Question: Your answer to Harold last week was childish! So, how many movies did John Wayne and Ward Bond make together? Or is this beyond your grasp? Answer: I'm sorry, you stumbled into the wrong room, Harold Gail. Ask FlickChick is the third door down on the right. Now, everyone point at Harold Gail and laugh.
Question: Is there any truth to the rumors that Friends is coming back next year for four one-hour special episodes? Answer: Now this story is definitely bogus. I think.
Question: I may be the only person in America who hasn't seen Brokeback Mountain, so what did you mean last week when you said, "One of our favorite Gilmore girls is about to discover that she has a lot in common with Michelle Williams' character in Brokeback Mountain?" Answer: Actually, forget I said that. I goofed, big time. I read an early version of a script for Episode 15 and in it, we find out that one of the show's leading men had an affair with a character named Walker. Naturally, I ass
Question: So, when you were in Gillian Anderson's bed (Ask Ausiello 1/18), did she go with her is-it-real-or-fake American accent or her is-it-real-or-fake British accent? She seems to go back and forth depending on the continent or her mood.Answer: It's so funny you should ask this because I was wondering the same exact thing when I was listening to her gab at PBS' Bleak House session at press tour. One moment she was talking like Scully and the next she sounded like a highbrow Madonna. What gives? "When I'm in London I basically speak with a British accent," she told me while we were in bed together. "It's near impossible for me not to when I'm sitting around with a bunch of Brits. It was challenging to keep my focus on my American accent [at the press-tour session]." She also reminded me that she was "a British kid. My fir
Question: I need House spoilers! Answer: House's heartbreak over Stacy's imminent departure will manifest itself in other ways. "We didn't just want to have him crying," David Shore explains. "That just didn't feel like him. So, we decided to do it in a subtextual way, where he's in additional physical pain rather than emotional pain." (Hint: On the set visit, we were told House will soon undergo an MRI on his leg.) And regarding a possible return from Stacy (Sela Ward)? "We played that out. We dealt with that and I think people will be satisfied with the ending. It's not what you'd expect, but I think it makes sense."
Question: For real, there's going to be a Girlfriends spin-off (Ask Ausiello 1/18)? What's the premise? Answer: Would I lie to you? Would I lie to you, honey? The potential offshoot will center on three women whose "son or boyfriend or husband plays professional football," explains Dawn Ostroff. "It's about the women behind the men." The characters will be introduced in an episode of Girlfriends later this season.
Question: There's this terrible rumor going around the Internet that somebody is leaving Grey's Anatomy — and it's going to be big and sad. Please tell me it isn't true and I will send you any Snapple of your choice. Answer: My Grey's mole medical encyclopedia doesn't say anything about that, but he/she it does warn me to take what Katherine Heigl told me at the Golden Globes last week with a grain of salt. Turns out that in addition to keeping their mouths zipped, the cast also agreed to mislead the press on occasion. I'd be offended if I didn't love this show so much. That hot-dog-eating contest in last Sunday's episode? Freakin' hilarious.
Question: Any scoop on where we're going with this whole Invasion thing? I usually don't go for sci-fi, but I'm digging this show. Answer: You and me both. At ABC's press-tour party on Saturday, series creator Shaun Cassidy was calling tonight's episode — in which William Fichtner gets shot — the series' best yet. (What? Him biased? Pshaw.) "[Underlay] is dying on the floor of his living room and he flashes back to the last time he almost died in a plane crash 10 years ago," revealed Cassidy, who added that viewers will "have to watch three more episodes" to learn the identity of the shooter. Anything else big coming up? "Dave (Tyler Labine) is greeted by a doppelganger version of himself that didn't quite take."
Question: More Veronica Mars scoop please. Answer: Episode 16 also includes a funny little riff on Kristen Bell's Emmy snub last year and the departure of a recurring character.
Question: Any spoilers on what spoilers to expect? Answer: In about three weeks, I'm going to have some fantastic Gilmore Girls scoop. Oh, who am I kidding. I can't wait that long. There will be a wedding in March or April, but the bride and groom do not live in Stars Hollow. And one of our favorite Gilmore girls is about to discover that she has a lot in common with Michelle Williams' character in Brokeback Mountain.
Question: Please tell me that when Michael Vartan returns to Alias, it won't be a dream or anything but it's for real! Answer: Sorry, sworn to secrecy. This much I can say: He'll probably be doing four more episodes this season.
Question: What does it take for you to respond to my messages? I've written you about Gilmore Girls, Everwood, the Trojans.... I see so many other people write to you about all sorts of random things and I just wonder what makes you choose one message over the others. Answer: Don't take this personally, Sarah, but there's something about you that rubs me the wrong way. Just kidding. Here's some Everwood scoopage that'll hopefully put us back on good terms. Nip/Tuck's Kelly Carlson will reprise her role as "sultry" Ada to, per WB, "test Bright's faithfulness to Hannah." That sounds bad.
Question: Any House spoilers? Is anything going to happen between Chase and Cameron?Answer: I finally got an answer to that question Sunday night during a cocktail reception on the House set, which, BTW, is humongous. "We made such a big deal of Stacy's return, I think it would be false to have House immediately rebound back to [Cameron]," says exec producer David Shore. "We want to really explore these characters, but we don't want the show to be completely defined by that, with House just going from one woman to another. It would just become a bit too soap opera-ish. But it's clearly there. There are certain little shots that she's going to get from the other doctors about her feelings towards House."
Question: Do you happen to have the poop on why Matthew Perry passed on Studio 7? I mean, could I be more disappointed? Answer: You and me both, Brian. I'm holding out hope that maybe, just maybe, he'll change his mind and take the gig. And it's certainly possible that he will — especially since, as I now understand it, Steven Weber isn't actually replacing Perry on the show but is playing another role altogether. Short-story-short: The Perry part is still up for grabs.
Question: I will take any Lost scoop you might have! Answer: The episode currently in production features a pivotal recurring character that we have not yet seen this season.
Question: OK, what's up with Lost? Mr. Eko and his brother crash on the same island? Kinda reaching, aren't we? Answer: Honestly? I had the same reaction. But aside from that, I thought last week's episode was a solid B+.
Question: Although the new TV Guide article on the Lost numbers was interesting, it would have been nice to give a spoiler alert or blur out the Veronica Mars fortune-cookie message that accompanied the numbers. Damn you, TV Guide, for ruining the little surprise! Answer: I was just as shocked as you to open up the issue and see that doozy of a spoiler. I mean, if anyone's going to ruin a gigantic plot twist, it's going to be me.
Question: You've been lacking in the Lost scoop lately.... Got anything for us? Answer: Gathering intel on our favorite castaways has been my primary goal this past week, Erin. But trust me when I tell you it has not been easy — particularly at the Globes, where the cast was basically threatened with bodily harm if a spoiler made it past their lips. Still, I managed to glean a few morsels out of 'em. Among them: * Yunjin Kim revealed that Sun will get another flashback episode this season. "We start shooting it next week," she said, "but I haven't seen a script yet, so I don't know what happens." * Dominic Monaghan confessed that "it looks like" Charlie is hitting the powder again and offered this preview of next Wednesday's Charlie-centric outing: "We're going to be seeing a lot of stuff about how Charlie is responding to the rest of the group pushing him away." *
Question: Anything juicy on The Sopranos? Answer: Julianna Margulies and Hal Holbrook will be guest-starring this coming season, her as a real-estate agent and him as a former scientist at Bell Labs. And at press tour last week, series creator David Chase said the sixth and final season will revolve around Johnny Sack's arrest and upcoming RICO trial for murder. "People have the chance to see a possible future for themselves in that," he says, "and it has a ripple effect psychologically."
Question: How many films did John Wayne and Ward Bond make together? Answer: I'm sorry, you stumbled into the wrong room, Harold. Ask FlickChick is the third door down on the right. Now, everyone point at Harold and laugh.
Question: Any Grey's Anatomy scoop? Will Meredith be getting a new love interest? Answer: Actually, funny story. Remember last week I told you about that new cocky M.D. (aka CockyDoc) who comes to blows with Alex after he puts the moves on Izzie? Turns out, there's a very strong possibility that CockyDoc may actually be the infamous Mark — Derek's former-best-friend-cum-wife-stealer. And instead of Izzie, it's Meredith he hits on. I don't have official confirmation of this, but it makes a lot of sense if you think about it. I tried to get Katherine Heigl to shed some light on all the confusion when she stopped to chat with me on the Globes red carpet, but she already incurred the wrath of information Nazi Shonda Rhimes once this season when she teased an upcoming love triangle for Izzie during an interview with AP Radio. "We're threatened," she says with a faint chuckle. "The only thing I'm allo
Question: Hey! Can you give any scoop on NBC's The Office? (Specifically concerning Jim and Pam... or just Jim. God, John Krasinski's so hot!) Answer: An upcoming episode will find Michael's boss lady convening an empowerment summit with the women in the office. Naturally, Michael's jealous, so he heads down to the warehouse to host a powwow with the guys. You can imagine how well that goes over.