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Abrams’ "Lost" almost had an entirely different cast

Scenario

The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on an apparently deserted tropical island.. J.J.

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The character of Sawyer was originally meant to be an older, slick, suit-wearing city con artist from Buffalo, NY. However, when Josh Holloway forgot a line at his audition and subsequently kicked a chair in frustration and loudly swore, the writers liked the edge he brought to the Sawyer character and decided to write Sawyer as more of a Southern, darker drifter instead..

However, when Koreans marry, the wife never takes her husband’s family name

Jin and Sun are married and share the family name "Kwon", which becomes an important plot point in the final season. In fact, it is not even permissible in Korea to marry someone with the same family name, except in rare circumstances..

The strange opening credits were designed by JJ

[repeated line] Desmond Hume: See you in another life, brother.. Abrams on his laptop in black and white as an homage to The Twilight Zone..

Edited into Lost: The Journey (2005)

Lost is one of those once in a lifetime show..i just started rewatching it again after a long time and its still holds up even to this day. 10/10 stars