Question: So? Spill! What Supernatural scoop did you gather at the CW launch party?Answer: Jared Padalecki showed up with his arm in a sling. He told me he broke his wrist while doing a Supernatural stunt, and producers were subsequently forced to write it into the show. As a result, look for Sam to have a nasty run-in with a demon around Episode 5.
Question: Scott Patterson gets so little ink about his consistently delightful portrayal of Luke. I would love it if you would pass on to him the fact that his talent isn't going unnoticed.Answer: I totally did, and you'll see for yourself when my red, er, green carpet interviews go live later this week. Wait until you see him in the season premiere. I think he gives one of his best, most heartbreaking performances ever -- particularly in the final scene.
Question: Got any spoilers for Season 2 of Criminal Minds? Is Lola Glaudini leaving the show? In the TV Guide magazine, exec producer Ed Bernero said Elle would only be in the first six eps and that they're casting a new character who's a contemporary of Gideon's.Answer: Yes, she's leaving, and yes, they're bringing on a new kickass female detective. The producers' first choice starred in one of our favorite sitcoms of all time. She also dates Ellen DeGeneres. Any guesses?
Question: How many crappy new shows have to get canceled before we get new episodes of Scrubs?Answer: If we're lucky, just one called Twenty Good Years. And while we're discussing Scrubs, I may have some major guest-star prattle in the near future.
Question: Now that Dean is getting a love interest on Supernatural (Ask Ausiello 9/13), what about Sam?Answer: What a great question… for me to ask exec producer Eric Kripke! "You know how Sam has these psychic premonitions? Well, we're introducing a character named Ava in Episode 10, and she is having psychic premonitions of Sam. How are they connected? What part do they serve in the overall demonic conspiracy? Can they meet up? She's just a regular girl, getting [married] in six months, not any part of this crazy world at all, and she just gets sucked into this." In other Supernatural news, Kripke says he just cast Windfall's Jason Gedrick as Linda Blair's detective partner and love interest for that November-sweeps episode I first told you about
Question: In your last AA, you mentioned another death coming up on Prison Break. Please tell me it isn't the deliciously evil T-Bag?Answer: It's not T-Bag.
Question: I'm obsessed with Grey's Anatomy and dying to get the scoop about who Meredith is going to choose. Any hints?Answer: Let's look at the facts: One of her suitors is a series regular, while the other is only on board for three more episodes. Chew on that for a few minutes. BTW, listen to this week's podcast to find out which actress is playing the pivotal role I told you about last week.
Question: Do you have any scoop on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip?Answer: Sarah Paulson fans are going to love next week's episode.
Question: You take a week off of Ask Ausiello, and when you return we get a shorter version than usual? How could you hurt your fans like this?Answer: AA was actually its normal length last week. But due to a technical glitch, some of you early risers only saw half the column. The problem was fixed around 9 am/ET, but for those who only caught the abbreviated version, I urge you to go back and see what you missed by clicking here.
Question: I loved your preview of the first two Veronica Mars episodes. Any hints on who's going to die?Answer: It's not Veronica or Logan. BTW, make sure to watch my red, er, green carpet interview with Kristen Bell when it goes up. The Chatty Kathy spilled some spoilery beans about a second major death that's looming this season.
Question: How great was the Studio 60 premiere? Just one question: Do they ever show the "forbidden" skit?Answer: It's not in next week's episode, so I imagine they wisely decided that that's something best left to viewers' imaginations. While we're on the topic of Studio 60, Lauren Graham totally let something slip about the very special costar who will be joining her during her two-episode Studio arc next month. Hint: It's directly tied to her duties as guest host of the show-within-the-show. (You'll get your answer when the video interview goes up.)
Question: At the risk of angering the Gilmore Girls masses, I like Christopher. Is he actually going to get his chance with Lorelai this time around?Answer: Cover your eyes, L/L fans. (Yes, he is.) David Sutcliffe was very cagey about the rekindling of Lorelai-Christopher, but I did manage to get him to confirm rumors that they'll be jetting off to Paris for a romantic rendezvous during November sweeps. But, unfortunately for Sutcliffe, they won't be going to the real Paris. He says there was a "30-second conversation" about doing a location shoot in France, but saner (i.e., budget-conscious) minds prevailed, and now "Paris is on the backlot of Universal." BTW, Sutcliffe's no dummy: He knows the majority of Gilmore fans loathe his character. "It's a 70/30 split," he ventures. "I do have my fans, but I have my detractors as well."
Question: I heard that Ryan Hansen will be a series regular on Veronica Mars this season. How is Dick going to be this season with everything that happened with Beaver? Will he be more serious and hurt? Or will we still see the sex-crazed jerk that we have come to know and love?Answer: Let's just say there's a scene in the season premiere involving Dick that nearly brought tears to my eyes -- and when was the last time that happened? And I'm starting to sound like a broken record here, but you have to check out my on-camera interview with Ryan at the party. Damn, I wish these videos were up now! They're terrific, if I do say so myself.
Question: Do you have any news on when Season 5 of 24 will be released? Answer: It'll street in early December, per a Twentieth rep.
Question: Your Ausiello Report blog has an "Add to Favorites" button, but AA does not. Can you please have the Web jockeys correct this oversight?Answer: I've been told that falls under Phase 2 of the relaunch, so sit tight.
Question: Who is going to die during Desperate Housewives' November-sweeps hostage crisis?Answer: It'll be me if I tell you. But I probably can get away with revealing which major characters will be held at gunpoint: Edie, Edie's nephew Austin, Julie and Lynette. Also, we'll be introduced to a new character during the crisis, a thirtysomething average Joe who ends up saving the day and forging a bond with Lynette. My Housewives mole says Tom Cavanaugh was approached for the short-term role, but Mr. Love Monkey passed.
Question: In the 12/21 edition of Ask Ausiello, you said that there may be good news concerning the unseen series finale of American Dreams in early '06. Guess what? It's late '06.Answer: Time flies when there's nothing positive to report. The fact is, and I feel comfortable sharing this with you guys since the chances of it actually happening now appear slim at best, we had been talking to exec producer Jonathan Prince and NBC about running the never-before-seen alternate ending on TVGuide.com. Those talks have now stalled thanks to a bunch of bureaucratic bull crap. The idea isn't off the table completely, but it's not looking good. Worst-case scenario, the alterna-capper will be included on Dreams' Season 2 and 3 DVD, whenever the hell that comes out.
Question: Please tell me Lorelei is not going to have Christopher's baby again. Answer: Is "pregnant" a five-letter word? Didn't think so.
Question: I know you can't say much about the Veronica Mars premiere, but I was wondering if the new mystery is revealed in the first two episodes, and if so, is it worthy of our Nancy Drew?Answer: The first mystery was revealed last season, silly. Remember the little matter of the Hearst rapist? Well, the razor-obsessed culprit is still at large, and in the premiere, he (or she?) makes his (or her?) first mistake when, um, it, attacks someone close to Veronica. Speaking of the show's first mystery, Rob Thomas broke some semi-big news to me at Monday's bash. "I'm going to direct [and write] Episode 9, which is the finale of the first mystery." The episode features a new character Rob describes as "the most powerful, frightening, scariest alumni of Hearst College, and I'm trying to get [exec producer] Joel Silver to play it." The second (and very much top-secret) mystery, meanwhile, will be introduced at the end of th
Question: I'm married to a woman whose maiden name means Smurf in German. That oughta be good for some info on Smallville, right?Answer: You had me at Smurf, Keith. As I reported in this week's TV Guide magazine (and in my Ausiello Report blog as well), Tori Spelling has been cast as the new gossip columnist at the "Daily Planet" -- and she just so happens to have the ability to turn herself into water. (Top that, Liz Smith.) I tracked down exec producer Al Gough inside the CW soiree to get more details on the camptastic casting coup. (Warning: major spoilers coming.) "It'll be our first episode back in January, and she'll be kind of our villain of the week," he reveals. "She'll be exposing the very big secrets that will be driving the sec
Question: How was the CW party? Did you bring us back lots of prattle?Answer: More than I could squeeze into my 45-inch carry-on. Seriously, the whole thing was one huge scoop orgy, starring such AA faves as Lauren Graham, Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Scott Patterson, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles and, yes, even a few stars from One Tree Hill and 7th Heaven. (Lordy, the things I'll do for you people!) And the best part, I caught all of it — OK, most of it — on tape! Hopefully, said interviews will all be streaming on TVGuide.com's new and improved video players by week's end. But I'm not going to make you wait until then to get your poop-fix, so let's get to it right here, right now!
Question: Have you seen the second episode of Gilmore Girls?Answer: Yes, and you know how I complained that Lorelai just wasn't upset enough in the season premiere about what she had done to Luke? Well, the breakdown comes in Episode 2, and it's a heart-crusher. (All is forgiven, LG!) Overall, it was another stellar outing, highlighted by Lane's big ********* news (hmmm... how many letters do you count there?), two pivotal run-ins between L&L (one in a busy intersection, another in a supermarket — a real supermarket, not some cheesy set piece), yet another Battlestar Galactica reference, and a riotous "guest appearance" by Sandra Oh.