Sunday, August 10, 2008
 With Season 5 filming beginning in Hawaii this month, the spoilers are starting to flow. Blade and Jim's Spoiler Thread: SEASON FIVE has already landed several significant postings in regard to the perils and pitfalls of our favorite castaways. With few exceptions, all spoilers are marked with Stationzer0's special spoiler font. There is even a questionable rumor about a primary cast member appearing topless for several episodes. Summer is "gaming season" at Stationzer0. Two awesome games are going on at the moment. The ABC LOST Alternate Reality Game appeared to be a firestorm just a week ago... and then a noticeable lull, but the action has resumed. Things are changing on the DharmaWantsYou site, emails are being issued and the team at Stationzer0 is tackling what appears to be a very difficult set of problems. Check out the Octagon Global Recruiting threads to catch up on the action! REMINDER: Three $100 customizable LOST/Stationzer0 prize packages will be awarded to the registered Stationzer0 members that make the most significant contributions to solving the mysteries of this Alternate Reality Game. Battle for the Island (BFTI) is, on the other hand, a slugfest of fast action, fast talking, slaughter, laughs and strategy. Many of the BFTI characters Stationzer0 members conducting themselves through the game in secret identities. Although it's too late to play, it's not too late to watch and follow the mysteries that occur on the craziest place on the planet, BFTI Island. Stationzer0 has a four moderators conducting the game... true identities unknown... that deserve some recognition and applause.  This is the "Island Avenger." He's tough but fair and offers up great rewards for "acceptable" performance. The BFTI rumor is that he lost his eye in a pool table accident. He keeps us all "behind the 8 ball." This is the "Island Prince." He's so cool, he's shiny! The BFTI survivors respect him... and fear him. It would be so awesome to make the rules of life up as it goes along—he does—and he does a terrific job of it! It is likely he knows the queen. This is the "Island Queen." Her outfit has been "painted on" by the likes of Van Gogh, Monet and Will-caso. Her powers are great, her reach is unlimited and her Facebook inbox is always full. If her feet need special attention, we are all available to rub them. And this is "The Mad Narrator." The greenest of all the mods, he keeps the story in line day by day. Watch out for his specialty ultra-rare item: The Mad's Box. You never know just what chaos it may bring. It even killed Walt once, honest! Stationzer0 members have started several new threads this week. While we always celebrate birthdays—Losty, Sun Ray, and frostysnowbro, all just this week!—members are always beginning new topic threads relevant to current events... both LOST- and non-LOST-related. This week, check out some of these awesome new threads: THE OLYMPIC GAMES...China, 2008 and Parenting at it's best!  The Matthew Fox video interview that occurred at the recent Comic-Con in San Diego is certainly very cool. Fox speaks of the past, present and future of the show, as well as revealing some of the difficulties in playing the same character in various timelines. Find the whole interview in the LOST in the News section.  This week's theory was posted by AVREY97 several weeks ago. In it, the striking similarities between each of the LOST  season finales are compared and contrasted. Although this type of thinking seems to come natural to one of the site's best theorists, it's fascinating and flat-out insightful to those who lack the ability to glean that kind of information from the wild-ride that is our favorite TV show, LOST. Check out Avrey's theory and observations in the Season 4 finale discussion thread. I continue to marvel at the tremendous knowledge, talent and spirit of the Stationzer0 members—especially those who happen to be quite a bit younger than myself. I've posted on this topic recently. When I was in high school and in college, I have no recollection of being anywhere near this intelligent, mature or analytical. Day to day, I take great pleasure in taking part in discussions, reading their thoughts and watching them interact with their fellow members. I know this is not always the case with other LOST websites. I am privileged to "co-exist" here at Stationzer0 with such an awesome and fun membership... especially those who haven't started shaving yet.  |
Posted by jimpbblmk on 10 Aug 2008 at 00:00 | Newsletter
