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Posted on: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:49:16 +0000 (UTC)

Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'Lost,' 'House,' 'Smallville,' 'Heroes,' and
more!
EW, KJIH-TV Media | Jul 1, 2009, 10:53 PM | by Michael Ausiello

Categories: 24, 90210, Ask Ausiello, Desperate Housewives, Friday
Night Lights, Glee, Heroes, House, Lauren Graham, Lie to Me, Lost,
Scrubs, Smallville, The Big Bang Theory, Ugly Betty, Veronica Mars,
Weeds

Question: Your lack of reporting on the Veronica Mars movie has me
feeling like it's DOA. Any news on it? -- Andrew
Ausiello: Yep, but it ain't good. At last weekend's Saturn Awards,
Kristen Bell told us, "I don't think it will ever happen, and here's
why: [Series creator] Rob Thomas and I had a powwow, and we were both
100 percent on board. We took our proposal to Warner Bros. and Joel
Silver told us that there is no enthusiasm [there] to make a Veronica
Mars movie, and that is unfortunately a roadblock we cannot compete
with." But -- like the rest of us, I suspect -- she isn't giving up
hope. "Maybe if we bombard them with letters?" she suggests. "Maybe
[then] they will change their tune." What are you waiting for, a
written invitation from Veronica Mars herself? Start bombarding Warner
Bros. with letters!

Question: Do you have any Big Bang Theory scoopage? --Sara
Ausiello: Do locusts have leg muscles that are, like, a bazillion
times stronger than an equal weight of human muscle? (Yes, I broke a
sweat on that one. Thanks, this site.) Although Simon "Wolowitz"
Helberg says, "We are still on summer vacation -- we go back August 5
-- and I have not seen the first script," he admits, "I just saw Jim
["Sheldon" Parsons], and he certainly did let on that he knew
something. I justume they will pick up right where we left off in
terms of the North Pole=85 Maybe we needed to eat Sheldon to survive."
All kidding aside, what would the actor like to see happen this
season? "It'd be interesting to see [Wolowitz] try to move out [of his
mother's basement]. I would also like him to meet his father, and I
would like his father to be Ringo Starr. How cool would it be if
Wolowitz is the son of a Beatle? [Besides] I would actually like pants
I can breathe in and an operational fly so I don't have to pull down
my pants to my ankles every time I need to pee."

Question: Any update on Lauren Graham joining the cast of Scrubs? --
Jenny
Ausiello: As I suspected, it's not happening. I don't even think it
got past the wish list stage.

Question: Like most Friday Night Lights fans, I was devastated to read
in last week's AA that Zach Gilford will not return as a series
regular next season. Do you know how long he will return for? --
Amanda?
Ausiello: It's looking like five episodes, maybe more. And I'm a
little bummed myself.

Question: Will House recover from whatever it is that landed him in
the psycho ward? --Catherine
Ausiello: You mean will he stop being crazy? "No," says Robert Sean
Leonard. "It would be like Quincy suddenly getting nice and loving
examining dead bodies. There are certain things that are just givens
about the show, and one is the general makeup of House=92s attitude and
personality. He may stop hallucinating but he=92d never stop being
sarcastic." Adds series creator David Shore: "It depends on how we
define better. That is the question. How sick is he? Does House want
to get better? Can he get better? And how much better? And how much
will the team be told and how will the dynamic shift with House away?
Those are the questions we are going to deal with in the first bunch
of episodes, and perhaps even the whole season to a certain extent."

Question: Is it true that Gregory Itzin will be back on 24 next
season? --Arleen
Ausiello: That's false.

Question: Is it true that Claire on Heroes is going to have a romantic
relationship with Rachel Melvin's new character, Annie? --Elizabeth
Ausiello: That's true. Kind of. I'm not sure about a full-blown
relationship, but I can confirm that the college roomies will engage
in a little Sapphic experimentation. At least that's the plan.
Meanwhile, Hayden P. insists rumors that she tried to wiggle out of
her Heroes contract at the end of the last season have been greatly
exaggerated (i.e., all lies!) "I love my job and I love where I am,"
she maintains. "Heroes has been such a massive part of my life. I've
been doing it for four years, and at times you get restless; I think
anyone would in any job. But I love what I do. I love my job. I love
my cast members. They're all my family. I don't pay attention to
rumors like that. That's why they're called rumors. 'Cause they're
rumors." Thanks for clearing that up!

Question: Jennifer Jason Leigh was hilarious as Nancy's sister on
Weeds. Will we see her again? --Paul
Ausiello: If Weeds creator Jenji Kohan has anything to say about it we
will. "We loved having Jennifer on the show and were dazzled by her
performance and her chemistry with our cast," she raves. "We have no
idea when she'll be back, but we'd love to have her return if our
story and her schedule align. Fingers crossed."

Question: Is the Comic-Con meet-and-greet happening or not? My
calendar is filling up! --Kevin
Ausiello: Keep open Thursday, July 23 at 8 pm, because that's when
I'll be getting plastered with a bunch of Ausholes at an undisclosed
San Diego-area location. Well, undisclosed to all but the first 75 of
you who RSVP via ausholesunite@ew.com. Did I mention the open bar?
Hurry!

Question: Any hints about who or what Annie hit at end of 90210? --
Craig
Ausiello: It's a person.

Question: Will we see Mekhi Phifer and/or Jennifer Beals back on Lie
to Me next season? Any other new faces coming on board?--Bernd
Ausiello: Mekhi has been promoted to a series regular, while Jennifer
will continue to recur as Lightman's ex. As far as new blood goes,
we'll meet Lightman's longtime rival, an on-camera expert in the same
field.

Question: With regard to your 24 asterisk quiz in last week's Ask
Ausiello, is it safe to say that Ethan will be promoted to Commander
in Chief next season? --Neely
Ausiello: You'd be safer going with Secretary of State.

Question: Now that Drea de Matteo is on Desperate Housewives, what
does that mean for her character on Sons of Anarchy? --Brandon
Ausiello: It means "she is not currently scheduled to appear in season
2," per an FX spokesperson. Speaking of season 2, it debuts Sept. 8.

Question: Is Kyle MacLachlan seriously leaving Desperate Housewives? --
Elina
Ausiello: Nope, he's returning. And he'll remain a series regular.

Question: Wentworth Miller has had a few months off now. It's time for
him to get back to work. Any word on his next TV gig? --Deirdre
Ausiello: As first scooped by TV Guide mag, he's guest-starring in the
season premiere of Law & Order: SVU as a cop who comes to the aid of a
. victim.

Question: Heroes scoop please? --Justin?
Ausiello: Remember me telling you that producers were casting an 11-
year-old version of Nathan? Well, thanks to Adrian Pasdar, now we know
why! "I absorb a memory from an article of clothing that sends me back
in time to when I was 11," he explains. "Something happened to young
Nathan but old Nathan doesn't remember it. How can that be? It has to
do with a character we have met before."

Question: Regarding Ugly Betty, got any spoilers that don't involve
Matt and Betty? --Kelcy
Ausiello: Mode's getting a new editor! Her name's Amber, she's in her
20s, she's Asian, and is a master at the backhanded compliment.
Casting is under way. Also, I'm hearing (and already laughing) about a
possible mob subplot involving Hilda. BTW, congrats to Ana Ortiz on
the birth of her daughter!

Question: I'm having Glee withdrawals! News, please? --James
Ausiello: I don't want to blow my whole Glee wad before the show even
returns! Oh, who am I kidding, yes I do. MADtv's Michael Hitchcock --
yet another Christopher Guest alum -- will be appearing alongside Eve
as the director of a different rival choir.

Question: Ever since the news of Callum Blue being cast as Zod on
Smallville was reported, there is one question we are all dying to
know: Was the "Mason" role, in fact, Zod? --C.B.
Ausiello: Yep, it sure was. Speaking of which, Justin Hartley doesn't
think a Green Arrow-Zod face-off is in the cards next season. "I have
the good sense in my head to let Clark deal with [him]," he says with
a laugh. "I'll stick to dealing with the ladies. Why would I start
something with that guy? That guy looks tall in photos. I don't need a
piece of that guy."

Question: Could you kindly tell us Smallville fans what Season 9 will
be about? --Colin
Ausiello: According to Justin Hartley, a portion of it will be about
Oliver confronting his demons. "I think he is going to struggle with
the things he has been afforded [as a result of] his powers," he says.
"He has sacrificed things and done things that haunt him=85 It's bad
stuff. We need to get to the bottom of it."

Question: Got Greek scoop? --Karen
Ausiello: G4 hostess Olivia Munn (Attack of the Show!) is joining the
cast in the recurring role of Lana, a beautiful yet guarded waitress
who doesn't realize how drop dead gorgeous she is.

Question: Hey, did you hear the new Smurfs movie will be in 3-D?!
Anyway do you have any more Lost scoop? --Erick
Ausiello: May's series finale is going to be a real downer, predicts
Michael Emerson. "I don't think Lost will have a happy ending," he
confessed to us at the Saturn Awards. "It's the end and I think we are
going to start seeing more casualties. I would put money on major
characters being killed. I believe it will be a sad ending to the show
-- or at least bittersweet. I think it will definitely be a series
finale for grownups." Emerson, meanwhile, is still trying to make
sense of the season 5 finale. (Join the club!) "I killed Jacob...
maybe... probably," he hedged. "It isn't like we haven't seen plenty
of other people be killed and somehow come back. And what does it mean
if I did kill him? Who the hell was he anyway? Obviously, Ben wanted a
father. So much of our show is about bad fathers. It is one of our
biggest themes. And Jacob disappointed in those final moments. And
maybe Jacob made it easy for him. Maybe that was all meant to happen.
Is it all ordained? Maybe. And for that matter, can Jacob even be
killed? Stay tuned is my response." Click here is mine.

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(Additional reporting by Carrie Bell, Missy Schwartz, and Ben Katner)

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