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Source: ABC’s Dharma Special Access

Tags: ABC, Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, Dharma Special Access, Dharma Wants You, Videos

It looks like the ARG is officially over:

The url of the new site is http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/dharmaspecialaccess/. We will post the new videos here as soon as they are released.

Tags: ABC, Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, Dharma Special Access, Dharma Wants You, Videos

ATTENTION ALL RECRUITS
RE: CONFIRMATION OF LAUNCH DATE FOR VOLUNTEER TESTING
I am pleased to announce that, following an extensive security audit of all departments within the Dharma Initiative, I am totally satisfied that DharmaWantsYou.com is now secure. As a result I am able to confirm a date for the commencement of our latest volunteer testing program.

Visit www.dharmawantsyou.com to confirm the launch date.

I have heard from many of you in recent weeks via email asking what will be assessed in the program and what the nature of our latest research is. I have found your enthusiasm and relentless curiosity extremely endearing. However, in the interests of maintaining the integrity of the testing process, I cannot be forthcoming on these enquiries.

Despite this, I would like to affirm to you all that I am extremely optimistic about these upcoming evaluations and believe that they will yield recruits of the highest caliber.

Good luck to all applicants.
Together we can guide the world to a better tomorrow.
Namaste,

Hans Van Eeghen
Head of Recruiting
The Dharma Initiative

Tags: Dharma Wants You, Octagon Global Recluiting, Season 5

At the risk of being dismissed from the volunteer program I am sharing the latest email I received from The Dharma Initiative

ATTENTION ALL RECRUITS
RE: SECURITY BREACH AT COMIC-CON 2008
As many of you may be aware there have been a number of security breaches in recent days related to the nature of the Dharma Initiative’s latest research.
Apart from the leak of a sensitive internal communication there was also the unauthorized release of confidential video documentation during a sponsored panel discussion with the makers of the TV show “LOST” at Comic-Con 2008 in San Diego. Consequently, the person responsible for this breach, a promising recruit by the name of Dan Bronson, has been expelled from the volunteer program and had his Dharma Initiative membership permanently revoked. Furthermore, the Dharma Initiative has withdrawn their sponsorship from “LOST”.
The Dharma Initiative must stress that the video material leaked at Comic-Con 2008 was viewed entirely out of context. Furthermore, the way in which the material was presented utterly distorted its significance and credibility as scientific data.
The Dharma Initiative is extremely disappointed with this outcome and has ordered a security audit of all departments. As part of this audit the DharmaWantsYou recruiting website will undergo a security upgrade in the next few days.
Upon completion of this upgrade a date will be announced for the official commencement of Volunteer Assessments.
All recruits are reminded that the unauthorized release of confidential information pertaining to the details of your activities within the Dharma Initiative will result in instant dismissal from the volunteer program.
Namaste.
Hans Van Eeghen
Head of Recruiting
The Dharma Initiative

Tags: Comic-Con, Dharma Wants You

The site was opened a few hours ago. Go to dharmawantsyou.com to become a Dharma Volunteer!

What is Dharma Wants You ?

Dharma Wants You is an online experience connected to LOST.

The story follows a fictitious scientific community from LOST, The Dharma Initiative, as it attempts to recruit and assess volunteers for a secret research project.

By completing an ‘Eligibility Test’ and registering on dharmawantsyou.com audience members enroll as volunteer recruits for the Dharma Initiative.

Each week audience members will have the opportunity to complete a test that assesses their abilities in a particular skill.

Source: DharmaWantsYou.com

Tags: ABC, Dharma Wants You, Videos

Executive producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof provided a glimpse into Season 5 at the standing room only event attended by over 6500 faithful Lost fans, many of whom had spent the night in line waiting for this moment.

At the panel, the producers indicated that with Lost now over four years old, financial backing was important and they were pleased to have received sponsorship going forward from the Dharma Initiative.

Hans Van Egan, Dharma’s head of recruiting was introduced to provide a highlight of the recruiting efforts. Mr. Egan indicated that Dharma was looking for top quality men and women and had undergone an extensive campaign of testing via ASRs (Aptitude Suitability and Readiness test). He indicated that to the crowd that the results of the recruitment effort were – Abysmal!

However they did find five individuals up to the standards of Dharma. These were introduced to the crowd and then taken back to the main floor to the Dharma booth for additional instruction.

Damon and Carlton then opened up the panel to questions form the audience. A summary of the Q&A follows but beware, these do contain a limited amount of spoiler information:

• Did the island move at all when the Hatch was blown up? No.

• What will be the fate of Jin and John Locke, will they be on the show in future episodes? Jin will be on the show in some form. You have not seen the last of these two characters. Death is a “relative” term.

• Out of the entire history of the series, which episode and what season was your favorite? Carlton’s favorites were The Constant and Season 1; while Damon likes the Season 1 finale and Season 4.

• There has never been a flashback episode for Rousseau. Will there be a flashback story for her? Damon indicated that we will see Rousseau’s story, however the term flashback would be disingenuous.

• On behalf of animal lovers, what happened to Vincent? Carlton chuckled indicating that he was expecting a question on what happened to the people left on the island, but not one about the dog. He did say however, that Vincent made it and will appear not only in Season 5, but to the end of the series as well.

• Will Kate and Sawyer see each other again? This received quite a chuckle from the crowd as Matthew Fox (Jack) had just made a surprise appearance and joined the panel. Damon said yes Kate and Sawyer would indeed see each other again.

• How old is Richard Alpert and how many toes does he have? Carlton confirmed that Richard is quite old and we will learn about him and his background in the very near future. He will be shown barefoot at that time.

Just about at that time, one of the successful Dharma recruits, Dan Bronson, burst onto stage interrupting the discussion. He was visibly upset saying that after 4 seasons the crowd deserved “some freaking answers”. He held a video recorded up and demanded to have its content shown to the audience. After a brief commotion, the lights dimmed and his video of his recent time in the Dharma both was shown:

Following the unnerving details, which only led to even more questions for the stunned audience, Hans Van Egan rushed on stage yelling that the executive producers had made a mockery of his organization. Egan left in a flurry saying that he was pulling Dharma’s sponsorship of the Lost television series.

And with that, the panel discussion ended! You can watch the video of the entire panel recorded by another fan here.

From San Diego at Comic-Con International, namaste to as sl-LOST members and readers.

Bif

Tags: Carlton Cuse, Comic-Con, Damon Lindelof, Dharma Wants You, Matthew Fox, Octagon Global Recluiting, Season 5, Videos

Lost executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse visited the Dharma Initiative booth briefly on Friday night at Comic-Con, and sl-LOST.com was there! The pair visited the Dharma booth following their widely attended panel discussion earlier in the day as part of Entertainment Weekly’s Visionaries panel (you can watch the video of EW’s panel here). As you can imagine, the Dharma faithful were electrified at the opportunity to meet the executive producers in such an intimate setting. Damon joked with the crowd that he probably wouldn’t be able to pass the stringent Dharma eligibility assessment. Even with the clout that these two producers brought, there still were no open spots even for them to attempt the eligibility assessment. And as quickly as Damon and Carlton arrived, they were off – no doubt to prepare for today’s highly anticipated Lost panel discussion.

sl-LOST.com had the opportunity last night to speak with the senior Dharma member at the Comic-Con event, Emma. When asked if the third day of the masses of humanity attending Comic-Con were wearing thin on her personally, the Australian native laughed in the most delightful and sincere manner, commenting that she loved the excitement of Comic-Con nearly as much as her five-year career with the Dharma Initiative.

Emma conveyed that the recent applicants were quite good, with Friday’s crop being the most encouraging. Overall, Dharma has been quite pleased with the applicant pool. When asked if Hans Van Egan, Dharma’s head of recruiting was onsite, Emma responded politely that personnel issues were confidential.Emma did confirm, as has been widely reported, that the Comic-Con applicants represent Phase 1 of the process and only passing Phase 1 participants will proceed to the online Phase II testing. What has not been previously reported, Emma indicated that while most applicants passed Phase I, there are still many who do not.

The much more jaded, yet still very likable, senior Dharma member Luke indicated in a somewhat condescending manner that the applicant pool to date has been “interesting”. When asked about Mr. Egan’s presence at Comic-Con, our conversation came to an abrupt end.

Its clear that today’s Lost panel discussion will be one of the premier events at Comic-Con 2008, and given that it follows in the same room as the Heroes exclusive first look at Chapter 3: Villains, the lines to attend should be enormous. Your field reporter plans to queue up very early in the a.m. and will report back later today.

Here are some new photos from the event:

From San Diego at Comic-Con International, namaste to all sl-LOST members and readers.

Bif

Tags: Carlton Cuse, Comic-Con, Damon Lindelof, Dharma Wants You, Photos & Scans

These are the questions they asked this fan:

1. State your name while holding up your number.
2. Repeat the word “Continuum” three times, louder each time.
3. How are you feeling right now? (He answered “feeling great”).
4. What animal do you relate to the most? (The Cheetah).
5. What 3 words best describe you? (His answer: Energetic, Generous and Sporadic).
6. What’s your first memory? (He said “when I peed my pants while dancing at a wedding… I said I was 6 but i realize now I was 2″).
7. Who is your constant? (His mom).
8. A weird question like, if anything can happen does that mean that nothing can happen too? (He said yes).
9. Do polar bears make good pets? (He said yes, “because they are nice and furry”).

Then he saw pictures and had to say the first word that popped into his head.

1. A Young boy is squirting a hose onto a young girl (He answered “wet”).
2. A sign posted an a tree said ‘surprise?’ (He answered “interesting”).
3. A picture of a single lane road in the dark woods (He said “dark”).
4. A skeletal side view of the teeth and jaw (He said “mandible”).

He passed the test.

Source: DocArzt

Tags: Comic-Con, Dharma Wants You, Octagon Global Recluiting, Videos

sl-LOST.com got a sneak peak at Comic Con International on Preview Night, Wednesday in San Diego. If the massive crowds at this “insider” event were any indication, Comic Con will smash all prior attendance records this year.

At the preview event, we visited with Dharma Initiative representatives, whose presence at Comic-Con was first alluded to in the Octagon Global Recruiting ad shown in the Season 4 finale. While ever so polite and respectful, the stoic Dharma staff were most concealed as to their true intent, providing little information except that their role was to take applications for volunteer eligibility assessments (long since over subscribed given the massive crowds). Even the eventual outcome of a successful interview was deemed too secretive to share. Unknowing Comic-Con visitors, who were unfamiliar with the Dharma Initiative or its connection to Lost, were abruptly told to move along without receiving any background on the underlying intent of the Initiative or its khaki-clad staff. The few lucky individuals who secured assessment interviews were huddled into one of two tiny closet-like spaces within the Dharma booth and appeared to be interviewed from someone in a different location given the oversize headphones worn by the applicants.

One of the more helpful Dharma staff told me in confidence that the successful applicants would be introduced during the Lost panel discussion on Saturday, perhaps as part of a roll out of a new alternate reality game (ARG). Hours later, when I alluded to this seemingly insignificant tid bit to a more senior Dharma member, his response showed great concern, with wonderment as to who in particular provided such confidential information. Needless to say, I maintained the confidentiality as to my sources.

sl-Lost.com plans to attend the Saturday panel with Lost executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and will report back with updates as they occur. In the meantime, here are a few photos of the opening night.

From San Diego at Comic-Con International, Namaste to all sl-LOST members and readers.

Bif.

Tags: Comic-Con, Dharma Wants You, Octagon Global Recluiting

At the Octagon Global Recruiting booth, fans are given a waiver form and an appointment time. At their appropriate time, they can enter the booth, which has cameras on the ceiling (these appear to feed outside the booth so observers can see what is going on). With a set of headphones and television equipment, participants are shown images and have to say what first pops into their heads. Some of the images are reportedly very bizarre. Questions are then asked such as “You just took away a child’s favorite toy. Why?”

The test apparently lasts about five minutes, and upon completion you are told whether you passed or not (its likely everyone will “pass” as part of the ARG). Participants are then told to make sure they see the Lost panel on Saturday, and have their test sheet with them (they apparently make a point of having your own sheet with you).

Source: Lostpedia

Tags: Comic-Con, Dharma Wants You, Octagon Global Recluiting