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Adrian Pasdar: Heroes' "Flying Man" Swoops by TV Guide

You'd think a rock star was in the building the way the crowd poured into the TV Guide conference room when Heroes star Adrian Pasdar came by for a visit last Thursday. After pressing some flesh and autographing many TV Guide covers, Pasdar sat down with TVGuide.com to tease what's ahead for Nathan and that blonde beauty who's gunning for him. TVGuide.com: Do you know who we'll be taping over? [I play a tape of a female saying, "This is what I can tell you about her: In all of us there is an angel and a devil, and you get two-in-one with her."]Adrian Pasdar: That's Ali [Larter], the Jersey girl.... TVGuide.com: How's that for kismet? So last we tuned in, Jessica had just gotten her assignment to snuff Nathan. Why do I have the feeling that when the moment of truth comes, those two will end up having torrid sex instead?Pasdar: Well, we do end up in bed... but not like you think. I can't tell you any more than that, but

Mon, Feb 19, 2007

Adrian Pasdar: Heroes' "Flying Man" Swoops by TV Guide

We Ask Aaron: Can The Apprentice Get Its "Buzz" Back?

Let's all say it together: Aaron Altscher got stung last week on NBC's The Apprentice, when his oversight of a Sue Bee Honey-peddling task delivered sales that were anything but sweet. TVGuide.com asked the 25-year-old Virginian about his game plan, and picked his brain about this latest edition of The Apprentice, which has been underperforming in ratings. TVGuide.com: I have to say, I felt for you there, with Surya. My wife even turned to me on the sofa and said, "It's like he just took a Business 101 class with all the textbook lingo he was throwing around.Aaron Altscher: [Laughs] We were tired, worn out, just trying to crank through this task, and he's coming out with all this marketing jargon. It was almost like he was speaking that way just to try to prove his w

Fri, Feb 16, 2007

We Ask Aaron: Can The Apprentice Get Its "Buzz" Back?

Idol Chat: Who Will Be Hollywood's Biggest Stars?

After four wild weeks of "pitchy" gals and "bush baby" boys, American Idol finally is headed for Hollywood, and by the end of Wednesday's show, we'll have our 24 finalists. As this critical round gets underway, TVGuide.com checked in with  Kimberly Caldwell and Rosanna Tavarez, the hosts of TV Guide Channel's Idol Chat and Reality Chat, to see who their latest faves are, and to find out what the 172 current contenders have likely been doing to get ready for their big bid for Idol-dom. TVGuide.com: Was it just me, or was Week 4 a little bit stronger? They se

Tue, Feb 13, 2007

Idol Chat: Who Will Be Hollywood's Biggest Stars?

Idol Chat, Week 3: Out with the Hungs, On with the Show!

Do tiny Tatiana and a super-sized Justin Guarini have what it takes to wow 'em in Hollywood? As is our weekly wont, TVGuide.com spoke with Kimberly Caldwell and Rosanna Tavarez, the hosts of TV Guide Channel's Idol Chat and Reality Chat, about the Los Angeles and Birmingham auditions for Fox's American Idol. Plus: A possible answer to our own burning question about Paula.... TVGuide.com: Before we get started, I'm hearing that Justin Guarini is quite the natural on

Tue, Feb 6, 2007

Idol Chat, Week 3: Out with the Hungs, On with the Show!

Get Out! Seinfeld's Patrick Warburton Gives Elaine the Boot

If you have a 9:30 date with CBS tonight, there's bad news and good news. The New Adventures of Old Christine is still on hiatus, and even when it does return, on March 12, it will be airing an hour earlier. But in Old Christine's place is an old friend of Julia Louis-Dreyfus' — Patrick Warbuton, who played Puddy to her Elaine on Seinfeld, stars on Rules of Engagement, a new laffer juxtaposing the mindsets of a married couple (Warburton and Megyn Price), a betrothed duo (Oliver Hudson and Bianca Kajlich), and a Barney-esque bache

Mon, Feb 5, 2007

Get Out! Seinfeld's Patrick Warburton Gives Elaine the Boot

Fired Chicken: The Apprentice's Marisa Cries Fowl!

How El Pollo Loco can you go? Ousted from NBC's The Apprentice last week for failing to drum up sales of a less-than-super "bowl" product for the regional fast foodery, Marisa DeMato argues that she was, in fact, targeted for elimination by "Her Highness," Heidi. The day after the 28-year-old attorney's exit, TVGuide.com invited Marisa to talk, um, chicken. TVGuide.com: I feel like one drawback of this season's "penthouse versus the outhouse" setup is that we didn't really get to know you folks over on Kinetic. Did you feel that way, seeing the coverage?Marisa DeMato: I totally agree. I felt like you really didn't get to see a lot of the team, because they focus so much more this season on the losing team. And in the third week, with the exemption [from the task], our team was basically nonexistent.

Fri, Feb 2, 2007

Fired Chicken: The Apprentice's Marisa Cries Fowl!

Bob Saget's Penguins Are Black and White and Very Blue

Come on, admit it, we've all done it. While watching the hoity-toity March of the Penguins (a French documentary that was actually Americanized with Morgan Freeman as narrator), you have to wonder what's actually going on in the flightless fellas' heads. What must they be thinking making this endless, beyond-frigid trek, all in the name of mating, making and then guarding an egg, and then, after much waiting, getting some lousy fish for their effort? God bless Bob Saget, he of the seemingly bipolar "family friendly/potty-mouthed" on-stage persona, for addressing such questions with the R-rated, made-for-DVD Farce of the Penguins, featuring the voices of himself, Lewis Black,

Fri, Feb 2, 2007

Bob Saget's Penguins Are Black and White and Very Blue

Will Kelly Hu's In Case of Emergency Get a "Happy Ending"?

Last week, in the wake of the second batch of Idol, ABC opted to shuffle its Wednesday lineup, moving The Knights of Prosperity out of the highly competitive 9 o'clock hour. Fellow freshman sitcom In Case of Emergency, meanwhile, has been left standing pat at 9:30 pm to fight the good fight. TVGuide.com checked in with Kelly Hu, who plays a "massage therapist" on the laffer, to survey her sexy new role. But first, an early celebration.... TVGuide.com: Someone's got a birthday coming up, huh?Kelly Hu: I do [on Feb. 13].... But I don't know if I want to celebrate birthdays anymore. I'm getting to that age where it's not so fun. [Laughs] TVGuide.com:

Wed, Jan 31, 2007

Will Kelly Hu's In Case of Emergency Get a "Happy Ending"?

Idol Chat, Week 2: Who's Got "Sundance" Fever?

If it's another Tuesday, that means it's time for TVGuide.com to debrief Kimberly Caldwell and Rosanna Tavarez, the hosts of TV Guide Channel's Idol Chat and Reality Chat, on the latest auditions for Fox's American Idol. Is your current favorite one of theirs? Read on for our recap of the Memphis and New York City tryouts. TVGuide.com: Who are you liking from Week 2? I have a good feeling about "Sundance" Head (pictured above right), the blues guy....Kimberly: Sundance Head is my favorite as of right now.Rosanna: My favorit

Tue, Jan 30, 2007

Idol Chat, Week 2: Who's Got "Sundance" Fever?

Prison Break's Robert Knepper Talks T-Bag and Sympathy

Will T-Bag, he of the one hand, ultimately be done in by his heart? Robert Knepper of Prison Break (Mondays at 8 pm/ET) dropped by the TV Guide office last week to survey his deviant alter ego's fate, take us inside his painful, painful prosthetic, and give those who appreciate and honor Fox's serialized thriller a big "hand." TVGuide.com: When I heard you were stopping by, I was concerned that this was maybe part of some "Farewell, T-Bag" tour or something. But you're probably in town just to tout the show's return, right?Robert Knepper: No one can guarantee that any of our characters are around.... But people seem to really like this character, so I think he's going to be around for a little bit. TVGuide.com: T-Bag has the Hollanders all boarded up and terrorized...

Mon, Jan 29, 2007

Prison Break's Robert Knepper Talks T-Bag and Sympathy

NCIS' David McCallum Goes from U.N.C.L.E. to a C.A.R. Toon

For veteran actor David McCallum, it's been a long, strange trip from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. to playing a car named C.A.R.T.E.R., on Disney Channel's The Replacements (Saturdays at 8 pm/ET). Not to mention his gig on CBS' NCIS (as medical examiner "Ducky" Mallard, Tuesdays at 8 pm), which has been beefed up as of late. It would seem that TV's Invisible Man is appearing in more places as the years go on, no? On the occasion of NBC's Heroes introducing its own transparent gent, TVGuide.com spoke with McCallum about his own "disappearing act," The Replacements and more. TVGuide.com: I wanted

Fri, Jan 26, 2007

NCIS' David McCallum Goes from U.N.C.L.E. to a C.A.R. Toon

Quitters Never Win? Not So, Says The Apprentice's Michelle

Nearly two years after the Donald accepted the first-ever resignation from NBC's The Apprentice (Sundays at 9 pm/ET), Jaime Pressly-look-alike Michelle Sorro dropped her own Q-bomb, dropping out of the contest before she almost undoubtedly would have been canned for steering a real car wreck of a Hollywood bus tour. Michelle, though, considers herself a winner for bidding the boardroom goodbye. In this Q&A, she explains why. (She also shares a hint or two about the NBC-promo'd on-cast romance.... ) TVGuide.com: NBC promised us a "boardroom bombshell," and damned if you didn't come through with one.Michelle Sorro: I delivered, didn't I! TVGuide.com: I've been covering this show for six seasons now, and

Thu, Jan 25, 2007

Quitters Never Win? Not So, Says The Apprentice's Michelle

A Few Stolen Moments with Knights' Sexy Sofia Vergara

The reaction from the rest of The Knights of Prosperity (Wednesdays at 9 pm, on ABC) pretty much said it all, when Sofia Vergara's disgruntled waitress asked to join their gang. (Perhaps Rockefeller put it best, uttering in his deep baritone, "Mi casa es su casa, baby.") TVGuide.com stole a few moments with the Latina stunner to discuss, among other things, whether there is enough room at ABC for her and Salma Hayek. TVGuide.com: I'm sorry I didn't get around to Q&Aing you last year for ABC's Hot Properties, but, um, time was short there.Sofia Vergara: [Laughs] Yes, it was! TVGuide.com: Did y

Wed, Jan 24, 2007

A Few Stolen Moments with Knights' Sexy Sofia Vergara

Shocking Preview: A Beautiful Stranger Rocks the House!

How does a gal go from kissing the Sexiest Man Alive to unsettling the most vexing physician alive? Actress Katheryn Winnick demonstrates just that on the next new outing for Fox's House. The episode doesn't air until next week, but Winnick was nice enough to offer TVGuide.com a sneak peek at her "controversial" story line — one which promises to shed light on a long-dormant secret of the dark doc's. TVGuide.com: On House, you're playing Eve, a rape victim. What else can you say about this episode and your role in it? I'm hearing the words "controversial" and "stirring" tossed around....Katheryn Winnick: It's probably one of the biggest guest-star roles ever written — not just in terms of the size and amount of mat

Tue, Jan 23, 2007

Shocking Preview: A Beautiful Stranger Rocks the House!

Idol Chat, Week 1: The Good, the Bad and the Crack Baby

American Idol fans, you are hereby advised to make a Tuesday-morning date with TVGuide.com's Interviews & Features column, because every week we will be debriefing Kimberly Caldwell and Rosanna Tavarez, the hosts of TV Guide Channel's Idol Chat and Reality Chat, on the latest happenings and outlook for TV's superpopular sing-off. Kicking off this week, Kimberly (herself a Season 2 Idol contender) and Rosanna weigh in on the "too mean" controversy, the importance of first impressions, and the first clue that a contestant might be just a bit... crazy.

Tue, Jan 23, 2007

Idol Chat, Week 1: The Good, the Bad and the Crack Baby

Prison Break: Will Linebacker "Terry Tate" Sack Bellick?

After a long eight-week hiatus, the Prison Break continues tonight at 8 pm/ET, on Fox. But not everyone in jeopardy is on the run from the law. Disgraced and now-imprisoned Fox River bull Brad Bellick (series regular Wade Williams), for one, is trying to elude an outlaw named Bank. Playing the large-looming inmate is Lester "Mighty Rasta" Speight, who made waves a few Super Bowl ad campaigns ago as "office linebacker Terry Tate." (Check out his website.) A few days ago, the big guy gave TVGuide.com a call. TVGuide.com: Mighty Rasta! How are you doing?Lester "Rasta" Speight: Good, how are you? TVGuide.com: You are a very large, very scary man.

Mon, Jan 22, 2007

Prison Break: Will Linebacker "Terry Tate" Sack Bellick?

How a 24 Baddie Came to Be a Wizard Named Harry

Can Sci Fi Channel cast yet another spell on savorers of the supernatural? On Sunday at 9 pm/ET, the cabler premieres The Dresden Files, a series based on Jim Butcher's best-selling novels about a private eye who cracks typically otherworldly cases using a bit of magic — literally, being that he's a certified wizard and all. Finding an actor who could pull off Jim Rockford-as-sorcerer was no easy task. "We saw people you've heard of, people you haven't heard of... a lot of different people, because we knew that this show would really live or die on finding a great Harry Dresden," executive producer Robert Hewitt Wolfe tells TVGuide.com. Ultimately, the plum gig went to Paul Blackthorne, whom many will recognize as sinister Stephen Saunders of 

Fri, Jan 19, 2007

How a 24 Baddie Came to Be a Wizard Named Harry

The Apprentice: Does Carey Regret "Suiting Up"?

When How I Met Your Mother's Barney tells a guy to "suit up," he probably doesn't mean for a fella to pour himself into snug, pink Spandex swimwear. Alas, that is precisely what Atlanta marketing whiz Carey Sherell did on NBC's The Apprentice, resulting with Donald Trump declaring his taste in fashion a total wipeout. But is the Donald's gaydar simply out of whack? And was Carey edited to look like more of a diva than he actually is? TVGuide.com spoke to him the day after his ouster. TVGuide.com: Nearly none of it made it through editing, but there was reference made in the boardroom to your tailoring the pink suit to Trina Turk's gay customers. I w

Wed, Jan 17, 2007

The Apprentice: Does Carey Regret "Suiting Up"?

Donal Logue: Do the Knights Have a Plan to Steal Idol Fans?

Career janitor Eugene Gerkin and his pals have a plan: Let's rob Mick Jagger! That'd make for a nifty sitcom title, you say. And it did... for a minute. Now named after Eugene's "criminal organization," ABC's The Knights of Prosperity (airing Wednesdays at 9 pm/ET) must "steal itself" for the return of Idol. Do the crafty Knights have a countermeasure in place? TVGuide.com asked ringleader Donal Logue for an overview of what's ahead. TVGuide.com: You must feel like you've been doing press for Knights of Prosperity forever.Donal Logue: Yeah. [Laughs] There's been a lot of it! TVGuide.com: I have to say, you got me with the tag in the pilot, where we see that beyond the keyhole in Mick Jagger's door is fortress-like, multilayered security.

Wed, Jan 17, 2007

Donal Logue: Do the Knights Have a Plan to Steal Idol Fans?

James Morrison, 24: CTU's Boss Teases the Next 22 Hours

To hear James Morrison sum up his 24 alter ego, "Being Bill Buchanan is like trying to romance a beautiful woman in a crowded bus with a love poem about the Terrorism Index, while a pit bull gnaws its way up my leg." In other words, this guy really knows what his character is about. TVGuide.com welcomed the opportunity to chat up Morrison about Buchanan's wedded bliss, the new day's first two hours gone by, and what lies ahead for Bill, Chloe, Audrey et al. TVGuide.com: So, when did this whole Bill-Karen Hayes romance happen?James Morrison: It started to happen at the end of the last day. I invited her to breakfast, she asked for a rain check, and sure enough, we ended up going out for a few breakfasts. [Laughs] TVGuide.com: He pursued her ardently?Morrison: He did, yeah. Once Bill decides that flowers grow wherever a woman steps, he h

Mon, Jan 15, 2007

James Morrison, 24: CTU's Boss Teases the Next 22 Hours

Dixie Carter Dissects Desperate Housewives' One Tough Mother

What did she know, and when did she know it? Such questions apply not only to Desperate Housewives' devious Gloria, but also to her portrayer, Dixie Carter. TVGuide.com invited the veteran actress and stage star to take a long, hard look at her Machiavellian matriarch. TVGuide.com: I understand they're expanding your presence on Wisteria Lane in the weeks to come?Dixie Carter: Yes.... My shows are going to air up to the first of April. I'm just thrilled to be doing this. This is really an extraordinary role. And, of course, we have to be very secretive about what's going to happen. Everybody grabs me in airports or shops and says things like, "Is he going to kill you?" Of course they mean, "Is your son, Orson, on  Desperate Housewives going to kill you, his mother Gloria?" — but the

Fri, Jan 12, 2007

Dixie Carter Dissects Desperate Housewives' One Tough Mother

High School Musical's Corbin Bleu Hits the Ropes

Corbin Bleu, who unwittingly amassed quite the following as a star of High School Musical, now has fresh Disney Channel fare to share. Premiering this Friday, Jan. 12, at 8 pm/ET, Jump In! finds the almost 18-year-old actor playing Izzy, a boxing hopeful who gets a ropeful when he begins moonlighting as (gasp!) a competitive double-Dutch ringer. (Bleu's real-life pop, David Reivers, plays his dad in the movie.) TVGuide.com asked Bleu about how he prepared for his latest Disney gig, as well as how he is dealing with the High School Musical phenomenon, which is about to spawn a sequel. TVGuide.com: Those Disney Channel people, they put on a darn good sh

Fri, Jan 12, 2007

High School Musical's Corbin Bleu Hits the Ropes