Question: Please, Michael, give us some scoop on Veronica Mars. Anything, I beg of you. Answer: Begging, on the other hand, will get you everywhere. Two characters we haven't seen in quite some time will be featured prominently in the finale. And their names are *ak* K*** and *l*ren** *ied*an. (Yes, I'm aware I made that ridiculously easy. I give you gifts. Learn to accept them.)
Question: You have us given no Entourage scoop in months! Any new info? Please.Answer: Ari's better half (his wife, not Lloyd) will decide to revive her acting career after a 15-year hiatus. Word is she lands a regular gig on a soap, and one of her first assignments involves kissing a hot guy. In related news, you haven't lived until you've seen Jealous Ari. It's quite a treat. And on that note, it's time to do the following: 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 CSI and Battlestar Galactica; send questions/tips/Smurf sightings to askausiello@tvguid
Question: I'm really digging this season of Desperate Housewives after such an awful Season 2. Yeah, that's right, I'm a guy and I watch Desperate Housewives. Big whoop. Wanna fight about it?Answer: Relax, Mary Antonio. Lots of gay guys watch Housewives. There's everything nothing to be ashamed of.
Question: At this point, I'm way more excited about the Grey's Anatomy spin-off than the mother ship. Got scoop?Answer: Chris Lowell's receptionist/surfer dude will be shirtless in a scene. It's also pretty obvious in the pilot that he's being groomed as a love interest for Merrin Dungey's fertility expert. And Tim Daly is actually playing an alternative-medicine doc, not a plastic surgeon as has been reported. What else do you wanna know?
Question: Please! For the sake of my sanity, not to mention my grades, in which episode will Luke and Lorelai finally reunite on Gilmore Girls?Answer: I can confirm there's a kiss coming up.
Question: When can we expect to see Bree back on Desperate Housewives?Answer: She's scheduled to reappear in the season finale on May 20. That same episode was supposed to mark the introduction of Mike's "rebellious and rugged" younger brother, but that's been pushed back to early next season.
Question: Damnit, man! You've neglected Veronica Mars fans for too long! Give us some scoop or I will dismember a Smurf doll.Answer: How many times do I have to tell you people?! Threatening violence against the Smurfs will get you nowhere in this column!
Question: You rarely talk about Veronica Mars anymore. What gives? Please tell me you have some info about the upcoming five episodes.Answer: LoVe 'shippers, this is the time in "Sprockets" when you shield your eyes: In the May 29 season finale, Veronica tells Logan that he's out of her life forever.
Question: Should we expect one or two more deaths in the final weeks of Lost?Answer: (Major spoiler alert) Get ready to clutch your pearls: I'm told there will be at least five — count 'em, five — deaths on Lost during the month of May. Meanwhile, exec producer Carlton Cuse offers this exclusive tease about the show's two-hour, sure-to-be-blockbuster season finale on May 22: "Let's just say the end of the season features a showdown between Jack and Locke — a showdown long anticipated and a showdown with an extremely significant outcome for the future of the castaways." Just 35 days to go!
Question: I'm excited to hear about the possible shortened eighth season of Gilmore Girls. Got anything new to report on that front?Answer: At the show's wrap party Sunday night, everyone and their sister was talking about the short order as if it was a done deal. The only sticking point appears to be the number of episodes. I'm hearing 13, but I imagine the CW is trying to stretch that to at least 16. An official announcement is imminent.
Question: Any chance Libby will show up in any of the remaining six episodes of Lost, or has that ship sailed for this season?Answer: I think that ship has sailed this season. But speaking of Cynthia Watros, a friend of a friend's former roommate's boyfriend attended a taping of The Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud, Watros' new comedy pilot with Marisa Tomei, and he/she reports that Watros is playing a lesbian who once had an affair with Tomei's character. And if that's not enough to guarantee you a spot on the fall sked, I give up.
Question: I have been a faithful reader of yours for a long time and my birthday is tomorrow. Can I get an Ausiello ice-cream scoop, or at least some Ugly Betty scoop?Answer: I'm running low on those Ausiello scoops, so Ugly Betty scoop it is! We're going to find out that Amanda has an unlikely link to those hideous Medieval Times restaurants. And as you've heard, Tony-winner Kristin Chenoweth will guest-star in the May 17 finale as Betty's new orthodontist.
Question: It's been forever since you have given us some Entourage scoop.Answer: Lloyd's finally getting a boyfriend — and he works at Foot Locker! The role is currently being cast, which means he won't show up until next season (starting in June).
Question: The Ausiello Report vodcast might be the best five minutes of video on the Internet. Now, what's the latest on Friday Night Lights getting a second season?Answer: I hear from a highly reputable mole at NBC that the FNL cast is being told they're probably going to get a new night — and that it might be Friday. And I'm glad you're enjoying my vodcast, but I have to disagree with you about it being the best five minutes of video on the Web. There's no way it's better than this.
Question: Any scoop on the whole Men in Trees deal? What is going on? Will we ever see the end of the season?Answer: Yes, you'll see the end of the season, but you might have to wait until the beginning of next season. It looks like ABC is holding the remaining episodes until the fall, making for an extra-large second season.
Question: My friend and I were in a sushi restaurant last night and I'm pretty sure you came in and sat at the table next to us. Was that you? We didn't want to bother you, but if we had, I would have asked for Friday Night Lights scoop, and my friend would have asked about Gilmore Girls.Answer: Yep, that was me. To be perfectly honest, I'm glad you didn't say hello. That little restaurant is one of the few places in the city I can go without being recognized — where I don't have to be "on." It's the reason I've been going there every Monday night (roughly 7 pm/ET) for the past thre
Question: The latest episodes of 7th Heaven seem to point to a spin-off with Beverley Mitchell. Am I crazy, or is someone pitching a new show called "Crossroads"?Answer: You're crazy. Whaddaya say we let this show die with what zero dignity it has left.
Question: If you have any "ins" with the Emmy panels out there, get Elizabeth Mitchell that Emmy nomination. God knows she deserves it!Answer: I'm working on it! By the way, our 2007 Emmy Dream Ballot is a little more than a month away! Don't bother trying to contain your excitement. It's a waste of energy.
Question: Do you know anything about the season/series finale of Gilmore Girls?Answer: I know that the townsfolk throw Rory a massive graduation party since most of them couldn't get tix to the real ceremony. I also know that the final scene features three characters and, per one source, "brings the show full circle."
Question: You said there's a surprise twist to Mark's failure to go 60 days without sex on Grey's Anatomy. Does he have sex with another guy?Answer: Keep in mind, folks, that I put failure in quotations. Think: Why would I do that?
Question: There are so many rumors out there that Crossing Jordan will be canceled. What can you tell us?Answer: I can tell you that the cast is looking for new jobs.
Question: I have heard that Noah Wyle is returning to ER next season. Can you tell me if this is true, and, if so, for how many episodes?Answer: Nothing's official, but, yes, they're talking to him about doing an arc early next season.