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Ryan Murphy on Glee: People Don't Just Break Out Into Song; "There Are Rules"

Has Ryan Murphy gone soft on us? The writer-director, best known for quirky, dark dramas like the teen satire Popular and the plastic-surgery freakfest Nip/Tuck, wanted to do something different, something with heart. The result is Glee, a genre-busting, one-hour comedy about a Spanish teacher (Matthew Morrison) and his quest to rebuild a suburban high school glee club. The show stars a mix of Broadway vets (Spring Awakening's Lea Michele; Kristin Chenoweth and Victor Garber will recur), some familiar TV faces (Jayma Mays, Stephen Tobolosky), and Jane Lynch, who steals scenes as a ball-busting cheerleading coach. Fox is previewing the pilot episode in a plum, post-American Idol slot Tuesday (9 pm/ET) before it debuts in the fall. Murphy told TVGuide.com what inspired the edgy songfest, what "rules" give the show structure, and, finally, what we can expect from Nip/Tuck's final season.

Tue, May 19, 2009

Ryan Murphy on Glee: People Don't Just Break Out Into Song; "There Are Rules"

The Office's Mindy Kaling Gets Her Own Show: "It's This Incredible Thing!"

NBC has given Mindy Kaling (aka The Office's Kelly Kapoor) her own show. Kaling has signed a two-year, seven-figure deal to continue writing, producing and starring in The Office, while she'll also develop a new show for the network, in which she will probably star. Read on to find out what kind of show Mindy would like to do...

Sat, May 9, 2009

The Office's Mindy Kaling Gets Her Own Show: "It's This Incredible Thing!"

Lost: Why Is Jack Such a Jerk?

Let's face it: Lately Jack Shepard has been kind of a jerk. Lost's heroic surgeon, played by TV vet Matthew Fox, has seen some hard times since the crash of Oceanic Flight 815. Even the most strident Jack fans have questioned his leadership — and his character. With two episodes to go in Season 5, culminating in the two-hour season finale on May 13, we ask: When in the name of Alvar Hanso will Jack get his life-saving groove back? Read on to find out

Wed, May 6, 2009

NBC Exec: SVU Will Return "With or Without" Its Two Leads

NBC has officially made it clear that Law & Order: SVU will continue on the network with or without leads Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni. "The show is coming back; we hope they come back with it," said Marc Graboff, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment, at Monday's upfront presentations. But will they? Read on...

Mon, May 4, 2009

NBC Exec: SVU Will Return "With or Without" Its Two Leads

Fall TV: Fox's Fringe Renewed for Second Season

Fox has renewed Fringe for a second season, the network announced Monday. The renewal isn't exactly a surprise. Fringe has consistently posted decent ratings, and Fox boasts that it's the No. 1 new series among the prized adults 18-to-49 demographic.

Mon, May 4, 2009

Fall TV: Fox's Fringe Renewed for Second Season

Vegas Entertainer Danny Gans Dies at 52

Singer-impressionist Danny Gans has died, according to CNN. Since February, Gans performed at the Encore Theater at the Encore and Wynn Las Vegas hotels. For the nine years before that, he was the in-house entertainer for the Mirage Hotel.

Sat, May 2, 2009

Lost: Daniel Faraday Is Definitely Dead

As the saying goes in the Lost-verse, dead is dead. TVGuide.com has confirmed that Daniel Faraday is, in fact, dead, despite the somewhat ambiguous ending to Wednesday's episode, "The Variable," and...

Thu, Apr 30, 2009

Has Ugly Betty's Wilhemina Lost Her Edge?

What's up with Willi? Ever since she became a new mom, she hasn't really been herself — falling asleep in the office, passing up a hot date with a pectacular "manny." Sure, motherhood is difficult, but this is powerhouse editrix Wilhemina Slater; surely she can handle a diaper or two! As Ugly Betty returns from its spring hiatus Thursday (8 pm/ET, ABC) Vanessa Williams tells TVGuide.com about the changes in store for Willi as she questions the parentage of her surrogate son, mourns her lost love with Connor and recommits to her sinister plans for publishing-world domination. Plus, Williams the musician has a new album!

Thu, Apr 30, 2009

Has Ugly Betty's Wilhemina Lost Her Edge?

Lost: Our Favorite Characters' Best Episodes

To commemorate "The Variable," the 100th episode of Lost (Wednesday, 9 pm/ET, ABC), we picked our favorite characters' best episodes of the series, one for each of the main characters who have been the focus of at least three episodes. (Click on the episode titles to rewatch them in our Online Video Guide.) Namaste.BEN"The Man Behind the Curtain" (Season 3, Episode 20)Check this out, all this happens in the same episode: Not only do we get crucial information about Ben's childhood and his relationships with his mother, father and a young friend named Annie, we also ...

Wed, Apr 29, 2009

Lost: Our Favorite Characters' Best Episodes

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick Are Expecting Twins!

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are expecting twins via a surrogate. An unnamed friend of the couple tells EW that Parker and Broderick turned to a surrogate after trying for years to have another child naturally. (Parker, 44, and Broderick, 47, who married in 1997, have a 6-year-old son, James Wilkie.) "They had a lot of unsuccessful tries," says the source. "They came to the conclusion that this was going to be the best alternative for expanding their family." A spokesperson for the couple confirmed the good news in a statement. The twin girls are due later this summer.

Tue, Apr 28, 2009

Entourage News: 24 Alumna Clocks In as E's Assistant

Kate Mara will be joining the cast of Entourage this season, TVGuide.com has confirmed. The young actress will play E's new assistant at his fledgling talent-management company, and perhaps his love interest as well. Mara is best known for playing Heath Ledger's oldest daughter ...

Sat, Apr 25, 2009

Entourage News: 24 Alumna Clocks In as E's Assistant

True Blood: Evan Rachel Wood to Play Vampire Queen

Evan Rachel Wood will play a vampire queen on the second season of HBO's True Blood, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Wood will play the Queen of Louisiana, a 400-year-old vampire who rules over the undead world residing in the Bayou State. In the Sookie Stackhouse novels on which the series is loosely based, the Queen is a pivotal character in Books 2 and 3, as it's on her authority that Bill and Sookie leave Bontemps for ...

Sat, Apr 25, 2009

True Blood: Evan Rachel Wood to Play Vampire Queen

Ugly Betty: Henry Is Back!

Henry, Betty's old flame who left her and moved to Arizona, will be back, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Christopher Gorham, the actor who plays Henry, will appear in the May 21 season finale of Ugly Betty. But he's not coming back alone. On a trip to New York City, Henry and his new girlfriend, Chloe, meet up with Betty and her boyfriend, Matt. Jealousy ensues.

Wed, Apr 22, 2009

90210: Tori Spelling on a Possible Donna-Brenda Reunion!

Tori Spelling's return to 90210 (Tuesdays, 9 pm/ET, CW) gave the fledgling teen drama a nice uptick in the ratings. But it also gave the fans an unexpected epilogue to the romantic storyline of Donna and David: They live in Japan, have a baby girl, Ruby, and — gasp! — they're separated! In this Tuesday's episode, Spelling returns to paint the town red with Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth), but wait until you see where they end up! Spelling tells us how she and the producers devised the storyline, what her late father would think of the new series, and whether we'll see a Brenda-Kelly-Donna reunion in future episodes.

Tue, Apr 21, 2009

90210: Tori Spelling on a Possible Donna-Brenda Reunion!

Ugly Betty Gets Earlier Return Date

Good news for Ugly Betty fans! ABC is bringing the show back from its spring hiatus a week early. The four remaining episodes of the season begin on April 30 with "Rabbit Test," in which the Suarez family meets Matt's billionaire dad, Calvin Hartley (guest star David Rasche), and Wilhemina questions her biological relationship to her son, William. The May 21 finale, in which we hear there might be wedding bells, will be two hours long. The early return means that In the Motherhood and Samantha Who? have been benched for now. While neither show has been canceled, it certainly isn't a good sign.

Mon, Apr 20, 2009

SVU: Michaela McManus Is Leaving the Cast

Michaela McManus will not return to Law & Order: SVU next season, TVGuide.com has confirmed. McManus' character, Assistant District Attorney Kim Greylek, left the SVU in a March episode to return to Washington, D.C., a development that coincided with the reappearance of ADA Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March). But it's looking like...

Sat, Apr 18, 2009

SVU: Michaela McManus Is Leaving the Cast

One Tree Hill Star Arrested

One Tree Hill star Antwon Tanner was arrested Thursday as part of an investigation of a fake Social Security card scheme. Tanner, who plays basketball star Antwon "Skills" Taylor on the CW drama, surrendered to prosecutors and was arraigned Thursday afternoon in Brooklyn Federal Court, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office confirmed to TVGuide.com. What does this mean for One Tree Hill? Read on...

Fri, Apr 17, 2009

Colbert's NASA Dreams Are Crushed... Hilariously

Democracy is dead: NASA has opted not to name a room in the international space station after Stephen Colbert. Even though Colbert won an online poll by a landslide, NASA instead chose "Tranquility," which came in eighth place in the poll, as the room's new moniker. Space nerds will know that the name is a reference to the Sea of Tranquility, where Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it's not all bad news: On Tuesday's The Colbert Report, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams announced that Colbert will get his small piece of immortality after all, as the organization voted to name...

Wed, Apr 15, 2009

Colbert's NASA Dreams Are Crushed... Hilariously

It's Official — SVU Will Be Back! But...

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has officially been renewed, TVGuide.com has confirmed. "I'm thrilled that SVU will be back for an 11th season," said series creator Dick Wolf in a statement. Hooray! Except... there's still no word on whether Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni have reupped their contracts with NBC. As we mentioned last week, it would be extremely unlikely that NBC would renew the show without first securing the continued participation of its stars. Then again, what an interesting negotiation strategy it would be to let the actors know that the show will literally go on — with or without them. Stay tuned.

Wed, Apr 15, 2009

It's Official — SVU Will Be Back! But...

Exclusive: Adele Will Guest on Ugly Betty

Soul singer Adele will show up in a May episode of Ugly Betty, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. She'll play herself in "In the Stars," in which Betty, Marc and Matt oversee a photo shoot for a YETI assignment that turns into an impromptu wedding.

Mon, Apr 13, 2009

Exclusive: Adele Will Guest on Ugly Betty

SVU Without Mariska and Meloni?

The good news: NBC has renewed Law & Order: SVU, its highest-rated drama, for an 11th season. The bad news: The network is threatening to replace Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni, according to EW's Michael Ausiello. This shocking development comes as the two leads have reportedly banded together to negotiate pay increases in the form of a share of the back-end profits. An NBC representative told TVGuide.com that it is their policy not to comment on talent negotiations. While a hard-line threat is a common tactic in salary negotiations, it seems unlikely that NBC would follow through with the firings. But it raises the question: Could SVU exist without its two popular leads?

Wed, Apr 8, 2009

Fringe: Meet Dr. William Bell

We are sad to report that the identity of the actor who is playing the mysterious Dr. William Bell on Fringe has leaked before he could make a surprise appearance on the season finale. But we are very happy to report that we've confirmed the actor is Star Trek legend Leonard Nimoy! Nimoy's casting, as first reported by the FringeTelevision blog, which we hear is all but a done deal at this point, may finally put to rest all those fan-created conspiracy theories about Dr. Bell (He's a cyborg! He's Nina's prosthetic hand! He's Walter!). Nimoy is no stranger to J.J. Abrams productions: He also reportedly reprises the role of Spock in a cameo for the wunderkind director's Trek reboot, which hits theaters on May 8. Scuttlebutt says he's a time-traveling, "from the future" Spock, who returns to help the young Spock (Heroes' Zachary Quinto). Nimoy will first appear in the season finale, and will then recur throughout next season. What do you think of Nimoy's casting? A fanboy's dream? Too nerdy?

Wed, Apr 8, 2009