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Question: I really enjoyed the inaugural Podcast. Will there be others? — Amanda Ausiello: Yes, there will! In fact, we recorded a new one last Friday. Here's the link in case you missed it.
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Question: OK, I know I'm one of the only people who actually watches and cares about the fate of Jack & Bobby, but do you have any inside track as to whether or not it's going to come back for a second season? If you answer this the right way there may be a crate of Snapple for you. — Joe Ausiello: My inside track (read: my gut) is telling me the show is a goner. Especially after reading the preview of the show's May 11 finale, in which everything gets tied up with a nice little bow. Please go ahead and ship the Snapple to my work address.
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Question: Please, please tell me Carla and Turk are not breaking up on Scrubs. — Jenn Ausiello: MAJOR SPOILER ALERT! Carla and Turk are not breaking up.
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Question: Got any scoop on Scrubs? And by the way, has TV Guide put you on TV yet? If not, they should — you're hilarious! — Jane Ausiello: Sometimes you folks make these shameless plugs too easy for me. Yes, Jane, I can be seen dishing about the "Big 5" on the TV Guide Channel every Friday at 7 pm. Now here's a Scrubs preview: In the May 10 season finale, J.D. completes his residency and decides it's finally time for him to move out of Turk's place to live on his own. Also, Turk and Carla consider a "family" change and, as I've been telling you for months, someone accepts a job offer from another hospital. Initially I thought it might be Carla or Turk, but now I'm suspecting it's Elliott (Sarah Chalke). Just a hunch. But remember, just because someone's bolting Sacred Heart, that doesn't mean they're bolting the show.
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Question: Do you have any Everwood spoilers? — Chris Ausiello: Yeah, but it's gonna make Ephram fans bust a gut. MAJOR SPOILER ALERT! Gregory Smith will not appear in the May 23 season finale. Still reeling from Madisongate, Ephram heads to Europe at the end of the May 16 episode to start a new life. When I heard this I begged WB to put me on the phone with exec producer Rina Mimoun to find out why. "Ultimately, because of everything that happened with Madison, Ephram realizes that he's got to get away from his father," she told me. And because there were "many more stories to tell beyond the Ephram story," they decided to write him out a week early. As a result, the finale will focus primarily on the Jake-Nina-Andy triangle and Bright's realization that he has feelings for Hannah. (Duh!) And although Mimoun said that Ephram will head back home next fall, she's not revealing when. "Fans didn't know what we were gonna do with Colin either," she
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Question: The wonderful world of Alias, please! Any spoilers? — Lumiere Ausiello: ABC is airing two original episodes back-to-back (9-11 pm) on May 18. MAJOR SPOILER ALERT! In the first one, Sophia Vargas (Sonia Braga) is revealed to be Elena Derevko and (I think) Vaughn asks Jack for Syd's hand in marriage. And in the second episode, Syd discovers what AA readers have known for months: Mommy Dearest is alive!
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Question: Any spoilers on the fifth and final season of Queer as Folk? — Sher Ausiello: I'm told the overriding theme this season will be bad writing.
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Question: I seriously thought there would be an announcement in last week's AA about who won the coveted Gilmore Girls script. I entered like, 100 times. Who won? Was it me? I need to know! — Jaime Ausiello: I've been holding off on breaking the news because, well, I feared you guys would think I was pulling a fast one. You see, the winner's name is, um... Lauren Fakier. But she's not a fakier. I mean, she is, but she's not. Seriously, that's her real name. She's from Louisiana and was born in 1986. I'm sure there's a record of her out there somewhere.
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Question: Do you know anything about the Lost finale? — Lauren Ausiello: MAJOR SPOILER ALERT! The raft sets sail with a smattering of castaways on it and you're not going to believe what they encounter out at sea. (My guess? Other castaways.) Meanwhile, those who are left behind attempt to break open the hatch and a "visitor" shows up at the camp and threatens Claire's baby. Methinks it's that scary French chick.
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Question: Oh my gosh!! I just finished watching Gilmore Girls and you were absolutely fabulous! You totally stole the scene. I could barely focus on Luke and Lorelai with you there. They should totally offer you a contract role. — Nicola Ausiello: Yeah, I'm not one to toot my own horn, but it was a pretty remarkable performance if I do say so myself. Did you happen to see my little blue sidekick? Because he was there in plain sight. And yes, there was some talk of putting me on contract, but "issues related to my perk package" nixed the deal. Is it so unreasonable of me to want to share a dressing room with Lauren Graham? Sheesh.
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Question: Is it true that Chi McBride's character Vogler on House is going to leave the show? — John Ausiello: Yes, his last episode was April 19. And I say good riddance. What a jerk. (That's Vogler, not Chi.)
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Question: Do you ever feel as though people just use you for your information? — Jenna Ausiello: Sometimes, yeah. The sad thing is, I have so much more to offer.
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Question: Are you the same Michael that was in GB Productions' The Music Man in 1998? You played Tommy Djilas, right? I was Jacey Squires (after the original one dropped out). — Chris Smith Ausiello: I'm sorry, but you have me confused with somebody else. (How the hell did you find me?!?!)
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Question: Can you tell us if the two recurring characters who "bite it" on 24 are male or female (Ask Ausiello 4/20/)? — Joel Ausiello: Both male.
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Question: Why haven't the producers of 24 made Mary Lynn Rajskub a regular yet? Chloe is one of the best characters on TV, and I think Monday's episode was my favorite hour of 24 all season. Chloe with a machine gun? Enough said. — Michael Meinecke Ausiello: Prepare yourself for what I like to call an Ask Ausiello Super-Scoop, Michael Meinecke. Sources confirm for AA that Mary Lynn Rajskub (aka 24's terrorist-slayer Chloe) has just sealed a deal to return to 24 next season as a full-fledged, honest-to-goodness, Kiefer Sutherland-esque series regular! I suggest you join me in saying a big thank-you to the TV gods.
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Question: All the write-ups said that Mary Alice was going to narrate Sunday's Desperate Housewives clip show. Wha' happen'? — Matt Ausiello: The plan was to use Mary Alice (aka Brenda Strong), but at the 11th hour, ABC had a change of heart and went with Generic Guy Voice instead. My spies say it was simply a creative decision. If we're lucky, Marc Cherry will make a similar "creative decision" and drop the cloying narration from the actual show. Nothing against Strong, but those episode-ending wrap-up montages are becoming increasingly, painfully forced. It's the reason I couldn't sit through Everwood until this season. Speaking of which...
Girl Talk with Alexis Bledel
Every time we think Gilmore Girls can't possibly surprise us again, the beloved WB dramedy (Tuesdays at 8 pm/ET) goes and does just that. And so, for that matter, does its cast. Take, for instance, Alexis Bledel. This year, the 22-year-old ingenue took her character, virginal brainiac Rory, from all-night cramming sessions to one-night stands, got herself cast against type as a Sin City hooker and, in this TVGuide.com interview, gave up a rare insight into her real-life romance with her former leading man, American Dreams heartthrob Milo Ventimiglia. What will she possibly do for an encore? Read on and find out!TVGuide.com: What do you think of the new, sexual Rory?Alexis Bledel: It's been different. I hope that it's more about relationships than it is about just her being slutty. TVG: Since you have such great chemistry with Matt Czuchry (Logan), I'd say that's
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Question: Any Desperate Housewives spoilers? — Teri Ausiello: You mean what I just gave you wasn't enough? Hrumph. Well, Kevin Murphy also confirmed that another VIP along Wisteria Lane will be pushing up daisies with Mrs. Huber by season's end. "And when we say we're going to kill a character," he teases, "it's not going to be Mailman No. 3. It's going to be a character we know and love and/or hate." Also in the finale, viewers are "going to learn a lot about what happened the day Mary Alice shot herself. The episode is going to take place as much in the past as the present. There's going to be a lot of going back and exploring the roots of the mysteries that were introduced in the pilot. And there will be a gigantic cliff-hanger in the end." And no, it does not involve Alfre's placement in the new cast photo. That was just a nasty rumor I started right this second.
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Question: Do you have any scoop on Grey's Anatomy? I absolutely love that show! — Amy Ausiello: A woman from Derek's past is gonna show up to further complicate his romance with Meredith. Click here to see who it is.
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Question: I am a huge Smallville fan. Can you give me any dirt on the season finale? — Justin Ausiello: Well, if you read the new, spoiler-rich issue of TV Guide magazine (ya know, the one with Kiefer on the cover), you'd know that something bad will happen at the graduation that will hark back to the pilot. And the big death I alluded to above ties in with this whole Crystal story.
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Question: I am appalled! Only one Gilmore Girls question in the entire column last week. You are slacking! — Jaime Ausiello: This should make up for it: I saw a rough cut of next Tuesday's episode and the big news is, Dragonfly Inn Guest No. 1 did not get left on the cutting-room floor a la the big Felicity catastrophe circa 2002. All of my body parts — hands, head, nose, eyebrows — made it into the episode. Even better, I'm on the screen for about four whole seconds, which just happens to meet the Academy's minimum requirements for consideration in the Guest Emmy category. I see a full page "For Your Consideration" trade ad in my future. In the meantime, don't forget to TiVo Tuesday's episode, because you'll need to play back my scene frame-by-frame in order to spot the
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Question: Love you, love the column. Any O.C. dirt? — Rebecca Ausiello: Jimmy (Tate Donovan) returns in the season finale to be at his family's side during, um, a crisis (see above for more). Also, Sandy must make a life-changing decision to save his and Kirsten's marriage. It seems Mrs. Cohen starts hitting the sauce a little too hard.