Lost Phones in Fisher
When it comes to the performance of Lost's newest castmember, phoning it in isn't necessarily a bad thing. More like a requirement.
Veteran TV star and Short Circuit main man Fisher Stevens has joined the cast of the ABC's show as the mysterious, and singularly named, Minkowski, per the Hollywood Reporter.
The character factored heavily into last season's finale but has yet to be seen on the show. He has, however, been heard.
Minkowski was the one on the other end of the satellite phone found by Jack and his band of merry castaways, and informed the island ringleader that the group would in fact be rescued.
Per usual, no details of the character have been disclosed, other than the assumption that he is somehow connected to the character of Naomi, who brought the phone onto the island and claims to have been sent to find and rescue the crash survivors. Also per usual, the lack of concrete backstory at has not stopped the Lost fanboards from erupting in a flurry of speculation.
Losties have already linked the character's name to that of German mathematician and physicist Hermann Minkowski, a connection seeming all the more likely given that the latter is known for popularizing the theory that time, something the Lost writers have proven they enjoy playing with, exists alongside space as a fourth dimension.
Of course, viewers will unfortunately have to wait a few more months to see whether the connection bears out.
The series' fourth season kicks off in February after an intentionally extended hiatus. The show will then run rerun-free through the finale in May.
As for Stevens, who has had high-profile guest stints on Frasier, Friends and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, the Lost role marks his first appearance on the small screen in several years.





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