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This looks as if it is going to be the most intense season of Dexter yet. As a show driven by characters, Dexter’s emotions seem to be put to the test in the latest trailer for the next season.

Now this is what I’m talking about…

With just a couple of days left before the “Lost” series finale, fans are asking themselves if the show can live up to the hype it has created over the past 6 years.

With many unanswered questions and only a two and a half hour finale left to go, the show’s devoted followers are hoping that their years of traded theories via online forums will propagate into something that will leave them breathless.

In a moment of pure honesty, “Lost” was one of my favorite shows on television.

I used to be the guy at the water cooler asking everyone what they thought last night’s episode meant for the future of the Oceanic 6. I would watch every episode twice looking for hidden objects and symbolic scenes.

I was…”that guy.”

You could imagine my excitement when the final season was being marketed every six minutes on ABC. I even attended a season premiere party complete with beer boasting a Dharma Initiative label.

It was the final season of a show that I had dedicated the past five years to and I was pumped. But with the promise of the biggest questions being answered, I found myself asking more and more questions at the end of each installment and as season six developed, my interest began to fade.

Poorly written episodes that seemed to drag the dwindling story along and the addition of a parallel timeline made it seem like season six wasn’t the last season at all.

What really got to me is that the few answers we received simply weren’t thought out well or not explained in enough detail. One event that comes to mind is when “The Man In Black” explains that he is going to simply put a wooden wheel into a stone wall in order to alter time. Something so critical to the Lost series and complex as time travel was passed off in conversation like it was nothing.

This got me thinking back to what made the show so great. The fact that the series created a buzz and got people, like myself, to chat at the water cooler was it’s ultimate success. It was the mystery and character development that made “Lost” one of the best shows on TV.

Now we find ourselves at a crossroad and the mystery that captivated it’s audience is being put to the test.

Will the “Lost” series finale make it one of the best shows in history or will it turn out to be one of the biggest disappointments that we have ever seen?

The Lost series finale airs this Sunday and has two and a half hours to answer five years of questions.

I certainly am looking forward to it but be warned, you will hear back from me if Jack Shephard disappears to Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing”.

In case you missed another awesome season finale of Smallville, perhaps this might entice you to check it out.  The intro takes a flash forward glimpse of the Daily Planet in the year 2013 and for the first time in the show, reveals a split-second glance of Clark Kent in full Superman attire!  Sure, it may be CGI, but tell me that doesn’t look like Tom Welling’s face in the pic below  The scene afterwards also teases the suit and how Clark receives it as a gift from his mother. Season 10 can’t come soon enough!

After 8 seasons of the hit show “24″, Fox has decided to pull the plug on this unique action-drama due to rising expenses, lower ratings and the inability to involve Jack Bauer on another intense day. 20th Century Fox, the production company for the show, attempted to pitch it to NBC but was denied a time slot. Though the ratings are still high, it simply isn’t enough to cover the cost of each episode which includes a $5 million licensing fee to the studio.

The Hollywood Reporter interviewed producer Howard Gordon which gave some insight to the series finale:

THR: What’s next for “24″?
Gordon: There are other possible iterations of Jack Bauer and his world — whether a movie or some other sort of scenario. We’re developing the movie, Billy Ray (”State of Play,” “Shattered Glass”) is writing it. It depends on how well it comes out and Fox’s appetite. Most importantly it’s about ending the show right and doing it with the same level of intensity and commitment that we started with.

THR: When’s the soonest that fans could realistically expect a feature film?

Gordon: Obviously the script’s still being written. It could be as early as next year depending on how things come together.

THR: Since the setting shifts to Europe for the movie, will CTU still play a role?
Gordon: Yes and no. Jack is really the center of it, catching up with him emotionally and locationally where he is. The opportunity is not to use the real-time aspect and also to do it on a scale the TV show never allowed.

THR: Is there anything TV-related that you’re looking to do in the future with the “24” brand?

Gordon: There are conversations about that. If one of the writers came up with a good idea, I’d happily pitch to Kiefer and happily pitch the show to the network — whether Fox or someone else. We just don’t have that idea and that’s where everything has to start.

THR: You never pitched an idea for next season?

Gordon: We couldn’t come up with something that really satisfied us. We’ve done everything we feel we can do with that character in this format.

THR: How did ending the show come about?

Gordon: It helped that this was the end of a lot of peoples’ contracts. There was a deal finiteness in place. Also, every year is a high-wire act. We all look at each other and ask, ‘Can we really do this again?’ and it’s not with complete conviction that we say, ‘Yes.’ As an act of faith and effort, we get through it. This year Kiefer said it felt like the senior year of high school.

THR: How do you want “24” the series to be remembered?

Gordon: I’d like it to be remembered as a revolutionary concept. The second thing is that we loved this show so much and never did anything less than our best. I hope we delivered to our fans like we feel we did to ourselves. We loved this show from the very first hour to the last hour, so I hope people think of it being consistently at that quality and that it never dipped too terribly — except for season six.

THR: Can you tease to the rest of the season?

Gordon: We’ve taken a risk in the last eight episodes. It was challenging to the writers to the actors. We’re taking a risk, the show has to do that. Without spoiling what’s to come, it’s pretty dark and complex and a place that was uncomfortable for us to write and for some of the actors to act. We really swung for the fences. Because the show is as old as it is, this season hasn’t really been given its due. But our audience is hanging in there with us and I think it’s been a very successful season.

THR: How has this decision creatively impacted the ending?

Gordon: There have been a couple other season-enders that would have been spectacular series enders. Season four, season five and last year. I was more aware this time of ending something that really felt surprising, but not cheap; emotionally consistent. Some will throw their shoes at the screen, inevitably some will be angry, some will say they hated it the last three years. You can’t please everybody you can only do the best you can do. I’m hoping people lean forward. I’m hoping the first feeling people have is, “Damn I miss it, I want more.”

Fans can look forward to a feature length movie that is to take place in Europe and can expect a “definitive ending” to the season finale which is to air in May.