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Grey's Anatomy Preview: Eric Stoltz Discusses His Killer Role
8 January 2009 12:30 AM, PST
Grey's Anatomy</i>." style="margin:0 5px 5px" />When Grey's Anatomy resumes its season this Thursday at 9 pm/Et, Seattle Grace's finest will get a collective case of the heebie-jeebies when a death row inmate is admitted with critical injuries. Eric Stoltz (Pulp Fiction), who occasionally directs for ABC's hit medical drama, steps in front of the camera for the next three episodes to play the enigmatic serial killer. Stoltz gave us a look at the doctor-dividing dilemmas to come. TVGuide.com: There's a bit of a disconnect between "Eric Stoltz" and "serial killer." One, are you glad there's that disconnect? And two, do you think it helps you bring something different to the role?
Eric Stoltz: [Laughs] Yes, I am happy that I really don't have much in common with killers. Absolutely. But, that being said, it's always bracing to explore what I might actually have in common with them underneath at all.
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Matt Mitovich
Mickey Rourke Close to Clamping Down on Iron Man 2
7 January 2009 7:25 PM, PST
Mickey Rourke could soon be going from wrestling to wrapping deadly coils around Tony Stark.
The recent Wrestler star is in talks to join Iron Man 2 as a Russian heavy weight who becomes Whiplash, a character with deadly coils he can unfurl with deadly results.
Sam Rockwell is also in talks to join the franchise's follow-up, according to the Hollywood Reporter. If a deal closes, the indie maven (Frost/Nixon, Snow Angels) would play Tony Stark's nemesis, multibillionaire Justin Hammer.
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Anna Dimond
Lost's Naveen Andrews Wins Sole Custody of Son
7 January 2009 6:37 PM, PST
Lost's Naveen Andrews has found a custody ruling in his favor.
The ABC show's star won sole custody of his three-year-old son, Naveen Joshua, at L.A. Superior Court on Wednesday, TMZ reports. A judge changed Andrews' joint custody with his son's mother, Elena Eustache, after she allegedly took the boy out of county without permission. Andrews also said that Eustache kept their son from him.
Eustache, meanwhile, reportedly made several claims of her own. Among them...
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Anna Dimond
Naacp Image Awards: House of Payne, Grey's and Jennifer Hudson among Leading Nominees
7 January 2009 4:54 PM, PST
Tyler Perry and Halle Berry have their work cut out for them.
As the hosts of this year's Naacp Image Awards, the pair will help honor the best of television, movies, music and literature from a comprehensive nominations roster, announced Wednesday. Tyler Perry's House of Payne leads the TV series in contention with six nominations, followed by Ugly Betty with five, Grey's Anatomy and Everybody Hates Chris, which both scored four nods.
Joining Payne, Betty and Chris in the TV comedy category are...
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Anna Dimond
David Hewlett Says Goodbye to Stargate: Atlantis
7 January 2009 2:09 PM, PST
David Hewlett has played the arrogant and often irritating Rodney McKay on Stargate Sg-1 and Stargate Atlantis since 2002. As the series comes to an end Friday (9 pm/Et, Sci Fi), David reminisced with TVGuide.com about his adventures playing the obnoxious McKay, what is was like smooching pal and cast mate Jewel Staite (Dr. Jennifer Keller) and the possibility of appearing in the upcoming Stargate movie.
TVGuide.com: I spoke to your costar Jewel Staite—
David Hewlett: She's a liar. Everything she says, absolute lies! Don't believe a word of it!
TVGuide.com: Good to know because she said kissing you [on the show] was kind of torturous because you're more like a brother.
Hewlett: (Laughs) Ok, that's kind of true! We're kind of like Statler and Waldorf from The Muppet Show. You know, the two old guys in the top balcony? That's basically Jewel and I on set. Basically the ones
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Erin Fox
WGA Takes a Shine to Dark Knight
7 January 2009 1:20 PM, PST
The Dark Knight's Oscar campaign just got another big boost.
Two days after scoring a Producers Guild of America nomination, the Batman sequel earned a screenwriting equivalent one from the Writers Guild of America.
Dark Knight scribes Christopher Nolan — who could earn a Directors Guild of America nomination Thursday — and Jonathan Nolan will duke it out against ...
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Joyce Eng
Ratings: Huge Gains for Biggest Loser, Scrubs-on-abc
7 January 2009 10:56 AM, PST
The Biggest Loser</i>'s Gerald Hayes, <I>Scrubs</i>' Zach Braff" style="margin:0 5px 5px" />The Nielsens this week have experienced delays, so I just had two days' worth of data dumped on my desk. Here are selected highlights:
Monday
• Fox's coverage of the Fiesta Bowl dominated the night with 16 million total viewers.
• NBC's Superstars of Dance (9.59 million) dropped 615K from its Sunday bow.
• The arrival of ABC's new Bachelor averaged 8.7 mil, barely grabbing third at 8 pm/Et and dropping to No. 4 come 9 o'clock.
• Gossip Girl (2.94 mil) more or less matched its most recent audience, while One Tree Hill (2.63 mil) enjoyed a gain of 420 thou.
• ABC's True Beauty debuted to 7.64 mil, placing a distant second behind a CSI: Miami repeat.
Tuesday
• NCIS netted 19.07 million viewers, its second-largest audience ever (trailing only this past Dec. 16). That set up The Mentalist for yet another series high, 19.56 mil.
• The Biggest Loser: Couples debuted to 11.82 mil,
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Matt Mitovich
Obama Paging CNN's Dr. Gupta as Surgeon General?
7 January 2009 10:05 AM, PST
The country's next Surgeon General may be coming soon from a TV near you.
President-elect Barack Obama is set to tap neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, to the high-profile position, CNN reports.
Gupta is expected to accept the offer in coming days.
The 39-year-old has been in talks with Obama about the job since late last year. CNN first learned of Gupta's prospective new gig in mid-December, according to network spokesperson, Christa Robinson.
"CNN has made sure that his on-air reporting has been on ...
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Joyce Eng
Ron Moore and David Eick Tease Battlestar's End, Caprica's Beginning
7 January 2009 9:57 AM, PST
Fire up your raptors, Battlestar Galactica fans, the final season of the Peabody Award-winning show begins Jan. 16 at 10 pm/Et on Sci Fi. If you're like us, you have so... many... frakkin' questions! The biggest one: "Will all of our questions actually be answered?" Executive producers Ron D. Moore and David Eick tease what's next for the four Cylons revealed this past season, assured us we won't need to wait the very last episode for the fifth Cylon's identity and gave some details the prequel series, Caprica, which is set to air in early 2010.
What are you most proud about the way the series ended?
Ron Moore: I would have to say that I'm probably most proud about the fact that I think we were able to answer most of the questions that we'd raised over the years. And, sort of, to resolve most of the mysteries and the
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Erin Fox
Damages Season 2 Preview: Will Ellen Take Down Patty?
7 January 2009 8:42 AM, PST
Damages</i>" style="margin:0 5px 5px" />Its first time around, FX's Damages dangled before viewers the season-long question of who killed aspiring legal eagle Ellen Parson's fiancé. Season 2, premiering Wednesday at 10 pm/Et, opens with a dead-serious Ellen talking to someone off-screen — whom she ultimately shoots. And then we flash back, in dramatic Damages style, to "Six Months Earlier." TVGuide.com invited Rose Byrne to shed as much light as she could on Ellen's dark missions of vengeance ahead. TVGuide.com: Season 2 literally starts with a bang, doesn't it?
Rose Byrne: Yes, literally. It was a lot of fun to film. It's similar to last season, setting up the two different timelines.
TVGuide.com: Are you glad they held onto that framing device? I know there was a bit of pressure to make the show a bit...
Byrne: Clearer, yeah. We still have that catchy thing with the two timelines,
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Matt Mitovich
Pilot News: Chicago Hope's Lahti Checks Into Medical Drama
7 January 2009 7:00 AM, PST
The doctor is in, again. Christine Lahti, an Emmy winner and overall four-time nominee during her 1990s run on CBS' Chicago Hope, has been added to the cast of the USA Network pilot Operating Instructions. Lahti will play Commander Helen Keller (Hmm, I can see that...), the chief administrator of a military hospital. Keller instantly and frequently will butt heads with ...
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Matt Mitovich
HBO Snags Rights to Inaugural Kickoff
7 January 2009 6:42 AM, PST
It's not TV, it's the presidential inauguration.
HBO has scored exclusive broadcast rights to the Jan. 18 opening ceremony of President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Don't have HBO? No worries. The network is in talks with cable and satellite distributors to air the event, which will be held at the Lincoln Memorial, without commercial interruption for free to all.
Both Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden are expected to attend, while the entertainment lineup ...
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Joyce Eng
Exclusive: When Will ABC Family Go Greek Again?
7 January 2009 6:12 AM, PST
Greek</i>" style="margin:0 5px 5px" />ABC Family's Greek pledges to deliver even more young/pretty-people angst when it launches its new season on Monday, March 30, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. The series will claim the Mondays-at-8 pm/Et slot once The Secret Life of the American Teenager wraps its current run.
What's ahead for the Zbz and Kappa Tau Gamma crowds when Greek comes back? Read on for a few scooplets — some faintly familiar and some brand-new.
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Matt Mitovich
Mega Buzz on Grey's, Daisies, 24, Housewives & More!
7 January 2009 12:30 AM, PST
Senior editors Matt Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor and Tim Molloy answer your questions. Drop us a line at mega_scoop@tvguide.com. Also: Follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/TVGuide for live backstage updates from the Golden Globes this Sunday. Got any scoop on Grey's Anatomy's MerDer? Do you have any idea when we'll see the McMansion being built? — Emilee
Matt: In lieu of talking drywall (there's no foreseeable movement on Der's dream home), may I interest you in some drama? It turns out that the death row inmate who is admitted to Seattle Grace this week could do some damage to your MerDer. Guest star Eric Stoltz teases that during his three-episode arc, "I certainly insinuate myself into their relationship and am the source of not a little strife."
Any word on dates for the final three episodes of Pushing Daisies? — Kathy
Mickey: ABC is contractually obligated to air the remaining episodes,
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Matt Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor & Tim Molloy
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Welcome a Baby Girl
6 January 2009 7:55 PM, PST
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have welcomed a baby girl into the world, People reports.
The actors are already parents to Violet, age 3. Reps for Garner and Affleck could not immediately be reached for comment.
The couple married in June of 2005, and had Violet in December the same year. In August, Garner told press that the two of them were "so excited" for their second child.
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Anna Dimond
Patrick Swayze on Cancer Battle: "I'm Going Through Hell"
6 January 2009 7:46 PM, PST
A year after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Patrick Swayze admits he has been "going through hell."
The actor opened up about his cancer battle with Barbara Walters in his first interview since the diagnosis, set to air Wednesday (10 pm/Et, ABC). "I've never been one to run from a challenge," he told her.
When Walters asked him if he was scared, he said...
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Anna Dimond
The Mentalist: Owain Yeoman Teases New Episodes
6 January 2009 2:35 PM, PST
Welsh actor Owain Yeoman is, surprisingly, not sick of answering "the accent" question. In fact, he loves it when people think he's American. As "jock cop" Wayne Rigsby on CBS' The Mentalist (Tuesdays, 9 pm/Et), Yeoman is responsible for a lot of the drama's lighter moments, as he gorges himself on whatever food is available and stumbles sweetly in his attempts to woo a fellow agent. Yeoman spoke to TVGuide.com about Rigsby's future romantic prospects, precisely which accent he's aiming for and why his answers to our questions will be way better than Tim Kang's.
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Mickey O'Connor
30 Rock's Rip Torn Pleads Not Guilty to Drunken Driving
6 January 2009 2:05 PM, PST
Recurring 30 Rock guest star Rip Torn pleaded not guilty on Monday to drunken driving charges, stemming from a Dec. 14 arrest.
Torn appeared in a Bantam, Conn. superior court and pleaded not guilty to illegal operation of a motor vehicle under the influence and failure to drive in the proper lane, according to The Associated Press.
State police say a trooper pulled Torn over after he noticed the actor driving in the breakdown lane of Route 44 in Salisbury, Conn. ...
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Adam Bryant
Digital TV Transition: Converter Coupon Program Maxes Out Budget
6 January 2009 1:06 PM, PST
Those who have put off buying the converter boxes that will enable them to watch TV when the federally-mandated switch to digital broadcasting takes place may next month have to shell out some extra cash.
The government's $1.34 billion coupon program that would help viewers offset the cost of analog-to-digital converter boxes ran out of money Sunday, according to USA Today. Now, anyone who requests on of the $40 coupons ....
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Adam Bryant
Kelly Clarkson Debuts New "Suck"-y Single Cover Art
6 January 2009 12:14 PM, PST
New year, new image?
After getting dark and gloomy for My December, Kelly Clarkson is getting sassy and sweet for her latest venture — literally. The original American Idol champ has unveiled the cover art for her new single, "My Life Would Suck Without You" on her official website. The glossy shot shows a glammed-up Clarkson provocatively holding a sparkly heart-shaped lollipop near her open mouth (get it?).
The tune, set to hit airwaves ...
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Joyce Eng
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