With the holiday shopping season being a mere 38 days away, it's time to sit down and think about what you want to give out as gifts this year? Elmo TMX? Nah, they'll probably be sold out of those until the middle of 2007. The new Sony Playstation? Well, it's going to be so expensive that all of your friends will probably need to share it. Lost action figures? Come on, they don't make action figures from your favorite show.

Wrong, Mr. (or Mrs.) holiday consumer! The truth is that they do exist and will be coming to a store (or website) near you this fall, courtesy of McFarlane Toys. According to the website figures.com the company will release six fan-favorite characters from the first season. These include characters such as Charlie (pictured here and in Anna's post from August), Jack, Kate and Hurley. Future releases will feature characters like Sawyer, Jin, Walk (with Vincent his dog) and Boone.

Each six-inch figure will include a detailed base and a photographic backdrop that will place the character in a specific episode. Also included will be a "prop replica" relevant to their personal back stories. For example, Kate's prop will be a toy airplane, Hurley's will be a lottery ticket and Charlie's will be his "Drive Shaft" ring. It is also possible that a sound chip will allow each figure to speak a line from the show.

A Lost viewer action figure will also be released during this time. This figure will have a confused look on it's face and feature a sound chip that repeatedly says 'What the f$%@ is going on with this show?'.