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Postby mach1 » Sun Oct 03, 2004 6:35 am

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Postby haganah » Sun Oct 03, 2004 10:04 pm

Lost looks pretty cool. There's really nothing on. I'd rather watch the Millenium first season dvd than watch tv. Oprah's cracker puppet Dr. Phil is still on and I can't figure out why. He's an arrogant know it all. If all else fails there's always direct tv porn. BTW I am also a cracker so don't be gettin' all pissed off thinkin' I'm some fucked up arab or faggott or gook ;)
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Postby mach1 » Thu Oct 14, 2004 5:55 am

Alberta-born starlet stranded in hit show
Paradise Lost

by Kevin Williamson
Calgary Sun

Evangeline Lilly’s Cinderella story begins with her scoffing at the glass slipper. The Alberta-born actress — who stars as an enigmatic castaway in the runaway hit series Lost — was living in Kelowna, B.C. three years ago when she was approached by a scout for the Ford modelling agency.



ISLAND GIRL ... Albertan Evangeline Lilly stars in the TV hit Lost. The series airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on ABC and CTV.

“I was walking down the street and this scout goes ‘Hey you,’ ” the 25-year-old tells the Sun on the phone from Hawaii, where the drama — Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on ABC and CTV — is filmed.

It’s the sort of tale that fuels dreams of fame and fortune.

Thing was, the Fort Saskatchewan native — who had aspirations of working in international relations — wasn’t interested. “At the time I said, ‘No, I don’t want to.’ It hadn’t been the first or last modelling agency (to approach me) and I found it frustrating to be stereotyped like that — that (modelling) was what I should be doing. Why? Because I’m outgoing and reasonably OK-looking? … I wanted to be involved in organizations that help people,” says Lilly, who has been a volunteer for children’s projects since the age of 14.

The scout left her a business card, but Lilly wouldn’t call the number until months later when she was attending the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

Some modelling gigs, she reasoned, might help pay for her education.

Furthermore, her friends were encouraging her to give it a go. One challenged her, she recalls. “He said, ‘What are you hiding from? You’re afraid of your own success.’ ”

Modelling jobs followed. So did acting work in series such as Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital. “I always loved acting and being in front of people like that, but the industry is so corrupt and immoral. And I just didn’t know where I would fit in.”

In Lost, which attracted 18 million viewers with its premiere and now tops CSI: NY in the coveted 18-to-49 year-old demographic, Lilly plays Kate, one of 48 survivors stranded on a mysterious island after a horrific plane crash. Her fellow castaways include Matthew Fox (Party of Five) and Dominic Monaghan (The Lord of the Rings).

She landed the role after sending in an audition tape during the casting process. She heard nothing back — a sure sign of rejection — until creator J.J. Abrams called her to say he wanted her to test for ABC executives in Los Angeles.

Such a request is, she says, “the final stage of casting. But that had never happened to me. I didn’t know what that meant. So I went down and tested and got the part.”

Abrams and the network then spent weeks getting Lilly a work visa from the U.S. government. “They were like (to the producers) ‘Why can’t you find an experienced American actress instead of this inexperienced Canadian nobody?’ ” she says. “And (Abrams and ABC) were like, ‘No, it’s got to be her.’ ”

Now Lilly is facing the inevitable comparisons to Abrams’ other leading ladies. This is the guy after all who — along with just being hired to direct Mission Impossible 3 — created Alias and Felicity. “People are saying, so do you feel any pressure now that you’re the next Keri Russell or the next Jen Garner and I’m like, ‘Oh my goodness. What pressure?’ ”

As for her reluctance about the entertainment industry, she still has it — and is content to keep it out of sight, if not out of mind, thanks to the Hawaiian location.

“I’ve had very, very good luck. Everyone here, they’re all incredible people with beautiful lives and families. I’ve lucked into this group.”

And while random strangers now recognize her, she says having a former hobbit as one of her castmates has helped.

“Dominic can’t go anywhere without being recognized. I’ve experienced that a bit and seen his reaction. He is very encouraged by it. He sees it as these people are his supporters and he’s so glad to have that support. So he’s very cordial and I’ve got to see someone be very positive about it, because not everyone is like that.”

She’s currently reading film scripts, looking for a movie to shoot during her summer break next year. “My agent and I are aware of striking while it’s hot and I’m very excited at the prospect of doing a film on my hiatus.”

As undoubtedly are her parents, who live in B.C. “They’re very proud and appreciative … They help me keep my self-esteem in check and not getting caught up in everything.”

As for what her life would have been like hadn’t she been discovered on the streets of Kelowna, she muses, “I probably would be in university. I love to write — I’ve been writing for years. I’d probably be doing a little bit more of that. My life would be a lot simpler, but a lot less exciting.”




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Postby britneyfan97 » Wed Nov 24, 2004 5:57 pm

i love the show, the characters are developing quite nicely... did you notice the junky (who also played one of the hobbits in LOTR) has a tattoo in elvish script on one arm?

as for Evangeline Lilly... I am so in love. Hope thins one sticks around for a while. Every week I find myself actually looking forward to seeing this and 'The Amazing Race'.
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Postby mach1 » Wed Nov 24, 2004 8:39 pm

Havent been able to keep up with LOST. For me the feeling kind of wore off. I didnt like the X-Files feel to it although Im sure it makes for great entertainment. What about those French radio transmissions?

My latest rave of enthusiasm is for Richard Bransons Rebel
Billionaire.

Should we really expect less from Mr Branson?? He is one class act.

Its the most watchable show on the tube laying all other

REE-ALL-I-TEE

TV shows in a desolate wasteland where they belong. Its really true to form where as all the rest beg to differ.
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Postby mach1 » Wed Nov 24, 2004 8:42 pm

Billionaires battle in reality TV war

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US billionaire Donald Trump urged Richard Branson to focus on Virgin.

In the sport of public gloating, Donald Trump has always been a contender for the hall of fame. So it is no surprise that he would take immense glee in the ratings travails of television rival Sir Richard Branson.

The two men were bound to butt heads once Branson, the British billionaire who owns Virgin Airlines and a host of other Virgin products, started up his own reality series, aimed at emulating Trump's success on NBC's The Apprentice.

The two men had been friendly acquaintances, sometimes dining together. But just before Branson's series on Fox, The Rebel Billionaire, got on the schedule, the tone changed, at least in Trump's estimation.

In a telephone interview, Trump said: "All of a sudden he's saying I'm a piece of garbage, that I won't shake hands with people." (Trump does try to avoid handshaking for fear of picking up illnesses, but he said he recognised it as a social necessity and that he did so regularly.)

A spokeswoman for Branson said he had only noted in interviews that he did not agree with all of Trump's business strategies.

Trump was also offended when Branson included in his series a character made up to look like Trump. "It was some little guy who weighs 400 pounds," Trump said. "Hey, I'm 6 foot 3."

That had Trump hoping Branson's series would hit the skids - a wish quickly fulfilled. The Rebel Billionaire has thus far posted flop-like ratings (5.4 million viewers last week versus 15.8 million for The Apprentice).

Once he saw the ratings, Trump pounced, firing off a letter to Branson. "Now that I have watched your show, I wish you came to me and asked my advice," Trump wrote. "I would have told you not to bother. You have no television persona."

Later, he cited Branson's "dismal ratings" and suggested that Branson return his attention to his airline, which he said needed help because "it's a terrible business".

He ended with: "Do not use me to promote your rapidly sinking show."

Branson replied with his own letter this weekend. He wrote that he had avoided making nasty remarks and that he had enjoyed his relationship with Trump.

He added: "I have read what I believe can be construed as 'nasty' comments from you about myself in the press over the last couple of weeks and - although tempted - have to date decided not to respond to them and to rise above them."

Trump called Branson's response "very conciliatory". But he had one last point to make. "I hope he wasn't so conciliatory only because of his ratings."

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Postby seeker » Thu Nov 25, 2004 6:49 am

2Charlie wrote:It's a knock off without the ultra ultra dramatics of Amazon, YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWN.

Cool break up images though, the guy getting sucked out with his arms flailing was good dub.


Someone remembers Amazon!!?...lol. Proud full time continuity Ghost Villager here at your service!

What a set to work on. Even if the Toronto Zoo brought the most unlikely animals in for "amazon creatures".

Too bad we all lost our second season to Relic Hunter.
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Postby mach1 » Thu Nov 25, 2004 7:51 pm

I wonder if anyones noticed the bankruptcy filings from
Trumps casino's? Maybe reality tv is a contingency plan of sorts..cmon, YOU GUYS!


"The Rebel Billionaire is a lot of hot air --like his balloons" - Trump on Virgins Airways owner and reality tv producer

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actually, I am sure Amazing Race must be good, I shouldnt be so so closeminded ...

Bransons show was fairly cool though I thought...

in the last episode he was pitching mens and womans camps against each other to come up with a economic self-suffiency models for African villagers...

the dudes thought about bringing in a South African tennis star to
give tennis lesons (what???!!!!!)....it was suprising to everyone becasue originally it looked like the dudes had it all together more organizationally
and working really hard overnight and roughing it (the girls didnt rough it)

but the suprise came when the actual pitch came down to the respected village elders which the girls won hands down (according to Sir Richard anyway)

I didnt know Branson once suffered from dyslexia...
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Postby Texas Carnie Roadshow » Fri Nov 26, 2004 9:02 am

mach wrote:actually, I am sure Amazing Race must be good, I shouldnt be so so closeminded ...


Especially everytime they stop in India, and have to take a train.
Every woman in the race will say something about being groped.

Needs more midgets, though.
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