FRIENDSHIP is the KEY..DARLTON SPEAKS!

From CTV.ca


Producers and long-time best friends Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse say their relationship is the key to their success on "Lost."


"We can count on one hand the number of times we disagreed about anything," Lindelof tells CTV.ca.


Cuse and Lindelof have been scrambling to finish writing and shooting the final six episodes of the show's fourth season, with two crews shooting round-the-clock to wrap the show up in time.


"The show is a hugely demanding beast, particularly coming back after the strike," says Cuse.


"Fortunately we are very good friends and we get along great and I think we have a collaboration in which the total is greater than the sum of the parts."


"Lost" returns from a four-week break on Thursday April 24, with a new episode at 10 p.m.


The show picks up right where it left off, with the survivors trying to figure out who the mysterious freighter crew are and how some of them are going to get off the island.


Lindelof and Cuse are well known to "Lost" fans, from cracking jokes on-camera during "Lost" recap specials, their weekly irreverent podcast and countless interviews where the duo tries their best to avoid giving anything away.


"We spend the majority of our time in each other's company, but over the course of the day, we will divide and conquer on occasions when the fire is burning bright," says Lindelof.


"It requires tremendous shorthand to do the job that we do."


The pair first met when Cuse was working on his series "Nash Bridges" and had hired Lindelof as a writer. The pair quickly became close friends.


Following "Nash Bridges," Lindelof went on to find success with "Crossing Jordan" and later struck a deal for "Lost" alongside J.J. Abrams.


Abrams is originally responsible for coming up with the idea of "Lost," and alongside Lindelof, developed the characters and the plot.


When "Lost" was picked up for development, Cuse was brought on board to co-run the show alongside Lindelof, and the rest is "Lost" history. The show has gone on to earn multiple Emmy, Golden Globe, Producers Guild and Writers Guild awards.


"I think that it's very special for me to work with Damon and I feel like the joy and the collaboration is a big part of what makes doing the show fun," says Cuse.