ABC has scheduled its 4-hour miniseries The Ten Commandments for April 10 and 11, Monday and Tuesday, at 9:00pm (8:00pm Central). The 4-hour miniseries features Lost's Naveen Andrews (Sayid) as Menerith. Other cast members include Dougray Scott, Omar Sharif, Linus Roache, Mia Maestro, and Padma Lakshmi. Also, Alias returns to the schedule with a special 2-hour episode on Wednesday, April 19, at 8:00pm (7:00pm Central). (This means we won't be seeing Lost on that date, as Alias will be occupying its timeslot for that week.) Read the press release here. (8:43 PM)

   Gee, who doesn't want to know more about "Lost" star Matthew Fox?
   InStyle magazine notes that his hair was so stylishly studied when he was on "Party of Five."
   So who was responsible for his buzz-cut look on "Lost"?
   "I am. It was a conscious choice," Fox said. "I'm proud of 'Party of Five,' but I was playing a guy who was very soft and what women tell you they want in a man - sensitive, attentive, open. It was more important to show my other sides. So I shaved off all my hair the day I wrapped. It was incredibly liberating." Read the full story here. (8:15 AM)

   By almost any measure - exposure, esteem, money - writing for comic books is a big step down for authors who are enjoying success in TV, films or fiction.
   But try telling that to the big-name scribes - including horror-meister Steven King, Joss Whedon (creator of TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and writer/director Reggie (House Party) Hudlin, now head of entertainment at BET - who are taking the plunge into the pulpy world of muscle-bound superheroes. They all think they've died and gone to heaven....
   ...Writing for a comic book takes some adjustment, especially for novelists.... Even writers who are used to working in visual forms such as TV and film have to drastically pare down their prose.
   "I keep finding myself with way too much story to confine in 22 pages," the standard comic length, says Damon Lindelof, the cocreator of ABC's Lost, who is writing Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk.
   "I'm forced to cut and compress and tell the story in a snapshotty fashion. The way you convey emotion with a picture versus the way an actor will perform it is a very different style of writing. I'm still trying to find the rhythm.... Read the full story here. (11:04 PM)

   All of the cast members of ABC's Lost are reaping the benefits of the show's enormous success, but few have a fan following as devoted as Jorge Garcia's. His portrayal of Hurley, a fast-food worker who won the lotto only to discover the numbers he played are cursed, has established him as one of the television's rising stars.
   "The thing that Jorge brought to Hurley is something we could never have written," Lost executive producer Damon Lindelof says. "He's the everyman. He's funny without trying to be funny. On an island full of people with dark secrets, Jorge just brought a sense of fun and lightness that created real balance not just in the cast, but in the show. More importantly, he's such a genuinely sweet guy that it oozes into his performance and has the effect of everyone rooting for him."
   When asked about his status as a fan favorite, Garcia replies, "I think there's a cool aspect to the fact that Hurley isn't being a villain or a hero. He's just a regular guy. I think that has an appeal to it."
   Garcia says Lost fans eager to learn more about Hurley's backstory will be treated to another Hurley flashback episode this season that depicts his time in a mental institution.... Read the full story here. (12:04 AM)

   A lesser known early 20th century Irish writer has popped into the spotlight after his book had a quick cameo on the hit TV series Lost.
   Flann O'Brien's surreal, darkly comic novel The Third Policeman appeared briefly on the episode of the hit ABC series that aired in Ireland on Monday.
   When that same episode aired in the U.S. in October, 15,000 copies of the book sold in the following weeks, the author's U.S. publisher told Reuters.
   HarperCollins, which publishes the book in the U.K., has not increased its print run but a spokesperson said the company has noticed that booksellers' demand for the novel has tripled.
   About 400 copies of The Third Policeman were shipped to British and Irish bookstores in January and approximately 1,200 were delivered this month, the spokesperson said. Demand has also risen for other titles by O'Brien.... Read the full story here. (12:02 AM)

   "Crash" and "Walk The Line" took top film honors at the 56th Annual ACE Eddie Awards given by the American Cinema Editors in Beverly Hills, Calif.
   The ACE Eddie Awards recognize outstanding editing in eight categories of film, television and documentaries.
   Fox TV's canceled "Arrested Development" took the Eddie for best edited half-hour series Sunday night, while ABC's "Lost" was named best edited hourlong series.
   HBO's "Deadwood" and "Lackawanna Blues" won for best edited non-commercial TV one-hour series and best non-commercial TV miniseries.
   "March of the Penguins" won the Eddie for best edited documentary film, and the best edited miniseries or motion picture for commercial TV was ESPN's "Four Minutes."
   The ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award was presented to Academy Award winner Ron Howard.... Read the full story here. (1:43 AM)

   The message boards were abuzz the morning after Sawyer and Charlie stole the guns. For those who watch the popular ABC serial drama "Lost"solely for entertainment purposes, the Feb. 8 episode — "The Long Con" — featured more of island bad boy Sawyer's backstory.
   But for those who are swept up in the mystery, intrigue and coincidences, the show had more. Much more.... Read the full story here. (1:31 AM)

   Jorge Garcia, aka burly Hurley on ABC's hit series "Lost," says viewers grumbling because his stranded character appears to well-fed will soon be sated.
   In the March issue of Maxim, Garcia reveals he has lost 30 pounds.
   "I can afford to not live on rum and burritos and take better care of myself," he told the magazine. "Besides, there were enough people who were waiting for my character to lose weight as a result of being stranded on a desert island."
   Garcia said fans would offer advice as well as their preferred weight loss methods, the New York Post said.
   One fan sent "a coupon for Slim Fast along with a bunch of religious pamphlets" and "dieters' tea -- but she didn't send me the box, just a couple of bags in an envelope." Read the full story here. (1:22 AM)

   Lost was awarded Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program by the Visual Effects Society for "Exodus (Part 2)." Congratulations! (10:01 PM)

   The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Films has bestowed 7 nominations on Lost for the 32nd Annual Saturn Awards. The show is nominated for Best Network Television Series, Best Actor in a Television Series (Matthew Fox), Best Actress in a Television Series (Evangeline Lilly), Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje AND Terry O'Quinn), Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series (Michelle Rodriguez), and Best DVD Television Release (Season 1). (9:45 AM)

   Long before he found himself on ABC's hit series "Lost," actor Matthew Fox was marooned on the island of Manhattan, scurrying to find work on Wall Street.
   One job interview when he was a Columbia University student in the late '80s changed the course of his life, the hunky actor reveals in the cover story of the March issue of GQ, which goes on sale this week.
   Fox borrowed a suit and shoes from a much shorter friend for an interview at Prudential-Bache, and everything seemed to go well - until one of the interviewers joked about his footwear.
   "And I looked down, and I had those f-----' penny loafers on, with pants that were, like, this much too short on me," Fox said. "And they all had exactly the same pair of Oxford shoes on. And in that moment, I was like, 'There's no way I can do this.'"
   Seventeen years later - and 5,000 miles away, filming on location in Hawaii - Fox says that he still dislikes Wall Street types "with testosterone flying around, in all the wrong directions.... Read the full story here. (8:45 PM)

   Given the Indian Diaspora's penetration in many formidable fields in the West, it is only too surprising to note that the foray of Indian actors into films and television here has been notable but sporadic.
   Lately though, a British Indian actor of Indian origin is making quite the buzz in America.
   Starring in ABC's popular and critically acclaimed television series Lost, that premiered in 2004 and that has gone on to become one of TV's most watched drama series, is Naveen Andrews.... Read the full story here. (8:44 PM)

   More than 2 million people tuned in to the return of Desperate Housewives last Monday night. But not 35-year-old Melbourne web designer Tony and his wife. Keen fans of the US drama's first series, they've already downloaded the first six episodes of the second series from the internet.
   Tony is a TV network's worst nightmare: a viewer who has bypassed the broadcaster altogether. He's also watched all the latest episodes of Lost and Prison Break. "We do not watch free-to-air any more," says Tony. "We only turn on the TV to watch the news."
   He's not alone: Australia is the second-biggest market for pirated TV shows in the world, second only to Britain, according to British internet consultancy Envisional. Its 2005 report claimed that television downloading had more than doubled in the previous 12 months, and that Australians were responsible for 15.5 per cent of all TV downloads.... Read the full story here. (8:41 PM)

   Television is a haven for matchmakers.
   That certainly goes for the folks who create TV. They know better than anyone how a little heat, a little on-screen hanky-panky, can do wonders for a show's drawing power. You gotta have heart - or an erotic substitute. Then, when your TV twosome clicks, the audience can become as committed to the relationship as the partners themselves.
   But as we watch love bloom or wither on television's vine, we viewers are more than passive observers. We actively identify. We serve as advocates. We cheer on a happy couple. When trouble brews, we search ourselves for how the struggling lovers might get back on track. Or maybe from our living rooms we call for them to cut and run.
   As Valentine's Day looms, it's a good time for us to take note of our role as wannabe matchmakers in the TV world.
   Consider ABC's "Lost," for instance. Other viewers may be rooting for Kate (Evangeline Lilly), the sexy fugitive, to settle down with Sawyer (Josh Holloway), the sexy con man.
   They're both hot all right. But I argue that Kate and Sawyer together is a little too much of a bad thing.
   No, Kate should hook up with the sexy doctor, Jack (Matthew Fox). It's obvious why. Jack is just as handsome as Sawyer. And besides, he's a doctor!
   But reasonable people can disagree.... Read the full story here. (8:39 PM)

   Like all good grandparents, Spotsylvania County residents Terri and Dean Viventi are eager to see their grandson, who lives in Hawaii.
   And so, for the past few weeks, they've joined the 19 million viewers tuned in Wednesdays at 9 p.m., to watch Matthew David Viventi play Aaron Littleton (better known as Claire's baby) on ABC's "Lost."
   "It cuts down on all those picture-taking moments that they have to send to the grandparents," said Terri Viventi.... Read the full story here. (8:37 PM)

   During the half-time break of the Super Bowl, airing SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5 on the ABC Television Network, ABC Marketing is gearing up to get even more people addicted to the hit drama "Lost" and to watch along with major athletes who are 'getting into the game' with "Desperate Housewives." In addition, for the first time ABC will broadcast several of its on-air promotional campaigns in HDTV.
   Show promos in HDTV will include "Lost," "Desperate Housewives," "The Evidence," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Sons & Daughters."
   In a new on-air promotion for "Lost," the music of late rock icon Robert Palmer will be featured, along with clips from the show and portions of his legendary music video, "Addicted to Love" – in which Palmer appears with a group of beautiful brunettes playing guitars. This footage is intertwined to promote the ABC show, with the new lyrics, "Addicted to Lost." The 60-second promo will be shown in HDTV and will air only once during the half-time break. After that, viewers can log on to ABC.com. to see it again.
   Robert Palmer was an icon in the 1980s and remains so today. His combination of thumping bass, powerful electric guitar-punching elements and semi-soulful vocals made him one of the most popular performers of his day.
   Mike Benson and Marla Provencio, senior vice presidents Marketing for ABC Entertainment, worked with Universal Music Enterprises and the estate of Palmer to obtain the rights to use the music for this highly stylized promo.... Read the full story here. (10:27 AM)

   "Lost" hunk Matthew Fox is set to spend some 'quality time' with Matthew McConaughey in McG's untitled Marshall University football project for Warner Bros. Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.
   The movie is about events following the 1970 plane crash that killed members of the West Virginia-based Marshall football team, along with most of its coaching staff, sports commentators and many of its local boosters.
   McConaughey already has been cast as a determined coach named Jack Lengyel, who tries to rebuild the team. Fox is playing coach Red Dawson, who works with Lengyel. Read the full story here. (11:25 AM)