If the Lost Experience is set now, then that means that all of this is happening while Jack, Kate and all our favorite losties have been on the island almost 2 years, because lost is still like around thanksgiving 2004. just thought I'd point that out, shut the thread down if you have to.

It is a good point to remind ourselves of.

Since the game and the show are not to cross each other (in terms of characters, events, etc.) I don't think it matters. We are seeing Hanso activity two years Jack and friends' Island experience *began*. Nonetheless, the info we are receiving about the nature of the Island and the purpose of the facilities and experiments there is timeless. DHARMA started at a marked point in time (prior) to THE crash. The original purpose of DHARMA remains the same, for all of time. It all started for a reason. Jack and crew stumbled across this in 2004. Since the show stays on the original timeline (began in 2004), but we see it in seasons (now in 2006), it is like time is slower on the island :)

This lends credit to the fact that the game is the back story to DHARMA and the Island, not the current occupants of said Island. We are learning history through the present-day actions of certain figures associated with Hanso. Old news dug up that means a lot to us.

I'm wondering if time is also affected by the island's hidden properties. If that were true, the writers could speed up or slow down the progression of time inside the island to match whatever we're seeing now. As a result, this could all be happening at the same time as what's going on on the island, because they could be stuck in a slow time warp.

I'm just surprised that none of the 'conspiraspies' have made any connection to the airplane that went missing with the rockstar, millionaire, famous author and so forth on board. Surely someone noticed? Does the fact that the 'metafictional' novel Bad Twin appears as part of the meta-meta fictional game imply that someone got to the island and found Sawyer's manuscript?

I'm just surprised that none of the 'conspiraspies' have made any connection to the airplane that went missing with the rockstar, millionaire, famous author and so forth on board. Surely someone noticed? Does the fact that the 'metafictional' novel Bad Twin appears as part of the meta-meta fictional game imply that someone got to the island and found Sawyer's manuscript?

Good point, but that would hint at a (major) cover-up with Oceanic Air and (somone/ Hanso), which I believe is how it went down. In other words, the fact that the plane went missing (2 years ago) having a connection to Hanso is unknown. It is simply a plane that went missing; might as well have been another Bernuda Triangle diasappearance as far as the conspiraspies are concerned.

As far as Bad Twin goes (which is why I am guarded to its connections), there is a discrepancy involoving its release. I believe (and could easily be corrected) that in one source, it was stated that GT handed over the manuscript to his publisher in Australia, and was heading back home when the plane crashed. Another source said he crashed with the only copy of the manuscript. I apologize for not knowing the sources, but perhaps someone else will. If the latter is true, then your theory would be correct, except (just thought of this) Jack burned that copy, right?

Its strange because this whole idea of the two year timeline difference is what really bothers me with the game. Putting all the time warp (its just a jump to the left...) theories aside, the fact that two years have passed since the show's events is quite disturbing. This generally points to only one overall idea. The most logical conclusion is that all of the Lost castaways either die or just never get off the island. Barring a huge jump in time, I don't see how not one of the castaways decided to come forward with their dealings with the Hanso foundation if they had gotten off the island. Not to mention, if the castaways were saved, wouldn't that have made big news? Either way, the "current" operations of the Hanso foundation tend to point towards the fact that everything is business as usual and nothing regarding the island has put a crimp in everyday operations.

I am really afraid that there will be some deus ex machina device that will lamely pull everything together. One option, of course, would be to ignore everything from the game and proceed as normal within the confines of the show. I think a time warp theory is garbage when it comes to a good storyline and would only serve to confuse people. This whole thing seems strange to me at this point...

I would really like for the final season to show the Lostaways getting off the island, confronting what remains of their difficult past lives and the difficult people in them, and battling what will surely be a conspiracy to keep them silent.

Its strange because this whole idea of the two year timeline difference is what really bothers me with the game. Putting all the time warp (its just a jump to the left...) theories aside, the fact that two years have passed since the show's events is quite disturbing. This generally points to only one overall idea. The most logical conclusion is that all of the Lost castaways either die or just never get off the island. Barring a huge jump in time, I don't see how not one of the castaways decided to come forward with their dealings with the Hanso foundation if they had gotten off the island. Not to mention, if the castaways were saved, wouldn't that have made big news? Either way, the "current" operations of the Hanso foundation tend to point towards the fact that everything is business as usual and nothing regarding the island has put a crimp in everyday operations.

I am really afraid that there will be some deus ex machina device that will lamely pull everything together. One option, of course, would be to ignore everything from the game and proceed as normal within the confines of the show. I think a time warp theory is garbage when it comes to a good storyline and would only serve to confuse people. This whole thing seems strange to me at this point...

Well, the time warp is just a possibility, and while I suggested it, I agree it's probably not the most exciting option available.

However, I think the lostaways getting off the island is still possible. Plenty of people have claimed to spot UFOs en masse, but there doesn't seem to be any serious, public inquiry into the subject. Of course, that example opens up a whole can of worms, so let's just keep it to a metaphor, OK?

Here are some possibilities for how it could end, in regards to the lostaways' fates:

- They get off the island and noone believes them, or they are all sucessfully paid off by THF.
- They never leave because they find something there that they never want to leave (which may be the reason why The Others are still there).
- They die, possibly being eaten by the monster(s).

There are other possibilities I could think of, but they all get kind of dumb (e.g. getting sucked back in time to stop themselves from ever getting on the plane). Point is, don't despare. There are still some possibilities that ensure the survival of our fake friends ;)

Its strange because this whole idea of the two year timeline difference is what really bothers me with the game. Putting all the time warp (its just a jump to the left...) theories aside, the fact that two years have passed since the show's events is quite disturbing. For me it provides a nice safety net for potential crossovers.

If we accept the idea that one season of Lost describes the events of about a month on the Island, and it stays this way for its duration, then;

It would take about 18 seasons of TV for the events on the island to reach the start of the game.

The game has been going for about two months and we haven't seen the island yet, so that's another two seasons.

In short, nothing in the game can affect the show.

But that doesn't mean we can't get a payoff. As the game develops, we could discover snippets of recent history, which are then later revealed in full in upcoming episodes.

Imagine the sensation (in a few months) when, while watching Lost season 3, you see something happen, that was previously discovered as a past event in the game.

For example, suppose later in the game we find archive footage of Alvar Hanso boarding a plane and see that plane taking off.

Next watching a season three episode, we see the wreckage of that plane. That would be a nice touch.

But what if the discovery of that wreckage led to a flashback of one of the main characters being present as Alvar boards that plane.

What if we then review our clip from the game, sure enough, the character is in there, however their appearance has changed so we wouldn't have noticed, had it not been for the flashback.

Man that would freak me out. :eek2:

We get a major payoff and yet both continuities remain intact.