Great to see Michael on the cover of USA Weekend as I went through my Sunday newspaper. He and 24’s Mary Lynn Rajskub talk a little about their shows as the magazine also shows new products coming out in 2009. USA Weekend is aviable in most US Sunday newspapers.
By Reed Karaim
The new year also marks the return of two of TV’s most anticipated shows: Fox’s 24 (starting this Sunday) and ABC’s Lost (starting Jan. 21st). USA WEEKEND brought together two of the stars to see what they were excited about for 2009.
“I want to see if there truly is a change of direction and spirit that is consistent with what people are feeling now,” says Michael Emerson, who plays Benjamin Linus on Lost. “I’m also curious to see where Lost is going because God knows how it will all look in the end.”
Yesterday. 9:30 a.m. I was moments away from spending the day at Disneyland, the happiest place on Earth, when a certain EW colleague, whose name rhymes with Shmichael Slausiello, tipped me off that the first two episodes of Lost’s fifth season were now available to lucky media dorks like me for reviewing. Suddenly, the House of Mouse (and really, any other locale that wasn’t my laptop DVD player) was not the happiest place on Earth, but the most hellishly inconvenient. ARRRRGHHH! A long day of standing in life-stealing, long-ass lines became even more criminal and assish as I counted the minutes before I could rip into the most awesome of delayed Christmas presents. (Although I must say, The Pirates of the Carrbbean — a masterpiece of experiential narrative on any other day — was almost compelling enough to distract me from my furious angst. ALMOST.)
Finally, at 10 p.m. last night, with exhausted family passed out, I sat down and broke the seven-month Lost fast with the first two helpings of season 5. Both went down well, one more so than the other. A few thoughts in advance of a more thorough discussion to come, once the episodes air and we’re all on the same page.
Just saw ”Four Christmases” today, and was surprised to hear LOST get subtly mentioned in the film!!! I won’t spoil anyone, but Vince Vaughn’s character references the show (not by name, so pay close attention) in a joke when asked why he doesn’t want to get married.
I won’t spoil anyone, but Vince Vaughn’s character references the show (not by name, so pay close attention) in a joke when asked why he doesn’t want to get married. 
