Dharma Secret’s LOST-n-Found: A Blog Dedicated to the T.V. Show Lost

On July 26th, EW writer Doc Jensen posted an interview on his blog between he and our favorite hacker/fighter of insideous organizations… Rachel Blake.

Hey kids. Doc Jensen here. So check out my good fortune: Due to an unmentionable ‘’incident'’ (oh, okay, I had to pee. Sorry. Man, get off my back…), I lost my place in line at the Lost panel at the San Diego Comic-Con and didn’t get to hear Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse spill their juicy spoilers to the Lost faithful.

Anyway, as I was sitting outside Hall H, crying into my overpriced convention beverage, I heard a door slam with a loud bang and saw these security guard guys toss this lovely and familiar young woman on her face. As she got up and dusted herself off and marched away, my jaw dropped, as did my beverage.

It was RACHEL BLAKE. Star of The Lost Experience.

I immediately yanked out my tape recorder and chased after her. This is what happened next.

DOC JENSEN: My name is Doc Jensen. I’m a reporter for Entertainment Weekly —
RACHEL BLAKE: Doctor of what?

I’m sorry?
Why are your pants all wet?

Because I dropped my drink — wait, never mind. I want to talk to you.
Fine. You can run interference for me through this gaggle of stormtroopers up here.

[Ooof.] Okay: We know so little about you — which, to be honest, makes some of us who’ve been following your adventures wary of giving you our complete trust. So: What can you tell us about yourself?
Are we being followed?

Where did you grow up? Go to school? What’s your sign? Do you have a significant other? And because this is EW… what’s on your Must List?
‘’Must'’ list? Are you serious? What, you think people care that I’m a Virgo who loves the Go-Go’s or that I’ve… read Peter Pan 40 times? [Looks over her shoulder] You wanna know my favorite movie? How about Three Days of the Condor?

Some people out there seem to believe that you are merely a character in an alternate-reality game called The Lost Experience. How do you respond?
If I’m a character, then why are you talking to me?

Do you have trouble distinguishing between fantasy and reality?
Apparently not as much as you.

I apologize if you think I’m being rude in questioning your authenticity — but I have to make sure. So one more incredulous question: How do we know that you’re not ‘’one of them'’? Meaning: How do we know you’re not a Hanso agent, and that your ‘’investigation'’ isn’t part of Hanso’s larger agenda?
You’ve been watching too many episodes of Alias.

You watch Alias?
When I’m not trying to get killed.

How often is that?
You’re off-topic and losing your usefulness to me.

Did you know that it was canceled?
[She stops dead in her tracks. Small voice:] What?

Yeah, it, ah… you know. All shows have their time, you know. And it was Alias’ time.
[Sniff]

May I hold you?
No! What kind of journalist are you?

The freaky-theory kind. You say you’re trying to ‘’stop Hanso.'’ But what do you think it is that Hanso is doing that needs stopping?
Oh, so we stop moving for me to explain it to you, and the next thing we know, bang!, a black van pulls up and I get myself disappeared. You want the truth? Check out the T-shirt, man. [At this point, Rachel petulantly points to the large ‘’Hansoexposed.com'’ printed across the aforementioned T-shirt.]

I think you sat in something.
[Expletive] No wonder our free press is dying on the vine.

Are you really the mysterious hacker known as Persephone?
Well, I guess it’s not ‘’mysterious'’ anymore. Hey — you see the guy in the Chargers hat? He’s been following us since we left the convention center.

Is your real name ‘’Rachel Blake'’? And if so, why did you decide to reveal your true identity?
Is your real name ‘’Doc Jensen'’?

Answer my question.
No.

Initially, we all thought that your investigation was inspired by Persephone. Now that we know that you are Persephone, can you tell us: What really inspired your interest and investigation into Hanso? Is it personal? Is this a vendetta? Or are you merely a concerned global citizen?
I have my own reasons. What they are isn’t important. What’s important is that every single person on this planet should be concerned about what the Hanso Foundation is up to.

What does that mean?
I hope you never find out. The hard way, I mean.

Among the many things you’ve found in your investigation is evidence that the Hanso Foundation is searching for an island. Potentially connected to their interest in this island is the fact that they’ve recently built a customized ship and sent it to sea. Am I getting this right? Do you think there’s a connection between the island that they’re searching for and the Island on Lost?
Lost is a TV show… the Hanso Foundation is real. And if you’re looking for a connection, ask yourself why the HF is running commercials during Lost… I mean, doesn’t that mean they’re essentially paying for the show?

Are you suggesting the TV show actually serves another, alternative purpose than just a delivery system for its commercials?
No comment.

Is there a connection between The Black Rock, a ship that we’ve seen on the Island, and your revelations about Magnus Hanso, Alvar’s grandfather?
I don’t have time to watch the show. [Picks up her pace] You’re not really in shape, are you?

In a recent video blog, the man who you once thought was a Hanso Foundation goon working for Mittlewerk revealed himself to be an ally in your cause. He also promised you secrets — including an understanding of who you really are. What did he mean by that? Do you know who you are?
According to you, I’m a ‘’character,'’ so does it really matter?

You know, you’re not that fun to talk to.
You can report me to Miss Manners.

Wait: Was that a clue?
Are you flirting with me?

No. Answer my question. What did the goon tell you about Hanso? Did he tell you anything about Hanso’s whereabouts or the Dharma Initiative?
You want to be helpful? Use your journalist skills to find Alvar Hanso. And when you do — e-mail me. If you’re lucky, they’ll start harassing you and you’ll get a goon of your very own to ask these questions.

Did you learn what the DHARMA stands for?
See the T-shirt? You want to have fun with acronyms, go to the site.

Your investigations have led us to a mathematician named Valenzetti and something called the Valenzetti equation. For those of us who watch Lost, there’s something called the Numbers, a closed-set sequence with potentially supernatural properties: 4 8 15 16 23 42. Is there a connection?
You didn’t play a lot of sports as a kid, did you?

What did you make of the characterization to Hanso in the book Bad Twin?
Bad what?

So Bad Twin doesn’t exist in the RachelBlakeverse?
‘’Racheblakeverse'’? What, did you go to a Joss Whedon panel today?

Tell us about this new phase of your investigation. You’ve discovered a film — what we who watch Lost would recognize as a new Dharma orientation film — correct?
It’s not the film I found… it’s who presented the film and why.

You say you are trying to expose the Hanso Foundation and want our help, and yet you’ve made it pretty darn complicated for us to access the results of your investigation, and therefore help you. Why all this gamesmanship?
If I didn’t hide it all over the Web and bury it on corporate sites, those [expletive]-ers would wipe it out. Only chance I have at getting the truth out there is ‘’gamesmanship.'’

Are you concerned about people who think this is all a game and are trying to ‘’play along'’ by creating their own clues?
Yeah, I am. There’s a lot of misinformation out there… It’s great having people get so involved, but when they create their own ‘’fiction,'’ then reality gets confusing.

Let’s say everything you say is true. How do you hope to get out of this alive?
I guess I could let a reporter from a major magazine think he caught up with me and think he scored a quick interview in which I reveal my identity, thereby ensuring that if I get killed or ‘’disappear,'’ everyone’s going to know who’s responsible… but I guess that’d make me pretty devious, huh?

Some of us are worried that you might meet a fate worse than death: You might wake up one day and find yourself on an island being chased by a certain smoke monster. Think that’s possible? Do you think the Island could serve that purpose: as a prison for people inconvenient to the Hanso agenda?
Only monsters I know ain’t made of smoke. Don’t be cute — this is real. Lives are at stake. And if you actually have the nerve to print any of this — better start checking your rearview mirror. See ya…

Wait, one more question: Are you, uh, single?
You don’t want to go out with me. I’m not good for your health.

As of yet, it is uncertain as to wherther or not there are any clues hidden with-in this interview. One thing that I found interesting is that when she was questioned anout DHARMA, she mentioned acronyms. Is there an acronym somewhere in this article? I’m still looking.

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Thanks to TheBRod forsending this in this write up, and even bigger thanks for translating it for us non Portugese speaking ignats here in the states.

Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro, extremely popular in his country, has been confirmed by Lost producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof as a new fixed cast member in the third season.

The information was revealed by TV Guide columnist Michael Ausiello as coming directly from Cuse and Lindelof themselves. Ausiello says he didn’t know who was that new guy they were talking about. The producers referred to the actor as being “a very talented, award-winning Brazilian version of Russell Crowe or Tom Cruise”, and added that Santoro “is perfect for Lost because he’s a great actor, whose face is not yet familiar to US viewers”. Santoro’s role is yet to be officially announced, and his character was described just as “a mysterious man”. Cuse has also revealed that, even if the actor is widely known for his great looks, none of the involved is interested in a ‘hot guy’ role for him. “He has made interesting choices in the past and he wouldn’t be interested in that”, the producer adds. Born and raised in Brazil, Santoro been growing fast in Hollywood. After minor roles in Love Actually and Charlie’s Angels, he’s about to play one the main characters, Xerxes, in the upcoming movie 300 (adapted from Frank Miller’s graphic novel). He has also starred in Brazilian big movie hits like Carandiru, Behind the Sun (originally, Abril Despedaçado or “Shattered April”) and Brainstorm (originally, Bicho de Sete Cabeças or “Seven-Headed Beast”), as well as in a world-campaign ad for Chanel, alongside Nicole Kidman. He’s also known for a lot of TV roles in Brazil, and has won several awards for outstanding acting.

Here is the Ausiello Article mentioned in the above article:

Exclusive! Lost Snags “Brazilian Tom Cruise”
Lost has found its new mystery man — and you’re reading about it here first! Rodrigo Santoro, best known to American audiences as the hot dude Laura Linney crushed on in Love Actually, is joining the cast this fall. I know what you’re thinking, “Rodrigo… Whatchoo Talkin’ ‘Bout Willis?” That was my initial reaction, too. Well, the 30-year-old actor may not be a household name here in the States, but there apparently is no bigger movie star in Brazil than him. Don’t take my word for it, though. Read on, as Lost boys Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse proudly discuss their latest find.

I have to admit, I’m not all that familiar with Rodrigo’s work.
Carlton: You haven’t seen Carandiru or Behind the Sun or Brainstorm? You’re a little behind the curve. [Laughs] Rodrigo has won, like, eight best-actor awards, including the first-ever best-actor award for the Brazilian Academy of Arts and Film. He’s a huge star in Brazil.
Damon: He keeps getting described to us as the Brazilian Tom Cruise.
Carlton: Although we like to refer to him as the Brazilian Russell Crowe. He’s also the mystery man opposite Nicole Kidman in those Chanel commercials that Baz Luhrmann directed, and the surfer dude in Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle. He was the hunk in the beach scene with Demi Moore.
Damon: The ladies like it when he takes his shirt off — not to say he’ll be competing with Sawyer in that category.

But the hunk thing must’ve been a big factor in his casting.
Carlton: Only so far as there’s going to be a certain expectation for the character based on his looks.
Damon: On [Lost], what you see is never what you get. We also think he is an incredibly talented actor. He’s a guy who’s perfect for Lost because he’s a face that the American audience is not familiar with, but he’s been in the business long enough, you know, [that he’s also] an awesome actor that makes some really interesting choices. And he’s certainly not interested in being the hunk on the show, nor are we interested in writing that for him. Although I think when people start to see him and surmise what role he’s going to play on the show, that’s the place they’re going to go to. “More eye candy for Lost!”
Carlton: We don’t really want to be at all specific about what we’re doing with the character or what he’s going to play. Part of the surprise and the enjoyment of watching the show is sort of getting a chance to meet a new character and see how his role is going to unfold in relation to the rest of the cast.

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In a suprising move, it was announced on disneyabc.com that the LOST Experience Alternate Reality Game will consist of five acts instead of the previously mentioned three. It is uncertain at this time if the ARG has been extended, or just rewritten to include more difficult puzzles. Either way, this should be fun.

4 8 15 16 23 42

GLOBAL INTERACTIVE PHENOMENON, LOST EXPERIENCE, TO REVEAL MEANING BEHIND MYSTERIOUS NUMBERS ON INTERNATIONAL HIT TV SHOW “LOST”

Multiple Clues on Several Continents Needed to Solve the Puzzle

As promised, the alternate reality game Lost Experience continues to divulge answers related to mysteries on “Lost.” Currently in phase three of five of the interactive challenge, the meaning behind the numbers 4 8 15 16 23 42, which play a significant role on the television series, will be revealed.

“The reward we’ve always promised from the Lost Experience is information, which is currency to anyone who is a fan of the show or a participant in this game,” said Mike Benson, senior vice president of Marketing for ABC Entertainment. “This additional form of storytelling allows us to engage current and new fans in a genuinely innovative way while delivering the same extraordinary content that ‘Lost’ provides as a television series.”

So far, the Lost Experience has unveiled information regarding the Black Rock, in addition to significance in the title of the DHARMA Initiative. The Lost Experience will continue to the premiere of Season Three, revealing secrets behind the mysterious Alvar Hanso and the Hanso Foundation.

It is not too late to join in on the Lost Experience. Those wishing to participate can do so by viewing a synopsis at http://blogs.abc.com/inside_the_experience/ which allows new participants the chance to enter into the Experience with ease.

About the Lost Experience
The Lost Experience follows a parallel storyline not featured in the television broadcast and is designed so that both fans of the series and those unfamiliar with the show can participate. The Experience provides insight to unlock some of the island’s secrets for those savvy enough to collect the clues, make the connections and find the answers. Clues first appeared May 2 in the UK, May 3 in the U.S., and May 4 in Australia. Although the Lost Experience is internet-based, participants should not assume that clues and story content will be limited to the online world. Any and every platform has the potential to contain hidden secrets. Given the different broadcast windows around the world, this challenge is designed in a manner that is not dependent on information specific to either Season One or Season Two, allowing those who have not yet seen either season of “Lost” to participate.

About “Lost”
After Oceanic Air flight 815 tore apart in mid-air and crashed on a seemingly deserted Pacific island, its survivors were forced to find inner strength they never knew they had in order to survive. The band of friends, family, enemies and strangers have become reluctant heroes who must work together against the cruel weather and harsh terrain if they want to stay alive. Danger and mystery loom behind every corner on the island, and those they thought could be trusted may turn against them. Even heroes have secrets.

“Lost” stars Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Mr. Eko, Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Dominic Monaghan as Charlie, Terry O’Quinn as Locke, Harold Perrineau as Michael, Michelle Rodriguez as Ana Lucia and Cynthia Watros as Libby.

“Lost” was created by Jeffrey Lieber and J.J. Abrams & Damon Lindelof. Abrams, Lindelof, Bryan Burk, Jack Bender and Carlton Cuse serve as executive producers. “Lost,” which is filmed entirely on location in Hawaii, is from Touchstone Television.

About ABC
ABC Entertainment offers quality, award-winning programming that includes many of the most widely viewed series, specials and movies. Primetime Entertainment on ABC crosses various programming genres with hit series like “Desperate Housewives,” “Lost,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” “Boston Legal,” “According to Jim,” “George Lopez,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “Supernanny,” and “Wife Swap.” In Late-Night, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” celebrated its third anniversary in January, 2006. C Entertainment is part of the ABC Television Network and is managed by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company.

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On July 25th, frag code twelve, “IG3X“, is found in a phone segment on a UK Channel 4 “Maternity Leave” podcast.

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On July 25th, Glyph 11 along with the code “3GTVI0M11″, is found in an article by EW’s resident Lost Geek Jeff Jensen.

EW’s ‘’Lost'’ expert has an epiphany (involving Coca-Cola and John Lennon) while grocery shopping by Jeff Jensen

DOC JENSEN PROGRAMMING ANNOUNCEMENT!

Tune in Wednesday at EW.com for a major Doc Jensen scoop. Fans of both The Lost Experience and the show itself won’t want to miss it.

IS IT JUST ME…

… or does the stylized ‘’O'’ in the Hanso Foundation logo look like the hood of a cobra? And considering my previous arguments that the Swan in Station 3 symbol resembles a serpent trapped inside a box, I wonder: What the devil has gotten into Hanso’s graphic designers? (And emphasis on devil.)

WHY GOD CAN’T ‘’SEE'’ THE ISLAND, ACCORDING TO HENRY GALE

The Island exists on a separate frequency of reality, or a parallel dimension. When Oceanic 815 flew into the blast radius of the electromagnetic pulse, the passengers were ‘’recalibrated'’ to The Island’s frequency. The Others seem to believe that this frequency of reality exists outside the auspices of ‘’God.'’
What this means for Michael and Walt, currently tugboating their way ‘’home,'’ I have no idea.
Yet.

THE INSIDIOUS JINGLE THEORY OF LOST

Last week at PopWatch, I fumbled and bumbled my way through my personal iteration of the popular Garden of Eden theory. In a nutshell, my contention was that Hanso has been trying to find scientific means to restore mankind and the world to its ideal Garden of Eden state. I attempted some analogies to illustrate my thoughts — comparing Hanso’s initiatives to antidotes to poison or fixes to computer viruses. To be honest, I wasn’t happy with the articulation. It bugged me. All week.

And then, finally, I had a ‘’Eureka!'’ moment. It came while I was shopping for groceries and I passed a Coca-Cola display. For some reason, I started humming the jingle from my ’70s youth: ‘’I'd like to teach the world to sing/in perfect harmony…'’
Suddenly, my mind linked to:

The first episode of the second season, first scene: Desmond playing Mama Cass’ ‘’Make Your Own Kind of Music'’ in the Hatch. Another circa ’70s tune, the thematic flipside to that Coke jingle. ‘’Make your own kind of music/ Make your own special song/ Make your own kind of music/ Even if they don’t sing along….'’

(BTW: Did you catch the song again in the last scene of the last episode of season 2? It was in Russian, playing on the radio inside that snowbound science lab.)

Music. Harmony. Living in harmony, as mankind was supposed to — as mankind was designed to be. Suddenly, the metaphor that I really wanted became clear:

The Island, pulsing with its ‘’unique'’ electromagnetic energy, could be likened to a tuning fork. If the world is ‘’off key'’ as a result of original sin, Hanso has been trying to fix the pitch by tweaking with this ‘’unique'’ EM energy. ('’Unique'’ = ‘’Doesn’t adhere to a realistic notion of electromagnetic energy, and therefore can mean anything Lost says it means.'’)

Or, put another way:

Hanso is trying to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony, whether we want to sing along or not, by using the Island to broadcast its own special song throughout the world. The string of Numbers is like that insidiously catchy song — ‘’Beautiful'’ meets ‘’Bad Day'’ — that gets in your head and won’t ever leave.

What if Hanso’s ‘’song'’ (again, the Numbers) is encoded with info that can… do something to us (fix us? reprogram us? make us buy Hanso stuff?) if it is somehow accessed or unlocked? (Think ‘’Trojan horse.'’ Or ‘’DVD easter egg.'’) If so, how could that info be unlocked?
By another, separate signal.

What that signal may be, and when it will be broadcast, remains to be seen in the TV — or heard, as is the case.

Unless…

Unless you believe Rachel Blake, star of The Lost Experience.

Rachel Blake, who believes the Hanso Foundation is ‘’real.'’

Rachel Blake, who believes that Lost is a TV show sponsored by Hanso.

Could it be that in this multimedia, noodle-cooking, alternate-reality entertainment, the TV show Lost is the activation signal that unlocks the secret music of the Numbers in the world’s collective conscious?

If so, might these two words best summarize what Hanso is trying to accomplish:

‘’INSTANT KARMA.'’

Which was recorded and released by John Lennon in 1970 — the same year that Hanso launched the Dharma Initiative, and one year before Lennon recorded and released another song with an ‘’I'd like to teach the world to sing'’ utopian theme:

‘’IMAGINE.'’

Is Hanso merely using its amazing technology to turn John Lennon’s dream into a reality?
Finally:

What do you think of the hieroglyphic that adorns this story?

Which reminds me of a theory I have — The Da Vinci Code Theory of Lost. But that’s next week.
But Wednesday: something huge. Be here for it.

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