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In a week filled with season and series finales (see the full list here) on the broadcast networks, cable rolls out some new offerings, mostly in the “freak show” vein. Watch them or run screaming to…

Betty lives!

ABC, which won’t announce its full fall schedule until the week of May 18, has handed early renewal notices to a dozen series. Among those picked up: “Ugly Betty,” which suffered viewership declines this season and returns from hiatus next…

Four stars, A-plus, 10 out of 10. That’s how much I liked the Season 5 premiere of “Lost” after watching the double episode the first time, and that’s how much I still liked it after rewatching it Wednesday night. Are…

Is the “Lost” island Atlantis? Do dinosaurs roam its jungles? Or is the whole thing a fevered dream? Before you watch the season premiere (7-10 p.m. Wednesday on ABC), share your own theories here. And be sure to read my…

You’ve followed “Lost” for four seasons. You’re more hooked than ever. But you still have questions. Don’t we all have questions? It’s been so long, I can hardly even remember mine, but I’ll bet you can remember yours. Please share.

This…

If you haven’t seen the 2-minute preview of the new season of “Lost,” it’s worth your time — and worth sitting through a Wal-mart ad that plays “Carol of the Bells” and makes everyone in the office look up. (Consider…

The official title was “Something Nice Back Home,” and it made me wish, hopelessly, for a happy ending for Jack and Kate (and Aaron). Seeing that little window of sweet, normal family life — and a pretty great sex scene,…

I started hearing last week that the informal talks had made progress and that a new contract, ending the strike by the Writers Guild of America, could be close. Of course, we heard that before Christmas, too, and nothing came…

It certainly did for me, and more so. After watching the first time as streaming video, I watched the season premiere again last night and was just as riveted. Held my breath at the same spots. Got a little teary…