Fan events
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Several fan events dedicated to or featuring Lost have been held, in addition to comic conventions and Lost conventions.
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Meltdown
Meltdown Comics [2] is a comic store based in Hollywood, CA, that has been host to several Lost-themed fan events[3].
Meltdown Comics hosted a Lost signing event on November 19th 2008[4], 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.[5]
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.[6] Of special note, legal disclosure notice[7] 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.[8]
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 for Media has been host to several public Lost-related events in 2005, 2008, and 2009.
McFarlane
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.[9]
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) in 2006 and 2009 held Lost-themed fan events.
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
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 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.
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
- Lost Media Mentions - Gallery of photos of the Meltdown event in November 2008
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