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Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :

Tonight's episode of Lost is titled 'Dead is Dead' -

But next week's episode is titled 'Some Like it Hoth'

I'm trying to think of some other way they could be referring to something besides Star Wars..

It's funny in the sense that Hoth is like, frozen over or whatever, being the opposite of hot. But i'm interested to know if they really took it there.

Any thoughts?

-Pepek

Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :

Maybe someone's last name. They've referenced unknown characters in episode titles before, as with "Trisha Tanaka is Dead".

And the original Star Wars movie was released in 1977.

Posted by dantesparadigm (Member # 8756) on :

Hoth is also a Norse God. That seems more in line with the show's theme.

Posted by randomguy1694 (Member # 12009) on :

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And the original Star Wars movie was released in 1977.

Is that just a random fact?

Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :

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And the original Star Wars movie was released in 1977.

Hoth was in ESB, not ANH. 1980, no?

Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :

I wasn't saying the reference was to that specific movie, but that the series itself began in that year.

Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :

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Originally posted by Leonide:
I wasn't saying the reference was to that specific movie, but that the series itself began in that year.

but.. why?

Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :

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I'm not sure what the confusion is. "Hoth" is a planet in the Star Wars universe. The thread starter (you!, in fact) asked about Star Wars references. I was offering that as an explanation for how the connection might be made. Of course, I don't think it is going to be made, unless of course one of the Modern Day Losties spoils ESB for someone on the Island. That would be a pretty silly subplot, imo, and not very likely.

I could see someone finding the release year of the original movie and the Hoth reference in the episode title significant.

edit: I just realized, maybe not everyone remembers that the events happening now on Lost are taking place in 1977? Maybe my comment seems less random in that light?

However, I think my first suggestion, or the Norse God one, are more likely.

[ April 08, 2009, 04:35 PM: Message edited by: Leonide ]

Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :

"events happening now on Lost are taking place in 1977"

Anybody remember which Douglas Adams book has the stuff about time travel and grammar? Not picking on you Leonide, but this is a perfect place to apply some of those rules.

Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :

"edit: I just realized, maybe not everyone remembers that the events happening now on Lost are taking place in 1977? Maybe my comment seems less random in that light?"

Yeah. I'm bad with year-ij.

Posted by TheGrimace (Member # 9178) on :

"events wiol all haven been taken place in 1977"

I didn't actually look up the "correct" tense/conjugation, but DA's grammar was something like that.

Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :

All I can say is that if Lost and Star Wars become fused I might go into pop culture overload and implode.

Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :

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events happening now on Lost are taking place in 1977"

Anybody remember which Douglas Adams book has the stuff about time travel and grammar? Not picking on you Leonide, but this is a perfect place to apply some of those rules.

I'm not sure which book you're referencing by Douglas Adams. However, in the interest of accuracy, I was referring to the "now" of our current broadcasting season, not the "now" of the Lost world. [Smile]

As in "The events that we, as viewers, are witnessing Now (as in, the past few episodes) are taking place in 1977."

Lost is already on pop culture overload, potential Star Wars references notwithstanding. [Smile]

Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :

Totally was a star wars reference. awesome.

Posted by Dogbreath (Member # 11879) on :

I only saw the first season of Lost, so maybe there's been some time warp or something.

but 1977? I'm pretty damn sure the clothing style and technology I've seen (one episode a guy found a portable cd-player) is far ahead of 1977?

Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :

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Totally was a star wars reference. awesome.

Yeah. It was pretty cool. [Smile]

And they avoided any messiness by having modern-day characters discuss it, and not in front of anyone who wouldn't have grown up with the movies. Very geeked out right now, and happy to be wrong [Smile]