Fireside Chat with Damon Lindelof, Producer and Screenwriter

Join screenwriter and producer Damon Lindelof for an exciting fireside chat. Lindelof is the co-creator of Lost and executive producer of The Leftovers. He'll be joined by guest moderator Ina Fried of Re/code.

[@christophernash8166]

Damon and Carlton are geniuses. I loved Lost for the intellectual side of it. The ending was amazing not just in an emotional way, but also intellectually. So much throughout the show, especially in the first, second, and third seasons, foreshadowed and pointed to the ending. So many people say Damon and Carlton are bad writers, but that is not true. In fact, they are the best and Lost proves that. "Across the Sea" was amazing on an intellectual level and the flashsideways was creative. The flash sideways was not purgatory. It was another life like you find in Buddhism.

[@Rob-nl5ge]

Damon is just awesome. Outstanding writer and seems like a great bloke

[@KevinJJCarpenter]

A very great interview with some new revelations from Lindelof's personal life. Definitely worth a watch for both Lindelof Lovers and Lindelof Haters alike.

[@IAmRedherrings]

How could anyone hate him? He's like the nicest guy ever lol

[@kevinnevada5342]

Yeah I don't think there's such a thing as a Lindelof hater. The world is lucky to have him 😁😊

[@x-man9473]

@@kevinnevada5342 Unfortunately, it's true. We live in a society where it is popular to hate on someone or something for being too popular.

[@linkenski]

Fantastic interview. Mindblowingly fantastic. I've never seen Damon be this honest before, and I think it speaks to his growth as a writer. You know he's smarter than the failures of LOST, it was just a beating he had to take from the circumstances he was in as an amateur writer at the time, and he has a drive to keep going after that. I respect that so much.

[@DanY-gx2dv]

LOST had lows like most series but its highs were above almost every series on air back when it was and many shows today. "Failures" psh.

[@davanzo305]

Lost is a perfect story, ending and all. Anybody who says differently really never understood it to begin with!

[@caloomface]

Not a chance you can justify calling him an amateur at that time considering he was a writer on 3 shows previously. To be able to write effectively at all, you need to understand story. And he does. But a growing number of people don't get subjectivity with art therefore tend to side with 'they are terrible writers' if the show doesn't do what they want it to do. See star wars and GOT as examples.

[@loosegoose2466]

I agree that I've never seen him be this honest before.

[@vitorgross9254]

Great interview!

[@kdizzle901]

This dude is a genius he really is

[@rooeeez]

"Hate-watching"? Sounds like seasons 5+ of Dexter.

[@joshualarue1624]

Lumen was an excellent character/story for Dexter and his developement. The Barrel-girls was a great case to be solved. And the Big-Bad being a group of gang-rapers led by a famous motavational speaker was Great. Season 5 of Dexter deserves Far more credit. People dont like it because it had to follow the Best season. Even if it was a different story than Lumen's, the reaction would have been the same because it had to follow the best season. Lumen was a great season. She was perfect for Dexter and his character's development.

[@drakenfist]

@@joshualarue1624 I agree with this. Chase is perhaps one of my favorite villains too, my only problem with the season was the ending with Lumen literally being put on a bus. I felt like there was more to explore there with Dexter and her character, she added a different vibe to the show. I thought having her leave was not only disappointing but a waste of a great character. I will also add that I thought season 7 was a great season too. This is the season that even a lot of the haters will begrudgingly say "yeah it was actually pretty good" before calling out it's biggest problem, in that it directly connects and leads in to the final season, which totally puts a dampener on the experience.

[@joshualarue1624]

@@drakenfist Yea definite waste to put her on a bus. Season 7 was the gay mobboss?? He was a great, original villian. And a great twist to write him as gay.

[@joaoluizsn]

loved this video

[@CERBERUS1O8]

About 15:00 in is one of the most satisfying answers as to what happened to the show Lost you're ever going to hear. It's as close to "yeah we made it all up" as you're ever going to hear... And I'm ok with it

[@DanY-gx2dv]

Every story is made up as it's being written, that's the definition of writing. Since Damon hoped the show would be cancelled after half a season he had no longterm plans, only ideas which he and JJ Abrams pitched to ABC to get them to greenlight the Pilot, but as soon as the show got picked up for a full season, by the end of season 1 they had plans to do flashforwards for example and littered set-up throughout the first three seasons until ABC finally allowed them to end the show on their terms. Mid season 3 as well as during the break before season 4 was when they really figured out their season 4/5/6 endgame in terms of timeline, but they always had ideas as early as season 1 to one day represent the black and white players as actual people with the survivors being part of their twisted game etc. There is too much set-up in the early seasons for it all to just have been random like people love to claim. I haven't rewatched this interview so if I've repeated things Damon said I apologise but to summarise: LOST was made up as any show was made up, until the writers were ALLOWED full creative freedom.

[@kdizzle901]

Loving his shirt

[@kevinnevada5342]

"twitter exists "

[@redmed10]

One step forward 2 steps back, one Step sideways? Don't start that crap again. Ha ha.

[@gromitmuggromitmuggromitmug]

I loved listening to Damon talk. I didn’t appreciate the interviewer interjecting politics into the discussion.

[@indianerjonesmaster]

well, it kind of was damon himself

[@PierreNgo]

Well.... I mean look at it

[@redmed10]

Like lindelof admits lost should have been a 3 or 4 season series. ABC should take a lot more blame for it going on too long than it has.

[@riderhenry3746]

i know the time was weird but damn man the interviewer is so political it's crazy lol. Just talk about the damn literature and film

[@okmega22]

The ending of LOST sucked, but Damon Lindelof is one of the most gifted, groundbreaking, amazing, brilliant storytellers of our time.

[@Rob-nl5ge]

No it didn't

[@krustenkekz28]

Then you didn’t understand it. :)

[@TONYxndHAWK]

is that a man or a woman

[@drakenfist]

both I think. I think she is a transgender (male to female).

[@kevinnevada5342]

Both

[@DanY-gx2dv]

@@kevinnevada5342 No such thing.

[@DanY-gx2dv]

They're an interviewer. That's all that matters.

[@Jimmymcgee2]

Yes

[@richardfreethinker]

I hated Lost finale, it was very frustrated.

[@carcrashjayson]

Why?