I don't take credit for this idea, and it's a great one that we can play for the next few months leading up to the new season. After my Rewatch post on "Three Minutes," one of my regular commenters, The Question Mark, made the following suggestion:
Now, I have a little FUN CHALLENGE for anybody on the blog who's interested. Our next episode is the finale, "Live Together, Die Alone". As I was watching it, I was thinking about all of the awesome names the writers have given to episodes, and how the names of season finales always stand out as being super-interesting, this one being no exception.
SO...
How would you guys feel about a game? For the next recap (Live Together, Die Alone) each of us comes up with at least 1 idea for what we think will be the name of the absolute, ultimate, FINAL episode of Lost. I'll write down all of the submissions, and then in May 2010 we can see who came closest.
I think that'd be pretty fun, and let us stretch our creative juices a bit.
I love this idea, and a bunch of you already attached your titles to the comments. If you submitted already, please put them under this post and this is how we'll keep them all together (and that way Question Mark doesn't have to write them down!)
We should probably have an end date for this contest, since you could find out the episode title when it's actually announced and submit it, which wouldn't really be fair. So how about saying you can submit your ideas for the next month (Question Mark suggested a maximum of 5 titles per person, so let's follow that) and as of October 31, I'll shut down the new comments and this will stand as a document, PROOF of the winner, if one of us should get it right.
And come on. We're the smartest, most insightful Lost fans on the planet, so OF COURSE one of us is going to get it. And hey, I'll pick my faves from the bunch and put them into the season 6 book as a sidebar.
So start submitting!! I would attach my five right here, but I really want to think about it. :) (Although I keep seeing the ones submitted so far and I think, "Ooh, that's a good one!!")
And thanks for the game, Question Mark! Brilliant.
UPDATE: Actually, I was thinking about it, and is there any particular reason why this should be limited to 5? Question Mark was probably thinking about their poor hand getting tired having to write them all out, but if we keep this as the main log, I say you should send in however many you'd like. Let's say a limit of 5 per DAY (so people don't send in gigantic lists all at once), but if you want to send 5 more tomorrow after thinking about it, you can keep sending them in every day until Halloween. :)
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"Protected"
"Reclaimed"
"Traced"
"Offset"
@Blam: although I doubt very much that "Frogurt's Revenge" will make the cut for episode title, I would pay good money to see it turned into a horror movie :D
@marebabe: love "The Odyssey" and now I have man of constant sorrow stuck in my head, thank you very much :P
Thinking Alice in Wonderland references I came up with...
"The White Knight"
"Pool of Tears"
"Queen of Hearts"
"Tweedledum" with companion episode "Tweedledee"
"A Fair Question"
"Incognito"
"It's What We Wish Were True"
"What Did I Tell You?"
"You Will Find What You Seek"
I haven't posted here in a while, so
1. (I am the) "Pater Familias" (to go with the man of constant sorrow)
2. "The Life and Death of Richard Alpert" (though I hope we do not have to wait until the finale to find most of that out)
3. "Once"
4. "The List"
5. "It Only Ends Once" (I think this may be taken)
6. "Everything that Rises Must Converge" (ditto)
7. "An Alternate Timeline"
8. "The Alternate"
9. "Are you there God, it's me, Jack"
10. "Son of a Bitch"
11. "Judgment Day"
12. "The (end)Game"
13. "Chicken Soup for the Smokey Soul"
14. "I have this condition..."
OK, not all of these are serious....
"Everything Is Connected"
"Kindred Spirits"
"Nothing's Impossible"
"Philosophy"
"Resolution" - This is one letter different from Blam’s suggestion of “Resolutions”, and I briefly considered not listing it for that reason. But so far, there have been quite a few VERY similar entries, and I figure different is different. For example, I suggested “The Pool of Tears”, and later Sonshine suggested “Pool of Tears”. They’re all equally good, until the official series finale title is revealed.
"Surprise!"
try this...
1) Sliding Doors
2) My Place
3) New World
4) Lets Go Round Again
5) Dark Times
Peace.
"You Can't Tell Until It's Done"
"Flawless"
"Trick or Treat" (a little in advance)
"Lines"
"Shelter"
I don't think this one's been suggested yet, but it probably has...
Given the writers' affinity for the author in general and this work in particular, how 'bout:
"The Stand"
"Truce"
"Alea Jacta Est"
"Carpe Diem"
"The Best I Could Have Done"
"Forgotten..." + "...Forgiven"
"Straight Line"
"All You'll Ever Need"
"Holding On"
"In Case You Didn't Know"
"Let Your Mind Go and Your Body Will Follow"
"All Is..."
or
"All Is Not..."
"We're the Good Guys"
"Pregnancy"
"Connections"
"...on the Other Side"
"I Went to that Island and All I Got Was..."
"Black Rabbit"
"Closer and Closer"
"Nothing New Under the Sun"
"The Bridge"
"Trailblazer"
"What's It Worth to You?"
"...for the last time"
"I'm not giving up"
"Beyond the sea"
"Forever"
"And then they realised that what they had been smoking was not tobacco"
"Free Reign"
"How Can You Tell?"
"Not Looking For Trouble"
"On the Right Track"
"To Die, To Sleep"
Do-overs! Make that
"Free Rein"
That's better.
"Leave Nothing to Chance"
"Only Time Will Tell"
"Safe Journey"
"The End of the Argument"
"Till the Day Is Done"
You guys all have such amazing suggestions!
@ Nikki: "Don't Stop Believin'" is my all-time favourite song, so if the Lost writers pull a Tony Soprano on us, I wouldn't know whether to laugh or cry! While Locke parks the car, Jacob walks out of the bathroom, approaches Jack's table, and then...
BLACK!!!
@ Ali Bags: everybody's comments are amazing, but if I had to pick just one, I would pick your earlier suggestion, "I Think We're Gonna Have To Watch That Again". It's just SO perfect. I tip my cap to you!
@ Nikki: "Don't Stop Believin'" is my all-time favourite song, so if the writers pull a Tony Soprano on us, I wouldn't know whether to cheer or cry! LOL While locke parks the car, Jacob comes out of the bathroom, approaches Jack's table, and...
BLACK.
@ Ali Bags: everybody has had such amazing and creative suggestions, but if I had to pick my fave, it would be your earlier comment, "I Think We're Gonna Have To Watch that Again". That is just SO perfect! I tip my cap to you!
It's almost Halloween, and I think I've exhausted my idea supply, so I'm gonna make 1 last guess. Hopefully nobody else has written this one yet:
"So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish Biscuits"
P.S.- sorry for posting the last one twice. Something went wonky with my laptop.
Sheesh, Jacob's got the right idea about technology...
"When We got Past the Easy Part"
"Sisyphus"
"What's the Happy Ending?"
"Unknown"
"Skyscraper Psychology"
"Be-All-And-End-All"
"So Close, So Far"
"Bone of Contention"
"A Blessing in Disguise"
"An Impermanent Link in a Continuous Process"
"Analogies"
"Patterns of Civilization"
"Seasons"
"The Liberator"
"Hungry Hearts"
I was off a couple of days and probably will again...but...one more week.
I don't think this one has been taken yet, but if it has, my apologies.
"...and Alone"
Also
"...but Not Forgotten"
QM: "So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish Biscuits"
Ahahahahahaha!!! I wouldn't put it past them!
"Ancient History"
"Divide and Conquer"
"For Once In Your Life"
"Investment"
"Try to Blend In"
Just one more week left on these!! I'm going to miss the fun we've had on this, but here's hoping at least one of us got it, or was very close. I'm also going to miss Marebabe's new entries every day!!
I thought I had a total brainwave and was going to post "Paradise..." but then realized Question Mark had already beaten me to it. So my followup will be "The Argument" (unless that's been taken, too). And, to throw a Buffy reference in there, "Here Endeth the Lesson."
"Hard to Find"
"No Matter What"
"Pick a Direction"
"The Die is Cast"
"Who's to Say?"
1) Your Choice
2) The Day of Death
3) End of...
4) To be continued.......
5) So So
"The End of the Beginning" (the first thing I thought of after thinking of Season 4)
"The Final Cut"
"Finis"
"Curtain Call"
"The Temple" (assuming they build the temple up like they built up the Incident and we get to see the inside of it, like for real)
o0o, and one joke one! lol if I think of another joke title, I will come back with it.
"I'm On a Boat" (by The Lonely Island, hee)
"Believe None of Us"
"House of Cards"
"Sudden Stop"
"Walk Away"
"What Did You Expect?"
"A Fair Fight"
"Give It Up"
"On My Honor"
"Pursuit"
"To Love Is to Suffer"
"The Next Generation"
"Take Two"
"It's Time"
"Charlie3" (That's supposed to be superscript, like Charlie cubed)
"The Statue"
A few suggestions -
" The Impact " : Parts 1 and 2
" Time, an ever-flowing stream . . . " and
" So It Begins " < from the mobisode title.
I might just take a punt and ask : marebabe, was "The Best of All Possible Worlds" suggested by Harlan Ellison's short story 'Paingod' ?
-- regards,
Dougie.
@Dougie McIntosh: No, but thanks for asking. Several weeks ago, when this title game was new, the way I came up with so many titles in basically a 24-hour period was to turn my brain loose, while keeping pen and paper handy at all times. I was listening to conversations around me for juicy phrases, looking at books and DVD titles on our shelves at home. We have several of Woody Allen's best comedies, and I was recalling some of the hilarious philosophical discussions from "Love and Death". Early in the movie, Sonja and Boris are waxing philosophical, and Sonja is marveling at the beauty and perfection of a leaf: "Aw, yeah... yes, I definitely think that this is the best of all possible worlds." And Boris agrees: "It's certainly the most expensive." The Lost writers suggested the world of philosophy for titles by naming so many of their characters after famous philosophers. It seemed an obvious place to look.
I also borrowed lines from “L.A. Story”, “Galaxy Quest”, “Little Big Man”, and many others. I’ve enjoyed this project immensely!
"An Entire Lifetime"
"His Former Self"
"No Need to Explain"
"Pilgrimage"
"So Help Me, God"
Nikki & Paulo - LIVE!
The Big Letdown
So Where Are All The Answers?!?
Close the Loophole
On Top of Old Smokey
Sparty_Cyclone: Nikki & Paulo - LIVE!
You... are evil. ;)
"Do You Want to Live Forever?"
"Influence"
"Migration"
"Perpetual Motion"
"The Real Battle"
My final guesses=
"Something happened" - Another Heller title
"This is it" or "Is this it?"
"Famous last words"
This has been amzing fun!
Well I had only two suggestions and they've both been taken ;)
I like the symmetry of "Finale" to go with "Pilot," but I think the ending is going to be such a shocker that "!" is the most descriptive title.
One more for me (unless lightning strikes tomorrow). I'll leave it up to you to decide how serious I am... :)
"... In Space"
I always knew this day would come. :) So anyway, back on October 2, I got carried away and listed SIX guesses in one day. So today’s final entry will be only four, bringing my total for this exercise to exactly 155, as per the rules of this game. It has been FUN!!
"Come As You Are"
"In the World Just Beyond"
"Not Long Now"
"Time of Death"
Wow, I'm a little late :-)
I really love "found", but that's already been posted quite a bit.
The other one I thought of was "Fade to Gray", considering the whole black and white thing, it might be kinda cool.
Happy Halloween! (no, that isn't a title suggestion...)
Having done this once already with Beatles' songs, in honor of Nikki's recent excellent adventures, I hereby submit the All-U2-All-The-Time suggested titles for the LOST finale:
10) "Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World"
9) "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of"
8) "Two Hearts Beat As One" [for Adam & Eve]
7) "A Sort Of Homecoming"
6) "Beautiful Day"
5) "Until The End Of The World"
4) "With Or Without You" [dedicated to John Locke]
3) "I Will Follow"
2) "Is That All?"
... and perhaps the best of the lot ...
1) "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
I like those U2 ideas, humanbean!
I have one FINAL idea. I re-read the post twice to make sure nobody else posted this, but if I missed it and it IS someone else's idea, my apologies:
"All Roads Lead Here"
Curtain Call
Bye and Bye
Skate and Suliet
(just kidding)
It's Over!
Alpha and Omega
"Paradise..."
Hi!
After a few days far from any computer, I'm back and ready to deliver my last (35, sorry) entries. And yes, THAT was FUN!
« Neuter »
« Shift »
« History »
« Discoveries »
« Terminal »
“ Sea of Tranquillity”
“ We’re Gonna Have to Lie”
“...and Accustomed”
“ Simple Remedy”
“ An Adequate Story”
“ Body Clock”
“ Oculus”
“ Ambiguity”
“ Multiple Eyes”
“ Alterity”
“ A proper Ending”
“ The Very End”
“ A Creative Repetition”
“ A Long Shot”
“ ... Guidance”
“ Early Departure”
“ Jet Lag”
“ You Knew It All Along”
“ I Is An Other”
“ No”
“ Simulacra and Simulations”
“ Like Shadows in a Cave”
“ Essence, Existence and Accidents”
“ Incipit”
“ Epiphany”
“ Two of Us”
“ We Are Us”
“ Stones of a Different Color”
“ Epanalepsis”
“ ...But Not Least”
Time will tell... (and THAT WAS FUN!!)
I don't think this has been said, but if it has, sorry. lightning struck after my last post :)
"Jacob Have I Loved"
"My Greatest Con...by John "Sawyer" Ford
This will officially be post #255, and the end of our fun, since I'm about to disable any further posts. So, in true Nikki fashion, I'll give myself the final word! (Ha.)
"Everybody Knows"
"Elizabeth"
"Just Progress"
"It Always Ends the Same" (This one's probably been taken)
"God Doesn't Know"
And I can't remember who posted this already, but whoever suggested, "Finding..." took the words right out of my mouth. ;)
Thanks to everyone for playing. You guys have been AWESOME!! I can't wait to find out if any of us came close.
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