THE BUZZ
'Lost' finale extended
"Lost" has found an added half-hour to expand its big series conclusion, The Associated Press reports. ABC says the May 23 finale originally scheduled for two hours is now set to air from 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Preceding the finale will be a retrospective special, "Lost: The Final Journey," airing from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. It will look back at the past six seasons of this mystical thriller. And to finish out the big night, ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel bids the series farewell on a special edition of his show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live: Aloha to 'Lost,' " airing from 12:05 a.m. to 1:05 a.m.
Gandolfini back on TV?
James Gandolfini may find himself at the wheel of his first TV series since "The Sopranos." HBO says Gandolfini is an executive producer of "Taxi 22," a project early in development that could serve as a starring vehicle for the actor best known as New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano, the AP reports. "Taxi 22" is described as a half-hour comedy about a politically incorrect New York City cabdriver who is struggling to keep his life together."
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