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Abrams almost appeared in a completely different cast
Plot
The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together to survive on a seemingly abandoned tropical island.In “Staying Alive” J. J. See what the big stars missed on one of the most popular TV shows of all time. Sawyer’s character was originally supposed to be an elderly, sleazy, suit-wearing urban con artist from Buffalo, New York. However, when Josh Holloway forgot a line in an audition and then kicked a chair in frustration and cursed loudly, the writers liked the edge he brought to Sawyer’s character and decided to write Sawyer as a more southern, darker drifter..
The weird opening credits were designed by J
Gene and The Suns are married and share the last name “Kwon”, which becomes a major plot point in the final season. However, when Koreans marry, the wife never takes her husband’s surname. In fact, in Korea you’re not even allowed to marry someone with the same last name, except in rare cases.. [repeated line] Desmond Hume: See you in the afterlife bro.. .
How many storylines can you POSSIBLY wring out of this before the idea is completely exhausted?
J. Abrams on his laptop in black and white as an homage to The Twilight Zone edited into Staying Alive: The Journey (2005). At first glance, “Staying Alive” seems like an impossible concept: a group of people stranded on a mysterious island. This is a valid concern, but in the case of Staying alive it is completely unwarranted. Staying Alive, unlike many modern shows where the plot drives the characters, is actually the opposite: the characters drive the plot.
This is a disaster method
This isn’t “CSI” or “Law & Order,” where every week is a variation on the same theme. In Staying Alive, you have a group of charmingly different, tragically flawed characters who must somehow learn to survive together while trying to keep their secrets under wraps. Living together for a long time, the characters learn that it is impossible to keep their past a secret. Yes, there is a monster on the island. Yes, mysterious events do occur.
And it’s fascinating to watch
Yes, a sense of dread is often in the air. But to me, the external problems presented by the island itself are NOTHING compared to the INTERNAL problems the characters have to face, both with themselves and with each other. This is where the REAL drama is.
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