A Week of Lost Homages
So, I think the message here is, even though Lost is not on the air, it doesn’t stop other networks from cashing in. In total, there were three Lost Homages this week. Thanks to everybody who emailed me on these:
1. Chuck. Part of Chuck’s secret database contains the information "Who Shot down Oceanic 815."
2. Law and Order. Kevin Tighe appears as a character named "Cooper."
3. 30 Rock. Jerry Seinfeld appears and mentions Lost.
Is this the measurement for success? Not only is your show copied incessantly, but competitors name drop in hopes of bringing in your wayward viewers? Oh well, it was nice to see the show on everybody’s mind this week.
Lost has been mentioned on 30 Rock before. Tina Fey was on a lame date (with Wayne Brady) and said something like “What’s up with Lost this season?”
Comment by Tony — October 5, 2007 @ 4:32 pm
The Law and Order situation was not an homage- cooper is a very common name.
Comment by berf — October 5, 2007 @ 6:35 pm
Well, Lost is my favourite show, but.
When Chandler mentioned "Miss Secret Agent" with Sandra Bullock on Friends I didn’t run to the video store for it.
Comment by Robert — October 6, 2007 @ 1:39 am
@ Berf - Yes, but you do know Kevin Tighe is the guy who plays Cooper in Lost, right? You think it’s a coincidence they chose to name the guy who played Cooper Cooper?
Comment by Cerberus — October 6, 2007 @ 10:04 am
“Lost” was referenced on “The Office” last season as well. At one point, when Dwight takes Ryan out for his first sales call he’s yelling a bunch of questions. One of them is “What is the Dharma Initiative?”
Comment by Tim — October 6, 2007 @ 1:30 pm
I laughed when I saw the homage on Chuck. And because Chuck has all those government secrets in his brain, that means the U.S. government apparently knows who “shot” down flight 815.
Comment by Melissa — October 6, 2007 @ 1:35 pm
Oh, and by the way, if you go to IMDb’s page on Lost and see their “Movie Connections” section, you can see all the shows/movies that have referenced Lost.
(http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0411008/movieconnections)
Comment by Melissa — October 6, 2007 @ 1:38 pm
OH! Okay, then yeah. That’s an homage at Lost. I didn’t realize that was the actor’s name.
Comment by berf — October 6, 2007 @ 2:21 pm
I don’t know if it was intenional, but there’s one in Ugly Betty’s second season premiere too. She asks her nephew what time is it and he says: "8:15" lol
Comment by Bunn — October 7, 2007 @ 2:32 am
wow doc you really need the show back so youll have something else to do
Comment by roger — October 7, 2007 @ 10:29 am
http://thedailysmack.blogspot.com/
Comment by Jack Talks Smack — October 7, 2007 @ 6:10 pm
Does anyone know anything about the mobisode? They promised the mobisodes! I NEED SOME LOST…NOW!
Where are the mobisodes, Darlton? I beg you!
Comment by Chuck — October 8, 2007 @ 8:35 am
talk about a slow news day(s)
Comment by picksatscabs — October 8, 2007 @ 11:47 am
I’m surprised no one brought up how Heroes (although I am a big fan, just not as much as lost) constantly steals underlining themes from Lost and puts it on their show. It makes me sick. And it makes me sick for two reasons.
1: I think Heroes is trying to undermined Lost by stealing key plot points and expose them to take the Mystery out of what Lost is trying to do.
2: Because Hero’s is a really good show by itself and would be even better if it focused more on developing the Heroes and how their real time choices bring them to the point of being either Hero or Villain.
In other words stop stealing Lost ideas and stop exposing Lost plot points that haven’t happened yet to gain a bigger audience for your show. If anyone would like to argue with me about this I will be more than happy to unload numerous examples of how Heroes has robbed from Lost.
Namaste,
-BucK
Comment by BucK — October 8, 2007 @ 11:49 am
hi buck–
ever heard that immitation is the most sincere form of flattery?
namaste
roger
Comment by roger — October 8, 2007 @ 12:36 pm
Kind of strange.. Aren’t those all NBC shows?
Comment by whm — October 8, 2007 @ 1:20 pm
Last nights episode of heroes it showed skyler on an island that look just like the one on lost.
Comment by THRBOSS — October 9, 2007 @ 3:11 pm
Sorry it took me song long to reply back there Roger Workman. Immitation is the most sincere form of flatery but copying exactly what someone else does is just pathetic. And I will watch Heroes again tonight because im a fan, but stop stealing everthing Lost does. I mean Syler on the beach, Peter brother with Jacks beard from season 3, and there were actually a few other things i spotted last week but I forget. No worrys tho, im sure I will find more tonight!
Comment by BucK — October 15, 2007 @ 3:00 pm
If anything it show that lost will forever be in pop culture.
Comment by Gimpy — October 17, 2007 @ 2:26 pm