Post by Sara on Apr 17, 2007 9:43:32 GMT -5
Seems to me an episode with that title being aired this week is the kind of coincidence both Lost and Vonnegut fans can truly appreciate.
And from the inimitable Jeff Jensen, some non-spoilery info to add to your viewing enjoyment:
''Catch 22'' was written by Drew Goddard (co-author of the recent ''Locke's Daddy Is On The Island!'' outing, ''The Man From Tallahassee'') and Brian K. Vaughan. If you don't know Brian K. Vaughan, then allow me to introduce you to a very nice young man and an artist who can lay claim to being the finest comic-book writer of his generation. He's also a living, breathing Lost clue.
First, there's Runaways, Vaughan's acclaimed comic book about kids who learn that their parents belong to a secret cabal of brutal supervillains. It shares with Lost the whole question of ''Do we inherit the sins of our fathers?'' Then there's Ex Machina, about a former superhero who becomes the mayor of New York; the comic's intricate, thematically driven flashback structure is very Lost. And then, there's Y: The Last Man, a major work of comic-book fiction. It's about a wannabe stage magician with a pet monkey who wakes up one day to discover that every man in the world has been killed by a mysterious plague — except for him. As the last man on a planet full of women, the dude finds himself in the not-as-cool-as-it-sounds position of being the linchpin in the repopulation of the world. Y: The Last Man is about politics, ethics, social responsibility, and self-discovery. Factor in the whole plague business that threatens the survival of humanity (think: the Others and their babymaking problem), and you have a saga that exists in an interesting relationship to Lost.
Jensen also indicated we viewers should pay close attention during the final scenes for an Easter egg that'll "throw you for a loop." Can't wait to try and find out what that might be...
And from the inimitable Jeff Jensen, some non-spoilery info to add to your viewing enjoyment:
''Catch 22'' was written by Drew Goddard (co-author of the recent ''Locke's Daddy Is On The Island!'' outing, ''The Man From Tallahassee'') and Brian K. Vaughan. If you don't know Brian K. Vaughan, then allow me to introduce you to a very nice young man and an artist who can lay claim to being the finest comic-book writer of his generation. He's also a living, breathing Lost clue.
First, there's Runaways, Vaughan's acclaimed comic book about kids who learn that their parents belong to a secret cabal of brutal supervillains. It shares with Lost the whole question of ''Do we inherit the sins of our fathers?'' Then there's Ex Machina, about a former superhero who becomes the mayor of New York; the comic's intricate, thematically driven flashback structure is very Lost. And then, there's Y: The Last Man, a major work of comic-book fiction. It's about a wannabe stage magician with a pet monkey who wakes up one day to discover that every man in the world has been killed by a mysterious plague — except for him. As the last man on a planet full of women, the dude finds himself in the not-as-cool-as-it-sounds position of being the linchpin in the repopulation of the world. Y: The Last Man is about politics, ethics, social responsibility, and self-discovery. Factor in the whole plague business that threatens the survival of humanity (think: the Others and their babymaking problem), and you have a saga that exists in an interesting relationship to Lost.
Jensen also indicated we viewers should pay close attention during the final scenes for an Easter egg that'll "throw you for a loop." Can't wait to try and find out what that might be...