House Finale: So, Did "Everybody" Die?
House Comes to an End: The Cast and Producers Retrace the Series' Highs and Lows
Bolstered by American Idol, House quickly became a huge hit. At the end of the third season — which remains the show's highest-rated — the producers blew up the formula and forced House to rebuild his entire diagnostic team. It was the first of many bold (and controversial) storytelling choices. In Part 2 of our oral history, the show's creators and cast look back at the show's most memorable plots. (Read Part 1 here.)In the Season 3 finale, House...
House Comes to an End: Producers and Cast Recall Creating a Curmudgeon
House, a risky, challenging and altogether different kind of medical drama, premiered on November 16, 2004, and turned the genre on its head with a true antihero lead: a doctor who has overt disdain for his patients — and people in general. But thanks to compelling writing and a career-defining performance by British improv-comedy vet Hugh Laurie, the show stayed on the air for eight seasons of abuse (both drug and verbal) and countless diagnoses that were almost never lupus. As House prepares to sign off for good (Monday, May 21 at 8/7c on Fox), TVGuide.com talked to the show's creators and cast about building the Emmy-winning drama from the ground up. This is the first of a two-part series....
Michael Emerson on the Person of Interest Finale: "The Circle Must Be Broken"
Person of Interest star Michael Emerson learned a few things about big season finales during his time on Lost.Finale Preview: Get scoop on 39 must-watch season-enders"Lost was unique because those cliff-hangers didn't just involve physical danger," Emerson tells TVGuide.com. "They were metaphysical too. Like, 'Oh wow, what does that mean?'"And while Emerson jokingly admits that his Person of Interest character Finch won't turn any frozen donkey wheels that make the island of Manhattan disappear, big changes are coming to the surveillance-obsessed CBS drama....
Goodbye, Prentiss: Criminal Minds Boss Promises a Bittersweet Finale
Criminal Minds executive producer Erica Messer knew very early this season that she wanted to do something out of the ordinary for the season finale. Finale Preview: Get scoop on 39 must-watch season-enders "I wanted to ground it with our team and I wanted to end with the idea that good things happen to good people," Messer tells TVGuide.com. "Our team puts up with all this crap from horrible people all year long, so let's actually celebrate them. We see so many bad images all season long, can't we just have our heroes be happy and smiling and dancing? We knew early on there would be a wedding at the end, not an SUV explosion [like in the Season 3 finale]."
Mega Buzz: Bones' Killer Cliff-Hanger, Grey's Goodbyes and HIMYM's New Man
Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com or tweet them at @adambryant or @NatalieAbrams.I can't believe that Brennan is on the run after the Bones finale. How will the writers resolve that in the premiere next season?ADAM: Ask yourself this: Should the writers resolve it? After all, based on the footage we saw of bad boy Pelant doing something to Booth's alarm clock, we're pretty sure anywhere else is safer than Casa Bones. But you can be certain this battle of wits is just beginning. "We wanted to keep our serial killer alive to keep the procedural element of the show in the forefront," executive producer Stephen Nathan says. "I don't like serial killers, but Pelant is close to our hearts. He's someone we want to keep around for quite a while."Anything you can tell us about the Grey's Anatomy finale? — Allie NATALIE: We can't tell you who dies...
NCIS: Los Angeles Finale: Callen Is Tested Until He Breaks
NCIS: Los Angeles loves to blow things up. So when executive producer Shane Brennan received word that the CBS drama would air a two-hour finale, he was practically giddy.Finale Preview: Get scoop on 39 must-watch season-enders "There's a particularly amazing explosion in the second hour of the show ... and there are no computer graphics in this explosion," Brennan says. "The debris is real, the fire balls are real. We have this opportunity of doing a double episode and we ended up with a movie in effect. I don't think in 30 years of doing this, I've ever had a more challenging two hours of TV to put together."But while things may go boom early and often, look for a lot of other explosive moments between the characters...
Bones Finale: Will Pelant Pull the Jeffersonian Team Apart?
Bones' Season 8 finale will pose a somewhat disturbing question: Has the Jeffersonian's team of scientists finally met its match?The opponent, of course, is Christopher Pelant (guest star Andrew Leeds), the so-called "hacktivist" the team first investigated in this season's seventh episode. When Pelant heads to court for a parole hearing, Booth (David Boreanaz) and Brennan (Emily Deschanel) have plenty to say to the judge about keeping him locked up...
Exclusive House Video: The Cast Has a Message for the Fans
Before House ends its eight-season run on the May 21 series finale, the show's cast members want to take the time to thank their fans for the years of support.Finale Preview: Get scoop on 39 must-watch season-enders"We have shared a connection with a large number of people," star Hugh Laurie says in the exclusive video below. "The things that we like about the show, the audience [members] like about the show. Therefore, I think it's reasonable to assume we probably would like the audience if we met them."Fellow originating cast member...
ABC Cancels GCB, Pan Am, The River and Missing
ABC's Pan Am has finally been officially grounded.On the heels of ordering nine new series Friday, the Alphabet officially canceled the high-flying 1960s soap after pulling it off the schedule in February after airing only 14 episodes.Fall TV Scorecard: Which shows are returning? Which aren't?ABC also canceled freshman series GCB, The River and Missing. GCB, starring...
CSI: NY's Gary Sinise: Mac Has Found Something Very Positive In His Life
For Gary Sinise, Friday's CSI: NY finale may feel a bit like art imitating life.In April, Sinise was involved in a car accident in Washington, D.C. Although Sinise was just a passenger, he sustained several injuries when his car was hit from behind."I had a pretty severe concussion — [some] badly torn up muscles in my neck," Sinise tells TVGuide.com. "I don't remember the accident. I woke up in the ER. Although I'm told I was speaking, I didn't know where I was. We apparently drove for 10 minutes, but all I remember is getting into the car and pulling away from the curb."Save These Shows: 14 Bubble shows we hope we'll surviveSinise, who is still working with doctors and physical therapists, says the outpouring of support after his accident was overwhelming. "I got some of the most beautiful emails and phone calls," he says. "When a friend goes through something like that, it makes you think. It made me think about our season finale and what it's about...
CSI Finale: McKeen Is Back --- And Deadly as Ever
On CSI, the name Jeffrey McKeen is basically synonymous with danger. Finale Preview: Get scoop on 39 must-watch season-enders That certainly holds true in the CBS drama's Season 13 finale (Wednesday at 10/9c). When one of the mayor's key supporters is suspected of murdering his own wife, D.B. Russell (Ted Danson) & Co. are tasked with clearing his name. In the process of doing so, however...
Mega Buzz: Another House Exit, Vampire Diaries' Accident, and NCIS' Finale
Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com or tweet them at @adambryant or @NatalieAbrams. Is Chase really gone for good on House? — Christine ADAM: Not exactly. While he has definitely resigned, executive producer David Shore confirms that Chase is scheduled to appear in the series finale. But more surprisingly, one of his colleagues might follow him out the door. In Monday's penultimate episode, another doctor is readying a career life raft in case House implodes under the strain of Wilson's increasingly grim diagnosis. I can't believe The Vampire Diaries finale is Thursday! What will we learn from the flashback to Elena's parents' accident? — Rachel NATALIE: For one thing...
Castle Boss: "I Have No Intention of Pulling the Rug Out From the Audience"
[WARNING: The following story contains major spoilers from the Season 4 finale of ABC's Castle. Read at your own risk.]Are you still with us Castle fans?...
Castle Boss on the Finale: "Everything Comes Out"
Castle's fourth season began with its main characters keeping secrets from each other — secrets that creator Andrew W. Marlowe called a "ticking bomb." On Monday's season finale (10/9c, ABC), that bomb will finally explode.Finale Preview: Get scoop on 39 must-watch season-endersAlthough Castle (Nathan Fillion) has already learned Beckett's secret — that she remembers him saying "I love you" after she was shot — Beckett (Stana Katic) is not aware of this. But when the investigation into the murder of an Army vet puts Beckett on the trail of the man who shot her...
Mad Men Surprise: Hey, Look! It's Rory Gilmore!
Apparently, little Rory Gilmore grew up to be a 1960s housewife in Cos Cob.On Sunday's Mad Men, Gilmore Girls star Alexis Bledel popped up as Beth Dawes, the wife of insurance salesman Howard Dawes, with whom Pete Cambell (Vincent Kartheiser) regularly commutes to work. When Pete finds Beth stranded at the train station — and with Pete knowing that Howard is shacking up for the night with his "side dish" in the city — he offers to take Beth to her home...
Exclusive Mentalist Sneak Peek: Jane Meets Lisbon's Ex-Fiancé!
Teresa Lisbon, heartbreaker?The Mentalist Exclusive: The Shield's Kenny Johnson to play Lisbon's ex!On Thursday's episode of The Mentalist, Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) and Agent Lisbon (Robin Tunney) investigate a surfer's murder. But as they begin questioning suspects, Lisbon is shocked to come across Greg Tayback (guest star Kenny Johnson), her former fiancé!In our exclusive first look ...
Mega Buzz: Another Castle Cliff-Hanger, Fringe's Finale and a Prentiss Return?
Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com or tweet them at @adambryant or @NatalieAbrams. Does Castle's finale have a cliff-hanger like last year's? I'm not sure I could handle that! — Jessica ADAM: Creator Andrew W. Marlowe hints that Beckett will be experiencing a lot of changes in the finale, and the domino effect of said changes leads to this season's climax. And while I'm pretty sure that no one's life will be hanging in the balance, Castle-Beckett fans will likely still be in for a long summer. Why? Marlowe says this finale doesn't lend itself to a large time jump between seasons. "The way we're ending this season, people will want to know what happens in the immediate aftermath," he teases. Will the rest of the Fringe team regain their memories before the end of the season? — Larry NATALIE:
Exclusive House Video: What Are the Cast's Favorite Episodes?
After eight seasons and 177 episodes, House star Hugh Laurie can't quite put his finger on which hour he'll remember the most.Finale preview: Get scoop on 39 must-watch season-enders"If I had a serviceable memory, I would probably have [a favorite], but I don't," Laurie says in the exclusive video below. (Our diagnosis: He's spent too much time memorizing rare diseases!)Fortunately, some of Laurie's co-stars haven't suffered as much memory loss....
Save These Shows: 14 Bubble Shows We Hope Will Survive
This time of year can be brutal for TV fans. In the next few weeks, a number of shows will be canceled to make room for fall's new kids. The sad reality is that for every The Playboy Club or Charlie's Angels sent to the TV graveyard with little to no fuss, there's a handful of beloved shows that we're not ready to part with just yet. Behold, here are the shows we're desperately hoping the execs will give one more chance. (Click here to see our picks in photo gallery form!)32 Bubble Shows: Which will survive?30 Rock (NBC)So Alec Baldwin continues to announce he's leaving the show. So viewership is, OK, the smallest it's ever been. So it isn't exactly a spring chicken, having been on the air for six seasons. So? So what! It's still, for our money, one of the sharpest comedies on network television, with a top-tier cast able to handle Tina Fey's fast and furious funnies, and TV's best guest stars, who just love to come and play (and play against type — More. Jon. Hamm. Please.) Please, NBC sirs, can we have s'more?...
Mega Buzz: A House Death, a Grey's Disaster and a CSI Exit?
Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com or tweet them at @adambryant or @NatalieAbrams. So is Wilson definitely going to die on House? — Amanda ADAM: Well, the promos for next week's episode don't paint a pretty picture, but let's try to stay positive. (His best friend is a pretty good doctor, after all!) I suspect that Wilson will stick around at least through the series finale. But it does raise the question: Can House exist without Wilson? "For better or for worse, they are bound together," Hugh Laurie says. "They share a way of looking at the world, and I think they need each other." But does that "need" portend a happy ending? "I think the audience will be happy, not because House has learned some life lessons — that's not what he's about," Laurie says. "I think people will be happy for him. The fact that he's still got a 'mud in your eye, to hell with you all' attitude, I sort of love." So let's keep the sackcloth and ashes under wraps for now, OK? Please tell me you have more info on the big event in the Grey's Anatomy finale! — Sammy NATALIE:
Mega Buzz: New Love Interests on Mentalist and Dexter and an NCIS: LA Return
Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com or tweet them at @adambryant or @NatalieAbrams. What else can you tell me about Patrick Jane's new love interest on The Mentalist? — Christine ADAM: Creator Bruno Heller wants to be clear about one thing: Loralei (Emmanuelle Chriqui) is no ordinary cocktail waitress, and as such viewers should take this relationship seriously. "It's certainly not a fling and it's not a spur-of-the-moment booty call or anything like that," Heller says. "She comes into Jane's life at a very, very low ebb. He's at a moment when he really needs a helping hand and a little ray of light, and she provides that." Please tell me you have info on Dexter! — James NATALIE: Could Dexter be getting...
