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J.J. Abrams: The mystery box

http://www.ted.com J.J. Abrams traces his love for the unseen mystery - a passion thats evident in his films and TV shows, including Cloverfield, Lost and Alias -- back to its magical beginnings. ...  
 
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jwil2570 (18 hours ago) Show Hide
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Pretty sure that was the Amazing Randy standing in the audience at the end.
THESOULbornold (1 week ago) Show Hide
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PLEASE god tell me he doesnt have anything to do with that gay ass tv show called "lost"! HOW HOW could that be?!
nightforcemana (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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"10 years ago, if we wanted to do something like this we would have had to kill a stuntman"

hahahaha
SamFisher147 (6 days ago) Show Hide
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"the second take would be a bitch" lol
CrazyEightyNine (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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I actually made a LOST box of mystery about 2 years ago. If you want to see it, message me :-)
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TedGoranson69 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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So from all the people TED could pick to represent the film industry, they chose this guy? Revolutionary in the audio/visual world he ain't, or even close.
Stevesucks999 (1 week ago) Show Hide
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You'll never be anywhere NEAR the person J.J. is.
TedGoranson69 (1 week ago) Show Hide
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It's certainly possible, but I'm not on a stage claiming I have something to say and spinning vapidity about why mystery appeals to us.
bensayer (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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i'd love to be as articulate and confident at speaking as he is

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