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Prop Cup 2009 - Round 2, Matches 1 & 2

2009-11-15T13:20:00.000Z

So, here we go with Round 2, and there are sure to be some tough choices ahead. All round 2 polls have been randomly drawn. Polls allow for multiple voting, as was the case in Round 1. Choose carefully, and good luck to the props.

As always, feel free to comment via the blog, and you can also partake in a more in-depth discussion via the forum - Prop Cup 2009 Discussion Thread

Match 1: Perhaps one of the most unsettling props to date, the cabin chair kept us on the edge of our seats. Ben later admitted to lying about seeing Jacob in the chair, but will the emergence of the "Man in Black" give the chair new meaning? The Virgin Mary Statues have been on a journey that rivals even our Losties' journey; from the innocence of charity, to the darkness of drug smuggling, and then crashing down onto the mysterious island. The Frozen Donkey Wheel provided a moment that turned everything on its head. An icey wheel that, when turned, would transport a person (or animal) across the world and into the future. Need anything else be said? Wow. The Sonic Fence was Dharma's defence against the hostiles, but was also proven useful against the Smoke Monster. Still, it was no match for Richard.

Match 2: The Swan Station Countdown Timer was last year's Prop Cup Winner, and deservedly so. The anticipation that came with watching the clock tick down is unrivalled, and who can forget the first time that those daunting hieroglyphic symbols appeared? The Fuselage Wreckage represents Oceanic Flight 815, as well as our Losties' survival in the weeks following the crash. You only need think back to the opening scene of the Pilot episode to appreciate it's magnificence. The Ajira Plane played a pivotal role in reuniting some of our favourite Losties. It provided some great scenes, such as the Oceanic 6 (almost) reunion, the reveal of Locke's suicide note, and of course Frank's outstanding landing skills. Locke's Drawing of the Smoke Monster pretty much cemented into stone that Locke was special. At a young age, decades before arriving on the island, he somehow knew of the future that awaited him, even if only subconsciously.

Which props will you vote for today?

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Please note: Round 2 polls are multiple choice, meaning that you may vote for more than one prop in each poll. Two props will proceed from each Round 2 poll.

LOST Half-Hour Affiliate Special

2009-11-14T11:22:00.002Z

Thanks to Pavan for the following.

LOST Half-Hour Affiliate Special
This program will be offered to ABC affiliates in an exclusive window the weekend of January 9-10, 2010 and will be available in a shared window with ABC Cable networks until the season premiere (to be announced shortly).

What began with a plane crash has turned into a worldwide phenomenon. And now, with its sixth and final season about to begin, discover how and why LOST has captured the imagination of a global audience and reshaped the way the world watches television. Relive the biggest moments of one of the most significant dramas in television and celebrate LOST.

New Lost Season 6 Poster?

2009-11-14T11:08:00.005Z

Update: 16:30 Confirmed at fan art here. Thanks to jimmiboy for the link.

Update: 11:30 We've been receiving various emails/Tweets etc and it appears that this is most likely fan made. Still pretty good though.

Thanks to Matthew who sent to this to me. We're not 100% sure this is a real poster and we're still trying to confirm.

ODI LOST Podcast Update!!

2009-11-14T02:46:00.002Z

Hey All,
I know it has been a while, but yes we are still alive! Thanks to everyone that has emailed us, commented or checked via Twitter as to when a new podcast will be up and ready to go?!?

If you are one of those people you have gotten my reply that we have a couple of them recorded and just need time to edit them. Unfortunately the time to edit takes a bit longer than the time I have had recently.

Yes the site is still active, but the fact is it takes several hours to edit and trim our podcast so you get the best possible podcast we can currently put out.

Why do I have less time all of a sudden? Well basically because of the economic times I have had to put more time into my work and I have taken on some extra projects.

One of those projects was a re-design of The ODI site. The main change to the look is done, but it is a work in progress and one element we are adding to the site is creating a stand alone podcast page!! This was some thing many of you requested so we are in the process of doing that, but for now there is at least a tab in the top menu bar you can click to find all of the previous podcasts.

Eventually that podcast page will be linked from that tab. The new page hopefully will have some other features we are looking into and will also include podcasts on other subjects and shows! Some of you might already know that I have started a Weekly Sports Podcast with another fellow LOST fan Mister Payne and we have been Tweeting about it for the last several weeks.

So if you are a sports fan you can head to www.nopaynenoglory.com or click here to subscribe via iTunes.

Now besides all these good things, as promised we will still be putting out LOST podcasts and as I mentioned above we do have two podcasts already recorded from the last couple of months and will be recording a third tomorrow.

Here is a breakdown of what you should expect from us soon:

1) Comic Con Recap, yes maybe a bit out dated, but I talk about my experience this year, meeting fellow LOST fans, going to the panels and missing my podcast partners. Karen, Vozzek and I also provide you with our thoughts on this year's LOST Panel, the Comic Con Viral videos and talk a little about Season 6

2) Karen and I decided to bring on another special guest in LOST recapper Erika Olsen from LongLiveLocke.com . We have never chatted with her before and Vozzek joined us to make for a very interesting podcast and round table of all things LOST.

3) Tomorrow Karen and I will be recording a podcast with Billy Ray Gaillon, who plays the recurring character Randy Nations aka Locke's Box Company Boss and Hurley's Mr. Cluck's employee. We are planning to chat with him about what he is currently working on, his role on LOST and more!

If you have any questions for him, please feel to leave a comment or email us at: mrtheodi@gmail.com

Also you can find a ton of info about Billy Ray on Lostpedia here: http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Billy_Ray_Gallion

Well that is it for now and once again thanks for all the patience and I promise to get you guys some podcasts soon to help you through the last few months of this hiatus!!

Only TWO months left until Season 6!!

Namaste

Prop Cup 2009 - Round 1, Matches 23 & 24

2009-11-13T12:17:00.003Z

UPDATE: Congratulations go to the Swan Station Orientation Film, The Freighter, The Mysterious Cabin, and the Swan Station Wall Mural.

Round 1 is now over, with Round 2 set to begin. Round 2 will begin tomorrow (Sunday). Looking forward to it. It is going to offer up some tough choices!

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Congratulations to the Orchid Time Travel Pod, Hurley's Guitar Case, Locke's Wheelchair, and the Driveshaft ring.

As always, feel free to comment via the blog, and you can also partake in a more in-depth discussion via the forum - Prop Cup 2009 Discussion Thread

Match 23: Chang's 8:15 alarm clock competes against Caesar's shotgun, little Ben's sandwiches, Daniel's Dharma hardhat, the ever popular Swan Station Orientation film, and the sizeable Freighter.

Match 24: The metal Ajira container was an important piece of Season 5, but how will it do against the blue Dharma jeep, the Swan site digger, the Swan Station wall mural, the mysterious cabin (formerly known as Jacob's cabin), and Locke's magnificent knife set.

Which props will you vote for today?

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Please note: Round 1 polls are multiple choice, meaning that you may vote for more than one prop in each poll. Two props will proceed from each Round 1 poll.

Prop Cup 2009 - Round 1, Matches 21 & 22

2009-11-12T11:59:00.004Z

Congratulations to yesterday's winners; Jeremy Bentham's Coffin, Locke's Suicide Letter, Daniel's Journal, and the Room 23 Brainwash Glasses. They all proceed to round 2. Now on with the penultimate matches of Round 1.

As always, feel free to comment via the blog, and you can also partake in a more in-depth discussion via the forum - Prop Cup 2009 Discussion Thread

Match 21: Can Richard's "Black Rock" in a bottle sail through against Ilana's head bandage, the Orchid time travel pod, Hurley's guitar case, the metal pipes that killed Phil, and Hurley's Star Wars script.

Match 22: Sayid's chicken goes up against the body bag that Horace gave to Miles, fan favourite and old time prop Locke's wheelchair, Penny's letter to Desmond, Charlie's Driveshaft ring, and comedy piece Hurley's Hot Pocket.

Which props will you vote for today?

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Please note: Round 1 polls are multiple choice, meaning that you may vote for more than one prop in each poll. Two props will proceed from each Round 1 poll.

Google Friends Connect

2009-11-11T22:30:00.001Z

As you may have noticed over in the sidebar there is a new "gadget" called Friends Connect. This is a tool recently released by Google that will hopefully allow us to bring some new features to the site and make it easier for people to login and comment and connect with others. It basically allows you to login once to a site that supports Google Friends Connect and whenever you visit a site with it installed you simple click Join. There is no need to create new logins/ids passwords etc. So if you run a blog/website add a friends connect gadget to your site.

I've added a Friends Connect gadget to both DarkUFO and all the various sections and one to SpoilerTV.

So try it out and feel free to add me as a friend :)

You can read more about Friends Connect here and below is little video demonstration.

Prop Cup 2009 - Round 1, Matches 19 & 20

2009-11-11T12:55:00.002Z

Congratulations go to yesterday's winners; the photo of Desmond & Penny, Michael's Raft, Eko's Stick, and the Orchid Station Orientation Video.

As always, feel free to comment via the blog, and you can also partake in a more in-depth discussion via the forum - Prop Cup 2009 Discussion Thread

Match 19: Christian's dress shoes (those borrowed by Locke), go up against Flocke's favourite mango, Frank's helicopter, "Bentham's" casket, Danielle's rifle (that used to kill her "sick" friends), and John Locke's suicide note to Jack.

Match 20: Oldham's truth serum aims to compete against little Ben's glasses, big Ben's reincarnation van, the French raft, the ever popular Daniel's journal, and old favourite the Room 23 Brainwashing Glasses.

Which props will you vote for today?

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Please note: Round 1 polls are multiple choice, meaning that you may vote for more than one prop in each poll. Two props will proceed from each Round 1 poll.

Lost University Tutoring Session 1

2009-11-11T07:19:00.003Z

Thanks to cypher80b for the heads up.

Lost University

Prop Cup 2009 - Round 1, Matches 17 & 18

2009-11-10T12:42:00.002Z

Congratulations go to the Circle of Ash, the Swan Station Countdown Timer, the Virgin Mary Statues, and the Fuselage Wreckage. In what many might consider an early upset, Hurley's Lottery Ticket just narrowly misses out on a Round 2 place.

As always, feel free to comment via the blog, and you can also partake in a more in-depth discussion via the forum - Prop Cup 2009 Discussion Thread

Match 17: Central Season 1 prop Michael's Raft, sees competition in the form of Juliet's chains, Montand's left arm, the temple wall hieroglyphics, Season 5 favourite the Cerberus Vent (or 'Smoke Monster Vent'), and fan favourite, the photo of Desmond and Penny.

Match 18: Eko's Jesus Stick battles against the items that Richard used to test a young Locke, the Giant Question Mark, the Orchid Station Orientation Video, the Messages in a Bottle, and the hole that Ben used to summon the Smoke Monster.

Which props will you vote for today?

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Please note: Round 1 polls are multiple choice, meaning that you may vote for more than one prop in each poll. Two props will proceed from each Round 1 poll.

Prop Cup 2009 - Round 1, Matches 15 & 16

2009-11-09T12:45:00.002Z

Congratulations to yesterday's winners; Jacob's Fire Pit, the "Jughead" bomb, White shirt/Black shirt, and Charlie's Guitar.

As always, feel free to comment via the blog, and you can also partake in a more in-depth discussion via the forum - Prop Cup 2009 Discussion Thread

Match 15: Amy's sonic fence defying earplugs go up against the remote Tunisia security camera, the still unexplained Circle of Ash, Shannon's bikini (Giggity!), the swinging pendulum, and last year's Prop Cup 2008 winner, the Swan Station Countdown Timer.

Match 16: How will the Virgin Mary statues do against the Ajira water bottle, Sayid's deadly dishwasher, the Fuselage wreckage, the newspaper obituary, and Hurley's lucky lottery ticket.

Which props will you vote for today?

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Please note: Round 1 polls are multiple choice, meaning that you may vote for more than one prop in each poll. Two props will proceed from each Round 1 poll.

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2009-11-08T16:21:00.001Z

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Prop Cup 2009 - Round 1, Matches 13 & 14

2009-11-08T12:40:00.002Z

Congratulations to yesterday's winners.

We're just over half way through Round 1 now. Proceeding to Round 2, so far, are: Radzinsky's Blast Door Map, Four Toed Statue, Ancient Hieroglyphic Door, Yellow Nigerian Plane, Ajira Plane, the Cabin Chair, Frozen Donkey Wheel, Submarine, Charlie's FATE, Apollo Chocolate Bar, the Black Rock, Swan Station Computer Terminal, Desmond's Hazmat Suit, the Hatch Door, the Sonic Fence, Locke's Compass, Danielle's Map of Island, Ben's Ninja Baton, Sawyer's Letter, Locke's Drawing of Monster, Locke's Orange Peel, the Mural of Smokey & Anubis, the Black & White Stones, and Jacob's Tapestry.

Not a bad line up so far! Let us continue with the remainder of round 1.

As always, feel free to comment via the blog, and you can also partake in a more in-depth discussion via the forum - Prop Cup 2009 Discussion Thread

Match 13:
Jacob's fiery pit, which incidentally turned out to be his final(?) resting place, goes up against the infamous "Jughead", the red toolbox that knocked Jack out, Desmond's life-saving miracle milk. the Geronimo Jackson poster seen in the Dharma cafe, and rounded off with Helen's final resting place.

Match 14:
Sun's wedding ring once saw the limelight, and so too does Jin's wedding ring in Season 5. It goes up against Hurley's prison jumpsuit, 'the' black and white shirts, Juliet's cataclysmic rock, old fan favourite Charlie's guitar, and finally the flaming arrows. There's your fire, Frogurt.

Which props will you vote for today?

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Please note: Round 1 polls are multiple choice, meaning that you may vote for more than one prop in each poll. Two props will proceed from each Round 1 poll.

Lost German Season 6 Promo

2009-11-07T20:18:00.005Z

Update: 8th November Thanks to DerAndre from lostpedia-blog.de for sending through both an improved quality version and an extended version of this promo.

Thanks to Chris for the heads up on this German PayTV Season 6 Promo,again, no new footage. Thanks to okiram15 for the video.

Prop Cup 2009 - Round 1, Matches 11 & 12

2009-11-07T13:01:00.001Z

Congratulations to yesterday's winners; Sawyer's Letter, Locke's Drawing of the Smoke Monster, Danielle's Map of the Island and Ben's Ninja Baton.

As always, feel free to comment via the blog, and you can also partake in a more in-depth discussion via the forum - Prop Cup 2009 Discussion Thread

Match 11: Desmond and Penny's home on the water goes up against old favourite Locke's Orange Peel, Sun's vengeful oar, Jacob's fish and "fish knife", the sedative dart gun, and the fascinating mural of Anubis and the Smoke Monster.

Match 12: Another old favourite in the Black & White Stones sees competition in the form of Jacob's Tapestry, the New Recruits Clipboard Register, the X-ray picture of the frozen donkey wheel, Daniel's graduation robe, and Ben's wooden doll.

Get voting!

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Please note: Round 1 polls are multiple choice, meaning that you may vote for more than one prop in each poll. Two props will proceed from each Round 1 poll.

DarkUFO Interview

2009-11-06T23:35:00.001Z

I recently did a little interview as part of a fun site called "A 108 Things to do until Lost"

You can read the interview here

Prop Cup 2009 - Round 1, Matches 9 & 10

2009-11-06T13:19:00.003Z

Congratulations to the Hatch Door and to Desmond's Hazmat Suit. Also to Locke's Compass and the Sonic Fence. They all proceed to round 2...

As always, feel free to comment via the blog, and you can also partake in a more in-depth discussion via the forum - Prop Cup 2009 Discussion Thread

Match 9: Flocke's hooded robe goes up against the Dharma Motor Pool uniforms, Danielle's Island Maps, Ben's Ninja Baton, the Security Tape, and the New Recruits Orientation Video.

Match 10: Another mixed bag. Locke's leg cast competes against Rose and Bernard's cabin home, Sawyer's Letter, little Locke's drawing of the smoke monster, Hurley's comedy T-shirt, and little Kate's lunchbox.

Get voting!

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Please note: Round 1 polls are multiple choice, meaning that you may vote for more than one prop in each poll. Two props will proceed from each Round 1 poll.

Prop Cup 2009 - Round 1, Matches 7 & 8

2009-11-05T12:31:00.004Z

A big congratulations go to Charlie's FATE, the Apollo Chocolate Bar, the Black Rock ship, and the Swan Station Computer Terminal. Only narrowing missing out is the Fail Safe Key; perhaps our first real upset this year.

As always, feel free to comment via the blog, and you can also partake in a more in-depth discussion via the forum - Prop Cup 2009 Discussion Thread

Match 7: Paul's Ankh Necklace does battle against Desmond's Hazmat Suit, the Hydra Island Outriggers, Jeremy Bentham's Passport, the ever popular Hatch Door, and Richard Alpert's wall smashing hammer.

Match 8: Will the Sonic Fence do well against this collection of new pieces? The knife used to kill Jacob, little Charlotte's red dress, the cloth picture (or tapestry) of the island statue, the paradox compass, and Hurley's Dharma Chef outfit.

Get voting!

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Please note: Round 1 polls are multiple choice, meaning that you may vote for more than one prop in each poll. Two props will proceed from each Round 1 poll.

Prop Cup 2009 - Round 1, Matches 5 & 6

2009-11-04T11:20:00.003Z

Congratulations to yesterday's winners, the Cabin Chair, the Ajira Plane, the Frozen Donkey Wheel, and the Submarine. It was somewhat of a one sided affair, but today's polls should offer up more of a challenge.

As always, feel free to comment via the blog, and you can also partake in a more in-depth discussion via the forum - Prop Cup 2009 Discussion Thread

Match 5: Those blasted mines take on Charlie's FATE, the Apollo brand chocolate bar, Radzinsky's elaborate model of the Swan Station, Sun's "chocolate box" (it contained the gun. Naughty), and little Ben's hoodie.

Match 6: Dear oh dear. This poll is going to take some thinking. Mikhail's Eye Patch goes up against the always popular Fail Safe Key, the renowned Black Rock ship, Walt's superhero comic book, the infamous Swan Station computer terminal, and the ever soppy Greatest Hits.

Get voting!

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Please note: Round 1 polls are multiple choice, meaning that you may vote for more than one prop in each poll. Two props will proceed from each Round 1 poll.

No New Lost Promo during V tonight

2009-11-03T21:40:00.001Z

I've just heard that there will be no new promo for Lost during Tonight Premiere of V. A promo will air during Thursdays FlashForward but we suspect it will be the same one.

Prop Cup 2009 - Round 1, Matches 3 & 4

2009-11-03T11:53:00.003Z

Congratulations to the Four Toed Statue and Radzinsky's Blast Door Map for a comfortable win, and also to the Nigerian Plane and the Ancient Hieroglyphic Door for edging it passed the print-out. All four proceed through to round 2. Now, on with the show...

As always, feel free to comment via the blog, and you can also partake in a more in-depth discussion via the forum - Prop Cup 2009 Discussion Thread

Match 3: Today's first poll provides us with some lesser but altogether intriguing pieces. Can fan favourite Sawyer's "LaFleur" uniform secure a victory? Will Oldham's phonograph hit enough notes?... err, votes... Can Daniel's metronome make it through to round 2, or will the old dog charm its way through with those puppy dog eyes? The Ajira plane was a big talking point during season 5, or will the mystery of the chair see it through comfortably?

Match 4: The second poll today brings us one of the coolest props to date, literally, the Frozen Donkey Wheel. It goes up against the big blue submarine, Locke's fateful wire (R.I.P John), the cavernous well (which incidentally led to the aforementioned wheel), Horace's dynamite, and Roger Linus' janitorial keys (those used by little Ben to break Sayid out of prison).

Get voting!

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Please note: Round 1 polls are multiple choice, meaning that you may vote for more than one prop in each poll. Two props will proceed from each Round 1 poll.

Prop Cup 2009 - Round 1, Matches 1 & 2

2009-11-02T11:15:00.002Z

Welcome to the first day of many to come, in the Prop Cup of 2009! You know the drill by now - Every day, you will get to vote via poll for which LOST props you think deserve the most recognition. As the weeks roll on, the prop list will shorten until we are left with only a handful of popular LOST props, but there can only be one winner!

The final prop list for this year's competition consists of 144 props in total. A big thank you to everyone that helped with the list via the forum. We have a good mix of new and old, little and large, important and slapstick - Variety is the spice of life. All of the polls were randomly drawn using a spreadsheet.

With all of that being said, let us commence with the fun stuff, and there is nothing quite like kicking things off with some big-hitters! As always, feel free to comment via the blog, and you can also partake in a more in-depth discussion via the forum - Prop Cup 2009 Discussion Thread

Match 1: Today's first poll brings us last year's runner-up, and 2007's Prop Cup winner, Radzinsky's Blast Door Map. Does the blast door map still have what it takes, or has the emergence of the hard-hearted Radzinsky dampened its chances? It faces competition in the form of the much loved Dharma Van and perhaps Season 5's most talked about piece (and home to Jacob), the Four Toed Statue. Heading up the rear, and perhaps not to be underestimated, are Sawyer's flower (Aww), Richard's medical kit, and Frank's rather elegant pilot's uniform.

Match 2: Our second poll today offers up some difficult choices. The New Recruits Photograph was a big talking point in Season 5, and helped to bridge the gap between future and past. Speaking of the past, is Eloise's rifle tragic enough to inspire votes? Do you find yourself warming to Richard's Flaming Torch, or will the magnitude and importance of the System Failure Print-Out, Ancient Hieroglyphic Door and Nigerian Plane win the day?

Get voting!

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Please note: Round 1 polls are multiple choice, meaning that you may vote for more than one prop in each poll. Two props will proceed from each Round 1 poll.

Lost Season 6 Premiere Date Set?

2009-10-31T17:27:00.005Z

I've been asked by ABC to remove the contents of this post.

Lost Season 6 Promo

2009-10-30T00:59:00.007Z

Now that the dust has settled, let's gauge what you thought of this promo.

Thanks to PrimeTV.PL for the heads up and to Steff for the video.

First Lost final season promo to air Oct 29/09 Reminder

2009-10-29T23:53:00.001Z

Update: 23:50 Remember that promo is on tonight. You can watch it with us here

We will of course post it here once it is online.

Thanks to Zedman2 for the heads up.

This just in, the first Lost final season promo (0:15) is tentatively scheduled to premiere during the end of FLASHFORWARD (with Lost's Dominic Monaghan joining the cast) this Thursday (Oct. 29 -- first night of November sweeps). Promos for V (starring Lost's Elizabeth Mitchell) will heavily be featured in this hour as well.

Source: SitComs Online