LOST Manuscript to be published

Variety says that writers for ABC's Lost will soon be penning a subplot about a character named Gary Troup who didn't survive the crash but left behind a manuscript he was working on.

Troup is fictional, of course, and so is his supposed novel. But ABC sister company Hyperion Books will publish the "found" manuscript, in the hope of turning a fictional product-placement into a real one.

Working with writers from the series, Hyperion has commissioned a novel by a "well-known" mystery writer -- it's not saying who -- that supposedly constitutes the book. The book will be marketed as the work of an author who "delivered (his book) to Hyperion just days before Troup boarded Oceanic Flight 815."

The Lost novel, titled "Bad Twin," is a P.I. procedural involving a wealthy heir's search for his nefarious brother. It will be released this spring in conjunction with the series' related episodes.

November Confirmation

Not much new, but at least this means we'll get a new episode every week in November!

LOST -- ABANDONED -- WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) -- Sawyer's wound becomes life-threatening as he, Michael and Jin make their way through the interior of the island with the tail section survivors. Meanwhile, Shannon is once again haunted by visions of Walt, and Charlie becomes jealous of Locke's interest in Claire. Guest starring are Malcolm David Kelley as Walt, Sam Anderson as Bernard, Ian Somerhalder as Boone.

LOST -- THE OTHER 48 DAYS -- WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) -- The harrowing first 48 days in the lives of the tail section survivors are revealed.

LOST -- COLLISION -- WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) -- Violence erupts when Ana Lucia and her group stumble upon the other castaways.

LOST -- WHAT KATE DID -- WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) – As Kate's backstory continues, her original crime is revealed. Locke and Eko make an interesting discovery about the film, and Michael has a mysterious encounter with the computer.

HUGE!

j.

consider my mind blown.

Quick post - I was talking to my friend Brandon who read an article where one of the writers said something along the lines of the following (sorry for the lack of specific quote/source):

We (the creators/writers) have made a conscious effort to not pin down the timeline of the events seen in the flashbacks. In fact, we've never said that some of these stories aren't set in the future, after the events on the island.

How could I never have really, seriously, thought about this idea? Sure, most of the flashbacks have to be flashbacks - Hurley, Locke, Jack, Kate, etc etc. But what if one, two, or more of these "backstories" were actually flash forwards to the future. I'd have to really go back and see if this could work in any of these cases. I could definitely see this becoming even more ambiguous in season two, or in future seasons in general, as if the writer is saying that this is possibility, but hasn't happened yet necessarily.

Just food for thought.