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Okay peoples…

Contrary to what my buddy, @james_gunn says, I have not figured out the grand mystery of Lost. Nor do I really want to. I enjoy those “HOOOOOLLLLLYYYY…..!!!!” moments just as much as the next guy.

But there are some mysteries on the show that I am totally guanabanas over. And so my radar is tuned especially to those frequencies. A bit TOO tuned? Perhaps.

Okay, so I’m a big “secret history of the world” guy. I don’t know why, but I’ve always loved speculating on a possible history of our world we don’t know about. Atlantis, underwater ruins, pyramids, lost civilizations… you can even throw in a dash of Knight’s Templar. I won’t complain.

So it should be no surprise that I’m one of those Lost fans who focuses way more on the Mythology and mystery than on who Kate is gonna choose. But more specifically, I’m a geek for the old mythology. Meaning everything on that island that is… real… friggin… old. Don’t get me wrong, I’m into all the science stuff too. I can totally ride this whole space/time thing… it’s cool. But what I’m most eager to learn about is this island’s secret history.

So by popular demand, I’m gonna share some of my THOUGHTS on some of the mysteries of Lost. But rather than approaching this in the traditional “Here’s what I think is going on” sort of way, I’m going to instead revisit certain plot points, details, and happenings during the series that I believe support ONE of my hunches (I’m gonna save my others for future posts). And without me even spelling out a formal theory, I think you’ll understand how I’m linking these details together. This also conveniently gets me out of it, if my theory is totally wrong. Ha! Like how I did that?

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Hey there folk singers!

So I just wanted to let everyone know that I recenly did a really fun interview with gilmoregirlsnews.com, and it’s just been posted. Click here to read it in it’s entirety.

In it, I reminisce over some of my favorite memories from Gilmore Girls, and I talk a little bit about my upcoming projects. Oh and much, much more… can ya believe it?!

Take a read and if you like, Tweet it, Beat it, Link it, whatever works for you.

Enjoy.

Here’s a cool video that was recommended to me by one of my German Facebook friends. I really love the concept, the simplicity, and of course, I’m a big fan of Polaroids. My only beef is that he shakes the Polas to help speed up their development. Total myth.

Anyway, this dude’s got some other cool videos on youtube. Check them out if you like the guy’s style.

UPDATE: And if you never caught Sia’s Breathe Me video, do it. Another cool use of Polaroids. Thanks @kelseroo for reminding me.

Some of you may remember that last week my shelf was collapsing. To be honest, it had probably been collapsing since… the day of its last collapse. I think that was about 3 years ago. And the mini earthquake we just had was a blunt reminder that I should probably start taking things down again. It was time… to get the correct drywall screws.

While I was removing things, I came across bunches of scripts from projects past, including lots of plays, films, my entire collection of Gilmore Girls scripts, guest spots… and this little collection here.

It shouldn’t be difficult to make out the logo of NBC’s most talked about show from the 2006-2007 television season. That’s right, these are scripts for five episodes of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (originally titled Studio 7 on the Sunset Strip). I was actually only in four of these. I was supposed to be in all 5, but there ended up being a conflict in shooting days with Gilmore Girls.

“Wait a second Cabrera! Studio 60 was my favorite show! I loved that show. I cried when they took that show off the air. And I don’t remember you being on it!” Well, you probably blinked or sneezed. Because I was there. I was one of the writers in the writers’ room with a total of (correct me if I’m wrong) 8 lines in those 4 episodes.

As sometimes happens in Hollywood, I came into the role with high expectations about how it might grow over the season(s). I imagined eventual, juicy dialog with Matthew Perry over why a sketch wasn’t working; scenes storming through the halls of The Studio, side by side with Bradley Whitford or Tracy Morgan- yeah, I know he wasn’t, but I imagined him anyway, okay. I’m not ashamed to say I was thinking big. And I’m sure other actors, cast in similar roles, thought the same. We were on Studio 60, after all! That name alone meant things were gonna be great.

But alas, it was not to be.

And as I looked at these five scripts, I felt like they really captured best my feelings working on that show; perhaps even more they reflected the shows own journey and fate. On the left are episodes 2, 3 and 4. Bad ass looking scripts, neatly bound, prominently displaying the Studio 60 logo, shining with a hope, glory, and pride. The second two are from late in the season, after… well, things didn’t go the way they were expected. Neither are donning that beautiful, card stock cover with logo. One is blue, and the other is a collection of acts, each stapled in the upper left corner.