If you thought Lost was a tricky show filled with twists and turns, FlashForward has a few mind games of its own to play. TVGuide.com sat down with a star from both ABC shows.
One of the many issues FlashForward raises is whether or not you can change the future. Sonya Walger's character, Olivia, finds herself struggling to make sure the glimpse she saw in her flash doesn't come true, because it would mean the end of her marriage to Mark (Joseph Fiennes).
FlashForward picked up for full season
What does the rest of Olivia's flash forward reveal? Can her marriage survive these circumstances? Walger discusses that and more. First, let's get the major Lost question out of the way ...
TVGuide.com: All right, when are you returning to Lost?
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Those who tune in for Lost's 100th episode — and do not zap through the commercial pods — will spy teasers for Flash Forward, an ABC pilot which is envisioned as a possible companion series to the adventures of Jack, Sawyer et al.
Sources tell TVGuide.com that during commercial breaks for the Lost episode airing April 29 ...
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Will & Grace's Eric McCormack has been tapped to star in the TNT drama pilot Truth in Advertising, playing a family-man art director trying to negotiate the politics of the snake-oil biz. Ed's Tom Cavanagh is in talks to play his copywriter partner (no, not that kind of partner).... Joseph Fiennes will undergo some nipping and tucking of his own as the star of Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy's untitled drama (née 4 Oz.) about a husband and father who opts for a sex change. Blythe Danner and Robert Wagner play his folks.... Jenna Elfman is reuniting with Dharma & Greg boss Dottie Dartland Zicklin, who has come onboard to run the show at Literary Superstar, Elfman's new comedy about a book publicist to quirky (read: zany!) authors.
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Oscar winner Jeremy Irons usually doesn't go for bit parts. But for The Merchant of Venice — a new adaptation of Shakespeare's play — he made an exception. In fact, the 56-year-old Brit really didn't mind that his role as Antonio is considerably smaller than those of Al Pacino, who plays infamous lender Shylock, and Joseph Fiennes, who stars as handsome ladies' man Bassanio.
"[It was] the chance to play Shakespeare on film, which comes rarely," says Irons. "Antonio's not a character I would play in the theater — because he is not there enough, basically — but on film, it doesn't matter. You don't have to bang it out to a great, big audience, you can play it fairly subtly. It is a great freedom. And the chance to work with Al, who is a friend."
In Merchant, Antonio takes responsibility for Bassanio's actions and almost loses his life in the process. But this film's version of events really bri
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