at the same clothing stores?

May 27 2010 at 12:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
RJ

"Not sure why the host gives the theory about it "all being in Jack's head," since that's an odd way to look at what happened."

...Because it's Kevin Pereira

May 27 2010 at 12:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Chas Winterbottom

Zing!

May 27 2010 at 12:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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