Michael Emerson at the New York Television Festival

Michael Emerson took the stage on Saturday, September 25th in New York to answer questions from New York Television Festival and the director, Mr. Ned Canti, and from the audience.  He is such a great interview, and this one is particularly highly recommended.  There are many insights into how he played Ben, as well as developing his character for the upcoming series.  Thanks to Jim Zunt for shooting it and for the link, and to livestream for posting.

Michael Emerson at the New York Television Festival

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We had an awesome time discussing the Jin-centric episode “…In Translation.” We discuss Jin and Sun’s relationship, Locke and Boone/Shannon/Sayid. It was a really a great conversation!

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@Loster21's Tweets O' the Week from September 17-25, 2010

Actually only one from September 25, the rest will be in next week’s edition, but this one is too good to wait on:

DamonLindelof - RT  bentist I dream of the day when I'm retweeted by @DamonLindelof. Because you are following exactly 108 people, that day is today. 5:27 PM Sep 25th

I believe that tweet places Mr. Lindelof squarely in the Cool Celebrities Hall of Fame.

Now, welcome to the rest of the Tweets O’ the Week!  Plenty of great tweets this week, especially with the new TV season starting up, and the concurrent LOST cast sightings and inevitable LOST comparisons.  Add in the other great LOST tweets from the week and we have another full plate o’ LOST for your enjoyment.

The standard stuff: THIS IS NOT A SPOILER FREE ZONE so if you’ve not watched LOST from beginning to end, do so and then come back.  Tweets from LOST cast and production are in red, and a list of their Twitter names along with their positions with LOST and current gigs can be found here

With the new tv season fully underway last week, several shows were discussed in LOST tweets, starting Monday with The Event, a show that has employed some of the storytelling techniques that were used so masterfully in LOST:

TheEventLive - I don't think NBC's The Event is trying 2b #Lost. NBC is just trying to be there 4u in this time of grief. 10:22 AM Sep 18th

theburdenator - #TheEvent is the new #Lost ? Lost is irreplaceable. 3:51 PM Sep 20th I wrote a post about that, you can read it here .

9mm_Ed - Sigh... I know it's no #LOST, but I'll watch this #Event thing, then get back to work. #therecanbeonlyone 5:51 PM Sep 20th

Some The Event spoilers if you haven’t seen the first episode:

LadySolitaire83 - Ah, #23. One of #TheNumbers. An airplane. Hmmm... Sounds familiar. ;) #LOST #THeEvent 9:01 PM Sep 20th

aglicksman - Ten minutes in and The Event is taking place on the #LOST island. Seriously, it's THE island. Should I look for easter eggs @CarltonCuse? 8:00 PM Sep 20th

jsunkle - I think the plane is on the island with Jacob. #theevent and #lost 7:02 PM Sep 20th

derbykid - I bet Sean's plane ends up back in the 1970s on a mysterious Island, where he'll wear a jumpsuit. #TheEvent #LOST 7:13 PM Sep 20th

  mattroeser convinced #TheEVENT is #LOST sequel-prison holds DHARMAscientists, plane flashed to Island, red head=charlotte's mom 8:20 PM Sep 20th

BaxDaddy - Nothing can replace #Lost but I am intrigued by #TheEvent ... Who's with me? 4:42 PM Sep 20th via Echofon // Me, and apparently Damon:

DamonLindelof - Premiere night here at last. Watching LONESTAR. Tivoing THE EVENT. Then I'm pounding a beer and getting my 5-O on. 9:40 AM Sep 20th

Hawaii 5-0 was also a hot topic, since LOST writer’s asssistant Mike Schaub works on it, and it stars Daniel Dae Kim and The Island. Mike had fun tweeting about the awesomeness of the series’ main character:

mike_schaub - Steve McGarrett doesn't have nightmares. Nightmares have Steve McGarretts. #H50 #makeitameme 10:05 PM Sep 19th

danieldaekim - Thanks for all the good wishes, everyone! Meet you at the watercooler tomorrow to talk about it. ; ) #H50 9:52 AM Sep 20th

mike_schaub - @danieldaekim Happy Premiere Day, man! Much love to the cast and crew! #H50 10:54 AM Sep 20th

Kings_Hawaiian - That's why we're tuning in ;-) RT @limoneforever Is it bad that I kinda want to watch Hawaii five-o just because "Jin" is in it? #lost 4:42 PM Sep 20th

mike_schaub - So nervous about tonight. Having visions of the feed cutting out right before the title credits. #H50 9:28 PM Sep 20th No worries Mike, it all came off without a hitch

jopinionated - Opening scene of #H50 features outside of the #Lost Tempest Dharma station and the beautiful Oahu landscape. Win. 10:04 PM Sep 20th

lovelyleogal - #hawaiifive0 JIIIIIINNNN!! 9:20 PM Sep 20th

paezpumarl - Daniel Dae Kim (Jin from #LOST ) just said "island", and I got a strong sense of nostalgia. #toosoon? 7:35 PM Sep 20th

russtifer - Jin and Boomer! #lost + #bsg = #hawaiifiveo 7:42 PM Sep 20th

_tiffanymarie_ - I'm watching daniel dae kim on #hawaiifive-0. It's so weird hearing him speak english without an accent. I miss you #lost. 7:54 PM Sep 20th

mike_schaub - We're trending!!!!! #H50 Hope everyone enjoys it! 9:25 PM Sep 20th

gingerstarrett - watched the new Hawaii 5-0 .... pleasantly surprised, and so happy 2 c Jin, aka DDK, from #LOST back on my tv screen! :) 9:27 PM Sep 20th

danieldaekim - Swimming in a c of kind words and congrats! Thx to every1 who watched. If u liked episode 1, I think u'll dig ep 2 as well. Let me know. ; ) 3:08 PM Sep 21st

Oh yeah, another LOST cast alum has a show on Monday nights at 10:

NathanFillion - Monday... hmmm. There was something I wanted to do tonight at ten. What was it? 12:52 PM Sep 20th

NathanFillion - “ @Alyssa_Milano: The ever charismatic @NathanFillion is on the TV tonight! Don't forget to tune into #Castle.” Squee! Miss you, lady! 7:09 PM Sep 20th

Of course, lots of tweets about the announcement that JJ Abrams has had a new show picked up by NBC starring Michael Emerson and Terry O’Quinn:

derbykid - I'd watch the HECK out of a TV show starring Terry O'Quinn and Michael Emerson. I sorta already did..but I want another one. #LOST #greedy 8:42 AM Sep 20th

DamonLindelof - For those of you who are asking, no, I have nothing to do with this. http://bit.ly/aJ97RA 11:12 AM Sep 20th

Staciellyn - O.M.G. Yes!!! Thank you television gods. Locke and Linus, back together again! http://bit.ly/byggKe #Lost 6:17 PM Sep 22nd

Wednesday nights at 8 on NBC is the new JJ Abrams show UnderCovers, where LOST editor and favorite of TwitterLosties Mark Goldman is working.  I asked him if he edited the first hour:

mjgoldman - @Loster21 Mary Jo Markey edited ep 1 of #Undercovers. (She also edited ep 1 of Lost and it turned out kinda OK.)

So I asked him who else would be joining him as editor:

mjgoldman - @Loster21 Editing UnderCovers will be me, Mark Conte, and the legendary former Navy man, Chris Nelson 3:08 PM Sep 21st in reply to Loster21

Chris Nelson was also an editor on LOST.

mjgoldman - [RT @Loster21: anyone else from the old stomping grounds?] Many. Steve Semel is Assoc. Prod in post and a complete tyrant. 3:13 PM Sep 21st

mjgoldman - @Loster21 And @davidAKAice continues to do all my work while I read the racing forms and take the credit. 3:14 PM Sep 21st in reply to Loster21

Here’s hoping that Messrs. Goldman and Eisenberg will consider doing another live tweet during a broadcast this season!

After Undercovers on NBC came the season premiere of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, with a special guest star:

0bFuSc8 - Well hello there Henry Ian Cusick! #Dontusuallywatchlawandorder #willwatchjustaboutanythingwithDes #LOST922 6:14 PM Sep 22nd

danfranko - #LOST 's Desmond just got jacked up at Grand Central Station on Law & Order: SVU...uh, 'Not Penny's Train?' 6:16 PM Sep 22nd

At one point Ian Cusick’s character suggests coffee:

alicattx0 - "you could buy me a cup of coffee" .. WE CAN GO DUTCH<3. sorry i had to #lolsvu #lost 6:31 PM Sep 22nd

0bFuSc8 - Just heard in Law and Order: "Officer MacCutcheon" !!! #LOST922 7:46 PM Sep 22nd

So, what else is the LOST cast and crew up to these days?:

bexmader - I'm taking my first improv class today!! I'm gonna host SNL one day. Always been a dream of mine. 11:19 AM Sep 18th

danieldaekim - wrap at 2:30am to catch a 7:00 am flight. Good times.

CarltonCuse - I got to see the pilot of "Boardwalk Empire" last night. Pick your superlative; they all apply. Its fantastic. 9:18 AM Sep 19th

CarltonCuse - Loved seeing "Avatar" again in IMAX 3-D. Fortunately, I was not with this guy. http://tinyurl.com/2fr3ppf 9:56 AM Sep 20th

bexmader - Off to PUMA event. LOVE clothes from @thepumastore. If you use #projectpink, PUMA will donate $1 for each tweet! Tweet to care yo!! 11:16 AM Sep 20th

JOvsZ - If I ever I were to dress up as Slave Leia this would be my costume http://bit.ly/aoRUBL 6:31 PM Sep 21st

JOvsZ - There's something kind of awesome about going to a comic shop where everybody knows your name 6:10 PM Sep 24th

 iansomerhalder - Not use to being in a suit at airport. Just told a little girl that I quit TVD to become a business man and she almost started crying 3:06 AM Sep 23rd

MRodOfficial http://twitpic.com/2r9q3m - At The green zone convention, one step closer to conscious capitalism even cocacola is involved love 1:36 PM Sep 23rd

LOST in Real Life:

ColinMacD - Discovered a #LOST style hatch in #Farnham park today. Check it http://twitpic.com/2pok54 #fb 9:50 AM Sep 18th

slolee - The sad music in Charlie's big scene, #LOST season 3 finale? I heard that music played by the guy who wrote it tonight. In Ankara. #Awesome 11:50 AM Sep 18th

jasonthacker - On a side note: Tom from #Lost is on my plane. This may not be a good thing... 11:54 AM Sep 18th

toddzelin - Just saw Michael from #LOST at the LA County Fair. WAAAAAALLLLLLTTTTT!!!!!!!! 3:43 PM Sep 18th

justibbs - Going to hear the local symphony tonight. Hoping to either a) hear some epic Giacchino or b) see Desmond usher in Kate w/ blk dress. #LOST 6:13 PM Sep 18th

dancingthruDC - Going on a date tomorrow with a guy who looks like Sayid from #LOST. Is it bad if that's my main reason for agreeing to the date? 8:12 AM Sep 19th

ShoesKid - My blog is the first Google Image result for "john locke orange." I cannot express how much this amuses & pleases me. #LOST 8:39 AM Sep 19th

lostvariables - One of the iTunes reviews for "Hurley" gives it five stars and just says "We have to go back!" #Lost #ilovelostfans 4:26 PM Sep 19th

mprodelscotcha - At a wedding last night... we sat at a table with a woman w. blonde wavy hair who was very pregnant with a boy. She was totally Claire #Lost 4:48 PM Sep 19th

a_cinnamon_girl - Oh I forgot to mention Ethan from #Lost was in my jury duty group! 9:50 PM Sep 19th So jealous!!!

BradyPasson - Just had a customer come in with the name Boone...oh how I miss you #Lost!! 8:40 AM Sep 20th

thislefty - Why is #NoYouCant trending? In the words of John Locke....DON'T TELL ME WHAT I CAN'T DO! #lost 8:47 AM Sep 20th

mayanrelic - WE HAVE TO GO BACK, KATE! .....to work...because it's Monday. #LOST 9:26 AM Sep 20th

indoob - I almost accidentally sent a fax ATTN: Dr. Benjamin Linus. #Lost 6:32 AM Sep 23rd

JediOrderPR - To the socially inept & nerdy, #Facebook going down is the equivalent of Oceanic Flight 815 to LA...#LOST... 3:03 PM Sep 23rd

xloz_je - Just realised I have like, a whole file on my phone full of Mr Eko quotes from #LOST haha

Crossovers:

scottfrilot - Ok so I knew Matthew Fox was in Speed Racer but so is Hiroyuki Sanada better known as "Dogen" on #LOST. 8:03 PM Sep 18th

skselene - Don't mind me, I'm just choking on my pretzels at the sight of Lucifer/Jacob on #CriminalMinds...as a cop. #WUT #SPN #Lost 12:12 AM Sep 19th

justibbs - One of the tribe names on Survivor this year is La Flor. I will be messaging Jeff Probst to tell him they spelled it wrong. #LOST 4:37 PM Sep 19th

LizPrietti - I seen #TheTown and I thought it was good! It was nice to see MIB on there as FBI. funny how the letters almost match. 6:21 PM Sep 20th

derbykid - Julie Bowen always makes me think of Elizabeth MItchell. Probably because Juliet was a Sarah stand-in. #LOST #ModernFamily #VSeries 6:32 PM Sep 22nd

REDGnomeGrown - Mira Furlan aka Danielle Rousseau is on Law & Order: Los Angeles next week! #LOST stars appearing everywhere @NBC 8:04 PM Sep 22nd

YaGottaBKiddnMe - HAH! I never realized the smoke monster guest starred on an episode ("My Princess") of #Scrubs! But it so did, sound effects and all. #LOST 8:22 AM Sep 23rd

tiffie_90 - I'm not the only one who thought "Adam and Eve!" when I first read the title "The Couple in the Cave" right? #Bones #Lost 6:37 PM Sep 24th

RayPajar - HAHAHA The #Lost Smoke Monster is loose on #Smallville!! Great start to the final season. 9:21 PM Sep 24th

LOST Love:

GenuineJulu - Cried again after watching the very last ever episode of #LOST 10:17 PM Sep 17th

redqueenar - the water is probably my favorite part of #Lost. I cannot explain to you how much I miss that water. 11:14 PM Sep 17th

LOST_4815162342 - 22hrs of sleep. No gunshots, explosions, screaming, Smokey, "sonovabitch" or "we have to go baaack" to wake me. I miss #LOSTmarathon :( 5:21 AM Sep 18th

hirokitojo - finally watched "New Man in Charge". wonderful & lovely epilogue. Or a glue for somethin new. Hope blue van leads us to new journey of #LOST 5:55 AM Sep 18th

SFJ3 - How many Lost t-shirts is too many Lost t-shirts to pack for University? #lost 8:28 AM Sep 18th Too many?  No such thing.

pksfrk -No matter how many times I watch it, that raft launching gets me every time. #Lost 9:35 AM Sep 18th

tremolo_ - "You can go now, Michael." So. Epic. #Lost 2:43 PM Sep 18th

RealBrianDeLue - Hurley crashing onto the beach in the Dharma van is one of the most thrilling scenes in the history of #LOST. 8:32 PM Sep 18th

hennybottle - daniel faraday is a weirdo on the first viewing. 2nd go round, i think he's cool as hell. #LOST 8:07 AM Sep 19th

CambiarePagina - I must stop watching. I must stop watching. I must st... Damn it! One more episode and they I'm going to bed. #LOST 4:01 PM Sep 19th

nancydietrich - How can you be watching football when you know we have to go back?! #LOST #LOSTandnotwelladjustedtosociety @DamonLindelof 4:43 PM Sep 19th

emilystayedhere - Reason #15 I love Jack - he drives around listening to Nirvana (scentless apprentice) #lost 4:54 PM Sep 19th

Sarah_Bethe - Best characters in tv, IMO, in no order: John Locke, Ben Linus, Hugo Reyes, Jacob, MIB, James Ford, Richard Alpert, Juliet Burke... 5:09 PM Sep 19th

madolaf - Hurley is the best. 7:14 PM Sep 19th

madolaf - The guy, not the Weezer CD. I haven't heard it. 7:14 PM Sep 19th

rare_et_bizarre - We can change our destiny because we'r the variables #Lost 3:31 PM Sep 20th

gab_div – … Home sick today....just completed Season 6 and I am crying like a baby....awesome show....#Lost 3:53 PM Sep 20th

iamBanks11 - I'd be lying if I said I don't have tears streaming down my face everytime I watch 'The End' of it. #euphoria #LOST 4:01 PM Sep 20th

Miss_Lafleur - I wonder how many #lost fans will be starting a rewatch tomorrow? i know i'm one of them :) 4:36 PM Sep 20th

Pay no heed to the date/time stamp there, it was September 21 for her when she posted that tweet, so yes, she IS talking about the 6-year anniversary.  For the Tweets O’ the Week Special Edition – LOST Sixth Anniversary click here.

brunablack - AHHHH I just DIE when Richard saunters over to Dharmaville as if he's coming over for breakfast. Best. Scene. Ever. #Lost 7:05 PM Sep 20th

KoreAmBear - @lavagal yes, how did you survive without #lost, the best TV show ever? :) And for Oahu locals, show had much more meaning. 7:35 PM Sep 20th

wilypenguin - Watchin the last episode of season 1 #LOST, its like ive never seen it before, im on the edge of my seat 9:57 PM Sep 20th

alysecosta9 - for some reason, i never get tired of watching old episodes of #LOST. 8:36 PM Sep 21st

Lostsentiments - just saw the #lastepisode of #lost *sniff* - we were never meant for #endings.... :s 7:00 PM Sep 22nd

IONRyan - Rewatching Lost from the beginning. It's amazing to watch now that I know how it all ends. 8:16 AM Sep 23rd

mustbeMichelle - Just listened to Radiohead's "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors". #Lost just became so much cooler to me. Why am I only getting this now? Haha 12:21 PM Sep 23rd

hennybottle - "Locke died to save them all" is the new "anakin is the one that will bring balance to the force." #LOST 8:02 PM Sep 24th

I’m honestly not trying to solicit great thank you notes – this is such a great gig – but here’s another one that bears publishing:

christinek27 - @Loster21 I'm in the Tweet O' the Week?! Que the music that plays after Sawyer wins the fish biscuit! I feel accomplished. 5:48 PM Sep 20th

Thank YOU Christine for your great tweets!  And thanks to everyone whose tweets were in this Tweets O' the Week, and to everyone who tweets about LOST!  Have a great week, and Namaste!