As I am new to the T.V. show " Lost ", I'm only vaguely aware of some of the theories about the shows mysteries. I stand behind those who believe the show to be the best on television. I will attempt to discuss a few elements of the show that strike a chord of familiarity in my life and in the research I have conducted in the past few years, incorporating these ideas into my science fiction writing.
Nikola Tesla and his research in electricity and magnetism, that led up to the bizarre and still unexplained Philadelphia Experiment in the 40's, was behind the research later conducted at Montauk, N.J. in the 50's by
the U. S. Air Force theoretically to discover the potentials powers of electromagnetic waves. Conspiracy theorists have gone as far as to say that they can create horrific monsters and control minds, in a broad sense. Like whole towns of people controlled by sound waves to be more productive or the theory also was that Tesla's ideas could be used to control the weather or even develop a massive weapon.
So as I have newly arrived on the island, a newbie, the shows writing has been eagerly anticipated through writings of my own, such as " Arteries of the Earth " and " The Other Side" which I intend to make available online soon.
My theories about the show are based on what I've read, of course and the reviews I've heard of the shows, and interviews, etc, I realise there is probably nothing new here, but I blog on hoping some one finds something interesting. One theory I have is based on the old " gifted and talented classes" in school. Where those with special talents or gifts were offered to go to class with others like them selves. I see the island as a home to mainly the " found" and the rest of civilisation are the lost...
Or perhaps Atlantis has resurfaced as a time and space travelling island that has over time evolved into a living entity. With its eccentric powers of control over its inhabitants stretch much farther than just the physical island itself, but throughout the entire world. Its reach delving into dark places and bright areas to try and fix certain broken sections of our human existence.Another theory I have is that the island is a Purgatory between earth and heaven, with souls trapped on it until they determine their fate by their decisions and actions. Covered on the outside by layers of dirt and grass and jungle, while deep within lies a great machine. Perhaps a vast super computer that has come alive and exists as a life form, in constant search for new inhabitants. Or an alternate dimension, rich for plundering but protected by its people by some powerful means.
Maybe the island is miniature in size and in the center of a vast octagonal table with rich people gathered around using the cast as pawns in a game. Using mind control and pitting peoples lives against one another in an all too realistic island battlefield.
I like the fact that old episodes of Survivor and Gilligan's island seem to have been satirised in a few episodes of the show. And the dedication to allot of the old movies, comic books and science fiction novels interspersed into the plot like so much seasoning into a Delicious meal. This has led to the feeling as we watch that we as an audience are all inclusive..a part of the island as well.
Early this year , I had only heard of the show and seen half an episode and had changed the channel, confused. So, a total non islander, I bought a calender for the 2009 year for our wall. I just noticed when flipping to May that it is an " Islands " calender. Hmmmmmm....
I watched the first four years on DVD my fiend Megan loaned me and have been totally amazed by the incredible work in the writing and acting on the show.
I like the fact that old episodes of Survivor and Gilligan's island seem to have been satirised in a few episodes of the show. And the dedication to allot of the old movies, comic books and science fiction novels interspersed into the plot like so much seasoning into a Delicious meal. This has led to the feeling as we watch that we as an audience are all inclusive..a part of the island as well.
Early this year , I had only heard of the show and seen half an episode and had changed the channel, confused. So, a total non islander, I bought a calender for the 2009 year for our wall. I just noticed when flipping to May that it is an " Islands " calender. Hmmmmmm....
I watched the first four years on DVD my fiend Megan loaned me and have been totally amazed by the incredible work in the writing and acting on the show.
One theory I have is that Hurley bought the island and is secretly behind everything...He is an awesome actor and extremely funny in his interviews. Let's say he bought it and is in partnership with Ben and Widmore...Maybe Desmond is Widmores man or a die-hard Dharmaniac. After giving Vin Diesel's "the Chronicles of Riddick " another look last night, I get the feeling more and more that Doc Jenson's theory of an underground element to the Lost story is very probable. A group hidden deep within the island, unable to surface but able to control things from deep below through mysterious abilities yet to be discovered by us, the viewer's. Or a huge group of Dharma people in a vast underground facility that is still up and running with doorways to the mainland, and both time and space travel. There is so much ties to the ancient Egyptian times that I believe there are many links to the far away past in the islands history, that include the Egyptians amazing potential abilities in conversing with the dead, Resurrection and even immortality. I know Richard definitely looks and has captured in his acting and in their amazing makeup and film work, the " timeless " appearance.
The show is powerful and exciting, the actors and the writing are both incredible to see. When working or traveling about, I hear lots of lyrics from classic rock which does appear to be incorporated into the show. From Charley's tattoo " Living is easy with eyes closed...", the old Beatles song " Strawberry Fields", which continues, " misunderstanding all you see.." to the Bachman-Turner Overdrive song, " Taking Care of Business", with " You get up every morning with the alarm clocks warning, take the 815 into the city...
I have thoroughly enjoyed the show and hope to learn more about the hidden plot as we watch season 6. The last 5 years are really excellent and I look forward to the rest of the episodes. The theories behind the writing of the show remain a mystery, but guessing at what lies deep within the island... continues.
Desmond-centric thoughts: Can he save the day? ("Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast."-'Ace' Rimmer, from BBC's "Red Dwarf"),..Desmond Hume has become a pivotal player in the upcoming "Lost" finale. Is his ability to withstand long periods of intense EM, as shown when he was exposed to the "Tesla " coil? When he turned the fail-safe key , exploding the hatch, did he obtain powers like Magneto, from X-men? To defeat MIB, does he somehow go back in time to assist the universe in it's unfortunate way of correcting it's course? --("I'll see you in another life, Brutha...")--Does he go back in time and stop Jacob from going into his fit of rage, making his fateful mistake? ("Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?"=="Of course it is happening inside your head Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?"--Harry Potter and Dumbldore) ("He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it")--Douglas Adams--Desmond, either insane, or is also a key factor in the FST. He appears to be taking as many as he can to either the "Lamp post" or to Dr. Chang's Museum.--(Now this place I've got to see, where Island artifacts may still exist from the sunken island.) If Desmond were able to visit Jacob in the past, under other Mother's nose, would it help him contain his rage? Would he stop MIB from killing her also? When she told MIB "Thank you...--...was she grateful to die or knew it would lead to Jacob's rage? Can MIB be destroyed? He seems invulnerable. ("I take a dim view of watching my own destruction.")-Jack from the 1956 "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"--Or can he only be contained? ("There was a bomb! He — he ate it!") - Lois Lane...("I'm this time-bomb of responsibility waiting to go off." - Claire, season one,...Jack steps up to the plate...("I'm not a leader!", "And yet they all treat you like one." - Jack and Locke) He sailed into a hurricane and ran aground on the island. The night he turned the light on in the hatch, he probably saved Locke's sanity. ("In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit."--Tolkien) Now, with his sacrifice, he could save the island, and the world. Contradicting Eloise Hawking's words to Desmond... "pushing the button is the most important thing you'll ever do", or maybe it was then....("There are names among us that are worth more than a thousand mail-clad knights apiece." - Gandalf) Later, in the hospital, to Penny, she said,..."for the first time in a long time,I dont know whats about to happen"..When she chooses a ring, before telling Desmond not to buy it, Eloise says..."I have just the thing. This won't blind any queens, to be sure, but still has the sparkle of life." later, when he refuses to give the ring back, she says, cryptically, "...And if you don't do those things, Desmond David Hume, every single one of us is dead. So give me that sodding ring." Perhaps, our time traveled "Hobbit" is carrying the "ring" of destiny, into a dark past to regain a light in "losties" future?
("So we saved the world together for a while, and that was lovely."-Desmond)-----------------Jacob say's, "It only ends once..." If the End's always the same, then how does it end? Does MIB use Desmondo, by claiming to kill Penny? Make him turn the donkey wheel? "If we get involved in a nuclear war, would the electromagnetic pulses from exploding bombs damage my videotapes?"-Anon----"Those who study the complex interplay of cause and effect in the history of the Universe say that this sort of thing is going on all the time, but that we are powerless to prevent it."-Douglas Adams, in reference to the end of the Universe.---"I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it"- Jack Handey, "Deep Thoughts"---"The earth? Oh the earth will be gone in a few seconds...I'm going to blow it up. It's obstructing my view of Venus."-Marvin the Martian--The islands destroyed, humanity's out of time, evil incarnate rules the planet? Has this already happened? -------------Never, never land and the "Lost" boys... Remember Kate and Sawyer's getting smashed, playing the 'Never' game?---("You say 'I never', and then you finish the sentence. If it's something you did, you drink. If it's something you never did, you don't drink... Learn by example. I never kissed a man. Now you drink, 'cause you've kissed a man.")-Sawyer, "I never wore pink."-Kate,-- Well, here goes..I never watched an episode of "Lost" and at commercial break, picked up my jaw off the floor and carefully returned my eyes to my head...(drinking...)
Desmond-centric thoughts: Can he save the day? ("Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast."-'Ace' Rimmer, from BBC's "Red Dwarf"),..Desmond Hume has become a pivotal player in the upcoming "Lost" finale. Is his ability to withstand long periods of intense EM, as shown when he was exposed to the "Tesla " coil? When he turned the fail-safe key , exploding the hatch, did he obtain powers like Magneto, from X-men? To defeat MIB, does he somehow go back in time to assist the universe in it's unfortunate way of correcting it's course? --("I'll see you in another life, Brutha...")--Does he go back in time and stop Jacob from going into his fit of rage, making his fateful mistake? ("Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?"=="Of course it is happening inside your head Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?"--Harry Potter and Dumbldore) ("He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it")--Douglas Adams--Desmond, either insane, or is also a key factor in the FST. He appears to be taking as many as he can to either the "Lamp post" or to Dr. Chang's Museum.--(Now this place I've got to see, where Island artifacts may still exist from the sunken island.) If Desmond were able to visit Jacob in the past, under other Mother's nose, would it help him contain his rage? Would he stop MIB from killing her also? When she told MIB "Thank you...--...was she grateful to die or knew it would lead to Jacob's rage? Can MIB be destroyed? He seems invulnerable. ("I take a dim view of watching my own destruction.")-Jack from the 1956 "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"--Or can he only be contained? ("There was a bomb! He — he ate it!") - Lois Lane...("I'm this time-bomb of responsibility waiting to go off." - Claire, season one,...Jack steps up to the plate...("I'm not a leader!", "And yet they all treat you like one." - Jack and Locke) He sailed into a hurricane and ran aground on the island. The night he turned the light on in the hatch, he probably saved Locke's sanity. ("In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit."--Tolkien) Now, with his sacrifice, he could save the island, and the world. Contradicting Eloise Hawking's words to Desmond... "pushing the button is the most important thing you'll ever do", or maybe it was then....("There are names among us that are worth more than a thousand mail-clad knights apiece." - Gandalf) Later, in the hospital, to Penny, she said,..."for the first time in a long time,I dont know whats about to happen"..When she chooses a ring, before telling Desmond not to buy it, Eloise says..."I have just the thing. This won't blind any queens, to be sure, but still has the sparkle of life." later, when he refuses to give the ring back, she says, cryptically, "...And if you don't do those things, Desmond David Hume, every single one of us is dead. So give me that sodding ring." Perhaps, our time traveled "Hobbit" is carrying the "ring" of destiny, into a dark past to regain a light in "losties" future?
("So we saved the world together for a while, and that was lovely."-Desmond)-----------------Jacob say's, "It only ends once..." If the End's always the same, then how does it end? Does MIB use Desmondo, by claiming to kill Penny? Make him turn the donkey wheel? "If we get involved in a nuclear war, would the electromagnetic pulses from exploding bombs damage my videotapes?"-Anon----"Those who study the complex interplay of cause and effect in the history of the Universe say that this sort of thing is going on all the time, but that we are powerless to prevent it."-Douglas Adams, in reference to the end of the Universe.---"I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it"- Jack Handey, "Deep Thoughts"---"The earth? Oh the earth will be gone in a few seconds...I'm going to blow it up. It's obstructing my view of Venus."-Marvin the Martian--The islands destroyed, humanity's out of time, evil incarnate rules the planet? Has this already happened? -------------Never, never land and the "Lost" boys... Remember Kate and Sawyer's getting smashed, playing the 'Never' game?---("You say 'I never', and then you finish the sentence. If it's something you did, you drink. If it's something you never did, you don't drink... Learn by example. I never kissed a man. Now you drink, 'cause you've kissed a man.")-Sawyer, "I never wore pink."-Kate,-- Well, here goes..I never watched an episode of "Lost" and at commercial break, picked up my jaw off the floor and carefully returned my eyes to my head...(drinking...)
