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Mark Walters of Bigfanboy (far left) & Devin Pike of RedCarpetCrash (far right) pose with hardcore LOSTIES!
LOST fans! - Click to see full-size
Last night at the Angelika Film Center Dallas, RedCarpetCrash and Bigfanboy.com hosted a special watching party for the long-awaited finale of LOST. Over 800 hardcore fans attended, filling three large theaters for the entire afternoon and evening. Now I have no way to verify this just yet, but I’m guessing this may be the record for the largest LOST watching party ever held. If anyone can tell me otherwise, please do. Up until last night, the Angelika has graciously housed watching parties for every episode aired this year, leading up to the end.
I have to give credit where credit is more than do – this was my good buddy Devin Pike’s idea, I merely helped co-promote the start of these watching parties, and the last two weeks, though I attended as many of them as possible in between. We also provided some prize support for the raffle drawings, which included rare LOST Season One promo buttons, signed memorabilia from Jorge Garcia and Mira Furlan, and the entire series box set on DVD. All of the photos on this page were taken during the event. Big thanks to the entire crew at the Angelika Dallas, especially Adam Conway, and the crew from Red Carpet Crash. Now Devin can relax, and I think it’s safe to say he enjoyed the ride. Last but not least, thanks so much to all of the hardcore fans who came out to watch the finale with us, especially the ones in costume. You guys rock.
Check out these awesome photos shot by Rachel Parker of DFWlive.org
A LOST fan with a custom-made shirt, and the smoke monster!
Prize winner with a Sci-Fi Expo poster, signed by Mira Furlan & every guest from the con! Click for full-size.
Another prize winner with a signed Jorge Garcia photo. Click for full-size.
Devin Pike of RedCarpetCrash, Mark Walters of Bigfanboy, and Adam Conway of Angelika Film Center
So what did you guys think? We want to know your thoughts. Tell us in the comments below.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
