Sandra Oh and Ellen Pompeo of Grey’s Anatomy
"Will you look at all these rumors/Surrounding me every day?/I just need some time/Some time to get away from/From all these rumors/I can't take it no more." Back in the '80s, who among us could have guessed that Timex Social Club's wondrous one hit would be even more relevant today, especially to those of us who live, eat and breathe all things tubular (I mean that in the TV-related sense, not in the gnarly Valley Girl way). Think about it: Every day, the gossip mill seems to churn out another titillating tidbit about our favorite shows — sometimes even more than one. So maybe it's apropos that one of the chief starters of said rumors should also be the one to cut through all the prattle and separate fact from fiction. Or at the very least try.
Rumor: Someone's a switch-hitter on Grey's Anatomy.
Source: E! Online
True or False: True — at least if my casting spies are correct in telling me producers are looking for an ac
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Question: What's your take on Susan Sarandon signing up for three episodes of Rescue Me?
Answer: No downside as far as I can see. Can't wait for summer to see her in action. I've been wondering how Rescue Me could possibly top the terrific current season of The Shield. This casting announcement made me think it's possible ...
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Susan Sarandon
As first teased in last week's Ausiello Report, Oscar winner Susan Sarandon has signed on for a three-episode arc on FX's Rescue Me. The actress who made The Hunger so memorable will play Alicia, a successful older woman who seduces Daniel Sunjata's Franco. She first shows up in the second episode of Season 3, which is now in production and due to premiere in early summer.
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Question: Every week there are questions about the same shows — Lost, Grey's Anatomy, Supernatural, etc. How about some scoop on Rescue Me? Any idea when the new season will start?
Answer: I believe it starts in June, and here are a few little scooplets: In the wake of his son's tragic death, Tommy will begin to take an interest in his godson, Damian; Tommy's wife, Janet, has spent the hiatus cozying up to Tommy's brother Johnny; Lou, still hurting from Candy's betrayal, turns to alcohol to numb the pain; and the chief will try to sell his Alzheimer's-afflicted wife on a cheaper nursing home... in Arizona.
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