More Post-Strike TV News

First, some news from the LOST producers:

Cuse said he's happy with the outcome of the strike and can't wait to go back to his day job on "Lost."

"We're going to have to hit the ground running, go from zero to 100 mph in a matter of days to make as many episodes as possible," he said.

The goal for Cuse and co-showrunner Damon Lindelof is to produce five more episodes this season, a tall order given the time constraints and the scope of storytelling and production on "Lost." Even with five additional hours, Cuse and Lindelof will be three episodes short of the premapped fourth season.

"We will have to condense some stories," Cuse said.

So I guess we'll end up with a 13-episode season as opposed to a 16-episode season, and all things considered, that isn't such a bad thing. "Condensing" the stories makes me sort of nervous, and makes me wonder what exactly they'll have to cut out; but then again maybe they'll be trimming away all of the excess fat and we'll get some really lean, tight stories. That would be nice, wouldn't it?

Also, Michael Ausiello has updated his chart to include changes to some of the information I posted yesterday:

24 will not return with new episodes unti lJanuary 2009
Battlestar Galactica begins airing the first half of its 20 episode final season on April 4; production on the second half is expected to begin in March
Heroes will not return until the fall season
LOST will air 5 additional episodes this season
Pushing Daisies will not return until the fall season

Please don't forget to check Ausiello's page if I haven't mentioned a show you like here.