michael.ausiello
Love your column and read it ...
Question: Love your column and read it every week. Any word on when Commander in Chief — my partner's favorite show — is coming back, and do you foresee a second season? Answer: As of now, it's scheduled to return on April 18, but with Stephen Bochco out as show-runner, who knows if that'll change. I'm surprised ABC just hasn't put this show out of its misery.
Please tell me John Schneider ...
Question: Please tell me John Schneider will make a return to Smallville this season. I'm having Jonathan withdrawal, especially now that Lionel is putting the moves on Martha. Answer: I'm pretty sure we'll be seeing the erstwhile Bo Duke during May sweeps, when Jonathan haunts Clark after it's revealed that someone else knows his secrets.
Whoa! What's this about a ...
Question: Whoa! What's this about a seventh "and likely final" season of Gilmore Girls? Why? ER is going for 12, Law & Order has been on forever — why can't GG stay on as long? Answer: That's a really good question. Maybe the answer will be in Friday's Ausiello Report.
Are Derek and Addison going ...
Question: Are Derek and Addison going to end their sham of a marriage any time soon? Answer: If the latest intel from my discolored Grey's mole holds up, Derek — after an impromptu exam-room consult with Seattle's best divorce attorney — will come closer than ever to subtracting Add from his life (and that's why I have an office, folks). But he may be too late. Word is that Meredith is going to develop a thing for a hunky veterinarian.
Any new news on the 24 movie? ...
Question: Any new news on the 24 movie? Will it still shoot during the coming hiatus? Answer: As of Tuesday, there was still no movement.
Have you heard when the new ...
Question: Have you heard when the new season of Nip/Tuck will start? Answer: Fall '06, which should give Ryan Murphy plenty of time to atone for his Season 3 sins.
Please!! I need some ...
Question: Please!! I need some Smallville spoilers! Answer: Lex is headed for a betrayal by Brainiac/Milton Fine (James Marsters) that could leave young Mr. Luthor with some superpowers of his own.
Was your high-school nickname ...
Question: Was your high-school nickname Mayor McCheese? Answer: No, but you're close.
What is the name of the ...
Question: What is the name of the last-ever episode of Charmed? Answer: The second-to-last one is called "Kill Billie Vol. 2" and the last episode is called "Forever Charmed."
Supernatural — staying or ...
Question: Supernatural — staying or going? Answer: Staying. I think.
Anything juicy about the ...
Question: Anything juicy about the Charmed series finale? Answer: It'll be a two-part episode, the first of which, according to exec producer Brad Kern, will focus on "the big battle that we've been building toward this season and, really, all eight years, and the last episode I would describe as a Valentine to the fans."
Grimace? It was Grimace, ...
Question: Grimace? It was Grimace, right? LOL! (Pointing & laughing.) Answer: This game isn't fun anymore. Let's play something else. Hey, how about one of my famous asterisk quizzes? I'm hopping on a plane to Los Angeles in a few hours to ******** *** * ********** *****. It was all very last-minute, and it's wreaked havoc on my schedule, but, you know, this kind of opportunity only presents itself once in a lifetime. Wish me luck!
Last year, after CBS dropped ...
Question: Last year, after CBS dropped Judging Amy, there was talk that there might be a movie to wrap things up. Any word on whether such a project will happen? Answer: Amy Brenneman pitched one to CBS execs, but they passed.
People called you Hamburgler? ...
Question: People called you Hamburgler? Answer: You're getting warmer.
Whatever happened to your ...
Question: Whatever happened to your scoop on Chris O'Donnell being on Grey's Anatomy? No one seems to know anything! You must know something! Answer: All I know for sure is that I don't know much. The latest rumor is that his eight-episode arc might not kick off until the fall, so maybe ABC is waiting until summer press tour to make an official announcement. Sorry, I wish I had more to tell you.
You look like my psychology ...
Question: You look like my psychology professor, whom I have a pretty big crush on. Is that wrong? Answer: As my therapist always tells me, it's only wrong if you act on it.
I've waited patiently for I ...
Question: I've waited patiently for I don't know how many years, so if you can't promise me that Josh and Donna will share a long, slow, wet kiss that lasts at least two commercial breaks, then I'm done with The West Wing. Answer: Two commercial breaks? That's asking a lot, don't you think? Josh and Donna will finally smack lips this Sunday, but Jimmy Smits interrupts them before they can make it to second base. Dosh isn't giving up, though. Something happens at the end of the episode that suggests it won't be long before they start makin' babies.
Isn't it awesome that Keri ...
Question: Isn't it awesome that Keri got the new Cover Girl contract?! Answer: Totally awesome. But I worry that she's becoming too big a star for me. And to think I had her digits and lost them. Curses!
What's the scoop on who will ...
Question: What's the scoop on who will pay the ultimate sacrifice on next week's 24? It better not be Tony; he just returned! Answer: I honestly don't know — and I'd prefer to keep it that way. I knew ahead of time that Edgar was gonna get gassed and, as a result, it packed less of an emotional punch. I suppose I had it coming, in a spoiler-karma sort of way. Now, back to the question at hand: If I were a betting man, I'd say the next victim is Audrey, because A) she landed that pilot, B) something big brings her dad back to CTU in the coming weeks and C) I'm finally starting to like her. If not her, then it's gotta be the Hobbit.
Give me some Las Vegas scoop!
Question: Give me some Las Vegas scoop!Answer: Summerland hottie Shawn Christian is doing a four-episode arc as a guy Delinda (Molly Simms) knew from high school. He'll first air in April.
Could you devote your whole ...
Question: Could you devote your whole column to just Gilmore Girls spoilers, like you did with Lost a while back? Answer: What's in it for me? If one scoop gets me a rare Smurf, then a whole column's worth of scoop should net me at least two cases of Snapple delivered to TV Guide's New York headquarters c/o me. You mull that over while I put the finishing touches on my exclusive interview with Amy Sherman-Palladino, which I may decide to run in this Friday's Ausiello Report.