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Several fan conventions and other fan events featuring or dedicated to Lost have been held.

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Comic conventions

Dharma Initiative Recruiting Project had events at Comic Con 2008.
Main article: comic conventions

Cast, crew, and series creators have made appearances at Comic-Con each year from 2004-2009, inclusive, as well as at the 2005 and 2006 Dragon*Con. Notable events include:


Official Lost convention

Javier Grillo-Marxuach.

Convention organizer Creation Entertainment [2] held The Official "LOST" Fan Convention beginning June 11, 2005 at the Burbank Hilton Convention Center in Burbank, California. Making appearances were writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach and cast member Jorge Garcia.


Lockdown

Lockdown Lost Convention

Convention organizer Massive Events, Ltd.[3] held the Lockdown Lost convention from April 4-6, 2008 at the Park Inn, Northampton, UK.[4] Making appearances were cast members Andrew Divoff (Mikhail), François Chau (Marvin Candle), Fredric Lehne (Edward Mars), and Adetokumboh M'Cormack (Yemi). Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond) was originally also scheduled to appear, but could not due to a schedule conflict resulting from the WGA strike and subsequent resolution, altering the planned filming schedule for Lost so that he was needed in Hawaii to complete the final five episodes of Season 4[5]


Abrams Incorporated

Abrams Incorporated 2009

A follow-up to the Lockdown event called Abrams Inc., was confirmed for the 7th to 9th August 2009 in Northampton, United Kingdom. Michael Emerson was previously announced as a guest to appear. However, due to poor ticket sales, Abrams Inc. was canceled a few months prior to when the event should have taken place.



Other fan events

This section lists notable public fan events that were not strictly Lost fan conventions.

Meltdown

Meltdown Comics [6] is a comic store based in Hollywood, CA, that has been host to several Lost-themed fan events[7].

Kubrick Lost series launch party announcement poster: November 19, 2008 [1]

Meltdown Comics hosted a Lost signing event on November 19th 2008[8], involving many of the producers and writing staff including J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Paul Zbyszewski, Melinda Hsu Taylor, Kyle Pennington, and Brian K. Vaughan.[9]

The event was the launch of the Kubrick action figures and featured some original artwork by Jack Bender, including the "Hatch painting" and one of Widmore's paintings.[10] Of special note, legal disclosure notice[11] was placed outside the venue to notify people that filming for the Season 5 DVD would be taking place. A video about the evening was released on Dharmaspecialaccess.com.[12]

Meltdown's 2009 event poster
Damon Lindelof answering questions at Meltdown's 2009 event

On May 6, 2009, Meltdown hosted the "Comicsoncomics.com vs. LOST and WOLVERINE!" event hosted by Juan-Manuel Rocha, featuring an appearance by producer Damon Lindelof. Lostpedia was briefly mentioned in the questioning of Damon Lindelof. Lindelof also explained the effect of killing off characters from the show on the willingness of the actor to return later for a flashback, citing Cynthia Watros, who was said to not be willing to return to reprise her character, Libby. He also explained the relationship of the ABC's role in the original genesis of the show as a Survivor-turned-drama, as well as the motivation behind why the creators, during Season 3, negotiated the end of the show with the network. He also mentioned the role of ABC's marketing senior vice president Michael Benson, in conceiving of the idea to insert commercials for the Hanso Foundation during the commercial breaks of the television broadcasts of Lost. The video (49:19 min) of the interview is available here, although there is no transcript.



Paley Center

The Paley Center website featuring the 2009 "Lost Saturday" event
Main article: Paley Center

The Paley Center for Media has been host to several public Lost-related events in 2005, 2008, and 2009.

McFarlane

Jorge Garcia and Todd McFarlane at the November 6, 2006 event in Toys "R" Us in New York

Launch parties for the McFarlane Lost action figures have been held, which included fan signing events. On November 6, 2006, Jorge Garcia and executive producer Bryan Burk joined Spawn creator Todd McFarlane at the Toys "R" Us store in Times Square in New York City for a fan autograph session to help launch the series 1 Lost action figures.[13]

Hawaii International Film Festival

The Lost Panel at HIFF 2006 featuring Michael Emerson, Jorge Garcia, Henry Ian Cusick, and Jean Higgins.

The Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) in 2006 and 2009 held Lost-themed fan events.

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

ATAS' "An Evening with Lost", featuring executive producers and cast members. Top row L to R: Elizabeth Mitchell, Daniel Dae Kim, Jeff Pinkner, Jorge Garcia, Michael Emerson. Bottom row L to R: Matthew Fox, J.J. Abrams, Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof.

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) held the event "An Evening with Lost" on January 13, 2007 at 7:30pm at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood. Attending were executive producers Bryan Burk, Jeff Pinkner, Jack Bender, J.J. Abrams, Carlton Cuse, and Damon Lindelof, as well as cast members Elizabeth Mitchell, Daniel Dae Kim, Jorge Garcia, Michael Emerson, Henry Ian Cusick, Emilie de Ravin, Yunjin Kim, Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Josh Holloway, and Dominic Monaghan.

External Links: YouTube - Part 1 of 10 of the full ATAS event.

Sunset on the Beach

Sunset on the Beach, September 14, 2005, presents the world-premiere of Season 2 in Waikiki Beach, Hawaii
Main article: Sunset on the Beach

Sunset on the Beach is a public service program by the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii that presents films for free to the public on an outdoor screen. The venue presented the world premiere of the season-opening episodes of Lost Season 1, 2, and 3.



Destination L.A.

Main article: Destination: L.A.

Destination: L.A. is a charity fundraiser that celebrates the fandom for Lost, benefiting J.J. Abrams' favorite charity, the Children's Defense Fund. The fundraiser has been held in 2005, 2006, and 2007.

See also

External links

  • Zlatna - fan blog entry about the Creation Entertainment Lost convention in 2005
  • Lost Media Mentions - Gallery of photos of the Meltdown event in November 2008