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They're at it again Lost fans! While Season 4 came to a close, DarkUFO and G-Man locked themselves in their respective DHARMA stations and feverishly worked on setting up a brand new LFL for Season 5.
The result is a bigger and better Lost Fantasy League. We've nearly doubled the number of League Characters, added another character group, added and removed a few points categories, simplified the scoring rules and adjusted the points scale! If our math is correct, there are now over 17 million possible team combinations for you to select from.
Registration will remain open until major spoilers begin to leak out. Lost will resume filming in August, so we should have at least two months for you fine folks to sign up for the Season 5 LFL.
Let us know in the comments who you selected and why
Here's how it works: 1) Please complete the submission form using the link below. 2) Please only submit entry 1 per person. 3) We have a new field to enter this year which allows you to select the site that you would like your results to appear in. EG If you are a Lostpedia user and want to keep track of your place with other Lostpedia users make sure you select Lostpedia from the Select Site option. NOTE: Everyone is still included in the full table but this allows other sites to easily track their own tables etc. Owners of these sites should be providing details of the league in the appropriate forums/blogs/sites. 4) You must use a valid email address. 5) This email address will NOT be displayed or sold to any third party marketing companies and will ONLY be used to contact you if you are a prize winner and to send you a confirmation of your picks. 6) Only fill out the Celebrity Code field if you have already been contacted by DarkUFO. 7) Make sure you enter your team Name so that it is unique to you. The team name is the name you will use to find your team in the full table- eg Don't call your team LOST or Sawyer or Jack etc Make it unique like Andy's Greatest Fantasy Team :) (but please, nothing obscene or tasteless) 8) After you have submitted your team you should receive an email confirming your picks. Please check your Spam/Junk Folder if you don't receive one within an hour. 9) If you are a member of one of the sites listed, make sure that other site members know about the Fantasy League so that you can compete against your friends. 10) If you are the owner of one of the sites listed and have not received your CELEB code please email me.
Please remember to write down your selections! Season 5 is a long way off and it's easy to forget who's on your team. Then all you need to do is find a way to survive the 8-month Hiatus. There's plenty going on all across the Lost-o-sphere, including here at DarkUFO.
Once Season 5 starts, all you have to do is enjoy Lost. We do all the work of keeping score and tabulating the results for you. Be sure to check back after each episode to see how your team did. G-Man will post Fantasy Updates that will include detailed character points, important points rulings and our Top Celebs and Overall leader boards. At the end of Season 5, the winners will be announced and they will take home some fabulous prizes!
Character Groups This year we have expanded both the number of League characters you can choose from and the number of character groups. When filling out the registration form, you will be asked to select one character from each of these 8 groups. These picks become your Fantasy Team and will earn and lose you points during Season 5. This year's character groupings are based largely on the known geographic locations of the various characters as of the end of the Season 4 finale.
As we said before, with this grouping set up, there are over 17 million different team combinations for you to choose from. As we learned last season, the most popular pick is not necessarily going to be the winning pick, so think about your selections before you submit. Look up the characters on Lostpedia to see what they've done in past episodes. Maybe they're due for a flashback or flashforward, or maybe they're just due to make an appearance.
Points Categories As with Fantasy Sports, the Lost Fantasy League awards points to the characters on your team based on what they do during the episodes. DarkUFO and G-man have made some adjustments to the points categories from last season. Whether you are new to the LFL or played last season, be sure to look over the points allocations, as they may also help you determine your Fantasy Team.
OK, my head is now about to explode. LOL I have had to print this one out as it's a lot to digest. Wow! You guys really go all out for us. If I haven't said it before ... I'll say it now: "I love you!!" :hug:
My team: Locke, Jacob, Hurley, Lapidus, Ji-Yeon, Charlie, Mikhail, Faraday.
Although, having never done this before, I just picked my faves from each list...and only after submitting looked at the points system. I think I may be in trouble with a few of these--if Mikhail shows up again, I'll be kind of shocked. Oh well. You go, Patchy!
i am trying to take this more seriously then last yr where i really just chose my fave characters. my team is sawyer, rose, jack, walt, ji-yeon kwon, charlie, nadia and jin. but there are (as always) some really tough choices. i v nearly picked ben instead of jack and charles widmore instead of walt - but then i figured...its jack come on I have to pick him this yr now that he is in a diff group to sawyer, and charles i am guessing the actor is still over here in london so maybe walt has a better chance if he is one of those that have to go back (which i really really hope he is)
Now that a character receives points for Appearing in Someone Else's Island Vision, does that mean that Christian Shephard gets these points pretty much every time he's present? I'm just trying to decide who to pick here... it's really hard! And Locke let me down this year in the LFL so I promised I wouldn't pick him, but he looks ready to do so much in Season 5 on island AND off island! SO difficult to pick!
This one was a bit harder than last time since we're not too sure how they're going to do ep for S05. We might get an all-on-island or all-off-island ep and that will kill us with minus points for those that aren't in those eps. But I made my choices and here they be:
Team Name: The Desmond Clan (named after the Desmond Group I started at the 'Lage) Team: Sawyer, Rose, Desmond, Charles Widmore, Ji-Yeon Kwon, Keamy, Nadia, Jin
Also, my browser had difficulties with the jotform. I think my submission was received but I haven't had a confirmation e-mail yet :/ How important is the confirmation e-mail?
how does the "encounteres Charles Widmore/Jacob/Smoke Moster" work if you have picked them as one of your characters..?
If you have picked one of them, then you can't score points for meeting themselves lol.
Also, my browser had difficulties with the jotform. I think my submission was received but I haven't had a confirmation e-mail yet :/ How important is the confirmation e-mail?
Did you get a "Thanks for your submission message" when you hit Submit?
Well, I was looking forward to this. I already made my submission. Didn't think much but just went with my gut. Anyway, doing this just for the fun XD...
My team: Sawyer, Vincent, Hurley, Walt, Michael's mother, Keamy, Mr. Eko and Claire... unlikely, isn't? XD LOL...
The way I understand it... a "Jacob" appearance is sort of a filler for if we ever actually do knowingly see Jacob as a character, which we may not yet have truly seen. We don't really know if the "eye" was Jacob... or if the man in the chair in "Man Behind the Curtain" was actually Jacob (or one of his representatives, like Christian).
But... if Jacob all of a sudden emerges from the Jungle in ep5x01, and becomes the star of the show, then choosing him would be brilliant. Or we might not see him until the final episode of season 6. Or never.
I just wanted to ask two questions: 1-I'm hoping you guys are going to further explain the differences between major/minor injuries and what falls into each category-just as a general rule (for example, is drawing blood major or does it have to be presumably painful-like a gun shot or knife wound, vs something like when claire scratched rousseau). 2-I'm saying this ahead of time, hoping its thought of before the time comes, but i know for season 4 both Nadia & Locke got death points deducted although we didnt see their actual deaths...I'm hoping that if we DO see them 'murdered' this season they won't get more points deducted...since they were taken last season...
To answer your questions, a minor injury is pretty much light stuff like getting punched or kicked or falling down. Really light stuff like Alex getting pushed down by Keamy will most likely be ignored next year. A major injury is any blow that draws blood, breaks or dislocates bones or knocks someone out.
As for the death question, we had enough proof to assign them the death points, but I believe they can still lose death points if we actually see them get killed. Basically, if we see it, it's worth points. We're trying to be very black and white with the points this year, since there were some controversial interpretations of events last season.
I think picking the smoke monster is a stupid idea. All he does is kill things, and he can't get points for seeing himself.
My Team Moses123 : Miles Bernard Jack C. Widmore Ji-Yeon Rousseau Tom Daniel Faraday I figure Miles will hear whispers and see jacob and bernard will be in the most episodes, and Rousseau will have a flashback and she'll hear whispers and mabye see dharma logos.
i really don't know what to do. i got 58th in S4 LFL so i feel like i have so much to live up to this coming year!! ha! this is hard. much thought will be put into this.
Wow, I did so well in LFL-S04 and S05's choices are so hard! But, I think with your character groupings it's really going to be an interesting season! Good job guys! Can't wait till the season starts!
I've entered. :P I picked Locke. Even though I know I'll lose 30 points down the line, he'll be doing a lot. I almost picked Richard, but I went with Locke because Richard has a tendancy to be a plot device, and plot devices don't get much points.
Also, I help out with the Stationzer0 front page. Is there something we should do to help out, other than make a post about it? (i.e. linking to a group-specific portion of the table once the game starts)
My picks: Locke (he will probably be the most important on-island character) Rose (I think she will have the biggest role of the characters in group 2 next to Bernard) Ben (he will probably appear in most of the O6's centrics and his backstory provides plenty of points) Walt (I could hardly decide between him and Widmore, but I think Walt will have a bigger role to play) Ji-Yeon (has a much bigger chance to appear than the other characters) Libby (they still have to show their backstory, so I'm pretty sure we'll see her next season) Tom (he has a tendency to appear in FBs) Daniel (he is a great guy and a good candidate for collecting points)
Last year I really didn't put too much thought into my picks,I kind of just went with my favourite of each character group. This year I think I will take a bit more time to ponder on this :)
Thanks again dark and g-man. This was really fun in season 4 and I can't wait for season 5 to begin!
Sawyer is due at least 2 flashes next season, since he didn't have any at all in season 4 and didn't have one very close to the end of season 3. That said, I am counting on it for my team...
So question about the I See Dead People categories. If Hurley talks to them does it count, or do we have to see the actual actor/actress playing them? ;)
Hey everybody- I've got to run off to a photography course right now but when I get back, I will go through all the comments here and answer any questions that have not been answered yet.
i picked john locke ( i know he's going to lose 30 eventually but i just know he's going to be big before then)
Bernard (he's more of an adventurer then rose is)
Ben and Whidmore ( as the writors said they have a very big part in season 5)
Ji yeaon (most of the others won't have a big role but whenever we seen sun ji yeon will most likey be there
libby ( each season they say they are going to do something with her hopefully this season they will)
Horace (i think he has a part to play in this and hopefully will appear in ben flashback)
Dan ( was tempted to pick christian as they said he will have a big part in season 5 but dan will most likley appear in more episodes, and can't risk jin)
WOW! You guys have come up with some hard choices here. Darn if a lot of my choices aren't in the same category! I'm going to wait until some of the questions get answered, since I have many of the same questions. Then I'll turn on my crystal ball.
As promised, here are some answers to your questions:
Robz888 said... Now that a character receives points for Appearing in Someone Else's Island Vision, does that mean that Christian Shephard gets these points pretty much every time he's present?
Not necessarily. We know that Christian has appeared both on and off the Island. At this point, on-Island Christian Shephard is considered some kind of possessed/reanimated version of the man. He is physical and real (as far as we know- he was holding Aaron!) and would NOT count for Island Vision points when he appears on the Island. Granted, if there are freaky paranormal qualifying events (like the whispers or a dream-like state) preceding his arrival, then we would review the scene on an individual basis.
Off-Island Christian seems more like Island Visions at this point. However, if it can be shown during Season 5 that the physical Christian is just teleporting off the Island to mess with Jack and anyone else, then his off-Island appearances will not be considered Island Visions either.
It all depends on what information we are given about Christian and the nature of all these Whispers and freaky-deaky things going down on this Island.
Dharmageddon said... What constitutes a Jacob appearance? Would any spiritual manifestation (Christian, Horace, etc) count towards a Jacob appearance?
A Jacob appearance is simply a Jacob appearance. We've seen Jacob twice (well, his eye anyway). People showing up in Island Visions are not considered to be Jacob unless they would claim to be him. If at any point we learn that person to not be Jacob, we would take away any points that had been given for their impostering. If Jacob reveals himself, then we'll give points. So, Jacob is a risk, but a calculated risk. Jacob's appearance this past season was open to interpretation, but we got the inside scoop on it.
We believe that Christian Shephard was telling the truth when he said that he was not Jacob. So, when we see Christian, no points will be awarded for Jacob or encountering Jacob.
Christian is Christian, Horace is Horace, and Jacob is Jacob (unless otherwise ruled by us).
chrisp said... Dark or Gman can i just ask uf we see christian in the cabin does taht count as jacob christian or both or something else?
Christian in the cabin is just Christian.
Oceanic_Flax said... But what if Charles Widmore looks at himself in the mirror? Wouldn't that count as him enountering himself?
LOL, no. Charles Widmore cannot earn points for encountering himself and Jacob cannot earn points for encountering himself. That's the calculated risk you take by selecting them. We tried to keep all the points categories open to everyone, but there are a few that aren't available to everyone. The way we see it, it just makes it that harder for you all to pick :-)
LS asphyxiated. said... So question about the I See Dead People categories. If Hurley talks to them does it count, or do we have to see the actual actor/actress playing them? ;)
We have to see the person. Our points categories state that they have to appear, which means physically showing up.
chillindude said... just one question though why is christian in the staus unknown group as he's clearly dead? He's just the main dead character if you will.
We put Christian in the "Status Unknown" group because his status is unknown. Is he undead? Is he possessed by the Island? Has he been fully reincarnated? Or is he just a manifestation that the Island likes?
His interaction with Claire also has us questioning his status. Is she dead or possessed by the Island? There's some odd connection there that we're hoping will make more sense after next season.
Plus, adding Christian to that group adds balance, as people will have to mull over whether to pick him while such juicy prospects like Jin, Claire and Daniel are there, plus question marks like Candle, Hawking and Annie.
Also, he's more regularly appearing than other dead folks, so it helps make the Dead groups tougher to pick from. It's all part of the plan my friends. :-)
yeah i can kinda see that lol. if christain was in the dead character list i would have picked him in an instant but as he wasn't i decied to choose dan as he'll be more regular.
What is the logic in putting Jacob in the Alive on Island category? I think in a Podcast, D&C said they have a character list on their wall with categories of Alive, Dead, and Undead. Anyone remember who (other than Christian which I remember) were the other couple of characters on that Undead list? I personally think Claire is now on that Undead list - as I've always thought she couldn't have survived the explosion literally anyway unless the Island was protecting her. And then there were the clues Miles gave us as to whether she was alive. Hummmm. But Jacob alive??? Or are we talking Zombies here?
Here are some questions for the G-Man: 1. Whenever a character has to do with something related to the polar bears, like Charlotte with the skeleton in “Confirmed Dead”, is that gonna be a +50 points? 2. How does exactly the “Misc. FB/FF” work? I guess it comes when there’s something similar to what we saw in “Ji-Yeon”, but if it is so, does a character need to appear in both the FB and the FF of that episode or in just of the two ones? 3. What about Henrik? In the Season 4 finale he was on the Searcher, so he might become of some importance in the future. 4. How about adding new points categories, as: - gets mentioned by someone else, when he/she is not there; - says the word “lost”, or a recurring phrase (eg: “see you in another life, brother”), or what happens to be the title of that episode (eg: “the constant”); - handles or quotes one of the “literary works” enlisted by Lostpedia, or listens to a song (not just when the soundtrack plays), or is somehow related to an Easter-egg (eg: “The Tempest” from Shakespeare, or the Nozz-a-La from “The Dark Tower”).
hey Gman, will you be doing a season 5 rulebook, your rundown of the picks and if you think it was a good/bad choice and another hiatus league again this year?
I have one problem with " lost fantasy league ", I am registered two times since I thought that i had committed a mistake, but then I realized that it was not like that, and I am registered two times by different groups, I do not want that it is considered to be a trap for what I want to solve the problem... Help me!
I have accidentally been registered twice. the first time I pressed submit the page froze and after 5 minutes I gave up, re-loaded and siumitted a team again. I now have two teams, but only want one. How can I delete the duplicate?
Sorry to be an annoyance Dark, but due to lack of email confirmation I signed up again only to realise I wasn't getting email confirmation as I'd wrote "googmail.com" instead of "googlemail.com" so if you'd be so kind to delete my first two entries, that'd be great. My team is called Crab Enamel (don't ask, lol).
Charlotte (I'm really hopping that her plot thread with her history gets tons of play next season.)
Bernard
Hurley (So many good choices. Originally I thought Ben, but that guy gets beat on so often I don't need those major point losses. And everybody loves Hurley.)
Charles Widmore
Ji Yeon (I really wanted to pick Sun and Jin, but their categories had better picks. So I went with their spawn. Ji Yeon is a part of both of them so I guess I sort of picked them.)
Libby (gambling on finally getting the libby's backstory.)
Horace (I'm thinking a lot of history of the island will be revealed next season and Horace seems a big part)
Daniel (I just like the geek boy. Besides, in picking Charlotte, I'm guessing Daniel will follow her to any adventures she goes on... assuming he's alive of course.)
Those are my pick. I almost went with an asian theme (miles, all the kwons, mister paik, Marvin Candle). I want to win though, so sorry Jin/sun.
beachbum said... What is the logic in putting Jacob in the Alive on Island category? I think in a Podcast, D&C said they have a character list on their wall with categories of Alive, Dead, and Undead. Anyone remember who (other than Christian which I remember) were the other couple of characters on that Undead list? I personally think Claire is now on that Undead list - as I've always thought she couldn't have survived the explosion literally anyway unless the Island was protecting her. And then there were the clues Miles gave us as to whether she was alive. Hummmm. But Jacob alive??? Or are we talking Zombies here?
Yeah, I guess Jacob would be more suited to be in the Status Unknown group. I guess that was just an oversight on our part. I dunno. Maybe we'll change it next year (depending on how we can break down character groups).
Pyros said... Here are some questions for the G-Man: 1. Whenever a character has to do with something related to the polar bears, like Charlotte with the skeleton in “Confirmed Dead”, is that gonna be a +50 points?
It would have to be a real polar bear to count for points. Pictures of polar bears or stuffed animals do not count. The character would have to appear on screen with an honest to goodness polar bear. I'll have to check with Dark to see if we'll count the dead ones or not.
2. How does exactly the “Misc. FB/FF” work? I guess it comes when there’s something similar to what we saw in “Ji-Yeon”, but if it is so, does a character need to appear in both the FB and the FF of that episode or in just of the two ones?
Miscelaneous FB's and FF's are sort of a catch-all for anything that's not a conventional FB or FF. Last season we had what was called a "Montage" FB which offered fewer points for an episode where the flashes are disjointed and take place over long periods of time. Locke got nailed with this for Cabin Fever because the narrative timeline of his flashbacks did not add up to a cohesive linear story. It just re-emphasized the fact that the dude is special.
The Misc. FB/FF category will catch episodes like this and also for odd-ball flashes like Desmond in The Constant. It wasn't really either a FB or a FF, but was some kind of weird time travel thing. Next season, you'll be able to pick up points for this kind of stuff.
3. What about Henrik? In the Season 4 finale he was on the Searcher, so he might become of some importance in the future.
With a limited role at this point, we didn't feel he was significant enough to include in the S5 LFL. If he plays a larger role in S5 we might include him in S6.
4. How about adding new points categories, as: - gets mentioned by someone else, when he/she is not there; - says the word “lost”, or a recurring phrase (eg: “see you in another life, brother”), or what happens to be the title of that episode (eg: “the constant”); - handles or quotes one of the “literary works” enlisted by Lostpedia, or listens to a song (not just when the soundtrack plays), or is somehow related to an Easter-egg (eg: “The Tempest” from Shakespeare, or the Nozz-a-La from “The Dark Tower”).
We tossed around a number of possible new points categories, but we wanted to keep everything as open to everyone as possible. At the same time, we didn't want to pick categories that are so open that it would require me to watch for every little detail. With 42 points categories to keep track of already, adding minute items would create far too much work for me.
PeePeeMcGee said... Is it possible that Comic Con will be considered spoilers. For example, if they announce that Libby will become a regular, will that be a spoiler?
This is a very good question. In the past, Damon and Carlton have given subtle clues and slight answers at Comic Con. Sometimes they were a tad spoilerish, but it's also right in the public light, so it is kind of out there and not veiled in secrecy.
We will probably advise that people sign up for the LFL before Comic Con just in case something very spoilerish is put out there that might benefit those who register later on. All submissions are final unless you made a God-honest mistake, so if anything from Comic Con provides an advantage in the LFL, we'll close up. We'll just have to wait and see.
chillindude said... hey Gman, will you be doing a season 5 rulebook, your rundown of the picks and if you think it was a good/bad choice and another hiatus league again this year?
Yes, I'm working on a Season 5 rulebook but it won't likely come out until after registration is closed. The points categories have all been pretty well simplified to the point where you'll know when you see something if it counts for points or not. We want to get away from most of the interpretation we had to do in Season 4. We're hoping that it will be very open-shut when it comes to points.
Also, I'll probably whip up some commentary on each of the character groups. But again, not until registration is closed. I wouldn't want anyone to take my commentary to heart when picking their team (remember how I slammed everyone who picked Christian Shephard in S4? Of course, I did call Kate as a solid pick.).
So yes, both will eventually be coming but they're both a good stretch down the pike.
When is your big day? This summer some time? Such a busy life you are living right now! Good thing you're young and strong.
Getting married in the middle of July, so I will sadly miss out on a week of the Episode Cup.
Yes, things are quite busy, but LOL about the young and strong! Yes, I'm only in my 20's but I hurt myself recently playing sports and the doctors are now saying I tore my ACL. Looks like I'll have plenty of time this summer to rewatch Lost while I'm recuperating!
Yay I am so excited for this - I am a first timer!
Team name is "The invisible hand of Dr. Phil" which is a tip of the hat to an excellent point made on a forum I read about whether Claire is dead or not.
I'm going with the following people because I think they are going to drive the plot for the next two seasons.....
Charlotte Jacob Sun Charles W.
Ji Yeon Kwon because she will be with mom and hopefully get lots of kisses!!
Libby and Nadia because I think they have story lines that will be wrapped up this season
And finally Daniel because I think Charlotte is crucial and because he is the key to explaining a lot of the science in the plot to come
Good luck everyone and thanks so much to G-Man and everyone who is working on this!!!
Ah g-man. You're older than you think then. Ouch - that hurts. Please take care of it now and let it heal right, or you will pay worse for it later. I speak from experience. Old war injuries you know. I'm old enough to be your grandmother. Good luck with the wedding. Will be hoping you've healed well by then, but it takes a long long time. And sorry you'll have to miss a week of voting. Perhaps you'll be able to find a way somehow - or perhaps you won't even be interested at the time. Me too, as I'll be watching Lost this summer too. See ya there. Hope Mrs. g-man is addicted as well. Wouldn't want that to come between you. You can be our next Des and Penny, you romantic devil.
I picked: John Locke Jacob Ben Linus Charles Widmore Michael's Mother Charlie Pace Mr. Eko Christian Shephard
A few comments about them: I chose Locke because the only possibillity that he is not the main character in that category would be if the whole season would take place of island after his death with no flashbacks on- or off-island. Can't see that happen.
I'm not so sure about Jacob but he is the most interesting in Group 2 although Rose had great times last season. And I hope Harper never turns up again...
Ben was a hard pick. He has not a high kiss-rate but a high-rate to get his ass kicked but I think he will have more screen-time than Jack and at least one flashback to get us some information from his childhood.
Charles Widmoore will get more into the focus. I was about to go for Walt but on the other Hand he's not a sure shot.
Off-Island Group 3 seems like a loser-group to me. Ji-Yeon is definetly in for some kisses but I am more interested in Walts grandma and the fights about Walt not going back to the island with some strangers who flew over the cukkoos nest...
For the Dead People: Charlie aka Dominic is a friend of the series an he will come back for a few hauntings on or off the island. Im sure of that. I don't think we will see more of Keamy and the destiny of Libby is a too fickle bitch to make her a team-mate.
I would love to see Mr.Eko ones again and the invisible chess-player seems like a good introduction to me.
The "unkown"-group is a tough one. A lot of good picks there and I think they might decide the race in this fantasy league. Jin is important cause he is the drive behind Sub to come back. Claires deadlike, I have no hope for her to get more time this season. On the other hand Christian seems to be the messenger of Jacob and the island not only for Jack but more characters.
That sums it up. I hope this is interesting for someone else than myself and I didn't waste all my breath. But anyway this is cheaper than finding a shrink who likes to hear about my Lost-Addiction. :-)
I chose Miles Straume, Bernard Nadler, Hurley Reyes, Charles Widmore, Carmen Reyes, Charlie Pace, Mikhail and Daniel Faraday. Some of the categories were really tough to choose from. My team name is There and Back Again. My husband and three of my teens are signing up too, so I think Lost will be even more fun for us next season, if that is possible. Thanks for putting this together for us!
I too have not received an email back. Submitted beachbum's sandcastles yesterday morning. It said it was submitted OK on the screen. Or is the lack of email because Dark is away for a week? Can you check g-man? Thanks so much.
I don't recall getting an email back...can you confirm my entry was received? My team name is the Rocketships. I want to ensure I have time to re-submit my picks if I need to.
Whoops! I accidentally chose my Group Name as the Group given that I liked the most. So, apparently I'm known as Alive On-Island Group 1! Haha, can I change that to Philosofreaky?
i bit even though this is a completely uncharacteristic overtly nerdy act for me
Juliet Burke - finale made meh feel she would be leadeer Rose Nadler - bleh Sun Kwon - widmore story Frank Lapidus - bleh Ji-Yeon Kwon - bleh, let's see a drama kidnapping plot Rousseau - ddddddd Tom - evry other series Daniel Faraday - nerd
team name is The Super John Locke Celery Banana Blueberry Pancake Basket Party*
Ummm, I just realized I entered this contest twice, both under the same email address. LOL I don't know how or why but I did. How can I delete 1 of them. Thanks :)
My team "Lost-N-Time" consists of: Sawyer - cuz he's hmmmmmm Rose - she's fiesty Jack - he's a gimmee Charles - he's gonna be a player Ji-Yeon - I had to pick someone ?? Libby - she liked Hurley which makes her alright in my book Horace - see Ji-Yeon Claire - cuz now she's creeeepy
Richard Alpert because he seems like the character who will rocket this season. I have to believe he is a central character to so many of the mysteries.
Smoke Monster because I think based upon comments made that Ben lied about knowing what the monster was and that he summoned the monster in retaliation for what Keamy did to Alex there will need to be more about that. I think the Smoke monster is a smaller mystery now since we have so many big idea type mysteries that will take center stage and as a result the monster will finally be explained and shown.
Jack Shepard is and has always been a central if not the central character.
Walt Lloyd will be important and I think Walt is going to have to return to the island with the Oceanic Six.
Mike's Mom will tie in because of things involving Walt.
Charlie and Eko seem to be a part of Hurley's story and I could see Eko being brought up in the Smoke Monster reveal.
Daniel Faraday seems to be another character who has a story to tell. His feelings for Charolet, his experiments with time, and his duality and what looked like a mental breakdown prior to his mission on the freighter along with I believe will be his inability to use Desmond as his constant. Although what did he do in all the years Desmond was stuck in the Swan?
You didn't get the whole "desmond as my constant" thing. He never needed to use Des as a constant yet. The notebook message from the past was foreshadowing into the future. Daniel will likely need to use Desmond as a constant, but now that Desmond is off of the island, it may be difficult. Sounds like a Season 5 episode to me.
ah man, i signed up for this awhile back. got my name. got my team. but i can't remember what it was, or who was on it! Is there any way to retrieve this information?? Sorry.
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Hmm where is the registration link that is I qoute "below"
It's at the end of the "How it Works" section.
before the sighn up is closed. would we be able to change our choices around if we change our mind? and if so how?
No, I'm afraid not, unless you made a genuine mistake, which if so just email me and I'll look into it manually.
in that case i think i'm going to ponder this for a few days
OK, I must be brain dead (won't be the first or last time) but where are the results for the S04 LFL? Thx!
JB : LOL, no worries. Just select "Lost Fantasy League" from the Labels Drop-Down menu on the right hand side bar.
Hmm I'm gonna do some research before selecting but I'm really looking forward to it :)
Thanks, Sweetie!
OK, my head is now about to explode. LOL I have had to print this one out as it's a lot to digest. Wow! You guys really go all out for us. If I haven't said it before ... I'll say it now: "I love you!!" :hug:
Visited the homepage many times awaiting this :) Thanks Dark.
My team: Locke, Jacob, Jack, Walt, Ji-Yeon, Charlie, Horace Goodspeed, Faraday.
My team:
Locke, Jacob, Hurley, Lapidus, Ji-Yeon, Charlie, Mikhail, Faraday.
Although, having never done this before, I just picked my faves from each list...and only after submitting looked at the points system. I think I may be in trouble with a few of these--if Mikhail shows up again, I'll be kind of shocked. Oh well. You go, Patchy!
I never was that good at sports...
Nevermind. I can figure it out.
i am trying to take this more seriously then last yr where i really just chose my fave characters.
my team is sawyer, rose, jack, walt, ji-yeon kwon, charlie, nadia and jin. but there are (as always) some really tough choices. i v nearly picked ben instead of jack and charles widmore instead of walt - but then i figured...its jack come on I have to pick him this yr now that he is in a diff group to sawyer, and charles i am guessing the actor is still over here in london so maybe walt has a better chance if he is one of those that have to go back (which i really really hope he is)
Dark or G-Man, I have a question...
Now that a character receives points for Appearing in Someone Else's Island Vision, does that mean that Christian Shephard gets these points pretty much every time he's present? I'm just trying to decide who to pick here... it's really hard! And Locke let me down this year in the LFL so I promised I wouldn't pick him, but he looks ready to do so much in Season 5 on island AND off island! SO difficult to pick!
Thanks for everything you guys!
This one was a bit harder than last time since we're not too sure how they're going to do ep for S05. We might get an all-on-island or all-off-island ep and that will kill us with minus points for those that aren't in those eps. But I made my choices and here they be:
Team Name: The Desmond Clan (named after the Desmond Group I started at the 'Lage)
Team: Sawyer, Rose, Desmond, Charles Widmore, Ji-Yeon Kwon, Keamy, Nadia, Jin
Phew! LOL
What constitutes a Jacob appearance? Would any spiritual manifestation (Christian, Horace, etc) count towards a Jacob appearance?
how does the "encounteres Charles Widmore/Jacob/Smoke Moster" work if you have picked them as one of your characters..?
Dark, I second Dharmageddon's question.
Also, my browser had difficulties with the jotform. I think my submission was received but I haven't had a confirmation e-mail yet :/ How important is the confirmation e-mail?
how does the "encounteres Charles Widmore/Jacob/Smoke Moster" work if you have picked them as one of your characters..?
If you have picked one of them, then you can't score points for meeting themselves lol.
Also, my browser had difficulties with the jotform. I think my submission was received but I haven't had a confirmation e-mail yet :/ How important is the confirmation e-mail?
Did you get a "Thanks for your submission message" when you hit Submit?
Yes, I do remember seeing that. So I'm good? :)
Yep pretty sure TLA. Email me your signup email and I'll check to make sure.
Well, I was looking forward to this. I already made my submission. Didn't think much but just went with my gut. Anyway, doing this just for the fun XD...
My team: Sawyer, Vincent, Hurley, Walt, Michael's mother, Keamy, Mr. Eko and Claire... unlikely, isn't? XD LOL...
Will do. Thanks Dark.
The way I understand it... a "Jacob" appearance is sort of a filler for if we ever actually do knowingly see Jacob as a character, which we may not yet have truly seen. We don't really know if the "eye" was Jacob... or if the man in the chair in "Man Behind the Curtain" was actually Jacob (or one of his representatives, like Christian).
But... if Jacob all of a sudden emerges from the Jungle in ep5x01, and becomes the star of the show, then choosing him would be brilliant. Or we might not see him until the final episode of season 6. Or never.
Who do I get the code???
It says that "Enter the security code shown, Go Back" but I alredy entered the code :X
I just wanted to ask two questions:
1-I'm hoping you guys are going to further explain the differences between major/minor injuries and what falls into each category-just as a general rule (for example, is drawing blood major or does it have to be presumably painful-like a gun shot or knife wound, vs something like when claire scratched rousseau).
2-I'm saying this ahead of time, hoping its thought of before the time comes, but i know for season 4 both Nadia & Locke got death points deducted although we didnt see their actual deaths...I'm hoping that if we DO see them 'murdered' this season they won't get more points deducted...since they were taken last season...
and thanks as always for all your hard work!!
Hey Kally,
To answer your questions, a minor injury is pretty much light stuff like getting punched or kicked or falling down. Really light stuff like Alex getting pushed down by Keamy will most likely be ignored next year. A major injury is any blow that draws blood, breaks or dislocates bones or knocks someone out.
As for the death question, we had enough proof to assign them the death points, but I believe they can still lose death points if we actually see them get killed. Basically, if we see it, it's worth points. We're trying to be very black and white with the points this year, since there were some controversial interpretations of events last season.
Dark or Gman can i just ask uf we see christian in the cabin does taht count as jacob christian or both or something else?
I think picking the smoke monster is a stupid idea. All he does is kill things, and he can't get points for seeing himself.
My Team Moses123 : Miles
Bernard
Jack
C. Widmore
Ji-Yeon
Rousseau
Tom
Daniel Faraday
I figure Miles will hear whispers and see jacob and bernard will be in the most episodes, and Rousseau will have a flashback and she'll hear whispers and mabye see dharma logos.
i really don't know what to do. i got 58th in S4 LFL so i feel like i have so much to live up to this coming year!! ha! this is hard. much thought will be put into this.
Team Lost and Found:
Charlotte Lewis
Jacob
Kate Austin
Matthew Abaddon
Ji-Yeon Kwon
Libby
Horace Goodspeed
Christian Shephard
That was hard. Deciding btw who I like and who I thought would do well. Very tough choices.
Good Luck All.
Wow, I did so well in LFL-S04 and S05's choices are so hard! But, I think with your character groupings it's really going to be an interesting season! Good job guys! Can't wait till the season starts!
I've entered. :P
I picked Locke. Even though I know I'll lose 30 points down the line, he'll be doing a lot. I almost picked Richard, but I went with Locke because Richard has a tendancy to be a plot device, and plot devices don't get much points.
Entered.
Also, I help out with the Stationzer0 front page. Is there something we should do to help out, other than make a post about it? (i.e. linking to a group-specific portion of the table once the game starts)
My picks:
Locke (he will probably be the most important on-island character)
Rose (I think she will have the biggest role of the characters in group 2 next to Bernard)
Ben (he will probably appear in most of the O6's centrics and his backstory provides plenty of points)
Walt (I could hardly decide between him and Widmore, but I think Walt will have a bigger role to play)
Ji-Yeon (has a much bigger chance to appear than the other characters)
Libby (they still have to show their backstory, so I'm pretty sure we'll see her next season)
Tom (he has a tendency to appear in FBs)
Daniel (he is a great guy and a good candidate for collecting points)
I'll give this a go this year, will fill out the form tomorrow when it's not so late...
Miles Straume
Vincent
Ben Linus
Charles Widmore
Sarah (Shephard)
Libby
Horace Goodspeed
Christian Shephard
I wanted Micheal's Mother not Sarah Shephard :( . Dang it,I'll stick with Sarah, who know's?? :)
Last year I really didn't put too much thought into my picks,I kind of just went with my favourite of each character group. This year I think I will take a bit more time to ponder on this :)
Thanks again dark and g-man. This was really fun in season 4 and I can't wait for season 5 to begin!
Sawyer is due at least 2 flashes next season, since he didn't have any at all in season 4 and didn't have one very close to the end of season 3. That said, I am counting on it for my team...
Sawyer
Smokey
Ben
Walt
Ji-Yeon
Libby
Nadia
Jin
Just registered yeah!!
Gotta have fun next season!!
Hey guys, I've been a long time lurker and lover of this site and from now on I'll be posting a lot more.
I never signed up for the fantasy league last time but I did this time, :)
CWN's Team:
Sawyer
Bernard
Jack
Penny
Ji-Yeon
Libby
Goodspeed
Daniel
Well. I said I'd pick this year's LFL based on kisses.
And what'd I do? I picked Ben and Locke... the two people guarunteed never to be kissed by anyone.
Oh well.
Good luck to all!
Wow i should have paid more attention to how this worked....not good.
Can I get a celebrity code?
Damn a lot of people on here have my picks.
But what if Charles Widmore looks at himself in the mirror? Wouldn't that count as him enountering himself?
So question about the I See Dead People categories. If Hurley talks to them does it count, or do we have to see the actual actor/actress playing them? ;)
I finally decided on John, Bernard, Jack, Abaddon, Ji-Yeon, Libby, Horace, and Daniel. I have confidence!
Just dowing this for the fun so I didn't think much about it.
My league:
Juliet
Rose
Sayid
Charles Widmore
Ji-Yeon
Libby
Mr.Eko
Daniel Faraday
What is the deal with Jacob? Do all spiritual encounters (images of Christian, Horace, etc) count towards a Jacob appearance, etc?
If not, how exactly would Jacob need to appear (and as what) to gain points?
I don't want to submit my sheet until I know exactly how the Jacob situation will work.
Hey everybody- I've got to run off to a photography course right now but when I get back, I will go through all the comments here and answer any questions that have not been answered yet.
Fear not! G-Man is on the case!
i picked
john locke ( i know he's going to lose 30 eventually but i just know he's going to be big before then)
Bernard (he's more of an adventurer then rose is)
Ben and Whidmore ( as the writors said they have a very big part in season 5)
Ji yeaon (most of the others won't have a big role but whenever we seen sun ji yeon will most likey be there
libby ( each season they say they are going to do something with her hopefully this season they will)
Horace (i think he has a part to play in this and hopefully will appear in ben flashback)
Dan ( was tempted to pick christian as they said he will have a big part in season 5 but dan will most likley appear in more episodes, and can't risk jin)
WOW! You guys have come up with some hard choices here. Darn if a lot of my choices aren't in the same category! I'm going to wait until some of the questions get answered, since I have many of the same questions. Then I'll turn on my crystal ball.
Have fun everybody!
just one question though why is christian in the staus unknown group as he's clearly dead? He's just the main dead character if you will.
Wow, does everyone else know something I dont know?? It seems like a lot of people picked Ji-Yeon for some reason. Oh well...
My team: Toad's Winning Picks
John Locke
Bernard Nadler
Hurley Reyes
Penny Widmore
David Reyes
Libby
Tom
Daniel Faraday
seemed the most logical as he'll most likely be with sun. aarans just a baby and he got loads last season. (and all the rest are guest stars)
I agree with chillin...Christian is dead, they've told us this more than a few times. Why is he in status unknown?
As promised, here are some answers to your questions:
Robz888 said...
Now that a character receives points for Appearing in Someone Else's Island Vision, does that mean that Christian Shephard gets these points pretty much every time he's present?
Not necessarily. We know that Christian has appeared both on and off the Island. At this point, on-Island Christian Shephard is considered some kind of possessed/reanimated version of the man. He is physical and real (as far as we know- he was holding Aaron!) and would NOT count for Island Vision points when he appears on the Island. Granted, if there are freaky paranormal qualifying events (like the whispers or a dream-like state) preceding his arrival, then we would review the scene on an individual basis.
Off-Island Christian seems more like Island Visions at this point. However, if it can be shown during Season 5 that the physical Christian is just teleporting off the Island to mess with Jack and anyone else, then his off-Island appearances will not be considered Island Visions either.
It all depends on what information we are given about Christian and the nature of all these Whispers and freaky-deaky things going down on this Island.
Dharmageddon said...
What constitutes a Jacob appearance? Would any spiritual manifestation (Christian, Horace, etc) count towards a Jacob appearance?
A Jacob appearance is simply a Jacob appearance. We've seen Jacob twice (well, his eye anyway). People showing up in Island Visions are not considered to be Jacob unless they would claim to be him. If at any point we learn that person to not be Jacob, we would take away any points that had been given for their impostering. If Jacob reveals himself, then we'll give points. So, Jacob is a risk, but a calculated risk. Jacob's appearance this past season was open to interpretation, but we got the inside scoop on it.
We believe that Christian Shephard was telling the truth when he said that he was not Jacob. So, when we see Christian, no points will be awarded for Jacob or encountering Jacob.
Christian is Christian, Horace is Horace, and Jacob is Jacob (unless otherwise ruled by us).
chrisp said...
Dark or Gman can i just ask uf we see christian in the cabin does taht count as jacob christian or both or something else?
Christian in the cabin is just Christian.
Oceanic_Flax said...
But what if Charles Widmore looks at himself in the mirror? Wouldn't that count as him enountering himself?
LOL, no. Charles Widmore cannot earn points for encountering himself and Jacob cannot earn points for encountering himself. That's the calculated risk you take by selecting them. We tried to keep all the points categories open to everyone, but there are a few that aren't available to everyone. The way we see it, it just makes it that harder for you all to pick :-)
LS asphyxiated. said...
So question about the I See Dead People categories. If Hurley talks to them does it count, or do we have to see the actual actor/actress playing them? ;)
We have to see the person. Our points categories state that they have to appear, which means physically showing up.
chillindude said...
just one question though why is christian in the staus unknown group as he's clearly dead? He's just the main dead character if you will.
We put Christian in the "Status Unknown" group because his status is unknown. Is he undead? Is he possessed by the Island? Has he been fully reincarnated? Or is he just a manifestation that the Island likes?
His interaction with Claire also has us questioning his status. Is she dead or possessed by the Island? There's some odd connection there that we're hoping will make more sense after next season.
Plus, adding Christian to that group adds balance, as people will have to mull over whether to pick him while such juicy prospects like Jin, Claire and Daniel are there, plus question marks like Candle, Hawking and Annie.
Also, he's more regularly appearing than other dead folks, so it helps make the Dead groups tougher to pick from. It's all part of the plan my friends. :-)
yeah i can kinda see that lol. if christain was in the dead character list i would have picked him in an instant but as he wasn't i decied to choose dan as he'll be more regular.
What is the logic in putting Jacob in the Alive on Island category?
I think in a Podcast, D&C said they have a character list on their wall with categories of Alive, Dead, and Undead. Anyone remember who (other than Christian which I remember) were the other couple of characters on that Undead list?
I personally think Claire is now on that Undead list - as I've always thought she couldn't have survived the explosion literally anyway unless the Island was protecting her. And then there were the clues Miles gave us as to whether she was alive. Hummmm.
But Jacob alive??? Or are we talking Zombies here?
Here are some questions for the G-Man:
1. Whenever a character has to do with something related to the polar bears, like Charlotte with the skeleton in “Confirmed Dead”, is that gonna be a +50 points?
2. How does exactly the “Misc. FB/FF” work? I guess it comes when there’s something similar to what we saw in “Ji-Yeon”, but if it is so, does a character need to appear in both the FB and the FF of that episode or in just of the two ones?
3. What about Henrik? In the Season 4 finale he was on the Searcher, so he might become of some importance in the future.
4. How about adding new points categories, as:
- gets mentioned by someone else, when he/she is not there;
- says the word “lost”, or a recurring phrase (eg: “see you in another life, brother”), or what happens to be the title of that episode (eg: “the constant”);
- handles or quotes one of the “literary works” enlisted by Lostpedia, or listens to a song (not just when the soundtrack plays), or is somehow related to an Easter-egg (eg: “The Tempest” from Shakespeare, or the Nozz-a-La from “The Dark Tower”).
Is it possible that Comic Con will be considered spoilers. For example, if they announce that Libby will become a regular, will that be a spoiler?
hey Gman, will you be doing a season 5 rulebook, your rundown of the picks and if you think it was a good/bad choice and another hiatus league again this year?
I have one problem with " lost fantasy league ", I am registered two times since I thought that i had committed a mistake, but then I realized that it was not like that, and I am registered two times by different groups, I do not want that it is considered to be a trap for what I want to solve the problem...
Help me!
I have accidentally been registered twice. the first time I pressed submit the page froze and after 5 minutes I gave up, re-loaded and siumitted a team again. I now have two teams, but only want one. How can I delete the duplicate?
Don't worry JC, I'll do it for you.
Thank you!
Hummm. Guess G-Man took yesterday off, so will wait another day.
Sorry beachbum! Between planning a wedding and working on a new house, answering LFL questions kinda gets knocked down the priority list :-)
I'll answer the next batch of questions this evening.
Thanks g-man. Everyone deserves a day or 2 off. Not a problem at all. Just an observation. We all know you are very busy with your own stuff too.
I have the same problem of jc76 , I am registered two times by different groups ... help me!
bye ;)
Just email me to let me know which one you want deleted.
Sorry to be an annoyance Dark, but due to lack of email confirmation I signed up again only to realise I wasn't getting email confirmation as I'd wrote "googmail.com" instead of "googlemail.com" so if you'd be so kind to delete my first two entries, that'd be great. My team is called Crab Enamel (don't ask, lol).
One Quick Question
Since we've already seen Locke dead will he still lose 30 points if he dies this season?
Team Jinsun picks:
Charlotte (I'm really hopping that her plot thread with her history gets tons of play next season.)
Bernard
Hurley (So many good choices. Originally I thought Ben, but that guy gets beat on so often I don't need those major point losses. And everybody loves Hurley.)
Charles Widmore
Ji Yeon (I really wanted to pick Sun and Jin, but their categories had better picks. So I went with their spawn. Ji Yeon is a part of both of them so I guess I sort of picked them.)
Libby (gambling on finally getting the libby's backstory.)
Horace (I'm thinking a lot of history of the island will be revealed next season and Horace seems a big part)
Daniel (I just like the geek boy. Besides, in picking Charlotte, I'm guessing Daniel will follow her to any adventures she goes on... assuming he's alive of course.)
Those are my pick. I almost went with an asian theme (miles, all the kwons, mister paik, Marvin Candle). I want to win though, so sorry Jin/sun.
Okay, I lied.
I'll answer those questions mid-day Tuesday (US Eastern). Promise!
Chuckling. Guess something better came up. I remember how is was.
beachbum said...
What is the logic in putting Jacob in the Alive on Island category?
I think in a Podcast, D&C said they have a character list on their wall with categories of Alive, Dead, and Undead. Anyone remember who (other than Christian which I remember) were the other couple of characters on that Undead list?
I personally think Claire is now on that Undead list - as I've always thought she couldn't have survived the explosion literally anyway unless the Island was protecting her. And then there were the clues Miles gave us as to whether she was alive. Hummmm.
But Jacob alive??? Or are we talking Zombies here?
Yeah, I guess Jacob would be more suited to be in the Status Unknown group. I guess that was just an oversight on our part. I dunno. Maybe we'll change it next year (depending on how we can break down character groups).
Pyros said...
Here are some questions for the G-Man:
1. Whenever a character has to do with something related to the polar bears, like Charlotte with the skeleton in “Confirmed Dead”, is that gonna be a +50 points?
It would have to be a real polar bear to count for points. Pictures of polar bears or stuffed animals do not count. The character would have to appear on screen with an honest to goodness polar bear. I'll have to check with Dark to see if we'll count the dead ones or not.
2. How does exactly the “Misc. FB/FF” work? I guess it comes when there’s something similar to what we saw in “Ji-Yeon”, but if it is so, does a character need to appear in both the FB and the FF of that episode or in just of the two ones?
Miscelaneous FB's and FF's are sort of a catch-all for anything that's not a conventional FB or FF. Last season we had what was called a "Montage" FB which offered fewer points for an episode where the flashes are disjointed and take place over long periods of time. Locke got nailed with this for Cabin Fever because the narrative timeline of his flashbacks did not add up to a cohesive linear story. It just re-emphasized the fact that the dude is special.
The Misc. FB/FF category will catch episodes like this and also for odd-ball flashes like Desmond in The Constant. It wasn't really either a FB or a FF, but was some kind of weird time travel thing. Next season, you'll be able to pick up points for this kind of stuff.
3. What about Henrik? In the Season 4 finale he was on the Searcher, so he might become of some importance in the future.
With a limited role at this point, we didn't feel he was significant enough to include in the S5 LFL. If he plays a larger role in S5 we might include him in S6.
4. How about adding new points categories, as:
- gets mentioned by someone else, when he/she is not there;
- says the word “lost”, or a recurring phrase (eg: “see you in another life, brother”), or what happens to be the title of that episode (eg: “the constant”);
- handles or quotes one of the “literary works” enlisted by Lostpedia, or listens to a song (not just when the soundtrack plays), or is somehow related to an Easter-egg (eg: “The Tempest” from Shakespeare, or the Nozz-a-La from “The Dark Tower”).
We tossed around a number of possible new points categories, but we wanted to keep everything as open to everyone as possible. At the same time, we didn't want to pick categories that are so open that it would require me to watch for every little detail. With 42 points categories to keep track of already, adding minute items would create far too much work for me.
Thank you g-man. Glad you agree.
You guys sure stumped me - scratches head.... Guess now I can start picking my team.
When is your big day? This summer some time? Such a busy life you are living right now! Good thing you're young and strong.
My team
Juliet Burke
Rose Nadler
Jack Shephard
Penny Widmore
Ji-Yeon Kwon
Libby
Mr. Eko
Daniel Faraday
Juliet i figured would have some decent screentime and maybe some kisses with sawyer
Rose i think will be in more episodes than anyone else on the list
Jack has been in every episode
Penny will surely share some kisses with desmond
Ji-Yeon will be in most episodes that sun is
Libby because the producers said she will still be explained
Mr. Eko because of hurley talking to him
Daniel because he will most likely go back to the island and use some numbers, maybe a few kisses with charolate
PeePeeMcGee said...
Is it possible that Comic Con will be considered spoilers. For example, if they announce that Libby will become a regular, will that be a spoiler?
This is a very good question. In the past, Damon and Carlton have given subtle clues and slight answers at Comic Con. Sometimes they were a tad spoilerish, but it's also right in the public light, so it is kind of out there and not veiled in secrecy.
We will probably advise that people sign up for the LFL before Comic Con just in case something very spoilerish is put out there that might benefit those who register later on. All submissions are final unless you made a God-honest mistake, so if anything from Comic Con provides an advantage in the LFL, we'll close up. We'll just have to wait and see.
chillindude said...
hey Gman, will you be doing a season 5 rulebook, your rundown of the picks and if you think it was a good/bad choice and another hiatus league again this year?
Yes, I'm working on a Season 5 rulebook but it won't likely come out until after registration is closed. The points categories have all been pretty well simplified to the point where you'll know when you see something if it counts for points or not. We want to get away from most of the interpretation we had to do in Season 4. We're hoping that it will be very open-shut when it comes to points.
Also, I'll probably whip up some commentary on each of the character groups. But again, not until registration is closed. I wouldn't want anyone to take my commentary to heart when picking their team (remember how I slammed everyone who picked Christian Shephard in S4? Of course, I did call Kate as a solid pick.).
So yes, both will eventually be coming but they're both a good stretch down the pike.
When is your big day? This summer some time? Such a busy life you are living right now! Good thing you're young and strong.
Getting married in the middle of July, so I will sadly miss out on a week of the Episode Cup.
Yes, things are quite busy, but LOL about the young and strong! Yes, I'm only in my 20's but I hurt myself recently playing sports and the doctors are now saying I tore my ACL. Looks like I'll have plenty of time this summer to rewatch Lost while I'm recuperating!
This is the first time for me - and I have to say, it was extreme fun just picking my characters...
Team Name: Jacob's Cabin of LOSTies
Miles Straume
Cindy Chandler
Benjamin Linus
Charles Widmore
Ji Yeon Kwon
Libby
Horace Goodspeed
Daniel Faraday
Good luck everyone!
Yay I am so excited for this - I am a first timer!
Team name is "The invisible hand of Dr. Phil" which is a tip of the hat to an excellent point made on a forum I read about whether Claire is dead or not.
I'm going with the following people because I think they are going to drive the plot for the next two seasons.....
Charlotte
Jacob
Sun
Charles W.
Ji Yeon Kwon because she will be with mom and hopefully get lots of kisses!!
Libby and Nadia because I think they have story lines that will be wrapped up this season
And finally Daniel because I think Charlotte is crucial and because he is the key to explaining a lot of the science in the plot to come
Good luck everyone and thanks so much to G-Man and everyone who is working on this!!!
I filled out the Fantasy League form a few da ys ago and never got an email confirmation
Just wanted to make sure it went through
Thanks
Ah g-man. You're older than you think then. Ouch - that hurts.
Please take care of it now and let it heal right, or you will pay worse for it later. I speak from experience. Old war injuries you know. I'm old enough to be your grandmother.
Good luck with the wedding. Will be hoping you've healed well by then, but it takes a long long time. And sorry you'll have to miss a week of voting. Perhaps you'll be able to find a way somehow - or perhaps you won't even be interested at the time.
Me too, as I'll be watching Lost this summer too. See ya there.
Hope Mrs. g-man is addicted as well. Wouldn't want that to come between you. You can be our next Des and Penny, you romantic devil.
My picks:
Sawyer
Rose
Jack
Walt
Ji-Yeon
Charlie
Nadia
Jin
Team Spencer815:
Charlotte, Harper, Ben, Charles, Ji Yeon, Libby, Horace, Faraday
My Team is named
MFD-Lost-not-forgotten
I picked:
John Locke
Jacob
Ben Linus
Charles Widmore
Michael's Mother
Charlie Pace
Mr. Eko
Christian Shephard
A few comments about them:
I chose Locke because the only possibillity that he is not the main character in that category would be if the whole season would take place of island after his death with no flashbacks on- or off-island. Can't see that happen.
I'm not so sure about Jacob but he is the most interesting in Group 2 although Rose had great times last season. And I hope Harper never turns up again...
Ben was a hard pick. He has not a high kiss-rate but a high-rate to get his ass kicked but I think he will have more screen-time than Jack and at least one flashback to get us some information from his childhood.
Charles Widmoore will get more into the focus. I was about to go for Walt but on the other Hand he's not a sure shot.
Off-Island Group 3 seems like a loser-group to me. Ji-Yeon is definetly in for some kisses but I am more interested in Walts grandma and the fights about Walt not going back to the island with some strangers who flew over the cukkoos nest...
For the Dead People:
Charlie aka Dominic is a friend of the series an he will come back for a few hauntings on or off the island. Im sure of that. I don't think we will see more of Keamy and the destiny of Libby is a too fickle bitch to make her a team-mate.
I would love to see Mr.Eko ones again and the invisible chess-player seems like a good introduction to me.
The "unkown"-group is a tough one. A lot of good picks there and I think they might decide the race in this fantasy league. Jin is important cause he is the drive behind Sub to come back. Claires deadlike, I have no hope for her to get more time this season. On the other hand Christian seems to be the messenger of Jacob and the island not only for Jack but more characters.
That sums it up. I hope this is interesting for someone else than myself and I didn't waste all my breath. But anyway this is cheaper than finding a shrink who likes to hear about my Lost-Addiction. :-)
Two Questions:
1.) If my roommate wants to sign up, does she need to use a different computer?
2.) Am I supposed to receive a confirmation email?
I chose Miles Straume, Bernard Nadler, Hurley Reyes, Charles Widmore, Carmen Reyes, Charlie Pace, Mikhail and Daniel Faraday.
Some of the categories were really tough to choose from.
My team name is There and Back Again.
My husband and three of my teens are signing up too, so I think Lost will be even more fun for us next season, if that is possible.
Thanks for putting this together for us!
I too have not received an email back. Submitted beachbum's sandcastles yesterday morning.
It said it was submitted OK on the screen. Or is the lack of email because Dark is away for a week?
Can you check g-man? Thanks so much.
are you going to be doing another hiatus league this year gman?
[B]Makin[/B]
Locke, Rose, Ben, Penny, Ji-Yeon, Keamy, Mr. Eko, Jin
That's my team.
My team is Lostzilla team, or lostzilla.net team.
I chose:
Locke
Rose
Jack
Walt
Michael's Mother
Michael
Tom
Daniel
Walt better have a big part next season otherwise I'm screwed, as I have his whole family!
I don't recall getting an email back...can you confirm my entry was received?
My team name is the Rocketships.
I want to ensure I have time to re-submit my picks if I need to.
Thanks Dark. :D
Whoops! I accidentally chose my Group Name as the Group given that I liked the most. So, apparently I'm known as Alive On-Island Group 1! Haha, can I change that to Philosofreaky?
My picks:
Charlotte
Harper
Ben
Clementine
Michael's Mother
Kelvin Inman
Boone
Annie
i bit even though this is a completely uncharacteristic overtly nerdy act for me
Juliet Burke - finale made meh feel she would be leadeer
Rose Nadler - bleh
Sun Kwon - widmore story
Frank Lapidus - bleh
Ji-Yeon Kwon - bleh, let's see a drama kidnapping plot
Rousseau - ddddddd
Tom - evry other series
Daniel Faraday - nerd
team name is The Super John Locke Celery Banana Blueberry Pancake Basket Party*
*seriously
Well I have pondered for a few weeks now,yet still didn't really put any logical thought into my picks again. Just went on instinct:)
Guts, instict, favorites characters...strap in and get ready to feel the Will-Thrill
Ummm,
I just realized I entered this contest twice, both under the same email address. LOL I don't know how or why but I did. How can I delete 1 of them. Thanks :)
My team "Lost-N-Time" consists of:
Sawyer - cuz he's hmmmmmm
Rose - she's fiesty
Jack - he's a gimmee
Charles - he's gonna be a player
Ji-Yeon - I had to pick someone ??
Libby - she liked Hurley which makes her alright in my book
Horace - see Ji-Yeon
Claire - cuz now she's creeeepy
I chose:
Richard Alpert because he seems like the character who will rocket this season. I have to believe he is a central character to so many of the mysteries.
Smoke Monster because I think based upon comments made that Ben lied about knowing what the monster was and that he summoned the monster in retaliation for what Keamy did to Alex there will need to be more about that. I think the Smoke monster is a smaller mystery now since we have so many big idea type mysteries that will take center stage and as a result the monster will finally be explained and shown.
Jack Shepard is and has always been a central if not the central character.
Walt Lloyd will be important and I think Walt is going to have to return to the island with the Oceanic Six.
Mike's Mom will tie in because of things involving Walt.
Charlie and Eko seem to be a part of Hurley's story and I could see Eko being brought up in the Smoke Monster reveal.
Daniel Faraday seems to be another character who has a story to tell. His feelings for Charolet, his experiments with time, and his duality and what looked like a mental breakdown prior to his mission on the freighter along with I believe will be his inability to use Desmond as his constant. Although what did he do in all the years Desmond was stuck in the Swan?
Oh well that's my team and my reasoning
You didn't get the whole "desmond as my constant" thing. He never needed to use Des as a constant yet. The notebook message from the past was foreshadowing into the future. Daniel will likely need to use Desmond as a constant, but now that Desmond is off of the island, it may be difficult.
Sounds like a Season 5 episode to me.
Good team, btw.
Locke, Rose, Jack, Charles, Ji-Yeon, Charlie, Horace, Daniel
My team is Locke, Bernard, Jack, Penny, Ji-Yeon, Libby, Nadia and Jin :)
I think I may have forgotten to name my team. Is there anything I can do to rectify that? Or to check to make sure that I didn't?
Jubie. Send me an email and I'll check for you.
Help?!
i have not received the confirmation email; i registered late 7/19 or early 7/20.
Silver Hammer - Losttv
BF9: Drop me an email and I'll check for you.
ah man, i signed up for this awhile back. got my name. got my team. but i can't remember what it was, or who was on it! Is there any way to retrieve this information?? Sorry.
The Lottery Tickets
The Transmission
John Locke
Rose Nadler
Ben Linus
Walt Lloyd
Margo Shephard
Charlie Pace
Mr. Eko
Daniel Faraday