Question: Do you feel bad about making fun of Edgar's hands now (Ask Ausiello 1/11)? Answer: Actually, it was my colleague Bruce Fretts who made the joke about his hairy knuckles. And if there's any justice in the world, he'll burn in hell for it.
Question: Did Milo Ventimiglia make any comments about Jess' return? Answer: Did he ever. Milo spoke to my Entertainment News successor Matt Webb Mitovich last week about Bedford Diaries and I forwarded him a few GG questions, including the loaded, "Who's better for Rory: Logan or Jess?" This was his answer: "I really used to like Logan, but he's been kind of an a--hole. I think it has to be Jess or somebody else." Here are some other bon mots from the interview: How did his April 11 return come about? "It fit with my schedule. They asked if I wanted to come back, I said sure. I had two days to pop out an episode. It's always fun to go back and see the crowd." What's the purpose of Jess' return? "Does Jess ever really serve plot points? I think he did a little last time [when he] got Rory thinking about her ex-boyfriend. T
Question: We will send you a one-of-a-kind Smurf if you give us a very good piece of scoop on Gilmore Girls! Answer: The spring wedding AS-P has been hinting at all year long is definitely Lane and Zach's. But that's not the Smurf-worthy scoop, this is: Lorelai will be bringing Christopher as her date. Please mail the Smurf to TV Guide's New York headquarters c/o me. (Hey, you didn't say it had to be happy scoop. You just said it had to be good. There's a big difference.)
Question: FX will run a Prison Break marathon on Sunday, March 19 from noon to 7 pm/ET. It starts with a one-hour special called Behind the Walls. New episodes start the following night. Answer: I'm sorry, last time I checked I was giving out the scoop. My bad.
Question: If I didn't already love, love, love Mariska Hargitay, hearing her birthday message to you just put me over the moon. How cool is she? Answer: On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give her a 9.2. (An in-person greeting would have scored her a perfect 10.) Speaking of Marish, read on....
Question: Do you have any info on the episode of Lost that Darren Aronofsky is supposed to direct? Are all the castaways going to break into Charlie's heroin stash and run around the island stoned just like in Requiem for a Dream? Answer: That joke was made already, Ray — and by me. Besides, it's a moot point. As EW.com reported last week, Darren had to back out due to family obligations; he and Rachel Weisz are about to have a baby.
Question: Any good scoop on the new season of Beautiful People? Answer: The other man in Marish's life, husband Peter Hermann, has landed a five-episode arc playing a millionaire playboy who starts a relationship with Karen Kerr (Torrey DeVitto). His first air date is March 20. In other People news, have you seen Sophie and Karen's character blogs?
Question: Please explain to me how in the world Brokeback Mountain lost the best-picture Oscar. Answer: Maybe Academy voters saw a different Crash than I did? That's the only thing I can think of.
Question: Your spoiler last week about Lorelai and Luke taking a "turn for the worse" is causing some major mental breakdowns in the Gilmore Girls world. Really. It's like everyone's channeling Mimi. How worried should we be? Answer: Depends. Does the thought of Lorelai attending Lane and Zach's wedding with Christopher scare you?
Question: Any new information about Amy Sherman-Palladino's contract negotiations? No matter what the official word is, you know Gilmore Girls won't be the same without her. Answer: Should I decide to run that AS-P Q&A in Friday's Ausiello Report, the answer to that question will be in there.
The Charmed ones have officially turned their last trick. Multiple sources confirm that execs behind the new CW network have decided to pull the plug on the eight-year drama. The final episode will air Sunday, May 21. Ironically, executive producer Brad Kern was holed up in an editing bay all day Thursday and missed a call from the president of Spelling Entertainment giving him the official cancellation news. But it's not like it came as a surprise; he says he always intended to write this season's last episode as a series finale. "It's been a hell of a run," he says, "but all good things must come to an end." Details of the final episode are being kept under wraps, but fan favorite Brian Krause will likely be back. And what ab
A shiver just went down my spine. No, I didn't listen to my birthday message from Mariska Hargitay again. OK, yes I did — but that's not where the shiver came from. I just finished reading a first draft of the script for Heroes, NBC's fall pilot about everyday folks blessed with superpowers, and, well, to answer the question I posed in the title, yes, I believe a new Lost-like phenomenon is about to be born. And here's why: THE CAST ROCKS: In addition to one of my FFPOTP Greg Grunberg, the ensemble boasts Gilmore guy Milo Ventimiglia and teenage wunderkind Hayden Panettiere. The show's behind-the-scenes pedigree is equally as impressive. Dave Semel, whose credits include directing the American Dreams p
Question: Any chance Rob Lowe will be showing up for the series finale of The West Wing? Answer: Finally! NBC is now confirming that he's returning for the final two episodes in May.
Question: Thank you for the scoop on Logan in the Ausiello Report. I am a big fan of the Rory-Logan relationship. Answer: You're most welcome.
Question: Can we read anything into the fact that you're appearing regularly on OutQ on Sirius? Answer: If this is one of those "you have a face for radio" jokes, take another look at my smokin' new headshot.
Question: Anything new happening on Crossing Jordan? Answer: Did I mention that the 100th episode also features a wedding? 'Cause it does. And there will be a new development in the ongoing Jordan-Woody romantic saga. "That gets closer," Kring hints. "But, obviously, that's put on hold by the fact that [Jordan] has become a fugitive."
Question: I really need some Supernatural scoop! Answer: Sam and Dean's pa, Jeffrey Dean Morgan — aka Izzie's heart-transplant crush on Grey's Anatomy — will be back for the season's final three episodes. That JDM is one busy guy.
Question: I have to know — is One Tree Hill going to make it to the new CW network? I can't lose both that and Reunion! Answer: According to exec producer Mark Schwahn, "I don’t think we'll get word until right before the upfronts [in May]. I think we’re certainly on the bubble. We'd like to be included." If it does come back, Schwahn says next season will take place during the second half of senior year.
Question: WB's Twins — staying or going? Answer: Going.
Question: Will Libby get a flashback on Lost?Answer: If she does, it'll be shown in one of the final four episodes. The only remaining Season 2 flashbacks I can confirm are Sun-Jin, Locke and Hurley.
Question: I'm new here and I like Smurfs, so be gentle: Any information on Ghost Whisperer? Answer: Hey, there's no shame in liking Ghost Whisperer. The shame would be in watching it live every Friday night instead of FauxVoing it and going out. That would be really embarrassing. In any event, there's tons happening in the April 7 episode, beginning with the arrival of Duane Martin (All of Us) as a love interest for Aisha Tyler's Andrea. He plays a high-school teacher who dabbles in spoken-word poetry. Also, Jennifer Love Hewitt's TV mom, Anne Archer, returns when Melinda takes a spill and winds up in a coma. When she comes to, she discovers that she can no longer see dead people and fears that she has lost the gift forever.
Question: Do you have anything big on 24? Answer: Well, this will be big, provided Fox can pull it off. Exec producer Howard Gordon tells me he wants to take the show on the road — i.e., outside Los Angeles — next season. "We flirted with going to London last year for six episodes," he says. "Not with Kiefer necessarily, but to tell another story in another part of the globe. That's something that I would really love to try to do next year."