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LOST Locations Tours Upgraded

August 31st, 2010 · 5 Comments · Hawaii, Lost, Pop Culture, Television

The best “LOST” filming locations tours have gotten even better. Ed Kos of Kos Tours announced today that he has secured access to some new, well-known but well hidden, “LOST” sets. Dubbed “LOST Valley,” the secluded spot includes several iconic structures: The Hydra and its the polar bear cages,  The Orchid (or the “botanical station” it was [...]

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Sorting Out the “LOST” DVDs

August 24th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Lost, Media, Television

Today brings the much-anticipated release of “LOST: Season Six” on DVD (or Blu-Ray), and “LOST: The Complete Collection” on DVD (or Blu-Ray). Meanwhile, as in years past, retailer Best Buy is also touting “Exclusive Bonus Footage” in its Season Six DVD and Season Six Blu-Ray sets. The question is, which bonus discs and goodies come [...]

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“Hawaii Five-0″ Theme Song Contest

August 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Hawaii, Pop Culture, Television, Video

In anticipation of the Sept. 20 series premiere of CBS’ reboot of “Hawaii Five-0,” the network has announced a video upload contest on its site. Fans are encouraged to upload their “best interpretation” of the show’s iconic theme song (or, at least, up to 30 seconds of it), and the winner will win a surfboard [...]

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“LOST” in August

August 3rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Lost, Pop Culture, Television

“LOST” fans have a lot to look forward to this month! On Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 21 & 22, there will will be a two-day live auction of over 1,000 “LOST” props. Two days later, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, the official release of both “Lost: The Sixth and Final Season” and “LOST: The Complete Collection.” [...]

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“Hawaii Five-0″ at Comic-Con

July 27th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Hawaii, Pop Culture, Television

One of the highlights for me at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con was the preview for the new “Hawaii Five-0” reboot on CBS. The event featured stars Daniel Dae Kim, who gets to stay in Hawaii following his six-year turn on “LOST,” and Grace Park, a reboot veteran from “Battlestar Galactica.” Also on hand were [...]

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Hawaii Five-0 Production Begins

July 15th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Hawaii, Pop Culture, Television

Production on CBS’ reboot of “Hawaii Five-0” officially started today in Waikiki. Work kicked off after a traditional Hawaiian blessing at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Lagoon by Kahu Kelekona Bishaw of Bishop Memorial Chapel at Kamehameha Schools. On hand was Daniel Dae Kim, formerly of “LOST,” Grace Park, formerly of SyFy’s “Battlestar Galactica” reboot, as [...]

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Phineas and Ferb Go Hawaiian

July 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Family, Hawaii, Pop Culture, Television

Much as I’d like to think of myself as a sophisticated connoisseur of art and culture, I consume my fair share of pop pablum. And as a dad to three kids, I also know more than I want to know about kids cartoons. A few shows have been outright banned from our living room TiVo, [...]

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First Look at Hawaii Five-O Reboot

May 21st, 2010 · 10 Comments · Hawaii, Television, Video

As the world, and Hawaii, prepares to say goodbye to “LOST,” news came this week that CBS had picked up the long-awaited reboot of its hit series from over three decades ago. The new “Hawaii Five-O” will be part of the network’s fall line up, and is already one of the most talked-about new shows [...]

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Food Network Gets ‘LOST’ on Wednesday

May 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Food, Lost, Pop Culture, Television

The series finale of “LOST” is less than a week away, and the Food Network is visiting “The Island” just in time. In the Wednesday installment of “Dinner: Impossible,” celebrity chef Robert Irvine finds himself stranded on Papailoa Beach — the very stretch of sand the survivors of Oceanic 815 called home for the past [...]

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Special “LOST” Tour at Kualoa on May 23

May 10th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Events, Lost, Television

After six incredible seasons, the awesome filmed-in-Hawaii series “LOST” will come to an end on Sunday, May 23. The two-and-a-half-hour series finale will be sandwiched between a two-hour retrospective and a special “LOST” sendoff on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” That adds up to over five hours of “LOST” goodness on ABC that night. It’s like the [...]

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