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“LOST” Update

August 27th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Hawaii, Lost, Television

SPOILER ALERT: Filming for the sixth and final season of “LOST” began on Monday, but most of the lensing so far has taken place at the Hawaii Film Studio on Diamond Head. But today, thanks to visiting “LOST” fan, blogger and podcaster “TheODI” and film industry watcher Tim Ryan, there’s finally a couple of tidbits [...]

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Getting “LOST” at Comic-Con

July 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Events, Lost, Pop Culture

In a few hours, my wife and I will be flying to San Diego for Comic-Con. Called the “Geek Prom,” You could also call it the “Geek Superbowl,” with over 100,000 people attending the four-day program. This will be our second, and perhaps last, Comic-Con trip, as this year’s convention is said to be hosting [...]

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“LOST” in the Harbor

April 1st, 2009 · 3 Comments · Hawaii, Lost, Pop Culture, Television

SPOILER ALERT! As we lament the end of production for “Season 5″ this week, here’s a blast from the recent past. Though Jen and I reported this “LOST” shoot on our March 22 podcast, our intrepid spotter on the scene, Roxy, has just sent along photos from the set. Click through if you want to [...]

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Scenes from a Season Finale

March 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Hawaii, Lost, Pop Culture, Television

SPOILER ALERT! While only the tenth episode of “LOST” just aired on Wednesday, production is already wrapping up on the season here in Honolulu. That means that it’s been an especially exciting week for LOST spotters, who’ve caught the crew putting together scenes that will appear in the season finale.  Although I just reported in [...]

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“LOST” on the North Shore

March 10th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Hawaii, Lost, Pop Culture

SPOILER ALERT! Filming for the penultimate season of “LOST” is nearing an end, with about a month left of production to shoot the last two episodes. Location shoots tend to dwindle as the season finale nears, so I’m glad for any tidbit that surfaces these days. Fortunately, thanks to a couple of fans — one a [...]

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“LOST” Under Fire

February 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Miscellaneous

SPOILER ALERT! Things were pretty quiet on the “LOST” spotting front. As we reported in our last “LOST” podcast, the only news last week was a Twitter note from my friend Susan (confirmed by Shari) about some explosions on the Hawaii Film Studio lot on Diamond Head.  Fortunately, the pyrotechnics continued after the long weekend, [...]

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Daniel Dae Kim Jumps Into Restaurant Biz

February 8th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Business, Food, Hawaii, Lost, People, Pop Culture, Television

A brief item in this morning’s Star-Bulletin from John Heckathorn: Restaurateur DK Kodama and “Lost” actor Daniel Dae Kim are opening a restaurant together, a casual, build-your-own-burger franchise called The Counter. Next to Whole Foods at Kahala Mall, next month. How’d they get together? DK’s daughter and DDK’s son are in the same class at [...]

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Evangeline Lilly ‘Allergic to Hawaii’

January 30th, 2009 · 18 Comments · Hawaii, Lost, Pop Culture, Television

“LOST” star Evangeline Lilly returned to The Late Show with David Letterman last night. And the conversation quickly turned to her relationship with the Aloha State. You’ll recall that in her interview with MSN TV last May, she noted that the islands’ inefficiencies can sometimes make her want to kill herself.  This time, the adverse [...]

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“LOST” Gearing Up

January 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Lost, Pop Culture, The Web

Eagle-eyed “LOST” spotter Ed Morita sends a brief report today, after finding the crew setting up on Lipoa St. behind the Pearl Kai Shopping Center in Pearlridge. They were settling in for a long stay, with notices spanning through Friday evening.  Apart from watching the crew receive official “LOST” Season 5 T-shirts, he caught them [...]

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“LOST” Connections

January 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Hawaii, Lost, Pop Culture, Television

SPOILER ALERT! Yesterday’s photoset from Mike, depicting an unfamiliar beach camp set built near Camp Erdman on the North Shore, prompted many fans to scour them for clues.  Today, Jennie from Denver passes along her own photos from the same spot, one of which reveals a tantalizing link. The last image in the set affords [...]

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