If all of this talk about LOST going dark during the Olympics has you freaking out – relax. I have it on good authority that there is no plan to pull LOST off the air through the entire month of February, unfortunately I do not have any better news to share as far as specific scheduling goes. Here is what I do know from my sources close to the show:
- The Premiere Date for LOST is still not solid. (Various folks say January 27th, but that is NOT official and is not verified by any of my sources.)
- If LOST is preempted by the Olympics, it would not be for the entire month of February anyways as the events run from the 12th (a Friday) to the 28th (A Sunday). Worst case scenario: No LOST for two weeks. (Again, none of this information has been confirmed by anyone at ABC/LOST.)
For more on this visit my article on TVOvermind.com
UPDATE
Some don’t want to believe this, which is fine. To be clear: there is no schedule, and there is no break. Whether they are being talked about or not is completely up in the air. However, most reports are saying LOST will be off the air for February, which makes no sense (IGN for example) since the Olympics are for two weeks, and everyone who wants this controversy to live – for whatever reason – continues to claim they have sources verifying this despite the total removal of the one blog post that spurred this whole thing.
Folks, that is the literal equivalent of saying it is true because you read it on the internet. Next thing you know, it will be on Wikipedia, facts be damned.
What IS true, is that the last time the Winter Olympics aired LOST was not pre-empted and in fact won it’s time slot. Now, there is something else going on in February besides the Olympics… Sweeps. Who believes that ABC is going to forfeit two weeks during a sweeps month? Y’know, it’s not entirely impossible and it has happened before but with the Olympics performing poorly in ‘06 I have to say, logic gives me hope for no breaks.
On the other hand, I’m not trying to be vehement about it. There definitely could be a break. What is clear is that right now anything that riles up the fans is good for the bloggers, meaning this manufactured ‘controversy’ over a break. If there is a break, it will hardly be the end of the world.
What makes more sense? That Carlton casually gave a hot scoop to someone at the Harvard office, so we bloggers could start a firestorm of discontent? Or that ABC hasn’t actually worked out the schedule yet? And trust me, everyone will claim to have bigger contacts to verify or disprove things, I’m confident in mine. There is no schedule, yet. There may be a break, but right now it’s up there with pigs could fly with the proper wingspan – entirely possible, but not real. If ABC decides to graft wings on pigs and give LOST a couple of weeks off, I’ll let you know.
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Does it really matter??? It’s only 2 weeks and we’re gonna get all 18 episodes anyway, 2 weeks after waiting 9 months is nothing
Im with you Benny D! Hey, werent you a character in The Sandlot?
you’re thinking of Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez
Darlton said on lostpedia that they ARE taking a break for the olympics…
That report is not accurate, Tivnuts.
why
Me believing you is equivalent to believing everything i read on the internet too…..Lostpedia+Darlton= ethical appeal(ethos) Blogger DocArzt= very little ethos.
That’s why I was invited to the set Ryan, zero ethos.
Sure, that’s why Lostpedia is linking to doc’s article. right Ryan?
i didn’t say zero buddy……But…just because you got your picture taken with the guy that plays hurley doesn’t make you more accurate then anyone else.
First off all, I’ll been in contact with Lostpedia on this. They know who my sources are. I’ve also talked to other journalists. Again, I’m not going to say who… but the ‘rumor’ has now been debunked as far as the head of scheduling at ABC. It’s not true. My point is this is, if I was allowed on the set by ABC, have interviewed Darlton several times no to mention multiple writers and cast members, I might be able to fact check a little. Wouldn’t you think? It’s not such a huge leap, considering what I do for a living. Buddy.
your a crazy little monkey
You are sadly out of touch.
buddy
i’m in touch with myself.
Stop touching yourself. It’s not proper.
Rowr! Ouch!
If you was girls this would be much more fun!
But hey, Doc, how about IF your friends do take two week off in February for the Olympics, you suggest doubling up episodes the week before the break and the week after?
I’d be okay with that, even though I expect I am going to be disappointed in how they tie this up.
Isn’t this the same Ryan that was dumping on me a few months ago? Who’s the sycophant now, huh?
Wait, what?
not the same ryan…sorry…i just like stirring up controversy.
I say stretch it out, this will be the last time we can complain about a break, and like Benny said, only 2 weeks! that means two extra weeks till THE Finale.
Ryan, you do understand that lostpedia is a wiki and darlton are not on record with having said this, right?
i did know this…..and i still think they ARE taking time off….and i still think carlton cuse said that. I also think they’ll take time off just to keep 2 more weeks of profit from the show…if the break happends between episode 3 and 4…….episode 4 will have WAY more viewers if they DO take a break, rather then if they DON’T. agree? disagree?
First, how would they profit for 2 more weeks? They are selling ad time against episodes of Lost. There are a finite number of new episodes remaining.
Second, there is no correlation between shows taking a break and experiencing an increase in viewership. There IS, however, a correlation between shows taking breaks and losing viewers, which is why shows like Lost and 24 air without breaks in most cases.
If you have proof to back up your claims, now is the time to post it. “I think” is not valid proof.
Ryan,
Learn how to use “than” vs. “then”. They are two completely different words with completely different meanings and you get them wrong every time.
Why sweat the small stuff?
Never!
Come on, dude–debate his points, not his spelling. That just makes you look incredibly pedantic and self-important. I doubt there are many people here who read your comment and didn’t roll his or her eyes.
I actually agree with Cody here and think it’s valid to bring up. Misuse of those words on the internet is so rampant it’s ridiculous. Even worse: using *your* in place of *you’re*.Or how about *hear* instead of *here*. These mstakes can make you stumble through what should be smooth reading. Unless you don’t know the difference, that is.
And this debate is kind of silly anyway.
Don’t go there, Cody. I did this about a grammatically incoherent post once – and got clobberitoed!
Probably it was just cause the writer is used to texting, where people right rlly qwk w/o tnking
This is the perfect place for posting what “I think”.
I don’t know that it matters. If people like to make a ginormous controversy over something asinine… then fine. Let ‘em. It’s not like they’re (possibly) cutting the show for two weeks. We wouldn’t lose out on any episodes.. they would just be later.
Thanks, Doc. It doesn’t make sense to pull Lost off for a full month when the Olympics are only 2 weeks. Something wasn’t adding up.
Ryan, Lostpedia is a wikia site, nothing more. There’s nothing official about it whatsoever–it’s all fan-posted materials. Nothing posted there is on the record. So you should really take a breath and apologize to Doc for being a dick about this.
haha…i don’t need to take any breath….the fact that i wrote the word Buddy doesn’t mean i was attacking him….maybe you should do everyone a favor and stop taking breaths all togeather.
Cody, I retract my prior comment. This guy’s an idiot. Poor spelling is the least of his problems.
See, my point exactly. You can’t take someone’s argument seriously when they don’t understand simple things like that. And i wasn’t attacking his spelling, he spelled the words correctly, just used the wrong one.
eh. settle down folks. I’m not offended.
According to Damon: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2009/10/a-lost-qa-damon-lindelof-tackles-your-questions/1
The timeframe between mid January and mid March is tight to fit 18 hours of LOST. Checking the calendar, that would allow for two off weeks.
As someone who sometimes comments on here I’d like to make it clear that I’m not THAT Ryan. You’re embarrassing our name, dingus.
But thanks Doc for posting this. I read the IGN story the other day and am always suspicious of news stories that assert people said something without having quotes attached to their names.
DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS
I’m the Ryan everyone hates….I changed my name so the other Ryan isn’t guilty by name.
No no, everyone hates ME!
Thanks to you.
If you’re the real Ryan.
Awwwww nobody hates you Ryan. The heat of our bickering just punctuates how much like ‘family’ we Losties are.
I actually do have a strong dislike for handsome smitty tho all jokes aside. but i love lost baby.. i cant wait for it to start. just start already staaaaart staaaaaaaaaaaaaart. lost please start .. i cant take it anymore i want to read spoilers so bad but i some how stop myself please please start..lost JUST STARRRTT
damnit kate run!!!!!
If we can find a positive in all of this, it’s that the name “poop mcgee” exists on the internet now.
Wow! Lost fans are really getting worked up! Awww, the symptoms of withdrawal. Don’t eat your own, folks.
Peace.
Oh, yeah. I hope you’re right, Doc! The entire month of February without LOST? Don’t wanna go there.
Can you get rid of the pop-up ads on your site? I get this one that very suspiciously brings up a “confirm” window when I try to close it.
SORRY FOR BEING TOTALLY OFFTOPIC, BUT:
Does anyone remember this story about the two guys doing this experiment where one of them ends up getting his fingers cut off or something like that?? I think I read it here in the forum when it was all about “changing the future”.
Thanks for your help!
poop mcgee doesn’t like this.
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