I hope so! It would certainly be appropriate, since he directed the pilot...and what a great conclusion to the series that would be!

as long as Darlton write it I could care a less who directs, but I find it unlikely. From what I've always read and understood the only thing JJ did was come up with inital idea and then hand it off.

Not sure if he would come back. Im gonna search around online to see if they released any info on this, but it would be nice to see JJ be the "bookend" director of the series and finish what he started!

I hope so! It would certainly be appropriate, since he directed the pilot...and what a great conclusion to the series that would be!

That would be so appropriate indeed since he and Damon pretty much brainstormed the main story arc. I think it's gonna be a JJ and Darlton effort. Just my guess. :)

I can't find which interview they said it in, but I believe it has been released that Jack Bender will direct the final episode...which makes sense to me.

They have already said that the director of the final episode would be Jack Bender and the writers would be Damon and Carlton.

Why would JJ direct the episode? He's had no impact on the show since the series premier, as far as I am concerned the show belongs to Damon and Carlton along with Jack Bender since he has directed the vast majority of all the episodes.

it has been released that Jack Bender will direct the final episode....

Yep. I think it was in an interview D & C did with EW.com recently.
JJ could never come back again and Id be fine. Damon and Carlton make this show what it is and Jack Bender is an awesome director...so no need to let JJ come in and ride on the glory wave that those three have maintained since they took over control.

I can't find which interview they said it in, but I believe it has been released that Jack Bender will direct the final episode...which makes sense to me.

Thats what I've heard also. Makes sense to me also. Jack Bender is so good at what he does.

I can't see it making the slightest bit of difference if he did. Darlton have been the heart and soul of the show since day 1 as far as I know.

Screw JJ, he's not part of the show.

They need to let someone like Bender direct it, someone who has actually put blood, sweat and tears inot the show over the last 6 years.

I hate it when someone gets so much publicity for 'creating a show.' Everytime the media publicize JJ Abrams they always say "creator of Lost."

That's fine if he had the initial idea, but Damon and Carlton in my mind have created the show into the juggernaunt that it is now. How about they say JJ Abrams "sorta had the initial idea for Lost"?

I think that would be better.

I hate it when someone gets so much publicity for 'creating a show.' Everytime the media publicize JJ Abrams they always say "creator of Lost."

Tell me about it. I started a whole thread on the topic.

That's fine if he had the initial idea

He didn't. Then ABC chairman Lloyd Braun had the initial idea for "Cast Away the Series". Jeffrey Lieber (the guy who's credited as one of the creators in the opening credits) was originally assigned to develop the show (then said to be an "ultra-realistic depiction of life on a deserted island"), but Braun didn't like his outline (allegedly, he also screwed Lieber around a lot by not telling him what exactly was wrong with his concept), fired him and hired J.J. Abrams instead (Lieber later got himself a creator credit through legal action, even though the show supposedly only bears a passing resemblance to his original concept).

Abrams was never fully committed to the show, so they also hired Damon Lindelof who developed the show together with Abrams. Braun then greenlit the outline for the pilot and gave it the biggest budget a pilot has ever been given in the history of television, even though there was only an outline, no finalized script. This prompted Disney to fire Braun. Abrams wrote and directed the pilot, then effectively abandoned the show to direct Mission: Impossible 3 instead. Lindelof, now suddenly solely responsible for the show, considered quitting as well, but an old associate of his, Carlton Cuse, convinced him to stay and eventually signed on to effectively replace Abrams. Together, Lindelof and Cuse developed the show beyond the initial 12 episodes conceived by Abrams and Lindelof.

(And then there's this guy named Anthony Spinner who claims ABC ripped off the idea for Lost from a script he had pitched to them three times since 1977... and his concept is about as close to the actual show as Jeffrey Lieber's outline, if not less.)

(And then there's this guy named Anthony Spinner who claims ABC ripped off the idea for Lost from a script he had pitched to them three times since 1977... and his concept is about as close to the actual show as Jeffrey Lieber's outline, if not less.)
Wait...1977? Time travel much? :eek2:
;)

Wait...1977? Time travel much? :eek2:
;)

Was a popular theory among fans when he re-filed his lawsuit last year. However, he had already filed it several years before (there was some coverage back then), but it was dismissed for procedural reasons, so he re-filed it.

Was a popular theory among fans when he re-filed his lawsuit last year. However, he had already filed it several years before (there was some coverage back then), but it was dismissed for procedural reasons, so he re-filed it.
My apologies for rehashing old jokes, took a break from the board last year so I must have missed it somewhere in there. And the law student in me immediately turned to Lexis after this comment :rolleyes:

Eh, I don't think JJ should direct any episodes this far into it. He may have been part of the show at its conception but he has done virtually no work or none at all since the pilot, this is Damon and Carleton's show and they should decide who directs the finale.

I hope so! It would certainly be appropriate, since he directed the pilot...and what a great conclusion to the series that would be!

Nothing against JJ, but the show, at this point, is Damon and Carleton's. I don't think he's had any creative input in years. They should finish the show out the way they see fit. And they will.

You know they often have newbie directors come in a do an episode. I don't think it would have been disrespectful to Darlton for JJ to come in and direct an episode not the finale but an episode of the season. I don't think it's gonna happen for the simple fact he'd want to do one of the killler episodes that Jack Bender already has his hands on and he does have a lot going on right now.

I believe in the same interview with Damon and Carlton said that Jack Bender has directed every season finale since season 1 and Jack Bender will be directing the series finale. (In my opinion, as it should be.)

Jack Bender isn't just a well used director, he's the guy who runs the show in Hawaii. Damon and Carlton are in Los Angeles.

I believe in the same interview with Damon and Carlton said that Jack Bender has directed every season finale since season 1 and Jack Bender will be directing the series finale. (In my opinion, as it should be.)

Jack Bender isn't just a well used director, he's the guy who runs the show in Hawaii. Damon and Carlton are in Los Angeles.

I agree with Sam. Also, I can't remember which interview it was in, but J.J. Abrams himself thinks that Jack Bender should direct the episode for the very reason that everyone lists above.

They have already said that the director of the final episode would be Jack Bender and the writers would be Damon and Carlton.

Why would JJ direct the episode? He's had no impact on the show since the series premier, as far as I am concerned the show belongs to Damon and Carlton along with Jack Bender since he has directed the vast majority of all the episodes.

For what I've heard the same JJ Abrams agrees that Jack Bender has earned the rights to direct the final episodes.

Is there a website that has more info on this with regards to Lost being created, etc?

I do find it interesting how JJ Abrams still gets an executive producer credit when Lindelof says JJ Abrams hasn't done anything on Lost since season 1.

But it does make since with regards to JJ Abrams leaving in that things started to get real strange in Season 2. I think that is why people started wondering if they knew what they were doing. Which prompted Lindelof to say during Season 3 I believe that they would quit at Season 6.

http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Lloyd_Braun
http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Jeffrey_Lieber
http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/J.J._Abrams
http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Carlton_Cuse

Contains lots of links to external sources.