Question: I heard a rumor that Battlestar Galactica is not getting renewed for a fourth season. What's up?Answer: Not true. I spoke to Sci Fi president Bonnie Hammer at a cocktail reception Friday night, and she flatly denied the rumor. A decision will be made in February.
Question: You can't fool me, Ausiello, I solved your frakkin' asterisk quiz: Benson finds a si*****! When's this supposed to go down?Answer: Would you believe the two-part episode falls within February sweeps? Shocker!
Question: Addisex scoop, pretty please with Mariska on top?Answer: Kate Walsh thinks we should all "tune in Thursday night and see what happens."
Question: I'm jonesing for some Ugly Betty scoop.Answer: Betty's love life is going to take an interesting turn later this season. "There's going to be a love triangle," teases Silvio Horta, "but it's not going to be the love triangle that you expect."
Question: I'm in desperate need of some Smallville scoop!Answer: Say goodbye to Lois — temporarily, that is. Erica Durance is taking a few weeks off to do Ecstasy, a feature based on the novel by Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting). I think she'll miss a total of three episodes.
Question: I love Smurfs, too!Answer: Then keep reading, Krista! My best friend's cousin's former roommate ran into Charlotte's Web producer Jordan Kerner at a recent event and got an update on the big-screen Smurfs flick that he's producing. "They're going to be a little bit different, in 3-D animation, so we may use new voices, in the same way we did with Charlotte," said Kerner of the hotly anticipated-by-me pic, which is now slated to hit theaters in 2009. "What was a small Smurf village is now Smurfopolis, but it hasn't changed in its character; it's still the little mushrooms that we all remember, but there will be mushrooms stacked on top of other mushrooms in the way that the ingenious little Smurfs would have that happen." He says we'll also learn the backstories of Papa Smurf and Gargamel, and Smurfette is going "to have her world rocked a little bit." I'm so camping outside the Ziegfeld the night bef
Question: Please tell me Starbuck is just going on vacation or something. She can't die. Or be a Cylon.Answer: (Major spoiler alert) Starbuck is not a Cylon.
Question: Where is the MIA Network? Is it a satellite-dish thingy, a cable thingy or what? I want my Charmed!Answer: As a matter of fact, I think it is one of those dish thingies. Not sure which one, though. You probably should call them all.
Question: Gasp! Benson has a *i****g?Answer: Yes indeedy.
Question: Did Becki Newton play two roles on last week's Ugly Betty — her regular role as Amanda, and also Ugly Ruthie?Answer: She sure did. At ABC's press-tour party, Becks admitted to me that she was "a little nervous" about tackling a second role. "I was like, 'Should I do this?' And then I was like, 'Yes, I have to.' Sadly enough, I didn't have to go through much hair and makeup to be Ruthie. Amanda takes a while... Ruthie? Not so much. But I think Ruthie's hot." And she's not the only one. Betty creator Silvio Horta strongly hinted that we may not have seen the last of Ruthie. "You know, I had no intention of bringing her back. But then seeing her and seeing how people have reacted to her, there might be a place for her. I don't know at this point. But I would love to bring her back. I would love to see her and Amanda in one scene. What happens if they interact? It could be fun."
Question: Do you have any scoop on Friday Night Lights? I am obsessed with that show. It's the best on TV right now, in my humble French-Canadian opinion.Answer: One of the show's young couples is about to get engaged. And it's all the more surprising when you consider the dark place these two were in just a few episodes ago.
Question: For my sanity’s sake, tell your readers once and for all that there is no MIA Network! It was a joke, people!Answer: Gimme a few more weeks! It's just starting to get fun!
Question: Any news on whether this is the final season of Scrubs?Answer: Actually, great news. My pal Bill Lawrence told Broadcasting & Cable (traitor!) that Scrubs will be back for a seventh and final season on either NBC or ABC. "[Touchstone] told us not to write a finale for this year," he said. "We've essentially been told that NBC is really happy with how we are doing. I would say it's better than a coin flip we are back on NBC." Lawrence also seems to be abandoning the idea of promoting Donald Faison to lead should Zach Braff decide to pack it in this May, telling B&C that the show would not go on without its star. But he "feels pretty good" that Braff will return for the final season. And if Braff returns, can Dr. Kim'
Question: OK, I think I've finally figured it out. Kevin's next love interest on Brothers & Sisters is going to be the gay brother that Rob Lowe referred to. Am I right?Answer: Yes, I can finally confirm it. The character will be introduced in April or May, shortly after Jason Lewis wraps up his arc as closeted soap stud Chad.
Question: Yay! Grey's won best drama at the Globes!Answer: And it all went downhill after that. More on Isaiah's latest meltdown in a sec. First, I wanna unload some Lost scoop that's been weighing down my hard drive since Sunday.
Question: Ugly Betty scoop, pretty please?Answer: Finally, after months of waiting and hoping and praying, Michael Urie is... oh, I’ll let him tell you: "I'm going to be a series regular!" I know what you're probably thinking: Wasn't he already a series regular? The short answer is no. The long answer involves lots of legal mumbo jumbo that I won't bore you with. "I knew it was coming once we got picked up, but I just had to wait it out," Urie explains of his promotion, which kicks in next month. "It was just a formality. And a paycheck." Speaking of which, what did he do to celebrate? "I went to Vegas and saw Prince on New Year's Eve. That [was] my impulse purchase."
Question: Please tell me that I have the O.C. scoop right: One of the twins is coming out, Kirsten is preggers, and Summer gets two proposals.Answer: If this were a pop quiz, you'd score a 33 — aka a big fat F. But I'll give you an A for effort, and reward you with this little tip: In the coming weeks, take a good long look around Casa de Cohen. Make yourself at home. Kick back and reminisce about the good old days. And then say goodbye, because on Feb. 15 — one week before the series finale — it'll be reduced to a pile of rubble. And get this: Looking back at my Q&A with Josh Schwartz, the li'l devil planted an Easter egg about this forthcoming disaster without me knowing! The clue is in his answer to the third question. Sneaky bastard!
Question: I am completely obsessed with Brothers & Sisters. It would be a dream to land the part of Rebecca. I was just wondering, who would I have to call to audition for it?Answer: You better call 1-800-UR2-LATE, because it's down to two actresses and a decision could come as early as this week.
Question: So this year you got what, six of your Golden Globe predictions right? Well, it's better than last year's sad, sad three!Answer: Actually, I only got four right this year. If this trend continues, I'll be 11-for-11 in the year 2014!
Question: Guess who got into USC? That would be me! Yay! To celebrate, please give me some House-Cameron info!Answer: It just so happens that Jennifer Morrison was also at the InStyle party (on the arm of fiancé and costar Jesse Spencer), and, on the topic of Hameron, she said there's something coming up "in about five or six episodes." Meanwhile, Spencer shot down rampant spoilers (including one published right here) that Cameron and Chase will be hooking back up in the near future. "That's a total lie," Spencer says. "Who's your source? He's not very reliable." OK, changing topics, have they set a date? "We haven't yet," she says. "It's really hard because of our schedules. There are [so few] windows of time. We are just trying to figure out where we want to do it."
Question: I just started watching Scrubs in syndication on Comedy Central. Why didn't you tell me how awesome it is?Answer: Are you tryin' to get yourself slapped upside the head? Is that what you're tryin' to do!?
Question: Laura Innes mentioned in her TVGuide.com interview that other characters might be leaving ER at the end of this season. Can you tell us who these characters might be?Answer: Sure: It might be Luka, Abby, Pratt, Morris, Ray, Gates, Ben or Neela. Did I miss anyone?