Lost Easter Eggs: "Cabin Fever" #6 - Buddy Holly

TheEditor · 05-09-2008, 01:27 AM

This isn’t an Easter Egg so much as a blatant mistake by the show, which I take pleasure in finding. In the opening scene,...

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BuddyD · 05-09-2008, 09:49 AM

Whoops! But it's such a great song, I can't argue with its placement. Also, when did we learn John Locke's exact birthdate? I'm just wondering if that's a canon thing or one of those things the fans found elsewhere.

ShariForst2 · 05-09-2008, 10:18 AM

I have to correct your correction-Emily was listening to a Buddy Holly 45 not the radio-they made a distinct point of showing the 45 on the record player just like they did in the Hatch when we found Desmond there listening to the Cas Eliot song.

RocketDigital · 05-09-2008, 10:20 AM

On Lostpedia, it says that his birthday was on his Driver's License. I have much faith in the producers of this show, but this is only a minor gaffe. I think they picked Buddy Holly because it would be instantly recognizable and due to how he died. If Locke actually stated that he was born in 1956, I just don't recall it. The writers could say that the DMV made a mistake, like on King of the Hill where Hank's ID shows him as female.

TheEditor · 05-09-2008, 10:43 AM

I'll correct the radio part, though it doesn't change the thesis.

ShariForst2 · 05-09-2008, 10:55 AM

No it doesn't but the record player was important, they way they focused on it, they definitely wanted us to think of that scene in the Hatch.

OldManFan · 05-09-2008, 12:15 PM

One thing to note is that both of Richard's attempts to recruit Locke preceded the Revolution on the island and also 'the incident' refered to in the Orientation film.

DKUVA · 05-09-2008, 01:01 PM

Whether the 1956 -1957 issue may or may not be intentional, there would certainly be reasons beyond a DMV screwup. For example, since Locke was adopted, maybe he was given a birth certificate / birth date of when he was adopted which would have been months after his birth (hence 1957 instead of 1956). Then there are all of the time looping / time inconsistencies that we've seen going on in his life and on the island. There are enough time shifts on this show that a slight change in age certainly could be a perturbation of time (or a "disturbance in the Force"

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CamaroHeed · 05-12-2008, 11:32 AM

DKUVA: I completely agree... My first reaction was that Locke was adopted, however, that wouldnt change his birth certificate. Maybe there was a mixup with birth certificates when he was adopted, so he grew up knowing his incorrect birth date. Having said all of that, I do think it was a minor mistake, although the Lost crew would have known that we would have caught this mistake immediately. They are pretty good at cathing mistakes... so maybe this isnt a mistake...?

residualimage · 05-12-2008, 01:10 PM

Good find.

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05-09-2008, 01:27 AM	#1
TheEditor Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,051,191	This isn’t an Easter Egg so much as a blatant mistake by the show, which I take pleasure in finding. In the opening scene,... To read the rest, click here.

05-09-2008, 09:49 AM	#2
BuddyD Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,005	Whoops! But it's such a great song, I can't argue with its placement. Also, when did we learn John Locke's exact birthdate? I'm just wondering if that's a canon thing or one of those things the fans found elsewhere.

05-09-2008, 10:18 AM	#3
ShariForst2 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2	I have to correct your correction-Emily was listening to a Buddy Holly 45 not the radio-they made a distinct point of showing the 45 on the record player just like they did in the Hatch when we found Desmond there listening to the Cas Eliot song.

05-09-2008, 10:20 AM	#4
RocketDigital Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 71	On Lostpedia, it says that his birthday was on his Driver's License. I have much faith in the producers of this show, but this is only a minor gaffe. I think they picked Buddy Holly because it would be instantly recognizable and due to how he died. If Locke actually stated that he was born in 1956, I just don't recall it. The writers could say that the DMV made a mistake, like on King of the Hill where Hank's ID shows him as female.

05-09-2008, 10:43 AM	#5
TheEditor Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,051,191	I'll correct the radio part, though it doesn't change the thesis.

05-09-2008, 10:55 AM	#6
ShariForst2 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2	No it doesn't but the record player was important, they way they focused on it, they definitely wanted us to think of that scene in the Hatch.

05-09-2008, 12:15 PM	#7
OldManFan Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 18	One thing to note is that both of Richard's attempts to recruit Locke preceded the Revolution on the island and also 'the incident' refered to in the Orientation film.

05-09-2008, 01:01 PM	#8
DKUVA Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 15	Whether the 1956 -1957 issue may or may not be intentional, there would certainly be reasons beyond a DMV screwup. For example, since Locke was adopted, maybe he was given a birth certificate / birth date of when he was adopted which would have been months after his birth (hence 1957 instead of 1956). Then there are all of the time looping / time inconsistencies that we've seen going on in his life and on the island. There are enough time shifts on this show that a slight change in age certainly could be a perturbation of time (or a "disturbance in the Force" )

05-12-2008, 11:32 AM	#9
CamaroHeed Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 334	DKUVA: I completely agree... My first reaction was that Locke was adopted, however, that wouldnt change his birth certificate. Maybe there was a mixup with birth certificates when he was adopted, so he grew up knowing his incorrect birth date. Having said all of that, I do think it was a minor mistake, although the Lost crew would have known that we would have caught this mistake immediately. They are pretty good at cathing mistakes... so maybe this isnt a mistake...?

05-12-2008, 01:10 PM	#10
residualimage Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 95	Good find.