The name thing, I've concluded is intentional. It might not be that each character was named specifically, but no one's name is more than 2 syllables, there are groups of names with the same letter, most of the names that can be shortened are (with the exception of Michael).

Now, whether this is supposed to be symbolic or the naming is an artifact of writing structure, I don't know.

However, I just found a scenario that will tick me off WRT "Lost." I'm not sure how many have seen the movie Identity with John Cusak. Well, without laying plain a spoiler, if "Lost" ends up anything like that movie I think I will take a hostage.

You all have been warned.

Discussion is ongoing in Bureaucracy as to the thread title.

Still not sure we should have a semi-spoiler for non-NAFDA-ians in the title.

I'm with you on the Identity thing. I detested that movie. I called the "twist" less than halfway through and spent the rest of the movie appalled at how heavy-handed and awful it was.

I really don't want Lost to have a cheat ending like that or the purgatory thing. I'd feel let down.

I lost all interest in seeing Identity when someone mentioned that the twist was the same as the one in Donald Kaufman's screenplay in Adaptation.

However, I just found a scenario that will tick me off WRT "Lost." I'm not sure how many have seen the movie Identity with John Cusak. Well, without laying plain a spoiler, if "Lost" ends up anything like that movie I think I will take a hostage.

You all have been warned.

But... Now I'm all curious and stuff.

And Google was not helpful. At all.

Mia,

watch the movie. Then come back here and bitch about it. We will empathize.

Jessica,

While I didn't LOVE the movie you mentioned, in some ways that "twist" is something that didn't even hit me the same way that "Identity" did. I actually cussed a blue streak for about 5 minutes after seeing "Identity". I was really pissed.

I actually cussed a blue streak for about 5 minutes after seeing "Identity". I was really pissed.

Oh I believe it. After all, in Adaptation, that "twist" is a joke. The reason it's in Donald's screenplay is because Donald is supposed to be a laughably crappy writer. I laughed and laughed when I found out someone had written it for real.

Mia,

watch the movie. Then come back here and bitch about it. We will empathize.

Sheesh, I have to watch the movie? That seems like a lot of work. Can't I just have the cliff notes version? I was all ready to bitch about it now.

Anyway, I have faith that the twist will be really good. And I'm in the camp that thinks this is some kind of alternate dimension/Bermuda-like triangle thingie.

Jessica,

(laughing) okay, you made me feel better. I really should have been laughing at the end of the movie, not cussing. :-)

[edited to include referent]

I started a meara, but ... there was too much. I had fun reading through all the posts, though. Thread makes me happy.

Read The Stand, but I seem to remember only very disturbing snippets. Did not read Watership Down. Might do.

I don't think they're dead. I just don't. Kind of on the, "It's the first tricksy thing that occurred to me, so they're not going to do that." premise. Who knows, though ... maybe they've thought of a way to make it interesting. In any case, I don't think they're dead.

My theory about Jack and his father is slightly different than what I've read here ... I think he did something like turn his father in for doing something doctory while under the influence, casuing his father to flee in shame. I do think Jack's a doctor, but I think there are ... issues.