Question: Any scoop on Season 3 of The Closer?Answer: Beaver alert! Veronica Mars' Kyle Gallner guest-stars in the commercial-free season premiere on June 18. He plays the sole survivor of a murdered family. And as Matt Mitovich reported yesterday, Law & Order staple S. Epatha Merkersen is joining the cast in a recurring role as Kyra Sedgwick's doctor.
Question: Please tell me that Chloe isn't dead on Smallville.Answer: I would, but Erica Durance beat me to the punch! See what she said in this week's Ausiello Report vodcast!
Question: Now that Eric Winter's CBS pilot, Viva Laughlin, has been picked up, what does this mean for his role as Kevin's love interest, Jason, on Brothers & Sisters?Answer: Based on what I'm hearing about Viva, I have a hunch Eric will be back on B&S by November sweeps. OK, that's all he wrote this week, folks! Head on over to the Ask Ausiello Discussion Thread to debate the merits of this week's column; check out the latest installment of my Ausiello Report vodcast to find out who's leaving Smallville; send questions/hot tips/Smurf sightings to
Question: Can you tell me which three new shows you may find yourself addicted to in the fall?Answer: Forget the "may" part. Here are three shows I (and you) will be addicted to this fall: ABC's Pushing Daisies, the CW's Reaper and NBC's Bionic Woman.
Question: The Office finale was good, but very predictable. I don't know how much of a game-changer the ending was.Answer: I agree with you about the ending being much ado about, well, really nothing, but I thought the episode as a whole was among this season's most uproarious.
Question: The Heroes finale was awesome, but I'm a little worried about Peter and Nathan. Please tell me they are coming back next year.Answer: (Major spoiler alert) They'll both be back next season.
Question: My summer addiction (Big Love) starts in just over four weeks. Could you give me some scoop on the new season?Answer: The big news in the June 11 premiere is that Barb, humiliated after being outed as a polygamist in last year's finale, walks out on Bill, leaving the role of first wife up for grabs.
Question: I'm new to the Ausiello vibe, but I just had to tell you — I think I love you.Answer: OK, what do you want? No self-respecting AAdict sends an e-mail like that without an ulterior motive. Is it House scoop you want? A preview of Dexter's second season? Out with it!
Question: I am never going to make it to next fall without some hint as to what is to come on ER! What is going to happen to Neela?Answer: (Spoiler alert) As you'll learn in the season premiere, the bomb blast didn't prove nearly as harmful to Neela as the stampede that followed it. She spends almost the entire episode in surgery, where Dubenko is forced to step aside due to his feelings for her. By the end of the hour, she is still unconscious and it's touch-and-go for her.
Question: How did it feel to have your asterisk weapon turned around and used on you by Masi Oka at last week's upfronts?!Answer: It was alternately frustrating and flattering. (To see what Leslie's talking about, check out the lead video clip on Masi's TVGuide.com page.)
Question: You recently scooped that there were going to be five deaths on Lost, and so far there has only been one: Locke's dad.Answer: I suck at arithmetic, but I guess that means there'll be at least four more tonight. Someone should double-check my math just to be sure. By the way, head over to the Ausiello Report immediately following tonight's finale for an exclusive postmortem with exec producer Carlton Cuse.
Question: Is Katee Sackhoff going to be a regular on Battlestar Galactica and Bionic Woman?Answer: Unless someone altered her deal without informing me, Katee will work full-time on BSG and recur on Bionic. BTW, she's fierce — Tarantino-fierce — in Bionic. Makes Starbuck look like Mary Poppins.
Question: OMG! Please tell me spoilers for next season's Scrubs started rolling in, 'cause I really need to hear that J.D. and Elliott don't get back together. J.D. should be with Kim!Answer: (Spoiler alert) I'll say this: Season 7 starts off with a wedding.
Question: What, if anything, are your sources telling you regarding this Jericho "closure" that CBS is promising? I think I speak for every fan when we say we don't want closure. We want Season 2!Answer: All I know is that a meeting is taking place this week at CBS. To learn more about the gargantuan "Save Jericho" movement, head to jericholives.com.
Question: Hey, what's the deal with no "long dead" character returning "with a vengeance" in 24's finale, as reported earlier in TV Guide? I was all wound up to have Tony Almeida back, and no such person showed up!Answer: OK, here's the straight scoop: I know for a fact that producers very briefly considered bringing Tony back from the dead in the finale's closing moments. Ultimately, however, they decided that such a twist would violate the premise of the series. And as cool as it would've been to have Tony back, I believe they made the right decision.
Question: Before I pull my hair out, any little hints or spoilers or anything to get me even more jazzed about tonight's Lost finale? I am so excited!Answer: At the risk of overhyping it, the game-changer (aka the "snake in the mailbox") will go down in the history books as one of the coolest TV twists of all time.
Question: Do you have a concrete answer on whether or not Jorja Fox will be back on CSI next season?Answer: Still up in the air, and my CSI mole says it could go either way.
Question: Is Shane West coming back to ER next season?Answer: Not as a series regular, although the occasional guest appearance is possible — even more so now that his pilot wasn't picked up. "[Ray is] done for now, but because what happens to him is still open-ended, I might be able to ride in for a couple of episodes," West says in the current finale postmortem-themed issue of TV Guide. "Especially if it's the final season."
Question: So, what gives? There is no way you could still be at Fox's upfront party. Did you track down AS-P, and, if so, what were the final four words she had in mind for Gilmore Girls?Answer: OK, here's the deal: Yes, I tracked her down, but, no, she did not cough up those elusive four words. But wait — there's more. And it's good. No, amazing. No, un-frakkin'-believable. Amazing, even. Wait, did I say that already? Well, it's true. Because just as I was about to brand her a big ol' promise-breaker right there in front of all those industry types, Amy explained why she couldn't divulge her long-ago-planned Gilmore ending. (Gilmore fanat
Question: We just watched the season finale of Numbers and found out that Colby (Dylan Bruno) was a spy! Do you have info on what's going on with Dylan Bruno? Is he really off the show?Answer: Nah. Per executive producer Cheryl Heuton, "Dylan Bruno is not leaving the show. He will be back next season as a regular character. Fans will have to tune in next season to find out how Colby Granger's arrest for espionage is going to play out." Heuton confirms that new mama Diane Farr will also be back full-time next season. Meanwhile, "If fans thought the final episode of Season 3 was big, wait until September," she teases. "The Season 4 opener is even bigger."
Question: Whoa! What an ending for Heroes! What's the word on that creepy guy who's worse than Sylar and freaks out Molly?Answer: We'll meet the big, bad bogeyman early next season, and word on the street is the role's already been cast.
Question: So, is Chuck the pilot that Adam Brody turned down, per your column a few months ago? Given that it's from Josh Schwartz and McG, it sounds like it was written with Brody in mind.Answer: Guess again. (Hint: The show in question is on ABC. I've also mentioned it once or twice in AA.)