# Lost Returns! Thursday, Jan 31 at 9pm! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 18, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398 "2007-12-18T00:07:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/21 "2007-12-18T20:46:06Z")
[QUOTE=simster] Thursday nights - opposite of CSI and Supernatural. ( **while I can see them ignoring Supernatural** , CSI is still leading Thursday nites, right?) Or are they counting on being the only ‘new’ show on Thursday for 8 weeks? [/QUOTE] (emphasis mine) :eek: :mad: ☹ (;)) There are already a handful of spoilers out there for the first episode–The Beginning of the End–and it’s supposed to center on… **(serious spoilers below!)** …Hurley. And there’s supposed to be some stuff about this brilliant mathematician Russell and this cold evil villain type Arthur Stevens and something about the Dharma van and I have no idea. Honest. Episode 2’s called “Confirmed Dead” and focuses on the freighter people; episode 3’s called “The Economist” and centers on Sayid with a flashforward. Episode 4 is maybe Kate-centric and episode 5 is possibly Desmond-centric (apparently we’ll find out what he did to get booted out of the army) and episode 6 is supposed to be Juliet-centric. Episode 7’s called “Ji Yeon” and focuses on Sun / Jin–with another flashforward, and possibly a funeral. And Episode 8 might be …Michael-centric! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/22 "2007-12-18T21:10:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Scene: Unknown person talking to Jack > Unknown: Rescuing your people… I can’t really say that’s our primary objective. Though it’s not listed on his IMDB profile, I am positive this UNKNOWN is Jeremy Davies. Really excited about the return. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/23 "2007-12-18T21:44:47Z")
Does \*CSI \*have any episodes left for next year, considering the writers’ strike? ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/24 "2007-12-18T21:48:31Z")
[QUOTE=John Mace] Does \*CSI \*have any episodes left for next year, considering the writers’ strike? [/QUOTE] According to this, probably not by then: > [@](#): > > CSI: Eleven episodes will be produced. Ten episodes have aired, so there is \*\*one \*\* left. > > CSI: NY: Fourteen episodes will be produced. Eleven episodes have aired, so there are \*\*three \*\* left. [http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Strike-Chart-Long/800026937](http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Strike-Chart-Long/800026937) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/25 "2007-12-18T21:54:25Z")
[QUOTE=Gfactor] According to this, probably not by then: [http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Strike-Chart-Long/800026937](http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Strike-Chart-Long/800026937) [/QUOTE] With \*24 \*out of the running, \*Lost \*may be the only new non-reality show on the networks by then. That should help boost the ratings! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/26 "2007-12-18T22:03:38Z")
[QUOTE=anamnesis] but we all realize that the commercials have never had _anything_ to do with what actually happens, right? ABC’s trailers remind me of those Youtube recuts and mashups of popular movies which make them out to be something completely different than what they are (i.e. The Shining as a heartwarming comedy) 😃 [/QUOTE] You’ve got that right! For example the short cut of Locke pointing the gun at Ben saying “Goodbye Benjamen” looks like Locke is going to finally kill Ben. But when it airs it’s probably just Locke saying goodbye to Ben because he’s trying to leave the island. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/27 "2007-12-18T22:29:33Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] Though it’s not listed on his IMDB profile, I am positive this UNKNOWN is Jeremy Davies. [/QUOTE] At first I thought it was the guy who plays Dr.Doug Murphy from Scrubs, but now I think you’re right. ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/28 "2007-12-19T15:02:45Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] Though it’s not listed on his IMDB profile, I am positive this UNKNOWN is Jeremy Davies. [/QUOTE] That is correct. The “You want to know why we are here?” character is played by Ken Leung. I do know who the characters are, Davies’ character is “Daniel Faraday” and Leung’s character is “Miles Russell” but thought that info may be a bit too spoilery. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/29 "2007-12-19T16:00:57Z")
So, should we start getting repeats of last season’s episodes pretty soon? ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/30 "2007-12-20T01:08:35Z")
[QUOTE=Gfactor] [http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Strike-Chart-Long/800026937](http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Strike-Chart-Long/800026937) [/QUOTE] Excellent link, but some of those numbers seem off. Or maybe they just started reruns to stretch out the season. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/31 "2007-12-20T02:46:59Z")
[QUOTE=Oslo Ostragoth] Excellent link, but some of those numbers seem off. Or maybe they just started reruns to stretch out the season. [/QUOTE] They always do reruns during December. ---
**Author:** ![MTRG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@MTRG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTRG)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/32 "2007-12-20T14:17:52Z")
Looks like Sawyer took some acting classes over the break… “Same thing I’ve always done, Kate. Surviving” ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/33 "2007-12-20T17:43:42Z")
Is anyone else having trouble getting the Missing Pieces videos to play from the [ABC site](http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/missingpieces/index?pn=index)? I can get the trailer and other videos to display fine on the main Lost page, but this page just shows “your video is loading” no matter what I do. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/34 "2007-12-20T21:56:06Z")
A friend of mine noticed at the end of the new trailer when it shows the graphic LOST: The Return over a picture of the island, the reflection in the water of the island is actually a city skyline. Has this always been like this? ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/35 "2007-12-20T22:12:36Z")
Pointless observation: the music from the first 25 seconds is from A Silver Mount Zion song called “Tho you are gone I still walk”. I thought it was weird because it’s a pretty obscure piece of music, and didn’t especially fit with the action on screen. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/36 "2007-12-21T00:02:21Z")
[QUOTE=borschevsky] Is anyone else having trouble getting the Missing Pieces videos to play from the [ABC site](http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/missingpieces/index?pn=index)? I can get the trailer and other videos to display fine on the main Lost page, but this page just shows “your video is loading” no matter what I do. [/QUOTE] The same thing’s happened to me–I keep wondering if the videos aren’t available to play in Canada at all… ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/37 "2007-12-21T01:29:41Z")
[QUOTE=John Mace] With \*24 \*out of the running, \*Lost \*may be the only new non-reality show on the networks by then. That should help boost the ratings! 🙂 [/QUOTE] The new season of _Law & Order_ is also scheduled to premiere in January. No idea why they held it back so long, and also no idea whether they started production before the writers’ strike. ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/38 "2007-12-26T20:50:39Z")
In case anyone needs a refresher before the new season [here’s everything you need to know about _Lost_ in 8 minutes and 15 seconds](http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index?pn=index). ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/39 "2007-12-26T20:55:59Z")
[QUOTE=Oslo Ostragoth] Excellent link, but some of those numbers seem off. Or maybe they just started reruns to stretch out the season. [/QUOTE] For those interested, who haven’t already stumbled across it: [Ask the Screenwriter with the Master List - How many Episodes Left?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=449122) ---
**Author:** ![Aioua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@Aioua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aioua)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398/40 "2007-12-26T21:04:53Z")
[QUOTE=tanstaafl] In case anyone needs a refresher before the new season [here’s everything you need to know about _Lost_ in 8 minutes and 15 seconds](http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index?pn=index). [/QUOTE] 😃 My mom and I are going to attempt to watch the first three season between now and the 31st. It’s gonna be _some_ month. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-returns-thursday-jan-31-at-9pm/430398.md?page=3)