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Senior editors Matt Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor and Tim Molloy answer your questions. Drop us a line at mega_scoop@tvguide.com.
Please tell me that Emilie de Ravin isn't done on Lost. — Jason
MATT: Allow me to be crystal Claire, as it were — we will see MIAaron's mom again, and not just by means of a time-jump à la the birthing moment Sawyer witnessed anew. As the Aussie actress shared in this video, she is just taking "a little break" this season, and multiple sources assure me the plan is still for her to return for the series-ending Season 6. Speaking of finales during this sad, Lost-less week, I'm hearing that there will be just one more "hiccup" — a late-April clip show — detouring our road to this year's undoubtedly big finish.
Where are my favorite ER supporting cast members, like Haleh and Jerry? Will they be back before the finale? — Timothy
MICKEY: Does anyone else remember the sexy desk clerk that SVU's Mariska Hargitay played? Well, she ...
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Danny Glover
As How I Met Your Mother wraps up its fourth season, fans can expect to get drop-ins from faces both familiar and new.
From the latter category, Danny Glover will turn up "in an interesting way," series cocreator Carter Bays tells TVGuide.com.
Hmm, could it be that Barney and his brother James (played here and there by Wayne Brady) have ...
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Eddie Steeples, Danny Glover
My Name Is Earl's Witness Protection story will involve the bad guy from Witness.
Series creator Greg Garcia tells TVGuide.com exclusively that Danny Glover has been tapped to guest-star later this season as Crab Man's dad, Thomas, as the storyline about why Darnell has been living in hiding is finally unspooled.
Although it was long ago revealed to viewers that Crab Man (Eddie Steeples) is in the Witness Protection Program, it was not until last week that Earl & Co. were let in on the secret. (After receiving a mysterious phone call on a never-seen-before "hair phone," Darnell rushed ...
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It is Kitty and Roberts wedding and sure enough here comes the drama Remember way back when Kitty and Kevin handled a certain situation that had come up regarding the senators not so sterling military heroism Well it has reared its little head again and has Kitty so rattled that she had to interrupt her wedding to spill her guts to her betrothed about her mishandling of the situation Something about blackmailLuckily Kitty has her man Isaac to watch her back Yes thats right Danny Glover is back in the form of Isaac and when hes not handling things for his best gal hes making eyes at her mother Nora who was unceremoniously dumped at the wedding by her long-ago love and current date Stan Chevy Chase Im fine with that given Stans rather abrupt appearance on the scene Theres no need in investing in a relationship that has no future right Thats along the lines of Hollys thinking with regards to Saul
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Danny Glover by Richard Cartwright/ABC
Danny Glover’s much-anticipated eight-episode arc on ABC’s Brothers & Sisters, as love interest for the family matriarch (played by Sally Field), may be cut short due to the writers' strike (which Glover supports). He’s already grown attached to his character, an advisor hired by Kitty (Calista Flockhart) to help Robert’s (Rob Lowe) campaign. "I like his sensibility. He’s funny, he’s witty, he’s basically a good guy," says Glover. Despite the uncertainty caused by the strike, he says, "I’m having a good time. I love acting, so it’s not a chore. It’s just something I love doing."Glover tells TV Guide he’s shot only three of his episodes. While he once did a four-episode turn on ER, he says it’s been a while since he’s done episodic television, explaining that he had not done TV "in a long time, except very early in my career, and so I don’t know how it works, with rewrites. There seem to be a lot of rewrites. B...
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Danny Glover by Richard Cartwright/ABC
Cheers to Danny Glover for his masterful performance on Brothers & Sisters. The Lethal Weapon vet brought charm and gravitas to his role as Isaac Marshall, a Machiavellian adviser enlisted by an unexpectedly pregnant Kitty to help her presidential-candidate fiancé manage the crisis. "I wouldn't want to waste your talents on something trivial," Kitty told Isaac, and B&S didn't waste Glover's talents, either. Even though Kitty lost the baby, I hope ABC's drama elects to bring Glover back.• Read and react to Bruce's opinions on Saturday Night Live, Jerry Seinfeld and more!• Share your own raves and rants about other shows on the brand-new Reader Cheers & Jeers discussion board.• We may feature your Cheer or Jeer on TVGuide.com or in TV Guide magazine!
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Julianna Margulies and George Clooney courtesy Warner Bros.
There's no series finale written and producers and cast aren't yet ready to sign off for good but if, as many predict, ER's County General closes its doors at the end of its upcoming 14th season, the NBC drama wants to lure back as many of its cast as it can. Noah Wyle (Dr. John Carter), who's popped in and out of the show for a number of years, is returning for multiple episodes, and there will be no running around in Africa this time. "He'll be in Chicago in the ER, interacting with all our people," executive producer David Zabel tells TVGuide.com. The doc is back to check out the Joshua Carter Center, a gift from his big-bucks family, as well as for a medical concern. In turn, ER is hoping to bring back Thandie Newton, who plays Carter's wife Kem. Zabel says they've also talked to Gloria Reuben (as Jeannie Boulet) and Julianna Margulies (Carol Hathaway) about returns. "Julianna's doing a show now (midseason's Canterbury's Law), but we can always write a story that can shoot in a ...
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Danny Glover by John Sciulli/WireImage.com
Big casting news out of Brothers & Sisters.Danny Glover has been tapped to play Sally Field's new love interest in 8 to 10 episodes this season, sources confirm to me exclusively. His character is Senator McCallister's presidential-campaign manager, and is described as extremely smart and charming but also as a political shark. Unless I'm mistaken, this reps Glover's most significant prime-time series gig to date. He previously did four-episode arcs on Hill Street Blues and ER. The B&S stint marks a reunion of sorts for Glover and Field. The duo shared the screen in 1984's Places in the Heart, for which Field won an Oscar.A rather spectacular piece of casting, IMHO. You guys agree?
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Its never too late to choose The simple eloquent words of the terminally ill cancer patient seemed to echo the theme tonight people choosing to take a stand and trying to make things right As this season winds down and we prepare for the imminent departure of beloved characters emotions are running high and the writers seem to be upping the ante in terms of character development and story progression When I think about characters on ER who havent made much of an impression on me Sam immediately comes to mind I have often felt that the role was ill-conceived and underdeveloped a big disappointment since Ive found Linda Cardellini to be very compelling in other vehicles The entire detour into crazy Steve land that kicked off this season was so distracting and uninteresting to me that the ensuing fallout between Sam and her son Alex generated little more than apathy on my end However these episodes with Annabella Sciorr
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John Stamos, ER
Question: I admit to being one of those who, for the last season or two, watched ER solely out of habit. However, I am psyched at the prospect of John Stamos being a regular cast member next season, and I am eagerly awaiting next season. Do you expect that the casting of John will pull the show out of its "funk" and re-entice some of the viewers who think it's jumped the shark?
Answer: It can't hurt. I know I was sorely disappointed when ABC's inexplicable renewal (to little effect) of Jake in Progress kept him off the show during a season that could have really used him. I just hope he doesn't succumb to the same ailment that has befallen so many promising actors (Linda Cardellini, Parminder Nagra, Shane West, Kristen Johnston) who join the cast and are almost immediately sapped of appealing personality traits.
Coming to ER's defense is Phil S., who writes: "I'm tired of people bashing shows just because they've been on the air for a while. If anybody actually sat down and watched ER
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