UPDATED Lost's Jorge Garcia Discusses Comic Writer Brian K. Vaughan's Time On The Show

UPDATED Lost's Jorge Garcia Discusses Comic Writer Brian K. Vaughan's Time On The Show

Yeah, so Its an excuse to write about Lost on here..sue me! As any Lost fan knows, Y The Last man writer Brian K. Vaughan was a major part of the last few seasons. Now that he's gone, Garcia(Hurley) reflects on what he brought to the show...

By MarkCassidy - Feb 03, 2010 12:02 AM EST
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"[I read 'Y: The Last Man'] and 'Ex Machina,' so I'm a big fan of Brian K. Vaughan," Garcia told MTV News. "When he got hired I was pretty excited! It was really cool to meet him. [We met] two years ago when we did this Emmy panel and then he came to a party afterward. It was pretty sweet."

Vaughan chose to leave the show after the end of its fifth season...

"When I heard that he had left the show, I was sorry to see him go," said the actor. "I think he works well with those types of stories, the way he fleshed out the whole 'Y: The Last Man' series was great. There's always this 'Twilight Zone' aspect that shows like 'Lost' have, and I know he writes into that strength, so it would have been cool [if he had stayed]."

With the sixth and final season debuting tonight, many fans(including myself) are hoping for a finale worthy of the excellent previous couple of seasons, and more than a few questions answered would be nice too!

UPDATE MTV have also listed a few ways in which Lost ties into comic books..

COMIC BOOK WRITERS: Series co-creator Damon Lindelof isn't just one of the showrunners and lead writers on "Lost," he's also the author of "Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk," a limited series from Marvel that reinterpreted the classic first encounter between Logan and Bruce Banner. Additionally, former series writer Brian K. Vaughan is well known for his comic book work on "Y: The Last Man," "Ex Machina," "Runaways" and more.

MYSTERY TALES: In the episode "Cabin Fever," a young John Locke is visited by the eternally youthful Richard Alpert in an attempt to see if Locke is ready to come to the island. Richard presents the child with six items — a baseball glove, a book of laws, a container of sand, a compass, a knife and a copy of "Mystery Tales" #40, an old pulp comic that lasted 54 issues. The comic has plenty of easter eggs for "Lost" fans, including a short story called "The Hidden Land!"

GREEN LANTERN & THE FLASH: A Spanish translation of "Green Lantern/Flash: Faster Friends Part One" is seen throughout the first season of "Lost," an item brought to the island by Hugo "Hurley" Reyes. He loses the issue during the crash, but it's eventually recovered by the eerie and possibly super-powered Walt Lloyd. After an argument, Walt's father throws the comic book into a fire, causing Walt to angrily focus on a burning panel of a polar bear. Moments later, a polar bear appears in the jungle and chases after Walt. Whoever said comic books aren't dangerous?

SUPERMAN VS. THE FLASH: The Flash gets a more prominent shout out in an episode titled "Catch-22," which was co-written by the aforementioned Vaughan. In the episode, Charlie Pace and Hurley have a debate over whether or not the Flash would beat Superman in a race around the world. Before they can settle the argument, a hidden crossbow nearly launches an arrow into Charlie's throat, but he's ultimately saved by the clairvoyant Desmond Hume.

Y THE LAST MAN: As if Vaughan's role as a staff writer on "Lost" wasn't cool enough, the scribe was able to show off an issue of "Y: The Last Man" during an episode in the fifth season. In "316," Hurley is seen reading a copy of Vaughan's beloved comic book while waiting to board Ajira Airways Flight 316, a plane that ultimately brings him and his friends back to the island.

Much obliged to MTV for the info

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BillyBlack
BillyBlack - 2/2/2010, 11:49 AM
Well done Ror

That's my man here, sneakin in a LOST article. HAhHAhhaHAh!
A7
A7 - 2/2/2010, 11:51 AM
looking forward the the final season.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 2/2/2010, 11:56 AM
I'm Lost!! : P
BillyBlack
BillyBlack - 2/2/2010, 12:00 PM
Dude

That 24 style airport scene was the jam. I'm drawing more wood than Bob Ross sketching a log cabin!
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 2/2/2010, 12:08 PM
haha, i actually switched that one for a real promo of the first ep.. with new footage.
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 2/2/2010, 12:10 PM
rofl @ Billy


I'm so psyched for this man... I can barely think about anything else ! lol

It's just like when I am waiting in line at the theater at 11:00 PM for that very first showing of a CBM. The anicipation is positively feverish. That first scene just can't get her fast enough.

StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 2/2/2010, 12:15 PM
As thankful as I am that you provided some vids, Ror I just couldn't bring myself to watch them...

I guess I am just trying to max out the delayed gratification. I haven't seen any vids or heard any spoilers.

I just know whatever happens tonight will be trippy and amazing and I don't want to spoil the surprise.
airbeyonder18
airbeyonder18 - 2/2/2010, 12:15 PM
I am ready for the final season of LOST tonight. Been a big fan of the show and I've seen every episode. This is gonna rock.
BillyBlack
BillyBlack - 2/2/2010, 12:17 PM
Ror

You done did it again! We're talkin petrified wood here.

DarthMulder

You couldn't be more right. 6 hours and 44 minutes from my vantage.
droopy1317
droopy1317 - 2/2/2010, 12:18 PM
Lost= kick ass show. i need to watch the previous season though
Scion
Scion - 2/2/2010, 12:24 PM
They need to make a comic about this just so we can talk about it all the time! I've already seen the first hour of the premiere and it was awesome. The video quality was OK but the audio kinda sucked. Looking forward to rewatching it tonight.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 2/2/2010, 12:28 PM
There actually is a Lost comic..sort of! Its like a mini serial that was sold with the figures. It counts! Plus, Abrahms has said a Lost comic will be a reality eventually, probably after the series ends.
Scion
Scion - 2/2/2010, 12:29 PM
Great... looking forward to 'em!
Shaman
Shaman - 2/2/2010, 12:30 PM
Never caught on to Lost, what is it about? Aside from people being lost... Feel free to give mega spoilers or else i won't watch LOL :P
superdog
superdog - 2/2/2010, 12:41 PM
their tagline for the final season is "the answers are coming"......does anybody really believe that?
JonSolo
JonSolo - 2/2/2010, 12:45 PM
"I like..that i like chicken."
Great find Ror. Love the LOST!
Gonna crack open some Dharma Beers tonight and the obsession begins agian.
5 hrs 15 min to go TEXAS time!

*And if any lost fans have not seen this check it out its hella cool.*
Gilga
Gilga - 2/2/2010, 1:00 PM
"writer Brian K. Vaughan was a major part of the first 5 seasons."

Nope, BKV influence started in 2007. So two and half seasons of influence. He will be missed.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 2/2/2010, 1:02 PM
Ah, I see, thanks for the heads up, I'll alter that.

Shaman..I really couldn't begin to explain it, honestly! Breaking it down to its barest bones, I'd say its about good vs evil(likw what isn't!), science vs faith, destiny vs ...em, is there a word for the opposing view of destiny?
Shaman
Shaman - 2/2/2010, 1:08 PM
Uh... free will? Thanks Ror, sounds interesting. My girlfriend might buy the whole series or sometin'.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 2/2/2010, 1:13 PM
haha, yeah that! You should watch that second trailer, it kind of gives a bit of run down of sorts of the theme of the series up till now...
superdog
superdog - 2/2/2010, 1:14 PM
i got married 2 years ago and my wife started watching some of the shows i watch. the office, smallville, 24, lost........she watched 2 episodes of lost and bailed cause she couldnt figure out what was going on, who the people were, and i couldnt for the life of me explain it all to her. so shaman, if you do get into it, definately buy all seasons and start from scratched or your head will explode.
jusme6
jusme6 - 2/2/2010, 1:20 PM
DUDE!!! I didn't know we had so many LOST fanatics on this site. I was so thinking about starting a LOST thread on this site so we could LOST geek-out with our favorate CMB friends. Problem is, it really doesn't have anything to do with CMBs and we gotta draw the line somewhere.

@Darth: I am also riding the building suspense for the delayed gratification.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 2/2/2010, 1:22 PM
I fell way behind on Lost (I watched the first season) until recently when I bought the season 1 - 5 boxset! I'm 8 episodes into the second season and loving it! :)
Betty
Betty - 2/2/2010, 1:24 PM
BillyBlack-- You too? damn. This news is hot!

Ror-- Destiny vs Nihilism?

I love this show but I don't have tv. I'll have to find it somehow.

Shaman-- You gotta check it out man. It's truly outrageous. After you watch the first season you'll be all, "this show is the best shit ever!" and then in the third season you'll be like, "What? This show is stupid. Wait, no it's still good!" It's like a roller coaster ride. Plus there's a bunch of honeys, old and young.

ps-- you'll probably hate Claire
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 2/2/2010, 1:27 PM
Actually, who better to give you a run down that the big man himself? Hurley explains it in 2 mins!

Betty
Betty - 2/2/2010, 1:31 PM
jusme6-- Yeah I wish we could have even more of a gray area here so we can have our CBMs and everything close the umbrella. Which it's kinda that way now, I mean here we are. We're all interested in about the same stuff anyway, shouldn't be a big deal.

Ror-- Noice! I don't remember Hurly summing it up like that. Was that at the end of the last season?
superdog
superdog - 2/2/2010, 1:32 PM
not a bad recap.
Coats
Coats - 2/2/2010, 1:34 PM
Garcia worked at a Borders I used to work at. He got hired for this show a few months before I started. My manager said that he came in one day and said: "I got a pilot! & I'm going to Hawaii!" The rest was history.

Also, Betty - ur description was perfect. :P
BillyBlack
BillyBlack - 2/2/2010, 1:36 PM
Hhahahahahahhah Hugo you rule! Gave me goosebumps

Best recap ever.

If you aren't hooked after episode 4 of season 1, give up. This is in my top two of greatest television shows of all time. The Wire running pecker to pecker with it.
jusme6
jusme6 - 2/2/2010, 1:46 PM
@Ror: Nice racap. Though I would go on to say that the story is more driven by the characters than the events. Well, the events are huge and always make you go like, "What! No way! What's this leading to?" The thing that really sucks you in is the characters and learning their back stories and stuff. The characters and relationships between the characters is the real foundation of this show. Smoke monsters, disappearing islands, time travel, the Dharma Initiative, the Black Rock, Jacob's cabin, Jack's dead father walking around in white tennis shoes, polar bears... that's all the icing on the cake.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 2/2/2010, 1:56 PM
Oh I totally agree Jusme6, in fact, I think its the best character driven show I've ever seen. People hear Lost and they think, "oh, that silly show about the plane crash that never goes anywhere"..WRONG!:)

Billy, its up there for me too, but I might put BSG up there beside it, and maybe even The Wire slightly ahead of both...

Ok, so we have a few Lost fans here//lets have your favorite characters and why, and favorite season so far?
Shaman
Shaman - 2/2/2010, 2:02 PM
Cool, thanks guys ;)
BillyBlack
BillyBlack - 2/2/2010, 2:11 PM
JonSolo

"The man from Tallahassee" is one of my favorite episodes.

Locke is the king shit topper of all time.

"You're a hypocrite, a pharisee. You don't deserve to be on this island."

Ror

If not for the final 2 or 3 episodes of BSG, I would say it's a three horse race. That ending really soured me.

I would agree though... it's The Wire by a nose.
jaysin420
jaysin420 - 2/2/2010, 2:12 PM
I never watched Lost til about a year ago, I was bored and turned on the pilot one day and I ended up watching like 5 seasons in about 2 weeks.

Now I can't imagine any show taking its place, but Fringe is pretty good.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 2/2/2010, 2:17 PM
For me with BSG its really only the very last ep I had a problem with, and the season was so good up to that I just have to give it a pass.

John Locke is deffo my fave character..although, now..its kinda hard to say that because, he may..well, no spoilers for people who haven't watched yet. I also love Sayid and Ben..and Hurley of course!
BillyBlack
BillyBlack - 2/2/2010, 2:19 PM
John Locke

Not only best character on the show, but one of the best characters television ever produced.

Tough call on favorite season. Maybe season 4? They really shifted gears and brought the show to a new level. Season 5 was really good too. Season 2 was the trippiest, so it will hold a special place in my heart for that. All are excellent. If I had to rate them:

1: Season 4
2: Season 2
3: Tie Season 1 & 5
4: Season 3 (although the finale of Season 3 was a fkn mind blower)
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 2/2/2010, 2:27 PM
Yeah, I agree, the 3 finale was so good you actually forget just how many filler episodes there were in it.

Mine would probably be..

4)..Kevin Durand, frozen donkey wheel, Sayid killing everyone

5) aside from the finale which I'm not 100% sure I really liked yet, amazing season

2) Hatch, Ecko, others, Ben

1)Obviously great, but just finding its feet

3)Too much filler and a few pretty dodge episodes over all.

JonSolo
JonSolo - 2/2/2010, 2:45 PM
@Billy Black, for sure man, Locke is badass.
"Why do you find it so easy. It's never been easy!!!
Just watched "TMFT" last week. Lock's pops is a cold dude.
And season 2 is by far my favorite season.
Introduction of Ben Linus, Des Hume, my man Mr. Eko and Anna Lucia's DSLs.
The constant is probly one of my fav epis though. Des and Pennys back and forth phone convo is classic.
BillyBlack
BillyBlack - 2/2/2010, 2:49 PM
I also loved Season 5, but I know what you mean about the finale. I've watched it a few times and still have some trouble fully embracing it. Probably my least favorite season finale... for reasons I can't openly discuss.

I just feel Season 2 had so much going on. The introduction of Desmond and Ben are critical to the shaping of the show from then on. The Hatch is fkn magnificent, I mean wow, what a way to open a season. That Mammas & Poppas song is burned into my skull forever. The tailies, the others, fkn MICHAEL!

I know I kinda copped out making season 5 & 1 a tie, but fk it. ^_^
Imran
Imran - 2/2/2010, 2:55 PM
Y: The Last Man is just asking to be made into a series..

LOST! =D
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