Question: Please give us die-hard Sorkinites scoop on Studio 60!Answer: Even though the ratings cooled off a bit this week, there's promising news from our friends over at TiVo. The show currently ranks No. 12 on their most-requested Season Pass list, ahead of The Office, ER, Boston Legal, Nip/Tuck, Dancing with the Stars, etc. Hey, you gotta to take the good news where you can get it.
Question: Would you please address all this talk about you letting a major spoiler slip during your video interview with Lauren Graham? If you really didn't reveal anything improper, then why was the interview taken down and edited? I think your loyal readers have a right to know.Answer: All will be explained in the forthcoming Oliver Stone film, "Whispergate."
Question: I. Love. You. I bow to your knowledge and manliness. Is that enough sucking up for some scoop on Nip/Tuck?Answer: A nod to my unparalleled sense of humor would've been nice, but the brains and brawn thing will do. First off, I think last night's Nip/Tuck forever ruined peanut butter for me. And it's a shame, because I love my PB. Moving on, the Oct. 10 episode will feature the death of a fairly pivotal character, and it'll have Felicity fans flashing back to one of that show's darkest moments. Also, the Larry Hagman/Brooke Shields plots are about to intersect in a really kinky way.
Question: You are the most awesome person ever and I really think you deserved that week off. Now, can you please give me some information on One Tree Hill?Answer: Actually, the sad truth is that after all of the hubbub, I was only off for one measly day. But with the Labor Day holiday factored in, I just wasn't able to turn out a new AA that I could be proud of, so I skipped a week. (In case you hadn't noticed, the quality bar for AA has been set pretty gosh-darn high.) But here's your OTH dirt: The pregnant-teen-to-be-named-later is going to have another secret to hide after the guy she has a quickie with (someone’s got to be the daddy, right?) goes from a one-night stand to someone she’ll see every morning... at school. Also, Peyton’s surprise half-brother brother? Not at all w
Question: Haven't heard you talk much about CSI: NY lately. Spill!Answer: We're going to meet Mac's stepson this season, and he's going to be sticking around for at least three episodes.
Question: I loved your Lauren Graham video interview from the CW launch party, but what went on after she said, "I don't know what it is"?Answer: You really think I'm going to give away the big twist of "Whispergate"? How dumb do I look?
Question: Any truth to reports that William Petersen is leaving CSI after this season?Answer: Nope. He's signed through Season 8, so please resubmit your question next year around this time.
Question: I might be the last person on earth who still cares about ER — and frankly, I'm not sure why I do — but do you have any scoop for me? Answer: You're hardly the last person. Did you see those premiere ratings last week? Not only did it trounce the debuts of Six Degrees and Shark, but it was up six percent over last year. Not bad for a show entering its 13th season. As far as scoop goes, producers are currently casting an 11-year-old boy who will have a significant impact on Neela. He's been living on the street and believes that she has some kind of angelic healing powers. Also, somebody close
Question: I love Heroes! Can you please give us some juicy spoilers!Answer: You know how Hiro transported himself to the Big Apple in the premiere? Well, there's a really big twist coming at the end of next week's episode that will make you realize he accomplished much more than that. Also, a major character will die... kinda.
Question: Thank god for the Internet. I just finished watching the first episode of Veronica Mars on msn.com, and I gotta say, I loved it! I even love Piz, which I tried really hard not to. And you were right, the scene with Ryan Hansen made me cry. I love Veronica and Logan, but I’ve been hearing how awful Logan is this season. Any info as to what is going on with him or what causes he and Veronica to split?Answer: Well, if you check out my video interview with Jason, it sounds like LoVe hit their first major rough patch around Episode 6, and your new favorite character may be directly involved.
Question: How long will Jim be working in Stamford on The Office?Answer: Not that long. I'm pretty sure he'll be back at Dunder-Mifflin by November sweeps. In the meantime, a friend of mine suggested we call them The Office tailies. You guys in?
New Brothers & Sisters show-runner Greg Berlanti is already making good on his pledge to lure some of his Everwood faves to his new gig. An ABC source confirms that Treat Williams will play a love interest to Sally Field's recently-widowed matriarch in late October. As of now, Williams is booked for one episode, but I'm told his stay could be extended. Next up: Emily VanCamp as Patricia Wettig's daughter? (Hey, Greg said it!)
Infamous show-killer Rena Sofer (Blind Justice, Coupling) is joining 24 for a mult-episode arc, a well-placed source confirms. The General Hospital Emmy winner will play the wealthy, Bel Air wife of returning evildoer Graham, played by Paul McCrane. (And I was only half-joking about the show-killer thing. Me like Sofer.) Also, ex-Surface star Lake Bell will reprise her Boston Legal role of Sally Heep for two episodes this November. Now in totally unrelated news, our friends up North weren't the only ones who had the privilege of watching the second episode of Grey's Anatomy a whole week ahead of time. (Hint: I'm talking about me!) And as much as I loved last night's premiere, Episode 2 is so much better. You guys are gonna flip!
Question: Have you seen the new ABC promo pics of Grey's Anatomy? It seems that Bailey is going to visit Izzie at the house, and the chief knows Callie lives in the hospital!Answer: I'm seriously going to have to sit those ABC folks down and talk to them about ruining Grey's for me. Enough is enough! Hey, did you see Matt Roush's review of the first two episodes? And can you believe he wouldn't give me any spoilers to share with you guys, citing some confidentiality agreement he signed with ABC? He's so not borrowing the Lost screener I just anonymously received in a brown paper bag under my door. Luckily, I've got other Grey's sources, and they tell me that two characters end up in quarantine for most of the first episode, someone makes an ultimatum that could end a relationship, and we'll learn immediately with w
Question: How the hell did you get the best job on earth? I'm so jealous that you already saw the Veronica Mars season premiere! My questions: In the first two eps, do we find out what's in Kendall's briefcase and what it means? And is that the first major mystery, or will there be another one?Answer: The first major mystery is the Hearst rapist. Get with the program, people! The briefcase thing is more like the B-mystery, and it wraps up at the end of the second episode when Poppa Mars ***** ** ** *** ******* **** ****.
Question: You're torturing people with this Gilmore Girls asterisk puzzle! You've gotta give us some more information!Answer: There's a pivotal five-letter word toward the end of the quiz that, if solved, will give the whole thing away. And from what I can tell, not a single person out there in Webland has guessed that word correctly.
Question: You said President Roslin is going to kiss someone unexpected on Battlestar Galactica. I need to know who, because if it's Colonel Tigh, I may never stop vomiting.Answer: Ew, gross. Why would you go and leave me with that heinous mental picture? No, it's not that ghastly creature.
Question: I saw Men in Trees this week, and I thought it was a great show. Please tell me that it did well in the ratings!Answer: It was the most-watched program on Friday night, so that's something. The real test comes this Friday when it faces NBC and CBS' original lineups. Creatively, I thought the second episode was a major disappointment, particularly compared to the pilot, which, as you know, I loved. So much of it felt painfully contrived, and Anne Heche's Marin Frisk – who, despite her world collapsing around her, still had a strong sense of self in the premiere – suddenly morphed into Susan Mayer's blonde twin. If Jenny Bicks is reading this, please bring back the Marin Frisk from the pilot, and quick!
Question: Can you ask Tom Welling what kind of new powers Clark will have this season?Answer: Sadly, Tom Welling flew down the CW's red, er, green carpet faster than a speeding bullet, so I asked Al Gough instead. "He gets super breath. It can blow holes through things. It's basically very powerful, concentrated breath. What happens is, when he comes back from the Phantom Zone and he has no powers, he catches a cold, and the cold manifests itself as super breath." And regarding the show's "no tights, no flights" policy, Gough says he's sticking to it — for now, at least. "Clark won't be flying this season — but never say never. Zod flies a little bit, though."
Question: Please tell me that Ryan and Julie's meeting at the Mermaid Inn on The O.C. does not involve anything of a "Mrs. Robinson" nature.Answer: And ruin all the fun? Never! I'll give you something else instead: Summer's never-before-seen step-monster will be back this season, and she'll cause major problems for Dr. Roberts and Julie.
Question: Jim-Pam Office scoop?Answer: Only that Sunday's New York Times totally spoiled the resolution of last May's cliff-hanger when they came out and said that Jim and Pam would be forging a long-distance relationship this season, interacting mostly via text messaging. In related news, when did NYT get into the spoiler business? And do they seriously think they can take on me?!
Question: Is there a chance David Sutcliffe might stick around for more than 13 episodes on Gilmore Girls this season?Answer: Yes. He told me at Monday's launch party that he's currently in talks "about [doing] a number of episodes in the [last] nine."