Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Just want to say hi? You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com
Question: Is Emilie de Ravin going to be back on Lost for the whole season or just a few episodes? And will we get to see what happened to her? —Jared
Ausiello: The answer to both of your questions is a resounding yeppers. Better prepare yourself though. My Lost mole says season 6 will showcase “a version of Claire we’ve never seen before — a Rousseau-esque version.” We’ll be in need of a Rousseau fix since the real version will be MIA. According to a Lost insider, the French Lady’s portrayer, Mira Furlan, turned down the show’s request to return for the final season due to a “prior overseas commitment.” Anyone know how you say “big bag-o-nuts” in français?
Question: I’m tired of people bitching about Gossip Girl being in a creative slump. I’m loving this season. Got scoop? —Alex
Ausiello: I’m (mostly) loving this season, too. The Chuck-Blair stuff continues to be immensely satisfying. And Hilary Duff isn’t nearly as annoying as I thought she’d be. On the scoop front, there’s a big Blair-Serena blow-up coming. The frenemies will definitely be on the outs for a little bit.
Question: How was your trip to Austin? Bring back any scoop? —Carol
Ausiello: Let’s see… Aimee Teegarden is a really good sport, East Dillon’s team colors are red and white, and Connie Britton loves herself a margarita. And to answer your first question, Austin rocks. It’s my new favorite U.S. city. My one and only quibble: the fashion. It’s God-awful. Everyone wears the same ugly orange, horn-emblazoned shirts. Blech.
Question: What Friday Night Lights goodies did you bring us back from Austin? —Jason
Ausiello: Okay, here’s some real scoop: Adrianne Palicki’s returning! She’s scheduled to shoot her one and only season 4 episode later this month. Also, two FNL characters will frequent a gay bar within the first five episodes.
Question: Last week you mentioned that one of the core characters on Friday Night Lights turned into a douche over the summer. Please tell me it’s not Matt — he’s my favorite! —Lizzy
Ausiello: It’s not Matt. But you’re close. Hint: The douche’s name starts with J and ends with D. (And just to be clear, I’m referring to the character and not the actor portraying him. It’s a very important distinction.)
Question: When will we find out what Gibbs whispered to Ziva in last week’s episode of NCIS? —Jan
Ausiello: Not anytime soon. Per an NCIS insider, “What Gibbs whispered to Ziva will remain a secret… at least for now.”
Question: Can you give us some juicy NCIS scoop as an early Halloween treat? —Laurie
Ausiello: Do baby geniuses creep you out as much as they creep me out? If so, you’re going to love an episode the show has coming up next month in which the mysterious death of a Marine leads Gibbs and Co. to a high security Navy Think Tank — where the brilliant minds are actually (shudder) children! I think I just piddled my pantaloons.
Question: You were right: I was crying during the final scene of last week’s Grey’s Anatomy. My heart broke for Alex. Please tell me you have some good news about him. —Anita
Ausiello: He makes contact with Izzie this week. That’s the good news. Here’s the bad: She’s not coming out of hiding anytime soon.
Question: I’m a huge Kim Raver fan and I’m thrilled that she is joining Grey’s. Could you give us some scoop on her character? —Sabrina
Ausiello: She’s basically Cristina’s worst nightmare: a heart specialist who used to play doctor with Owen. That’s right, Owen’s ex is going to be Cristina’s (potential) mentor! Cue the dramaz!
Question: I have a feeling the Chief will get axed on Grey’s. —Troy
Ausiello: A word of advice: You’d make a terrible psychic. The Chief is not the one who gets fired. BTW, unlike Izzie, the doc getting pink-slipped this week won’t be back. Guesses? Head to the comments!
Question: Any update on when Chuck is coming back? —Gary
Ausiello: The latest buzz points to a January or February return.
Question: Have we seen the last of Charlie on Fringe? —Kevin
Ausiello: Exec producer Jeff Pinkner isn’t ruling a comeback out. “We’ve already met Charlie’s doppelganger in the alternate reality,” he says. “He still exists.” Adds fellow e.p. J.H. Wyman: “No one ever really dies on Fringe.” BTW, Pinkner insists the exit of Kirk Acevedo’s G-man was strictly a creative decision and not a reflection on the actor himself (despite that whole Facebook debacle). “We wanted to take our team out of the FBI office and a little bit more underground,” he says, “and Charlie was a [casualty] of that.”
Question: Will we meet Olivia’s evil stepfather on Fringe this season? —Zakaria
Ausiello: “We’re talking about it,” responds Jeff Pinkner. “We definitely have been talking about that.”
Question: What happened to the new female FBI agent on Fringe? I thought she was sticking around all season. —Chris
Ausiello: According to Pinkner, Special Agent Jessup (Meghan Markle) is waiting in the wings and may pop up again in the future: “There was never any length of time [assigned to her stay],” he says. “There’s no end date. She’s an available tool in our toolbox and we’ll use her as we see fit. [But] we’re really trying to tell stories about our main characters… we want to get deeper with them, so we don’t have a lot of time to go into the FBI. I think our fans really want to get to know our [core] characters more and that’s what we’re endeavoring to do this year.”
Question: Do you have any Smallville spoilers? —Michelle
Ausiello: This is kinda spoilery. I’m talking to exec producers Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders in a few hours. Send your Qs to ausielloscoop@ew.com ASAP!
Question: Got any Supernatural scoop on episode 10? —Ivan
Ausiello: Sam and Dean fight Lucifer and two supporting characters will die!
Question: OK, I’ll bite. Who dies on Vampire Diaries? —Bonnie
Ausiello: Female series regular.
Question: How about some scoop on Cold Case? —Cady
Ausiello: Like her character, Kathryn Morris is spending a lot of time thinking about the past, even if she’s glad to still be around in the present. Cold Case’s close brush with network death (before eventually getting renewed for another season) has her feeling “a little more sentimental this year,” she says. “Everyone is waxing poetic about the good times. ‘Remember when you were sick with the flu in season two and I brought you chicken soup and we became best friends?’ ‘Remember that one time when I ripped a Dolce & Gabbana suit by walking by a rusty desk in homicide the first day they let me wear it? I’m sorry.’” Regarding the possibility of an eighth season, she says, “I think we are optimistic that we could go on as long as the audience wants us to. It isn’t like we will run out of crime in Philadelphia.”
Question: Why is Balthazar Getty’s name still listed in the opening credits of Brothers & Sisters? Is he still a series regular? —Shannon
Ausiello: No, he’s not. I did a little snooping and it turns out Getty asked that his name be kept in the opening credits as a condition of his return this season for a handful of episodes. Strange, right?
Question: When will all of the baby drama come out in the open on Glee? Finn and Will both need to get a clue. —Caroline
Ausiello: The truth comes out at some point between “Wheels” (episode 9) and “Sectionals” (episode 13). Speaking of Glee, look who’s on the cover of the new Entertainment Weekly!
Question: What’s going on with Hank? Will ABC pick it up for a full season? I’m not ashamed to admit I kind of find it funny. —Jessica
Ausiello: I’m not ashamed to admit your taste in television sucks. Just kidding. Not really. Actually, I may check back into the mediocre sitcom next month in light of this exclusive casting scoop: Swoosie Kurtz will play Kelsey Grammer’s mother-in-law in the show’s Thanksgiving episode.
Question: What’s this I hear about one of Lost’s planes going down on Wisteria Lane? Tell me this is not true. Desperate Housewives is solid enough, it doesn’t need any cross-promotion with other ABC shows. —Kellen
Ausiello: Someone at ABC suggested it might be fun to slap an Oceanic logo on the ill-fated plane, but the idea was quickly (and thankfully) nixed.
Question: How exactly did you become the all-knowing God of everything television? —Oliver
Ausiello: I thought I was standing in line for froyo. I wasn’t. True story.
Question: Have Olivia Wilde and Peter Jacobson left House for good? —Megan
Ausiello: No. The revolving door at Princeton-Plainsboro will spin yet again next month when Thirteen and Taub request their old jobs back. Coincidentally, that’s right around the time Cameron and Chase decide to quit and move to Chicago. (Guess which one of them changes their mind at the last minute!)
Question: Do you have any news regarding House, Wilson, and the progression of their relationship? —Xay
Ausiello: I’m hearing there’s tons of good House-Wilson action in episodes 10 and 11, including a scene my mole singles out as one of his/her “favorite Hilson moments ever.”
Question: Rumor has it Betty will be involved in a love triangle with Matt and another mystery party on Ugly Betty. Any clue who the third person might be? —Stacy
Ausiello: I hear it might be *****a.
Question: Dexter is getting crazy. Who shot Deb and Lundy? —George
Ausiello: I think a more interesting question is, What will happen to Deb in the wake of said shooting? Or more specifically, whose house will she move into?
Question: What’s the latest on Zooey Deschanel guest-starring opposite her sis on Bones? —Lauren
Ausiello: It’s happening! Her deal closed earlier this week. As I previously reported, she’ll be playing Brennan’s never-before-seen cuz in the show’s Christmas episode on Dec. 10.
Question: Anything good coming up on 90210? —Nick
Ausiello: Dixon’s about to land himself a cougar! “A new woman comes into Dixon’s life, and she’s even older than Sasha,” teases exec producer Rebecca Sinclair. “It’s someone we’ve met before.”
That’s a wrap! Send questions-comments-anonymous scoop tips to ausielloscoop@ew.com. Thanks for playing! (Additional reporting by Keith Staskiewicz)
PHOTO CREDIT: Ravin: Mario Perez/ABC; Heigl: Scott Garfield/ABC
Comments (1-15) of 236 Add your comment
Yay Friday Night Lights!
Oooh I’m first!!! Thats all the scoop we’re getting on Vampire Diairies…more please????
first what?
I thought that I was the first to post…
You jinxed yourself.
Ugh!
I’m glad JD is the douchebag. Can’t stand him anyway, so now I’ll have more of a reason to hate him. Win!
COMPLETELY AGREE with your statement
I kinda thought he was a douchebag last season so he wasn’t in my guess of who turned into one.
would somebody define “douchebag” …I’m no doubt being one to ask , but I would still like a definative definition of what exactly people mean by it ..I’ll check out the show to see …but I want it in writing !
Per urbandictionary.com: douchebag: (1)Someone who has surpassed the levels of jerk and a****le, however not yet reached f***er or m*****f****r. (2) An individual who has an over-inflated sense of self worth, compounded by a low level of intellegence, behaving ridiculously in front of colleagues with no sense of how moronic he appears.
Ditto–I was afraid that it was Landry. Like Stephanie, I thought that he was a douche last season, so great, he’s even more annoying.
i totally think caroline is getting killed on vampire diaries especially considering damon’s small obsession with her….and SO HAPPY ABOUT CHUCK BEING MOVED UP YAYY!!
You bleed burnt orange? You might want to get that checked… I’m pretty sure you should be bleeding CRIMSON!!
Roll Tide
I’ll second that Roll Tide!!!!
Roll Tide Roll!!!
I really hope it’s not Caroline. I think she’s a much-needed breath of warm air on that show. Wonder who it’ll be though? My first thought was Aunt Jenna. But maybe Vicki gets staked. We shall see. I’m almost embarrassed at how much I love this show. And Glee is my other pick for this season. It’s terrific, and I think Lea Michelle and Corey Monteith have amazing chemistry, not to mention Jayma Mays and Matthew Morrison.
I’m hoping it’s annoying Jenna. But I think it’s going to be Vicki. The Vampire killers will be trying to get them and will kill Vicki and think she’s been the one killing folks.
Its not Caroline….If you’ve read the books you know whats coming
I’ve read the books and have no clue what’s coming, lol. The show strays from the books a lot. The only thing that’s been a constant are Damon’s, Stefan’s and Elena’s name.
I do hope it’s Vicki though–I do not like her on the show.
Vickie does go wacko in the books after her attack in the cemetery…and there was mention of her possibly turning in the book. The series just took it there.
I think Vickie dies… eventually… They need Caroline for later. Well technically they need Vickie for later..but they screwed that up by turning her lol
CHUCK! kreuk routh can`t wait!
How dare you insult the longhorns!! I just lost respect to you. I BLEED BURNT ORANGE. HOOK ‘EM HORNS!
Saw Varsity’s Horns Off!
Saw ‘Em Off and Gig ‘Em!
BTHO TU!
Burnt orange is an awful color. I couldn’t agree more. BOOMER SOONER!
thanks for the GG scoop!
Are you sure that this Supernatural spoiler is from episode 8? This one is supposed to be about the Trickster.
Did you mistaken it with the 10th?
Oops… You fixed. Thanks.
Not sure if he changed it or you read it wrong, but in case you didn’t see, the spoiler refers to the 10th SPN episode now.
Yes, I read right, but I saw that he fixed. Thanks.
Needs moar Glee scoop. Particularly on the Quinn/Puck front.
Well our local news just had a brief interview with Jim Pickens Jr of Grey’s Anatomy who said “none” of the original characters on the GA are actually leaving the show at all, so that means one of the Mercy West newbies right? And if that’s the case HURRRRRAAAAHHH…They all are horrible and can’t leave soon enough in my opinion.
I want the Mercy Westers gone as much as everyone else, but I don’t trust Pickens at all. Not after the Heigl debacle last season. Dude just needs to shut up. Seriously.
McSteamy isn’t one of the originals maybe he gets fired. I hope not!
NO!!! Aside from being with Lexie, he brings a lot of sweetness and comic relief – and he IS the steamiest, in my opinion!
I totally agree! This whole hospital merger is so annoying. I can’t stand ANY of the newbies.
Honestly, I think the Chief needs to get fired. Not because I don’t like the actor, but anyone who allows a merger to go down like that deserves to get axed. I was hoping the writers were setting us up for that.
It’s going to be the intern whose wife got fired first and is now sueing SG for wrongful termination. SOOOOO obvious!
I think it is Callie that gets fired. She is not an original cast member and the hospital needs Arizona because the guy she replaced dropped dead last season.
It better be Lexie! I’m sick of those doctors acting like 16 year olds. Ever since Burke and Addison left, there haven’t been any mature adults on that show and Lexie is the worst.
I bet Dixon is doing Diablo Cody LOL
OMG I TOTALLY AGREE ABOUT AUSTIN – i’m a student on campus and the fashion here is honestly, seriously AWFUL…and i refuse to wear the ugly burnt orange shirt
Why are you attending UT if you don’t support your school? Why spend that much money, lol? Don’t insult the school you are attending.
I don’t think she’s insulting the school…just the fashion sense. I go to CU and the school is great…some of the fashion though…
My point…they’re two unrelated things.
Might Betty and Amanda fight over Matt?
I thought the * quiz = Amanda also.
Me too!
Is there any chance you meant the Supernatural spoiler to be for episode 10 and not 8? It doesn’t seem to fit with the descriptions I have heard on 8.
Refresh your page. He fixed. *winks*
i think Sarah Drew’s character is getting the ax on Grey’s since she might have a recurring role on Glee coming up.
Which one is Sarah Drew?
The one with the notebook.
AMANDA?!
Betty, Matt, and AMANDA?!
I could see Wilhelmina going after Matt- since she can’t seduce the father, why not the son? Job security has always been important to Willie, plus both she and Matt would relish the chance to p*ss Betty off.
Just so long as it isn’t Hilda. I LOVE her with Ralph Macchio.