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24-10-2006, 13:53
Al festival del cinema hawaiiano erano presenti Jorge Garcia, Henry Ian Cusick e il co-produttore esecutivo di lost Jean Higgins
"Lost" actor Jorge Garcia has a fairly basic explanation for the show's staggering success: "We just showed up, and the audience showed up with us."
Yesterday, several hundred people showed up at the Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival for a "Lost" seminar in the Regal Dole Cannery Theaters. As usual, those in the know were tight-lipped about where the show was going, but producer Jean Higgins and several cast members graciously answered questions for 90 minutes. Afterward, nobody left before politely mobbing the stars for pictures and autographs.
Michael Emerson (Henry Gale/Ben), Jorge Garcia (Hurley) and Henry Ian Cusack (Desmond) joined HIFF executive director Chuck Boller and Higgins for an interactive experience tackling both serious and superficial topics.
Emerson believes the show is a hit because of its "logical use of a multicultural cast, and it plays to our taste for mysteries and puzzles in a really good way."
Higgins agreed. "We're looking to stretch the cast all the time," she said. And with the characters and story lines, "we push the envelope."
The nature of television is to avoid anything new until a new idea hits, and then to copy it endlessly.
When "Lost" first appeared, networks were wary of serialization shows, according to Higgins. But now, she said, "I think it's changed the landscape of television." It's notable that several new series this season include survivors and flashbacks, and connect from one episode to the next. "A lot of them are really derivative of 'Lost.'"
Boller noted another way in which "Lost" broke the network television mold: the presence of subtitles. Naveen Andrews (Sayid) speaks Arabic, and Yunjin Kim and Daniel Dae Kim speak Korean. "This hopefully will open the door for Asian films on TV," he said.
But even without that level of sophistication, Cusack added, "it's nice to see something besides a cop or a medical drama on TV," a comment that was followed by a huge round of applause.
When asked about his acting history, Emerson drew laughter when he explained that his past had included mostly theater and mostly comedy. But he said that he enjoys the challenge of making Henry Gale/Ben affable. "Shakespeare shows you the way. His evil characters are likable."
Will there ever be a "Lost" movie? "I would never rule that out," said Higgins, who explained that several writers and producers came from feature films. "We all have a big vision. It's oversized."
When asked about the most grueling or surprising episode they shot, Garcia recalled the pilot, when the enormous lights on the beach in Mokuleia attracted plenty of flying critters. "Every single bug that was in the jungle that night came flying out, and most of them found my hair," Garcia said.
Cusack cited his moment in the most recent episode, "when I was naked!"
"Was it ever," mumbled his scene partner Garcia, to the delight of the exuberant crowd.
Ecco un po' di fotine:
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"Lost" actor Jorge Garcia has a fairly basic explanation for the show's staggering success: "We just showed up, and the audience showed up with us."
Yesterday, several hundred people showed up at the Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival for a "Lost" seminar in the Regal Dole Cannery Theaters. As usual, those in the know were tight-lipped about where the show was going, but producer Jean Higgins and several cast members graciously answered questions for 90 minutes. Afterward, nobody left before politely mobbing the stars for pictures and autographs.
Michael Emerson (Henry Gale/Ben), Jorge Garcia (Hurley) and Henry Ian Cusack (Desmond) joined HIFF executive director Chuck Boller and Higgins for an interactive experience tackling both serious and superficial topics.
Emerson believes the show is a hit because of its "logical use of a multicultural cast, and it plays to our taste for mysteries and puzzles in a really good way."
Higgins agreed. "We're looking to stretch the cast all the time," she said. And with the characters and story lines, "we push the envelope."
The nature of television is to avoid anything new until a new idea hits, and then to copy it endlessly.
When "Lost" first appeared, networks were wary of serialization shows, according to Higgins. But now, she said, "I think it's changed the landscape of television." It's notable that several new series this season include survivors and flashbacks, and connect from one episode to the next. "A lot of them are really derivative of 'Lost.'"
Boller noted another way in which "Lost" broke the network television mold: the presence of subtitles. Naveen Andrews (Sayid) speaks Arabic, and Yunjin Kim and Daniel Dae Kim speak Korean. "This hopefully will open the door for Asian films on TV," he said.
But even without that level of sophistication, Cusack added, "it's nice to see something besides a cop or a medical drama on TV," a comment that was followed by a huge round of applause.
When asked about his acting history, Emerson drew laughter when he explained that his past had included mostly theater and mostly comedy. But he said that he enjoys the challenge of making Henry Gale/Ben affable. "Shakespeare shows you the way. His evil characters are likable."
Will there ever be a "Lost" movie? "I would never rule that out," said Higgins, who explained that several writers and producers came from feature films. "We all have a big vision. It's oversized."
When asked about the most grueling or surprising episode they shot, Garcia recalled the pilot, when the enormous lights on the beach in Mokuleia attracted plenty of flying critters. "Every single bug that was in the jungle that night came flying out, and most of them found my hair," Garcia said.
Cusack cited his moment in the most recent episode, "when I was naked!"
"Was it ever," mumbled his scene partner Garcia, to the delight of the exuberant crowd.
Ecco un po' di fotine:
http://starbulletin.com/2006/10/22/features/art2a.jpg
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/115/jorgegarciaiancusickva3.jpg
http://starbulletin.com/2006/10/22/features/art2b.jpg