Carlton Cuse
Carlton Cuse
Arthur Carlton Cuseis an American screenwriter, showrunner and producer, best known as an executive producer and screenwriter for the American television series Lost, for which he made the Time magazine list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010. Cuse is considered a pioneer in transmedia storytelling...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Producer
Date of Birth22 March 1959
CountryUnited States of America
moving thinking stories
I think that we're moving into this new phase of television where audiences are really embracing stories with a beginning, middle, and end.
book artistic process
It's a very artistic process to translate and adapt a book into a series.
thinking brain actors
As a writer, I always think about who my prototype actors are, in my brain. It's helpful, as a writer, to think about that.
dream betrayal real
We feel like 'Lost' deserved a real resolution, not a 'snow globe, waking up in bed, it's all been a dream, cut to black' kind of ending. We thought that would be kind of a betrayal to an audience that's been on this journey for six years. We thought that was not the right ending for our show.
discovery ideas roots
The creative process is not like a situation where you get struck by a single lightning bolt. You have ongoing discoveries, and theres ongoing creative revelations. Yes, its really helpful to be marching toward a specific destination, but, along the way, you must allow yourself room for your ideas to blossom, take root, and grow.
answered demands ending fate mean nature questions
We know what the ending is seriously. This is a show that demands an ending. We want to find out what is the fate of these people. Do they get off the island? What is the nature of the island? I mean there are some big fundamental questions that you want answered at the end of this show.
believe book experience reading reads render special unique version
The experience of reading a book is always unique. I believe that you render a version of the story, when you read a book, in a way that is unique and special to each person who reads it.
breaking episode shows
The most difficult story that I've ever been involved in breaking on any of my shows was 'The Constant' episode of 'Lost,' which was when Desmond was consciousness-traveling.
answerable comparable hanging laura mistake mysteries mysterious nature prevent question series sure time
The mistake they made was hanging everything on the question of who killed Laura Palmer. In our show there is not one overriding question comparable to that. There are a series of mysteries: what is the nature of the island, what is the monster, what is the hatch, who are the mysterious 'other people'? Making sure that some of those mysteries are answerable over time is the way to prevent that frustration.
ambiguity analysis discussion lead problem room
I think we very much want to put those things into the show that lead to discussion and analysis and that's what makes the show engaging. It's not a show in which everything is spoon-fed to you, which is the problem with a lot of American television. There is room for ambiguity in this story.
accuse answer bold choice easy finding hatch people taking terms
I think we've made a bold choice in terms of how to answer that question. Some people will not like it, but I think a lot of people will like it, but no one will accuse us of copping out and taking the easy solution, or making a choice that is just confounding, like going into the hatch and finding another hatch.
change characters franchise goes natural sitting static
There is a natural progression to 'Lost,' and as the story goes forward, it's going to change. It's not a static story. The franchise of 'Lost' is not characters sitting on a beach.
agreement coming consistent integrity medium network quality stories
By coming to an agreement, the quality and integrity of the stories we tell in this new medium will be consistent with that of the network show.
aspects engaged fun genre people
The genre aspects of the show are cool, and we have fun doing it. But I am much more engaged by the people on the show, and I think that is fundamentally what we try to do.