Question: So I got a peek at tonight's Veronica Mars premiere, and I'm thrilled with the identity of her visitor. I know you've seen the whole episode, so I have to ask: Do you think it's who she was expecting? Her reaction is ambiguous.Answer: This question is sure to be debated at length by Mars fans, but my gut is telling me the person who appears at her door is not who she was hoping it would be.
Question: Does the "bleep, bleep, bleep" from last week's AA stand for "Show your boobs!?"Answer: Nope. Guess again.
Question: Can you please share when HBO's awesome Deadwood will return? Any scoopage as well too, please.Answer: Season 3 is debuting next summer, and try as I did to wrestle scoop out of Ian McShane (Swearengen) and Paula Malcomson (Trixie) at the Emmys last week, all they divulged was that Brian Cox was slated to start work as gay theater producer Jack Langrish the next morning, Sept. 19. "He's amazing," Malcomson raved. "And the writing for it is so great…. We need a gay man in Deadwood." Asked whether Swearengen will return to his pure evil ways after last season's detour to relative niceness, McShane said, "He's a mixture. He's not one thing or the other. But usually within the course of a scene he changes from one to the other. So, a kinder, gentler, more angry, v
Question: I think it would be awesome if you stood in Times Square handing out 3-D glasses for Medium (Ask Ausiello 9/13).Answer: Sorry, but that's where I'm gonna have to draw the line.
Question: Congrats on the J.J. Abrams exclusive (Ask Ausiello 9/21)! It's great that you got him to give you more info on the Vaughn situation, but do you have to be so gullible? He's obviously trying to do damage control on the misguided decision to fire Michael Vartan; do you need to play along by telling everyone to "chill out"? I can understand wanting to stay in people's good graces, but there should be some limits! Answer: Look, I was merely suggesting that Vartan-iacs take a deep breath and consider the possibility that J.J. — one of the tube's greatest storytellers ever — knows what he's doing. The guy rarely, if ever, lets me down, so I'm inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt. If that makes me gullible, so be it. Now, if you want to discuss this further, come to my book signing at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Gree
Question: I say "bleep, bleep, bleep" stood for "Flip them off."Answer: Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! You can pick up your prize at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Greenwich Village, 396 Ave. of the Americas at 8th St., New York, NY, anytime between 7:30 and 8:30 pm this Friday. (Purchase of Guide to TV required; one item per customer while supplies last; first come, first serve.) I can't wait for you all to finally meet me!
Question: Hi, Michael. I see you in the TV Guide hallways, in the elevators, occasionally in the men's room and at Au Bon Pain. I never ask you questions in person, because I figure you are always busy! So I decided to ask online... Rose's husband is alive on Lost, right!?Answer: I appreciate your restraint, Paul. If I had a dime for every time a TV Guide staffer attempted to wrestle Lost scoop out of me at the urinal I'd spring for my own freakin' Coinstar machine. (MAJOR SPOILER ALERT) Yes, Rose's husband is alive.
Question: Hi, I would like a real, concrete, confirmed answer: Will we see the alternate ending to the American Dreams finale or not?!Answer: Sadly, not — at least not on NBC. I'm still waiting for Jeff Zucker to tell me what exactly went wrong, but I hear it had something to do with difficulty securing sponsors or some nonsense like that.
Question: A friend of mine noticed that in last week's Destination: Lost clips package, the person steering the boat that took Walt was a woman with blonde hair. Was this scene reshot after Cynthia Watros was cast, or did she always have blonde hair?Answer: I'm pretty sure the woman at the wheel always had blonde hair. Speaking of Watros, we'll meet her Libby in the Oct. 12 episode titled "Everybody Hates Hugo." Here's an episode description just released by ABC: "Disturbing memories from Hurley's past cause him to struggle with a task he's assigned inside the hatch. Meanwhile Sawyer, Michael and Jin discover the identities of their captors, and Claire uncovers a shocking piece of information about the fate of the raft."
Question: OK, enough of this Lorelai-Rory feud crap! When the hell is AS-P going to get these two Gilmores to reconcile? The show isn't the same without them together. This is the worst breakup in history.Answer: I hate to admit it, but you're right. With the two of them apart, the show feels like it's stuck in neutral. And although AS-P is keeping the details and timing of the inevitable reunion under tight wraps, I would be very surprised if Lorelai and Rory spent Thanksgiving apart.
Question: I am so sick of you only putting spoilers on for shows like 24, Alias, Lost and Veronica Mars. Why don't you put one in about One Tree Hill for once?Answer: You One Tree Hillbillies finally wore me down to the point where I did the unthinkable: I invited Damian Holbrook — TV Guide's resident Tree trollop — to steal my thunder make a cameo in this week's AA. All together now: "Hello, Damian." OK, enough with the introductions; give us the dirt, Holbrook. "[Series creator] Mark Schwan told me that Brooke is going to create a clothing line and he hopes to film an episode during the Winter Fashion Week. Also, basketball will become a focus again and we should expect a Christmas episode. He's excited because the beginning of senior year is the first time they've followed stories in current time; the first two seaso
Question: Was it "flash the audience"?Answer: Nope. But you're getting warmer.
Question: Just found out that in November when Jess returns to Stars Hollow, he has written a book. Do you know anything about the book?Answer: Only that he tells Rory that she inspired him to write it, and the whole thing causes major problems for Rory-Logan.
Question: I read that Gilmore Girls is bringing on someone to complicate things for Luke and Lorelai. Is this "someone" going to be a baby? Is Lorelai pregnant?Answer: No, it's my understanding that this particular someone will be a grown man — and no, his name won't be Christopher or Dragonfly Inn Guest No. 1. It'll be someone we've never met before.
Question: I just stumbled upon your post-Emmy webcast interview with Greg Grunberg and… I think I love you.Answer: Thanks, Katie. That's just the pick-me-up I needed after Mike's unprovoked verbal assault.
Question: You, at a health club working out (Ask Ausiello 9/21)? Are you sure you weren't having a Lost-type hallucination?Answer: No, I'm pretty sure those were my pumped-up legs running eight 7-minute miles. Go ahead, bounce a quarter off of 'em.
Question: I know that you gave a whole bunch of clues as to who gets shot on Law & Order: SVU this November, but I was wondering if you could give them to me again?Answer: Actually, it has come to my attention that there might be two characters gunned down in this particular episode, so all the previous clues I issued are meaningless. I guess we should start over from the beginning. Go ahead and send in those guesses!
Question: I'm a little disappointed that last week's AA had no mention of Prison Break at all. It's getting really good, too. What can you tell me?Answer: First, I can tell you to pick up the new issue of TV Guide magazine, featuring a cover story on Wentworth Miller and more spoilers than you can fit into a 7' x 11' cell. I also can tell you that when the show returns from its baseball-imposed hiatus in late October, two major characters will bite the dust.
Question: How do you keep your eyes open long enough to read your e-mails with those outrageously disproportionate eyebrows hovering over them?Answer: Come to my book signing Friday and I'll tell ya. You'll even get to meet the legend that is my Aunt Joan!
Question: Has J.J. Abrams mapped out the entire story for Lost? If so, how many seasons can we expect?Answer: Well, according to Damon Lindelof, he and J.J. "absolutely have a master plan." And if they stick to it, the show will last "somewhere in the neighborhood of four or five seasons. I don't think you could sustain it that much longer without people getting really frustrated."
Question: Do you have scoop on any new characters coming to The O.C.?Answer: Jeff Hephner (Fox's The Jury) has been cast as Sandy's new business partner. He first airs Nov. 10. That's all I got.
Question: Any word on whether Scott Patterson's coming back for a seventh season of Gilmore Girls?Answer: No, and I just found out that we may not know until May when WB decides whether the show itself is coming back for a seventh season.