The Walking Dead's Emily Kinney on Beth's Return: "She's Not Going to Be Owned"

[WARNING: The following story contains spoilers from Sunday's episode of The Walking Dead. Read at your own risk.] Fear not, The Walking Dead fans: Beth Greene is...

So much for "friendly" competition.On Thursday's Bones (8/7, Fox), Dr. Brennan (Emily Deschanel) is asked to give the keynote speech at a forensic science convention, so she brings Cam (Tamara Taylor), Angela (Michaela Conlin) and Hodgins (TJ Thyne) along with her. But when the remains of a body are found at the convention, Brennan and her team must go to work — especially once Hodgins becomes the prime suspect!Mega Buzz: Get some hot scoop on a Bones weddingHowever, not everyone at the convention is likely to lend a hand. The episode also features the return of Brennan's publishing rival Tess Brown...

Each week, executive editor Adam Bryant satisfies your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com.Got any new Bones scoop? — HeatherThose of you hankering for another Bones wedding might want to keep those expectations in check. Although the subject of a marriage between Cam and Arastoo comes up again in the Nov. 6 episode, one member of the couple isn't exactly ready for a new level of commitment. Worse, that fight spills into the Jeffersonian when Arastoo's dissertation proposal is rejected by Dr. Brennan and Cam tries to change Brennan's mind. Unfortunately for Cam, she'll quickly learn that opening her mouth has only made things worse between her and Arastoo.I don't understand why Rick would let Glen and Maggie leave with Abraham on the The Walking Dead. Shouldn't they all stick together? — ValerieHaven't you learned not to question Rick?! Actually, Andrew Lincoln agrees that Rick's choice is cause for concern....

[WARNING: The following story contains spoilers from Sunday's series finale of HBO's Boardwalk Empire. Read at your own risk.]After five beautifully crafted seasons, the lights finally went out on HBO's Boardwalk Empire Sunday night. And as promised by creator and executive producer Terence Winter, who worked with the team that crafted the maddening and still-debated ending of The Sopranos, there was nothing ambiguous about it.The show arguably reached its emotional climax in the penultimate episode, when Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) agreed to give up his Atlantic City empire to New York rival Charlie Luciano (Vincent Piazza) in order to save his nephew Willie. As such, the finale became a flashback-heavy exploration of Nucky's soul as he tied up loose ends with his brother Eli (Shea Whigam) and made plans to move to New York and live quietly, thanks to the cool $2 million he made manipulating the stock market with his former wife Margaret (Kelly Macdonald). The best and worst series finales of all timeBut as the Season 5 promotional posters promised...

[WARNING: The following story contains spoilers from Sunday's episode of The Walking Dead. Read at your own risk.]The Walking Dead's Rick Grimes is a man of his word.On Sunday's episode, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and the rest of the group learned that Gareth (Andrew J. West) and the remaining survivors of Terminus were still nearby when the Terminans returned Bob (Lawrence Gilliard Jr.) — minus most of his left leg — to Father Gabriel's church. Rick quickly assembled a search party to hunt for The Hunters, but as soon as they left the church, Gareth & Co. came calling.The Walking Dead Postmortem: Andrew J. West on his "meaty" monologue and that final sceneAfter a tense stand-off between the Terminans and those left behind at the church...

Each week, executive editor Adam Bryant satisfies your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com.Now that Jake has been arrested, please tell me that Olivia will finally find out that Rowan was behind Jerry's death on Scandal. — DeniseUnfortunately, it doesn't sound like that reveal is coming any time soon. "You always think it can't go on any longer, but they twist it in a way you didn't even think of," star Brian Letscher, who plays Tom, teases of the (inevitable?) reveal. "Rowan is a master manipulator .... and the ripple effects of Tom [saying Jake ordered him to kill Jerry] affect a lot of people in ways he never imagined."Got anything about the final season of The Newsroom? — AshleyThe season premiere is set around the events of the Boston Marathon bombing and, owing to ACN's screw-up with the Operation Genoa story last season, everyone is appropriately gun shy about reporting the "facts" of the story too quickly...

[WARNING: The following story contains spoilers from Sunday's The Walking Dead and the comic books that inspired it. Read at your own risk.]"At the end of the day, no matter how much we may detest this ugly business...a man's gotta eat."The Walking Dead's Season 5 premiere finally confirmed that the people of Terminus are indeed cannibals. But Sunday's episode revealed Gareth & Co. to be something else....

In an age where television is dominated by reboots, re-imaginings and "event series" sequels, there is at least one acclaimed show you shouldn't expect to see back on your TV screen: HBO's The Wire.Despite being considered by critics and legions of adoring fans (many of whom never watched the show during its actual low-rated run) to be the greatest TV drama of all time, co-creator and executive producer David Simon made it abundantly during a reunion panel at New York PaleyFest Thursday night that he has no interest in...

Gotham's Oswald Cobblepot certainly isn't wasting any time working his way up the food chain.Since his return to Gotham, the Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor) has quickly infiltrated the ranks of the Maroni crime organization and also buddied up with Detective James Gordon (Ben McKenzie). "He and Gordon now both need each other," Taylor says...

Each week, executive editor Adam Bryant satisfies your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com.I'm worried about Irving on Sleepy Hollow? Is he going to be OK? — HeatherActually, it turns out that selling your soul to the Horseman of War isn't all bad. "There's part of signing that contract that does work in his favor," executive producer Len Wiseman says. "As dark as that is, there's something in the offer that's quite hard to turn down. It is something that his character is going to have to struggle with because the temptation is not an easy one to turn his back on."Do you have any How to Get Away with Murder scoop? — BethOn Thursday's episode, we'll learn all about Connor and "find out why he's such a player," executive producer Peter Nowalk tells us....

[WARNING: The following story contains spoilers from the Season 5 premiere of The Walking Dead. Read at your own risk.]Well that didn't take long.The Walking Dead's hotly anticipated Season 5 premiere wasted little time getting right into the action — and as a result, quickly paved the way for our band of survivors to escape Terminus, the presumed safe haven they arrived at last season only to be thrown into a train car. Although Rick (Andrew Lincoln), Daryl (Norman Reedus), Glen (Steven Yeun) and Bob (Lawrence Gilliard Jr.) were pulled out of the train car to meet a grisly, throat-slitting fate, they...

There are two sides to every story, and Showtime's provocative new drama The Affair aims to tell them both.The series, debuting Sunday at 10/9c, uses a Roshomon-like technique to tell the stories of Noah Solloway (The Wire's Dominic West) and Allison Lockhart (Luther's Ruth Wilson), a pair who begin their titular adulterous romance during a summer in Montauk. Each person is recalling his or her version of events as part of a present-day framing device, and, naturally, there are significant differences depending on who is telling the story.Fall Preview: Check out all the must-see new shows"I'm interested in psychology and the way that people think about themselves and who they are versus who they want to be," executive producer Sarah Treem, who developed the series with In Treatment's Hagai Levi, tells TVGuide.com....

Even the best TV dramas start to show signs of slowing down after a few years. And while AMC's The Walking Dead has arguably had its own share of stumbles in the past, the confident, action-packed Season 5 premiere suggests a show that's just getting warmed up.

Things are slowly getting back to normal on Castle.After dedicating much of Season 7's first two episodes to the investigation surrounding the (still mostly unsolved) disappearance of Castle (Nathan Fillion) on his wedding day, Monday's episode (10/9c, ABC) is going back to basics: Castle helps Beckett (Stana Katic) solve a strange murder by offering up outlandish theories...

Each week, executive editor Adam Bryant satisfies your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com. I can't believe what Carrie did in the Homeland premiere! What's next? — Victoria Fortunately, Carrie is headed back to the Middle East — far, far away from her baby. Once there, she will quickly ...

[WARNING: The following story contains spoilers from the Season 4 premiere of Homeland. Read at your own risk.]Homeland's Carrie Mathison certainly won't be winning any Mother of the Year awards any time soon.On the Showtime drama's two-hour season premiere, it became clear that Carrie (Claire Danes) had purposefully chosen a CIA posting in Kabul, Afghanistan that wouldn't allow her to bring along her new daughter, Frannie. Instead, the baby was being cared for by Carrie's sister and father stateside, whom Carrie occasionally checks in with via Skype.Homeland: 7 changes to expect in the show's rebooted fourth seasonBut after one of Carrie's drone strikes kills dozens of civilians...

The pilot for Fox's Mulaney features one of the show's two stand-up comedian characters struggling to write a joke that sets up what the comic has already decided will be his catchphrase punchline.In the same way, the series — created by and starring John Mulaney, a former Saturday Night Live writer and one of the sharpest, funniest stand-up comedians working today — has all the ingredients needed to create laughs, but it just can't seem to find a consistent way to deliver them.Fall TV: Check out all the must-see new showsNot surprisingly, the best parts of the early episodes feature Mulaney doing his stand-up routine for the live audience in front of his darkened apartment set. (Yes, it's a weird setting, but go with it.) But when the action shifts...

Bye bye, Brody.Once the creative team behind Homeland (finally) decided to kill off Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) in the Season 3 finale, they realized they could pretty much take the hit Showtime drama anywhere they wanted.Fall TV: Get scoop on all your favorite returning shows"There's no question that we closed a big chapter of the show last season when we dispatched with Nicholas Brody, and there's no question that at the beginning of this year, we really sat down and realized that it was tabula rasa," co-creator and executive producer Alex Gansa tells TVGuide.com....

Are you still reeling from the surprise death of Lance Sweets in Bones' Season 10 premiere? So are the show's characters. On Thursday's episode (8/7c, Fox), Booth (David Borenanaz), Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and the rest of the Jeffersonian team work diligently to find clues to both find out who murdered Sweets (John Francis Daley) and solve the larger FBI conspiracy. Needless to say, emotions are running high...

Guess who's back?Tuesday's episode of Sons of Anarchy featured the return of Venus Van Dam, the transgender escort played by Justified's Walton Goggins in each of the FX drama's last two seasons. But this time things went to a whole new level.Sons of Anarchy: Walton Goggins on playing the softer side of Venus Van DamWhen Jax (Charlie Hunnam) needed to track down the wife of a preacher the club had killed, he called on Venus to help. (Turns out the dead man was one of Venus' frequent clients.) According to Goggins, coming back for Sons' final season was a no-brainer. "I look for any opportunity to put on high heels honestly," Goggins tells TVGuide.com with a laugh....

Each week, executive editor Adam Bryant satisfies your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com.I am dying for some Walking Dead scoop. Got anything? — Matt This season certainly doesn't waste any time getting into the action! Look for a very bloody first episode that offers some quick answers about the people of Terminus. Remember when executive producer Robert Kirkman told us that Terminus leader Gareth was not the season's major villain? That doesn't mean he isn't sufficiently creepy!The conversation between Richard and Maggie on last week's Grey's Anatomy was so upsetting. Is he ever going to tell her that he's her father? — KarenAfter her less-than-great first impression of Meredith, it's pretty clear that Maggie isn't jumping at the chance to incorporate more new relatives into her life....

[WARNING: The following story contains spoilers from the Season 2 finale of Ray Donovan. Read at your own risk.]Some people just don't know when to quit.On the Season 2 finale of Ray Donovan...

