Question: I recently visited the States and began to hyperventilate when I spotted Diet Raspberry Snapple in a store. It's heaven-flavored! I am eternally grateful.Answer: It's also scarily addictive, so proceed with caution.
Question: Are Paolo and Nikki ever going to do anything besides make cameo appearances in group outings on Lost?Answer: Unfortunately, we're going to see a lot more of the dead weights on March 28 when they get their very own flashback episode. I know what you're thinking: Who wants to watch an entire episode devoted to those losers? I certainly didn't, until I found out who else was going to be in the episode: Shannon, Boone, Ethan and Mr. Artz! Plus, there's apparently a twist so shocking, watercoolers won't just be buzzing the next morning, they'll be exploding. (Please, God, let it be a double murder.)
Question: I am devastated that Shonda Rhimes has put Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s journalist show on the back burner. Can you confirm if this is set for the summer or if it has been canceled altogether?Answer: ABC insists it's still in play, but word on the street is it's as good as dead. And that's especially true if Grey's 2.0 gets off the ground — which, let's face it, it will.
Question: When is Big Love coming back and what can we expect from those crazy blackmailing polygamists?Answer: Season 2 kicks off June 17, and I'm hearing something about a funeral in the finale.
Question: So, any scoop on which females (other than Kate Walsh, of course) will be featured on Grey's 2.0? We've already got several hunky males signed up.Answer: Sounds like someone forgot to check in on the Ausiello Report this week.
Question: Got any CSI: Miami scoop?Answer: Ryan lands in some serious hot water when Horatio finds out he used his connections to try to settle a gambling debt. Meanwhile, look for some major sparkage between Calleigh and Delko.
Question: Is the answer to last week's Smallville asterisk quiz, "Clark's gal Friday is about to start exhibiting some serious meteor freakish tendencies?"Answer: That's affirmative.
Question: Anything else on them Winchester boys from Supernatural?Answer: Something happens at the end of Episode 19 that will most likely force the undercover brothers to seek assistance from their fellow demon hunters. It also sets the stage for the season-ending Chosen One convention that Eric Kripke hinted at back in January.
Question: Do you have any good stuff on Chloe this week? Like her actual “power” with this meteor-freak story line?Answer: I can't be certain, but I think her special power only gets activated when she blacks out.
Question: Do you know anything juicy about Supernatural?Answer: You probably heard that the Winchester Bros. are heading to La La Land on April 19 to investigate a haunted movie set. Well, the in-joke-laden episode — appropriately titled "Hollywood Babylon" — features a shout-out to CW sibling Gilmore Girls. Truth be told, it's more of a slam — and it's bridge-burnin' Girls grad Jared Padalecki who does the dissing! I don't want to ruin it for you, because it's actually pretty funny, but it takes place while Sam and Dean are on a tram tour of the Warner Bros. backlot. Pay attention when the tour guide announces, "Up to the left is Stars Hollow, the setting for the television series Gilmore Girls…. "
Question: With your e-mail newsletter, the new vodcast the podcast, the Ausiello Report and Ask Ausiello, how do you keep track of it all? Seriously!Answer: That's a great question, Bonnie. For the answer, check out my personal site, michaelausiello.com! And... that's a wrap. Let's recap your to-do list, shall we? • Head on over to the Ask Ausiello Discussion Thread to debate the merits of this week's AA.• Check
Question: What was the funny line that Sawyer said during last week's Lost?Answer: Could it be that I'm the only one that found it funny!?
Question: This fight between Luke and Lorelai on Gilmore Girls (Ask Ausiello 3/7), is it safe to say that it results in them officially getting back together? Answer: Not quite. But the end result is definitely positive.
Question: I just watched Friday's Numbers and I gotta ask: What is going to happen with Megan? Is she leaving?Answer: No, Diane Farr's just heading off on her maternity leave, silly. Exec producer (and AAdict) Cheryl Heuton says Farr's expected back before the end of the season. "Where Megan had to go and why will be explained," she hints, "and will be an issue that will continue into next season."
Question: Please tell me there will be a recurrence in the Riggins-Lyla relationship on Friday Night Lights.Answer: Doubtful, especially in light of the Riggins-related news I broke in my latest Ausiello Report vodcast.
Question: It's great to hear that Eric Winter won the role of McCallister's gay brother on Brothers & Sisters. Do you happen to know how many episodes he's signed on for?Answer: As of now, it's only two episodes. I'm guessing a longer-term deal hinges on the fate of his CBS pilot, Viva Laughlin.
Question: You are hotter than Sawyer, more dangerous (in a good way) than Sayid, skinnier than Hurley, smarter than Jack, and wiser than Locke. Now, if you happen to have any info on Lost, do tell.Answer: Mr. Matt Mitovich (of "Today's News: Our Take" fame) just interviewed Terry O'Quinn about next week's Locke-centric episode — featuring the Big Wheelchair Reveal of '07 — and he was gracious enough to forward me a few only-for-AA morsels. "I was afraid that the [wheelchair] revelation might be pretty pedestrian, that it might be a disappointment, but I think it's pretty spectacular," O'Quinn teased. "I don't think people will be disappointed. It stretches that suspension of disbelief, just like so many things on Lost do. But if you're willing to go along with it, it's pretty cool." Mitovich's complete O'Quinn Q&A will appear
Question: Do you have any scoop or good news about the genius that is Friday Night Lights?Answer: The March 28 episode is titled Mud Bowl, and here's why: An explosion at a nearby chemical plant forces the Panthers to play their semifinals game on a cow pasture — in the rain! In the same ep, Coach Taylor makes Jason an offer that may be too good to refuse, and Landry crosses an item off his to-do-before-I-die list when Tyra agrees to go out on a "date" with him.
Question: ER fans are dying with this long break. Is there anything at all you can divulge about what to expect after the hiatus is finally over?Answer: Lots of awkwardness for Reela, a new love interest for Sam in the form of med student Larry Weston (played by relative newcomer Marc Jablon), and a likely trip to Croatia for Luka and Abby to visit his father and possibly tie the knot. My theory? He'll find some reason to stay and that'll explain Goran Visnjic's disappearance next season.
Question: Just because you don't like Dirt doesn't mean you can skip on the scoop! You have obligations to your fans to give them scoop on requested shows... so I'd like to see you start doing your job!Answer: I'll tell you what you want to know, just please lower your damn voice. You sound like the love child of Fran Drescher and an 8-watt bullhorn when you scream. Sheesh. I've seen the much-ballyhooed-by-me Courteney-Jen kiss, and here's what I can tell you: It's a full-on mouth-on-mouth smooch; we witness it from a male character's POV; and the whole thing plays out in slow motion. You can see for yourself on March 27.
Question: What was the funniest line Sawyer said in last week's Lost (Ask Ausiello 3/7)? I was watching for it but nothing stood out.Answer: Are you serious?
Question: What on earth is wrong with you?! FX makes us wait for The Shield to premiere the sixth season, and you let weeks and weeks go by without any new info? And you call yourself a fan?Answer: Good news: I'm up to my chapped elbows in Shield scoop after watching the first six episodes over the weekend. Here are some teases to tide you over till April 3. • Episodes 1, 2 and 6 rank among the best Shield episodes ever.• Forest Whitaker's Kavanaugh makes his final appearance in Episode 2.• Mackey doesn't find out that Shane killed Lem until sometime in May. (Hint: The episode in question was cowritten by series creator Shawn Ryan and directed by Shawshank Redemption helmer Frank Darabont.) • Someone from Mackey's past returns in Episode 5. (Think Rocky.)