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July 11, 2009 8:27 pm

I am REALLY hoping to see Ben again!

 

@RioVamp about newsarama.

 

Couldn't agree more.

July 3, 2009 10:01 pm

@prax

I totally agree.  Lost has constant references to all kinds of literature.  It has places called the "looking Glass" and a character called C.S. Lewis for example.  They’ve even mentioned Kurt Vonnegut on the show as a sort of easter egg.  The head writers talk openly about this.  That doesn't change the fact that this issue of Reborn had many aspects directly from Lost. 

 

The idea of time travel isn’t unique.  Now if a character uses a DeLorean to travel in time then it’s obvious where the idea came from.

July 3, 2009 3:58 am

it has a lot more in common with Lost that Slaughterhouse Five.  At least after the first issue it does.  All three have the man lost in time aspect.  Bust just two have the "constant" and white light wave.  The devil is in the details.  I'm really shocked by the blatant Lost aspect.  They’re so obvious I find myself hoping they are just distraction that, when we read the next issue, we will feel stupid for even thinking Lost…  really hoping…

 If you have a story about robots evolving to overtake the human race you can say it's homage to Asimov.  If the robots in the story are called Terminators and travel in time then...