Question: I know it's not like you can pick up the phone and ask her or anything, but your answer about Barbara Stock leaving Spenser and then coming back reminded me of a question that's sort of the same. How come Oprah stopped doing her book club on Oprah Winfrey, then started it up again? Did she run out of books she liked or something?
Answer: She didn't run out of books, Katie; she ran out of time — or thought she had, anyway. And I may not be able to pick up the phone and call, but luckily Oprah already talked about it in a TV Guide interviewread more
Question: What is the future of King of the Hill? Is the upcoming season going to be its last?
Answer: By all accounts, this will be the show's final season leading off Fox's Sunday lineup, which means its scheduling will be hit-or-miss depending on sports overruns. The show hasn't always been well treated by Fox, but this will be its 10th season, after all. And no show (with the possible exception of The Simpsons) is meant to last forever. King is going to enjoy a long and healthy afterlife, and I suppose there are worse futures than that. Personally, I would like to see Hank and Co. moved to the post-Simpsons slot if The War at Home fails, as it deserves to do. That would be a much more noble, and visible, way to go out ...read more