Oldham Name[]
- Here is a stretch, and I don't even think this was intentional on the part of the writers but a fun coincidence. According to wikipedia, the surname Oldham derives from the place Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. The toponymy of Oldham seems to imply "old village or place" from Eald (Saxon) signifying oldness or antiquity, and Ham (Saxon) a house, farm or hamlet. The character Oldham is played by William Sanderson. Sanderson played in Bladerunner as J. F. Sebastian, who has the disease progeria(Methuselah Syndrome); his glands age faster than he does and thus he has a short lifespan. That is, he is "Old" beyond his years. [User:J.nc]
- Considering that Sanderson is an accomplished character actor, with a following among Sci-Fi fans, I would bet that this guy is going to be in more episodes. Which would mean they might have taken his name from a real person (based on other patterns). Here are some slightly plausible possibilities from wikipedia:
- Andrew Oldham: an early manager for the Rolling Stones, known for creating their bad-boy image.
- Will Oldham: See trivia on the article page.
- Thomas Oldham: A 19th century geologist. He led a team that made major discoveries about the geology of India.
- Richard Dixon Oldham: Thomas Oldham's son, argued in 1906 that the Earth's interior is molten due to the way certain earthquake waves traveled (or didn't travel) through it.
- Robert Oldham: a Canadian writer who has recently published a series of Alternate History novels about WWII.
- Richard Oldham: Bishop of Sodor and Man (islands between Great Britain and Ireland) in 15th century.
- John Oldham: A 17th century English poet and satirist.
- John Oldham: An early Puritan settler of Massachussetts, whose death triggered a war with the Pequot Natives of Block Island.
- Hugh Oldham: Bishop of Exeter in the 16th century, a benefactor of Corpus Christi College at Oxford.
Clamshell 19:47, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Anagram for Oldham Pharmaceuticals[]
Mac, a drop halts a lie, chum ESachs 03:40, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Oldham/Faraday[]
Has anyone addressed the idea that Oldham could be Faraday? If people can get unstuck from time why couldn't time get unstuck from a person? As we have seen a lot of things can be changed by the Island and we know that even death doesn't have to be permanent. Charlotte said that a creepy old man told her never to come back to the island or she will die, she believed this to be Daniel. We know that Daniel does eventually get off the island and has also been seen down where the wheel was found while Dharma was doing work on the orchid station. Sawyer addresses Jacks question about where Faraday is by just saying he isn't here anymore. Does anyone see a problem with this idea, or better yet anything to support it? I'm still not entirely sure how it would be possible but I can't say it's outside the realm of possibility.
--Foot
- I have no objections to the theory, but can't think of anything that would cement the two together. I'd rank it as plausible but extremely unlikely. Had Oldham been surrounded by blackboards...
humpton 17:54, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
LOL, yea I think Oldham bears a striking resemblance to Faraday. Plus I can't think of anyone else that Charlotte could be warned by that she could mistake for Faraday. I would think that if Sawyer knew Faraday was gone he should also have some idea as to how even if he couldn't duplicate it. Like always someone isn't telling all they know. Gotta love it.
--Foot
Yea I believe he would have recognized him too, but all of the people left behind are in fairly tight with the Dharma group now. It seems that they would know when the best time to play along. When Sayid starts talking bout the future and blowing things outta the water Oldham vocally doubts his measurement with the truth serum. They spend the entire episode making him seem like an expert in torture and info extraction so I can't see him making such a rookie mistake. What better way to maintain cover than to dismiss it as a mistake on his own part.
--Foot
- Well, I don't know about this. Charlotte didn't say "a creepy old man," she just said "a crazy man." No age was specified, so there's no reason to think it was anyone other than "present-day" Faraday. --Managerpants 12:55, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
Oldham's Jumpsuit[]
As far as I could tell, it was "Interrogator." Can anyone post of high-quality still of Oldham's suit? -- Crazy Bearded Jack 17:36, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
Oldham's fate?[]
I've already written about Moscow flashback in He's_Our_You. (Sorry for crossposting, but I think, it's important for the analysis of Oldhams biography).
In this flashback Ben had an old-fashoined costume. The car is also not really modern type. And after Sayid killed Andropov, you can slightly see the newspaper "Pravda" ("Правда") near his body. Now, this newspaper exists even now, but is not really popular like it was before collapse of the USSR. So my question is: has Sayid killed Andropov after a time travel in the Soviet Union time? 70ies? 60ies? Perhaps, if the Oldham is the same Oldham as on the Island, it could explain his fate: <speculation>He was first working in his pharma company in Moscow, and then he travelled to the island.</speculation>
So it would look like: Oldham works in Moscow in the 60/70ies => is beeing recruited by Dharma Initiative (according "The Mysteries of Universe 3") => comes to the island.
If this is just my mistake (if Moscow scene is also somewhere in the 2000ies), it would mean, Oldham left the island after he worked there as crazy medicine man? --Kosmomerz 10:29, January 20, 2010 (UTC)