Lost star Naveen Andrews has signed on to film a guest spot on an episode of Law & Order: SVU, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.

The details of his role are being kept under wraps for now, but the episode starts filming in the next week or so in New York.

Andrews, 40, plays Sayid Jarrah on ABC's Lost, which is still shooting its final season in Hawaii. (A source tells us they're on Episode 6 of 18.)

Let's not jump to any conclusions though. "As with previous seasons, not all cast members are in every episode," says a studio rep. It's entirely possible that Andrews will finish his SVU gig and return to Hawaii to shoot more Lost. But the timing does at least raise the question: Is Andrews, and thus Sayid, done for the season?

Before Lost, Andrews was best known for playing a sensitive explosives expert who wooed Juliette Binoche in Anthony Minghella's The English Patient.

Andrews' SVU episode will air in January 2010, right around the time that Lost's sixth and final season premieres.

SOURCE: TVGuide.com Permanent Link | 6:02 PM

If you thought Lost was a tricky show filled with twists and turns, FlashForward has a few mind games of its own to play. TVGuide.com sat down with a star from both ABC shows.

One of the many issues FlashForward raises is whether or not you can change the future. Sonya Walger's character, Olivia, finds herself struggling to make sure the glimpse she saw in her flash doesn't come true, because it would mean the end of her marriage to Mark (Joseph Fiennes).

What does the rest of Olivia's flash forward reveal? Can her marriage survive these circumstances? Walger discusses that and more. First, let's get the major Lost question out of the way ...

TVGuide.com: All right, when are you returning to Lost?
Sonya Walger: No idea. Not a clue. I don't even know if I'm in the last season.

TVGuide.com: Do you think Penny should die in the end?
Walger: Are you saying in a sacrificial way, Penny needs to die? I hope not because Penny's so great. There would be mass outcry, but you know what, they killed off Charlie, so anything can happen. I feel like her dad should be the one to bite it. I am not kidding.

TVGuide.com: Were you nervous about joining another mythology-heavy show?
Walger: No, not at all. It's funny, I didn't even think of Lost when I read that script. It sounds bizarre or naïve, but I really didn't. I read the script and I was so excited by the writing and by this character, by this woman who is complicated and says 'I hate you' to her husband when she means 'I love you.' She's a professional and a surgeon and a mother. I didn't see any similarities to Lost. I honestly still don't. I see them as big shows that have one big exciting event, the catalyst that gets it all going with an ensemble cast. I see that, but after that they just part ways. There isn't a mythology to FlashForward in the same way. There's not codes to decipher ... There's not islands moving and polar bears and smoke monsters, that's not in our show ... yet anyway.

TVGuide.com: Did you ever work with Dominic Monaghan on Lost?
Walger: This is the joke of me being a part of Lost, I haven't met three-quarters of that cast. I'm not kidding. I would be as star-struck as you would be if I met Matthew Fox. I actually only met Dominic on a photo shoot for FlashForward — that was the first time we met. He comes into play in quite a significant way in this show. I can't really tell you anymore than that. He's a good part of it.

TVGuide.com: We haven't seen all of Olivia's flash-forward. What can you tease about what we haven't seen?
Walger: In the flash-forward, the bit that you have seen is that Lloyd [Jack Davenport] gets up from the bed and gets a text message from someone. The person he gets a text message from is very, very unexpected.

TVGuide.com: Can Mark and Olivia's marriage survive this flash-forward?
Walger: Who knows? I think it's completely fascinating that just the ghost of this might be what undoes their marriage, or it might be what strengthens them and keeps them together. It might be the tension of it alone [that] drives Mark to drink. It's such an interesting idea that just the threat of something might be what leads you towards it. It may well be that they get to a breaking point and then say, 'No, this isn't happening to us. We're going to make this work.'

TVGuide.com: Do you have any personal belief in fate?
Walger: I don't really. The word fate doesn't really mean much to me in some ways. I think we make our own. Minute by minute you decide who you are and who you're likely to be. You make the choices hour by hour, just in the present. I don't believe there's some roadmap laid out that we're headed towards.

TVGuide.com: Give us a nice tease for what's coming up for Olivia.
Walger: She's going to be forced quite soon to deal with whether or not you can change the future. She keeps being reminded — evidence keeps being presented all around her — that you can't change it. Every time she thinks she's seen the last of Lloyd and that she's managed to avoid it, he keeps coming back.

Do you think FlashForward has more twists than Lost?

SOURCE: TVGuide.com Permanent Link | 11:26 AM

Readers of >Totalscifionline.com and Lost Magazine have voted Ben Linus as the show’s top Bad Guy.

The shadowy character, played by the Emmy award-winning Michael Emerson, was first introduced in season two, when he initially pretended to have been stranded on the island after his hot air balloon crashed.

However, Ben was soon revealed to be the leader of the Others, and his later evil deeds included kidnapping Jack, Sawyer and Kate, attempting to kill Penelope, and killing Locke. But, of course, the distinction between heroes and villains is never clear-cut on Lost, and there are times when Ben seems almost sympathetic, particularly when we see his childhood in season five.

Ethan and Charles Widmore received the second and third amount of votes, while there were also votes for Juliet, Sawyer, Locke, Jack and er, Vincent the dog.

The new villains-themed issue of Titan Publishing’s official Lost Magazine is released on 13 October 2009 (US) and 29 October 2009 (UK).

For more information on the Official Lost Magazine villains-theme issue, visit
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ABC premiered FlashForward tonight, and there were more than a couple of Lost references. Aside from Sonya Walger (AKA Penny) in the cast, and Dominic Monaghan (AKA Charlie) appearing in later episodes, did anyone else catch the billboard for Oceanic Airlines?

For more information on FlashForward, then do check out our partner site, FlashForwardTV, where we also have an active discussion board going. Permanent Link | 10:02 PM

Right after his Emmy win on Sunday, Michael Emerson stops by The Bonnie Hunt Show airing on Wednesday, September 23 (syndicated/check local listings).

Michael talks his big Emmy win, the upcoming season of Lost and what memento he would like to take from the set. Permanent Link | 11:20 AM

Michael Emerson WINS the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Ben in Lost. Congratulations! Permanent Link | 10:21 PM

TVGuide.com has released their Emmy picks! Lost made the list for "who should win Best Drama Series," stating "no show has presented a tense, compelling mystery with more finesse and innovation." They also named Michael Emerson as "who should win Best Supporting Actor in a Drama," saying "Emerson's Benjamin Linus defines complicated."

You can check out these picks and more at http://www.tvguide.com/News/Emmys-Win-1009729.aspx.

Also, you can cast your own Emmy votes in their polls at http://www.tvguide.com/special/emmys/polls.aspx. Permanent Link | 6:36 AM

Today at Seattle's music and arts festival Bumbershoot, three writer/producers of Lost announced that when the show finishes its sixth and last season next year, not every skull-scratching, mind-blowing, jaw-gaping-mouth-breathing mystery will be answered.

This is a good thing.

As executive producer Carlton Cuse explained, sometimes not knowing the whole story is more interesting and more fulfilling than knowing, and he wisely offered Star Wars' midi-chlorians as an example. What gives mysteries their power is, well, how mysterious they are, and taking that away can take away the fun. So not everything on Lost will be made clear, but Cuse (along with executive producers Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz) said that the creative team does have a road map of what they think must be explained. My question is, are the things I desperately need explained the things that the writers want to explain? I damn well hope so.

Other tidbits from the panel, some of which may be outright lies, include:

• Many faces from past seasons will appear in season six, including Charlie and possible Cindy (the flight attendant).

• While it normally takes the Lost writing team two weeks to plan an episode, "The Constant" took five. "Time travel is hard. It's a lot of math!" —Kitsis.

• The boat sailed so well, its chase boat couldn't keep up with it.

• Season six will have a fairly significant spiritual bent.

• The final shot of the show is already planned.

• While the producers have no personal plans for future incarnations of Lost, Cuse pointed out that it's a powerful franchise and Disney would be foolish not to capitalize on that. So I think we can expect more Lost of some stripe in the future (or the past, because there's often time travel involved.)

• Taking up that topic, Kitsis proclaimed that there really, really should be a Saturday morning cartoon show called Locke and the Monster in which Locke and the Smoke Monster teach kids lessons and build things. Coming this fall.

SOURCE: Pop Distillery Permanent Link | 10:52 AM

Come See Original Props And Costumes From The Show And Meet Cast Members Who Will Be Signing Autographs

If you are a fan of all things LOST, then Disney's D23, taking place September 10-13, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center, is definitely the place to be. Profiles in History, the world's largest Hollywood memorabilia auctioneer, will offer fans of the hit ABC television series, LOST a special preview of their Summer, 2010 auction, with a display of authentic props, costumes and set pieces including Kate's toy plane, Hurley's winning lottery ticket, Locke's hunting knife, Sawyer's letter and many other surprises! This four-day sneak preview runs from 9:00am-5:00pm each day.

ABC is pleased to announce the "LOST" Auction will take place after the series finale in May 2010. "In celebration of our fans around the world, Profiles in History has been selected to auction a selection of original props, set pieces, costumes and collectors' artifacts from the entire series in order to give our fans a chance to own a piece of one of the greatest, most iconic shows in history.

Profiles in History President, Joseph Maddalena: "Profiles in History is thrilled to be holding the LOST Auction. LOST is one of the most iconic TV shows ever created, and we are working in conjunction with ABC to offer fans from around the world an opportunity to own a memento of this amazing show. This is a once in a lifetime auction event that will celebrate one of the most beloved shows in television history."

For more information about Profiles in History and to download complete catalogs from previous auctions, please visit www.profilesinhistory.com. Permanent Link | 5:30 AM

Leading sci-fi website, Totalscifionline.com has teamed up with Lost Magazine to find out who is the best bad guy in Lost.

As the epic story of Lost has unfolded over the years, the line between good and evil, hero and villain, has been distinctly fuzzy. Good guys have become bad guys and vice versa, while non-human entities have also played malevolent roles in the characters' plights. We want to know whose dark side has had you transfixed, and when!

Lost's best bad guy will appear on a special commemorative Lost Magazine cover, on sale October 13th, 2009.

For information on how to cast your vote, visit:
http://totalscifionline.com/features/3699 Permanent Link | 8:01 PM