The Spoiler Roundup 02.27.08

Welcome to the Spoiler Roundup, the most comprehensive weekly spoiler wrapup on the internet. We scour the web for all the best spoilers on some of the most popular shows on the air. Catch it here every Wednesday at The TV Remote.

This week: 30 Rock, Boston Legal, Brothers and Sisters, Criminal Minds, Desperate Housewives, ER, Gossip Girl, Greek, Heroes, How I Met Your Mother, Jericho, Lipstick Jungle, Lost, Mad Men, My Name Is Earl, New Amssterdam and The Shield.

30 Rock

Liz and her motley crew will tussle with an elderly, beloved TV star from yesteryear, whose behavior doesn’t exactly jibe with his kindly, sweet reputation. [Michael Aussiello]

Boston Legal

David E. Kelley is looking for an actor in his mid-seventies to play Shirley’s Alzheimer’s-stricken father. [Michael Aussiello]

Jerry’s going to find himself in some deep doo-doo when a woman comes forward and accuses him of drugging her on a date. [Michael Aussiello]

Jerry Espenson will soon have a date-rape case on his hands, and he’s the accused. [Kristin@E!Online]

A young woman appears on a talk show and is surprised when they bring out her previously violent ex-boyfriend who proposes. She turns him down on air and a few weeks later, he kills her. Her father asks Alan and Jerry to help him sue the television studio and everyone is shocked by the outrageous outcome. When Carl finds Denny walking around the office with boxers on and no pants, he tells Shirley that Denny is geting worse and she promises to talk to him. Denny later tries an odd way to get Shirley to notice how sensitive and caring he is. [SpoilerFix.com]

Brothers and Sisters

If ABC approves all of the ideas being generated by Greg Berlanti & Co., the final four eps are going to be, by no small measure, eventful. [Michael Aussiello]

Criminal Minds

Nicholas Brendon is onboard for at least two more episodes, the first of which airs April 2. [Michael Aussiello]

Episode 3.13 [Airing April 2]: A travelling carnival comes to an Indiana town and the mentally “slow” son of the worn down carnie owner becomes a killer. [SpoilerFix.com]

Desperate Housewives

Chris Carmack’s character’s name is supposedly Tim, and we meet him in the first new hour. He’s a very good-looking tax guy in his late 20s and should stick around for at least two episodes. Some of his storyline will include flashbacks and getting into trouble. [Kristin@E!Online]

ER

You’ll see additional episodes by spring, and rumor has it they’re adding a new recurring character to the mix quite soon. Word is, County General will hire a thirtysomething attending physician named James Brenner who comes off as Mr. Perfect, but he has a bit of a dark side. A highly intelligent ladies’ man, he rubs a lot of his coworkers the wrong way when they realize how selfish and self-serving he truly is. [Kristin@E!Online]

Gossip Girl

They’re adding a new recurring female character. [Michael Aussiello]

Greek

Casey and Ashleigh are at a bar and the latter is ready to flirt with guys. Kappa Tau pledges gather to think of a Pledge Project. Some ideas include wiring Tri-Pi showers with web cams, making a video game featuring the brothers as the characters, tire swing, etc. At the meeting, Rusty feels left out because he missed a few pledge activities due to “Jen K crisis”. The ZBZ girls go to an animal shelter for their next philanthropy project. Casey knows about Rebecca and Cappie and pretends to be fine with it. Casey copes by dating a cute guy working at the shelter. [SpoilerFix.com]

Heroes

Over the next few months the show’s casting offices will be filled with actors who are very good at being very bad. [Michael Aussiello]

Kristen Bell is not signed on for next season. But sources confirm that Heroes is in active discussions with her to return for an arc during Season 3. [Michael Aussiello]

Heroes is tentatively slated to start production on Season 3 on May 1 — more than two months ahead of schedule. As a result, the show could have as many as 10-13 episodes already in the can by the time it returns in September. [Michael Aussiello]

How I Met Your Mother

The show returns with a St. Patrick’s Day episode, in which Ted makes out with a married chick and gets popped in the face by a drunk dude. [Kristin@E!Online]

Jericho

Esai Morales (Major Beck) talking about his character: “There is chemistry between [Major Beck] and Heather, and it doesn’t have to be consummated for it to feel real. Eventually, there’s a situation where he feels betrayed, and he feels like a fool, and he has to come to grips with what happened and realize what she’s all about. Is she there to help him, is she a Mata Hari, or is she a true patriot for the cause? The thing is, he has to make up his mind about what cause he is going to follow.” [Kristin@E!Online]

Esai Morales (Major Beck) talking about Jake: “The insurrection is a slap in the face to the major because of what he did for Jake. He entrusted him to be the sheriff, and he turns around and finds out that all is not well. So, I have to become a bit of a Guantánamo…well, there are enhanced interrogation techniques.” [Kristin@E!Online]

Lipstick Jungle

In an upcoming episode (either episode 6 or 7), Joe faces off one of his long time rivals, Allan Farrow, at an auction. One character will travel to Scotland. [SpoilerFix.com]

In an upcoming episode (either episode 7 or 8), Nico works on a cover story about hockey player Chris Parker and his wife Kelly, an ex-pop star. Charles has a heart attack. Wendy must calm a stressed-out line producer of a movie written by Oscar-winner screen writer, Laura Lippman. [SpoilerFix.com]

Lost

Juliet’s past comes back to haunt her (and a few others) when someone she would rather not see again resurfaces with orders to foil Charlotte and Faraday’s mission. At the same time, Ben makes an intriguing offer to Locke that could spell even more trouble for the so-called rescue team. [TV Guide]

This “Oceanic 6″ make it off the island, but one will die – exactly who will be revealed this season. Season 4 is about who gets off the island and the fact that they need to get back. Season 5 is about why they need to get back, and season 6 is about what happens when they get back. [New York Post]

Sawyer and Kate are on a break for at least episodes five and six. [Kristin@E!Online]

Juliet’s upcoming flashback episode is entirely located on the Island. And yet it guest stars Alan Dale as Charles Widmore. [Kristin@E!Online]

Juliet is going on a little field trip to the Orchid Station. This station contains “highly volatile and potentially dangerous” research—and them creepy numbered bunnies. I’m also hearing something about a field of skeletons. [Kristin@E!Online]

Juliet kisses Jack. [Kristin@E!Online]

ABC has opted to end the current, pre-strike arc with Episode 8, not 7 as was the original plan.

Episode 5: Feb. 28
Episode 6: March 6
Episode 7: March 13
Episode 8: March 20
Episode 9: April 24
Episode 10: May 1
Episode 11: May 8
Episode 12: May 15
Episode 13: May 22 (season finale)

[Michael Aussiello]

Mad Men

Jon Hamm talking about Mad Men season two: “From what I understand, the timeline will move forward a couple of years, and we will pick up not quite where we left off, but pick up with the same characters—there won’t be a lot of new people involved.” The jump forward we’ve heard about will be to early 1962. Hamm says, “It will be another interesting year in American history, and we’ll see how these characters deal with it.” [Kristin@E!Online]

My Name Is Earl

You can look forward to seeing the likes of La Lohan or Miss Hilton on the show. Producers are currently looking for a tabloid-type celebrity to play themselves on an episode. [Kristin@E!Online]

Look for a “very famous/recognizable tabloid-type celebrity” to guest-star in a dream sequence with Jason Lee. [Michael Aussiello]

New Amssterdam

Episode 1.02 will feature various flashbacks with Lily Mae Brown, an African-American woman in her 40s who is said to be beautiful. We also meet Hannah Clearly, a British 30-year-old who works at Drew Academy as faculty advisor; Jack Shaw, a working class doorman; and Corey, a smart 5-year-old African-American boy. [SpoilerFix.com]

Episode 1.04 will be titled “Honor.” Amartya Vikram, an Indian supermodel, is raped and stabbed. Luckily, the woman survives. She agrees to help the police only if her name is kept secret. When the rapist is arrested and released on a technicality, she turns to Amsterdam to protect her. In flashbacks from 1813, we discover that one of Amsterdam’s ex-girlfriend, Fanny, was raped. [SpoilerFix.com]

A new recurring character that may become a series regular will be introduced around episode 1.05. Callie Barnett is a Detective sergeant. She has had a relationship with Amsterdam a long time ago. Since getting pregnant by the target of an undercover investigation, Barnett is keeping her private life extremely private which has everyone working with her speculate about who she really is. The baby is being raised by Callie’s mother, Louise. Callie is set to be tough, intuitive, reckless at times and extremely competitive. [SpoilerFix.com]

In “Reclassified” (more than likely episode 6), Amsterdam tries to tack down a Russian mobster who may be involved in an arms deal. [SpoilerFix.com]

The Shield

FX still hasn’t decided when those final 13 episodes will air. [Michael Aussiello]

I suppose it couldn’t hurt to just skip to the last page of the script (of the finale) and scan it for some keywords. Let’s see… the word “car” appears a few times. There’s a mention or two of “Mackey” as well. There’s apparently something involving… holy &*$#! [Michael Aussiello]