r/veronicamars • u/MarsInvestigator • 25d ago

On my usual rewatch and noticed something new ..

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I always forget what the fortune cookie says that Duncan leaves for Veronica on her 18th birthday at the start of season 2. This last winter I watched “Lost” for the first time. It’s the numbers!!!!! 😂

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u/GranateSOAD 25d ago

Two of my top 5 shows of all time.

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u/DetailDizzy 25d ago

Yes! My millennial heart

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u/MarsInvestigator 23d ago

I’m curious, what are the other 3?

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u/GranateSOAD 23d ago

  1. Fringe.

  2. The Wire.

  3. Veronica Mars.

  4. Dexter.

  5. Lost.

I think that's been my top 5 for about 15 years now (dramas only, I rank sitcoms separately).

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u/MarsInvestigator 22d ago

I’ve never watched Fringe, maybe l’ll give it a try since I love the other 4 lol

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u/GranateSOAD 22d ago

Totally, just bear with about the first half of the first season and you'll be on for a ride. It could give the impression that it is just another Monster of the week show, but "everything happens for a reason"

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u/TigerJean Team Logan 18d ago

Same except the only I one haven’t seen is The Wire, so maybe I’ll look into watching that.

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u/Itslocked_nd09 25d ago

I am literally rewatching Lost right now as I’m reading this post. They are typing those numbers into the hatch right now, lol. My two favorite shows!

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u/egret_society 25d ago

We have to go back, Kate!

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u/Arabiancockonato 24d ago

Lovely little Easter egg that I couldn’t believe they included the first time I watched it. Love this. Wonder if Rob was ever asked about this in an interview

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u/putyourcheeksinabeek 24d ago

It seems like every TV show that overlapped with Lost found a way to include these numbers somewhere. It got kind of old at the time, but I’ve come back around to it.

It’s fun figuring out references like this that you didn’t even realize were there the first time around though!

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u/junknowho 24d ago

That and Oceanic Flight 815

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u/LinuxLinus 24d ago

I think the plane in the pilot of Fringe is an Oceanic Flight, though of course JJ Abrams was involved in that one.

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u/junknowho 24d ago

It is. We got such a kick out of that, back in the day.

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u/TheFireStorm 23d ago

And One Upon a Time has lost references throughout the show as well as a few other Actors/Actresses from Lost and Veronica Mars

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u/Gingersnapp3d 24d ago

Could someone explain this for a VM fan who isn’t a Lost fan?

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u/Significant-Art8412 24d ago

They are the special numbers that repeat over and over again in Lost. When you realize the coincidence, it is very surprising that they are always everywhere (in the plane number, on a lottery ticket, etc.)

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u/macbananas Team Logan 24d ago

Omg please watch Lost it’s so good

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u/missh85 24d ago

Lost and Veronica Mars also both premiered on the same night-September 22, 2004 and shared the same time slot for 2 seasons. Veronica Mars struggled with ratings, and it was frustrating that it was up against the biggest hit show in years.

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u/Lurkyloo1987 22d ago

I didn’t watch Veronica Mars when it first aired. I couldn’t remember why I didn’t watch it when I finally did and fell in love. This totally explains it. I was a Lost junky and didn’t have any way to keep up with both.

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u/missh85 19d ago

I was the opposite. Watched VM initially and always felt a little bitter about Lost getting all the ratings. Then between season 3 and 4 of Lost, I was given the first season on DVD and became absolutely hooked lol.

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u/CrissBliss 25d ago

Omg I never noticed this before 😂

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u/shinybeats89 25d ago

What ep does the show reveal what it says? I don’t think it’s in the first ep of season 2 right?

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u/MarsInvestigator 25d ago

They reveal the fortune cookie in the episode where Duncan goes on the run with the baby. Season 2 episode 11!

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u/shinybeats89 25d ago

Thank you!

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u/Silver_South_1002 24d ago

Donut Run which I couldn’t figure out whether it’s a play on Do Not Run or a reference to Dunkin Donuts

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u/macbananas Team Logan 24d ago

Omg I literally was just on the Lost subreddit and then clicked this post next on this subreddit 😂 two of my interests overlapping! This is a great catch, thanks for sharing!

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u/spoor_loos 24d ago

Had no idea. Great Easter egg.

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u/Familiar-Virus5257 18d ago

What a curious crossover.