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Jennifer Beals on Her Castle Role: "I Wasn't Interested in a Catfight"

Jennifer Beals wants to make one thing very clear about her guest-starring role on Castle:  Her character isn't looking to rekindle her past relationship with Castle (Nathan Fillion). Exclusive: Castle boss and Stana Katic dish on Castle's first museOn Monday's episode (10/9c, ABC) — the first of a two-parter — Beals plays CIA Agent Sophia Turner, who served as the inspiration for the female agent in Castle's series of Derrick Storm novels. And while Sophia's reappearance may push the buttons of Castle's latest muse, Detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic), Beals insists her character's motives are pure."She's not trying to get [Castle] back," Beals tells TVGuide.com....

Mon, Feb 13, 2012

Jennifer Beals on Her Castle Role: "I Wasn't Interested in a Catfight"

A Gifted Man Boss: We're Very Hopeful About Coming Back

The future of CBS' A Gifted Man may still be up in the air, but executive producer Neal Baer hopes the show has packed its remaining episodes with enough punch to earn a second season.Get more scoop on your favorite shows in our Winter TV previewFor starters, Friday's episode (8/7c, CBS) finds Dr. Michael Holt (Patrick Wilson) in the center of a hostage situation after he testifies that a young man charged with manslaughter and arson only committed the crimes because he was suffering from a brain tumor...

Fri, Feb 10, 2012

A Gifted Man Boss: We're Very Hopeful About Coming Back

House: How Will It End?

The doctor is out. And while there isn't exactly huge outrage over House's cancellation (more than 70 percent of TVGuide.com voters agreed it was time to pull the plug on Hugh Laurie's curmudgeonly genius), many die-hard fans are left pondering just what sort of ending creator David Shore and his team will come up with.House pulls the plug after eight seasons"It's not going to be an unceremonious finish, I can tell you that," Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly said during the Television Critics Association winter previews, when he acknowledged that he was talking with the show's creative crew about potentially wrapping things up. "It will absolutely have a satisfying conclusion. ... I can guarantee you there's no way David Shore is going to have the fans feel like it wasn't properly capped off."So just how will viewers say goodbye to Dr. House? Let's ponder the possibilities...

Thu, Feb 9, 2012

NCIS Boss on the 200th Episode: Gibbs Took a Big Step Forward

Although Leroy Jethro Gibbs got to see how his life could have played out differently on the landmark 200th episode of NCIS, he decided he wouldn't have it any other way.NCIS celebrates 200 episodes with an emotional "what if?" storyAfter being fired at while enjoying his morning cup of coffee at a diner, Gibbs (Mark Harmon) was led by the ghosts of Mike Franks (Muse Watson), Riley McCallister (Michael O'Neill) and Gibbs' wife Shannon (Darby Stanchfield) to some of the defining moments of Gibbs' life and the series. What if Gibbs had stopped a sniper from killing agent Kate Todd (Sasha Alexander)? What if Gibbs hadn't killed the man who murdered his family? And what if Gibbs hadn't been an NCIS agent at all?In the end, truth was better than fiction for Gibbs. We chatted with executive producer Gary Glasberg about creating this one-of-a-kind hour...

Wed, Feb 8, 2012

NCIS Boss on the 200th Episode: Gibbs Took a Big Step Forward

Mega Buzz: Grey's Career Change, NCIS' No-Go Romance and a New Vampire Gal

Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com. Will Meredith ever go back to neuro on Grey's Anatomy? — Jenny NATALIE: Meredith will finally make her way back to neuro in an upcoming episode, but don't expect it to be a permanent stop, according to Ellen Pompeo. After Derek practically begs her to return to his service, Meredith ends up leaving shortly therafter when a serious mistake puts Lexie in the line of fire. Like a good big sis, Meredith takes the fall. Any good Tiva moments coming up on NCIS? — Melissa ADAM: If it's Tiva tension you're after, don't miss next week's episode, which features...

Wed, Feb 8, 2012

Mega Buzz: Grey's Career Change, NCIS' No-Go Romance and a New Vampire Gal

NCIS Celebrates 200 Episodes with an Emotional "What If?" Story

What if? That's the basic question at the heart of NCIS' 200th episode. The landmark hour (airing Tuesday at 8/7c on CBS) takes Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) to his favorite diner for his usual morning cup of coffee. But he gets a whole lot more: Out of the blue, a hooded gunman approaches Gibbs, pulls his weapon and fires.Get more scoop on your favorite shows in our Winter TV previewCue a string of mind-bending flashbacks that ask the question: What if Gibbs had taken a different path? "There's almost an It's a Wonderful Life quality to it," executive producer Gary Glasberg says. "Gibbs is given an opportunity in a millisecond to see what the world would have been like if key moments in NCIS history and lore had unfolded differently. We've taken some of those moments and we let people see them unfold differently."Indeed, Michael Weatherly, who plays Agent Tony DiNozzo, says...

Tue, Feb 7, 2012

NCIS Celebrates 200 Episodes with an Emotional "What If?" Story

House Postmortem: Can Chase and House Coexist After "Nobody's Fault"?

[WARNING: This story contains spoilers from Monday's House. Read at your own risk.]"They've decided that your being stabbed was nobody's fault. They're wrong. I'm sorry."Those were the shocking words spoken by Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) to Dr. Chase (Jesse Spencer), who during the course of Monday's House found himself stabbed in the heart by a patient suffering a psychotic episode, and later, paralyzed from the waist down. And even though impartial arbitrator Dr. Cofield (guest star Jeffrey Wright) ruled that House and his unorthodox diagnostic processes were not to blame for the accident, Dr. Crankypants didn't let himself off so easily....

Tue, Feb 7, 2012

House Postmortem: Can Chase and House Coexist After "Nobody's Fault"?

5 Reasons to Watch Castle's 1940s Noir "The Blue Butterfly"

Monday's Castle is taking its characters (and viewers) back in time.Exclusive: Castle boss and Stana Katic dish on Castle's first museAs Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Beckett (Stana Katic) investigate the murder of a treasure hunter who was searching for the elusive "Blue Butterfly" necklace before his death, the pair stumbles onto the victim's guidebook: a diary from a 1940s private investigator named Joe Flynn.  It's not long before Castle brings the old text to life by imagining himself as the P.I. who is trying to save a beautiful young woman named Vera (Beckett, naturally) from the notorious gangster Tom Dempsey (guest star Mark Pellegrino). Since Castle and Beckett...

Mon, Feb 6, 2012

5 Reasons to Watch Castle's 1940s Noir "The Blue Butterfly"

House on Trial: How Will Jeffrey Wright Rule?

Monday's pivotal episode of House shines a light on perhaps the most crucial question of the series: Do Dr. House's life-preserving ends justify his usually outlandish means?House First Look: Jeffrey Wright puts Dr. House on trial!For nearly eight seasons, Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) has been able to pull almost any stunt he pleased at Princeton-Plainsboro, simply because he's a brilliant diagnostician who saves lives. But in Monday's episode (8/7c, Fox), House's methods end in a catastrophe that threatens one of his team member's future at the hospital. Enter Dr. Walter Cofield (guest star Jeffrey Wright), the head of neurology at a nearby hospital and a former mentor to Dr. Foreman (Omar Epps) — and the man who will determine whether House or his team is to blame for the accident."Jeffrey's character really decides the fate of the series — he puts House's process on trial," director and executive producer Greg Yaitanes tells TVGuide.com...

Mon, Feb 6, 2012

House on Trial: How Will Jeffrey Wright Rule?

Exclusive: Castle Boss and Stana Katic Dish on Castle's First Muse

When Jennifer Beals comes to Castle as part of a February sweeps two-parter, she will be more than just one of Rick Castle's old flames.Exclusive: Castle books Jennifer Beals for two-parterWhen Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Beckett (Stana Katic) discover a murder victim who was apparently murdered by a rogue CIA agent, they quickly find themselves in the middle of a much larger investigation, led by Beals' Sophia Conrad."She is a CIA agent and, as we know, in Richard Castle's first series of books, a female CIA agent figured prominently," creator and executive producer Andrew W. Marlowe tells TVGuide.com. "So, of course, it would lead us to ask: Is Beckett Castle's first muse?"Naturally, Beckett learning that she isn't Castle's first will leave Beckett with lots of questions about the will-they-won't-they couple's future...

Sat, Feb 4, 2012

Exclusive: Castle Boss and Stana Katic Dish on Castle's First Muse

Mega Buzz: A House Tragedy, a Housewives Baby-Daddy and an SVU Reunion

Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com. Thanks for the preview of next week's House. Anything else you can tell me? — Alex ADAM: While lots of (deserved) attention has been paid to Jeffrey Wright's excellent guest turn as a neurologist deciding House's fate, don't take your eyes off the rest of the team. The incident that leads to the investigation leaves a major character fighting serious injuries that could upend his or her future on the show. And the crippling fallout will even have Dr. Crankypants uttering the words — gasp! — "I'm sorry." Is Julie really pregnant on Desperate Housewives? — Jaime NATALIE: The promos don't lie, and neither do we. Susan is going to be a grandma. The surprise twist? The father...

Wed, Feb 1, 2012

Mega Buzz: A House Tragedy, a Housewives Baby-Daddy and an SVU Reunion

House First Look: Jeffrey Wright Puts Dr. House on Trial!

Just how important is Jeffrey Wright's upcoming guest role on House? "Jeffrey's character really decides the fate of the series — he puts House's process on trial," executive producer Greg Yaitanes tells TVGuide.com of Monday's episode, "Nobody's Fault."Get more scoop on your favorite shows in our Winter TV previewWright plays Dr. Walter Cofield, the former mentor of Omar Epps' Foreman and current head of neurology. When one of Princeton Plainsboro's patients is involved in a violent incident, Cofield questions House (Hugh Laurie) and his team about their particular style of practicing medicine....

Tue, Jan 31, 2012

House First Look: Jeffrey Wright Puts Dr. House on Trial!

The Finder Exclusive: Meet Walter's Parents!

Looks like The Finder is about to find a little time for family.Annette O'Toole (Smallville) and John Ashton (Beverly Hills Cop) have been cast on the Fox drama as Elaine and Franklin Sherman, the mother and father of Geoff Stults' Walter Sherman, TVGuide.com has learned. They join Stults' real-life brother George, who will play Walter's older brother, Langston.Get more scoop on your favorite shows in our Winter TV previewAs we previously reported, Langston turns up at Walter's Ends of the Earth Bar at the behest of their father, who is dying of emphysema...

Mon, Jan 30, 2012

The Finder Exclusive: Meet Walter's Parents!

Mega Buzz: Good Wife Comes Clean, the Parks Election and a Miami Team Shakeup

Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com. I need Good Wife scoop! Tell me what happens when Alicia is asked about her relationship with Will in court? — Geena ADAM: First things first: Alicia and Peter will finally have "the capital-T Talk" about Will. But despite the last-ditch efforts of an unlikely ally, Alicia will still have to testify. But it's not as dire as it seems: This time, Alicia's humiliation will be somewhat private. I love Paul Rudd on Parks and Recreation? Is it bad that I'm secretly rooting for Bobby Newport to win just so he'll stick around? — Marcus NATALIE: No, we're all thinking it. But...

Wed, Jan 25, 2012

Mega Buzz: Good Wife Comes Clean, the Parks Election and a Miami Team Shakeup

Exclusive: Rizzoli & Isles Star Cops CSI: NY Guest Role

Rizzoli & Isles star Lee Thompson Young is about to end up on the other side of a police investigation.Get more scoop on your favorite shows in our Winter TV previewYoung, who plays Detective Barry Frost, the weak-stomached partner of Angie Harmon's Rizzoli on the TNT cop drama, has landed a guest-starring role on CSI: NY, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.He will play Kelvin, a Manhattan accountant who has become successful despite a troubled upbringing...

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

Exclusive: Rizzoli & Isles Star Cops CSI: NY Guest Role

Mega Buzz: A CSI Goodbye, Claire's Modern Politics and an NCIS Triangle

Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com. I am so sad to see Marg Helgenberger leave CSI. What can you say about Catherine's exit? — DeAnne ADAM: I'd say it'll be pretty poetic, if you read between the lines — and I know you all do! While Catherine is working with the FBI on a case involving an old friend (guest star Annabeth Gish), she'll start to realize her value. "These FBI agents shine a mirror on how good she is at what she does," executive producer Carol Mendelsohn says. "I think Catherine is looking at the next job. As a woman, Catherine feels she's hit a glass ceiling at CSI. It's something that's been weighing on her, and she sees a door to a new life." But she could presumably come back to consult, right? "It's not a 'for always' goodbye," executive producer Don McGill says. "There's always an open door." Got any scoop on Modern Family? — Jeremy NATALIE: Remember how Claire mulled running for city council earlier this season?

Wed, Jan 18, 2012

Mega Buzz: A CSI Goodbye, Claire's Modern Politics and an NCIS Triangle

Southland: Breaking Down the New Partnerships

Things will look a little different this season on Southland.

Tue, Jan 17, 2012

Southland: Breaking Down the New Partnerships

Justified: 6 Reasons Why We're Pumped for Season 3

Let's raise a glass of "apple pie" moonshine in honor of the dearly departed Justified villain Mags Bennett. Margo Martindale's Emmy-winning portrayal was a huge part of what made the Southern-fried FX drama's second season such a thrilling ride and will no doubt be a tough act to follow. And executive producer Graham Yost knows it.Get more scoop on your favorite shows in our Winter TV preview"I would be lying if I said we didn't consider that," Yost tells TVGuide.com. "It gives you some pause that people responded so ...

Mon, Jan 16, 2012

Justified: 6 Reasons Why We're Pumped for Season 3

Exclusive: CSI: NY Plots Major Love Interest for Mac

Mac Taylor's social calendar may soon be getting fuller on CSI: NY.The CBS drama has booked former Detroit 1-8-7 star Megan Dodds to appear in multiple episodes as a new love interest for Gary Sinise's Mac, executive producer Zach Reiter tells TVGuide.com. The casting comes in the same season that finally introduced Mac's wife, Claire (Jaime Ray Newman), who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks...

Mon, Jan 16, 2012

Exclusive: CSI: NY Plots Major Love Interest for Mac

Showtime Sets Premiere Dates for Nurse Jackie, The Big C and The Borgias

Nurse Jackie, The Big C, and The Borgias will kick off new seasons on April 8, Showtime Entertainment President David Nevins announced Thursday at the winter TV previews. Get the scoop on the midseason must-see new showsNurse Jackie's fourth season premiere kicks off the night at 9/8c, followed by The Big C at 9:30/8:30c and The Borgias at 10/9c.The new season of Nurse Jackie finds its titular character (Emmy winner Edie Falco) facing consequences as she attempts to confront her painkiller addiction ....

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

Showtime Sets Premiere Dates for Nurse Jackie, The Big C and The Borgias

Bones Exclusive: Go Behind the Scenes of a SPAM Explosion!

Who knew SPAM could help solve a murder?In Thursday's winter finale of Bones (8/7c, Fox), Hodgins (TJ Thyne) and squintern Wendell (Michael Grant Terry) attempt to recreate how their victim was murdered (and the particular way the victim's remains were left behind). Their solution: Make a body out of SPAM and blow it up!"It smells like cat food in here!" Terry says in the behind-the-scenes look at the scene bafter the jump. "Burnt cat food," Thyne adds....

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

Bones Exclusive: Go Behind the Scenes of a SPAM Explosion!

CBS Boss Downplays Controversies on 2 Broke Girls, Talk and Person of Interest

"We had an amazing year, a phenomenal year," CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler told reporters at the Television Critics Association winter TV previews Wednesday. But despite the network's success — it is No. 1 in both total viewers and in the adults 18-49 demographic through the first half of the season and successfully relaunched Two and a Half Men — CBS has created a bit of controversy with shows including 2 Broke Girls and The Talk.Get the scoop on the midseason must-see new showsThe biggest critical complaint about breakout hit comedy 2 Broke Girls is the show's sometimes offensive humor and its broad racial stereotyping of the characters Max (Kat Dennings) and Caroline (Beth Behrs) work with at the diner...

Wed, Jan 11, 2012

CBS Boss Downplays Controversies on 2 Broke Girls, Talk and Person of Interest