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== Richard Characteristics ==
== Richard Characteristics ==

Revision as of 18:57, 14 May 2009

Richard Characteristics

the mysteries surrounding his ageless character were heavily discussed among the fan community.[1] Although being present in scenes from the 1950s to the 2000s, Richard does not appear to age. In "The Man Behind the Curtain" Ben says "You do remember birthdays, don't you?" to Richard. This was deliberately written ambiguously...... When asked at the 2008 Comic-Con International how old Richard is, lead Lost actor Matthew Fox guessed 125, which Lost producer Damon Lindelof said was wrong.[2] When Locke asks Juliet how old Richard is in "Jughead", she simply replies "old".[3]

His role in the Others is that of a consigleure something something Carlton Cuse: Alpert is the consigliere to the leader and as such, plays a very important role in influencing the events of the Others lives. [Shot of Juliet leaving the Mittelos Bioscience room. ("Not in Portland")]

Damon Lindelof: He's sort of the Dick Cheney of the island. That is to say he was kind of in power over Bush Senior and now instead he has no aspirations to be the president of island himself. world of the others

Richard Development

Richard shares his name with Richard Alpert, an Eastern-influenced writer and figure from the 1960s and 70s.[4] Lost producer Damon Lindelof confirmed that Richard is named after someone famous, but did not elaborate.[5] Nestor Carbonell was originally contracted to guest star in "Not in Portland", with the possibility of the role becoming recurring.[6] After the producers enjoyed his performance,[7] his contract was extended to five further appearances in season three.[6] During production of "The Man Behind the Curtain", Carbonell shot the pilot for CBS drama Cane.[7]


http://www.craveonline.com/articles/scifi/04652878/2/nestor_carbonell_heads_back_to_the_island.html

http://scifiwire.com/2009/01/whats-up-with-losts-nestor-carbonell-not-aging-and-the-guyliner.php

http://www.craveonline.com/articles/scifi/04652845/lost_damon_lindelof_and_carlton_cuse_interview.html

Damon Lindelof: Here's a case where we cast Nestor to play Richard Alpert; he appeared in the first episode; we really loved him; wanted him to be sort of Ben's second in command; started ramping up his storyline; obviously dropping several hints in Ben's flashback episode, "The Man Behind the Curtain", about how long Alpert had been on the Island, and that Alpert, in fact, was not one of the members of the DHARMA Initiative, but pre-dated them, and is sort of an original Other, as it were. But around that time that we were in production on that episode, Nestor went off to shoot the pilot for Cane. And Carlton and I were like, "Well you know, it's a pilot; you never know what's gonna happen." You know...

Carlton Cuse: But basically, you know, this is what happens. Real life intervenes when you're doing television

Carlton Cuse: So you know, what we do in this sort of circumstance is we've got Nestor sort of parked; and you know, we hope to get back to his character, but it's gonna really depend on whether that show goes someplace or not; and in the meantime, we have some other story plans, but we just... we've kind of... we've parked him until that situation gets resolved.

Damon Lindelof: You know, and the reality is, is we have a little bit of leeway on Cane, which is that it's produced by ABC Television Studios, even though it's on CBS, and hopefully maybe that... if we're gonna use Richard, hopefully that will give us an opportunity to, you know to... to...

Carlton Cuse: Get him out for an episode, or something.

Damon Lindelof: ...get him for an episode or two.

Damon Lindelof: But obviously, our plan for Alpert is a little more extensive than that. But as Carlton said, we just had to park it for now. podcast sept 21 2007

Recurring guest star Nestor Carbonell appeared in seven episodes of Lost's third season as Richard Alpert and the mysteries surrounding his ageless character were heavily discussed among the fan community.[8] While producing the final episodes of the third season, Carbonell was cast in a starring role on the new CBS series Cane. The writers modified their original story plan for the third season in anticipation for Carbonell's potential unavailability. Despite Carbonell's willingness to return to Lost, CBS president Nina Tassler ruled out another Lost guest appearance.[9] Cane was canceled during the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, freeing Carbonell from his contract with CBS.[10] Executive producer Carlton Cuse cited this as an unintended positive consequence of the strike.[11]


Charles Widmore

Template:Infobox Lost character

Charles Widmore is a recurring fictional character played by Alan Dale from the second season of the American ABC television series Lost. Widmore is introduced in the season finale of the second season as the father of Desmond Hume's (Henry Ian Cusick) girlfriend Penny Widmore (Sonya Walger).


Arc

Characteristics

Development

The name Widmore is introduced in the twelfth episode of season two, "Fire + Water", where a sign with Widmore Construction appears on the back of a building.[12] The name appears again four episodes later in "The Whole Truth"; Sun's pregnancy test is made by Widmore Laboratories.[13] In the season two finale "Live Together, Die Alone", Charles Widmore and his daughter Penelope are introduced.[14] Alan Dale was cast as Charles Widmore. Initially a fan of the show,[15] he became fed up of the numerous scenes involving running through the jungle and disliked the appearance of the Monster.[16]

It's funny you should say that, because my publicist rang me about it just after she saw it, because I didn't tell anyone I was doing that. And she said she was very concerned, because how could I possibly do both [shows]? I don't know the answer to that. I was delighted to be asked to do it. I loved the character; it was only one scene, but it was a really nice scene, and I agree with you. And Ian [Henry Ian Cusick, who plays Desmond], the guy I was working with, is a lovely guy, and I was thinking, it could well be… I might be able to do both. It's not usual, but…[15]

During season four Widmore was required in two scenes, but Dale was busy starring in Spamalot and did not want to take time off to travel to Hawaii, where Lost is filmed. As his presence was essential, some of the cast and crew were flown to London, where those scenes were filmed instead.[16]

Alan Dale: No, I- no, I did to be perfectly honest. Uh, and uh, I think since then I've done a couple of other series as well at the same time; but this just rolled on quietly in the background and um, and now it's turning out he's more important than I ever thought he would be.[17]

Reception

Ben Rawson-Jones of Digital Spy called Dale's portrayal "legendary", commenting "In Dale's capable hands though, Widmore is far from the one-dimensional bad guy, as a certain degree of humanity has shone through".[18] Eric Goldman from IGN enjoyed Dale's introduction in "Live Together, Die Alone" but found it "odd" to see Dale in Lost , having been watching The O.C. on DVD, which features Dale as Caleb Nichol.[19] The Chicago Tribune's Maureen Ryan thought it was "cool" to see Alan Dale in this role, and speculated of Widmore's connection to the island.[20]

Many reviewers were unsurprised at the revelation that Widmore sent the freighter to the island. Oscar Dahl of BuddyTV had difficulty taking Widmore seriously, as seeing Dale made him think of Dale's role in The O.C., and he did not find the reveal that Widmore sent the freighter to be a shock.[21] Tim Goodman from the San Francisco Chronicle was also not surprised by the reveal and found it uncompelling.[22] James Poniewozik from Time was hopeful of a more interesting dynamic between Ben and Widmore following the reveal, as Widmore's quest for the island seemed disappointing.[23] The reveal made Jay Glatfelter from The Huffington Post excited to learn Widmore's story.[24]

Dan Kois and Lane Brown of New York magazine were unsure how they felt about Widmore and Ben's meeting in "The Shape of Things to Come".[25] They initially found it "ridiculous" felt it had too much dialogue, but they liked the "canny and confusing" reversal of the clichéd discussions between heroes and villians because they were unsure of who was the villian and who was the hero.[26]

References

  1. ^ Lachonis, Jon (2007-07-18). "Cane Star Nestor Carbonell Leaves Lost Future in Doubt". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  2. ^ Lindelof, Damon, Cuse, Carlton & Fox, Matthew, (August 1, 2008) "Official Lost Audio Podcast", ABC. Retrieved on January 29, 2009.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jughead was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Ryan, Maureen (May 9, 2008). "'Lost' recap found: Alpert, Jacob and Keamy, oh my!". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 30, 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Jacobs, Evan (December 10, 2007). "Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof Explain Lost: The Complete Third Season". Movieweb. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
  6. ^ a b Topel, Fred (January 29, 2009). "What's up with Lost's Nestor Carbonell not aging? And the 'guyliner'?". Sci Fi Wire. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
  7. ^ a b Lindelof, Damon & Cuse, Carlton, (September 21, 2008) "Official Lost Audio Podcast", ABC. Retrieved on January 30, 2009.
  8. ^ Lachonis, Jon (2007-07-18). "Cane Star Nestor Carbonell Leaves Lost Future in Doubt". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  9. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (2007-07-18). "Lost at CBS". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  10. ^ Ausiello, Michael (2008-03-12). "Ausiello on Grey's, Lost, Smallville, Tree Hill and More!". TV Guide. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  11. ^ Jensen, Jeff (2008-02-22). "7 Writers' Strike Postscripts". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  12. ^ Lindelof, Damon & Cuse, Carlton, (February 6, 2006) "Official Lost Audio Podcast", ABC. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  13. ^ Brown, Scott, (March 23, 2006) "Alan Dale talks 'Lost', 'Grey's'", Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference Live Together, Die Alone was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ a b Goldman, Eric, (August 23, 2006) "IGN Interview: Alan Dale", IGN. Retrieved on April 12, 2009.
  16. ^ a b Wilkes, Neil, (September 4, 2008) "Alan Dale talks 'Lost', 'Grey's'", Digital Spy. Retrieved on April 12, 2009.
  17. ^ Lindelof, Damon & Cuse, Carlton, (May 2, 2008) "Official Lost Audio Podcast", ABC. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
  18. ^ Rawson-Jones, Ben (March 8, 2009). "All hail the mighty Alan Dale!". Digital Spy. Retrieved March 8, 2009.
  19. ^ Goldman, Eric (May 25, 2006). "IGN: Live Together, Die Alone Review". IGN. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
  20. ^ Ryan, Maureen (May 25, 2006). "It's all real, brutha". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 5, 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ Dahl, Oscar (March 7, 2008). "Lost: Every Episode is a Ben Episode". BuddyTV. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
  22. ^ Goodman, Tim (March 7, 2008). ""Lost": The Spoiled Bastard". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 5, 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ Poniewozik, James (March 7, 2008). "Lostwatch: Prospero's Books". Time. Retrieved May 5, 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  24. ^ Glatfelter (March 7, 2008). "On Lost: "The Other Woman"". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
  25. ^ Glatfelter (March 7, 2008). "On Lost: "The Other Woman"". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
  26. ^ Kois, Dan, & Brown, Lois (April 24, 2008). "'Lost': 'Die Hard' on an Island". New York. Retrieved May 5, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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