An Alarming Video Involving Dominic Monaghan

Remember that amusing ABC promo video I posted featuring Matthew Fox and Teri Hatcher? Here's another one. Watch closely.

Yep, that's Dominic Monaghan, a.k.a. our dearly departed Charlie Pace, playing Foosball with Courteney Cox, Ed O'Neill, and Patrick Dempsey. "You're so dead," Dempsey tells him. "Actually, I was," he responds.

So is Charlie getting resurrected as a character on Lost? Is he is he is he?

No, it appears not. Sadly. But obviously he's there for a reason, and EW's Michael Ausiello found out why:

It has nothing whatsoever to do with Charlie being resurrected on Lost next season. But that's exactly what the network wants folks to think. Why? Because they're trying to keep under wraps the real reason he was playing table soccer with Patrick Dempsey, Courteney Cox, and Ed O'Neill in that clip.
This is the part where I warn you of an incoming spoiler and give you one last chance to bail before continuing on...

Okay, here it goes: The real reason Monaghan is featured in that cheeky spot is because he's actually joining the cast of another hour-long ABC drama series as a full-time series regular. And the net's brass want it to be a surprise.

Ausiello respects ABC's wishes and doesn't reveal the show Monaghan is joining, so we're left to guess. The one that immediately jumps to mind is V -- since it also stars another Lost hero, Elizabeth Mitchell.

But not so fast. Nowhere in Ausiello's piece does it say that Monaghan's joining a new series -- and indeed, it might make more of a fun "surprise" if he jumps into a show with an already-established fan base. Hour-long dramas officially coming back on ABC next season? Brothers and Sisters, Castle, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Private Practice, and Ugly Betty.

Lost is out, and frankly, I'm not excited about any of the other shows -- I can't really get worked up about Monaghan joining, say, Private Practice. Lame surprise.

So I'll stake my bets on V or another new series. The other major contender is the sci-fi drama Flash Forward -- which, as you can tell by its name, is already being pushed as the next Lost.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

TAGS: Charlie, Dominic Monaghan, Flash Forward, Lost, V The Series
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