day 2.245

what the what? death in primetime.

someone in the picture above is about to die. well, at least that's my guess. entertainment weekly's resident tv know-it-all michael ausiello posted this blind item a little while ago and today he updated it with a big clue: the show with a leading actor death coming in the season finale is none other than grey's anatomy spin-off private practice. nothing like a shocking death of a major player to drum up interest in your show's season finale. my guess for the soon-to-be-dead damsel is amy brenneman's violet. one of the clues in the spoiler was that the actor or actress would be an ausiello fave. to be a fave, you have to have been around a while. brenneman previously starred on judging amy, which had quite the loyal following. i never understand killing off characters (bring people back for sweeps, people!) so this may be the shows first inkling of jumping the shark. just saying. but, we'll all have to wait and see who dies on may 13th.

day 2.104

change is a comin' to grey's

there's some shuffling about to go on cast-wise on grey's anatomy. in addition to the possibility of katherine heigl leave saying sayonara, it looks like some of the new faces we've been introduced to this season will be going adios too. and at least one new face will be popping up. i don't know which ones, but at least two of the merged mercy west staffers won't make it past summer. jason george - ben, the anesthesiologist bailey's had her eyes on lately - has been cast in abc's pilot off the map, also produced by grey's creator shonda rimes. chances are the network is going to pick up a shonda production, so bailey's heart is bound to be broken. the good thing about him getting the pilot, though, is that we are bound to see him again since he'll still be working for abc and shonda. off the map is - surprise, surprise - another medical drama. in other grey's casting news, it looks like mcdreamy is getting a sister. but, she won't be popping up on grey's anatomy. instead "little shep" - played by caterina scorsone formerly of lifetime's missing and the syfy miniseries alice - will be joining the oceanside wellness crew over on private practice. they have to find some way to keep having these shows cross over during sweeps!

day 2.24

television scoopage

there's nothing i really want to talk about today so... lets discuss tv! first off, we must say eulogies for two fallen talk shows: the bonnie hunt show and it's on with alexa chung, both ending after their current seasons. bonnie hunt really is a loss. alexa chung? not so much. i never got her; she was a british whasian who talked down to everyone. and definitely was not a replacement for my beloved trl (rest in peace). but bonnie? why, bonnie, why? in the ongoing comedienne-turned-talk show host tradition, bonnie was somewhere in between rosie and ellen, but never found a consistent audience. i'm going to miss her "ask alice" segment with her mom (though that wasn't going to last all that long anyway because of nature) and her constant real housewives of atlanta skits, like the one above. hopefully someone will save bonnie. or at least give her another sitcom. just not another cheaper by the dozen. please. ok, now for the more usual spoiler fare ... it looks like there are going to some relationship issues when grey's anatomy returns in january. little grey and mcsteamy (aka lexie and mark) are probably headed for splitsville, as mark is set to reteam with addison when she makes a cross-over appearance from private practice and lexie will get a wandering eye. should be interesting. the thing i never understand is, when the audience likes a couple together, why do they have to mess with it? just leave it alone. i get ross/rachel type things, but mark and lexie aren't the central couple ... if you watch gossip girl, you'll have to wait until march to figure out what all went down this past monday. the one thing we do (sort of) know is that chuck saw his thought-to-be dead momma standing at his dad's grave. she'll reportedly reveal herself as momma bass when the show returns, but all signs point to impostor ... we all know glee is off the air until april, but details are leaking out now that the show is back in production for the spring premiere. the biggest change when the show returns will be the characters' sports background. instead of football, puck and finn will be playing some bball. i wonder if quinn will start a renegade preggo cheer squad for basketball games? there's also a rumor that there will be a little american idol crossover, with adam lambert stopping by. no word on whether he'll play himself or not ... both the hills and the city have been renewed for yet another season. hello, mtv? 2005 called and it wants you to cancel those shows. both series saw a major decline in ratings (especially the hills, which was pulling in less than half of its former ratings thanks to lauren conrad's replacement by kristin cavallari). i didn't watch either of the shows this season and probably won't watch them when they come back, unless lauren stops by. the biggest surprise here is that audrina will be back, even though production for her own spin-off was supposed to be underway in the new year ... and that's all folks!

day 24

kate's hubby ends private practice 

kate walsh, former star of grey's anatomy and current star of the show's spin off private practice, and her husband have decided to part ways, just 17 months after tying the know.  walsh's husband, alex young, filed for divorce right before thanksgiving, citing the ever so informative "irreconcilable differences."  this is a strange and sudden occurrence as the actress and her man were spotted in early november all over las vegas showing plenty of public affection.  the split is said to be amicable and the pair is supposedly still on speaking terms.  hey, 17 months is like 17 years in hollywood....

lily and rufus, coming to a tv screen near you

while rumors that serena and dan's parents were going to get their own web series spin off of gossip girl chronicling the young lives of the two in nyc were squelched, with blair's maid deroda getting her own, the idea hasn't been phased out.  in fact, it's gotten even bigger.  the former web series idea will become gossip girl's spin off, with the "young" lily and rufus being introduced later in the season through a spin off.  the show will follow the character's meeting and whirlwind romance set in the backdrop of 80s rock and roll nyc.  looks like gg's producers are quite tricky...they made us all believe that someone would be leaving the original ship.  but, instead, new actors will be cast in the roles.  the only question i have is, if the show takes off, what happens when the characters catch up to their sister show's couterparts' ages? hmm...the network and bosses of the show are apparently knocking down these rumors, but they could also just be trying to keep the project hush-hush.  

disney licensed to drive

miley cyrus will be hitting the roads of hollyhood as of today...but just with a learner's permit.  miley got her permit almost a year later than she should of as she just turned 16.  with her permit, cyrus can drive wherever she wants, as long as she is with a licensed driver 25 years or older.  that means she cannot drive around with 20 year old boy toy/statutory rapist justin gaston.  

carey-cannon baby?

mariah carey has recently tossed plans to go on a world tour, adding speculation to the idea that she and new hubby nick cannon are sperminated.  carey recently had to fire designers and back up dancers who were planning on being gainfully employed by the high note songstress over the next couple of months.  mimi was in desperate need of getting pregnant as she is pushing the 4-0 mark...maybe she and janet can raise their old age babies together.