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Video Q&A: Can Swingtown Keep it Up?
All the sex, that is? Clad in my '70s-feel Adidas track jacket and ringer tee, I asked Grant Show and Molly Parker about their saucy new series, and whether the rumor is true that CBS is toning down Swingtown's tawdrier content. Grab a friend (...or two) and enjoy the video!
Video Q&A: Bill Engvall and Tim Meadows
TBS' The Bill Engvall Show premieres its second season this Thursday at 9 pm/ET, and Bill himself — joined by on-screen sidekick Tim Meadows — dropped by TVGuide.com to share a preview. (Perhaps fittingly, given the proximity of this blog posting to another, one of the first episodes is a riff on How I Met Your Mother. Ha!) Give a watch....Related:• Bill Engvall's TVGuide.com Celebrity Blog
The Closer Exclusive: Is Starsky a Killer?
And if he is, does Hutch know?Sources tell me exclusively that Paul Michael Glaser has been tapped to guest-star on TNT's The Closer this season, in the July 21 episode.The set-up: When a recently paroled murderer is found dead in an alley, the parents of the girl he previously killed wind up in Brenda Leigh's sights. Glaser plays the dad, while Amy Aquino (aka ER's Dr. Janet Coburn) is the mom.The Closer, of course, is known for enlisting some of the best (if not "garden variety") guest stars in the biz and giving them gold to work with. Not only am I anxious to see what PMG does here, but I can also see Aquino keeping us guessing every step of the way as well. The Season 4 premiere, on July 14, can't get here soon enough. — Matt Mitovich
Video Q&As: I Hit the How I Met Your Motherlode!
The night was Awe. Some.Nearly the entire How I Met Your Mother gang (minus Jason Segel, who is busy shooting a movie) congregated at McGee's in NYC — aka the inspiration for the sitcom's McClaren's. Cozying up with each in a booth (and maybe the occasional adult beverage...), I sought out scoop on all things Mother.Here, I will embed the video of Neil Patrick Harris, who ponders the Barney-Robin hookup and their possible future, the Britney aftermath and more. Links to my sit-downs with Josh, Cobie, Alyson and a pair of producers will follow. I hope you enjoy, because it was one of my most fun outings here ever!More from the Mother gang:• Josh Radnor on Sarah Chalke, fans getting Lost-like crazy and more.• Alyson Hannigan on dissing me for three years straight(!), Lily and Marshall's next hurdles (a baby, maybe?) and more. • Cobie Smulders on dressing to kill, getting "tipsy" to play Robin Sparkles and more.• Exec producers Carter Bays and Pamela Fryman on....
Mega Minute: Brothers & Sisters Sex Shocker, 90210 & More
Now playing in this week's Mitovich Mega Minute:• Problems in the boudoir for a Brothers & Sisters couple?• Will David Silver join wife Donna on the new 90210?• A Mega Minute Mini Rant!• And a sneak peek at some America's Got Talent showstoppers.
Video Q&A: Will Rachel Bilson Hook Back Up with Chuck?
The O.C. alumna Rachel Bilson was making the rounds last week to promote the DVD release of Jumper, directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) and starring Hayden Christensen. I grabbed the opportunity to ask if she might resurface as Chuck's sandwich shop sweetheart. Plus: Was there an O.C. story she would have liked to see happen for Summer?
Mega Minute: Is Death Closing In on The Closer?
Now playing in this week's Mitovich Mega Minute:• As Season 4 arrives, isn't someone on the PHD overdue to bite the bullet? The Closer's James Duff teases what's ahead.• Will Tatum O'Neal appear in Rescue Me's next season?• The latest on how Ghost Whisperer was impacted by the Universal Studios fire.
Mega Buzz on Lost, Law & Order: CI, Sex & More!
Was Lost hasty in giving Michael the hook? Which of the Law & Orders has bid adieu to some fans' favorite? Is ABC's Life on Mars already on a shaky mission? In this launch of Mega Buzz, a new weekly column, I'll field your questions about your favorite shows. If there is a topic you want to see covered or a question you'd like to ask, this e-mail is the place to do it.Since we're just starting out here, I'll have to settle for answering my own questions. Hope I'm not a smart-ass to myself.Question: What's your take on Harold Perrineau's Lost exit Q&A?Mitovich: It's an incendiary topic, but I hear where Perrineau is coming from, on Michael's too-short return. Sure, it (partially) explained what became of the Dawson men after their Season 2 sail-away. But to leave Walt fatherless — and in doing so rob the series of its second barely-used African American character (Mr. Eko, we barely knew ye) — was a questionable move. This country now has its first for-real African-...
Exclusive: Cress Williams Targets Prison Breakers
Ack. Things aren't looking good for Bailey's marriage on Grey's. Cress Williams, who plays the chief resident's increasingly fed-up hubby (and prior to that enjoyed gigs on a variety of series including Close to Home and ER), has landed a role on Fox's Prison Break.Williams will play Wyatt, the latest assassin employed by The Company to brings brothers Michael and Lincoln's seemingly endless run to an... end. Prison Break returns for Season 4 on Monday, Aug. 25, with a two-hour episode.Any other Cress fans out there? I've been familiar with his work since ER's early days, yes, and will always remember him giving Mr. Mars a scare on Veronica Mars."But what of PB's other Williams?" you may ask. Check back Wednesday for an update on poor, sad Bellick's fate.
Charisma Carpenter Goes Greek (Again)
Oh, to be back in college....It's once again Greek to Buffy/Angel alumna Charisma "No Words to Describe Her Inner and Outer Beauty" Carpenter , who will reprise her role as the national sorority representative she played in the ABC Family series' Season 1 finale.Back then, CC's ZBZ rep launched an investigation into the scandal surrounding the resident brothers and sisters. In her encore, slated for this fall's season premiere, she helps Casey deal with a pledge who is causing trouble for the sorority.Related:• VIDEO: Charisma at the Paley Festival Buffy Reunion
Lost's Michael Emerson, Part 2: More Burning Questions
Lost's Season 4 finale is being presented in two parts, and thus is my season-ending Q&A with Michael Emerson, who plays Ben. Among the topics this time around: Who exactly is the "her" referred to in the episode "The Other Woman"? And who has Ben never shared a scene with, though that seems destined to change? Read on, and then kick back and enjoy the two-hour conclusion to "There's No Place Like Home," starting Thursday at 9 pm/ET. TVGuide.com: When the Others' shrink said to Juliet, "Of course Ben has a crush on you. You look just like her," who is "her"? Ben's mother, or the little girl he befriended on the island...?Michael Emerson: It could be either... or a third choice. That’s a really tantalizing question. I still think we're going to revisit that little girlfriend of his that made him the carved image.TVGuide.com: The moment where Alex was killed, coming on the heels of Rousseau's death. Was it hard to lose your 'family" there? Or did you suspect it would put this...
Michael Ausiello's Exit: My Take
CSI's Warrick and NCIS' Jenny have nothing on this shocking exit. After eight years of breaking some of television's biggest news, Michael Ausiello is bidding TV Guide adieu. Now, I don't know how many of you (outside of my proud momma and sisters!) pay attention to magazine mastheads, but Mike and I actually first started working together back in 1998, when I trolled the sets of As the World Turns and One Life to Live for "scoop" at Soaps in Depth. (Rule No. 1: No news tidbit about Roger Howarth is too trivial!)I'm excited for Mike and his new opportunity. I hate him for leaving, oh yes I do, but I am also excited for him. And if you wonder why my eyes are red in the video I'm shooting later with David Cook (plug, plug, Ausiello-style), it's because of this news. But I guess if you are going to gain a "frenemy," why not have it be one of your best friends, right?More on Ausiello's exit:• Today's News: Ausiello Exit Shocker!• Mike's heartfelt message to his fraktastic fans...
Lost's Michael Emerson Teases a "Dark, Violent" Finale
Say what you will about wily Ben Linus, but Michael Emerson is one of Lost's most interesting cast member interviews. Maybe it's the way he searches for just the right words — always cryptic, yet sometimes telling. On the eve of the conclusion of the ABC serial's season finale, I decided to kick off a two-parter of my own. Here, Emerson talks of Ben's fractured bond with the island, names the other (Other?) character that makes his "mouth water," and chimes in on a tale of two Emilys.TVGuide.com: Give me three words to describe the season finale.Michael Emerson: [Thinks] Dark. Violent. Casualties. TVGuide.com: About a year ago, you and I spoke about how Ben was loath to ever leave the island. And yet we've now seen that it is something that does happen. What do you think changed there? Ben's attachment to the island was... provisional. He's always been able to leave it. But now there's some question of him maybe having to abandon it – and that's as a result of developmen...
Mega Minute: Bones Casting Scoop, Trees Teases and More
Now playing in the new Mitovich Mega Minute:• How Bones plans to fill Zack's place in the lab.• What to watch for when Men in Trees resurfaces on Wednesday.• Which Knots Landing vet is getting Dirty Sexy this fall?Enjoy — and let me know, eyeglasses or without?
Video Q&A: Ricky Schroder Talks Andromeda Strain and TV StepMILFs
Ricky Schroder stopped by the other day to talk about The Andromeda Strain, A&E's two-night adaptation of the Michael Crichton novel. (Premiering Monday, May 26, the mini also stars Benjamin Bratt, Daniel Dae Kim and Andre Braugher.) Other topics of conversation include Schroder's run on 24 (was he being groomed to take over for Kiefer?) and my theory that Silver Spoons' Erin Gray was TV's first stepMILF. Enjoy!
Exclusive: Bones Boss Responds to Finale "Zack-lash"
You grumbled, I did something about it. Taking note of the passionate reaction to the season-finale bombshell that Zack — Zack! — is the Gormogon's apprentice, I invited Bones creator Hart Hanson to share the rationale behind the reveal. Let me know if this soothes the sting at all.TVGuide.com: Between Bones and House, Fox was really out to shake up its viewers this Monday night, eh?Boy, that's for sure! Don't you think? Good lord!TVGuide.com: In assessing the Zack reveal, many of our readers are tossing around words such as "unforgivable," "manipulative," "cop-out," "illogical"....[Laughs] The first thing you do, of course, is be delighted they are tossing any words around. They're responding, which is what you want. The really bad response would have been silence. TVGuide.com: Right. As one reader noted, "what good TV does" is get people talking.And we certainly did that. There are a bunch of reasons why we did what we did, the most important being that we're going in...
Mega Minute: Scoop on Grey's, Supernatural and More
What would I do for a Klondike bar? Check out this week's Mitovich Mega Minute, which features finale-related scoop on Grey's Anatomy, CSI: NY, Ugly Betty and (hold onto your hats, Dean fans...)Supernatural.
Housewives' Hot Flash: The Time Was Right
Yeah, it's me, the guy who (thanks to a well-placed source) first gave you the scoop on Desperate Housewives' season-ending flash-forward. To hear some tell it, Marc Cherry has coined a new curse word derived from my last name. And just like that, I feel for an instant like I'm living la vida Ausiello.But now that the five-year time-leap has played out on our screens, I ask: Did I really spoil anything? This is not Lost, where the Season 3 flash-forward completely altered our perception of the show and its narrative, at the same time raising a half-dozen questions integral to the series.No, Housewives' temporal shift is simply a smart move to freshen up a serial coming off of one of its stronger seasons. Sure, we could have watched life on Wisteria Lane play out in "real time," but to do so handcuffs the storytellers. Storylines are limited to being about "the next beat," the next betrayal, the next lie, the next illicit romance. Instead, Housewives' writers have altered their missi...
Smallville Exclusive: Kara's Future Is Up, Up in the Air
A new development tempers the good news about Allison Mack re-signing, which itself improved the mood after Michael Rosenbaum's Smallvile departure was confirmed: Laura Vandervoort's status as Kara is as up-in-the-air as, well, Supergirl in flight.As fans noticed in the CW's upfronts announcement earlier this week, "They announced the cast... and I'm not a part of it," Vandervoort tells me, letting out a self-effacing laugh. "We were all surprised when they chose not to bring me back as a regular, but I'm sure I'll be back for one or two [episodes]!"Looking at the bright side, she notes, "The show is about Clark Kent, and I was honored to be a part of it. I mean, my character became more than it was supposed to be. She ended up sticking around the entire season." Stories even surfaced a while ago suggesting that when Tom Welling hangs up his red jacket and blue tee, Kara might be spun off into her own series. In the meantime, Vandervoort has a hot summer planned — literally. Sh...
Prison Break Exclusive: Sarah Wayne Callies Speaks!
Positively radiant (and sexy!) in a sleek minidress at Fox's upfronts after-party, Sarah Wayne Callies looked no worse for the wear, having been through such an ordeal early last season as Prison Break's Dr. Sara Tancredi. But now that Michael's love has her head on straight, what's next for the starcrossed pair? I grabbed a few minutes with Callies to get a peek at Season 4.To steal one Fox publicist's line, "It's good to see you with your head on your shoulders." That's very kind of you to say!How does it feel to be promoting the show again? Who made the first overture to get you back?I'm not sure because they called my representatives. Apparently something had been kicking around for a little while. I was actually in the process of negotiating to be on another show, and this came out of nowhere.Especially given the circumstances of Dr. Sara's exit.Especially given that I had not come out a-head in the third season. [Winks] Let's get all those jokes out of the way. But no, it...
Mega Minute: Lost, Ghost Whisperer & Prison Break
Now playing in this weeks' Mitovich Mega Minute:• How does one move the Lost island, anyway?• Ghost Whisperer finale preview.• Prison Break Season 4 casting news.Also, Lost fans, check out our Previews blog for inside scoop from co-executive producer Jean Higgins.What's your take? Curious as to how Locke fulfills his mission? Excited to see GW get a bit darker? And who's on board with my Prison Break-Chloe idea?!