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Q. How will you retain viewers, since the show will air for just six weeks this fall and then go on hiatus until February?
A The first six episodes are going to be very high octane. The notion that we are ending a mini-season in six hours has ramped up our storytelling. We will unwind out of the cliffhanger that we set up in the finale last year -- the capture of Kate , Jack, and Sawyer -- and focus on why the ``others" chose them. We will begin to learn more about the ``others" and who they are and what their society is like.
Q. Then what?
A Each season of ``Lost" has its own distinctive quality. Last year the show was all about the hatch. It was very interior, a little dark and more intense. This year the focus is more vibrant, more action oriented, more romance oriented.
Q. What's the story behind the new characters played by Rodrigo Santoro and Elizabeth Mitchell?
A When new characters come onto the show, part of the surprise is seeing how they are revealed. I will say that we expect to announce a third new female character. We haven't finished casting yet.
Q. Was Harold Perrineau (the actor who plays Michael) released from his contract?
A Our plan is to get back to Michael's story. I don't want to confirm anything.
Q. Is Sun really pregnant? Some message boards say the pregnancy test had been doctored.
A You can go crazy with Internet rumors. She is pregnant.
Q. Did Desmond die?
A Henry Ian Cusick is now a regular on the show, which means that Desmond probably didn't die when he turned the fail-safe key. Michael Emerson [Henry Gale] is also going to be a regular on the show this year.
Q. What about the speculation that time is not passing on the island at the same rate as the outside world?
A That is a very interesting theory. I can't confirm or deny it.
Q. Will the smoke monster and the polar bear be back?
A They will both be back this season. We've got some fun stories to tell with them.
Q. When do you start production for season three?
A We start shooting on Monday.
Q. Is it true that you've planned through season five and then would like to quit?
A "Lost" is a story that is meant to end. ABC is in the business of making money. This is a collision of artistic desire and the practical desire of running a successful business. We would love to announce that we are ending the show after season five. Then we could dish out our mythology in an orderly way. Instead we will have to see. We are all hired hands. It's ABC's show.
Source: Boston Globe
