TV News Round-Up: The Office, Doctor Who, Lost and more!

After a significant slowdown during the holidays there is plenty to report in TVland.

On the Doctor Who front is it old news that Steven Moffat will be taking over the show moving forward. Here is a video of former Doctor David Tennant interviewing Moffat about his new gig.


Speaking of ex-Doctors, Christopher Eccelson will be portraying John Lennon in a BBC movie Lennon Naked. Someone must have had their head in the Who-verse on casting day because Naoko Mori (Torchwood) will be playing Yoko Ono.


The Office may have a long awaited guest appearance by the one and only Ricky Gervais, hot off his gig hosting the Golden Globes, and promoting his new HBO series, recently hinted that David Brent (his character from The Office UK) may make an appearance on the American series.


Now that NBC has come to its senses and kicked Leno's late-night-butt out of prime-time, NBC has announced its post-Olympic prime time schedule, one that makes room for more scripted television. Yay!

The new season of 24 starts tonight airing two hours of its two day, 4 hour event. In honour of Starbuck finding her place in the work of Jack Bauer she sits down for an interview with BuzzSugar about her new role...and more importantly, about what it's like to have been a part of something as fantastic as BSG, and her love of sci-fi.

The LOST premiere is fast approaching and there seems to be a steady stream of information that really doesn't reveal a whole lot. Here's the latest. LOST's TCA panel revealed some returning cast members, and that Emilie DeRavine was very, very confused by the script for the first episode. hmm...

In other news, LOST producers claim that for LOST the end will really be the end. No sequels, spin offs or the like. Do you believe them?

Lost vs. The White House

In recent news, U.S. president Barack Obama appeases LOST fans everywhere as he promises not to schedule his State of the Union Address on February 2, the premier date for the season premiere of the final season of LOST on ABC.

LOST fans were rabid after rumours that the State of the Union Address that is traditionally held in late January may be moved to February 2nd.

LOST producer Carlton Cuse responsed to the White House's promise to not interfere with LOST's return date via twitter with a promise to reveal to the president any secrets of the island that he wants to know.

Since February 2nd is still a ways away here are a few tidbits to keep you satisfied:

LOST: First five Seasons in 8:15


This is not the first time The Last Supper has been used as a template for art for television shows in their finale season (Sopranos, BSG). This unorigional yet apparently clue ridden poster art is our latest insight into the next and final season. (click for larger view)
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To follow up what promises to be a momentous 100th episode of How I Met Your Mother, Neil Patrick Harris will perform double duties as he'll take the reigns as director as well as acting in the101st episode. Amanda Peet will be guest-starring in this episode as Marshall's co-worker.




Mary McDonnell will be reprising her role as Capt. Raydor on tomorrow night's episode of The Closer in season 5, episode 15 "Dead Man's Hand".



Can't wait for January 10th for new Chuck? Producer Josh Schwartz gives some insight into what will go down in season three. This interview contains minor spoilers, so consume at your own discretion.

Tis the season - Slate writer Torie Bosch explains how there are only three types of television Christmas plot lines. I think she's on to something. Find out what these plot lines are here!


And.... new LOST trailer here:

Maybe it's just me, but this actually made me less excited for the new season. Maybe it's the music, or the continued lack of new or provoking material, but I'm sick of this past-season nostalgia. In with the new!

New LOST Teaser - No New Footage

The first teaser for LOST's final season aired last night during Flashforward.

The teaser is only 15 second and contains no new footage. Could this be ABC's stratagy to not spoil the big reveal?

LOST has been given 18 hours for its final season and the premiere date has not been set yet, although there are talks of a return in January 2010.

Source & Promo

LOST 2010

Did the cast expand to make the last few episodes especially confusing?

Have the Lostaways all gained an evil (or eviler) twin?

What the what? Either way I'm looking forward to seeing how it all goes down.