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Further Instructions

By Cindy Davis | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (17)

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This is a test, right? Are you there Godtopus? It’s me, brain damaged Cindy. Can you hear the moans and the screaming? The agony? Do you know how difficult it is for me to keep my trembling fingers off the caps lock key? If you listen very, very closely and keep oh so still, I’m certain you can hear the synapses in my brain rapid firing. The yoga, it might not be working anymore. Breathe. In through the nose, out through the mouth. Okay, here we go.

He of Lost decimation and man behind the curtain, J. J. Abrams, is in the process of pitching the oft rumored Michael Emerson - Terry O’Quinn team up show. Temporarily titled Odd Jobs, there are apparently three networks currently vying for the dramedy which would star O’Quinn and Emerson as former black ops agents. This slight description may be in line with O’Quinn’s comments a while back that the two might be playing suburban hit men who have family issues.

While the idea of Ben and Locke doing a new show together causes me to experience a full body tingle, the interjection of Abrams’ name immediately followed up the tingle with some sort of epileptic-type spasm and now I think I have one of those cricks in my neck that won’t go away for a day or two.

Namaste. Every man for himself. This is the cost of living together, else we die alone. Two for the road? But they already stole our hearts and minds. I’ll see you through the looking glass. The end.









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Comments

Crap. I'm only on the 2nd season of Lost. I need to stop reading anything remotely related to Abrams.

Posted by: PaulterA at September 21, 2010 5:14 PM

As long as Jorge Garcia can play the comic relief, i'm down.

Also: Is there a reason that all of the "You might also like" thumbnails are always a pic of those overexposed little shitheels from Twilight? Is it some kind of backwards scheme to keep me from clicking on them?

Posted by: Haggis at September 21, 2010 5:17 PM

Wait - so it's basically I Spy with Ben and Locke?

Fuck, I'll watch it. It would be worth it just to see Michael Emerson turn the Stare of Eternity upon everybody he runs into on the show.

-Frob

Posted by: frobme at September 21, 2010 5:18 PM

I've heard Abrams is pitching another spinoff starring Hurley called One And a Half Men.

Posted by: soru at September 21, 2010 5:20 PM

Blergh. I love Terry and want to stay loyal to him, but I also have learned from my past mistakes (like Alias. And Lost.) and have a strong desire to never again watch anything involving JJ Abrams. This is a tough one.

Posted by: Gabs at September 21, 2010 5:23 PM

Thumbs up on the last paragraph there...

Posted by: janetfaust at September 21, 2010 5:28 PM

JJ Abrams or not, I just had a full-body orgasm at the thought of Locke and Ben together again.

Posted by: citizen_cris at September 21, 2010 5:32 PM

PaulterA, STOP NOW! While the show is still good; for the love of God, stop now! I know, I know -- you think there are answers. You think that the many questions you have about the island, the hatch, the connections amongst the different islanders, Walt's purpose, and all the many other titilating curiosities will be answered. I KNOOOWWWW! But they will not! It is a road of misery and dissapointment you tread upon! Turn back, for your own sake.

You won't listen to me. I know you won't, because I did not listen to those who came before. If you held in your hands a heavy box which supposedly contained gold bars, you'd pop off the lid no matter how many strangers from the internets told you it was actually empty. BUT IT IS EMPTY! There is nothing in the heavy box and there is nothing at the end of Lost.

I will weep for you, PaulterA. And I will whisper your name in my prayers.

Posted by: superasente at September 21, 2010 5:49 PM

Seconded on the cleverness of the last paragraph.

Don't fret too much. Abrams has his name on a lot of stuff these days. He's a guy who gets things done, and his hands are in so many pots that his name can't automatically be seen as some sort of ultimately corrupting influence (if that is what you believe that he wreaks). Hopefully that small measure of reassurance will assuage the writhing and gnashing of your teeth slightly.

Emerson and O'Quinn have enough screen presence that I would definitely give any show that features them a chance.

PaulterA >> I'll disagree with superasente and say that the journey has enough great moments to be worth it. But, yeah, don't get your hopes up too much for the conclusion to meet your expectations.

Posted by: DarthCorleone at September 21, 2010 7:56 PM

PaulterA, I have to second superasente, I gave up watching after the second season, but somehow got dragged back for the fourth season and followed it to the end. I've had many sleepless nights regretting that decision. DO NOT CONTINUE WATCHING LOST, IT WILL DESTROY YOUR LIFE.

Posted by: Uda at September 21, 2010 9:48 PM

Oh. Hell. YES.

I've started rewatching the show from the start, and it's amazing to me just how good Terry O'Quinn was. Ben hasn't shown up yet but I CAN'T WAIT.

Posted by: figgy at September 21, 2010 10:13 PM

Abrams may be the best thing we got going on out there. I mean really, we don't have an awful lot of friends in Hollywood slamming out those big summer (or winter-ish??) blockbusters who have the capacity for thought beyond if the explosion looks orange enough. The man's given us great movies and okay-yeah-great-at-the-time shows, but J.J. can pull in the talent and the bank to make some sinister shit. If he got a new show on a new network with these two captain's of the long stare, amazing is the possibility, watchable is a guarantee.

Posted by: RandyComment at September 22, 2010 10:56 AM

I cant help it. I'm hooked. I'll watch it.

DONT JUDGE ME!

Posted by: logan at September 22, 2010 11:17 AM

Don't listen to the whiners, logan. It's totally worth the trip.

Posted by: figgy at September 22, 2010 1:34 PM


Actually, I'm going to go watch an episode of LOST on Netflix *right now*. I woke up from a dream where my sister was eaten by a bear and now I came to the Interwebs for comfort. So here I am, Pajiba, and thank you for reminding me to that I love JJABRS (Jar Jar Binks?!?!!?) and need to buy STAR TREK on DVD. That shit was off the hook!

Good night, good morning, whatever.

Posted by: Lbees at September 23, 2010 7:42 AM

WHY IS CINDY THE ONLY ONE WHO RELEASES NEWS LOST-RELATED???
She obviously hates the fucking show, so it's annoying as shit to have to listen to her whine about it just so we can get information. Please have someone else do it from now on.

Posted by: a at September 24, 2010 1:26 PM

YEAH! I AM SO MENE TO LOST!

Posted by: Cindy at September 24, 2010 7:54 PM