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Fall Preview: The Headlines

Congregated for your TV-planning pleasure, here are all of TVGuide.com's headlines and news stories relating to the fall TV season. Bookmark and/or check back often for updates as the May upfronts continue! (A tremendously handy day-by-day Fall TV Grid can be found here.)ABC Roush Dispatch: The ABCs of Stability Mars Lands on ABC's Lineup (full schedule) Megan Mullally to Play Silverstone's Bad Mama It's Official: Scrubs to ABC! More Boston Legal Suits ABCCBS• CBS' Fall Starts with Survivor; No CSI Until Oct. 9 The Biz: CBS Enters Laughing Roush Dispatch: CBS Is Playing to Its Strengths CBS Eyes Several Switcheroos (full schedule) Roush Dispatch: The Moonlight Goes Out Moonlight Has Drawn its Last Blood CBS Renews Old Christine, Unit and Mother CBS' Shark Is Dead in the Water Fall TV: CBS Eyes Four New Dramas, Adds Two LaffersThe CW Official CW Sunday Sked: Laughs, Love, Loan Sharks The ...

Tue, May 13, 2008

VIDEO: Moonlight's Alex Answers More of Your Questions

As promised, Part 2 of my recent sitdown with Alex. This time the Moonlight star (and TV Guide's Sexiest Star!) answers your questions about how the series would be different (OK, naughtier) were it on cable, the funniest thing that has happened during filming (unexpected answer on that one), the color of his eyes and much more. Plus: One of you poses a question that Alex declares utterly "great"!Enjoy!

Fri, May 9, 2008

Mega Minute: Sexy Chuck Scoop, Smallville and More

Featured in this week's Mitovich Mega Minute, posted late because... well, I'm not entirely sure why: Scoop on Chuck's Season 2 living arrangements. Plus: A sad goodbye to a fan favorite. The latest on the arrival of two new Smallville baddies. (Excised from the video's final edit: "Some very interesting names" are being bandied about to play Doomsday.) Will the Hoff return to Knight Rider?... Simon's Idol finale predictions.... And a shout-put to the 30 Rock epsiode airing all of 90 minutes from now.

Fri, May 9, 2008

Sexiest Stars: Sexy Party Secrets Revealed!

It's Thursday night and the party celebrating TV Guide's Sexiest Stars issue is just starting to clear out. Settling down into a vacated plush couch across from the sushi bar, for the first time in, oh, six hours I am off my feet. What a time! Katsuya and S Bar here at Hollywood and Vine was chock full of pretty  and that was even before I discovered the whole other room in the back! The turnout was terrific. You had a nearly full House (cast), a bazillion Dancing stars (past and present), Chuck and "Sarah" and, yes, Alex O'Loughlin. TV Guide's Sexiest Woman on TV 2008, Jennifer Love Hewitt, put in an early appearance, entirely earning her honor in a super-shimmery shape-hugging silver shift (is what I think the ladies call it). While the memories of my countless laps around the party crowd are still fresh (and only moderately fogged by vodka and tonic), let me do my best to take you inside the Sexiest night of TV's year. The red carpet has just barely been unfurled an...

Fri, May 2, 2008

Sexiest Stars: Sexy Party Secrets Revealed!

Video Q&A: Up Close with Elizabeth Berkley

Put on your dancing shoes! Most of you probably know Elizabeth Berkley from Saved by the Bell, but the actress has been putting together a small-screen comeback of sorts with her role as Horatio's ex-wife on CSI: Miami and a hosting gig on Bravo's latest reality show Step It Up & Dance. We sat down with Berkley to chat about the current wealth of dance competitions on TV, how long she expects to hang around Miami and just how "close" Saved by the Bell's Jessie and Kelly's friendship would be in present day.

Fri, Apr 25, 2008

Moonlight's Alex O'Loughlin Answers Your Questions!

Last week we asked you to share your burning questions for Moonlight's sexy vampire and real-life nice guy Alex O'Loughlin, and boy did you deliver! Some questions were silly, some were serious, but as promised, we took them to the man himself. Check out his answers in the first of two videos below. That's right  the Aussie dished so much info we couldn't contain it in one segment. So watch, share your thoughts in the comments, and check back next week for Part 2!

Fri, Apr 25, 2008

Mega Minute Exclusive: A Supernatural Send-off!

In this week's Mitovich Mega Minute, I've got intriguing intel on an already mysterious Lost death and a look ahead at one of Moonlight's fresh episodes (including the tease of a new arrival).The big news, though, is this: Supernatural fans will be saying, "Ciao, Bela." Hit "PLAY" to hear series creator Eric Kripke's explanation for this decision.

Wed, Apr 23, 2008

Video Q&A: Rules of Engagement's Oliver Hudson

In this new Up Close video Q&A, Oliver Hudson talks about the Rules of Engagement-versus-Old Christine slugfest, the careful choreography of a sitcom nude scene, how his sister Kate deals with those pesky paparazzi, and more.

Mon, Apr 21, 2008

Moonlight Fans, Alex O Wants a Word with You

A very, very good week is ahead for you passionate Moonlight fans. I don't know where to begin!OK, how about here: Alex O'Loughlin was kind enough to tape a special message for TVGuide.com, directed to his fans. What's more, added onto that clip is a special interview with Alex about the Moonlight phenomenon and its avid audience. Check it out here:But wait, there's so much more. On Monday the 21st, I'm sitting down with Alex myself for a video Q&A, and I want your help (yikes, I sound like Dora the Explorer!) in coming up with fun and fresh questions. You can post them below, in comments.That video will go up as Moonlight's return draws closer, along with one other special goody. Is that a lot to sink your teeth into, or what?

Fri, Apr 18, 2008

Watch Video: Mike Rowe Talks Dirty to Me

Now playing on the Mitovich Mega Minute: Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe pays TVGuide.com a visit to talk up the show's special New York City episode as well as 1) divulge the worst smell he has ever encountered, 2) detail his clean-up (...or not) regimen, and 3) confirm his dirtiest job ever. Enjoy! (And don't eat while watching....)

Tue, Apr 15, 2008

From MILF to OMFG: It's TV's Most Effing Week Ever!

F-word-based acronyms are enjoying their best week ever. The ribald renaissance began with NBC's 30 Rock, which on Thursday gave us an episode titled "MILF Island." The CW's Gossip Girl then grabbed the baton, trumpeting its return with a marketing ad campaign showcasing the text-message squeal "OMFG."Reporting on this convergence of effing buzz words has been a sticky wicket for the media. Some gray-lady outlets had to go way out of their way to not reiterate acronyms that were otherwise running rampant. (Check out Washington Post columnist Lisa de Moraes' impressive effort to avoid typing MILF.) Those who did MILF and OMFG with the best of 'em  TVGuide.com included  ran the risk of offending readers who see such shortcuts not so much as veiled substitutes but epithets in and of themselves. How I Epithet Your MotherOf course, MILF enjoyed a long run on Weeds, and lord knows that worse words have been uttered in full on the likes of The Sopranos and South Park. But that'...

Mon, Apr 14, 2008

From MILF to OMFG: It's TV's Most Effing Week Ever!

WATCH VIDEO: What's What with Who Star Christina Applegate?

As ABC's Samantha Who? prepares to present another fresh episode (tonight at 9:30 pm/ET), Christina Applegate previews a sticky situation between Sam and BFF Andrea, talks about (well, as much as she is allowed to) the arrival of Jerry O'Connell, and reveals who on the cast is the biggest cut-up. However, she did not disclose to me what she was wearing at the time.Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!

Mon, Apr 14, 2008

TV Guide Talk Episode No. 139 Is Now Live!

I told you we wanted to get it just right, and I think it came out pretty darn swell. A sneak peek at TV Guide Talk No. 139's 58-plus minutes of goodness:• A special introduction.• An update on the podcast's future.• Lively discussion of the latest news headlines, including NCIS, Friday Night Lights, Runway's big move and Smallville.• Mike teases Angel one last time.• One last Matt-vs.-Matt Prison Break debate.• Does Maitland have the hottest voice? Discuss.• 30 Rock preview! (And it ain't all pretty.)• Many, many reader emails and blog postings.• Maitland lets slip with a most unexpected movie recommendation.And maybe... just maybe... a special visitor or two (or four, depending on what sort of blouse one of them was wearing).I say this in the 'cast, and need to say it again here: You guys are the best. The messages, the outpouring of sentiment... blew us all away. And now I'm getting misty-eyed, again. Oh, just go listen to/download/str...

Thu, Apr 10, 2008

Mega Minute Video: House, Tree Hill and More!

Now playing in this week's Mitovich Mega Minute vodcast:• A House regular goes under the knife!• One Tree Hill scooplets!• Housewives time-travel update!• My Idol rant!• A new Banana Republic button-down!

Wed, Apr 9, 2008

The TV Guide Talk Podcast Is Signing Off

Almost three years ago, Michael Ausiello, Dan Manu, Lauren Ruotolo and Maitland McDonagh huddled in a cramped office and for the next 35 minutes recorded the very first TV Guide Talk podcast.Now, nearly 140 episodes later, the current crew will be saying, "Goodbye" for a final time.Please tune in the evening of Tuesday, April 8, to help Mike, Maitland and I  and who knows, maybe a special call-in or two  reflect on podcast days gone by. As those of you who check my Facebook updates with scary regularity may have surmised, we originally planned to record the final podcast this Friday morning, but Mike, Maitland and I decided that to sign off without some soliciting final thoughts from our loyal listeners simply would not be right. We all need proper closure. So to that end, please drop us a line at podcast@tvguide.com. The e-mail I read, the name I mangle, just may be yours.Until then....

Fri, Apr 4, 2008

Exclusive: Desperate Housewives' Biggest Twist Yet?

Hold onto your calendars, because this scoop/possible spoiler is a doozy. When ABC's Desperate Housewives resumes its season on April 13, several months will have passed for the residents of Wisteria Lane. "Several months," though, is a drop in the bucket compared to the temporal shift Housewives viewers might be subject to next. Sources tell me there is a plan on the drawing board to fast-forward the show five years into the future in the closing moments of the season finale  and continue on from there for the duration of the series. Such a tornado-trumping twist would of course necessitate several cast changes. For more on the possible recasts as well as a peek at another season-finale shocker under consideration, watch this new Mega Minute:So, which do you think is the better notion  going forward or back? And who from the cast do you think could pull off either "age difference"? Talk about it here!  With additional reporting by Michael Maloney

Wed, Apr 2, 2008

Mega Minute Video Q&A: Miss Guided's Judy Greer

The lovely, young and red-headed (!) Judy Greer was among the latest celebs to pay a visit to our snazy new recording studio here and oblige us with an on-camera Q&A. Here, Judy talks up ABC's Miss Guided (airing Thursdays at 8 pm/ET), hints at her own high-school horrors, reveals what it was like to have "the" Jamie Lynn Spears on her baby sitcom, and reflects on her Arrested Development days. I, meanwhile, debut a new sweater with suede-ish elbow pads. Enjoy!

Thu, Mar 27, 2008

The Jericho Finale You Didn't See: An Inside Look

Have Jericho fans seen the last of their show, now that CBS has aired the "alternate" ending/series-ender? Executive producer Carol Barbee, who is currently shopping the drama around to other outlets, shares a peek at the original season finale.TVGuide.com: Will viewers have any burning questions coming out of the alternate ending/series finale?Carol Barbee: Let me see.... I can tell you that in the original ending, Hawkins has to sacrifice himself to let Jake get away with the bomb and get it to Texas so it can be tested and prove that they were telling the truth. Texas would then swing their support to Columbus and defeat Cheyenne.TVGuide.com: Does Hawkins mortally sacrifice himself, or just let himself get captured?Barbee: Well, he gets captured but he's also shot.... He's pretty messed up, and Jake feels like he's leaving him for dead. So we show you where he's taken and you see that the mission for the next season is, "We have to go rescue Hawkins and we have to stop these [bad...

Wed, Mar 26, 2008

The Jericho Finale You Didn't See: An Inside Look

30 Rock's Tina Fey: "I Hope Edie Falco Will Be Back"

The secret to 30 Rock's guest-casting success? Reversing the formula employed at Saturday Night Live. "With the exception of Jerry Seinfeld, who volunteered [to guest-star] and we leapt at it, every other time we have written the part first and then [cast it]," Tina Fey tells TVGuide.com. "Then it's coming organically from the stories. Doing the reverse of SNL  where you say, 'We have this person. What can we do with them?'  has worked well for us."What sort of guest stars does the Rock have lined up for Season 2's return on April 10? "Will Arnett is back," Fey confirms, "and Dean Winters will be back.... And I hope Edie Falco will be back," as Jack Donaghy's uberliberal ex-lover. It was then that I suggested that 30 Rock pull Ashley Dupré out of hiding and engage in some stunt-casting that would put Britney-on-Mother to utter shame. "We should get her!" Fey laughed, before sharing: "Small world  one of our writers used to live in the same apartment building a...

Wed, Mar 26, 2008

30 Rock's Tina Fey: "I Hope Edie Falco Will Be Back"

Exclusive: Jericho Boss Eyes "Other Life" for Show

Might the folks of Jericho have some fight left in them after all? Not long after CBS announced its decision not to renew the drama for a third season (and thus air a series finale Tuesday night), I spoke with executive producer Carol Barbee about the sad news, the show's "amazing" fans, and this week's "emotionally satisfying" conclusion.TVGuide.com: I'm sorry to hear about the show. We were big fans of it here.Carol Barbee: You guys were great. I really appreciate it.TVGuide.com: When did you get word about CBS' decision?Barbee: Friday. I knew that they had an internal meeting on Thursday, to decide which of the endings we were going to show. At that time they gave us permission to speak to the cast, because we had requested to have 24 hours to speak to them, which I did on the phone, before it went out to the general public.TVGuide.com: The response on our news blog was astounding, and I've seen two common refrains from the readers. Some are saying that the fans didnt fulfi...

Tue, Mar 25, 2008

Exclusive: Jericho Boss Eyes "Other Life" for Show

New Mega Minute Video Q&A: Jericho's Skeet Ulrich

The murder of Ravenwood weasel Goetz simply cannot be good for Jericho's Jake. Will our town hero take one for the team? In this new Mitovich Mega Minute video Q&A, Skeet Ulrich previews the fallout kicking off Tuesday at 10 pm/ET, and also ponders the CBS cult hit's uncertain future. Enjoy!

Mon, Mar 17, 2008

New Mega Minute: The Office, Lost and Mother's Mother

Now playing in the March 12 edition of the Mitovich Mega Minute: The Office's plan for pregnant Angela Lost's Elizabeth Mitchell kisses Jack and tells A new sighting of How I Met Your's Mother! And a Mega Minute Mini Rant about... Men in Trees.Enjoy!

Wed, Mar 12, 2008

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Fall Preview: The Headlines

VIDEO: Moonlight's Alex Answers More of Your Questions

Mega Minute: Sexy Chuck Scoop, Smallville and More

Sexiest Stars: Sexy Party Secrets Revealed!

Video Q&A: Up Close with Elizabeth Berkley

Moonlight's Alex O'Loughlin Answers Your Questions!

Mega Minute Exclusive: A Supernatural Send-off!

Video Q&A: Rules of Engagement's Oliver Hudson

Moonlight Fans, Alex O Wants a Word with You

Watch Video: Mike Rowe Talks Dirty to Me

From MILF to OMFG: It's TV's Most Effing Week Ever!

WATCH VIDEO: What's What with Who Star Christina Applegate?

TV Guide Talk Episode No. 139 Is Now Live!

Mega Minute Video: House, Tree Hill and More!

The TV Guide Talk Podcast Is Signing Off

Exclusive: Desperate Housewives' Biggest Twist Yet?

Mega Minute Video Q&A: Miss Guided's Judy Greer

The Jericho Finale You Didn't See: An Inside Look

30 Rock's Tina Fey: &quot;I Hope Edie Falco Will Be Back&quot;

Exclusive: Jericho Boss Eyes &quot;Other Life&quot; for Show

New Mega Minute Video Q&A: Jericho's Skeet Ulrich

New Mega Minute: The Office, Lost and Mother's Mother

30 Rock's Tina Fey: "I Hope Edie Falco Will Be Back"

Exclusive: Jericho Boss Eyes "Other Life" for Show