Question: Any Grey's Anatomy spoilers? In particular, what's going happen to Denny? They're not going to kill him off, are they?
Answer: He'll live long enough to appear in the season finale, per USA Today. After that, it's anyone's guess. BTW, don't you think it's strange that we know so little about Denny? I'm beginning to suspect that maybe there's something he's not telling us.
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Question: Do you have any scoops on 24?
Answer: Exec producer Joel Surnow told USA Today that the show has a "big character story shocker" coming up for Chloe. I wonder if it involves that Taser I told you about last week. Meanwhile, I'm hearing a s*b*a***e will be featured rather prominently in the final hours. (C'mon, that's an easy one!)
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Question: I've read that ABC will most definitely pick up Scrubs if NBC passes on it this year. While this is great news considering ABC could actually advertise the show and give it a good time slot, what are the prospects that it gets paired with ABC's only other good comedy, Sons & Daughters? That show improves episode to episode and deserves a shot to not be on an island by itself up against a two-hour-long American Idol. Even if it doesn't get paired with Scrubs, does it have a shot to come back next year? None of ABC's other comedies are any good, and I'm sure they don't have enough good comedies in pilot production to fill the void.
Answer: Sadly, I think last week's episodes were probably the last we'll see of Sons & Daughters, unless there's a miracle. The numbers were very low and got worse week to week — not surprising for a challenging, unconventional comedy that many weeks took such dramatic and poignant twists it had me near tears, even as I laughed. Airing episodes
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Question: I am a longtime reader of yours, and I recall that you were one of the first reviewers to say that Six Feet Under was overrated. I believe you said in your review that you didn't think people would love it so much if it weren't on HBO. It took about four years, but then a lot of people agreed with you that SFU was overrated, and not consistently entertaining. My question: Is Big Love your new Six Feet Under? It has gotten really good reviews and only you (of the reviews I have read) gave it a mixed review. And if you believe Big Love will follow the same path as SFU, how long do you think it will take for people to come around to the Roush doctrine this time? Love the column. Thanks.
Answer: In other words, you're asking me: How's the weather out on that limb? (I'm not entirely alone. My buddy and colleague Robert Bianco of USA Today was even less enchanted with Big Love than I was.) I actually like Big Love a bit more than Six Feet Under, because it seems less forced and
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Question: What's the latest news on E-Ring? Is it coming back next season?
Answer: Considering USA Today listed it as "gone or nearly dead" in its ninth-annual Save Our Shows poll, I'm guessing not. Speaking of the influential S.O.S. survey, click here to throw your support behind such beloved bubble shows as Veronica Mars, Everwood, One Tree Hill, Scrubs and Invasion. The networks really pay attention to this stuff, people. Every vote counts!
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