If you love TV more than life itself (and, really, who doesn’t?), you may want to purchase tickets to the 27th annual Paley Television Festival, taking place Feb. 26—March 14 at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills, CA.  This year’s event will include panels for The CW’s “The Vampire Diaries,” Showtime’s “Dexter,” and ABC’s “LOST.”

Members of each show’s cast and creative teams will be on hand to discuss their programs at length and answer fan inquiries. Unfortunately, the “LOST” panel has sold out. Tickets are still available, however, for the March 4 “Dexter” panel and the March 6 “Vampire Diaries” panel.

For a complete list of show seminars and time schedules, visit the PaleyFest 2010 website. Tickets for the event are available through TicketWeb.

Avril Lavigne’s “Alice (Underground),” the first music video for Disney’s Alice in Wonderland remake, has hit the web. The video features Lavigne in the role of Alice and includes some new footage from the film.

Lavigne wrote the track for the Almost Alice soundtrack, which features original music from various pop artists, including All American Rejects, Plain White T’s, Wolfmother, Franz Ferdinand, and Robert Smith of The Cure. A second soundtrack, entitled Alice in Wonderland, features composer Danny Elfman’s original score. Both are available from Buena Vista Records.

Peep the video here:

To see trailers for the film, go here and here.

The complete track listing for the Almost Alice soundtrack is as follows:

1. Alice (Underground) Performed by Avril Lavigne
2. The Poison Performed by The All-American Rejects
3. The Technicolor Phase Performed by Owl City (previously released)
4. Her Name Is Alice Performed by Shinedown
5. Painting Flowers Performed by All Time Low
6. Where’s My Angel Performed by Metro Station
7. Strange Performed by Tokio Hotel and Kerli
8. Follow Me Down Performed by 3OH!3 featuring Neon Hitch
9. Very Good Advice Performed by Robert Smith
10. In Transit Performed by Mark Hoppus with Pete Wentz
11. Welcome to Mystery Performed by Plain White T’s
12. Tea Party Performed by Kerli
13. The Lobster Quadrille Performed by Franz Ferdinand
14. Running Out of Time Performed by Motion City Soundtrack
15. Fell Down a Hole Performed by Wolfmother
16. White Rabbit Performed by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

If you’ve been watching the sixth and final season of ABC’s sci-fi series “LOST,” you know that actor Josh Holloway’s James “Sawyer” Ford character is heading towards the dark side. The loss of his could-have-been wife Juliette has filled the southern conman with rage and hate, making him vulnerable to the seductive forces of Evil Locke.

Yes, I’m reveling in the Star Wars parallels! I have always thought of Sawyer as the island’s Han Solo, but wrong I was (unless, of course, he’s running a long con on Evil Locke).

Holloway, who now-more-than-ever deserves an Emmy win, spoke to People magazine’s Shawna Malcom about Sawyer’s fall and his life-after-”LOST” plans. The following are some highlights:

How’s poor Sawyer holding up when we see him again in Tuesday’s episode?
He’s still racked with grief and full of guilt for allowing (Juliet’s death) to happen.

But Juliet’s the one who let go of Sawyer’s grip and detonated the bomb!
That doesn’t erase the shame and guilt of not being able to hold on. At the core, it’s a man’s responsibility to protect, no matter what. Going forward, Sawyer’s all anger. He hooks up with Locke because he just doesn’t care to live anymore. He’s already dead inside.

Are things officially over then between Sawyer and Kate?
Any feelings he allows for Kate are a betrayal to Juliet and their love. As the character, I don’t want anything to do with it. It’s shameful to him. Yet there’s an inevitable attraction. I want the writers to honor what Sawyer and Kate have built together, but I don’t know what that looks like.

Is it fun to get to play two versions of Sawyer this season — one on the island and one in the flash-sideways?
With all the things I’ve been through with this character already, it’s interesting. I thought I’d just figured out Sawyer and now it’s like, “Not so fast!” But life is that way — we think we learn lessons but then they come back for another round.

How are you feeling about the show winding down?
I cannot believe it, even though we’ve had quite awhile to digest it. It’s bittersweet. When every episode is done, it’s like, “Shoot, one more in the can.” It’s been an incredible ride for me as an actor. They’ve really taken Sawyer on a rollercoaster, and that’s been a pleasure to explore.

How would you like to see that rollercoaster end?
I would like to see Sawyer grow towards the light. He’s experienced that with Kate and then Juliet — that made him want to live again and live differently — but then it was all ripped away. So my hope for him is that he doesn’t wallow in the darkness.

Co-stars Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly have both said that they’re unlikely to do TV again after Lost ends. What are your plans?

I have a huge desire to do other things — TV, movies—and I feel like I’m just getting started. It’s gonna be a whole new adventure. I’ll always keep roots in Hawaii but inevitably, I must go to L.A. — that’s where the heart of the business is. It’ll be back to the audition room, and I’m game. I don’t want straight offers — I want to read for things. I want to prove to myself and to that town that I can go forward. I don’t want anything given to me.

“LOST” airs on Tuesdays at 9 p.m.

Right on the heels of Twilight Saga star Robert Pattinson’s “I hate vaginas” revelation in Details magazine, Summit Entertainment has released a series of photos showcasing Pattinson’s Edward Cullen character sucking face with Kristen Stewart’s Bella Swan.

The images are from Eclipse, the third chapter in the Twilight series, and feature Pattinson pretending to like girls. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will be in theaters on June 30, 2010.

Check out the shots:

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I’ve never been much of a sports fan, but I do like cheerleaders … and dinosaurs. So imagine my delight when I came across the following clip of the Toronto Raptors’ mascot devouring a tasty little blonde cheerleader.

Check it:

Gwyneth Paltrow is the latest high-profile actor to join the all-star cast of Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming viral outbreak thriller Contagion. Joining Paltrow on the marquee are Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Jude Law, and Soderbergh go-to-guy Matt Damon.

Contagion will center on the outbreak of a deadly virus and the global aftermath that ensues. The film’s narrative will reportedly share a similar structure to Soderbergh’s Traffic, presenting various character story arcs that will eventually cross. Scott Z. Burns (The Bourne Ultimatum) is penning the script.

Soderbergh claims Contagion was inspired by the swine flu epidemic … yeah, that, or the various STDs floating around his penis every time he put it inside his Girlfriend Experience star Sasha Grey.