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Doc Jensen’s recommended viewing list shows the past is prologue. Weve got revealingLostteaser videos, a newalternate reality experience, and an increasing number ofearly reviews of the premiereeverywhere. Check out these multiple blasts of enthusiasm from fellowLostobsessive Doc Arzt, a.k.a. Credit: Mario Perez/ABC Jon Lachonis, co-author ofLost Ate My Life. I think the title of Docs book also pretty much sums up his passionate, heady assessment. The heraldic trumpeting will grow louder this week....

The arc of John Locke may have ironically spoke for these alienated fans. In season 1, he was the Islands man of adventure, the embodiment of the joy of discovery. So began the dark days. And then, two things happened that changed Lost and my fandom forever. The first thing is easy to explain. The future ofLostsuddenly went from dim to bright. The second thing is more personal and trickier to explain....

The season premiere picks up right after the finale, said Cuse, and then begged off from elaborating. Her choice of words was interpreted by press (and Lindelof) to mean that the premiere is confusing. Lindelof said with a laugh. Get ready to be confused, America! He said that those well-versed with season 1 will be well-positioned to be entertained by the final season. Its nice getting back to that now [with the scenes the actors are shooting]....

The Island inhabitants are in for a rough ride. Here’s everything you gotta know about season 4’s final five episodes. Amount of fun currently being had: Zero. Credit: Mario Perez The horses are jumpy from machine-gun fire. Executive producer Jack Bender is directing with an ice pack to his face after walking into a crane. And Michael Emerson a.k.a. I thought we would ease into things. Instead, I get this all-Ben extravaganza: combat, riding horses, foreign languages....

Ive been SOOOOO good about keeping myself spoiler free about the upcoming season. Ive waited eight months. Ive been very disciplined about not peeking at the places where you might peek to find stuff out. I now want to seal the deal and save for myself an utterly pure, un-predigested experience. So Im not going to look! You cant make me! Even if you paid me money and officially make it my job…....

Image Credit: Greg PetersMacGrubertook sixth place this weekend, netting $4.1 million thanks to suckers like me. There were 13 people in my theater in downtown Brooklyn. It was one of the dumbest movies ever, but the experience was honestly pretty fun. I started cackling just a few seconds in at the slowed-down theme song during Will Fortes sax solo. I guess you have to be in a certain mood! I still find that I cant conceive of Phillippe as anyone other than Sebastian Valmont fromCruel Intentions....

Yes, we still have one episode left of the emotional free fall that has beenMad Mens fifth season. That doesnt mean Matthew Weiner & Co. have saved all their shockers for theend. Our beloved characters, not to mention us viewers, have been through a lot these twelve episodes. Credit: Jordin Althaus/AMC Read on to find out who met their fate. The past few episodes documented Lanes difficulty meeting burdensome back taxes he owed to Her Majesty....

And even if he is, how do you weigh that against the good he’s doing? Doubtfire, say, with car chases and reefer jokes. But there are very few black images in Hollywood, so black people are going to his movies. Credit: Alfeo Dixon Tyler Perry is making money. Alotof money.Jailhas already earned more than $75 million, making it Perrys highest-grossing film to date. He may already be the most divisive....

Try as I might, I cant quite go off the crap-TV diet. Nope,not yet. Not when stuff likeMake Me A Supermodelwhich officially premierestonight on Bravois there to tempt me. (Yeah, goodluck with that.) Now, am I the only one who is flummoxed by that scene? For starters, was this shot inside aLevitzshowroom? Also, who is the lone Indian boy sitting next toGrandma? Why does the entire tableaulook like it was hauled in from the casting call for anelderly life insurancecommercial?...

ET (8 a.m. ## EPISODE 1 You Always Hurt the One You Love. The pilot episode introduces us with the Manhattan Project already in full swing, so to speak. THINKING INSIDE THE BOX:We nearly titled this hour Box 1663, the Hills famously mysterious postal address. Thematically, its stories revolve around questions of compartmentalization of information, of grief, of guilt. He was talking about physics. Its also a decent description of TV writing....

Mediumjumping ship to CBS makes so much sense its scary. As CBS chief Nina Tasslersuggested, the show is practically the spiritual lovechild to the Eyes ownGhost WhispererandNumb3rs. Even though, you know, it gets higher ratings thanChuck. Credit: Mitchell Haaseth/NBC (Surprising, right?Chuckfans must be just very vocal. And also hungry.) Confession time: The only show I watch on CBS isThe Amazing Race. Ive caught a few episodes ofHow I Met Your Mother, but have yet to fully commit....

Auggie, c’mon pack your knives and go. Oh wait, this isntTop Chef? Then why are viewers of a nighttime soap being bored by talk about saffron and thyme beurre blanc!? Then Auggie threw punches at his boss Marcello (after Marcello disrespected Riley) and seemingly got fired. Im all forMelrosegetting sexier, but this was like watching cardboard fornicating. There was a differentMelrosekiss that stirred up a lot more issues. doesnt seem like a surefire pickup line)....

The CWs decision tocontemporizeMelrose Placefor todays audiences underscores the latest trend in TV: developing tried-and-true titles in hopes of overcoming marketing challenges. Now that NBC and The CW have succeeded (at least for now) in getting reboots ofKnight Riderand90210off the ground, CBS is considering remakes of two popular crime series from the 70s:The Streets of San FranciscoandHawaii Five-O, for next fall. Ed Bernero (Criminal Minds) is writing theFive-Oscript, while Sheldon Turner (The Longest Yard)and Robert Port (Numb3rs) will attempt to updateStreetsby focusing on the citys gay population....