SHOULD WIN

"Lost" (pictured) had a mighty good season, as the writers pursued the future tense with gusto. But "Mad Men" was a revelation. But "Dexter" was a wild exercise in suspense. But "Mad Men" was literary and lush. But "Dexter" was stylized and clever and played a game with viewer sympathies. But...

"Lost" stars (from left) Yunjin Kim, Evangeline Lilly, and Naveen Andrews.