SciFi.com is reporting that many familiar faces return in the upcoming third-season premiere of ABC’s hit series Lost, “A Tale of Two Cities,” including William Mapother’s deceased Ethan and John Terry’s Christian Shephard, Jack’s father, the network announced. The episode, written by co-creators J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof from a story by Lindelof, also marks the return of Julie Bowen as Jack’s wife, Sarah, who was last seen in the season-two episode “The Hunting Party.” In “A Tale of Two Cities,” Jack (Matthew Fox), Kate (Evangeline Lilly) and Sawyer (Josh Holloway) begin to discover what they are up against as prisoners of the Others, led by Henry Gale (new series regular Michael Emerson).
Besides Mapother, Terry and Bowen, the premiere’s guest stars include M.C. Gainey as the Others’ Mr. Friendly (aka Zeke), Brett Cullen as Goodwin, Blake Bashoff as Karl, Julie Adams as Amelia, Stephen Semel as Adam, Isabelle Cherwin as a little girl, Alexandra Morgan as a moderator, Sonya Seng as a receptionist, Sally Davis as a teacher and Julie Ow as a nurse. Jack Bender directed “A Tale of Two Cities,” which premieres October 4 in Lost’s regular Wednesday timeslot, 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Season 4 of The Ultimate Fighter has already started taping in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Boston Herald reports, “The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback is set to debut Thursday, August 17 at 10 p.m. on Spike.
The fourth season will focus on veteran MMA fighters whose dream of winning a UFC title have never come true. There will be 16 MMA veterans (eight middleweights and eight welterweights) who will be competing for a UFC title shot and a “six-figure contract.” The fighters are already gathered in Las Vegas for production of the series, which began yesterday.”
The Boston Herald further reported that instead of having coaches, TUF 4 will have advisors for the 16 fighters, and these advisors will include Randy Couture, Georges St. Pierre, and Mark DellaGrotte.
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Producers of ABC’s hit series Lost, which aired its surprising second-season finale on May 24, told SCI FI Wire that it sets up the upcoming third season, which will focus more on romance—and on the mysterious Others. “The Others are an important part of season three, and there’s a lot of mysteries and a lot of questions about the Others that the audience is going to be curious about going into season three,” said executive producer Carlton Cuse in an interview. “And those are the things we’re going to explore.”
Cuse added: “There will definitely be some new characters on the show next year. Obviously, Michael Emerson, who plays Henry Gale, he’s someone who’s going to be very prominent in the show next year.” Fans were also introduced to a new character who promises to figure in next season’s storylines: Penelope Widmore, played by Sonya Walger.
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One of the ladies at the Montecito prepares to tie the knot in tonight’s third-season finale. Will it be Samantha? Mary? Delinda? Regardless, the occasion only serves to stir up simmering conflicts and old romances. Meanwhile Ed’s shadowy past at the CIA comes back to haunt him, putting his very life in peril. Chef Wolfgang Puck has a cameo in the episode, which also features a performance by Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles of the country-pop act Sugarland.
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The fifth-season Smallville finale starts off with a bang and doesn’t let up. Lex is abducted by the black spaceship in front of Lana, who immediately turns to Clark for help. Clark in turn, goes to Lionel, but finds him in a catatonic state. Meanwhile, Lex returns from his abduction a different man, and the change frightens — and intrigues — him. Clark begins to perceive the plan that the Kryptonian creation called Milton Fine has set in motion, setting the stage for a titanic battle between good and evil, with the very future of Earth itself at stake.
The hit comedy closes Season 1 with a special 40-minute episode written and directed by Earl creator Greg Garcia. The Hickey boys hit hard times when Earl tackles No. 1 on his list and ends up giving away his lotto winnings to a guy from whom he stole $10. Penniless and starving, Earl never loses faith that karma will take care of him. Randy, on the other hand, is less sure and tries to persuade his older brother to steal some food: “You know I get angry when I’m hungry — like the Hulk, only I don’t turn green and muscly. I just get dizzy and snap at people who don’t deserve it.”
In tonight’s extended second-season finale, the Dunder Mifflin warehouse is transformed into an all-out, Vegas-like gambling hall for the Scranton Business Park’s casino night. But the event is not without its dicey moments, particularly when Michael ends up with two dates. Series star Steve Carell wrote the episode.
Sinister Eli Szura puts his plan into motion as Hurricane Miranda heads straight for Homestead. Russell and Sheriff Underlay take measures to get their families out of harm’s way, then devote their energies into trying to stop Szura. Meanwhile Dave is determined to videotape the next wave of the alien invasion and break a very big story.
The Lost bloodletting has begun, and don’t expect it to end with Ana Lucia (RIP) and Libby (?). But it is cathartic and, as executive producer Carlton Cuse told Michael Ausiello, “everything that happens for the rest of the season all sort of falls” from Ana Lucia’s death. So expect dominoes to begin to fall tonight as Jack goes on the warpath, Locke discovers something about the hatch map, Kate edges closer to Sawyer, and Eko and others face new tests.
Renee’s out of the picture, but a chip found inside her in tonight’s episode could lead to Vaughn. If so, depending on which Sydney gets to him first, it might determine whether or not little Isabelle grows up without a father, a mother or both. Speaking of dads and daughters, I guess Sloane won’t be picking up any Father of the Year awards anytime soon, though, to be fair, Nadia did ask him to choose between her and Rambaldi. Looks like the old prophet won.