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
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.
crazy thinking always-trying
There are just so many options that people have. But as a writer, you'll drive yourself crazy, if you worry about that too much. People watch a lot of TV, so they think certain things are going to happen, and you're always trying to subvert expectations.
writing trying scripts
As hard as you try to write a good script and you have great intentions, this alchemy has to occur.
character able
You have to be able to get inside the heads of the characters and completely sympathize and understand them
dark tone made
The Following and Hannibal are really well made, but the tone is very consistently dark.
past notion
It's entirely possible that the notion of what is the past, what is the present and what is the future, could change.
thinking giving television
I think that the best television now is giving you a three-act experience.
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.
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.
bit dinosaur profitable terms type
I think that 'Lost' is a bit of a dinosaur in terms of the type of show it is. The economics just don't support making a show this big and complicated profitable enough for a network.
assume business companies eventually exploit franchise money point revisit
I think movie and television companies are in the business of making money, and if you have a franchise, eventually you'll want to exploit that franchise and revisit it. So I assume at some point someone will do another story in the 'Lost' world.
experience frame special time upset
'Brisco' was the first show I created, and of course, at the time I had no idea what a special experience it was because I didn't have a frame of reference. After it was over I was like, 'Damn. Shoot. That was something special.' I'm still upset that it got cancelled.