The DarkUFO Episode Cup - R1 - Matches 13 - 16 Posted by DarkUFO at 7/06/2009 07:34:00 AM (Comments: 14) Labels: Episode Cup

Here are Friday's Poll results and as you can see we had 3 very one-sided affairs and 1 very close match up which unfortuatly for me has cost me my 100% record :(

Through the Looking Glass 1354 96% (98.7)
Confirmed Dead 56 4% (1.3)

Walkabout 1220 88% (92.7)
Tricia Tanaka is Dead 168 12% (7.3%)

The Man Behind the Curtain 1269 91% (96.4)
One of Them 131 9% (3.6%)

Catch-22 789 53% (50.5%)
Enter 77 711 47% (49.5%)

We've updated the bracket software and the current results are now posted here. 95 out of 1168 people have got all 12 predictions correct so far. How did you do? and how do you think you'll do today?

Today sees four more match-ups, who will your vote for and why. Let us know in the comments and follow it in our Official Discussion Thread.

Do No Harm
Claire goes into labor while a helpless Charlie goes into panic mode. Meanwhile Locke is missing, Jack tends to a wounded survivor and Sayid presents Shannon with a romantic surprise.

All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues
Jack, Kate, Locke and Boone go after Ethan, Claire and Charlie. They separate, and while Jack and Kate confront Ethan, Locke and Boon find another mystery at the jungle. Flashbacks reveal more about Jack's past with his dad.

Cabin Fever
Locke, Ben, and Hurley continue their search for the cabin so that Locke can talk to Jacob. Back on the boat, Keamy prepares to take off again, this time for a all-out assault on the island.

The Hunting Party
Jack, Locke and Sawyer follow Michael who left to look for his son. They meet "the others". More is shown about Jack's back-story.

Whatever Happened, Happened
Jack refuses to help save young Ben after Sayid shoots him, so Sawyer and Kate turn to Richard Alpert for help. Meanwhile, what Sawyer said to Kate on the chopper is revealed, as well as what Kate did with Aaron before the flight

Whatever the Case May Be
Kate and Sawyer discover a briefcase and the race begins to win ownership of it. Charlie is still depressed over Claire, and is given a sharp talking to by Rose.

Exodus (Part 1, 2 & 3)
Danielle Rousseau arrives in the camp of survivors at the beach and advises that "The Others" are coming, since there is a black smoke in the sky, and they have three choices: run, hide, or die. Jack recalls his meeting with Ana Lucia Cortez (Michelle Rodriguez) in the airport. Meanwhile, the group is launching the raft in the sea. Sawyer tells Jack the conversation he had with his father in a bar in Australia. Jack, Kate, Locke, Hurley and the boring Leslie Arzt (Daniel Roebuck) go in an expedition to bring explosives from the Black Rock to blow the hatch and shelter the survivors against "The Others". Meanwhile, Jin and Sun make peace and there are farewells to Michael, Walt, Sawyer and Jin as they finally set sail on their makeshift raft to find help and safety.

White Rabbit
Dr. Jack Shephard is not able to save a survivor drowning in the sea and he becomes affected by the incident and the pressure of the community pointing him as a leader. Jack has visions of his father in the island and tries to chase him. Jack's background story is revealed showing the relationship he had with his difficult and unscrupulous surgeon father, and the reason why Jack ventured to Australia. Meanwhile, the finishing water supply is stolen, and everyone suspects the nasty and selfish Sawyer. But Jack resolves his inner problems with his past and finds a source of water for the survivors.

The DarkUFO Episode Cup - R1 - Matches 9 - 12 Posted by DarkUFO at 7/03/2009 07:58:00 AM (Comments: 81) Labels: Episode Cup

Update: Note: No Polls will be posted over the weekend as I'm away but the polls will be closed after roughly 24hrs

Here are Yesterdays results and as you can see we had 4 very one-sided affairs

Live Together, Die Alone 1029 83% (83%)
Deus Ex Machina 210 17% (17%)

Raised by Another 1038 85% (85.5%)
Eggtown 186 15% (14.5%)

LaFleur 1146 92% (96.1%)
The Little Prince 94 8% (3.9%)

Man of Science, Man of Faith 1154 92% (96.2%)
Par Avion 99 8% (3.8%)

We've updated the bracket software and the current results are now posted here. 238 out of 1168 people have got all 8 predictions correct so far. I'm currently still 8 from 8. How did you do? and do you think you'll do today? There should be a big drop off in perfect brackets today as there is one very close match up!

Today sees four more match-ups, who will your vote for and why. Let us know in the comments and follow it in our Official Discussion Thread.

Through the Looking Glass
Jack and the survivors wait for Charlie to turn off The Others' signal-jamming device, not knowing that he has been captured at the Looking Glass station. In addition, Sayid, Jin and Bernard are captured after The Others invade the camp.

Confirmed Dead
The surviving members of the supposed "rescue team" are scattered around the island after a helicopter problem. However, once they are located, they reluctantly reveal that they are indeed not there to rescue them.

Tricia Tanaka is Dead
Having returned to camp, Sawyer's help is enlisted by Hugo, who has an obsession with retrieving an old VW van found on the island. More events in Hugo's life are also revealed, showing what brought him to be on the doomed flight.

Walkabout
Flashback to Locke's life before Flight 815: his job, time in Australia, the crash...and a major secret is revealed. The camp is invaded and Sawyer's scavenging falls under scrutiny. Food runs out and Locke comes up with a solution. Jack organizes the handling of the dead and a memorial service is arranged. Rose has everyone concerned. When Boone and Shannon end up at odds, Shannon enlists Charlie's help just to spite Boone. Shannon strikes up a friendship with Walt. Michael and Kate escape something in the jungle.

The Man Behind the Curtain
As Ben takes Locke to see Jacob and reveal the island's secrets, Ben's background on the island is exposed--as well as what happened to the Dharma Initiative.

One of Them
The mysterious French woman, Danielle Rousseau returns to lead Sayid to a mysterious captive who claims he crashed on the island. Meanwhile, Sawyer recruits Hurley to help him find another island animal that is harassing him: a loud tree frog.

Catch-22
Desmond's latest fragmented vision suggests that his old girlfriend, Penny, will crash-land onto the island. Desmond organizes a posse of himself, Hurley, Jin, and Charlie to come along with him into the jungle expecting Penny to parachute onto the island. But the vision also suggests that Charlie will die by stumbling upon a trip-wire if he comes along with them. But Desmond insists that Charlie must come along to make the vision come true. Meanwhile, Desmond recalls his days in a monastery in Scottland over 10 years earlier after leaving his old fiancée, Ruth, a few days before their wedding where he later met Penny. In the present, Kate attempts to flirt with Jack, but he instead has eyes for Juliet, and Kate has another one-night stand with Sawyer.

Enter 77
Sayid, John and Kate find another Dharma station on their way to rescue Jack. In the meantime Sawyer tries to get his stuff back in the camp.

Countdown to ComicCon 09!! Posted by The ODI at 7/02/2009 11:00:00 PM (Comments: 34) Labels: Comic-Con

Update: 2nd July Don't forget to get in contact with either me or The ODI if you plan on going and want to report live from the event.

**UPDATED** Here is the latest from E! Online Lost's panel will include Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, along with a surprise mystery guest.

I wonder who this mystery guest will be!? Emilie De Ravin, MAYBE Dominic Monaghan!?

Hey All,
It is that time of year again!! San Diego Comic Con 09 (SDCC09) is little over a month away!!

If you still do not know what SDCC is, then let me give you a quick update. SDCC is largest comic book convention, but it is more of a TV/Movie/SciFi Fans dream world. Networks and studios have booths and panels to promote their old and new shows and movies.

So of course LOST will be represented and this year is promised to be HUGE. This is the last year for LOST at Comic Con (yes that was hard to type), but Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse promise something "special" for the fans.

In previous years they have provided us with sneak peeks and special Dharma Initiative videos and last year they gave a special prize to each person that asked a question. Matthew Fox was with Darlton last year and there was the Dharma Initiative booth that launched the FAILED ORG ARG, but because of that booth myself and several other Losties were lucky enough to meet and chat with them up close and personal!!

This year my guess is they will be doing something similar with out the Dharma Booth. The panel is indeed scheduled for Saturday, but this year it will be at 11AM and it will be in the huge Hall H again that seats 6,500 (I hear they are expanding it). There will most likely be at least 1 panel at 10AM before LOST, but you will have to sit through that to get a good seat for the LOST Panel.

Last year it was also the second panel and several of you out there braved the early morning hours to hang out and have fun while waiting in line. If you are planning to visit SDCC again this year, I will be there again live blogging and tweeting not only the LOST events but anything and everything else!!

I would love to hang with you all again!! I would say one of the best parts of the weekend is actually getting to meet everyone so I am really looking forward to it all. Tickets are unfortunately sold out, but if you are one of the lucky few that have tickets, then do not forget it is from July 23rd to 26th, with a preview night on Wed the 22nd.

As I mentioned, I will be blogging live for both The ODI and DarkUFO during the LOST events and then for SpoilerTV for other shows and movies. Of course I can not do this all by myself, so if you want to help out with the taking pictures, video tapping, blogging or tweeting or just want to hang out please let us know!!

Please email me at: mrtheodi@gmail.com

More information to follow as we get closer to the event, but here are a few helpful links and a video from waiting in line last year!!

NOTE: Sites will be updated over the next month so keep checking for new updates.

The ODI Live Blog Page | DarkUFO Live Blog Page | ComicConLive Twitter Page | SpoilerTV Comic-Con Blog

Enjoy!!

Spare Q&A with Damon and Carlton Ticket at Curzon available Posted by DarkUFO at 7/02/2009 01:17:00 PM (Comments: 9) Labels: Announcements

Update: 13:25 Deniz has replied first and hopefully Gob will arrange to get the ticket for you.

Thanks to DarkUFO reader Gob for sending this through. The first person who leaves a comment to this post who can attended the event will get the ticket. Please leave your email address in the comment so that Gob can arrange the ticket with you.

Dark,

I have a spare ticket for the Lost Q&A session at the Curzon tomorrow night. Unfortunately none of my friends seem to watch the show and I would rather not have it go to waste. Could I get you to post a notice on line? The ticket is going for free and it’s on a first come first serve basis.

Many thanks.
Gob

The DarkUFO Episode Cup - R1 - Matches 5 - 8 Posted by DarkUFO at 7/02/2009 07:36:00 AM (Comments: 39) Labels: Episode Cup

Update: 3rd July Polls are now closed. New polls we be posted shortly.
Update: 13:15 I've added the bracket % in () after each match from yesterday.

Here are Yesterdays results and as you can see we had 1 very close match up and 3 not so close.

The Man from Tallahassee 1130 70% (89.2%)
Orientation 495 30% (10.8%)

Left Behind 933 50% (32.2%)
... In Translation 915 50% (67.8%)

Lockdown 1359 84% (75%)
Some Like it Hoth 267 16% (25%)

The Beginning of the End 1492 90% (92.8%)
He's Our You 175 10% (7.2%)

We've updated the bracket software and the current results are now posted here. 356 out of 1168 people got all 4 predictions correct, whilst 6 people managed to predict all 4 incorrectly :). How did you do? Today sees for more match-ups, who will your vote for and why. Let us know in the comments and follow it in our Official Discussion Thread.

Man of Science, Man of Faith
One of the castaways is chosen to descend into the mysterious hatch, and Shannon stumbles upon a shockingly familiar face in the jungle.

Par Avion
Claire launches a plan to use migratory birds to send a message, but she doesn't understand why Desmond keeps sabotaging it. Elsewhere on the island, Sayid, Locke and Kate scale The Others' protective perimeter and discover their camp.

LaFleur
The survivors left on the island, now led by Sawyer after Locke's departure, find themselves back in the 1970s, where they are now forced to become members of the Dharma Initiative.

The Little Prince
In Los Angeles, Kate tries to find out who is trying to take Aaron away from her. Back on the island, Locke convinces everyone that they have to go to The Orchid.

Eggtown
Kate goes behind Locke's back to arrange a meeting between Miles and Ben, where Miles offers his terms for not giving Ben up to his colleagues. However, Locke discovers what she has done, and banishes her from his camp.

Raised by Another
Claire begins to have reoccurring nightmares which one night result in her turning up with bloody hands, which leads Charlie to find out what is really going on. However, Jack isn't sure that anything really happened. Meanwhile, Hurley finds the flight manifest and discovers something shocking about a certain passenger.

Live Together, Die Alone
After discovering a sailboat just offshore containing former hatch oversee Desmond, Jack and Sayid come up with a plan to confront "The Others" and hopefully get Walt back. Meanwhile, Eko and Locke come to blows as Locke makes a potentially cataclysmic decision regarding the "button" and the hatch.

Deus Ex Machina
Locke and Boone build a trebuchet in an attempt to open the hatch, but Locke is injured when the trebuchet fails. Literally following a hallucination, Locke and Boone discover a small plane crashed high in a tree. Sawyer, suffering from severe headaches, is forced to turn to Jack for help.

The DarkUFO Episode Cup - R1 - Matches 1 - 4 Posted by DarkUFO at 7/01/2009 09:02:00 AM (Comments: 65) Labels: Episode Cup

Update: 2nd July Polls are now closed - New Polls will be posted shortly.
Well here we go with this years Episode Cup that you all have been bugging me about ;)

This year, like last year, we have pre-drawn the Cup so that we can run the Episode Cup Bracket and give a prize for the person getting the most predictions correct. Thanks to Matt for all the hard work in running this part for us. For those that missed out filling out their predictions we will be doing a similar one for the Character Cup a little later so stay tuned.

Also a big thanks to Dharmageddon our SpoilerTV Forums Admin for creating the great photos for each Episode and to Lost-Media for some of the images.

Each day for Round 1 we will have 4 match-ups to vote and comment on, with the result from the previous day being shown. Also after the result we will show the % of both the actual poll and the % of predications in the bracket. We will also update the Bracket Table so that you can see your score.

So please vote below and let us know in the comments which episodes you voted for and why and good luck with your brackets.

You can also discuss this here in our Official Episode Cup Discussion Thread.

Match 1
The Beginning of the End
Charlie's dying message casts doubt on the intentions of the people that Jack believes to be their rescuers. A power struggle ensues between Jack, who wants to leave the island, and Locke, who thinks that they're supposed to stay.

He's Our You
Sayid is held as a prisoner by the Dharma Initiative, presumed to be a Hostile. However, during his capture, he believes he has discovered the reason why he's back on the island.

Match 2
Lockdown
When the hatch suddenly takes on a life of its own, Locke is trapped alone in the bunker and is forced to enlist the help of an unlikely ally: the captive Henry Gale to try to free him. Meanwhile, Jack faces off against Sawyer in a series of card games for supplies. Also, Ana Lucia, Sayid and Charlie find out the truth about Henry in the jungle.

Some Like it Hoth
Miles is chosen by Horace to transport a dead body across the island. During the trip, Miles reveals to Hurley that Dr. Pierre Chang (a.k.a. Dr. Marvin Candle) is his father, whom he resents for leaving him and his mother.

Match 3
... In Translation
When Jin Kwon is having a serious quarrel with his wife Sun Kwon, Michael Dawson defends her. Later, when Michael's raft is set afire and Jin has his arms injured by heat, Michael and Sawyer blame him for the incident. Sun finally reveals her secret when she speaks in English to defend her husband and he feels ashamed leaving her. Jin recalls how his love for Sun was destroyed by her evil and unscrupulous father.

Left Behind
With their secret location now compromised, The Others abandon camp and take Locke with them. But they also leave Juliet behind, handcuffed to Kate in the middle of the jungle.

Match 4
Orientation
Jack, Locke and Kate learn more secrets about the hatch. Meanwhile, after being beaten and taken captive, Sawyer, Michael and Jin wonder if their captors are fellow survivors or the dreaded "Others."

The Man from Tallahassee
Jack tells Kate that he has made a deal with The Others and is leaving via submarine tomorrow. But Locke blows up the submarine before Jack can leave, after having a long conversation with Ben about the island's powers.

Season 5 Episode Cup - Predict the Winners and win a S5 DVD! Posted by DarkUFO at 6/30/2009 07:30:00 AM (Comments: 61) Labels: Episode Cup

Update: 30th June Final chance to get your picks in, over 230 of you still have not completed your picks. Make sure you're not one of them and be disappointed when the Cup starts tomorrow.
Update: 29th June Just over 24 hrs left to get your picks in! Episode Cup starts on Wednesday 1st July!
Update: 22nd June Only 9 days left to get your picks in. Make sure you have fully completed your picks.
Update: 19th June 1050+ Signups but only 856 have completed your picks. Make sure you have fully completed your picks. You should have a "1" in the the rank column next to your name here. If you have a "0" then it means you're not fully entered.
Update: 8th June 930+ Signups
Update: 5th June 830+ Signups
Update: 3rd June 670+ Signups
Update: 2nd June 500+ Signups
Update: 21:00 340+ Signups!
Update: 13:00 Already had 75 signups in the first 2 hrs!

As you know we always try to provide some fun activities during the long Hiatus and this year we will be running the popular Episode Cup again. So make sure you sign up (free) and get your picks in. You'll have until 1st July to make your Picks. You can also Create/Join "Mini-Leagues" so that you can compete not only against all Lost fans but also against your friends and other Sites/Forum friends.

Let us know in the comments who think will make it to the semi-finals and final and who are your dark horses? Which are the tough Round matchups?

Greetings Lost fans!

Like last year we're going to use a "March Madness"-style bracket contest! For those of you who don't know what March Madness is, it's a 64 team single elimination tournament featuring the best college basketball teams in the United States. One of the main reasons that March Madness is so revered is because, from the Sunday when the matchups are announced to the Thursday when the games actually start, people go crazy predicting how the tournament is going to transpire through an activity often referred to as "filling out a bracket".

The site we'll be using to fill out our Lost brackets is http://www.dawgsled.com/darkufo, a “home-grown” site that has been used to track March Madness contests for the past few years. We’ve re-wired the site for use in the Lost universe, and we’ve already drawn a (mostly) random bracket of the top 64 episodes in the series.

Your job will be to go to this site and predict the entire tournament--from the first match through the championship final. You'll have until 1st July to get this done. On July 1st, the bracket will "lock", the site will switch over to "scoring and tracking" mode, and the actual matches will begin on DarkUFO's site in exactly the same manner as last year, except that there won't be a "re-draw" after every round.

After every match, the scoreboard on the bracket site will be updated. For every matchup that you correctly forecast the winner for, you'll be awarded points. Throughout the tournament, you'll be able to see where you stand against everyone else in the entire world.

Remember: When you’re filling out your bracket, choose the winning episode based on who you THINK will win, which will sometimes be different than the episode that you WANT to win. For the Final you also need to enter in the % amount that each episode will get in case of a tie.

Winning bracket gets a Season 5 Lost DVD set!

Website URL: http://www.dawgsled.com/darkufo

If you have any problems leave a message here or email lost@dawgsled.com (Do NOT email Dark!)

Character Cup Elimination Poll- Voting Over Posted by G-Man at 6/29/2009 03:32:00 PM (Comments: 30) Labels: Character Cup, Polls

UPDATE: June 29th The voting period is now over and our final 7 characters have been determined. Congratulations to Anthony Cooper, Dr. Leslie Arzt, Nadia Jarrah, Carmen Reyes, Cassidy Phillips, Charlie Hume and David Reyes. In a couple of months you'll see them all again in the 2009 Character Cup.

While the Character Cup is still months away from taking place, we need your help! So far we have selected 57 characters for this year's Cup but we need 64! After the initial decision making, we still had 18 characters left to choose from. This is where you come in!

Please vote below for the characters that you would like to see make it into this year's Character Cup. The poll is multiple choice but please vote for no more than seven characters. The top 7 vote-earners will make the cut and you will see them again once the Character Cup rolls around.

Dr. Leslie Arzt- Moody science teacher who urged a speedy raft launching and went out with a bang.

Caesar- Passenger on Ajira Flight 316 and appeared to be somewhat of a leader with the survivors. He was blown away by Ben.

Rachel Carlson- Juliet's sister who had cancer but Juliet managed to get her pregnant through new techniques.

Lara Chang- Pierre's wife and the mother of Miles. She was forced to leave the Island by her husband.

Anthony Cooper- Locke's manipulative, dangerous father and the original Sawyer. He paid fro his crimes in the harshest way.

Neil Frogurt- Irritating redshirt who had the hots for Libby. He was victim #1 in the flaming arrow attack.

Amy Goodspeed- Horace's wife and the mother of Ethan. She tricked Sawyer & Co. into walking through the sonic fence.

Charlie Hume- Son of Desmond and Penny and grandson of Charles Widmore. His presence likely saved his mother's life from Ben Linus.

Nadia Jarrah- Sayid's long-lost love found her way back to him when he was rescued. She married him but was killed by one of Widmore's men.

Dan Norton- A very good, tough lawyer in LA. His clientele includes Carole Littleton and Ben Linus.

Mr. Paik- Powerful business man and Sun's father. Had his company stolen out from under him by his daughter.

Mrs. Paik- Sun's mother and presumed caretaker of granddaughter Ji-Yeon.

Cassidy Phillips- She was once Sawyer's lover but was a victim of his cons. She got to know Kate before and after Flight 815 crashed.

Clementine Phillips- Cassidy and Sawyer's daughter. After the Oceanic 6 were rescued, she got to know Kate and Aaron.

Carmen Reyes- Hurley's devoutly Catholic mother. Her son confided in her and told her the truth about the Island.

David Reyes- Hurley's father who left his family but returned when his son won millions in the lottery.

Robert- Rousseau's lover and the biological father of Alex. Smokey got a hold of him and Rousseau killed him in the end.

Goodwin Stanhope- Had an affair with Juliet but Ben found out and sent him to infiltrate the Tailies.