Question: On Grey's, will Jane Doe get an actual identity before the end of the season?Answer: I hear she's getting an actual hubby in the season finale, so it stands to reason that her identity is part of the package.
Question: Wow, five deaths! Please tell me that Juliet is not one of them!Answer: They wouldn't dare. And that's a wrap! Make way for the requisite housekeeping notes: 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 for exclusive scoop on 24 and Veronica Mars; send questions/tips/Tasti D-Lite coupons to askausiello@tvguide.com; and keep close tabs on the Ausiello Report throughout the week for breaking tube news, blind items and other stuff. Then come back here next week and we'll do
Question: Thanks for keeping us updated on the nail-biting situation that is Gilmore Girls' possible eighth season. Please give us the latest update, even if it's that things are the same.Answer: The 13-episode deal should've been signed, sealed and delivered by now. Something's obviously holding up the works. Maybe Sally Struthers is playing hardball.
Question: You're killing us with this whole SVU pregnancy shocker. Can you please give us another hint?Answer: I already whittled the field of possible moms-to-be down to three in this week's vodcast. I suppose I could also tell you that there's a major bit of foreshadowing in the May 8 episode that may or may not involve Chris Meloni's waning crescent.
Question: What's the scoop on the rumored "death" in the Smallville season finale?Answer: It's true; there's a "death" in the Smallville finale on May 17.
Question: My 21st birthday is today and, aside from a good drink, I would like nothing more than some scoop on Grey's Anatomy. Please tell me that Callie will find out soon about George and Izzie whoring around behind her back?Answer: Poor Callie will remain blissfully unaware until around, um, let's go with May 10. The following week, I believe the smelly brown stuff hits the fan.
Question: Scrubs is going to revisit the J.D./Elliot romance? I'm not complaining, I just thought Bill Lawrence ended it for good a few seasons ago.Answer: I thought so, too! Turns out the little sadist couldn't resist messing with the two of them just as they're about to undergo major life changes (her upcoming engagement to Keith, his reunion with a very pregnant Dr. Kim). "J.D.'s about to have a baby with Kim, and Elliot's getting married," he explains. "Their entire lives are going to change and they're not even sure that they want them to. To me, it's more about two scared, pathetically inept people that have a sexual past possibly taking the easy way out." That said, since next season will likely be the show's last, Scrubs' boss man isn't ruling anything out. "Our writing staff is split down the middle," he says. "I'm on the side that thinks th
Question: Can you please tell us in what episode and in what situation Luke and Lorelai will kiss after a year apart?Answer: God, you guys are an impatient bunch. (Spoiler alert) It happens in the season finale shortly after Luke single-handedly prevents Rory's graduation party from becoming a total washout. Do you also want to know how much tongue there is?
Wondering why I've been skimping on the NCIS scoopage all these years? Well, I've been holding out for a biggie. And here it is:Multiple sources confirm that Mark Harmon is embroiled in a tense standoff with NCIS executive producer Don Bellisario, with Harmon apparently threatening to walk. CBS declined comment, but an insider says Harmon has been unhappy for some time over Bellisario's "chaotic management style," and simply became fed up."Mark's been working every single day, 16 hours a day," whispers one source. "[Don] tries to micro-manage everything. Script pages get faxed to the set at the last minute, and Mark is tired of dealing with the huge impact that makes on his life. He doesn't have time for his family or anything when he's working hours like that."It's unclear what impact the feud is having on the show's production schedule — technically speaking, Harmon has yet to miss a day of work — but my spy describes it as a "big standoff." "Mark is one of the best-beha...
Those stunt-casting-crazy kids over at Desperate Housewives are at it again.Inside sources confirm that veteran actress Polly Bergen (Cape Fear, Commander in Chief, denture commercials) has been cast as Lynette's saucy mother. She'll first appear in the May 20 season finale to "help" Lynette deal with a life-threatening health crisis. "She shows up smoking and drinking," says my spy. "It should be a really fun character."Additionally, M*A*S*H alum Mike Farrell has been tapped to play Victor's gazillionaire dad (and Gaby's soon-to-be father-in-law). He'll also show up in the finale.
It looks like the upcoming Fletch prequel won't be the all-out Scrubs affair we had hoped for.A scheduling conflict has forced Zach Braff to turn down the lead in Fletch Won, the in-the-works big-screen Fletch prequel that's being shepherded by Scrubs bossman Bill Lawrence."Zach is writing and directing his own film [Open Hearts] at Paramount," says Lawrence, who's currently in New York searching for a new Fletch. "I'm very happy for him. We were looking forward to doing this thing together, but when you get an opportunity like that, you've got to take it."But Lawrence and Braff won't be apart for long — in August they'll begin work on Scrubs' seventh (and final) season. The only question is which network it'll air on. Lawrence confirms that ABC, which owns the show, still plans on picking it up should NBC cancel it. "I would've written a series finale [this season] if there was any chance the show was going to be canceled," he says. "I was going to end the show, and the good p...
Veronica Mars' dream of becoming an FBI agent is still very much alive, according to Mars chief Rob Thomas.Responding to Enrico Colantoni's recent declaration in the Toronto Star that the CW has essentially rejected a proposal that would've placed Veronica in the FBI next season, Thomas tells me that network head Dawn Ostroff "hasn't seen the presentation," adding, "I have no earthly idea what Enrico is talking about. The network doesn't see it or hear our pitches for VM College or VM FBI until May 2."Colantoni did get one thing right in the Toronto Star piece, per Thomas. CW execs "did see and love our finale," he says, "and I told Enrico that. But the rest of it is out of left field."A CW spokesperson, meanwhile, backs up Thomas' story. "Rob is right," says the rep.So, the only question now is, what the heck was Enrico smoking when he gave those quotes? Any guesses?
You may want to start scratching your heads, because what I'm about to tell you is a wee bit confusing (and über-spoilery, so read at your own risk). I can now confirm that in this season's penultimate episode of Gilmore Girls, airing May 8, Logan will get down on bended knee and propose to his beloved Ace (aka Rory). But before you pop open the bubbly, keep in mind what I reported in my Ausiello Report vodcast last month: That's the same episode in which the lovebirds break up. All together now: "WTF?" All I can say is, Rogan 'shippers better prepare themselves for one hell of a roller-coaster ride.
Question: Wasn't Chase supposed to propose to Cameron on House?Answer: He sure was. The sudden question-popping was slated to go down at the end of last week's episode, but I gather that producers had a change of heart. For the record, Cameron was going to respond by laughing in his face. She's becoming such a sweetheart, that one. Incidentally, don't forget to vote in my new "Who should House end up with?" poll over at Ausiello Central. All the cool kids are doing it.
Question: Please scoop me on the Grey's Anatomy spin-off.Answer: Ooooh, just thought of something else: Addison is going to be penetrated by a little prick. Several little pricks, actually.
Question: Have you considered having guests on your vodcast? I'll be visiting NYC next week, and would love to drop by. Answer: Um, let me check my calendar and get back to you.
Question: Can I ask you an honest question? Do you want Gilmore Girls to go on? Or do you think that they should end it this season?Answer: I'm torn. On the one hand, I think Rory's college graduation would be a perfect capper to these seven years. On the flip side, I'm not good with the goodbyes. Never have been, never will be. Now, if the show was in pitiful shape — along the lines of, say, the final season of Roseanne — maybe I'd be more eager to let it go. But I kinda sorta think our Girls have a little more life left in 'em. It could also be that I'm just on a high from last night's first-rate episode, which was easily the best of the season. Reminded me of the good ol' days.
Question: Do you have any news on Jorja Fox's contract negotiations with CSI?Answer: I do, but I'm going to have to refer you to my Ausiello Report vodcast for the latest. (The vodcast can be viewed on the video player in the upper right-hand corner at Ausiello Central.)
Question: On CSI: Miami, the dude who get's fired with a capital F — is it the end of him on the show, or will he get to come back?Answer: He'll be back, but not before a brief flirtation with TV.
Question: Could I please get some Sopranos scoop?Answer: Lorraine Bracco dropped a pretty major spoiler on last week's View, and I'm surprised no one picked up on it. She said David Chase decided at the last minute to write an additional scene in the finale between Dr. Melfi and Tony.
Question: OK, what's the scoop on Brothers & Sisters? Did Joe really kiss Rebecca? Can she be trusted? BTW, Emily VanCamp is doing a phenomenal job as Rebecca.Answer: We'll find out what really went on between those two on April 29. (Spoilery hint: They're both guilty, but one of them is guiltier.)
Question: I'm willing to bet you a whole dollar that your blind item pertaining to a certain television star who has a lot more gray hair than the viewers get to see is Eric Dane. Am I right?Answer: Nope. Please make the check payable to Scoop Industries, Inc.