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Question: Is John Casey’s daughter, Alex (Mekenna Melvin), going to be a series regular next season on Chuck? —Charles
Ausiello: She’ll be the next best thing to a series regular: a recurring guest star. (That noise you hear is Morgan fantasizing about their awkward first date.)
Question: Will Jessalyn Gilsig be a regular on Glee next season? I absolutely love Terri, but I fear I’m the only one! —Rion
Ausiello: You’re not the only one. I like Terri. But more importantly, series creator Ryan Murphy likes Terri — and he proved it by picking up her series-regular option for season 2 (albeit at a slightly reduced guarantee). Well, technically speaking, Twentieth Television picked up her option, but I’m sure Murphy had a hand in it.
Question: Castle scoop, pretty please? —Becca
Ausiello: When the show returns this fall, promotion for Castle’s new book, Naked Heat, will be in full swing. Of particular interest to Beckett will be the provocative image depicted in the posters, which will be splashed throughout the city.
Question: Is it true that Damages has been canceled? —Nancy
Ausiello: Sources at FX and Sony insist they’re still talking to DirecTV about acquiring the show. My guess? This is how the conversation is going…
Sony/FX: Please pick up Damages. It’s a good show.
DirecTV: No.
Sony/FX: But you saved Friday Night Lights. Pretty please?
DirecTV: Still no.
Sony/FX: Pretty please with sugar on top?
DirecTV: I’ll cut a bitch!
Question: Any update on the CSI contract negotiations? I’m psyched Marg Helgenberger is sticking around but I’m worried about the others. —Luca
Ausiello: THIS JUST IN: Eric Szmanda (Greg) has inked a new deal as well! That leaves George Eads (Nick), Paul Guilfoyle (Jim), and Jorja Fox as the only season 11 question marks.
Question: Anything you can tell me about the upcoming season of White Collar to satisfy my cravings? —Rachel
Ausiello: Would you believe me if I told you that Matt Bomer’s Neal and Marsha Thomason’s Diana hit the sheets in the second episode back?
Question: Do you have any scoop on Fringe? —Gena
Ausiello: As foreshadowed by the chalkboard anagram in Walternate’s lab in the season finale, Sam Weiss (a.k.a. actor Kevin Corrigan) will make an appearance or two (or more) in season 3.
Question: Rumor has it Starz has expressed interest in picking up Legend of the Seeker. —Jason
Ausiello: Rumor has it that rumor is 100 percent hogwash.
Question: Will you be hosting another Aushole party? If so, how do I get on the guest list? —Wendy
Ausiello: I’ll actually be hosting a party within a party. As far as getting on the guest list, check my blog (and Twitter feed) for RSVP details in the coming days. It’s a first-come, first-served sort of deal just like last year, so you snooze, you lose.
Question: The new season of Rescue Me just started — any scoop? And, more importantly, will your awesomeness ever stop?— Carlos
Ausiello: Something life-threatening is going to happen to a major character whose name rhymes with Boo! I’m guessing that second question was rhetorical?
Question: I know I might be in the minority here, but I absolutely love your blind items, and there haven’t really been any since May sweeps. Will more of them be on the way soon? —Alex
Ausiello: I was about to do one on the ******* **t*** on a show you guys are obsessed with, but for reasons I can’t get into, I was forced to kill it — at least for the time being.
Question: I was wondering if you can share any Friday Night Lights spoilers concerning Tim/Tyra reconnecting. I hope it will work out this time. —Sarah
Ausiello: Does the abbreviation FWB mean anything to you?
Question: You seem like a smart-ass who talks big but could not fight his way out of a wet paper bag. —Cory
Ausiello: I won’t lie. That’s me in a nutshell.
Question: I love My Boys too, so it’s not just, like, three fans. —Dani
Ausiello: You’re right. There are four of you now. EW’s Kate Ward recently came out and admitted she likes Boys too. She even offered me this scoop about this season’s “awesome” second episode: “After a lousy night out, Bobby, PJ, and Kenny end up at home accidentally eating Brandon’s pot brownies and get really high. High jinks ensue. It’s very funny.”
Question: Is Patricia Wettig (Holly) leaving Brothers & Sisters? I sure hope not, because I love me some Holly and Nora scenes. —Nathan
Ausiello: All I know for sure is that Holly survives Carmageddon and plays a pivotal role in daughter Rebecca’s impending departure. “The way that Rebecca is going to be leaving is very exciting,” teases exec producer David Marshall Grant, “and it involves not just Justin but her mother. It’s a great story.”
Question: Any Brothers & Sisters scoop? —Ben
Ausiello: Grant all but confirms that Kevin and Scotty will eschew surrogacy for foster care when they take in a homeless teen this fall. “We’re casting a Hispanic kid who is going to be very prominent in Kevin and Scotty’s story this year,” he tells me. Additionally, Grant is on the lookout for an actor to play a possible suitor for grieving widow Kitty. “She has a ways to go before she’s really going to land on a boyfriend,” concedes Grant. “But men will certainly play a part in her life as she moves past the tragedy. We are actually looking for somebody right now that she’s going to meet around episode 3.”
Question: Any summer guilty pleasures you’d like to recommend? —Nick
Ausiello: I finally got around to watching Starz’ Spartacus: Blood and Sand and it’s officially my new crack. I’m seven episodes in and I’m hooked. If Andy Whitfield is reading this — and let’s face it, he probably is — I’m sorry I failed to include you in my Dream Emmy Ballot. I hope to one day make it up to you.
That’s a wrap! Please send questions, comments, and anonymous tips to ausielloscoop@ew.com. Also, you can follow me on Twitter via @michaelausiello. Thanks for playing!
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Yay for Mekenna on Chuck! I loved Alex!
I second this! Sooooo awesome!
My three I can’t wait.
ITA! I thought she did a really great job in last season’s finale and that she would make a great addition to the cast! Awesome news!
WTH is ITA?
Wonder what’s going to happen with Casey and Alex’s mom. Hope we get to explore that some more, too.
ITA = I totally agree
WTH is FWB?
FTB = Friends with Benefits ????
It’s so sad… One day soon, people will not be able to form coherent sentences or spell actual words anymore. OMG! Wait! You’re saying that day is already here? FML…
@ck Good question. I’m hoping we get a little something something on that. (I’d love it if they got back together as I’m all for broken families to find each other again, but maybe that me just wishfully thinking)
Thanks for the Castle teaser. I simply cannot wait for Season 3!!
I know, I can’t wait to see BEckett’s reaction to the posters! If you’ve seen the cover art for Naked HEat than you know that Castle is in some serious physical danger LOL
So excited for Castle! Get your act together Castle, and dump the needy ex- you might only have one more season to get with Beckett!
Another week goes by without the names of the shoes being set to a more eye-catching color. How do your web-designers live with themselves?
I’m so upset with my inability to quick scan that I can’t tell shoes from shows. Help me, please.
Need some puckleberry scoop in Glee!!
Seconded!
Terri storyline is SO OVER – this will be a total waste of time. There’s so much we need to know about the other characters, I hope they’ll get rid of her real soon. More Emma please .
Yeah, nothing against Jessalyn, but Terri could go away and it wouldn’t hurt the show any. Staying, though, doesn’t help matters. It’s the second horrible character in a row following her ‘Heroes’ character. Writers don’t seem to be very kind to her.
Ugh, no. Emma is such a snore. Her character hasn’t been cute in ages, she’s creepy and boring now just like that creeper Will.
I agree. Emma sucks. I’m hardcore Team Terri, and this news makes me so happy!
TEAM TERRI!!! I can’t stand Emma; she’s super annoying and the way she speaks totally grates on my nerves. And I’m not just saying that b/c I like Jessalyn as an actress, because I hated her character on Nip/Tuck! I simply think there is more to Terri than meets the eye, so I’m all for more of her this next season. Maybe the show will drag less with more Terri story lines!!! She should come back as the school nurse, b/c that was great.
White Collar…Neal Caffrey…sex?! I am so in.
They already mentioned in season one that Diana is a lesbian, so there won’t be sex.
He could technically still have sex with her, I guess, but it would be weird. And they’d never have a real relationship. XD I hope they don’t sleep together, it would just be perpetuating the stereotype that all gays are just a drink away from being straight. I hope the writers know better than that.
Um…could it be part of a cover op maybe? Not that difficult, kids.
LOL. White Collar is a family show.
But I want more shirtless Neal Caffrey!
Knowing how Ausiello’s mind works sometimes, I can see them outside hitting sheets on a clotheline like people did back in the old days.Litterally Hitting the sheets.
I really couldn’t stand ‘Spartacus’ while watching the pilot episode. And yet… and yet… for some reason I stayed with it. It genuinely spun into the TV equivalent of a page-turner as the season went on and I’m a fan now. Just wait for the season finale! Hoo boy!
Spartacus is awesome! I’m not a violent person but somehow I found myself enjoying every minute of the finale
They pulled out all the stops and didn’t pull any punches, amongst many other cliches.
Honestly, though, it was a wonderfully done finale that had me gaping agog throughout.
I felt the same about the pilot episode but I decided to stick with it and it paid off big. That show has some good writing.
Yes, the pilot was crap but the show got MUCH better as it went along. Amazing acting all around. My dream Emmy ballot would include just about everyone from that show.
Wow, it’s so great to see all this SPARTACUS love! I’ve been talking this show up to anyone who will listen to the point where I probably sound like a paid schill! Yes, it starts weak as hell, but quickly builds to a level that made my jaw drop at least once every episode (and kept it dropped throughout the insanely wonderful season finale!) When the SPARTACUS DVD’s finally drop in September, the world will not know what hit it! Jupiter’s c**k, what a trip SPARTACUS is!
Get out of my brain, Dave.
I do the EXACT same thing, talking up the show every chance I get, and that’s one of the reasons I always give — that something MAJOR happens every single episode!! Where else can you get THAT (plus hot, sweaty muscular men and flying blood, sand and body parts)?? SPAR-TA-CUS! SPAR-TA-CUS!!!
Neal and Diana sleeping together? But I thought that Diana was…you know…not interested? lol. Should be fun. Hopefully this means more shirtless Neal.
You’re right. In the pilot, Peter said she wasn’t, and I believe there was at least one other reference to her being a lesbian.
Bring back Natalie Morales.
He says “hitting the sheets”. He doesn’t say “Neal/Bomer can cause anyone to switch teams so they screw their brains out.” It’s probably a cover.
I suspect it’s an undercover thing… Two people can hit the sheets without sex being involved.
Whatever happens, I just want her to put his hat on.
Don’t forget, sometimes people actually just sleep in bed.
I’m glad about Terri.
Same here!
Didn’t quite understand the B&S info on Holly. Are you saying that she doesn’t survive the car accident and that’s a reason why Rebecca leaves the show? More details please!
With all do respect, what part of “All I know for sure is that Holly survives Carmageddon” did you not understand?
So glad that Tim/Tyra are just friends with benefits cause if they made it seem like Tyra was his “real love” over Lyla, I would hate FNL for life.
SO SO SO HAPPY that my girl Terri will be back on Glee. I love me some Jessalyn Gilsig.
I love Terri too!
Mmmmm Neal Caffrey hitting the sheets. He’s so sexy! It is great to see an actor who can play such an irresistible hetrosexual and to be widely accepted by the audience.
YAY so glad Mekenna is going to be back on Chuck. She has great chemistry with Adam Baldwin
I agree. Dad!Casey makes me just so happy. It’s awkward and yet, cute and funny.
LoL I know can’t wait to see Adam and Mekenna and their delicious father and daughter chemistry again.
I welcome the return of Tyra to FNL, but would rather see her with Landry. Although, I like her better than that wet blanket that is Lyla.
What was the point of Kevin and Scotty going through all of that IVF stuff this past season if the producers are just going to through it out the window? Kevin and Scotty are the only reason to watch B&S and yet the producers are constantly shoving roadblocks in their way.
It’s sad that surrogacy didn’t work out, but I think a foster child storyline is really cool too. Not everyone needs a little newborn to be happy when there are lots of kids already out there who need homes. I think this storyline could be really heartwarming and sweet
I am just so terribly dissapointed that Kevin and Scotty are going to lose the baby.I don’t understand why ABC wants to screw this storyline up. I’m beyond devastated! I think I’m gonna stop watching the show.