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The LOSTBlog.com Interview: 16 Questions We Asked Sports Illustrated’s Stewart Mandel

by Jacob on Feb.09, 2010, under About Fans, By Fans, Interviews

Sports Illustrated's Stewart Mandel

Stewart Mandel is a professional writer from New York. For the past decade he has written about college football and basketball for SI.com and Sports Illustrated. Mandel’s first book, Bowls, Polls and Tattered Souls: Tackling the Chaos and Controversy That Reign Over College Football, was published in 2007. In 2008 he took first place (enterprise category) and second place (game story) in the Football Writers Association of America’s annual writing contest. He also placed first in the 2005 contest (columns).

In addition to being one the nation’s top sports writers, Stewart is a LOSTaholic (lucky us!). He recently started a weekly podcast, The Mandel Initiative (also available on ITunes), which will focus on Lost (as well as football). You can follow Stewart on Twitter here.

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Our Own Jacob Gets Interviewed

by Jacob on Feb.08, 2010, under About Fans, Interviews

LOSTblog.com’s very own Jacob recently sat down for an interview with our friends over at F**kYeaLost.com. Check it out here.

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LOSTblog.com Exclusive Artist Interview: Rob Jones

by Jacob on Feb.08, 2010, under About Fans, Artist Interviews, Fan Art

From DamonCarltonandAPolarBear.com :

In celebration of LOST’s final season and as a project of fan appreciation, 16 top designers and artists, who are also fans of the show, were commissioned to create artwork celebrating one of the series’ most memorable, and unforgettable, “water cooler” moments. This ultimate “fan art” was then turned into labor intensive, hand-pulled screen prints, limited to an edition of just 300, with less than 200 available to the public through our websites. Each beautiful poster tells its own different story, allowing the fan to relive memorable and influential moments in an artistic manner, as the show’s storied run comes to a close. Once this limited edition print has sold out, they will never be printed again. Celebrate the fandom, community and family created by one of televisions’ greatest shows by hanging a little part of it’s history, inspiration and influence on your wall.

Now that all 16 of the prints have been released, Lost Blog has set out to interview each of the respective artists. All these talented artists have different influences, different backgrounds, and accordingly…different takes on our favorite show. Over the next few weeks we will post our interviews with these incredible talents. Enjoy.

Our 7th interview is with Rob Jones. His piece is entitled “The Swan Station.”

Rob Jones - "The Swan Station"

Rob Jones - "The Swan Station"

LOSTblog: How did you become a fan of LOST?

Rob Jones: I read somewhere the guy that did Alias had a new show. I liked Alias and anyone who gives employment to Victor Garber, so I checked it out.

LOSTblog: Describe the details of how you were contacted to do the poster?

Rob Jones: By phone.  A while ago.  Jensen at Gallery 1988.

LOSTblog: What instructions or parameters were you given for the poster?

Rob Jones: I was told it had to be 18X24.

LOSTblog: What was your process for developing the poster?

Rob Jones: My inspiration was Lost, alchemy, the I Ching, the multi-layered symbolic opportunities of swans, David Bowie’s “Cygnet Committee”, Flowers in the Attic, and the cycle of failure inherent in revolutions.

The only thing I took too long struggling with was the back of the swan.  I largely based it off a swan from an old box of matches.  I had it as is and with the back wings and tail being more suggestive of fire by varying degrees.  It looked too hot-rod, so I kept it as subtle (probably too subtle) as it looks now. (continue reading…)

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Interview With Tyson Givens A.K.A. Jensen Karp of Gallery 1988

by Jacob on Feb.07, 2010, under Interviews, LOSTargs

Our good friends at LOSTargs have a great interview with the man behind the LOST poster series. Head on over and check it out!

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The LOSTblog.com Interview: 16 Questions We Asked Jim Macleod of JimMacleod.com

by Jacob on Feb.07, 2010, under About Fans, Artist Interviews

Jim Macleod has been a graphic designer for over 9 years. He graduated from Keene State College with a bachelors of science degree in Graphic Design and a minor in Art. Since then he has worked in many different aspects of Design. He is currently the Art director at  a major advertising/marketing firm. His personal site is JimMacleod.com, where he just released his first Lost poster. You can follow Jim on Twitter here.

Jim Macleod Lost Poster

Jim Macleod's Lost Poster

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LOSTblog.com Exclusive Artist Interview: Dan McCarthy

by Jacob on Feb.05, 2010, under About Fans, Artist Interviews, By Fans

From DamonCarltonandAPolarBear.com :

In celebration of LOST’s final season and as a project of fan appreciation, 16 top designers and artists, who are also fans of the show, were commissioned to create artwork celebrating one of the series’ most memorable, and unforgettable, “water cooler” moments. This ultimate “fan art” was then turned into labor intensive, hand-pulled screen prints, limited to an edition of just 300, with less than 200 available to the public through our websites. Each beautiful poster tells its own different story, allowing the fan to relive memorable and influential moments in an artistic manner, as the show’s storied run comes to a close. Once this limited edition print has sold out, they will never be printed again. Celebrate the fandom, community and family created by one of televisions’ greatest shows by hanging a little part of it’s history, inspiration and influence on your wall.

Now that all 16 of the prints have been released, Lost Blog has set out to interview each of the respective artists. All these talented artists have different influences, different backgrounds, and accordingly…different takes on our favorite show. Over the next few weeks we will post our interviews with these incredible talents. Enjoy.

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John Locke Tee at TeeFury.com – $9

by Jacob on Feb.02, 2010, under About Fans, Fan Art

Our friends over at TeeFury.com have another LOST inspired tee-shirt available today. For more Lost inspired gear, also checkout CafePress.com!

What Would John Locke Do?

What Would John Locke Do?

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LOSTblog.com Exclusive Artist Interview: Mark McDevitt of Methane Studios

by Jacob on Feb.01, 2010, under About Fans, Artist Interviews, Interviews

From DamonCarltonandAPolarBear.com :

In celebration of LOST’s final season and as a project of fan appreciation, 16 top designers and artists, who are also fans of the show, were commissioned to create artwork celebrating one of the series’ most memorable, and unforgettable, “water cooler” moments. This ultimate “fan art” was then turned into labor intensive, hand-pulled screen prints, limited to an edition of just 300, with less than 200 available to the public through our websites. Each beautiful poster tells its own different story, allowing the fan to relive memorable and influential moments in an artistic manner, as the show’s storied run comes to a close. Once this limited edition print has sold out, they will never be printed again. Celebrate the fandom, community and family created by one of televisions’ greatest shows by hanging a little part of it’s history, inspiration and influence on your wall.

Now that all 16 of the prints have been released, Lost Blog has set out to interview each of the respective artists. All these talented artists have different influences, different backgrounds, and accordingly…different takes on our favorite show. Over the next few weeks we will post our interviews with these incredible talents. Enjoy.

Our 5th interview is with Marc McDevitt of Methane Studios. His piece is entitled “The Dharma Van.”

Methan Studios - "The Dharma Van"

Methane Studios' "The Dharma Van"

LOSTblog: How did you become a fan of LOST?

Mark McDevitt: I’m a sucker for these kinds of shows. I got hooked on LOST from the beginning. I don’t watch that many TV shows anymore but I loved the X-Files, Nightstalker, the Twilight Zone, Buffy The Vampire Slayer  and to me I was missing this type of show since the X-Files ended their run.When LOST is over there will be a huge void in my programing, so I guess I better start watching Fringe.  It also helps my wife likes it too.

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LOSTblog.com Exclusive Artist Interview: Todd Slater

by Jacob on Jan.27, 2010, under About Fans, Artist Interviews, By Fans

From DamonCarltonandAPolarBear.com :

In celebration of LOST’s final season and as a project of fan appreciation, 16 top designers and artists, who are also fans of the show, were commissioned to create artwork celebrating one of the series’ most memorable, and unforgettable, “water cooler” moments. This ultimate “fan art” was then turned into labor intensive, hand-pulled screen prints, limited to an edition of just 300, with less than 200 available to the public through our websites. Each beautiful poster tells its own different story, allowing the fan to relive memorable and influential moments in an artistic manner, as the show’s storied run comes to a close. Once this limited edition print has sold out, they will never be printed again. Celebrate the fandom, community and family created by one of televisions’ greatest shows by hanging a little part of it’s history, inspiration and influence on your wall.

Now that all 16 of the prints have been released, Lost Blog has set out to interview each of the respective artists. All these talented artists have different influences, different backgrounds, and accordingly…different takes on our favorite show. Over the next few weeks we will post our interviews with these incredible talents. Enjoy.

Our 4th interview is with Todd Slater. His piece is entitled “Ben Linus.”

Todd Slater Lost Print - "Ben Linus"
Todd Slater’s “Ben Linus”

LOSTblog: How did you become a fan of LOST?

Todd Slater: The same way I do every great show, enough people tell me I have to see it…heh.  I caught the first season on DVD and the rest weekly.  I still have yet to watch Madmen, Sopranos, Modern Family and The Nanny (kidding, kidding).

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LOSTblog.com Exclusive Artist Interview: Timothy Doyle

by Jacob on Jan.18, 2010, under About Fans, Artist Interviews

From DamonCarltonandAPolarBear.com :

In celebration of LOST’s final season and as a project of fan appreciation, 16 top designers and artists, who are also fans of the show, were commissioned to create artwork celebrating one of the series’ most memorable, and unforgettable, “water cooler” moments. This ultimate “fan art” was then turned into labor intensive, hand-pulled screen prints, limited to an edition of just 300, with less than 200 available to the public through our websites. Each beautiful poster tells its own different story, allowing the fan to relive memorable and influential moments in an artistic manner, as the show’s storied run comes to a close. Once this limited edition print has sold out, they will never be printed again. Celebrate the fandom, community and family created by one of televisions’ greatest shows by hanging a little part of it’s history, inspiration and influence on your wall.

Now that all 16 of the prints have been released, Lost Blog has set out to interview each of the respective artists. All these talented artists have different influences, different backgrounds, and accordingly…different takes on our favorite show. Over the next few weeks we will post our interviews with these incredible talents. Enjoy.

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LOSTblog.com By Fans, For Fans, About Fans

by Jacob on Jan.14, 2010, under Articles, For Fans, Jon

Welcome to LOSTblog 2.0

LOSTblog.com is moving in a new creative direction. Operating the levers and buttons behind the curtain is Jon Stueve, notoriously known as @LOST_WFTB on Twitter. Jon has had two crazy ideas since LOST wrapped up the season last year. The first was to have a Twitter based LOST re-watch party. The second was to start a crazy petition about a LOST themed Disney attraction. Welcome to his third crazy idea.

“One of the magical things that has grown out of LOST is the active and vibrant fan community.” Jon says. “This community is quivering with anticipation over the final season of LOST, and it’s my belief that these same fans are bursting with creative ideas just waiting to be released.”

It is LOSTblog.com’s prediction that fan websites, forums, podcasts, blogs, fan fiction, works of art, and videos will continue long after the show wraps production.

Jon has culled a team of content providers from his spirited Twitter following to help him chart a course through the larger fan-verse out there. “LOSTies are wonderful people. The people I’ve interacted with on Twitter are by and large quality people with caring personalities that love the show, and the relationships they’ve made through being fans of the show is a testament to the broad themes the show investigates. I wish they could all be a part of this endeavor, and through social networks I hope they are.”

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DarkUFO Widgets for your sites/blogs/Facebook etc

by Jacob on Jan.14, 2010, under DarkUFO


We’ve just created a couple of widgets that a number of people have asked for that they can add to their own blogs/sites/facebook/Myspaces pages etc

We have initially created the ones below.

To add the widget to your site simply hover over the widget you want and click the “Copy Me” button. Then just select where you want to post the widget.

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Lost Season 6 – Leaked Sky One Fun Footage

by Jacob on Jan.14, 2010, under DarkUFO


Here is a little fun video from Sky One that has just been released.

Source: Sky One

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Best Moments Countdown: Charlotte

by Jacob on Jan.14, 2010, under The Tail Section

Continuing our rundown of the best moments of the show’s major characters, we get to anthropologist and former Island resident Charlotte. Look back at her past on the Island, her efforts to find it again, and the way her return bit her where it hurts the most.

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Best Moments Countdown: Lapidus

by Jacob on Jan.13, 2010, under The Tail Section

Continuing our countdown of the best moments from Lost’s mahor characters, we look at Frank Lapidus, the pilot who finds himself tangled in the Island’s mysteries as much as he tries to pull away from it – and yet is game. We’ve chosen his best moments, from his chopper skills to his witty quips.

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