Spoiler alert: Lost casting news
by Carmen Van Kerckhove
This is going to be a bit spoilery, so stop reading now if you want to be untainted. 
I’m really posting this more as an excuse to perv out over Lost. Because I am soooo in withdrawal right now. No new episodes till February??? 
First, Ken Leung is joining the cast next season. He’ll be playing Russell, “a brilliant mathematician who is capable of great insights and has a tremendous knowledge across various scientific fields. He’s expected to first turn up in February’s season premiere.” (h/t to AAM, AA)
Second, there’s a casting call out for a character named Arthur Stevens. The character profile is for someone who is “a very tall and thin corporate recruiter who is smart, capable and ruthless.”
The Tail Section speculates on whom he might be:
There are really three major options as to where this character may fit in to the “Lost” universe. The first is that he is a member of Dharma, although from what we know of the Initiative, corporate privitization really doesn’t seem to be their game. A second guess would be that Mr. Stevens is from Mittelos Bioscience. One could easily see Stevens filling the would-be void of current Mittelos recruiter, Richard Alpert. The third, and in my opinion, most likely option may be that he is involved with whoever or whatever sent Naomi.
With the promise that whoever was on their way to the island would be even scarier and more dangerous than, “the Others,” the probability that Arthur Stevens is going to be the new “bad guy” is reasonable. Especially when you figure in this other piece of information put out as a character description. Ausiello reports that the casting notice reads, “He may smile and his words may sound soothing, but their effect can send chills up your spine.”
And finally, what could’ve been!
Kristin Bell, who played the awesome Veronica Mars, was offered a recurring role as Charlotte. The character was described as being in her late 20s, attractive in a naturally athletic way, “precocious, loquacious and funny… a very successful academic who also knows how to handle herself in the real world…lots of repressed and pent-up emotions.”
She turned it down, however, and will instead play a small part on Heroes! I guess that’s cool too but how awesome would it have been if Veronica Mars was on the island solving all the mysteries?
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of 
Paul Ward wrote:
Blah, I’ve lost all interest in this show. How many more questions and questions on top of questions can they ask? The show was originally supposed to end after a time, but with the popularity and the greed of the network, they’ve been forced to draw it out so much that it seems there will be no resolutions in sight.
I certianly hope the same thing doesn’t happen with heroes. Networks certainly have a knack for ruining a good thing.
Posted 21 Aug 2007 at 10:56 am ¶
Carmen Van Kerckhove wrote:
Oooo a Lost hater! Color me defensive.
> The show was originally supposed to end after a time, but with the popularity and the greed of the network, they’ve been forced to draw it out so much that it seems there will be no resolutions in sight.
Actually that’s not true. The producers negotiated with ABC to set an end-date to the show. It’ll end in 2010, after 3 more 16-episode seasons. They did this specifically because they didn’t want to drag it on forever and ever, but instead, wanted to tell a story with a beginning, middle and end.
Posted 21 Aug 2007 at 12:27 pm ¶
Stella wrote:
Isn’t is Dania Ramirez slated to also join the cast of Heroes this fall?
Posted 21 Aug 2007 at 12:31 pm ¶
La - msviswan wrote:
I have a confession. I have never watched it, I almost don’t care to and I don’t know what it’s about either way. I’m also a TV series freak, but something about this show…
The main thing that drove me to ignore it, was the fact that I’ve never really seen a hint of an average looking black woman on it. Every body else almost seems to be covered. I was even shocked years back when I saw an Asian male. They usually omit Asian men as well. Is it just me that notice how this show usually omit black women? Am I wrong?
Posted 21 Aug 2007 at 2:33 pm ¶
La - msviswan wrote:
Ok a C . Caldwell “rose”. But, I wonder what her “attitude” is like on the show…
Posted 21 Aug 2007 at 3:56 pm ¶
Jeff wrote:
I don’t know if she’s “average” looking, but Lost does have a secondary character named Rose who is a black female. The wife of the character Michael also appeared in several episodes, and there was another black character named Bea who was in three or four episodes. Wikipedia says that the actress who played Naomi is half-Jamaican. So, there’s no major character who is a black female, but several secondary and minor ones.
Posted 21 Aug 2007 at 4:40 pm ¶
Kellie wrote:
I am such an addict. My whole extended family is.
Isn’t the whole joke about Lost the fact that there are almost no average looking characters and that it was basically a plane full of supermodels?
Personally I think Rose is going to end up a bigger player in the show. This is a tangent, but I also think her brother will turn out to be the dead guy in the hot air balloon.
Posted 21 Aug 2007 at 8:21 pm ¶
S. A. Bonasi wrote:
Lance Reddick has been cast as Arthur Stevens!
http://community.tvguide.com/blog/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/700000049
And Russell sounds great. Pragmatist with an interest in the supernatural? Nice.
Posted 22 Aug 2007 at 5:30 am ¶
Carmen Van Kerckhove wrote:
S.A. Bonasi: Awesome! Reddick is an incredible actor - he’s perfect for that role.
Kellie: Such a cool theory! That the real Henry Gale is Rose’s brother? I’ve been wondering when they’re going to tie up that loose end. I think you’re right that we will get Gale’s story at some point.
Posted 22 Aug 2007 at 8:16 am ¶
Kellie wrote:
Hey Carmen – here’s the basis of my theory: The flashback scenes for Rose take place in the snow. The Henry Gale DL lists his address as in MN. I also believe at one point Rose mentioned she had a brother who was missing or dead or something, but I can’t remember when that was or whether I just made that up…
Posted 22 Aug 2007 at 4:31 pm ¶
Carmen Van Kerckhove wrote:
Kellie - oooo nice stuff. One of these days I need to re-watch all the old episodes to look for clues.
Posted 23 Aug 2007 at 7:46 am ¶