The rabbit in tonight's episode was a reference to Stephen King's "On Writing". In it, he is describing how the writing process is similar to telepathy, then enforces his point by describing a rabbit with a blue 8 drawn on its back. Just a cool little nugget.

Oh that's cool. Thanks for sharing. But what is he saying the rabbit with the "8" represents?

Cool that the reference in the book matches up with one of the cursed Numbers.

"On Writing" is one of my favorites book ever. I don't write but it was highly entertaining nonetheless.

My my, these writers are obsessed with Stephen King! :smile: Maybe they are angling for him to write an episode? (The very idea scares me, though I have read many of his books. Remember Quentin Tarantino's CSI episode?!)

Nice how the bunny can represent fertility and be a shout out to SK at the same time.

And Rebellious Rabbits! :)

...then enforces his point by describing a rabbit with a blue 8 drawn on its back.
oh, that's right! I remember that. It was a cool exercise. I liked the way he correlated writing with telepathy.
Telepathy! Another of those "wild talents"--like precognition! :d

Nice how the bunny can represent fertility and be a shout out to SK at the same time.

good catch!

Oh that's cool. Thanks for sharing. But what is he saying the rabbit with the "8" represents?.
I haven't read that book - I'd like to know what the 8 on the bunny means in relation to writing too! Pleeeaassse???? :redface:

It's probalby also a "shout out" from the writers and TPTB that they are listening to our (my) writing complaints!!! :biggrin: WHAT?!? "It's not as easy as it looks???"

WE here ya!

In "On Writing" King suggested, as a writing exercise, starting with the image of a bunny in a cage with the number 8 writed on it (the bunny) in ink.

I am so ticked off, 'cause I went to go see King speak two days ago and they were taking audience questions and I was so excited to see him I didn't even THINK of asking any LOST Qs.

Thoughts on the King-LOST love?

There are a few great threads doing just this!

Search AndyLekker and you'll find one tying in The Stand. There's a take on the Langoliers, The Dark Tower, Carrie and maybe even Firestarter...Add The TommyKnockers because I still beleibàve there are Alien entities around Lost.........Mouhahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Namaste, Eric.

He didn't really say what the 8 represents -- it was just randomly chosen, I guess. I am surprised though that King didn't choose 19 to be written on the rabbit's back.

Rabbits used to be used to conduct pregnancy exams. Perhaps seeing the dead bunny reminded him that he had gotten Cassidy pregnant and she had a child.

I haven't read that book - I'd like to know what the 8 on the bunny means in relation to writing too! Pleeeaassse???? :redface:

He didn't really say what the 8 represents -- it was just randomly chosen, I guess. I am surprised though that King didn't choose 19 to be written on the rabbit's back.

Ok, sorry, my question wasn't clear, so I think LIL and I are both probably still wondering. So let me try again... The 8 is random, fine. But what in the world does a bunny with an "8" on its back have to do with writing???

The rabbit in tonight's episode was a reference to Stephen King's "On Writing". In it, he is describing how the writing process is similar to telepathy, then enforces his point by describing a rabbit with a blue 8 drawn on its back. Just a cool little nugget.


Yes, I've read the book. That's right. His point is that writing is a sort of telepathy. He describes a rabbit with a numeral eight on its back and down through the ages people can see that in their own mind. ABRACADABRA - telepathy, of a sort. One can read a book that's hundreds of years old and find the "mindset" of those of that time. Great post!

Rabbits are also frequently referred to in Of Mice and Men . "George tell me about them rabbits again" The "best laid plans" of the brothers in the book are to make enough money to buy a farm and raise rabbits.

I read an explanation somewhere else that I understood pretty well - I'll try and convey it to you properly, LL!!! :biggrin:

Okay, let's say I'm writing a book ( actually I am and have had some really positive feedback from readers but I digress .... ;) ) and one of my paragraphs describes a white bunny with pink rimmed eyes that has a blue number 8 painted on its back. As you read that paragraph, you begin to form a picture in your mind of what the author is describing.

Now, the author didn't TELL you to create a picture in your mind, you just did it automatically. So essentially, you and the author are picturing the same object, except you are "receiving" that picture much later than the original author did - years, maybe even centuries later!

King likened it to a form of telepathy which is a paranormal awareness of another person's experience (thoughts, feelings, etc.) except in this case it is almost like the author can predict and project an image into the future because he/she knows that the reader will be picturing the same image when they read the novel several years in the future! :w00t:

It was such a unique idea that it really stuck with me!!! King's brain must have some of the best and weirdest stuff in there. I'd love to visit one day .... but just for a short while. ;) I'm sure a lot of his thoughts would probably scare the cr*p out of me! :tongue1:

Thanks for the explanation, LIL! That really helped me. :) And it's a very cool thought.

In the season premier, with the 'others' in their settlement/village they were holding a book club meeting and someone was holding a hardcover of a King novel.

Perhaps the writers are quite fond of his work.