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Lost commercial clues

So did you see the "hint" in a commercial during lost? I did, although I caught it while I was fast-forwarding on my TiVo. Oops, not what was supposed to happen right ABC? I was supposed to actually watch commercials to look for clues. Well I did for a while, but I got bored and started fast-forwarding again.

I saw a "Hanso Foundation" logo flash by, so I stopped and rewound the TiVo. Sure enough, a commercial for the Hanso Foundation - the group that Eko and John (characters on Lost) were just watching a yet another videotape.

The Hanso ad told you to go to www.sublymonal.com - where you can find some cryptic clues, the get taken to the Hanso foundation website - where you have to figure out how to login. Whatever - too cryptic and boring for me. Like some bizarre version of Myst - where you have to figure out clues with almost no idea how. I'm sure it's fun for some but not for me. There was also an 877 number to call - I forget. It was an ad placement opportunity for Monster.com and Verizon Voicemail System. Lots more cryptic voicemail clues - again, whatever. I'll just watch the show...and skip the commercials with my nifty TiVo - thank you very much.

Nice try though ABC - keep at it, something's bound to work. The almost complete silence in the blogosphere on this topic, makes me think that I am not the only one yawning.

May 11, 2006 in Television |

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On the subject of Gayle’s post yesterday, it seems as though the creative team behind ABC’s hit show Lost has found a way to engage viewers… even during commercials. Last night's episode featured a clue among the commercials – an [Read More]

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