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Question: Will Madison (Sarah Lancaster) be back on Everwood this season?Answer: No, and neither will the little son/daughter she had with Ephram — at least not in the first part of the season. Ephram will, however, get a crash course in parenting when he takes a 14-year-old piano protégé under his wing. "Ephram will be forced to fulfill his destiny as a father to a child that is not actually his own," previews exec producer Rina Mimoun, adding that the new addition "will remind us of the Ephram we knew in Season 1."

Wed, Aug 24, 2005

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Question: What do you think about Showtime's Weeds?Answer: Liked the first episode, hated the second, haven't seen the third.

Wed, Aug 24, 2005

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Question: I think you're wrong about Famke Janssen possibly not being back on Nip/Tuck. Why do I say this?  In the previews they're showing for the new season she is in a couple of clips. Now let's try to be more observant!Answer: I'll make you a deal: I'll try to be more observant if you try to be a little less naive. Those clips of Famke were from last season. There's still no deal for this season. (I didn't want to take that tone with you, but you kinda forced my hand, Shell.)

Wed, Aug 24, 2005

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Question: You say, like, nothing about Smallville. I can't wait for the season to start again!  Tell me anything you can, please!Answer: Someone's got a short attention span. Anyway, exec producer Al Gough confirms that James Marsters' Brainiac could appear in as many as 10 episodes this season — beginning with the Sept. 29 premiere. And don't expect him to resemble a certain bleach-blond vampire. "He doesn't look anything like Spike," Gough says. "He doesn't have an English accent, he doesn't have blond hair. But it's still James. I mean, he has those incredibly chiseled cheekbones… and he brings a great sort of sinister edge to the show."

Wed, Aug 24, 2005

Seriously, Mike — what were ...

Question: Seriously, Mike — what were you thinking?Answer: I was thinking if I had traveled halfway round the world for a DVD release party, I would have at the very least received a freakin' DVD! That's what I was thinking.

Wed, Aug 24, 2005

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Question: Thanks for the awesome scoop about Leia coming to Smallville (Ask Ausiello 8/17)! Have any more exciting news about Smallville?Answer: How 'bout an update on Aquaman? "We're still casting," says Gough. "We've been looking at people, but we haven't found the right guy yet. It'll probably end up being a fresh face. I don't think it'll be anybody you recognize from another show."

Wed, Aug 24, 2005

You asked what we thought of ...

Question: You asked what we thought of Six Feet Under's finale, and I loved it! The whole thing — including the epilogue. I think it was a great payoff for peeps who watched from the get-go.Answer: I'm sorry, but the fast-forward death montage came off like a slick Saturday Night Live parody. I really wish Alan Ball had pulled the plug as Claire was driving off. It would have been a classy way to end what was otherwise a very moving, fitting farewell.

Wed, Aug 24, 2005

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Question: I just discovered your column and I love it. Maybe you could tell me if Luke Perry will become a regular on What I Like About You after marrying Jennie Garth's Val in the season's finale?Answer: I had to consult with TV Guide's resident What I Like About You expert Ali Gazan — I was shocked we had one of those, too! — for an answer to this question and, according to her, we never actually saw the two of them swap vows. So, technically speaking, Val could have hitched herself to any number of '90s pinups. And keep in mind that Perry's one of the stars of NBC's lottery soap Windfall, so it's unlikely he'd be available for a second full-time gig. A big thanks to TV Guide's Ali Gazan for sharing all her useless knowledge with us!

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