Totally! I think that The Others live in the underground society and they can be heard above ground through some ventillation system.

Re: people who will be returning next season who supposedly died this season, I think it might be that they'll appear in flashbacks. I'm not sure it means they aren't actually dead.

I read that one of the regular males - though they have not announced who - wanted more money than they were willing to pay, so he will be killed off in one of the first two or three episodes next year and will not even appear in anymore flashbacks.

Personally, with the cult popularity of the show, I can't think of anything more stupid for an actor than to demand more money on a show that you know you can be killed off of at any time. Why not build your career?

Locke? Jack? Sawyer? Hurley? Charlie? Jin? Walt? Michael? I would miss any of them. That sucks!

I read this, too. Supposedly Abrams discussed it. I would look at the actors who have had film careers. Most notably, these days, is the actor playing Sayid. The actor playing Locke has also had a film career, though not so much of late, so he may be very grateful to be where he’s at. The actor playing Michael has had a very small film career, but maybe he’s getting greedy. Jin was in Crash, but has mostly been guest starring on television, so being a regular probably suits him just fine. The hobbit was depressed after not working hardly at all after Lord of the Rings, so he's probably pleased as punch to be a regular on a series.

I really hope Sayid isn’t a goner, but I’d almost have to guess it’s him if the rumor is true. If LOST is conflicting with movie offers, and an actor has had to turn down parts, he'd probably demand a much higher salary, or he'd prefer to go on to what he considers to be bigger and better things in film.

I read this, too. Supposedly Abrams discussed it. I would look at the actors who have had film careers. Most notably, these days, is the actor playing Sayid. The actor playing Locke has also had a film career, though not so much of late, so he may be very grateful to be where he’s at. The actor playing Michael has had a very small film career, but maybe he’s getting greedy. Jin was in Crash, but has mostly been guest starring on television, so being a regular probably suits him just fine. The hobbit was depressed after not working hardly at all after Lord of the Rings, so he's probably pleased as punch to be a regular on a series.

I really hope Sayid isn’t a goner, but I’d almost have to guess it’s him if the rumor is true. If LOST is conflicting with movie offers, and an actor has had to turn down parts, he'd probably demand a much higher salary, or he'd prefer to go on to what he considers to be bigger and better things in film.