Damon Lindelof Interview
An older interview, but some interesting tidbits from Damon Lindelof. He also chats about Charlie’s demise…
Bankrate: OK, so where does the number 23 come into play? Is 23 your lucky number?
Damon Lindelof: Well, yes it is my lucky number and it was my father’s lucky number. It is a number that has great cosmic importance according to some science fiction circles and 23 is also one of the numbers in Hurley’s string of lucky numbers. But 815 — Oceanic flight 815 — is 15 plus 8 equals 23 so all of the numbers are derivations of 23 in some way or another.
Bankrate: Did you ever anticipate the response you would get with “Lost”?
Damon Lindelof: “Lost” was never supposed to be a hit. It was always supposed to be more of a cult success. The fact that it has crossed over and has this big broad audience can be petrifying, but it also emboldens us to say ‘let’s keep doing what we think is cool and hopefully the audiences will too.’ I always thought it would have a cult audience and not be a big deal in ratings or bring in the money it has for ABC. But it is a global phenomenon now so that’s really exciting for us.
Bankrate: Any clues you can give us since we won’t be seeing the show back on until next February (2008)?
Damon Lindelof: I know there are “Save Charlie” T-shirts popping up around. (pause. silence) “The Hatch” imploded according to Locke but there is definitely more to this story. You will get a better picture of what happens later. And Jacob? The answer lies further downstream in the ongoing story. (longer pause). Character names on the show are not assigned without a reason. And yes, that is a clue. I will tell you that the season finale definitely set up season four. It will make you realize that the house you are standing in actually has a lot more rooms than you thought when you came into it.
Source: Bankrate
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