Stephen King Lost Trivia
3 years, 9 months ago by AndreasRead more: Analysis, Jack, Sawyer
It’s Worth Watching has a nice little post about the connections between the work of Stephen King and Lost. As you know, the Lost writers and King are mutual fans, and King’s books have been mentioned in Lost several times.
Here are a few examples from the list:
- In “A Tale of Two Cities,” Juliet’s book club is reading Carrie by Stephen King ,and later, a copy of King’s Hearts in Atlantis is displayed on Jack’s office bookshelf.
- In “Every Man For Himself,” Ben’s demonstration with the rabbit to Sawyer is a direct reference to King’s writing exercises in On Writing.
- Lost’s two main characters, Jack and Sawyer share the protagonist’s name from The Talisman, Jack Sawyer.
- King’s short story “The Mist” concerns a fog that engulfs a town. Lost’s creature is a black cloud.
I’ve never read much Stephen King, so I never knew about many of these connections. It’s interesting that the protagonist in King’s “The Talisman” is named Jack Sawyer. “Jack” is a very usual name for the hero or protagonist of a story though so I’m not convinced, but the list makes for some interesting trivia.
Comment 1, posted 3 years, 9 months ago -
“The Mist” is my favorite King story! Of all his short stories made into movies I’m sooooo surprised this one wasn’t done too. At least into a TV mini-series. Would have been great!
ps- It’s not so much that the mist engulfs the town as it is implied a secret military project has “ripped” a hole into another dimension and the dimension (and the creatures in it) are spilling out into our world. This may have implications to Lost as one of the theories is they are in another dimension or world.
Comment 2, posted 3 years, 9 months ago -
pps- Thinking about it more, Lost and The Mist are very similar in that as much as The Mist is a thriller/mystery it is also very much a study into human psychology and human reaction.
IMO in The Mist, King does an excellent job of exploring what might happen (very likely IMO) to ordinary people when suddenly thrust into an extrordinary and horrific situation w/o an obvious reason or explanation. It’s a case study for how easily people’s minds can be manipulated, their fears and disorientation preyed upon, and how people in such a situation can find themselves not only believing the most outrageous things but agreeing in mass (‘group think’) to do what they otherwise would consider absurbed or irrational or even supersticious. I won’t say anymore for fear of spoling the story if you haven’t read it. ;-)
Comment 3, posted 3 years, 9 months ago -
The Mist sounds like an interesting story MasterPo!
As for the theory that Lost is taking place in another galaxy, it is an interesting idea, but I think it is a bit too sci-fi for Lost.
Comment 4, posted 3 years, 9 months ago -
FYI – According to Wikipedia a movie version of The Mist is scheduled to be released sometime in 2008. Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption, Green Mile) is listed as both director and screenplay writer. He has the experience of making good King-based screen plays so I’m excited!
Comment 5, posted 3 years, 9 months ago -
That is great news MasterPo! Both The Greene Mile and Shawshank Redemption are really good films. The Green Mile is one of my personal favorites.
Comment 6, posted 3 years, 9 months ago -
Sooooo, if we run with a theory that the Losties are in another dimension…what do you think about the possibility that Walt and Michael were sent “325″ to yet another dimension that frees them from Lost but doesn’t allow them back to the “real” world? This way they are “rescued” but the Others have no fear of being exposed by Michael.
Comment 7, posted 3 years, 9 months ago -
Hammer – Like a ‘safety valve’ dimension? Something that sits between our world and the Losties’ world? Maybe. But, not to squash your thinking, that’s a bit too sci-fi IMO. Most likely *if* they are in another dimension there’s only one portal in/out. Now whether 325 to “find rescue” means getting back to our world, that’s the question! “Find rescue” can mean many things and we know the Others will often speak in double-speak.
Andreas – I agree Green Mile was great. I only saw it myself recently. Didn’t look like something I’d be interested in but then I saw it from Netflix (wife wanted me to watch it) and really enjoyed it. All great actors too. Hope the casting for The Mist is just as good.
Comment 8, posted 3 years, 9 months ago -
Variety writes that Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks TV will produce a six hour mini-series of Stephen King’s “The Talisman”.
Oh, and my view of the “Lost is in another dimension” thing – I don’t think Lost is in another dimension and there are no alternate dimensions to the alternate dimension or anything like that, just feels too sci-fi for Lost in my opinion.
Comment 9, posted 3 years, 9 months ago -
Master-
That was just for the sake of conversation since it was brought up in connection with the King book. I don’t think that any of the info we know about Dharma or anything else points to another dimension. I just that that if we were to run with that theory…etc.
Comment 10, posted 2 years, 3 months ago -
Mist sounds interesting,so i watch this movie then I’m glad it is very nice really looked pretty good.It is very exciting to watch, from the mystery and i like the thrilling scene.This is the best and nice actor and actress made the it.
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