I Am DB

Hello Losties. Sorry to disturb your hibernation. No, it’s not January yet. Season Five is still a long way away, but there are signs of stirring around the island. In case you hadn’t heard, the Emmy nominations were announced a few weeks ago, and while the show didn’t fare as well as I’d hoped overall, it did score two major nominations that made me happy.

The show returns to the race for Best Drama Series, where it’s been absent since it won the award for Season One. It faces Mad Men, Dexter, House, Boston Legal and Damages.

And all of my Michael Emerson praise did not fall on deaf ears. How could it? The guy is brilliant. He got his Best Supporting Actor (Drama) nomination, facing competition from William Shatner in Boston Legal, John Slattery in Mad Men, and Ted Danson and Zeljko Ivanek, both in Damages (Ivanek, incidentally, is part of the Lost universe, having guest starred as Juliet’s ex-husband who was mowed down by a bus, Mean Girls-style.) You know my feeling on this; Emerson should have this thing sewn up. But I haven’t seen Damages, and Danson and Ivanek both got a lot of praise, so they have me worried.

I would have liked a couple more acting nominations (Yunjin Kim, Jorge Garcia), and definitely some writing and directing nominations, but oh well. Emerson is my golden boy here, so as long as he’s in the race, I’m happy.

If you’re interested in the other major nominations, check ’em out here courtesey of Entertainment Weekly: Cheers to 30 Rock, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Real Time With Bill Maher, John Adams, Amy Poehler and Laura Dern. Jeers to the absence of Big Love‘s actresses and The Wire…which I don’t need to have seen to know deserved some big love of its own.

Anyway, getting back to Lost, you may have heard that a little event called Comic-Con was held recently, and as has been the custom, Damon and Carlton were on hand for a Lost panel to address fans for the first time since the season finale. I was hoping we would get some juicy details about what was to come, but I was disappointed by how little they offered. What they did have to say was succinctly summed up below:

• Richard Alpert will figure prominently in Season Five.

• The whole notion of “flashbacks” and “flash-forwards” will be reinvented, suggesting that upcoming episodes will span multiple time periods and perspectives.

• Jin will be back, but there’s no word if he’s dead or alive.

• It was strongly suggested that Faraday survived.

• Faraday’s notebook will play a prominent role this season.

• We’ll finally get Rousseau’s back-story, but Darlton cautioned that it would be wrong to call it a “flashback” episode.

That’s about it. Not a lot to go on, sadly. Production on the new season starts in less than two weeks, so maybe there will be some new casting news to whet our appetites. Just today, EW.com printed a vague description of two new characters that will be brought on as recurring figures in Season Five, with an option to become regulars in Season Six. And I still want to know if Lapidus is coming back. And what about Walt?? For the love of God, what about Walt????

Sorry. I got a little upset. I’m fine now.

That’s all I’ve got. But if there’s any exciting news…you know I’ll be there for you. Even if you don’t really care.

Tonight’s Episode: How many more months?? Motherfucker!!!