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Omar Epps Makes a House Call: "I Will Be Back"

Child prodigy. Ex-rapper. Dreamed of becoming the first black president. Who better to take on Dr. House than Omar Epps? As Season 3 of the Fox series draws to a close, TV Guide invited Epps to weigh in on Foreman's fate. TV Guide: Why does your character, Dr. Foreman, quit Dr. House's team? Omar Epps: The short answer is he doesn't want to become House. House is judgmental — he's callous toward humanity. Foreman is an optimist, [but] he sees the dark side that House always talks about. It's getting to be a bit much. TV Guide: Will you be back full-time next season? What will Foreman be doing? Epps: I will be back. Obviously, it will be different — but I don't think even the writers know how yet. TV Guide: Did you like the idea of change? Epps: The show has goo

Sun, May 27, 2007

Omar Epps Makes a House Call: "I Will Be Back"

View's Elisabeth Reflects on an "Exhilarating" Year

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the youngest cohost of ABC's The View, opens up to TV Guide about her pregnancy, fighting for the Right, and the future of the talker minus Rosie. TV Guide: Congratulations on your pregnancy! Did you plan it so you could deliver during November sweeps?Elisabeth Hasselbeck: No. If I could have planned it, I would already have a 1-year-old right now! [She and her husband, New York Giants quarterback Tim Hasselbeck, have a 2-year-old daughter, Grace.] TV Guide: How would you describe this past year on The View with Star Jones Reynolds' acrimonious departure and Ros

Wed, May 23, 2007

View's Elisabeth Reflects on an "Exhilarating" Year

Fall TV Preview: Brooke Shields Braves the Jungle

A couple of days before Brooke Shields learned her new sexy series, Lipstick Jungle, would be picked up by NBC, we caught up with the actress — and her lively red-haired baby daughter Grier — at a party where she was introduced as the spokeswoman for a new online campaign, Chain of Confidence, started by the international kitchenware giant Tupperware and aimed at fostering female friendships, which led us to ask her about her new all-about-girl-bonding show as well as her own experiences with girlfriends.TVGuide.com: So it's pretty cool that while you're promoting female friendships in real life, you're doing a TV show about girlfriends, from Candace Bushnell, the creator of Sex and the City, the acme of sisterhood shows, right?

Mon, May 14, 2007

Fall TV Preview: Brooke Shields Braves the Jungle

Law & Order: CI's "Anna Nicole" Clears the Air

Last seen flying around the ice — and cracking her chin — on Skating with Celebrities, new mom Kristy Swanson returns to TV with her feet on dry land and you might say her head in the clouds. Swanson is playing an Anna Nicole Smith type named Lorelei Mailer on tonight's Law & Order: Criminal Intent (9 pm/ET, on NBC). Swanson talks to us about channeling Smith, returning to work post-baby, and those pesky rumors about her love life with skating pro Lloyd Eisler. TV Guide: Congratulations on your new baby. What's his

Tue, May 8, 2007

Law & Order: CI's "Anna Nicole" Clears the Air

ER Preview: Luka and Abby Tie the Knot!

Their tumultuous courtship has survived intrusive lovers, multiple near-death experiences and four icy-cold feet. But this week, determined doctor Luka Kovac (Goran Visnjic) finally makes it legal with nurse turned resident Abby Lockhart (Maura Tierney) on NBC's ER (Thursdays at 10 pm/ET). Talk about waiting to exhale. These characters — along with the actors who play them and the fans who love them — have been holding their breath for eight long seasons. "One of the benefits of being on a show for so many years is that the characters have real history," Tierney says. "These are people who have been through a lot and come out OK." Not that the tribulations are over just yet. First there's the little matter of Abby not really knowing about the wedding

Thu, May 3, 2007

Exclusive! A First Look at CBS' Pirate Master Cast

What kind of wackos think it will be great fun to live on porridge, sleep in cramped bunks in the hull of an old sailing ship, and risk life and limb hunting through really rugged terrain for clues to a pirate treasure? "They're tough," says Mark Burnett, whose latest adventure reality show, Pirate Master, premieres on May 31. Sure, there's a total of $1 million at stake hidden around the Caribbean island of Dominica, but the daunting physical demands make Survivor's challenge look wimpy. "It's a really interesting diverse cast," says Burnett. "Everybody's a good athlete, but what they've learned is being a great pirate, you have to be really smart. When you're exhausted and you're trudging through a jungle, jumping off waterfalls or swimming up canyon

Tue, May 1, 2007

Exclusive! A First Look at CBS' Pirate Master Cast

Supernatural Preview: Will "Happy" Returns Haunt Dean?

"It sucks to be a hero. Their lives are filled with pain, danger and fear," says Eric Kripke, executive producer of CW's Supernatural (Thursdays at 9 pm/ET), the cult show about demon-hunting brothers Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki) Winchester. Is the angst worth it? The emotional May 3 episode gives Dean a chance to quit being a savior and find out. In a nod to the Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life, he's mysteriously granted his most fervent wish: the normal family life taken away from him and Sam by the nasty Yellow-Eyed Demon that killed their mother (and, years later, Sam's love, Jessica) and turned

Thu, Apr 26, 2007

Supernatural Preview: Will "Happy" Returns Haunt Dean?

Stacy Keach Returns to ER for a Bloody Brawl

Stacy Keach has had a long and idiosyncratic career. How many actors have starred in both a John Huston masterpiece (Fat City) and Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke? His TV résumé alone stretches from long-ago iconic Westerns like Sugarfoot and Cheyenne through The New Mike Hammer to Prison Break. Now Keach is adding to his credits with an arc on ER, a show known for gaining its guest sta

Thu, Apr 19, 2007

Stacy Keach Returns to ER for a Bloody Brawl

TV Guide Exclusive: A First Look at CBS' Pirate Master

Ahoy, maties! Mark Burnett — the man behind Survivor, The Apprentice and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? — has gone skull-and-crossbones for his newest show, Pirate Master, which premieres May 31 on CBS. The 13-week buccaneer series, hosted by Australian actor/musician Cameron Daddo (Big Momma's House 2), stars "16 people who all agree that had they been born 250 years ago, they would have liked to be pirates," as Burnett tells TV Guide from the Pirat

Wed, Apr 18, 2007

TV Guide Exclusive: A First Look at CBS' Pirate Master

Dog Run: Bounty Hunter Returns Amid Criminal Charges

The fourth season of the A&E reality show Dog the Bounty Hunter (kicking off tonight at 9 pm/ET) will document an alleged criminal's attempts to avoid incarceration. The twist: It's the show's star, Duane "Dog" Chapman, who has found himself on the wrong side of the law. Chapman, along with his son Leland and buddy Tim Chapman (no relation), could spend up to four years in a Mexican prison on charges of "deprivation of liberty" stemming from their 2003 capture of convicted serial rapist Andrew Luster in Puerto Vallarta. (See

Tue, Apr 10, 2007

Dog Run: Bounty Hunter Returns Amid Criminal Charges

Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton Share the Secret to Their Friday Night Lights Marriage

He’s the coach. She’s the guidance counselor. Together, Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton of NBC's Friday Night Lights (Wednesdays at 8 pm/ET) are TV’s cutest couple. This is the interview. TV Guide: What do you think makes your marriage on Friday Night Lights so appealing to viewers?Kyle Chandler: Our characters try to show that no matter what, we're going to support each other. That's the difference between a stereotypical TV relationship and one between two real human beings.Connie Britton: Eric and Tami Taylor have an underlying trust. Kyle and I are both uncompromising about preserving that partnership. I guess that's probably true in a good marriage. Kyle has a great marriage, so he takes from that world.

Tue, Mar 27, 2007

Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton Share the Secret to Their Friday Night Lights Marriage

15 Things You Don't Know About Planet Earth

Natural beauty takes on a whole new meaning with the awesome Planet Earth, an 11-part BBC documentary series that made its American debut last Sunday on Discovery (see listings for upcoming episodes). The numbers behind the images — more than 2,000 days, 204 locations, 60 countries, five continents and 70 crew members — can't begin to convey the wonder of the series, which became a smash in Britain when it aired last year. So to prepare you for your global journey, here's some behind-the-scenes scoop. 1. Powerful high-def cameras go where few eyes could. "One of the benefits of high-definition," executive producer Alastair Fothergill says, "is the very powerful lens. Cameraman Mark Smith could film a snow leopar

Fri, Mar 23, 2007

15 Things You Don't Know About Planet Earth

Survivor Bombshell: Fiji's "Babe" Reveals Why She Bailed!

She was going to be one of those Survivor babes. You know, the kind who uses her beauty and her cleavage to help her stick around on the island. Only 28-year-old Melissa McNulty didn't even make it to the first Tribal Council. The night before filming of the CBS series' new season (premiering Thursday at 8 pm/ET) began, the West Hollywood talent manager became the first player to quit. (At least Pearl Island's Osten and Palau's Janu survived a few challenges.) Melissa's exit left the producers with their own challenge: Since there were no alternates on hand, what to do with the odd number of players? "It played out just fine," host Jeff Probst said in a recent press conference. TV Guide spoke to Melissa on the eve of Survivor: Fiji's debut.

Wed, Feb 7, 2007

Survivor Bombshell: Fiji's "Babe" Reveals Why She Bailed!

Stephen Collins: "Dating" Diane Keaton Is Pure Heaven

Stephen Collins must have an "in" with The Big Guy Up There, because this weekend the patriarch of the CW's long-running 7th Heaven (Sundays at 8 pm/ET) is hitting the big screen to woo no less than Diane Keaton. TVGuide.com spoke with the actor about slipping out of the reverend's collar to reunite with (and mack on) Annie Hall, and invited him to dispel the "7th Heaven versus Everwood" myth. TVGuide.com: First, let's put some people at ease. Stephen Collins does not have a serious heart condition. Rev. Eric Camden does. I hear there's some confusion?Steph

Fri, Feb 2, 2007

Stephen Collins: "Dating" Diane Keaton Is Pure Heaven

Behind Closed Doors: When Isaiah Washington Met GLAAD

Isaiah Washington might be more of a foot-in-the-mouth hothead than a homophobe, but gay groups aren't letting the Grey's Anatomy doc — currently in anger-management counseling — off the hot seat quite yet. TV Guide talked to Neil Guiliano, president of GLAAD (the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) and Kevin Jennings, executive director of GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network), to find out what really went down at their Jan. 22, pre-rehab powwow with the actor, and what they still want to see from him. "We had requested the meeting when we demanded that he apologize," says Guiliano, who says he felt "outrage" at Washington's h

Thu, Feb 1, 2007

Behind Closed Doors: When Isaiah Washington Met GLAAD

Laura Innes Reveals Why She's Leaving the ER

It's goodbye to the last remaining — well, almost — original ER cast member. Tonight Kerry Weaver hangs up her scrubs and leaves Chicago's County General for warmer climes (Florida) to deliver medical news for a prestigious TV station. Laura Innes, who has played the irascibly endearing doc for 11 and a half seasons, gives us the dish on why she needs an abrupt exit, her years on the long-running hit show, and what she's up to next. TVGuide.com: Say it ain't so! After nearly 12 years, Dr. Kerry Weaver's leaving County General for good?Laura Innes: Yeah. There's some talk of her coming back a little bit next year, but we'll see. TVGuide.com: In what way?Innes: There's an idea about integrating her new job on the medical show into a story line. Part of that thinking had t

Thu, Jan 11, 2007

Laura Innes Reveals Why She's Leaving the ER

Eriq La Salle Law & Orders Up an ER Reunion

When Eriq La Salle invited his onetime ER love interest Michael Michele to a reunion, it was an irresistible offer. Their former producer on the medical show, Neal Baer, now heads up another hit, NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Tuesdays at 10 pm/ET), and he had asked La Salle to direct the Jan. 9 episode, called "Burned." They both wanted Michele to star. "Michael never had the opportunity to do a role like this, so I knew that would make her very excited and committed," La Salle says. The dark and twisty episode — La Salle affectionately calls it "The War of

Tue, Jan 9, 2007

Eriq La Salle Law & Orders Up an ER Reunion

Numbers Rips from Headlines! Plus: A Northern Exposure Reunion

Though there are wives aplenty, there's no "big love" in sight on tonight's Numbers (10 pm/ET, on CBS). The polygamy here is definitely not HBO-style, with its separate-but-equal housing and cuddling. "It's a ripped-from-the headlines episode spun off the case of Warren Jeffs, who was on the FBI's Most Wanted List and has dozens of underage wives," explains executive producer Cheryl Heuton. (Jeffs, who was indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit sexual misconduct with a minor in Arizona and charged with rape as an accomplice in Utah, was recently captured.) In the episode, a severely beaten teen girl found wandering in the desert sends FBI agent Don Eppes (

Fri, Jan 5, 2007

Numbers Rips from Headlines! Plus: A Northern Exposure Reunion

The Joy of 6: A First Look at the Return of The Prisoner

If the words, "I am not a number, I am a free man!" make your heart all a-flutter, here's some happy news: Number 6 is coming back to TV in January ‘08. AMC, along with the U.K. companies Granada and Sky One, is reviving The Prisoner, the four-decade-old sci-fi cult favorite. "This is truly an iconic piece of television and will fit well side-by-side with the classic cinematic works of all time," Charlie Collier, the mostly movie network's executive vice president and general manager tells TV Guide. For those whose familiarity with TV incarcerations begins with Oz, The Prisoner is a British series about a former government operative who is drugged and taken to a surreal seaside village where everyone is monitored 24/7, no one can leave, an

Tue, Jan 2, 2007

The Joy of 6: A First Look at the Return of The Prisoner

TV Guide Reveals Five Big Changes to The Apprentice

Donald Trump was so excited when filming the sexier sixth edition of The Apprentice — "It's the best we've done," he crows — that he tore off his tie and took off his shoes. "It's different, it's certainly looser," the real-estate tycoon says of the NBC reality show, which returns on Sunday, Jan. 7 (with a 90-minute premiere). TV Guide was offered the exclusive first look at the ramped-up show, which drew just 9.9 million viewers last spring, less than half of 2004's Season 1 average. Here's what to expect. 1. California, Here They ComeThe 18 competitors were flown to L.A., bidding goodbye to the show's traditional corporate setting in Manhattan. But moving to the West Coast doesn't mean hanging out by the pool and soaking up the rays (at least not all the time). The ambitious Trump wannabes ar

Thu, Dec 14, 2006

TV Guide Reveals Five Big Changes to The Apprentice

Survivor: Cook Islands — Finale Shockers Revealed!

"Think of Survivor like a letter from a loved one," says Mark Burnett, who created the reality show that's now coming to the end of its 13th season. "You recognize the envelope and the handwriting, but [inside] is a fresh letter." "Fresh" is a good word to describe what's coming up in the finale of CBS' Survivor: Cook Islands. In an exclusive sneak peek, Burnett and host Jeff Probst tell TVGuide.com how they'll upend hallowed traditions on Cook's finale airing Sunday, Dec. 17. Cooking the Numbers: There will be three finalists (instead of the usual two) at the final tribal council. And with the size of the jury raised to nine (from seven), there's the possibility of a three-way tie in the competiti

Tue, Dec 12, 2006

Survivor: Cook Islands — Finale Shockers Revealed!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Is Back: The Complete Joss Whedon Q&A

Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan alert — the Scooby Gang lives! If you've been waiting since 2003 for the answer to little sister Dawn's series-ending question ("What are we gonna do now?"), it's finally on its way. Creator Joss Whedon is preparing Buffy: Season 8, but this time around the adventures are in comic-book form, arriving in March 2007 from Dark Horse Comics. We talked to Whedon about Buffy, today's TV and his many other projects. TVGuide.com: Why did you decide to do an entire eighth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in a comic-book series?Joss Whedon: Well, I'm not that bright. I keep thinking that I have all this free time that I don't have. It started going in my brain — "Wouldn't it be fun if...

Thu, Dec 7, 2006

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Is Back: The Complete Joss Whedon Q&A