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Advice to TV Execs Looking For the Next Lost: Don’t Bother

Enough has been written about Lost to fill the completely underwhelming Temple fifty times over — seriously, of all the disappointing reveals on the show, that might be the biggest; it should have looked awesome and not like an extra set from Legend of the Seeker . Still, from the production values, to the use of the Internet to form a community, to the entire storyline, Lost was literally like nothing television had ever seen before. This is despite the fact that it cribs from almost every geek pop culture landmark from the last 35 years. And now that Lost is ending — in less than 12 hours! — it seems fitting that it’s leaving the world with one more question: Where will the next Lost come from?

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Advice to TV Execs Looking For the Next Lost: Don’t Bother

Billy Baldwin on Gossip Girl and Underage Barbados Trips with Mick Jagger

Most middle-aged actors would be flattered to find out that one of the hippest series on television had customized a part for them, but for Billy Baldwin, it was a hard pill to swallow. Baldwin begins his Gossip Girl arc tonight as William van der Woodsen, the long-lost father of Blake Lively’s affluent Upper East Sider, but at 46, the second-youngest of the Baldwin brothers had a hard time accepting that he was old enough to play the father of a high-school graduate. In anticipation of his debut, Baldwin talked to Lindsey DiMattina (of our sister site Hollywood Life) about finally embracing his role, his “Jewish geography” conversations with Blake Lively, and his own run-in with privileged Upper East Siders.

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Billy Baldwin on Gossip Girl and Underage Barbados Trips with Mick Jagger