Almost a year after its launch Disney+ seems to have finally solved the messy interface with regard to its Marvel movies. The site's superhero movies were previously listed in scattershot fashion but it now looks like a reorganization was done and that non-MCU titles (like X-Men and Fantastic Four) are considered "Marvel Legacy Movies." The screenshot here (h/t to The Verge) shows you how things are laid out right now on a Disney+ U.S. account... Not only are the MCU flicks listed by Phase now, but also chronologically (in the MCU timeline). There are also rows for Marvel Legacy Movies and Marvel Legacy Animated Shows. Fans are, understandably, pleased with the MCU reorg. User interface is something we took into consideration when reviewing all the streaming services a while back. You can check out our "State of Streaming" reviews for Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+, and Apple TV+ here. Speaking of Marvel and streaming, Marvel TV and Hulu gave fans their first look at the upcoming streaming series M.O.D.O.K. -- Marvel's first venture into adult-oriented animated comedy -- at New York Comic Con. The series features the voices of Patton Oswalt, Lucifer's Aimee Garcia, Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Melissa Fumero, and Parks and Rec's Ben Schwartz. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvels-modok&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

The Animaniacs is coming back as an original animated series for Hulu. The cast and crew gathered at a panel for New York Comic-Con to discuss the return, and how the show’s timely humor got a bit messed up by the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. At the digital New York Comic-Con, the Animaniacs revival team held a panel to discuss the upcoming revival for Hulu. The panel included executive producer Wellesley Wild, co-executive producer Gabe Swarr, Yakko and Pinky voice actor Rob Paulsen, Dot voice actor Tress Macneille, Wakko voice actor Jess Harnell, and The Brain voice actor Maurice LaMarche. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-adult-cartoon-tv-series&captions=true"] The Animaniacs revival was announced in 2018, which was when production officially started for the series. The long lead time means that production on The Animaniacs wasn’t immediately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but some of the writing may have quickly become dated. “The first thing the writers and I did was we got a list of events and notable happenings coming in 2020 and we wrote to them. And now of course — we wrote a whole segment about the Olympics and lots of things that won’t happen now,” laughed Wild. “So, we got extra *umphed* by the coronavirus,” Wild added.

@Hulu did it. They- they actually did it. Check out our @NY_Comic_Con exclusive clip! #Animaniacs #NYCC pic.twitter.com/U0Z9cb15Ir

— The Animaniacs (@TheAnimaniacs) October 11, 2020

However, Wild says that on the whole, the humor of the Animaniacs revival will be similar to fans of the original, with layered jokes that are funny on the surface, but extra funny for some older viewers who will understand the added context. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/14/animaniacs-official-sneak-peek-2020"] Aside from the humor, Gabe Swarr says Animaniacs will be visually diverse also. “I was really attracted to the variety show aspect of it. Like putting different ideas in and jam-packing it full,” said Swarr. “Wellesley and I really like a lot of shows that are visually diverse. So we tried to bring that into the show. It feels like the original show was all drawn the same way and our show really breaks that. We try to go, visually, different places.” Swarr credits the current animation landscape and how kids nowadays are exposed to a variety of different animation styles. “Kids nowadays they see all kinds of styles and they’re exposed to all kinds of things. In the 90s, yes there was stuff but not nearly as much stuff as now. So we felt this was the one thing we could bring to the show,” said Swarr. The Animaniacs will premiere on Hulu on November 20, 2020. A second season has been announced for 2021. And for more from New York Comic Con 2020, check out our roundup of the biggest news and trailers. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

The Animaniacs is coming back as an original animated series for Hulu. The cast and crew gathered at a panel for New York Comic-Con to discuss the return, and how the show’s timely humor got a bit messed up by the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. At the digital New York Comic-Con, the Animaniacs revival team held a panel to discuss the upcoming revival for Hulu. The panel included executive producer Wellesley Wild, co-executive producer Gabe Swarr, Yakko and Pinky voice actor Rob Paulsen, Dot voice actor Tress Macneille, Wakko voice actor Jess Harnell, and The Brain voice actor Maurice LaMarche. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-adult-cartoon-tv-series&captions=true"] The Animaniacs revival was announced in 2018, which was when production officially started for the series. The long lead time means that production on The Animaniacs wasn’t immediately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but some of the writing may have quickly become dated. “The first thing the writers and I did was we got a list of events and notable happenings coming in 2020 and we wrote to them. And now of course — we wrote a whole segment about the Olympics and lots of things that won’t happen now,” laughed Wild. “So, we got extra *umphed* by the coronavirus,” Wild added. However, Wild says that on the whole, the humor of the Animaniacs revival will be similar to fans of the original, with layered jokes that are funny on the surface, but extra funny for some older viewers who will understand the added context. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/14/animaniacs-official-sneak-peek-2020"] Aside from the humor, Gabe Swarr says Animaniacs will be visually diverse also. “I was really attracted to the variety show aspect of it. Like putting different ideas in and jam-packing it full,” said Swarr. “Wellesley and I really like a lot of shows that are visually diverse. So we tried to bring that into the show. It feels like the original show was all drawn the same way and our show really breaks that. We try to go, visually, different places.” Swarr credits the current animation landscape and how kids nowadays are exposed to a variety of different animation styles. “Kids nowadays they see all kinds of styles and they’re exposed to all kinds of things. In the 90s, yes there was stuff but not nearly as much stuff as now. So we felt this was the one thing we could bring to the show,” said Swarr. The Animaniacs will premiere on Hulu on November 20, 2020. A second season has been announced for 2021. And for more from New York Comic Con 2020, check out our roundup of the biggest news and trailers. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

This article contains full spoilers from The Boys Season 2 finale, titled "What I Know." Be sure to check out our review of The Boys Season 2 finale, our deep dive into who Black Noir really is (at least in the comics), and learn more about Black Noir's surprising weakness. [poilib element="accentDivider"] During The Boys' action-packed Season 2 finale, Aya Cash's Stormfront is finally defeated after a power heat vision blast from Homelander's son (Ryan) leaves her burnt, bleeding, and crippled. While she's lying helpless on the forest floor, Stormfront begins to utter something in German, but what is she saying? In order to answer this question, we asked IGN's very own Peer Schneider, who hails from Germany, to translate what she says before Homelander asks Ryan if he's responsible for what just happened. According to Mr. Schneider, this is what she said: "Do you remember the day when I stuck my arms out of the car window? We found the perfect spot by the river in the shade of an apple tree. It was the first time..."

IGN also spoke with The Boys' showrunner, Eric Kripke, to learn a bit more context for what Stormfront is referring to here. "She's remembering a time with [Frederick] Vought and her daughter," Kripke informed IGN. "We thought that her pained, wounded, and slightly insane thought would be back to the time she's the happiest. So we wrote a little speech about the moment she was happiest in her life and we translated it in German."

What did you think of the Season 2 finale and what are you excited to see in Season 3? Let us know in the comments section below. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/03/why-dont-we-see-black-noirs-face-on-the-boys"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He's also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

As a reward for fans who either registered to vote, or checked to make sure they were registered, actor Jeff Goldblum recreated the now-classic Dr. Ian Malcolm unbuttoned shirt pose from 1993's Jurassic Park. Of course, you know the pose we're talking about. It's Dr. Malcolm's recuperating, reclining state after the film's legendary T-Rex attack. And the resurgence of the image from a few years back, during arrival of the new Jurassic World films helped Goldblum's pop culture stock rise considerably. There was even a 25-foot tall statue built in London that payed homage to the scene. Here's "the smolder" from 1993... Here's the new image, posted by Goldblum to his Instagram account where he thanked those who registered to vote, writing "Nearly 3,000 of you are ready for this November’s election. Here’s your reward...how time flies." The third film in the franchise's new trilogy, Jurassic World: Dominion, recently paused filming after multiple crew members tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard have returned to resume their Jurassic World lead roles while original Jurassic Park cast members Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, and Laura Dern are part of the film as well. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-deaths-in-the-jurassic-park-movies&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

As a reward for fans who either registered to vote, or checked to make sure they were registered, actor Jeff Goldblum recreated the now-classic Dr. Ian Malcolm unbuttoned shirt pose from 1993's Jurassic Park. Of course, you know the pose we're talking about. It's Dr. Malcolm's recuperating, reclining state after the film's legendary T-Rex attack. And the resurgence of the image from a few years back, during arrival of the new Jurassic World films helped Goldblum's pop culture stock rise considerably. There was even a 25-foot tall statue built in London that payed homage to the scene. Here's "the smolder" from 1993... Here's the new image, posted by Goldblum to his Instagram account where he thanked those who resisted to vote, writing "Nearly 3,000 of you are ready for this November’s election. Here’s your reward...how time flies." The third film in the franchise's new trilogy, Jurassic World: Dominion, recently paused filming after multiple crew members tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard have returned to resume their Jurassic World lead roles while original Jurassic Park cast members Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, and Laura Dern are part of the film as well. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-deaths-in-the-jurassic-park-movies&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

At the virtual New York Comic-Con 2020 panel for The Walking Dead, Dead creative head Scott Gimple gave a quick update on the status of the long-awaited Rick Grimes movie. “We are working on it," Gimple said, not going into anything further detail. Afterwards though, Walking Dead showrunner Angela Kang would wind up teasing that fans may learn more about Rick and Michonne in the extra six episodes that were ordered for Season 10, that will airing the springtime. So expect some hints to be dropped via Judith, as we might learn things about her adopted mom's journey through radio communications. During the virtual panel for spinoff The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Gimple spoke about how the limited series was a precursor for Rick's adventure. "The show obviously serves as an introduction to the organization/civilization that Rick has gotten somehow tied up in, in some way,” he said. “Rick Grimes kinda takes care of himself. He’s pretty good at that sort of thing. But it does look like his situation is going to be challenged in some kind of pronounced way. That I will say.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-walking-dead-best-daryl-and-carol-moments&captions=true"] The Walking Dead's original Season 10 finale, "A Certain Doom," aired last week and marked the end of the Whisper War. You can read our review of The Walking Dead's "A Certain Doom" here. Following that episode, The Walking Dead: World Beyond premiered its first episode, "Brave," which centered on the story of two sisters growing up in a safe, walled community in Nebraska, 10 years into the zompcalypse. You can read our review of The Walking Dead; World Beyond's "Brave" here. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/08/the-expanse-season-5-official-trailer-2020-steven-strait-dominique-tipper"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

At the virtual New York Comic-Con 2020 panel for The Walking Dead, Dead creative head Scott Gimple gave a quick update on the status of the long-awaited Rick Grimes movie. “We are working on it," Gimple said, not going into anything further detail. Afterwards though, Walking Dead showrunner Angela Kang would wind up teasing that fans may learn more about Rick and Michonne in the extra six episodes that were ordered for Season 10, that will airing the springtime. So expect some hints to be dropped via Judith, as we might learn things about her adopted mom's journey through radio communications. During the virtual panel for spinoff The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Gimple spoke about how the limited series was a precursor for Rick's adventure. "The show obviously serves as an introduction to the organization/civilization that Rick has gotten somehow tied up in, in some way,” he said. “Rick Grimes kinda takes care of himself. He’s pretty good at that sort of thing. But it does look like his situation is going to be challenged in some kind of pronounced way. That I will say.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-walking-dead-best-daryl-and-carol-moments&captions=true"] The Walking Dead's original Season 10 finale, "A Certain Doom," aired last week and marked the end of the Whisper War. You can read our review of The Walking Dead's "A Certain Doom" here. Following that episode, The Walking Dead: World Beyond premiered its first episode, "Brave," which centered on the story of two sisters growing up in a safe, walled community in Nebraska, 10 years into the zompcalypse. You can read our review of The Walking Dead; World Beyond's "Brave" here. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/08/the-expanse-season-5-official-trailer-2020-steven-strait-dominique-tipper"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Lost ended its seminal seven-season run just over 10 years ago, with the many mysteries of Oceanic Flight 815, the island, the Others, the Dharma Initiative and more mostly answered. But for a show so built around its lingering questions, its unexpected twists, and the mythology built in tandem with a fanbase engaging online like few had before in TV, Lost’s legacy still looms over the TV landscape. And to honor the finale’s 10-year anniversary, showrunners Carlton Cuse (Jack Ryan, Bates Motel) and Damon Lindelof (Watchmen, The Leftovers) virtually reunited during New York Comic-Con for a fan Q&A. Questions ranged from the sincere, to the puzzled, to the absurd, and here are some of the most interesting tidbits from Cuse and Lindelof’s answers — including why there’s one question they just won’t respond to. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=nycc-2020-13-panels-were-most-excited-about&captions=true"]

Can't Curse on Network TV? Leave It to the Scripts

While not a completely new revelation, a unique approach to the scripts may be one bit of Lost information fans might have missed in the show’s on-air days. When discussing how the show would have been different had it been made in 2020 versus now, aside from perhaps writing it for a cable network or streaming service without ad breaks, one of the biggest changes would likely be a chance to have characters curse more. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2010/05/24/lost-tv-video-ign-last-nights-lost-the-end"] “The one thing was language,” Cuse said. “It felt sometimes a little restrictive, you have a limited vocabulary of exclamation words in network television. If you read the scripts, they’re full of f-bombs...because we couldn’t say certain things on screen, we wrote them into the description. “We tried to convey the intensity in the scripts to get the actors to convey the intensity when all they could say was ‘Damn!’” And that’s something that clearly left a mark on the Lost writers’ room — Edward Kitsis and Adam Horrowitz, two Lost writers who went on to lead Once Upon a Time, brought the curse-filled script approach to OUaT. The two also joked that less episodes would have been produced in the longer early seasons of the show, which means some of the less well-received installments might have never needed to happen.. “Jack would never have flown a kite on the beach in Thailand,” Cuse joked of the “Stranger in a Strange Land” episode.

Lost What-If’s and HeadCanon

During its run, Lost was no stranger to fan theories, and, naturally, the headcanon that would result from them, but one fan wondered whether the showrunners themselves ever imagined what life was like for the characters after they stopped writing episodes. In response to one fan asking this question and specifically explaining her own belief that Hugo “Hurley” Reyes runs a golf tournament on the island, Lindelof was kind enough to make it official. Or, at least as official as a 10-year later Q&A can make it. “Officially...we can verify her theory that in fact Hugo is having a yearly invitational, it’s called the Dharma Open. It’s invitation only,” Lindelof said. “It starts with the fourth round, and it finishes with the first round,” Cuse joked. But while a yearly golf tournament is perhaps a bit easier to reconcile for Hurley’s post-show life, one aspect of the character takes on a new meta-level that the writers likely could never have prepared for. Hurley is, of course, a huge Star Wars fan, and when asked how he would have received the new trilogy of films, Lindelof joked about Hurley’s fandom, but also pondered what J.J. Abrams’ connection to both Star Wars and as a co-creator of Lost would mean for the character. “There’s a meta-level here involving J.J. that I can’t quite wrap my head around...the fact that J.J. Abrams co-created Lost and also worked on the Star Wars movies and that Hurley could watch them fries my brain a little bit,” Lindelof joked.

Just How Tough Is Time Travel to Write?

As time travel became an ever more important aspect of Lost’s storytelling, the complexity  of the plots with which the storytellers had to contend also intensified. When asked about whether time travel is just flat out tough to write, both Lidnelof and Cuse agreed it was, using one of the most beloved episodes of the show as an example. The Desmond and Penny-focused “The Constant” is arguably one of if not the most praised hours of the show, and that certainly translates from the amount of work that went into crafting it. Lindelof explained that an average episode, to break the story in the writer’s room, would take about a week and a half. For “The Constant,” it took them about seven weeks. “We chewed up this entire time of story breaking real estate trying to do this one episode that put us really behind and out of sorts because it was so tough to crack,” Cuse said. Lindelof explained that was in part due to the type of time travel stories they were telling with Lost. “Every butterfly that you step on, you have to have already solved for. You can’t create any paradoxes. So the entirety of the Dharma season when they traveled back in time to the Dharma times was basically saying, everything they’re going to do here has already been pre-ordained,” he noted. “You have to approach it with a great degree of delicacy. Lost and 'delicate' were strange bedfellows.”

So...Why Won’t They Answer Any Questions About the Other Outrigger?

If you want someone to blame for never knowing who, infamously, was on the other outrigger, you have The Sopranos' creator David Chase to thank...sort of. In discussing why the two never reveal the answer to who was shooting from the other Outrigger in the episode "The Little Prince," Lindelof noted that Chase's refusal to ever discuss the ending of The Sopranos informed their reasoning for not explaining this bit of Lost lore. "...Our finale was not about not telling, in fact we feel like we told you everything," Lindelof said. "And so the idea that there were unanswered questions about Lost, I continue to challenge any fan to say, ask us a question, we’ll answer it or we will provide you with a roadmap to get the answer that the show provided," he continued, pointing to mysteries like Walt, the numbers, and more. "We will answer all of those questions, except for one, which is the outrigger, and that, we will take to our graves." But Lindelof offered some hope — there is in fact an answer, but the only way the masses may find out is if Cuse and Lindelof, well, die. "I will say we did write the scene that answered the question, and other people outside of our writers’ room have seen the scene and been sworn to secrecy. So should Carlton and I die, and our memory be maligned as if we didn’t know [who was on the other outrigger] and that’s why we didn’t tell, those individuals can come forward and say, 'Now that they are dead, I will tell you who was on the outrigger.' But we will maintain our personal integrity," he defiantly concluded.

Would Cuse and Lindelof Ever Work on a Lost Reboot?

ABC executives have discussed the want for a reboot of the series, though no Lost 2.0 is in the works just yet. But should it ever be, don’t expect Cuse and Lindelof to be a part of it — not that they’ll be against it. “There doesn’t feel like there’s anything left to say that’s worth saying...we did it,” Cuse said of why the two would want to be involved. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/02/05/abc-boss-wants-a-lost-reboot"] Lindelof explained he’s never been approached about a reboot, though he’s heard word online as we all have about execs being open to a reboot. And he's open to it as well, but not as a show he would want to make himself. “For the three final seasons of the show...we put so much emotional energy into ending this show. In the middle of the third season, which is when we finally got word [the network would let us end it], everyone in the entire world was like ‘It’s impossible.’ “So for us to put so much emotional energy into getting the ending, and then all the creative energy in seasons 4, 5, and 6 of doing the ending the best we could, to do the ending on our own terms, the way we wanted to. To turn around, even 20 years later, and to say 'Well that wasn’t the ending. It was just an ending,' it feels wrong on every level, but that’s because it was our ending." Lindelof and Cuse did both echo the idea that new writers inspired by the original series could certainly put their stamp on the Lost universe and its themes. "And I agree with Carlton wholeheartedly that enough time has passed for an entire generation of people who grew up with Lost to say, 'Hey I’m a writer,' or ‘I’ve got a take on this thing,"" Lindelof said. "I think that stories can be told by anyone and anyone can take control of the story and make it their own vision, and that can be exciting." So do Lindelof and Cuse have to go back to the island? Maybe not, but it doesn't mean we all can't return there someday. For more from New York Comic Con 2020, be sure to check out all the biggest news and trailers from NYCC 2020, and stay tuned to IGN for continuing coverage.

Lost ended its seminal seven-season run just over 10 years ago, with the many mysteries of Oceanic Flight 815, the island, the Others, the Dharma Initiative and more mostly answered. But for a show so built around its lingering questions, its unexpected twists, and the mythology built in tandem with a fanbase engaging online like few had before in TV, Lost’s legacy still looms over the TV landscape. And to honor the finale’s 10-year anniversary, showrunners Carlton Cuse (Jack Ryan, Bates Motel) and Damon Lindelof (Watchmen, The Leftovers) virtually reunited during New York Comic-Con for a fan Q&A. Questions ranged from the sincere, to the puzzled, to the absurd, and here are some of the most interesting tidbits from Cuse and Lindelof’s answers — including why there’s one question they just won’t respond to. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=nycc-2020-13-panels-were-most-excited-about&captions=true"]

Can't Curse on Network TV? Leave It to the Scripts

While not a completely new revelation, a unique approach to the scripts may be one bit of Lost information fans might have missed in the show’s on-air days. When discussing how the show would have been different had it been made in 2020 versus now, aside from perhaps writing it for a cable network or streaming service without ad breaks, one of the biggest changes would likely be a chance to have characters curse more. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2010/05/24/lost-tv-video-ign-last-nights-lost-the-end"] “The one thing was language,” Cuse said. “It felt sometimes a little restrictive, you have a limited vocabulary of exclamation words in network television. If you read the scripts, they’re full of f-bombs...because we couldn’t say certain things on screen, we wrote them into the description. “We tried to convey the intensity in the scripts to get the actors to convey the intensity when all they could say was ‘Damn!’” And that’s something that clearly left a mark on the Lost writers’ room — Edward Kitsis and Adam Horrowitz, two Lost writers who went on to lead Once Upon a Time, brought the curse-filled script approach to OUaT. The two also joked that less episodes would have been produced in the longer early seasons of the show, which means some of the less well-received installments might have never needed to happen.. “Jack would never have flown a kite on the beach in Thailand,” Cuse joked of the “Stranger in a Strange Land” episode.

Lost What-If’s and HeadCanon

During its run, Lost was no stranger to fan theories, and, naturally, the headcanon that would result from them, but one fan wondered whether the showrunners themselves ever imagined what life was like for the characters after they stopped writing episodes. In response to one fan asking this question and specifically explaining her own belief that Hugo “Hurley” Reyes runs a golf tournament on the island, Lindelof was kind enough to make it official. Or, at least as official as a 10-year later Q&A can make it. “Officially...we can verify her theory that in fact Hugo is having a yearly invitational, it’s called the Dharma Open. It’s invitation only,” Lindelof said. “It starts with the fourth round, and it finishes with the first round,” Cuse joked. But while a yearly golf tournament is perhaps a bit easier to reconcile for Hurley’s post-show life, one aspect of the character takes on a new meta-level that the writers likely could never have prepared for. Hurley is, of course, a huge Star Wars fan, and when asked how he would have received the new trilogy of films, Lindelof joked about Hurley’s fandom, but also pondered what J.J. Abrams’ connection to both Star Wars and as a co-creator of Lost would mean for the character. “There’s a meta-level here involving J.J. that I can’t quite wrap my head around...the fact that J.J. Abrams co-created Lost and also worked on the Star Wars movies and that Hurley could watch them fries my brain a little bit,” Lindelof joked.

Just How Tough Is Time Travel to Write?

As time travel became an ever more important aspect of Lost’s storytelling, the complexity  of the plots with which the storytellers had to contend also intensified. When asked about whether time travel is just flat out tough to write, both Lidnelof and Cuse agreed it was, using one of the most beloved episodes of the show as an example. The Desmond and Penny-focused “The Constant” is arguably one of if not the most praised hours of the show, and that certainly translates from the amount of work that went into crafting it. Lindelof explained that an average episode, to break the story in the writer’s room, would take about a week and a half. For “The Constant,” it took them about seven weeks. “We chewed up this entire time of story breaking real estate trying to do this one episode that put us really behind and out of sorts because it was so tough to crack,” Cuse said. Lindelof explained that was in part due to the type of time travel stories they were telling with Lost. “Every butterfly that you step on, you have to have already solved for. You can’t create any paradoxes. So the entirety of the Dharma season when they traveled back in time to the Dharma times was basically saying, everything they’re going to do here has already been pre-ordained,” he noted. “You have to approach it with a great degree of delicacy. Lost and 'delicate' were strange bedfellows.”

So...Why Won’t They Answer Any Questions About the Other Outrigger?

If you want someone to blame for never knowing who, infamously, was on the other outrigger, you have The Sopranos' creator David Chase to thank...sort of. In discussing why the two never reveal the answer to who was shooting from the other Outrigger in the episode "The Little Prince," Lindelof noted that Chase's refusal to ever discuss the ending of The Sopranos informed their reasoning for not explaining this bit of Lost lore. "...Our finale was not about not telling, in fact we feel like we told you everything," Lindelof said. "And so the idea that there were unanswered questions about Lost, I continue to challenge any fan to say, ask us a question, we’ll answer it or we will provide you with a roadmap to get the answer that the show provided," he continued, pointing to mysteries like Walt, the numbers, and more. "We will answer all of those questions, except for one, which is the outrigger, and that, we will take to our graves." But Lindelof offered some hope — there is in fact an answer, but the only way the masses may find out is if Cuse and Lindelof, well, die. "I will say we did write the scene that answered the question, and other people outside of our writers’ room have seen the scene and been sworn to secrecy. So should Carlton and I die, and our memory be maligned as if we didn’t know [who was on the other outrigger] and that’s why we didn’t tell, those individuals can come forward and say, 'Now that they are dead, I will tell you who was on the outrigger.' But we will maintain our personal integrity," he defiantly concluded.

Would Cuse and Lindelof Ever Work on a Lost Reboot?

ABC executives have discussed the want for a reboot of the series, though no Lost 2.0 is in the works just yet. But should it ever be, don’t expect Cuse and Lindelof to be a part of it — not that they’ll be against it. “There doesn’t feel like there’s anything left to say that’s worth saying...we did it,” Cuse said of why the two would want to be involved. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/02/05/abc-boss-wants-a-lost-reboot"] Lindelof explained he’s never been approached about a reboot, though he’s heard word online as we all have about execs being open to a reboot. And he's open to it as well, but not as a show he would want to make himself. “For the three final seasons of the show...we put so much emotional energy into ending this show. In the middle of the third season, which is when we finally got word [the network would let us end it], everyone in the entire world was like ‘It’s impossible.’ “So for us to put so much emotional energy into getting the ending, and then all the creative energy in seasons 4, 5, and 6 of doing the ending the best we could, to do the ending on our own terms, the way we wanted to. To turn around, even 20 years later, and to say 'Well that wasn’t the ending. It was just an ending,' it feels wrong on every level, but that’s because it was our ending." Lindelof and Cuse did both echo the idea that new writers inspired by the original series could certainly put their stamp on the Lost universe and its themes. "And I agree with Carlton wholeheartedly that enough time has passed for an entire generation of people who grew up with Lost to say, 'Hey I’m a writer,' or ‘I’ve got a take on this thing,"" Lindelof said. "I think that stories can be told by anyone and anyone can take control of the story and make it their own vision, and that can be exciting." So do Lindelof and Cuse have to go back to the island? Maybe not, but it doesn't mean we all can't return there someday. For more from New York Comic Con 2020, be sure to check out all the biggest news and trailers from NYCC 2020, and stay tuned to IGN for continuing coverage.