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Twitter'Lost': J.J. Abrams talks about spoilers
DocArzt beat me to it, but this article written by J.J. Abrams is too damn good to not pass on to as many people as possible. J.J. is like E.F. Hutton: when he talks, people should listen. Especially if those people are "Lost" fans.
J.J. is the guest editor for Wired this week, and chose "mystery" as the theme of the issue. Makes sense, if you know the man's body of work. What intrigued me most in the article he provided for the issue is a topic near and dear to my own heart: spoilers. Here's what he has to say about "Lost" in particular.
After that, he deals with the spoiler-centric day and age in which we all live.
Well, it's not my preferred choice, that's for certain. And I know most of you feel the same. Anyways, as we enter into the last few weeks of the season here, I thought it appropriate that J.J. dropped the above science at this particular time. So I promise to keep this a spoiler-free sight not only through the end of Season 5, but Season 6 as well.
I'd love to tell you I'm doing it for you; but honestly? I'm doing it for me. I want the discovery and the wonder of the journey ahead to remain untainted.
What about you? Take the poll below, and share your thoughts in the comments.
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Trailers and Sneak peeks are enough for me these days. I learnt my lesson at the end of season 3.
That was a great article. J.J. has his pulse on what makes a great story for sure.
I definitely avoid spoilers myself, unless you count looking up officially released information like cast lists and previews. I figure, if the studio releases it, they probably don't consider it spoilerish themselves, so I don't either.
Can't stand spoilers. I've gotta agree with JJ on this. Spoilers totally destroy all excitement for me. I know some people seek them out, but for me, I don't get it. I mean, why even watch if you already know what's gonna happen. Also, I know spoilers are out there for people to find, but I think it's worse when the actual networks or shows themselves leak things out. I for one couldn't stand that they said Michael was coming back (just a few weeks after season 3). Sure, we could have guessed he was gonna be on the Kahana, but wouldn't it have been better if the announcement wasn't made (or if his name wasn't in the credits)?
i don't even read the EW pre-show articles. no spoilerage here, thanks! i do watch the "next time, on Lost" right after the show, but that's it.
here, here, JJ!
Did spoilers S1 & S2. The thirst to "know" was great then, but it definately colored my expectations of each epi. Most of the time the actual execution exceeded those expectations, but some of the shock was blunted. Starting S3, I went spoiler-free. Every episode now is fresh and shocking.
"site" not "sight" sorry, pet peeve.
This is what JJ Abrams is all about.
Go and listen to his speech at TED (http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/j_j_abrams_mystery_box.html) - this is JJ Abrams and ALL of his TV shows and movies in a nutshell. He LOVES the journey and all the mystery that goes with it yet I've rarely seen his end game match the journey. I hope that Lost is the exception.
That speach about the magic box is really very good. I watched it a long time ago, but I never get tired of listening to it.
As for spoilers, I don't even watch previews and sneak peeks. As Ryan said a while back, moments like Alex's appearance make my spoiler-fobia worth it.
i'm squarely with you Ryan about a spoiler-free zone, it may be for you but then we benefit too. :) JJ said it well. sure i'll watch the preview scenes that follow the epi's (don't consider those spoilers). i found with LOST, if i don't over-think or over-analyze or over-predict, i just enjoy the COOL ride. and it's been a great one.
This reminds me of a conversation I once had with my mum. Now, I prefer to stay spoiler-free, but my mum has a habit of reading the endings of books when she's only about 20 pages in. She does it to tell whether she should finish the book -- if she can figure out how they got from point A to point Z, she's not going to bother. So for her, the important thing IS the journey, and not the end.