Question: I wore a purple sweatshirt to school once and also received the nickname Grimace for the rest of the year. Just wanted to let you know that I feel your pain. Answer: A purple sweatshirt? Sorry, but that's just asking for it.
Question: Were you as psyched as I was to see Teddy Dunn on Grey's Anatomy Sunday night? Answer: Not sure if psyched is the right word, but I was definitely surprised. I'll tell you who was doing cartwheels: the Grey's writing staff. "We were also excited to get Teddy Dunn to play Heath, our overly enthusiastic hockey player," blogged Gabrielle Stanton on greyswriters.com. "When he left after his audition, I turned to Peter Horton and said, 'Oh, my god. He plays Duncan Kane, Veronica's boyfriend on Veronica Mars. I love him!' Peter looked at me like I was nuts, but Harry and I watch that show religiously and thin
Question: Dude, why the lack of Everwood scoop? How messed up is that!? Give us fans some new dish. Answer: The funeral for that major character was shot on location in Utah this week with roughly 200 extras, so I think it's safe to assume this person was very well liked. Also, Andy is going to make a startling revelation about Julia (his deceased wife) during the show's big two-hour return on March 27.
Question: I heard that Gilmore Girls will only have 13 new episodes next season. Say it ain't so! Answer: It ain't so. Nothing could be further from the truth. Gilmore Girls will be back next season with at least 22 episodes.
Question: Please tell me you have some good One Tree Hill scoop, especially in the whole Peyton-Lucas area! Answer: Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy fame is doing a mini-arc as himself — and Peyton’s new love interest. Also, Brooke and Rachel are going to forge a strange alliance to help the school heal after the shootings, and word on the Hill is that Deb will be coming home soon.
Question: The BSG finale — holy frak! Answer: My thoughts exactly. I can't believe we have to wait until October to find out why those backstabbing toasters invaded New Caprica after they promised to make themselves scarce. BTW, Nowplayingmag.com has a great interview with executive producer Ron Moore that's chock-full of Season 3 spoilers. Good stuff.
Question: Will there be a Charmed spin-off? Answer: "I don't think so," says Brad Kern. "It seems to me that the CW, rightfully, wants to chart a new path."
Question: OMG! Please... tell me more about Lorelai taking Christopher as a date to Zach and Lane's wedding on Gilmore Girls! Answer: It's not as bad as it sounds. Chris was actually her third choice. Her first, Luke, was on that bonding retreat with April and therefore unavailable. And her second, Michel, had tickets to see Celine Dion. Only after Mrs. Kim demanded that she show up with a date did Lorelai ask Christopher. That should make you feel a little better, right?
Question: I just watched last Friday's Battlestar Galactica finale and I'm speechless. I couldn't believe it when the words "One Year Later" flashed on the screen. Answer: I warned you about a big twist that you'd have to "read to believe."
Question: Is Kim gone on 24, or will she be back? Answer: No one at 24's talking, but I'd say there's a 90 percent chance she'll be back.
Question: Who do you think Kate will hook up with next on Lost — Jack or Sawyer? Answer: I think it'll be Sawyer, and I think it'll be during May sweeps.
Question: Since Veronica Mars is returning with its first of nine final episodes tonight, surely you have some great tidbits about what's coming up? Answer: You mean in addition to my March 22 cameo? Let's see, Kendall (Charisma Carpenter) will find her way back into Logan's shower, but her motives this time around are very different. Also, Logan turns to Veronica (of all people) for help when he runs into trouble with his new squeeze, Hannah.
Question: So, how long is the Lex-Lana relationship going to last on Smallville? Answer: Long enough for Chloe to think she has a real chance with Clark. In other Smallville scoopage, look for Lois to fall for a Smallville High grad who will turn out to be a hit man with meteor-freak powers. And Lex is going to cook up a supervirus made of Ebola, smallpox, the hanta virus and over 20 more diseases. Hmmm… maybe that's what I have.
Question: Who will be returning for the last episode of Charmed? Answer: In addition to Leo (Brian Krause), we'll probably see future Wyatt (Wes Ramsey), future Chris (Drew Fuller) and Grams (Jennifer Rhodes).
Question: Could you tell me if something will happen between Danny and Mary on Las Vegas? Answer: Yes, there will be a fairly major development with them — but not necessarily a positive one. BTW, my lucky Vegas mole confirms that Olympic darling Sasha Cohen is in talks to make a cameo on May 5 opposite her real-life crush Josh Duhamel. Take that, Shizuka Arakawa!
Question: With only seven episodes left of 7th Heaven, do you have any spoilers? Answer: There will be a wedding, multiple baby announcements and, literally, a fat lady singing.
Question: I've been reading your column for about a year now, and I'd have to say that last week's Ask Ausiello was pretty much my favorite! Good scoopin'!Answer: I hope that means you'll cut me some slack with this week's column, which I cobbled together at home on my deathbed. I don't want to get overly graphic here, but you remember how 24's Edgar looked shortly after he collapsed from that nerve-gas exposure? That was me Sunday night. I'm still waiting for all the tests to come back to get my official diagnosis, but doctors have narrowed it down to the bubonic plague, the Smurf flu o
Question: I may be the only one in the known free Stars Hollow world who thinks this, but I would much rather see Lorelei with Christopher than with Luke. They have volumes more chemistry, and it seems that whenever L&L kiss it is so obvious both actors are thisclose to grimacing with discomfort. Answer: Of all the action verbs you could have used in that sentence — frown, sulk, sneer, to name a few — you just had to pick that one. It's like high school all over again. On that note, pardon me while I go resume the staring contest with my toilet bowl.
Question: Enough with Grey's — where are the Desperate Housewives scoops? Answer: Major prattle: As if Bree didn’t have enough to contend with, Wisteria Lane’s resident alcoholic is about to fall for a sex addict played by former Oz star Lee Tergesen. Of course, Bree won’t know he’s a sex addict until his sponsor shows up at her front door and tells her. Tergesen’s multi-episode arc kicks off on March 26. While we're dishing Bree, Marc Cherry has apparently scrapped plans to introduce a fortysomething character with a "Tom Hanks likability" that would have figured prominently both in Bree's romantic life and in next season's big mystery
Question: American Idol spoilers — please. Answer: The bald guy's gonna win.
Question: Nooooooo! I can't believe they killed Tony! Answer: I'm with you, sister. I did not see that coming. Is no one (except Jack and Chloe) safe on this show? (Hint: No.)
Question: Will the entire second season of Battlestar Galactica be released on DVD before the third season premieres in October? Answer: Yes. I'm not sure of the exact street date, but I hear it'll be in stores by early September.