michael.ausiello

Do you have scoop on what ...

Question: Do you have scoop on what Izzie will do in the third season of Grey's? My guess is she'll be an OB-GYN resident, as it might seem strange for her to go back to surgery. Am I right? Answer: My guess is she'll go to work for McVet, but that's just a guess. BTW, Izzie may be getting in even more hot water over Denny — if that's even possible. The buzz is that she'll get a tongue-lashing in the season premiere for hanging out with Denny's body in the morgue. Apparently, surgeons (even disgraced ones) aren't allowed down there.

Wed, Aug 16, 2006

I'm so excited for The Wire ...

Question: I'm so excited for The Wire to start, I can barely stand it. I'd cancel my own wedding if it conflicted. Any scoop? Answer: The first four episodes are better than ever (or so TV Guide's Bruce Fretts tells me). Here's some scoop: Dominic West's Jimmy (who is still working as a beat cop) has settled down and is living with Beadie (Amy Ryan) and her two kids. Prez (Jim True-Frost) takes a job teaching at a rough inner-city middle school. Herc (Domenick Lombardozzi) is working as a driver for the mayor and walks in on Hizzoner in a very compromising (and very explicitly depicted) position. And Michael K. Williams (Omar) goes full-frontal in the opening minutes of Episode 3. BTW, if you have yet to jump on The Wire, now's the time. Per Fretts, the new season — beginning Sept. 10 —

Wed, Aug 16, 2006

I figured that as soon as ...

Question: I figured that as soon as Bree dumped Andrew in no-man's-land, he'd have to utilize his natural assets and start hustling to survive. Tell me I'm right! Answer: You're right! Nice work! Others who also guessed correctly were Jonathan, Steve, The James, Jerry B., Caroline, Guy, Elaine, Eric, Mark, Liz, Gary, Nicole, Amber, SnarkAngel, Rob, Beth, Jonathan, Megan, Neil, Danielle, Caitlin, Sean, Matt not Czuchry, Joseph, Amy, Dan, Diana, Larry, Chris, Karen, Nick, Laura, Tim, Andrew P., Bernard, Barry, Kasey, Louis, Emilie and Jory. Let's give 'em all a big round of applause!

Wed, Aug 16, 2006

Do you know anything about ...

Question: Do you know anything about the Lorelai look-alike kid that Gilmore Girls is casting? Is the show flashing back to Lorelai's childhood? Answer: I asked Dave Rosenthal that exact same question! Ah, great minds… anyway, the answer is no. One of the girls in Emily's cotillion class reminds Lorelai of herself as a youngster. "Lorelai kind of sees herself in this girl, and is kind of reflecting on her life and her choices," Rosenthal explains. "It's kind of a moment for Lorelai to reexamine herself. I think this whole thing with Luke and the nonwedding has Lorelai thinking, 'Whoa — how did I get here and what do I really want and why did this not happen? She’s definitely in a reflective mode."

Wed, Aug 16, 2006

There sure were a lot of ...

Question: There sure were a lot of comments and questions about Snapple last week. Is this column even about television anymore? Answer: Apparently, 55 percent of it is.

Wed, Aug 16, 2006

Why should your readers send ...

Question: Why should your readers send you Snapple? Doesn't TV Guide pay you enough to purchase it yourself? You should be giving your readers something, not the other way around. Answer: But I want presents!  

Wed, Aug 16, 2006

What's your opinion on which ...

Question: What's your opinion on which show will be the first to get axed this upcoming fall season?Answer: Fox's Standoff gets my vote.

Wed, Aug 16, 2006

Please settle a Shield bet ...

Question: Please settle a Shield bet for me: Is Vic really the father of Danny's new baby or is Shawn Ryan throwing us all a curveball? Answer: I'm not privy to Shawn Ryan's private thoughts, but based on what I know about next season, I have every reason to believe that Vic is the papa.

Wed, Aug 16, 2006

You can't just drop steamy ...

Question: You can't just drop steamy gossip like this and expect it to go away. Any hints on the CW star who threw a fit over the promos? Pleeeease! Answer: Sorry. I can't.

Wed, Aug 16, 2006

What's with all the people ...

Question: What's with all the people who don't love the sleepy little bunnies? Answer: Beats me. It's like they're all shocked that bunnies have teeth. Those carrots don't chew themselves, people!

Wed, Aug 16, 2006

I was wondering if you had ...

Question: I was wondering if you had scoop on One Tree Hill?Answer: Don't tell anyone, but Karen's not the only one with a bun in the oven.

Wed, Aug 16, 2006

Do you know if it's true that ...

Question: Do you know if it's true that E-Ring will be back with new episodes in August? That's what it says on NBC.com. Answer: That was a boo-boo. An NBC rep says there are "no scheduled airdates for E-Ring this summer." Fun sidebar: Just hours after I called the Peacock about the typo, the entire E-Ring page vanished from NBC.com. Now all that remains is the flop sweat on Benjamin Bratt's brow.

Wed, Aug 16, 2006

I read somewhere that Tyler ...

Question: I read somewhere that Tyler Labine (from Invasion, and now Boston Legal) is in a film called Fly Boys. Any idea when and/or if that is going to be in theaters? Answer: It opens Sept. 29, and Tyler, having just seen a final cut, declares that it's "really good. It's about World War I fighter pilots. Before America joined the war, some young American men of their own volition came to join the effort because they just wanted to fly. Nobody had flown before, so these young guys were like, 'I'm going to France and I'm going to fly!' And that's what we are portraying. It's all based on real life stories and characters, and it was really fun. It's going to be one of those movies that people

Wed, Aug 16, 2006

Exclusive: Find Out Who's Playing Veronica Mars' Dean!

Here's some breaking news on Hearst College's exhaustive search for a new dean: Just days after announcing in Ask Ausiello the "depressing" news that Michael McKean had nixed (foolishly, IMHO) an offer to play Hearst's headmaster on Veronica Mars, Rob Thomas has tapped another member of the Christopher Guest Acting Troupe to fill the void: Ed Begley Jr. That's a solid choice, although I would have preferred Parker Posey over both of 'em. Just the thought of a Parker-Veronica snark showdown makes me weak in the knees.

Sat, Aug 12, 2006

24 Exclusive: Look Who's Returning!

Just got off the phone with my 24 mole and he/she informs me that Eric Balfour has signed on to reprise his Season 1 role as independent CTU contractor Milo Pressman. My spy wouldn't say how Milo would be re-introduced, but he'll be sticking around for a while: Balfour will be credited as a series regular. (If you need a refresher on who Milo is, click here.)In other 24 news, former Star Trek: Deep Space Nine doc Alexander Siddig is joining the cast as one of the evildoers behind the big Season 6 plot. Additionally, Carlo Rota (aka Mr. Chloe O'Brian) will be back as a series regular. And now, in completely unrelated news, a rep for CBS' new Thursday-night drama Shark confirms that James Woods has had a death in the family and production has been temporarily halted.That's all the scoop that's fit to print. For now.

Wed, Aug 9, 2006

Any other 24 casting news you ...

Question: Any other 24 casting news you can report? Answer: It sounds like someone's jail-bound. A casting call has gone out for an actor in his thirties to play a "no-nonsense soldier" stationed at a military prison. Also, CTU is recruiting a new agent by the name of Samuels to head up field operations. THIS JUST IN: Check out the Ausiello Report for some breaking 24 casting scoop!

Wed, Aug 9, 2006

I'm desperate for Desperate ...

Question: I'm desperate for Desperate Housewives prattle! Answer: Anyone wanna guess what hobby Andrew took up shortly after Bree dumped him off on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere? Here's a clue: **s***n*.

Wed, Aug 9, 2006

OK, the bunnies yawning is ...

Question: OK, the bunnies yawning is not so much "cute" as "incredibly creepy," especially when the camera gives them that wicked red-eye. It looks like they're screaming. Answer: OK, how about yawning dogs? Look at these little guys!

Wed, Aug 9, 2006

If anyone tries to berate you ...

Question: If anyone tries to berate you for your bravery in admitting that Lauren Graham sparks with David Sutcliffe, let me know, and I'll beat them up. Answer: You can start with OrangeSherbert7, who posted a comment on my blog accusing me of pushing for a Lorelai-Christopher romance to curry favor with Rosenthal. That's crazy talk. I'm pushing for a Lorelai-Christopher romance to curry favor with Lauren Graham. Duh.

Wed, Aug 9, 2006

As a new reader of your ...

Question: As a new reader of your wildly funny and informative columns, I was wondering if I missed the follow-up on Grey's Anatomy that would cover Patrick Dempsey's comments about the shower parody. Answer: Man, I can't slip anything by you guys! Here's that bonus Grey's scoopbit (better late than never): Patrick Dempsey told me that he participated in that riotous spoof for one reason and one reason only: ABC bossman Steve McPherson asked him to do it. "We had no choice," he grumbled. "We had to do it." When I asked him how he felt about it getting leaked onto the Web, he clenched his jaw and harrumphed, "They were supposed to not do that." Um, yikes!

Wed, Aug 9, 2006

I thought I read somewhere ...

Question: I thought I read somewhere online that this season of Entourage was going to be 20 episodes long. Then how come nine episodes into the season HBO's saying there's only three left? Did I read that wrong? Answer: They're holding the last eight and airing them with the final batch of Sopranos episodes in early '07.

Wed, Aug 9, 2006

Your last column and ...

Question: Your last column and some remarks by Melinda Clarke (Julie) got me wondering: Are we going to see flashbacks of people's reactions to Marissa's death? I think that the audience really will feel shortchanged if we don't get to see that. I have no problem with the show picking up six months after, but I think that the audience is going to expect to see flashbacks or reactions, and maybe even the funeral. Answer: Sorry, but the first script doesn't contain any of those things you just mentioned.

Wed, Aug 9, 2006