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Scooplets: 24, L Word, O.C., Scrubs and More!
Here are several updates on stuff I reported in this week's Ask Ausiello as well as some new scoops mixed in. Enjoy!
I can now confirm that Marlee Matlin has signed on to appear in 11 episodes of Showtime's The L Word. The deal just closed and, even though this drama is so far off my radar it's virtually undetectable, I wanted to bring you the official word ASAP. The Oscar winner will play a deaf artist who takes a shine to Jennifer Beals' Bette. She'll first show up in the fourth-season premiere in January.
Speaking of shows I probably should be watching, Disney's teen phenom Hannah Montana has reeled in a pretty big fish. I'm told Dolly Parton will make a guest appearance this summer. I'm not sure who she's playing, but very reliable sources say her character will have huge knockers.
Regarding the fate of The King of Queens, another source told me yesterday that "the show is definitely dead." Still no confirmation from CBS.
My Eric Balfour mole (yes, I now have a mole assigned specifically to Mr. Balfour) insists the actor has not been approached about appearing in the finale of The O.C., even though his Eddie character is in the script. Maybe they're going to recast. Or maybe they changed the script. Or maybe I'm being fed false information.
Not sure if this is out there or not, but Sarah Lancaster will reprise her role as Lisa the Gift Shop Girl in Scrubs' May 16 season finale. No, J.D.'s longtime crush is not the one who's preggers. I hear she turns up in a flashback sequence.
Remember reading how Calista Flockhart was paid a hefty $200,000 to appear in ABC's highly touted fall pilot Brothers & Sisters? Well, the network may want to request a refund. According to those in the know, the erstwhile Ally McBeal tested "horribly." However, a source at ABC insists "Calista is not testing badly."
Two pilots that are faring better are Fox's Till Death and Vanished. The network has issued series orders to both shows. Till Death is a comedy that stars Eddie Kaye Thomas and Kat Foster as young newlyweds who move in next door to a long-married couple, played by Brad Garrett and Joely Fisher. Vanished, meanwhile, stars Queer as Folk's Gale Harold and Rebecca Gayheart and chronicles the disappearance of a senator's wife over the course of the season.
Here's the answer to this week's so-easy-it's-embarrassing Ask Ausiello asterisk quiz. I’m hearing that a SUBMARINE will be featured rather prominently in the final hours of this season's 24. I promise to make the next one a smidge more challenging.
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Apr 27, 2006 3:48 PM
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You're not really missing anything without watching The L Word and Hannah Montana...
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Apr 27, 2006 4:09 PM
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Thanks for the info on The L Word. It really is a pretty good show. I do have a slight correction for you, though. Jennifer Beals' character is not named Becca, but Bette.
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Apr 27, 2006 4:12 PM
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Why are they cancelling King of Queens? Long lifespan and it's the end of its run? Just curious, it seems to be popular.
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Apr 27, 2006 4:30 PM
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The King of Queens thing has to do with money issues with the stars I think. It sucks, I liked the show.
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Apr 27, 2006 5:42 PM
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I thought your submarine clue wasn't too easy. But then again I think I'm probably the only clueless one who doesn't always guess your other ones. 
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Apr 27, 2006 7:48 PM
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It sounds like Fox will have a hit with Brad Garrett on board. Vanished doesn't sound half bad, either.
Hey Ausiello, if you read this, just want to say thanks. I used to search all over looking for TV news and confirmations. Since I found you here, I don't have to look anymore. And if I do read something elsewhere, I don't believe it until I've seen you confirm it.
I refer to you as "my source" when I share news that no one else knows of yet.
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Apr 27, 2006 10:02 PM
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Kelly, no you are not the only clueless one. I didn't get the Submarine thing either, I was way off trying to fit Someones Alive in where those litte *** were.
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Apr 27, 2006 11:29 PM
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They must be sending a submarine after Secretary Heller's car! He is the Secreatry of Defense - spare no expense in his rescue!
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Apr 28, 2006 9:30 AM
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That was one of the few asterisk quizzes I got!!! I'm hoping that the submarine aspect of this whole thing will mean that somehow Heller is still alive since he is a former Navy seal.
The bad news about this is that I can't see Chloe, Audrey or the First Lady down in that submarine so I hope that all the action doesn't take place down there.
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Apr 28, 2006 12:39 PM
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LMAO@Dolly Parton has huge knockers.
Also I didn't get the asterisk quiz either. Closest I came was subordinate, but it wouldn't fit.
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Apr 28, 2006 1:48 PM
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Actually her name is Bette
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Apr 28, 2006 2:09 PM
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yeah - I never get the *** clues - I was nowhere near submarine. I do like the idea of seeing Jack in a swimsuit, though. Think he'll still wear his hoodie?
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Apr 28, 2006 5:08 PM
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