I have to tell you, ABC totally has learned how to do the viral thing with Lost in its roster.
To commemorate the final season, there’s 16 “top designers and artists” who also are fans of the show who have been commissioned “to create artwork celebrating one of the series’ most memorable, and unforgettable, ‘water cooler’ moments.” They are made in series of 300, all are hand-signed and numbered and measure 18×24. Look to cost $50.
Seems as if they’re being rolled out one a week and the first one was Hurley-centric, including nods to the meteor hitting Mr. Cluck’s, Connect 4 and Leonard and the car chase that ended in his capture. It has glow-in-the-dark elements on it, too.
The second was Locke-centric, “Just don’t tell him what he can’t do,” and designed very much in a classic movie-poster style. It’s already sold out.
The most recent one unveiled is the Dharma VW van, made out of flowers.
All the others just have a big ? on them.
Oh, and as io9 pointed out, they’re all being sold by “Ronie Midfew Arts,” which is “likely an anagram for “Widmore Fine Arts.”
Have I mentioned how much I love this show yet how crazy it makes me?
And speaking of Lost:
• TVOvermind has the news that the puppetmaster from Heroes has signed on for Lost’s final season. Not much known about who Eric Doyle will play, though it’s supposed he’ll either be Melky or Russell (see the next bullet point for explanation.
• Dark UFO had some casting info:
[MELKY] Male, 30s to 40s, any ethnicity. Dangerous looking guy that can be surprisingly calm. Runs a seedy chop shop and not someone to be messed with; has handled many dicey situations and is not thrown by anything…NICE CO-STAR
[JENNY] Female, early 30s, any ethnicity. Yuppie, sweet, happy and well off. Never had any problems until she receives heart-breaking news that tears her world apart. While dealing with her personal crisis, she then has to deliver bad news to someone else knowing it will hurt them, too…CO-STAR
[RUSSELL] Male, late 20s to early 40s, any ethnicity. Tough guy who takes no gruff from anyone. Executes orders efficiently but has a nice, compassionate streak that surfaces from time to time…CO-STAR
Now, what “NICE CO-STAR” means as opposed to “CO-STAR,” one can only guess. I keep going back and forth between thinking it means he’s a good guy and thinking it just means it’s a big role or has the potential to come back for more.
Or, of course, none of the above, and Cuse and Darlton knew this would get out, so they’re screwing with us by saying something like that. They’re for the third episode of the season
All this just makes me want Season 6 to come soooo much sooner than January. But knowing it’s the end, I don’t want it to start too soon, because that means it’ll come to an end that much earlier.