Lost: Season 4

Season 4 of 'Lost' starts tomorrow in the US and in the UK on Sunday. Can't wait to get back into it. Thought I'd do a little Lost trivia in the run up to the start of the season.

- Parts of the plane were used as percussion instruments and can be heard in the soundtrack.

- The Airline in this show that flew the ill-fated flight is called "Oceanic" this Airline name has been used before in Executive Decision (1996), and has also been used in many other made-for-TV movies.

- 'Yoon-jin Kim' (Sun) originally read for the character of Kate. The producers felt she was not what they were looking for but decided to create a new character for her along with her character's spouse.

- 'Jorge Garcia' (Hurley) was the first person cast for the series.

- Originally, Michael Emerson was only cast for a few episodes in season two. The producers were so impressed with his performance that they cast him as a regular and rewrote the part of Henry Gale/Ben to feature him more prominently.

- Charlie was in a band called Drive Shaft. Their only hit was called "You All Everybody". That song can be heard in the background of an episode of Alias, another show created by JJ Abrams.

- Jorge Garcia, Matthew Fox, and Dominic Monaghan all auditioned originally for the part of Sawyer as the other characters had not been developed at the time.

- Each episode -- other than the pilot -- covers 48 hours on the island.

- Originally, Libby was not set to die, but Ana Lucia Cortez was not a popular enough character to garner sympathy from fans, so Libby was killed as well for emotional impact.

- Michael Keaton was considered for the part of Jack, but turned it down. Had he accepted, he would have been killed off in the pilot episode.

Bring on season 4!!

I've Arrived!

Just a quick post to say I arrived in Newcastle yesterday afternoon. Not half as bad as I thought it would be. The flooding subsided so the train was able to make it through in one journey. The weather is wild though! It's SO windy up here. I'm glad I didn't drive! The A1/M1 was blocked off due to lorries overturning - oops!

Anyway, off out for the afternoon with the family. We're gonna try and find a pub to have something to eat at - I'm starving!!

Quick Update

Well, I knew I said I wasn't going to post until I had been to Newcastle, but seeing as we've had quite bad weather here in northern England, it's looking like it could be an adventure getting there. I get the train when I go back to Newcastle - simply because it's cheaper than driving and the journey ain't too bad. The problem at the moment is the trains are only running as far as Huddersfield. There's a bus replacement between Huddersfield and Leeds but you can never trust them. The ticket I have can be cancelled up until 6pm on the day before travel, so Ill give it till then and ring on Thursday afternoon for an update. If I have to cancel, I suppose I can always drive - that's if the motorways are OK - hehe.

In other news, I got the result for my latest module at university - 68%. I surprised myself. I wasn't expecting to get that high! One module and a dissertation to go and I'm done - woo!

Me and a mate went to see 'Sweeney Todd' at the weekend. I loved it - thought it was fantastic! Hoping to go and see it again next week when it's out officially. It was more of a musical than I thought. Johnny Depp was pretty cool. I loved Helena Bonham Carter's character! Wouldn't mind seeing the stage show now!

July 24th, 2004 - January 16th, 2008

Today should have been my 500th post and I was looking to do something special. However, that's not gonna be the case.

Last night, after much talking, me and Alan decided to end our relationship after three and a half years. It was a very hard decision but we decided it was probably for the best. I don't really know what to write. I think I'll end it there by just telling it like it is.

I'm gonna have a few days doing nothing then off home next week. Speak to you all when I get back :)

Happy New Year!