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Abrams’ Lost almost had a completely different cast

Scenario

Survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island. J.J. See which stars didn’t make it onto one of the most popular TV shows of all time. The character of Sawyer was originally supposed to be an older, dapper, suit-wearing city swindler from Buffalo, New York.

[repeated line] Desmond Hume: See you in another life, brother

But when Josh Holloway forgot his lines at his audition and ended up kicking a chair and cursing loudly in frustration, the writers liked his style and decided to write Sawyer as more of a Southern, darker drifter. Jin and Sun are married and share the last name “Kwon,” which becomes a major plot point in the final season. However, when Koreans get married, the wife never takes her husband’s last name. In Korea, it’s not even legal to marry someone with the same last name, except in rare circumstances.

Edited into Lost: The Journey (2005)

The strange opening credits were designed by J.J. Abrams on his laptop in black and white as a homage to the Twilight Zone. I’ve watched a lot of TV in my life, maybe too much. But this is the best TV series I’ve seen in years.

Probably the best ever

You just can’t predict what’s going to happen. Every week the show seems to tell something new about the island and its inhabitants. I’m on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what’s going to happen and before I know it the show is over and I’m left waiting to find out what happens next. Totally addictive!

This show is amazing and I hope they keep it going because often fantastic shows in the US get cancelled because the ratings start to drop a little or the executives think the shows are too weird

I really hope the show continues so we can see it here in the UK because it’s a fantastic show and I’d love to have a DVD of it so I can get all my friends on it.