A LOST spinoff? Whedon in talks for an FX series?

Two surprising developments are afoot in genre TV land.

First, Joss Whedon is apparently sitting down for talks with the president of the FX cable network. It's way too soon to say a series is actually happening, but this is a promising development. Whedon's fans have been all but begging the guy for years to give up on network TV, and try a show on cable. (But stay away from SyFy, Joss! They'd probably just end up screwing you over as badly as Fox has in the past.)

Even more surprising, it seems a Lost spinoff could be in the works. While Lost's creators have been adamant that they have no plans for Lost after the series finale this May, ABC is seriously considering going ahead without them.

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