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Mega Buzz on Smallville, NCIS, Vegas and More!
Lauren Holly by Art Streiber/CBS, Josh Duhamel by Mitch Haddad/NBC Photo, Erica Durance by Michael Courtney/The CW
Thank you all for the outstanding response and terrific questions. On with this week's buzz!
Lois fans from Smallville have one request: Throw us a freakin' bone here! Please tell us she will finally be in every episode in Season 8. Luke
Matt Mitovich: Would that I could, Luke (and the scores of others seeking such assurance). But at this point I am hearing that Erica Durance's sitch remains "the same as always" that is, she'll do 13 or so episodes though there is a slight chance we may eke out an extra one or two. Small consolation, I know, but you should understand that delivering 22 episodes' worth of Lois... well, like Denise Richards, it is complicated.
I read your columns all the time. Do you have any Grey's Anatomy scoop? Bethany
Mitovich: Flattery will get you everywhere
but in this case, only a date: June 25. That's when Grey's starts filming the new season.
Will the NCIS season finale re-air? It got deleted on my DVR. Barb
Mitovich: Re-air, no. But you can find it with our Online Video Guide and download it via iTunes. Oh, and Barb? You may want to skip the next question.
Now that we know which character was killed on NCIS, why did Lauren Holly leave? Was it her decision, [exec producer] Shane Brennan's decision, or mutual? Andrea
Mitovich: Brennan tells TV Guide that the death was long in the planning and done primarily for storyline reasons. Holly had not asked to leave.
Does FX have anything in development to replace The Shield and the eventual departures of Rescue Me and Nip/Tuck? Sean
Mitovich: Whoa, it's early to be planning the demise of Tommy Gavin and the sassy surgeons. That said, you may now add Dirt to the list of casualties alongside The Shield (which just announced Sept. 2 as its final-season premiere). Right now, FX's eggs seem to be in one motorcycle saddlebag: Sons of Anarchy, penned by The Shield's Kurt Sutter and starring Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman and Katey Sagal.
Any word on whether Brian Austin Green will be rejoining Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles for Season 2? He brought the show to a whole other level. MBH
Mitovich: The creator of T:SCC agrees with you. Watch this week's Mega Minute vodcast for more.
I would absolutely love some scoop on BSG, Doctor Who, Psych or Stargate Atlantis or all of them if you're feeling generous. Traci
Mitovich: Hmm, I'll meet you halfway. What I turned up for you regarding Psych merited its own news item, posted Monday. As for Battlestar, Erin Fox previewed a snippet of this Friday's midseason finale, and teases: "The trip to Earth and the fate of the colonials may lie in the hands of the four unknown Cylons." Frak!
Because of the strike, I'm being deprived of my Denis Leary fix for almost another full year. Do you have any Rescue Me scoop to cheer me up? melody
Mitovich: Will a reminder that the "minisodes" start up on June 24 help? Karina Lombard (The L Word) drops by one of the five-minute minisodes, and it turns out that Tatum O'Neal may work her way into one of 'em if all goes well for her.
Have you heard anything new about Las Vegas, like a made-for-TV movie or another network picking it up? Christian
Mitovich: The latter is out-of-the-question at this point. As for a "wrap-up movie," certainly not any time soon. Josh Duhamel, for one, has two feature films in queue When in Rome, opposite Kristen Bell, and Transformers 2, opposite a lot of CGI and Vanessa Marcil is busy with an indie. The smart money is on the CW someday giving us a series called "L.V."
It seems like forever since we have heard anything about Heroes. What is going on, and when is the fall premiere? Janet
Mitovich: Weevil is evil! The premiere is discussed in the next item.
Will the shows that did not come back after the WGA strike premiere their new episodes prior to the new "traditional" late-October debut period? Petra
Mitovich: You betcha! Fox will be first out of the gate, kicking off its fall season Sept. 1, with Prison Break. The CW is expected to launch much of its lineup that same week, though the returns of Smallville and Supernatural are currently listed as "TBA." (Cue groans.) NBC's plan is more leisurely, launching with Heroes on Sept. 22 around the same time that ABC is likely to bring back the likes of Private Practice. CBS is mum thus far.
This Week's Mega Rave: This Monday brings this "interim" TV season to life with one brand-new show and one returning favorite. I was bearish on ABC Family's The Middleman, not quite appreciating its graphic novel-based premise. But having screened it, I'm tempted to add it to my favorites list. It's loaded with clever banter like Men in Black if Will Smith's character was a geeky girl. Later that night, we have the return of Weeds, which I felt was off its game last season. A new setting paired with Albert Brooks as Nancy's nasty father-in-law gives the show a much-needed whiff of fresh air.
This Week's Mini Rant: I enjoy clever promotional materials as much as the next SWAG whore, but the "Balloon in a Box" that Oxygen sent out to promote its new logo just screams wasteful. (See photo here.) A 16"x16"x9" box was used to ship a balloon? At least make a statement by shaping the air-filled plastic to look like Tori Spelling.
And now, a new feature called....
Reader Quote of the Week: "Where the hell were the paparazzi? Shouldn't they have been following this TV star? They could have saved his life." ZZZ999, on the "hit-and-run" death of a Meerkat Manor critter
Looking for buzz? Got some to pass along on the QT? E-mail me.
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Jun 11, 2008 9:00 AM
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Always enjoy your snark, Matt!
And I loved the "reader quote of the week."
Guess I'll have to check out The Middleman.
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Jun 11, 2008 10:02 AM
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Reader Quote of the Week...I like this new feature.
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Jun 11, 2008 10:15 AM
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"They fight Evil, So You Don't Have To"
TheMiddleman....Monday.........June 16th...ABC Family.
Learn about it!!!
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Jun 11, 2008 10:33 AM
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Matt,
I think you've been around long enough to warrant giving your readers a special title -- something like what that other guy... ah, what was his name?? Ashyellas, Asylumolas... well - what ever... but how about calling your readers/followers "Mitovitches"...  Boy won't that other guy be regretting he left.
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Jun 11, 2008 10:42 AM
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Well, thanks for answering why Lauren Holly left--there had been rumours that she asked to go, etc., etc. I wonder what the producers mean when they said her death "was long in the planning and done primarily for storyline reasons." means. HOW long? Pre-strike? Last season with the ridiculousness of the Frog storyline? Any way you can find out? Please?? Not that I wanted her to stay--I wanted Shepard gone as she served NO PURPOSE as far as I'm concerned.
Thanks!
~Sangeeta
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Jun 11, 2008 10:46 AM
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Thank you, I really like this new feature.
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Jun 11, 2008 10:47 AM
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Good idea, Crash.
But how about "Mitobitches"? It has a nice ring, no?
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Jun 11, 2008 10:50 AM
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I totally agree with the previous poster, Matt -- your followers and/or groupies should be given a name. But let's shorten it just a little. If Ausiello can have his Ausholes, Mitovich should have his Viches (or "Vitches").
It'll either be really cool, or it will look like you are Svedish and are trying to write "witches."
If this sticks, just think -- if you doesn't like something, you could call it a Vich-slap. Niiiice.
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Jun 11, 2008 10:51 AM
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To TPTB at TVG: Give MWM his own page, ASAP!
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Jun 11, 2008 11:01 AM
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ain't no ausiello!
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Jun 11, 2008 11:07 AM
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Re Lauren Holly's departure from NCIS: Glad the character's gone. She added little to the chemistry of the show. I know I missed a couple of episodes since the return from the WG strike, so I probably missed the answer to my question: what exactly was Jenny's ailment? Ducky tells Jethro in the season finale that "She was dying, Jethro." From what?
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Jun 11, 2008 11:12 AM
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Vitches, Vich-slap. You guys crack me up!
MWM has become the one-man TVG machine. Mega Buzz, Megaminute, video Q&A with HIMYM cast. Do the twins think you are "that guy who kisses mommy goodbye in the morning"?
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Jun 11, 2008 11:17 AM
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The less Lois Lane, the better. We need more Clark and his journey to becoming Superman need to come to fruition. How lond can someone be on journey, it's been years now, and enough distractions, which Lois Lane will definitely be if this is pursued on a dramatic level. Keep all the characters down to a minimum and concentrate more on Clark.
Battlestar Galactic is by far the best sci fi/drama on television today, in my opinion. I'm so disappointed that we will have to wait till next year for the final 10 episodes, and I hope the rumour I heard about a movie called Caprica is true. Why this show has not won every major award in every category is beyond me. Love the show.
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Jun 11, 2008 11:21 AM
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I have to admit -- "Vitches" works much better. "Vitch-Slap" really cracked me up! Good one Huskylives!  It's clean AND dirty at the same time.
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Edited by Crash at 06/11/2008 8:28 AM
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Jun 11, 2008 11:24 AM
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