I was one of the only people in America who watched Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, that ill-fated NBC drama about the inner-workings and personalities behind a Saturday Night Live-type show. One of the main reasons I watched it (and loved it) was that I adored the two leads – Matthew Perry and Bradley Whitford. Those two actors were the best parts of their respective hit shows, Friends and The West Wing, and seeing them together was lovely. But not many people noticed, because the show was brutally cancelled just when it was getting really interesting.

All of this to say I consider Matthew Perry a very underrated actor. He can do slapstick comedy, he can do that dialogue-heavy comedy, and he can do emotionally-resonate drama. It’s a shame he hasn’t found a real niche for himself after Friends. He’s really great on television, and he would be an incredible addition to any show. Matthew actually has some ideas about that – he wants to get cast on his favorite show, Lost, but he thinks people will just see it as “Chandler Bing… on the island.”

Former Friends star Matthew Perry is desperate to return to TV – and land a role in drama Lost.

The funnyman, who played Chandler Bing in the hit sitcom, admits he’s hooked on the desert island drama and wouldn’t hesitate to take a part if it was offered to him.

He says, “I want to be on that show so bad, but people would be like, ‘What’s Chandler doing on the island?’ So it isn’t going to happen.”

“But I am truly addicted to the show. I even follow the story lines online.”

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I’m addicted too, Matthew! And I do think he should be cast on Lost, even it’s just a temporary thing, like in a flash-back (or flash-forward?) just for one episode. He would be great. And he wouldn’t even have to be on the island.

So, I have a confession. I just used this little Matthew Perry story as an excuse to talk about the last episode of Lost. Spoilers (in case you haven’t seen this week’s episode): What in the hell is happening with Sayid? I didn’t know what to think when he shot the young Ben Linus. Isn’t this going to mess up the… whatjamathingie? Like, the flux capacitor? It’s like a timeline paradox, a rip in the fabric of history. Unless the young Ben didn’t really die. But how would that be? Sayid shot him through the heart.

Also, who else loved Elizabeth Mitchell and Josh Holloway this week? Jim and Juliet really love each other… hopefully the producers realize that the Kate-Jack-Sawyer thing is so tired. And I’m pretty sure that the woman who handcuffed Sayid (which was a sexy scene) is actually working for Ben. Or maybe Widmore? More likely Ben.

Matthew Perry is shown at the premiere of The Wrestler on 12/16/08. Credit: WENN.com