Ok folks, this is the disected chat with Javi. I took out all the non Lost chat.
For info, the Lost-TV people who took part were:
yung23, IWannaBLost, Truffula, Island_Maverick
I've packed everything into spoiler boxes just to keep it condensed and so you can choose which parts of the conversation you want to read.
The chat with Javi was a great experience. As well as offering the opportunity to asks some probing questions it was also a chance to see how warm and friendly the man is. He came across as very humble and seemed to enjoy getting down with folks in chat.
Muchos respect, Javier. Thanks for fielding the questions - we kind of hijacked the comicbook chat which was originally supposed to be about your latest, non-Lost related project.
[21:51] * Javi (jirc@rox-9F88F3D2.dsl.irvnca.pacbell.net) has joined #TCR
[21:55] <yun23> javi, some artwork of my own, I love graphics etc, this is my lost tribute
[21:55] <yun23> http://img503.imageshack.us/my.php?i...sland231cv.jpg (http://img503.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newisland231cv.jpg)
[21:55] <yun23> and summary
[21:56] <Javi> that's pretty cool yun!
[21:56] <yun23> thanks
[22:06] <yun23> I dont know comics, but is it a good idea to learn something of quantum mechanics to fully understand the numbers ? or am I crazy like lenny ?
[22:07] <Javi> yun - you won't have to know quantum mechanics to understand the numbers... but it wil help!
[22:07] <GlennH> WELCOME TO THE COMICS REVIEW ONLINE CHAT PANEL WITH OUR ESTEEMED GUEST FOR TONIGHT Javier [22:07] <GlennH> Grillo-Marxuach. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND PARTICIPATING IN THE CHAT PANEL. PLEASE [22:07] <GlennH> REMEMBER TO BE CIVIL AND HAVE FUN
[22:50] <truffula> Javi, I would just like to thank you for all the wonderful work you've done with LOST, and would like to ask a question about Dharma. Obviously we're all talking about the Map on the Blast door; what I'd like to know is who made it, and why? It seems VERY important
[22:51] <Javi> truffula - well, i can't tell you who drew the map because it will be revealed later... but it was soneone who had to push the button everfy 108 minutes, so his explorations of the island were limited and a lot of what he put in the map is conjecture....
[22:52] <Javi> ...he was clearly trying to figure out where the other hatches were and had not been told...
[22:52] <Javi> by the way, i am THRILLED by how much attention the map has gotten!
[22:53] <Javi> by the end of this season you will know exactly who drew the map, why and what happened to him - i guarandamnteeit!
[22:53] <cmeade> i loved the map...spent an hour today looking at it
[22:54] <Javi> lol - there's already a five page entry about it on lostpedia! we can't put enough stuff on it!
[23:02] <GlennH> THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE MODERATED PORTION OF THE CHAT, WE ARE NOW OPENING IT UP TO FREE FOR ALL WHERE EVERYONE CAN TALK. BUT BEFORE WE DO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK JAVI AGAIN FOR BEING A GRACIOUS GUEST AND TO POINT OUT THAT MARIO WHO LEFT IS MARIO GULLEY FROM THE IMAGE COMIC ANT AND FOLEY IS ANDREW FOLEY FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED GRAPHIC NOVEL PARTING WAYS
[23:02] <yun23> how many scientists worked beside the writers at lost ?
[23:03] <yun23> any ?
[23:03] <Javi> yun - we go out to advisors when we have science questions or history stuff (like hieroglyphs) but there aren't any on staff really...
[23:03] <yun23> so how often WAS that ?
[23:03] <rabidbat> Javi, are you doing any of the work on the LOST internet experience mentioned in this week's podcast? Is it like the game, I Like Bees?
[23:04] <Javi> rabid - that's classified! (i MAY have something to do with it...)
[23:06] <partyman> A quick LOST question Javi... when you recently paricipated in a writers workshop in Ann Arbor, you reportedly mentioned that "an upcoming episode" of the show would feature "the most pored-over, analyzed image on the show, ever", and that you were kind of responsible for the text. You meant The OMGWTFMAP?!?!!? yes?
[23:06] <Javi> partyman - absolutely!
[23:06] <Javi> that was the one.
[23:06] <yun23> how deep does gerard t hooft go into the science behind lost ?
[23:08] <Javi> who is gerad t hooft?
[23:08] <yun23> are Danielles maps worth the paper they are drawn on ?
[23:09] <Javi> yun - she is mentally... well... not all there, let's just sya they may be worht the paper, but the ink...
[23:10] <yun23> have you seen my 3d island ? is it what you have imagined lost to be like ?
[23:11] <Javi> yun - i try not to think of the totality of the island...
[23:11] <yun23> I cant stop it myself..but thanks
[23:12] <Javi> ...how about this, ana lucia will have a corss with at least one more lost character and who it is will surprise the living heck out of you!
[23:13] <Speaker> where is VINCENT?
[23:14] <Javi> speaker - vincent is very much around... he is, after all, the dog of doom!
[23:13] <yun23> do the numbers do many things or one thing ?
[23:15] <yun23> how about z2 ?
[23:15] <Javi> yun, the numbers have many meanings but the ONE most important meaning will be revealed soon.
[23:15] <Javi> or rather - the meaning most germane to what is going on in the island.
[23:14] <truffula> I just gotta ask this....Javi, you helped debunk the "bigspacehip1" website hoax when you replied on the Fuse about not knowing about a Website labyrinth. But I remember Damon saying that yal would be puttin out sites that you wouldn't take credit for....does XNA mean anything to you?
[23:14] <Javi> truffula - xna does not, sorry!
[23:14] <Summer> speaking of vincent....
[23:14] <Summer> will walt ever be brought back this season?
[23:14] <Summer> and michael?
[23:16] <Javi> summer - the walt story will be dealt with this season.
[23:17] <yun23> does phili K dick mean much to lost ?
[23:18] <Javi> yun - he means a lot to me, being my fave writer, so there may be some inflluence there...
[23:18] <mav> Javi, has some parts of the show been inspired by a kind of transhumanist ideal?
[23:18] <Javi> mav - not to my knowledge, although the darma folk do have a kind of extropian quality to them - don;'t they?
[23:20] <partyman> Jumping into the randomness with a cheeky LOSt question then....
[23:20] <partyman> Javi... "Threee Minutes" to what, exactly? *veg*
[23:22] <Javi> partyman - it's not a countdown it's the duration of an event.
[23:22] <partyman> ooooooooooooooooh!
[23:21] <Frank> Javi, do you guys have some huge season diagram with character arcs to keep track of all the complexity and continuity for the show? Your setups, payoffs, and reversals are more exciting than championship sport games!
[23:22] <Javi> frank - white boards in a conference room! it's all about the white board over at lost!
[23:23] <yun23> does vector space mean much to lost ?
[23:25] <Javi> yun - as much as it means to our dailiy lives?
[23:25] <yun23> moreso smokey
[23:26] <yun23> would you say smokey is half the creature it could be ?
[23:29] <mav> Javi, do you think Hanso and Dharma folk are still connected..or are they lone operators these days?
[23:29] <Javi> mav - hanso funded the dharma initiative!
[23:29] <mav> but is he still involved..?
[23:30] <Javi> mav - that will all be revealed in the fulness of time!
[23:31] <mav> I thought you might say that..... :-)
[23:31] <Javi> mav - well, it is a huge part of our backstory.mythology, but i promise a lot of that stuff is going to be illucidated in the near future.
[23:29] <DavidT> Javi, why did they they take the Hanso Foundation website down?
[23:30] <Javi> david - it's down fro remodelling, stay tuned.
[23:29] <Speaker> so - Javi - on the map - MDG is that M. De Groot?
[23:31] <yun23> what would you say to anyone who claims the show will not be answered by deep scientific ideas?
[23:32] <Summer> good question yun.
[23:32] <Summer> scientific or supernatural, javi?
[23:33] <Javi> summer/yum - have you ever seen a mass market piece of genre fiction that was COMPLETELY explainable by adamantine hard science?
[23:33] <Summer> erm... no.
[23:33] <Summer> :-)
[23:33] <Summer> but... you never know.
[23:33] <Javi> lol!
[23:33] <Summer> exactly.
[23:33] <Javi> you will have a LOT of science and spirit to chew on when it all comes out - and you will have to choose which to believe in!
[23:33] <Javi> man of science? man of faith?
[23:34] <DavidT> I remember one of the producers saying - before season 1 - that it wasn't supernatural, it would be explainable by science or "pseudo-science". Is that still the case?
[23:34] <yun23> I'll take the road les travelled, both
[23:34] <mav> The trade off between sciene and faith is fascinating in the show.....what was the inspiration for the duality theme?
[23:35] <Javi> mav - the internal struggle of all of us!
[23:38] <mav> Javi - it drives me up the wall wondering if events on the island are by default, like they take their own path, or whether something is trying to initiate it all.....I know you can't say, but I just wanted to get it off my chest
[23:38] <yun23> z1 z2 or z3 ?
[23:40] <JackLee> i've heard so much of the show and what caught my eye originally was something about the lottery numbers and yankees retired numbers, being a new yorker and yankees fan, my curiosity was piqued
[23:41] <yun23> does the island havea long history ?
[23:41] <Javi> yun - yep, much longer than any of us thinks.
[23:42] <yun23> did it form on its own accord ? or was it helped along by some force ?
[23:43] <Javi> yun - that's secret!
[23:44] <yun23> is "to catch a falling star ?" an island metaphor ?
[23:42] <emcee> Javi, my brother wants to know if you'll be writing the storyline for jin and sun's baby?
[23:42] <emcee> his favorite was the "in translation" ep
[23:42] <Javi> emcee - sadly, i am leaving the show at the end of this season, so no!
[23:42] <Summer> oh! javi.. will we see more of the smoke monster?
[23:42] <ericb> yeah. smoke monster has me intrigued
[23:44] <emcee> javi, you should leave your mark before you leave lost and kill off Jack
[23:44] <Summer> woah woah woah...
[23:44] <Summer> better NOT kill jack off!
[23:44] <DavidT> as long as Ana Lucia dies, I'm good
[23:44] <ericb> lol
[23:44] <Javi> guys - jack ain't going nowhere!
[23:44] <ericb> no one seems to like ana lucia...but you know what?
[23:44] <Summer> speaking of that... are her teeth real?
[23:44] <Summer> or are they verneer?
[23:44] <ericb> that's more reason to keep her
[23:45] <Javi> summer - they are "vermeer."
[23:45] <DavidT> those are new teeth, Summer - look at her 1st appearance
[23:45] <Summer> javi, eeew.... I knew it.
[23:45] <Javi> summer - actually, i have no idea
[23:45] <DavidT> Isn't it odd that so many of these island folks are killers?
[23:45] <truffula> one more question from me.....are Oceanic and Dharma connected?
[23:46] <Javi> truffula - not that i am aware of.
[23:46] <mav> what about Paik, will he be more involved later?
[23:47] <Javi> mav - paik is involved in a lot of things, but not in the way you might think.
[23:47] <Summer> will we see more of the hatch's around the island?
[23:47] <Summer> aren't there like 6?
[23:48] <Summer> I think the others are moving from hatch to hatch.
[23:48] <Javi> summer - i don't hink we'd have put them there just to ignore them!
[23:47] <Frank> Javi, have you read the elaborate Lost theories posted on Entertainment.com's site lately?
[23:48] <Javi> frank - i try to stay away from speculation!
[23:48] <Frank> Heheh, good policy!
[23:48] <Javi> frank - it helps us all!
[23:48] <Frank> http://www.thecomicsreview.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif
[23:49] <Frank> Does the LOST team feel it would be a major blow if someone spoiled the secret? Do they have a "plan B" or "plan C" just in case?
[23:50] <Javi> frank - no one but the creators of the show know ALL the secrets.
[23:49] <Summer> speaking of that... javi, who is your favorite character to write for? :-)
[23:49] <Summer> and why.
[23:50] <Javi> summer - sawyer is the most fun, obviously, but i love witing for sun and jin.
[23:50] <Summer> yes, sawyer's quite the character. I'm kind of disappointed he turned to be such a jerk.
[23:51] <mav> sawyer is a superb character
[23:51] <Summer> but never know.. he might see the errors and change.
[23:51] <Javi> summer - but most people love him because he is a jerk.
[23:51] <Summer> eh...
[23:51] <Javi> everyone on the island has a chance to make themselves better.
[23:51] <yun23> when will the redshirts get another voice ?
[23:51] <Javi> yun - lol! dunno - arzt was pretty cool though.
[23:52] <yun23> till he exploded
[23:53] <mav> Javi, is the history of the black rock important, or is it more the fact that it is just there that is more the issue?
[23:53] <Javi> mav - both.
[23:53] <mav> wow
[23:53] <Javi> look closely at the map for more black rock info
[23:53] <yun23> is hanso involved with the black rocks owners history ?
[23:53] <Javi> there is a MAJOR clue about that in the map.
[23:54] <yun23> magnus hanso..
[23:54] <Frank> Javi, have their ever been discussions for flashbacks on old island inhabitants, like Adam and Eve, or the chained slaves on the Black Rock?
[23:55] <mav> Javi, will there be a flashback for the island - it seems like it needs one
[23:55] <Javi> mav... wow, that would be a challenge.
[23:56] <mav> well, it does have a lot of history I guess - so maybe more than one FB!
[23:57] <Frank> Javi, will the dates on Jin's resume be changed for the DVD?
[23:57] <Javi> frank - i don't think so, it was a mistake and we are gonna live with it!
[23:57] <yun23> will lost explore time warps of anything remotely like that ?
[23:58] <mav> Javi, is the continuity of the show maintained to perfection - or can some things slip in - like the brand new wachine machine in the hatch - mistake or intentional?
[23:59] <Javi> mav - i can't speak about the accidentality of THAT (maybe it came in a resupply drop!) but we are only human, we do make mistakes.
[23:59] <Javi> all right everybody - time for me to go - one more question... anyone?
[00:00] <ericb> what is the meaning of life?
[00:00] <Frank> How is it that you're so good to the fans compared to everyone else on the show!:!?
[00:00] <mav> Apollo - anything in that?
[00:00] <yun23> its been an honour javi
[00:00] <Javi> eric b. try to avoid fatty food, read a good book every now and then and try to get along with people of all races creeds and colors.
[00:00] <truffula> no questions here, just really psyched I got a chance to chat with you....you ROCK!!!
[00:01] <emcee> ya thanks for taking the time to come chat and answer our questions
[00:01] <mav> yeah, its really cool, Javi, thanks for your time
[00:01] <ericb> thanks for being here javi! great talking with you, you've made a fan happy
[00:01] <mav> great show
[00:01] <partyman> Take care Javi! Thanks for doing the chat-thing!
[00:01] <emcee> great book, great show!
[00:01] <coriander> yeah, thanks a bunch!
[00:01] <Javi> take care everyone - i truly appreciate it!
[00:01] <yun23> all the best
[00:01] <coriander> you too!
[00:01] <Frank> Have a good walk!
[00:01] <GlennH> (Javi): thanks again for coming and being such a gracious host
[00:01] <cmeade> SEE YA
[00:01] <cmeade> JA
[00:01] <cmeade> VI
[00:01] <yun23> thanks Javi
[00:01] <rabidbat> rats! I lost my connection:-( Oh well, Thanks Javi!
[00:01] <Javi> and thanks to chris, glenn and the
[00:01] <yun23> thanks chris !
[00:02] <Javi> good folk here at tcr - you guys ROCK!
[00:02] <yun23> glad you came into chat !
[00:02] <mav> thanks man, tcr rock!
[00:02] <truffula> http://www.thecomicsreview.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
[00:02] <DavidT> Hope we see you here again, soon!
[00:02] <yun23> LOST_TV loves you javi
[00:02] <emcee> this is the longest goodbye ever haha
[00:02] * GlennH changes topic to ''
[00:02] <partyman> *mandangoes*
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[00:02] <cmeade> JAVI...KILL JACK before you leave lost
[00:02] <GlennH> the transcript will be up this weekend for those that want to go over it
[00:02] <ericb> thanks again javi
[00:02] <truffula> yeah, what un23 said...Lost-Tv LOVES YOU JAVI!!
[00:03] * Javi (jirc@rox-9F88F3D2.dsl.irvnca.pacbell.net) Quit (Quit: Bye bye)