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Girl Next Door Bridget Shares Her Sexy Secrets!

I am but a mortal man. So after three seasons of taking on all three of The Girls Next Door at once (!), this time around I'm spending quality one-on-one time with each of Hugh Hefner's gaggle of girlfriends. Up first, just as the Season 4 premiere arrives on Sunday at 10 pm/ET, is Bridget "The Smart One" Marquardt, who in this Q&A previews an emotional opener, teases her next wild get-ups, and reveals which of the other Girls — Holly or Kendra — she would most want to be her girlfriend. (And I do mean girlfriend.) Bridget Marquardt: I'm sorry we missed you while you were in L.A.!TVGuide.com: Ah, that was sort of a pipe dream, I asked the publicist, "Since I'm going to be in L.A. anyway, do you think I could meet up with the Girls at the mansion?" And she was like, "Sure!" Cue my jaw

Fri, Dec 7, 2007

Girl Next Door Bridget Shares Her Sexy Secrets!

Shrek's Gingerbread Man Is One Tough Christmas Cookie

As entertaining as the big green guy and Donkey are, for this pop of twin 5-year-old boys, it's the ancillary fairy-tale critters who make the Shrek films full of adult-targeted chuckles. On the occasion of ABC's Shrek the Halls special premiering tonight at 8 pm/ET, TVGuide.com chatted with Conrad Vernon, the voice behind Gingy the Gingerbread Man, and the director of Shrek 2 and the much-anticipated Monsters vs. Aliens. TVGuide.com: When I stopped to think about it, it dawned upon me that Christmastime cannot bode well for the Gingerbread Man.Conrad Vernon: [Laughs] No, it doesn’t. It doesn’t. I haven't seen the whole [ABC special] yet but I've definitely seen my part in it, and it's kind of horrifying — but that’s fine.

Wed, Nov 28, 2007

Shrek's Gingerbread Man Is One Tough Christmas Cookie

Adam Baldwin Reveals What's Up with Chuck

While Zachary Levi's unlikely spy tries to make the best of an impossible situation – none to easy when your CIA handler is as smokin' as Sarah! – it's up to Adam Baldwin's Casey to keep everyone in line and on target. The Firefly alum gave TVGuide.com a sneak peek at what's ahead on NBC's buzzworthy Chuck (airing Mondays at 8 pm/ET). Plus, what is Zachary Levi really like when the cameras stop rolling? TVGuide.com: It's nice to see Chuck ticking back up in the ratings.Adam Baldwin: Yeah, yeah, I mean we have really tough competition on Monday nights. The sports guys [watching Monday Night Football], hopefully they'll be finding us [when the NFL season is over]. So we're all full of high hopes. And then… there's the writers strike. TVGuide.com: And then there's the writers strike. How many episodes did you get done?Baldwin: We will complete the initial order of 13. They banged out Episode

Mon, Nov 26, 2007

Adam Baldwin Reveals What's Up with Chuck

Emily VanCamp Previews Brothers & Sisters' Wedding

Kitty Walker is heading for a wedding on the Dec. 2 episode of ABC's Brothers & Sisters. With the big day nearing, TVGuide.com invited Emily VanCamp, who plays Kitty's stepsis Rebecca, to preview the nuptials, as well as weigh in on certain rumblings of on-set romances. TVGuide.com: First off, I want to say that you are very pretty.Emily VanCamp: I thank you! TVGuide.com: You also appear to be very tall....VanCamp: I am pretty tall, actually. TVGuide.com: As much as I wanted to bump into you at TV Guide's Emmys after-party, a part of me was like, "Man, she'll be towering over me."VanCamp: [Laughs] That's hilarious! TVGuide.com:

Fri, Nov 23, 2007

Emily VanCamp Previews Brothers & Sisters' Wedding

Friday Night Lights: Julie's Hot for Austin Nichols' Teacher!

Cue up the '80s David Lee Roth, because Friday Night Lights' Julie Taylor is going to want to be "kept after school" once she meets the new teach in town, played by John from Cincinnati himself, Austin Nichols. TVGuide.com invited Nichols — who, fittingly, hails from Austin, Texas — to preview what's ahead. Plus, he reveals that Cincinnati's mysterious John might still be floating around out there... somewhere. (Friday Night Lights airs Fridays at 9 pm/ET, NBC.) TVGuide.com: Considering that you are a Texas native, do you feel Friday Night Lights gets it right?Nichols: No doubt in my mind. I'll be perfectly honest — I had

Fri, Nov 16, 2007

Friday Night Lights: Julie's Hot for Austin Nichols' Teacher!

More Frank Talk with 30 Rocker Judah Friedlander

In case you haven’t noticed, this week nearly every morsel of NBC's prime-time lineup has gone green, sprinkling eco-friendly messages wherever and whenever possible. How will the gloriously irreverent 30 Rock (Thursdays at 8:30 pm/ET) tackle such a heady subject matter? Think "Ross Geller in a foam mascot suit." TVGuide.com caught up with Judah Friedlander, who plays "TGS" scribe Frank, to get a sneak peek. TVGuide.com: As we neared the end of last season on 30 Rock, how confident were you that the show would get renewed?Friedlander: Well, after they renewed us I was pretty confident we would get renewed. I was still holding out a bit, but I was pretty confident. Literally, man, I had no idea, dude. I had no clue. TVGuide.com: Is the vibe on the set any different now that you have gotten

Thu, Nov 8, 2007

More Frank Talk with 30 Rocker Judah Friedlander

Miguel Ferrer Diagnoses TV's New Bionic Woman

Can Jaime Sommers be made even stronger, better and faster? After an explosive start, NBC's Bionic Woman (Wednesdays at 9 pm/ET) in recent weeks has slowed down a bit. Cue a major tune-up at the hands of Friday Night Lights whiz Jason Katims and new show-runner Jason Cahill (The Sopranos). Miguel Ferrer gave us a fresh look under the Bionic show's hood. TVGuide.com: So, not much time off between TV gigs for you, eh? Miguel Ferrer: No, there wasn't much of a break [since Crossing Jordan], that's true! That's how I wanted it. I want

Wed, Nov 7, 2007

Miguel Ferrer Diagnoses TV's New Bionic Woman

¡Hola! Dora the Explorer Previews Her New TV-Movie

Having twin almost-five-year-old sons, how could I possibly pass up the opportunity to talk to Dora the Explorer herself, aka voice actress Kathleen Herles. Here is where it gets funny, though: I assumed that, a la Bart Simpson, Kathleen would be some middle-aged lady. Nope. Ms. Herles is but a teen. As Nickelodeon presents the new original movie Dora Saves the Mermaids (premiering Monday at 7 pm/ET), Kathleen shared a look into el mundo de Dora. ¡Vamanos! (As they say.) TVGuide.com: I have to say, when I learned just a moment ago that you were only 16, I had to rejigger my questions a bit….Kathleen Herles: [Laughs] Yeah, I'm 16…. TVGuide.com: So I come home the other day and my sons say, "Daddy, you’ve got to record the Dora and the mermaids movie!" They must have caught a commercial.Herles: Awww! That's so cute! TVGuide.

Sun, Nov 4, 2007

¡Hola! Dora the Explorer Previews Her New TV-Movie

Prison Break Bad Girl's Secrets Are Revealed!

Thus far on Fox's Prison Break (Mondays at 8 pm/ET), it would seem that the "B" in Company operative Susan B. Anthony's name stands for "beeyotch." But perhaps there is a method to her meanness? Indeed, TVGuide.com confirmed just that in this Q&A with Jodi Lyn O'Keefe. TVGuide.com: I was a bit nervous getting ready to talk to you, but Dominic Purcell assured me you're not nearly as fierce as Susan B.Jodi Lyn O'Keefe: No, I'm not at all. I'm actually a pretty big pushover. TVGuide.com: How familiar were you with Prison Break before joining the series?O'Keefe: I was a huge fan, so it's pretty unnerving to be a cast member now. TVGuide.com: Especially since this show doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to female characters and love interests.O'Keefe: [Laughs] See, thankfully I'm not a love interest. TVGuide.com: Yet.

Mon, Oct 29, 2007

Prison Break Bad Girl's Secrets Are Revealed!

Assessing Damages: Burning Finale Questions Answered!

Has Arthur Frobisher snorted his last line off a hooker's bosom? Was Patty truly behind Ellen's attempted murder? And how does Patty's ill-fated teen pregnancy fit into it all? Shortly after the first-season finale of FX's Damages, TVGuide.com asked the series' creators — Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman and Glenn Kessler — to fill in some blanks. Plus, the latest word on a possible Season 2 pickup. TVGuide.com: First up, Arthur Frobisher — is he dead?Todd A. Kessler: It all depends on whether he is able to make a phone call there in the field and save himself. But we were so thrilled with Ted Danson

Fri, Oct 26, 2007

Assessing Damages: Burning Finale Questions Answered!

Saw IV's Tobin Bell Pieces Together Jigsaw's Return

Just when you thought he was out... they pull him back in. Over the course of three Saw films, Tobin Bell has created a compelling and brilliant criminal mastermind who's never at a loss for a wicked way to lead a ne'er-do-well to his or her death. Arriving in theaters on Oct. 26, just in time for Halloween, comes Saw IV, a rather "unexpected" additional follow-up for Bell's John Cramer... all things considered. TVGuide.com asked the actor to tease just how it is that Jigsaw might be around to kill again. TVGuide.com: Considering how Saw III ended, how is it that you're in Saw IV?Tobin Bell: Well... Saw... Saw plays with time a lot. They fill in pieces. Saw

Fri, Oct 26, 2007

Saw IV's Tobin Bell Pieces Together Jigsaw's Return

Heroes Preview: Dana Davis' Monica Is One Cool (Copy)cat!

Yes, some of the many (many) Heroes newbies aren't quite yet dazzling us with their different-ness. But Dana Davis' Monica, introduced last week, perhaps boasts one of the coolest powers of the season: By merely witnessing an actor or talent, she can mimic it near-instantly. TVGuide.com invited the alumna of ABC's tragically truncated The Nine to preview what's to come for her plucky New Orleans heroine. TVGuide.com: Having done the short-lived The Nine and Point Pleasant, were you nervous about joining an established hit/phenomenon like Heroes? Davis: Yes, I was! I mean, I sort of compare it to being a high-school senior in your second semester and having to switch schools. It was so un

Mon, Oct 22, 2007

Heroes Preview: Dana Davis' Monica Is One Cool (Copy)cat!

Chuck Lorre Believes in Big Bang Theory (and Sara Gilbert)

A few weeks ago, New York Magazine invited a panel of real-life physicists to weigh in on the CBS' The Big Bang Theory, in which Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons portray brainiacs with a surprisingly lot to learn. The opinions were... mixed, let's say, with some of the polled beautiful minds saying the laffer was being a bit funny with the facts of their life and work. When TVGuide.com spoke to Big Bang executive producer and sitcom giant Chuck Lorre, he had not seen the piece, but was surprised to hear of any backlash. "Well, now, hang on a second," he interrupted. "We're working with a physi

Mon, Oct 8, 2007

Chuck Lorre Believes in Big Bang Theory (and Sara Gilbert)

Chuck Hottie Yvonne Strahovski Spills Her Secrets!

Yeah, we know all about Chuck Bartowski. He toils at Buy More and has a sister named Ellie and a best bud named Morgan. But — and fittingly — the agent to his secret, Sarah Walker, is full of mystery. TVGuide.com set out on a mission of our own to get the scoop on Aussie beauty and U.S. TV newcomer Yvonne Strahovski. (Psst, she reveals what it is that she just did for the very... first... time!) NBC's Chuck airs Mondays at 8 pm/ET. TVGuide.com: I'm so glad to talk to you! We get regular reports on the most-searched-for names, and you're towards the top of the list. Did you know that?Yvonne Strahovski: Yeah! [My publicist] Erica told me, and that's pretty special. TVGuide.com: Of course, the results would be even better if your fans could decide on a spelling of your last name.Strahovski:

Mon, Oct 8, 2007

Chuck Hottie Yvonne Strahovski Spills Her Secrets!

Bloody-good Preview: Will Doakes Nab Dexter?

On the Season 2 premiere of Showtime's Dexter (Sundays at 9 pm/ET), the blue waters of the bay brought to light the deep dark secrets of our intrepid "hero." Will this treasure of waterlogged limbs give Doakes the ammunition he needs to nail Dexter to the wall once and for all? We asked the surly sergeant's portrayer, Erik King, for a preview. TVGuide.com: Sgt. Doakes.... We know so little about this guy, it kind of scares me. We're left to wonder just what this guy, this pit bull, is capable of.Erik King: [Laughs] I actually get that response quite a bit and I have to tell you, the best place to figure out who Doakes is is in this scene from last season. When he's with his mother and his sisters, and you get to see the underbelly of who he is. And when you see him with LaGuerta (played by Lauren Velez), you get a sense of who he is. But you're right, there is this very gruff exterior and he clearly is that type of cop, that when

Fri, Oct 5, 2007

Bloody-good Preview: Will Doakes Nab Dexter?

Heroes Preview: Newcomer Maya Walks on the Dark Side

Last week on the season premiere of NBC's Heroes (Mondays at 9 pm/ET), viewers were not only caught up on the lives of Claire, Nathan, Matt et al, but were also introduced to a few new faces, including a sister-brother team hot to make tracks to New York City and consult with Mohinder. Alas, Maya and Alejandro seem to be leaving a trail of corpses in their wake, due to Maya's mysterious own ability. TVGuide.com invited X-Men: The Last Stand's Dania Ramirez to share some insight about Maya's power and possible love interest, and what it's like to whale on an Oscar winner. TVGuide.com: I'm happy for your new gig, but you're in this not-100-percent enviable position of having to join a hit show in its second season. That has to be a little daunting, right? Dania Ra

Mon, Oct 1, 2007

Heroes Preview: Newcomer Maya Walks on the Dark Side

Interview with a Vampire: Inside CBS' Bloody-fun Moonlight

On Friday nights this season, after Jennifer Love Hewitt gets done talking to ghosts, CBS is segueing into vampires. In Moonlight (premiering tonight at 9 pm/ET), Aussie hunk Alex O'Loughlin plays Mick St. John, a private investigator whose bite, in theory, is in fact far worse than his bark. Not that Mick is that guy. No, he feeds his hunger for the red stuff with black-market bags of O-positive and what-have-you. (Alas, his associate, played by Veronica Mars' Jason Dohring, is not so conscientious, and prefers the arm of the nearest lithe lass.) TVGuide.com invited O'Loughlin to give us some (gentle...) sound bites. TVGuide.com: On paper, the critics have noted that the vampire PI TV show is a road well traveled. What will set your show apart?

Fri, Sep 28, 2007

Interview with a Vampire: Inside CBS' Bloody-fun Moonlight

From CIA to CEO: Alias' Michael Vartan Takes Some Big Shots

Michael Vartan is suiting up. As AmeriMart CEO James Walker on the new ABC series Big Shots (premiering tonight at 10 pm/ET), he doffs his secret-agent gear in favor of tailored suits as he contends not with rogue spies but with ruthless bosses, an unfaithful wife and his irrepressible alpha-male pals (played by The Practice's Dylan McDermott, West Wing's Josh Malina and funnyman Christopher Titus). Think of it as "Tons of Testosterone and the City." TVGuide.com invited Vartan to clear the air about his "controversial" new show. Plus: The Alias wish that went unfulfilled. TVGuide.com: A foursome of well-off guys sitting around talking about the sorts of things guys talk about... is Big Shots as bold, even daring, a TV venture as some are making it out to be?Michael Vartan: I don’t think it is. The truth of the matter is, they're not talking about women the way men really talk about women, and that&#82

Thu, Sep 27, 2007

From CIA to CEO: Alias' Michael Vartan Takes Some Big Shots

Peter Krause Is Over Under and Ready for Dirty Sexy Fun

Peter Krause is ready to get dirty. Not dirt as in a funeral plot, but as in scandals of the rich and famous. On ABC's Dirty Sexy Money, premiering tonight at 10 pm/ET, the Six Feet Under and Sports Night alum plays Nick George, a high-powered legal eagle who, begrudgingly, inherits his suspiciously passed-on father's role as consigliere to the Darlings of New York City. Headed up by Donald Sutherland and Jill Clayburgh, the ultra-affluent clan is littered by all manner of bad-seed offspring (and parents), giving Nick plenty to manage, spin-control and nip in the bud. Krause shared a sneak peek at the good 'n' dirty 'n' sexy times ahead. TVGuide.com: This is a r

Wed, Sep 26, 2007

Peter Krause Is Over Under and Ready for Dirty Sexy Fun

Roseanne's Johnny Galecki Gets His Big Geek On

Creating quality laughs for television isn't rocket science, though it may benefit from some quantum physics. In the new CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (premiering tonight at 8:30 pm/ET), Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons play Leonard and Sheldon, super-brilliant roommates who realize they don't necessarily have all the answers when a bubbly blonde beauty named Penny (8 Simple Rules' Kaley Cuoco) moves in across the hall. Complicating matters further will be the arrival of Galecki's "former wife," fellow Roseanne alum Sara Gilbert, as a geeky love interest

Mon, Sep 24, 2007

Roseanne's Johnny Galecki Gets His Big Geek On

Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss Pegs Peggy for Us

She's quiet, yet occasionally lets slip some spunk. She favors a tepid homemade sandwich over a "fancy" lunch-cart nosh. And she really needs to start showing her pins. She's Mad Men's plucky Peggy, and TVGuide.com asked Elisabeth Moss (The West Wing, Invasion) to share a peek behind those bangs. Mad Men airs Thursdays at 10 pm/ET, on AMC. TVGuide.com: How goes it playing poor Peggy?Elisabeth Moss: It goes good! [Laughs] We're all done with the first season, and it was good. I'm back in New York now. TVGuide.com: Did you have any reservations about playing Peggy, who's not exactly the most glam gal in the steno pool?Moss: No, no... I liked that she was new to everything. Everybody has their specific, unique character.

Thu, Sep 13, 2007

Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss Pegs Peggy for Us

Damages' Tate Donovan Ponders Tom's (and the Show's) Fate

This week on FX's dark 'n' twisty Damages (Tuesdays at 10 pm/ET), Tom and Ellen (perhaps ill-advisedly) decide to hide something from boss lady Patty Hewes, who they fear is manipulating them. (Patty pulling people's strings not at all unlike a cruel puppeteer? You think?) TVGuide.com spent a few minutes with series star Tate Donovan to speculate on Tom's ultimate fate, as well as try (once again) for some scoop on the Season 2 game plan. TVGuide.com: I love this show, man. Are you hearing that a lot from people?Tate Donovan: I am, you know, and it's exciting. When I was on The O.C., I heard only from, like, kids — "Oh my god, you're Jimmy Cooper! I love that show!!" — so it's really nice to hear from very intelligent adults who are like, "I find your show fascinating....

Tue, Sep 11, 2007

Damages' Tate Donovan Ponders Tom's (and the Show's) Fate