7 little know facts about "Lost"

(Don't worry, no spoilers.) As we get ready for the Lost finale, I thought you might find these little know facts about the show interesting. I found them in Entertainment Weekly.

1) Even though J.J. Abrams is the creator of the show, former ABC Entertainment chairman Lloyd Braun actually came up with the original concept of a "Castaway meets Survivor" series. Braun then asked Abrams to write a script for the show's pilot.

2) The character of Charlie was originally written as an aging rocker, but producers made the characters younger after meeting Dominic Monaghan.

3) Sayid's charcter was originally supposed to be a female (and not Iraqi).

4) Jin and Sun's characters were supposed to be German and Yunjin Kim (Sun) auditioned for the role of Kate.

5) Josh Holloway (Sawyer) was ready to quit the acting business right before he auditioned for Lost. In fact, he was so close to quitting that he had even just received his real estate license. Plus, Matthew Fox (Jack) originally auditioned for the role of Sawyer.

6) The character of Jack was supposed to die during the first episode (and Michael Keaton was considered for the role). ABC execs convinced the Lost producers that if they killed Jack, the audience would never be able to attach themselves to any of the characters because they would feel like they could be "plucked away at any time."

7) ABC execs also asked the producers to shoot a "closure-providing ending" just in case the show wasn't picked up as a series and instead was made into a tv movie. In the end, the producers convinced ABC that a five-minute ending that wrapped up the show wouldn't work. (By the way, it would be pretty cool if a five minute ending was shot and existed somewhere).

Interesting, right? Enjoy the last few hours of Lost and make sure you listen to Chris & the Crew for details on how you can discuss the finale with me and Newman.