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We can’t think of a better television host (or spokesman) than “Dirty Jobs” Mike Rowe. He’s funny. He’s witty. And he’s not afraid to slip a dirty innuendo into his show. Even if it’s visiting Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street. Check out the video below at about 1:15 to see what we’re talking about.

Instant Dharma (see past episodes here) takes a look at this weeks episode of LOST.  

What’s important about this week is we finally see a more human side of the evil Benjamin Linus. 

Or do we?

Ben has easily become one of our favorite characters on television thanks to the creepy performance of Michael Emerson. That’s why this Ben-centric episode was so anticipated.

We wanted to know if he could be a decent human in the real world (we hoped he wouldn’t!) and whether or not the promos showing Ben digging his own grave would come true.

Most telling about the episode may lie in the little secrets held by Richard. We finally get to know a little about him and why he doesn’t age.

This week, Brill Bundy from Zap2it.com (@zap2itbrill) and celebrity DJ and ‘Lost’ super fan Mike B. (@theemikeb) join host Maggie Furlong to talk about ‘Dr. Linus,’ this season’s stellar Ben-centric episode. Michael Emerson was on top of his game, on and off the Island, but we were also treated to great moments from Richard, Ilana, Jack, Miles and a certain submarine.

Video is below and it is full of spoilers, so beware. (Edit: sometimes the video player below shows up without a poster frame. Just click in the center of the blank spot below or on the play button if that shows up. The video’s there)

It’s so,….beautiful!

If LOST was Baywatch it would be more awesome than any show on television ever made or will be made. Both are soap operas set on a beach. Granted, LOST is a bit more freaky but we wouldn’t mind seeing Evangeline Lilly running slow motion down the beach in a bright red suit.

This week’s clip of a Japanese Game Show is odd. That’s expected. That’s like going to a Tim Burton movie and seeing Johnny Depp. It’s just natural.

But this clip is a little more odd than usual. Dudes in diapers attached to ropes must make it us a slippery slope to get to a woman behind some panels. You can only imagine what happens next. Just a note, this video is NSFW mostly around the 8 minute mark if you want to fast forward.

Zach Galifianakis hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend which probably marks the first time in a generation that they have had a comedian host the show.

One of the best parts of the evening, however, was when Zach ran backstage while Vampire Weekend performed and shaved off his iconic hobo beard. Yes, he actually did shave the little guy off. Here’s a video of the incident.

Thankfully, after the skit with Zach sans beard he was able to get a replacement.

People might not be familiar with the television program “The Red Green Show.” The sitcom-ey, sketch-comedy, parody show from Canada did appear in the States on PBS but went unnotcied by a lot of people which is a shame. Hopefully, the power of the Internet will help bring them back.

The television show is about a Canadian handyman who generally tries to find shortcuts to most of his projects, trusting the vast majority of his work to duct tape. Kinda like a mix between Bob Vila and MacGyver. Here he is trying to tackle the issue of using a two-man saw with only one person.

Well, one person and a van.

The promos for this week’s episode of NBC’s Saturday Night Live are funnier than everything they have done over the last 3 years. Which isn’t saying much but since we’re huge fans of Zach Galifianakis (and his Amy Adams impersonation) we will actually have to watch this one.

Welcome to Instant Dharma [see past episodes here] , where we get a break down of all things ‘Lost’ every week — equal parts for our own sanity and for your entertainment.

OK, so you just watched this week’s episode and  you’re like, “What the H##l?”

Well, you’re probably like that every week but this one (and we say this a lot) was a great episode. Comedian Paul Scheer and Eric Goldman, editor of IGN TV , join Maggie this week to talk about the Sayid-centric episode. There’s lots of fighting, stabbings, and betrayal going on here.

We’ll let the gang at Instant Dharma take over from here since there’s a ton of spoilers to go over.

The guy’s crazy, but he’s not a bad friend…usually. Killing birds and setting them on fire and dead cats make for an odd roommate. Judge Judy (the best judge on Television – suck it, Wapner!) had to deal with these freaks. We can only imagine she yelled a lot in this episode.

Welcome to Instant Dharma, where we break down all things ‘Lost’ every week — equal parts for our own sanity and for your entertainment.

As ‘Lost’ is finishing up its final season, we have to watch closely as clues and mysteries are being solved. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t more mysteries being brought up. This week’s ‘Lost’ was a great one as we learn a lot about Jack that we could never have guessed. Also, Jacob becomes a pivotal character in this episode as he starts messing with Hugo’s head.

Check out Instant Dharma below for a recap of episode 4, the ‘Lighthouse.’ [warning: spoilers]