Apr 01 2009
Damon Lindelof quit LOST?
I was looking in my stats, and I saw some searches for “damon lindelof quits lost.” What? I thought. What? I googled the phrase, and sure enough, a whole bunch of articles popped up.
I almost had a heart attack.
And then I realized (and I’m sure Dear Reader, that you came to this realization long before I did) that it must be an April Fool’s joke.
Whew.
The story, which I was able to read once I calmed down, is actually pretty funny. It claims that Lindelof went into a rage after the Conficker worm infected his laptop. The story quotes a “non-union seamstress” on the set, who said, “At first, I thought it was Carlton and Damon arguing about another continuity error, but then I realized there was none of Carlton’s usual high-pitched crying.”
And this:
Lindelof made a brief statement … “I just don’t need that kind of stress in my life. And, to be honest, we didn’t know what the hell we were doing. I mean, Charlotte’s on the island five years before she is born. The runway was built for the plane to land on, but they didn’t know to build it until someone from the plane went back in time and told them. It’s all chicken and egg. We were just making it up as we went along, and I have no clue how we were going to reach a logical, rational ending next year. I think this whole Conficker thing just helped me realize I don’t need all this. Someone else can figure it out. I really just need to simplify my life right now.” When asked if he would be returning to LOST, Lindelof replied, “Never. Never, never, never. I left the island, and I’m never going back!”
Damon Lindelof, still with us
(Photo via Lostpedia)
Heh! That is funny. Good thing it isn’t true!
Yeah, it was great! That was my favorite April Fool’s joke of the day — and the only one that actually fooled me for a few moments!