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The following comes from a press release from ABC:

LOST SURVIVOR GUIDE SPECIAL — WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 (9:00-10:00 p.m.) — ABC once again invites new and avid “Lost” viewers to take another look at one of the most talked about and critically acclaimed shows. “Lost Survivor Guide” will explore the series in a way that will bring new viewers up to date — but which current viewers will also find illuminating in anticipation of the return of the second act of the series’ third season. From the back stories of some of the most interesting characters on television to the mysteries of the island, “Lost Survivor Guide” will provide an insightful glimpse into the lives of some of the survivors of the doomed Oceanic Airlines flight 815. Hosted by “Lost” executive producers Damon Lindelof (also a co-creator of the show) and Carlton Cuse, the special will be told in a linear fashion, culminating from pieces of the back stories revealed over multiple episodes in the series, “Lost Survivor Guide” focuses on the flashbacks of a core of characters — illustrating who they were and what they were doing before the crash, and how the island has changed their lives, for better or worse. In addition, the island itself will be explored culled from events that have taken place which may reveal some of its secrets that might have been missed upon first viewing.

JJ Abrams is scheduled to appear at San Jose’s 17th annual Cinequest. The film festival runs from February 28th to March 11th. Check out the official site for more information.

I’ve been meaning to post this for awhile, but kept forgetting. I get a number of hits here of people searching for the name of the band that performs the new What About Brian theme song. Well, the group is called Low Stars and the song is called “Calling All Friends.”

You can find out more about them on their MySpace.

Click below from ABC’s summary of Lost Episode 3.08 “Flashes Before Your Eyes” which will air February 14, 2007:

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A survey by HollywoodToday.net seems to show that many fans support Damon and Carlton’s comments about wanting to have a definitive end date for Lost. Click this press release to read more about this, which includes quotes from fans at various message boards.

According to Reuters and various other trade mags, Michael Vartan has been cast in an ABC drama pilot that has yet to be named. In a nutshell, the show is “about four high-powered CEOs or CEOs-to-be who are all friends. Vartan will play the new CEO of a large corporation who is described as the moral center of the show. ”

Lost fans across the Pond won’t have to wait too long to get Episode 3.07 “Not in Portland” — Sky One announced that Lost will return on February 11th at 10 p.m.. They are also airing a special on February 9th at 10 p.m. — check the article for details.

WARNING! One casting spoiler contained in the article for a future episode!

William Shatner was in the Time magazine proverbial “hot seat” and answered their 10 Questions. Naturally, the forthcoming Star Trek: XI movie came up, as did JJ.

As usual, please take his ST:XI comments with a grain of salt

Keeping with its efforts to use as many locals as possible while filming in Hawai’i, Lost has formed an “educational partnership” with the University of Hawai’i. Ten lucky UH students will be interns for the show over the next four months, rotating through various production offices and learning the biz.

I just thought it was amusing that the blogger that claimed to have photos from a Brazilian airplane crash had used screenshots from one of the MOST POPULAR TV SHOWS IN THE WORLD…aka Lost. Hey look! It’s Evangeline Lilly! I didn’t know she was in a REAL airplane crash!

I had a huge gigglefit from this, so I thought I’d share

The one thing you can never deny is that Greg Grunberg and JJ Abrams in one room can make any event better. They are at their best when they are teasing each other, which is exactly what Greg does in this small article from the Rotten Tomatoes website. He also mentions what he would like to play in the 11th Star Trek movie that JJ is working on.

Anyone else having serious SpyDaddy withdrawals? Well, have no fear — Papa’s got a brand new bag…er, TV show. Victor Garber has been cast in the ABC pilot Eli Stone, which also will star Jonny Lee Miller (which made the geek in me *squee* because ZOMG — Crash Override/Zero Cool!!). The premise sounds interesting, so hopefully ABC will pick it up.

In this interview with iFMagazine, Jennifer Garner discusses her new movie “Catch & Release” as well as the end of Alias. This is the first part of the interview.

ABC FINALLY released the episode description for Lost Ep 3.07 “Not in Portland” — it’s under the cut:
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…and he LOVED IT according to this article from Entertainment Weekly. Doc gives four vague spoilery teasers about “Not in Portland” — plus this little gem of a quote:

Passing critical judgments on TV shows is technically not my department here at EW. That said, let the fact that I’ve watched the episode three times in less than 24 hours tell you something.

*squee*