Question: Hey, I was just wondering if you had any Office scoop? When are Jim and Pam going to see each other again?Answer: The title of the Nov. 9 episode is "Branch Closing." 'Nuff said. Actually, I've got one more thing to say: How twisty would it be if the Scranton branch absorbed Jim and his new office crush? Pretty darn twisty.
Question: I see the delectable Wentworth Miller has overtaken you in the "Most Popular Celebrity" stakes on tvguide.com.Answer: Damn him! OK, folks, desperate times call for desperate measures. Stop what you're doing, scroll up to the top of the screen, type my full name into the search field and then click the search button. With your help, I'll be back on top of Wentworth in no time. (Don't even go there.)
Question: Do you answer actual questions, or should I be sending this to Matt Roush?Answer: I'm sensing that you're going to be a handful, so go ahead and send it to Roush.
Question: It looked like the creepy guys killed Greg Grunberg's character, Matt, on Heroes last night. What is up with that? Tell me it ain't so.Answer: It ain't so. Matt's back home next week, but he'll find himself in more trouble by the end of the episode.
Question: Out of all the new shows this season, name your top five.Answer: Ugly Betty, Brothers & Sisters, Heroes, 30 Rock and Friday Night Lights.
Question: Was it just me, or was last Sunday's Desperate Housewives a flashback to the horrors of Season 2? Just when I thought the writers might have actually remembered how to write, they do this. Ick!Answer: It wasn't just you. Save for a few funny Gabby lines, I thought it was the weakest of the season. The scene on the stairs with Andrew comforting Bree rang so false my BS detector wouldn't shut off for an hour.
Question: I love Juliet on Lost. Elizabeth Mitchell is frakkin' fantastic. However, I heard that she was only gonna appear in the first six episodes. Please tell me this isn't true!Answer: Wow, someone gave you some really bad information. Ms. Mitchell is committed to Lost for the entire season, so you'll definitely be seeing her when the show returns in the winter. In fact, I just found out that Episode 7 — the first one back after the break — is a Juliet flashback. Now for some bad news: Like every other Lost cast member, Ms. Mitchell will be sitting out a few episodes this season — beginning with tonight's Locke-centric outing. Sigh…
Question: Have you heard any news on whether Cynthia Watros will be returning to Hawaii for Lost flashbacks anytime soon?Answer: No firm plans at the moment, but I'd be gobsmacked if it doesn't happen.
Question: Don’t you think Men in Trees would be more compatible and hold more of Grey's audience than Six Degrees?Answer: Don't think the suits over at ABC aren't asking themselves that same exact question.
Question: When will we see Penny again on Lost? Is she really trying to find Desmond?Answer: We won't see her again until after the break.
Question: Do we find out soon what Skeet did for the past two years on Jericho? Was he CIA?Answer: I have no clue! But exec producer Jon Turteltaub certainly does, as he makes clear in this exclusive, only-for-AA quote: "We will be finding out all sorts of things about Jake... what he was doing the past few years and why he left Jericho. As for whether or not he was CIA... I'm not telling." In other Jericho news, Emily's MIA fiancé? We're going to get our first look at him in late November.
Question: I was wondering if you have any Carlos and Gabby scoopage on Desperate Housewives?Answer: Eye-candy alert. The show is casting a new love interest for Gabby. Producers are looking for a ruggedly handsome actor in his mid-30s for a three-episode arc.
Question: I think you are fibbing to me re: Papa Gilmore. Swear on your entire Smurf collection that Richard doesn’t leave us and then I’ll believe you.Answer: I swear on my entire Smurf collection that Richard doesn't leave us.
Question: Do you know anything about Grissom and Sara's relationship on CSI?Answer: I know I have this exclusive, only-for-AA quote from exec producers Carol Mendelsohn and Naren Shankar: "After having dealt with a miniature-making serial killer, a murder in a church, a tragic case of two missing boys, and Kevin Federline, Gil Grissom will decide that he needs a short break from the lab... and maybe a break from Sara, too. He'll only be gone a few weeks, but his office won't remain vacant in his absence. Watch out fetal pig, your days might be numbered." As I previously reported, Gil's mini-vacation will air in January, and, per my CSI spy, will be prompted by some bleak parting words from that aforementioned "miniature-making" serial killer. Apparently, he'll affect Gil in a way most standard psychopaths don't
Question: Please tell us if the person that Roslin kisses in Episode 4 of Battlestar Galactica is Tom Zarek. The chemistry between the two of them was hot in the first two episodes. I'd love to see where that goes!Answer: It's not Tom. And remember: This is not what I would call a traditional kiss.
Question: Did you hear ER might be casting Michael Vartan?Answer: I heard that ER is casting a new male nurse as a love interest for Linda Cardellini, but I don't think Vartan is in the running.
Question: No House 'til after the stupid World Series? I'm not sure I can wait that long! Please tell me you have some good spoilers to tide us over until it comes back.Answer: Dr. Crab Ass' upcoming brush with lawman David Morse will culminate in a big trial, and the only thing standing between him and a not-guilty verdict is the testimony of one beautiful woman. Let me narrow the field for you: It's either Cuddy or Cameron.
Question: I just wanted to make sure you get every penny you deserve out of the deal your negotiating with Rob Thomas. Another new Veronica Mars fan right here!Answer: Perfect timing. The deal closed on Friday and here are the terms Rob agreed to: I am to receive $3 per Mars convert. As of today, Rob owes me $21. With any luck, I'll cross $100 in time for the Dockers sample sale this weekend. Send in those testimonials ASAP!
Question: Why do you have to be such a bastard? Not a lot of people knew that Charmed was cancelled because it was never promoted. Don't be an ass anymore. You don't know how to answer no question with manners. If you worked for me and I saw how you respond to letters like this, you'd be fired in a minute.Answer: Sounds like someone's local cable provider doesn't carry the MIA network.
Question: So how many of the readers who promise you "cases of Snapple" and "life-size Smurfs" actually follow through on that?Answer: Exactly two. And I'll be honest, it hurts a little.
Question: How could you? Just when I was resigned to not having any 24 news anytime soon, you tease us with "poor, poor Jack." Please, in the name of all that is good, please give us more!Answer: There's going to be a huge, earth-shattering reveal about Jack early in the season. It's something Jack had no knowledge of, and it's going to make him very angry — hence the "poor, poor Jack" from last week
Question: I want to know what will become of the Susan/Mike/Edie/Ian quadrangle on Desperate Housewives?Answer: Mike's unfortunate bout with amnesia will push Susan closer to Ian and, by November, she'll start moving some of her things into his 160-room mansion! What's that, you say? You didn't know Susan's coma buddy was a kagillionaire? Ooops, spoiler alert!