The Spoiler Roundup 10.29.08
October 29th, 2008 | 0 Comments | Email | Share | TweetWelcome 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: 24, 30 Rock, 90210, Army Wives, Bones, Boston Legal, Brothers and Sisters, Chuck, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, Desperate Housewives, Dexter, Dirty Sexy Money, Fringe, Eleventh Hour, Eli Stone, Gary Unmarried, Gossip Girl, Grey’s Anatomy, Heroes, How I Met Your Mother, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Life, Life On Mars, Lost, NCIS, One Tree Hill, Prison Break, Privileged, Pushing Daisies, Reaper, Samantha Who, Smallville, Sons of Anarchy, Supernatural, The Big Bang Theory, The Closer, The Mentalist, The New Adventures of Old Christine, The Office, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Unit, True Blood, Two and a Half Men, Ugly Betty and Without A Trace.
24
The 24:Redemption movie airing November 23 on Fox is essentially a warm-up for season 7: swearing in new president Allison Taylor (Cherry Jones) and bringing in Jon Voight as the villian. Of course, Jack does kick a lot of butt in the African jungle, too. But for all his troubles, he still winds up handcuffed on a helicopter en route to the U.S., where he’ll stand trial for his criminal-torturing ways. [Michael Ausiello]
30 Rock
as a gift to Kenneth the Page, Tracy Jordan brings Harry Anderson and Markie Post to 30 Rock to playact the satisfying ending to Night Court that Kenneth never got in real life. [Kristin@E!Online]
90210
Brenda is going to be getting some very bad news from the doctor. [Michael Ausiello]
Brenda and Kelly’s relationship is going to get very difficult, to the point where they discuss just ending their friendship and all the drama. [Kristin@E!Online]
Army Wives
According to Sally Pressman (Roxy!), “I think the finale is about conflict…all of the relationships are a little bit tenuous, and then there’s a big cliffhanger at the end. It’s a big thing that involves all the characters.” [Kristin@E!Online]
Bones
Luc Robitaille guests in an upcoming episode, and Seeley Booth even gets on the ice with him. [Kristin@E!Online]
The Skull In the Sculpture – Airing November 5, 2008
When the smashed remains of a well known artist are found in an impounded junkyard car, Booth and Brennan are on the case to find out if foul play is to blame for his death. With suspects ranging from the artist’s rival to his own assistant, the team must race against the clock to find evidence of murder before the car is relinquished and put on exhibit as the sculptor’s ultimate display of self-sacrifice for the sake of his art. Meanwhile, Angela’s ex-girlfriend Roxie, who worked with the artist, becomes a suspect in the case, and Angela and the team must find out who delivered the final stroke in his artfully crafted death. [Fox]
The Con Man in the Meth Lab – Airing November 12, 2008
Booth and Brennan investigate the scene where a body was uncovered during a botched practice police raid. The team identifies the body as a struggling inventor’s father who had recently reunited with his son. But when a second body surfaces, the team is led on a trail of deception to find out who was the actual con-man in the inventor’s life. Clark Edison returns to the lab, and he and Hodgins work on piecing together blueprints from one of the inventor’s potentially valuable inventions. Meanwhile, Booth’s younger brother Jared (guest star Brendan Fehr) moves to D.C. to take a job at the Pentagon, and Brennan, smitten with Jared, agrees to go on a date with him to a White House function. Her date with Jared leads her to learn information about Booth’s past and give her a far greater understanding into her partner’s motives. [Fox]
Boston Legal
Valerie Bertinelli is playing a cattle-rancher client in the November 3 episode. [TV Guide]
Cheri Oteri guest stars in the November 17 episode as a client who is fired for voting for McCain for president. [TV Guide]
Brothers and Sisters
According to Sarah Jane Morris, “Kitty and McCallister (Calista Flockhart and Rob Lowe) are adopting a baby. We’re shooting the baby shower right now, and it’s very fun! Nora, Sally Field’s character, has all these stupid games that we have to play.” [Kristin@E!Online]
Next week Kevin and Tommy finally come to blows, as in, serious, full-on, fistfighting action. And we’ll get our first look at Ryan Lafferty’s father, George, plus the introduction of Ethan (Will McCormack) and Kyle (Eric Christian Olsen), who will be working with Sarah and sticking around for a good chunk of the season. [Kristin@E!Online]
Tommy and Julia celebrate their wedding anniversary in a magical way while Justin and Rebecca get spooked about their own romance, and Kitty’s neuroses endanger the McCallisters’ shot at adoption. [ABC]
Kevin overcompensates for his recent pay cut by snatching Nora’s dream house out from under her as a gift to Scotty. Meanwhile Justin cooks up a plan to set Saul up with an unlikely candidate for a date (guest starring Dave Foley
as Paul). [ABC]
Chuck
Executive Producer Josh Schwartz talking about Chuck and Sarah’s relationship and guest star Jordana Brewster as Chuck’s ex: “We’re always talking about how far you can take them…and how quickly. It was very emotional and honest between those two characters very early in the season, and Jordana’s arrival throws a wrench into all of that. The relationship will continue to unravel, but I think you’ll see in November sweeps that it will really heat up.”
Cold Case
Lost actress Tania Raymonde joins the show on November 23 in the recurring role of Detective Valens’ new love interest. [TV Guide]
Criminal Minds
A two-week story kicks off on the November 5 episode when buried childhood memories surface for Dr. Reid. Jane Lynch plays his mother on November 12 episode. [TV Guide]
The November 19 episode features Jason Alexander, Ali Landry and Nicholas Brendon. [TV Guide]
CSI
Jason Lewis and Nicholas Turturro guest-star in the October 30 episode. [TV Guide]
In the November 6 episode, Grissom probes the shady world of erotica with Lady Heather (Melinda Clarke) as his guide. [TV Guide]
In the November 20 episode, Grissom is called to testify against the Miniature Killer, in a very, very small courtroom. [TV Guide]
CSI: Miami
Lucy Lawless guest stars in the November 10 episode. [TV Guide]
The show celebrates 150 episodes with guest-star Teri Polo in the November 17 episode. [TV Guide]
CSI: New York
In November 19 100th episode, a killer targets Mac Taylors, played by a handful of Hollywood guest-stars. [TV Guide]
Kristin Cavallari explained her upcoming gig on the show: “I’m playing a girl who’s an up-and-coming handbag designer. She’s kind of in her prime and has everything going for her, and she gets involved in a crime scene investigation.” [Kristin@E!Online]
Desperate Housewife
Marc Cherry is close to hiring someone to play a plastic surgeon in several episodes, which might mean the re-glamorization of Gaby is at hand. [Michael Ausiello]
What More Do I Need – Airing November 9, 2008
Lynette and Tom uncover the unsettling truth about son Porter; Gabrielle suspects Carlos’ best client has ulterior motives; Bree’s moment of weakness could bring her great embarrassment and shame; and Katherine’s not so little secret is unveiled. Meanwhile, Susan learns of Jackson ’s true passion, and Mrs. McCluskey’s sister unearths a disturbing fact about Dave. [ABC]
City on Fire – Airing November 16, 2008
Susan’s daughter comes to visit with her surprising new boyfriend; Gaby uncovers the unsettling truth about Mrs. Hildebrand’s past; Katherine has a confession to make to Susan; a reporter looks to expose Bree’s imperfections; and Lynette learns Porter and Anne Schilling plan to leave Fairview and disappear. Meanwhile, everyone has gathered at a club to see the guys play in the annual “Battle of the Bands” when a fire erupts, threatening the lives of those in attendance. [ABC]
Carlos is unblinded by episode 10. [Kristin@E!Online]
A couple of the ladies dig into Dave Williams’ past. [Kristin@E!Online]
Felicity Huffman talks about Tom (Doug Savant), “Tom’s going through a midlife crisis, and Lynette thinks the midlife crisis is going to end with a 25-year-old named Bunny and a divorce. So when we find out that the love interest is not Tom’s but one of our sons’, I think there’s a moment of, Whew!” [Kristin@E!Online]
In the November 2 episode, Lynette suspects Tom is cheating on her, while Mrs. McCluskey enlists her sister (Lily Tomlin) to get the goods on Dave. [TV Guide]
Dexter
Next week Dexter’s dad tries to talk him out of trusting Miguel. [Michael Ausiello]
Dirty Sexy Money
There was a throwaway line in the October 8 episode establishing that Juliet was off romping “in the islands” with her Season 1 deflowerer, Kai. Viewers will be brought fully up to speed on her love life – and see Samaire Armstrong again – in the November 26 episode. [TV Guide]
Eleventh Hour
Oded Fehr will guest star in the October 30 episode. [TV Guide]
Eli Stone
Katie Holmes will probably be back. “We’re waiting on a back-nine [pick-up order],” executive producer Marc Guggenheim said. “But as long as we can make the schedules work out, I think she’s open to it. She had a great time. So fingers crossed.” [Michael Ausiello]
In an upcoming Eli Stone executive producer Marc Guggenheim talks about a Reaper/Eli Stone conection: “Danielle Panabaker plays a woman “who’s accused of building a nuclear bomb. And since she works in a Home Depot-like store, we decided to use the Work Bench from Reaper, because it’s my wife’s show. It’s not quite an Eli Stone-Reaper crossover, but it’s probably as close as I’ll come,” Guggenheim continues. “The scene doesn’t actually take place at the store. She’s coming home from work when she’s arrested, and she’s wearing her Work Bench apron. I thought that would be a nice little Easter egg for people.” [Michael Ausiello]
While dealing with the enormous repercussions of a coup, Eli’s latest vision reveals a truth about Maggie’s fiancé. [TV Guide]
Fringe
The show has a big cliffhanger planned for its December 2 episode, titled “Safe.” How big? While the team is investigating a series of weird robberies, one of the major players gets kidnapped. [Michael Ausiello]
Every second counts when a strange, almost-otherworldly parasite mysteriously attaches itself to the internal organs of a dying FBI agent. With a life on the line and strong suspicions of a Pattern connection, Agent Dunham rushes to Germany to meet with an imprisoned man who reveals disconcerting details of a much larger threat. Meanwhile, Peter and Walter attempt to help Olivia by tapping into a dead man’s brainwaves in the all-new “In Which We Meet Mr. Jones” episode airing Tuesday, November 11. [Fringe Fanatic]
Gary Unmarried
Martin Mull and Jane Curtin play Paula Marshall’s parents in the November 26 episode. [TV Guide]
Gossip Girl
Preet a Poor Jenny – Airing October 27, 2008
Jenny befriends a young model, Agnes (guest star Willa Holland), who encourages Jenny to not only explore her wild side, but also confront her boss, Eleanor Waldorf, who is attempting to “borrow” Jenny’s designs. Serena and Dan agree to attend an art opening at Rufus’ gallery as friends, but the outing gets a little uncomfortable after Serena meets an artist, Aaron Rose (guest star John Patrick Amedori), and realizes they have an instant chemistry. Blair attempts to seduce Chuck, but it proves tougher than she ever imagined. [The CW]
There Might Be Blood – Airing November 3, 2008
Serena invites Aaron (guest star John Patrick Amedori) to be her guest at a charity gala honoring Lily and Bart, but after discovering a secret that Aaron has been keeping from her, she begins to question whether Aaron is the guy she thought he was. Hoping it will help her chances of getting into Yale, Blair naively agrees to babysit the 15-year-old daughter of a prominent Yale donor, but the teenager proves to be more than a handful and Blair begins to suspect that the evening may actually wind up hurting her chances of getting into the college of her dreams. Meanwhile, Jenny and Agnes (guest star Willa Holland) plan a guerilla fashion show that will either launch Jenny’s star or ruin her chances of ever being accepted by the industry. [The CW]
Lily has a deep, dark secret that is already in the works for next year, and it is going to have major repercussions. [Kristin@E!Online]
Grey’s Anatomy
A very dark day in Izzie’s professional career that rears its ugly head again. [Michael Ausiello]
Melissa George may be signed on for as many as 11 episodes. [Michael Ausiello]
Life During Wartime – Airing October 30, 2008
To help Bailey become the best general surgeon at Seattle Grace, the Chief gives her new power, new responsibility, and the challenge of removing a young girl’s inoperable tumor, as the new head of trauma, Owen Hunt, challenges both the attending doctor’s methods and the residents’ surgical abilities. [ABC]
Rise Up – Airing November 6, 2008
The Chief announces to the residents that a solo surgery will be awarded, and the news sends them into a competitive frenzy. Meanwhile Derek turns to Bailey for advice when he feels Cristina is interfering in his relationship with Meredith, and Erica discovers a shocking connection between one of her surgical residents and a longtime patient. [ABC]
These Ties That Bind – Airing November 13, 2008
One of Meredith’s oldest friends, Sadie, becomes an intern at Seattle Grace, but Meredith’s friends are less-than-welcoming to her; Lexie leads her fellow interns in secretive, unorthodox surgical training sessions; and a new surgeon, Harriet Dixon, brings rules and order to the OR. [ABC]
In the October 30 episode the Chief gives Bailey new power and new responsibility. [TV Guide]
A friend of Meredith’s, played by Melissa George, comes to intern at Seattle Grace in the November 13 episode. [TV Guide]
A new surgeon played by Mary McDonnell brings order to the OR in the November 13 episode. [TV Guide]
Heroes
Villains – Airing November 10, 2008
To prepare for the confrontation ahead, Hiro follows respected businessman, husband and father Arthur Petrelli (guest star Robert Forster) in the days before he “died” – to discover what drove him to create rival company Pinehearst and strike at Angela. Later, a moment unfolds where Sylar, horrified and guilt-ridden, might have stopped his murderous pursuit of abilities – that is, if H.R.G. and Elle (guest star Kristen Bell) had swayed from their monstrous assignment. Finally, under the wing of Company man Thompson (guest star Eric Roberts), agent-in-training Meredith (guest star Jessalyn Gelsig) watches her new life go up in smoke, following the arrival of her hot-headed brother. [NBC]
You know how Elle channeled her overly abundant electricity into Claire? Later this season she’ll do the same thing to a male character, only this time it will have some distinctly sexual overtones. As for next new ep (airing November 11), we’ll get to know her when she was an agent in the field, and we’ll meet her partner. [Kristin@E!Online]
The next episode is all about flashbacks. We see what really happened to Arthur Petrelli, and who did it to him. We see Sylar eat his very first brain. Matt Parkman was buddy-buddy with villains back in the day. [Kristin@E!Online]
Episodes 3.10/11 will reveal more details about The Haitian and his family. [SpoilerTV]
How I Met Your Mother
Happily Ever After – Airing November 3, 2008
While out for dinner with the gang, Ted runs into someone from his past that prompts each of them to think about how they would handle bumping into someone they’d rather forget. [CBS]
Eric Braeden will guest star as Robin’s father on the November 3 episode. [TV Guide]
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Kaitlin Olson dished on an upcoming episode: “I know that we’re doing a musical episode very soon based on the ‘Day Man, Night Man’ song from last year. It’s a beautiful love story. There might be a little bit of incest involved, but other than that it’s a really beautiful love story, so you should tune in.” [Kristin@E!Online]
Life
Damian Lewis talking about Crews’ new paternal relationship with not-so-typical teen Rachel and that it won’t be easy for him. “It’s important to remember that Charlie is a little cracked,” he stresses. [TV Guide]
Life on Mars
In the October 30 episode, Sam meets his circa-1973 mom. [TV Guide]
Whoopi Goldberg guest stars in the November 6 episode as a disc jockey named Brother Lovebutter. [TV Guide]
Lost
Lance Reddick was shooting scenes in a hospital with Charles Widmore. Theorizes Doc Jensen: “If you believe, as I do, that Charles Widmore has been chasing after the island in order to cheat death by exploiting its time-travel properties.” [Michael Ausiello]
Here are the official titles for the first six episodes.
Episode 5.01 – Because You Left
Episode 5.02 – The Lie
Episode 5.03 – Jughead
Episode 5.04 – The Little Prince
Episode 5.05 – This Place is Death
Episode 5.06 – The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham
[Michael Ausiello]
Remember Desmond’s all-knowing and slightly creepy friend from two seasons ago? The one played by the sublime Fionnula Flannigan? She is coming back this season, and we will learn that she has a very surprising connection. To another character. A major character. And the connection? It’s a big one. [Michael Ausiello]
Sawyer and Juliet are fine. Faraday comes ashore, and he appears to be insane. He says he is from the past and not the future. Charlotte and Miles are fine as well. Charlotte does her best to keep Faraday calm but he keeps saying crazy things. These five are together until the attack. [Lost Spoilers]
“My character starts explaining to Locke the mysteries of the island,” says Nestor [Carbonell], who denies his character is actually the all-powerful Jacob. “There’s a phenomenal twist.” Mysteries from Charlotte ’s past will shed further light on the island’s history. “It appears I’ve come back to the island to look for my birthplace,” says Rebecca [Mader]. Last season, viewers saw her in a Tunisian desert studying the remains of a polar bear. [Carlton] Cuse says viewers will soon learn why she’s trying to find the island’s bears – and confirms the Tunisian skeleton belonged to one of them. “We’ve seen several bear cages,” [Damon] Lindelof says. “But none of the polar bears are accounted for.” [TV Guide]
Elizabeth Mitchell, for one, has never had more to do and as such is busier this season. [TV Guide]
NCIS
According to executive producer Shane Brennan, yes, we will be getting more info on Ziva’s mystery man, and yes, there’s big Ducky stuff coming. “Ducky will face the biggest emotional challenge of his life in an upcoming episode,” he teases. “And yes, we will take a revealing peek into his private life.” [Michael Ausiello]
A shocking revelation comes to light in the November 18 episode. [TV Guide]
Executive Producer Shane Brennan talking about Gibbs’ dad: “Jack Gibbs is in his son’s future. He’s proved immensely popular, and at some time in a future episode we will revisit the character.” [TV Guide]
One Tree Hill
In the 1940s-set noir episode penned by Chad Michael Murray, somebody bites the dust when they’re pushed off a bridge. [Michael Ausiello]
Prison Break
Greatness Achieved – Airing November 3, 2008
Wyatt gets a taste of his own medicine, and Mahone finds some resolution. T-Bag scrambles when the police investigate his missing co-worker while Gretchen gets cozy with a Company man. Michael’s condition continues to worsen, and a team member makes the ultimate sacrifice while planning the underground break-in for Scylla. [Fox]
The Legend – Airing November 10, 2008
Michael’s medical condition forces Sara to take him to the hospital, and Sucre and Lincoln get themselves into an explosive situation. Mahone has designs on the Company’s architect while Agent Self meets with a surprising ally. [Fox]
There are three big deaths over the next two episodes. One of them involves a character who has been on the show since day one. There is a shooting, a torture and a drowning. One is very heroic. [Kristin@E!Online]
Privileged
Joanna Garcia talking about her character Megan: “Megan’s love life rounds out a little bit, and I get a little taste of the billionaire lifestyle.” [Kristin@E!Online]
Pushing Daisies
George Segal and Richard Benjamin have been cast as Olive’s childhood kidnappers. Since she has such fond memories of her abduction, when they escape from prison, they naturally go to her for help to get away. [Michael Ausiello]
Firefly actress Gina Torres has signed up to play Emerson’s ex-wife. [Michael Ausiello]
Executive Producer Bryan Fuller talking about bringing Paul Ruebens. “And I encourage you to write ABC and tell them how much you love him, too. We’ve tried a couple of times this season to bring Paul back and always ended up having to push the story off for various reasons. Right now Oscar is off in the wilds of olfactory science trying to decipher the mysterious scent he discovered specific to Chuck, and if/when he returns, he’ll have a lot to say on the matter.” [Michael Ausiello]
Fred Willard guest stars in the November 19 episode as an illusionist. [TV Guide]
Reaper
The show will be back at midseason, most likely. [Michael Ausiello]
Among the colorful characters we’ll meet this season is a thirtysomething jerk who makes a deal with the devil, then refuses to sign on the dotted line. [Michael Ausiello]
Samantha Who
Sam becomes a real-estate agent, leading her to meet and charm the pants off (literally) Owen (James Tupper), a potential buyer. So Todd (Barry Watson) is out of the picture for now. And we’ll finally see a nice side to Andrea, when she goes on a date with Todd’s friend Seth. [Kristin@E!Online]
Jennifer Esposito is forced to give up the title of Best Hair when James Tupper arrives for a multi-episode run as Samantha prospective new boyfriend in the November 3 episode. [TV Guide]
Smallville
There’s an action-packed story arc in the works for Lana. [Michael Ausiello]
Identity – Airing October 30, 2008
Jimmy snaps a picture of Clark super-speeding to save Lois from a mugger and manages to catch a red and blue blur on film. Jimmy shows it to Tess who decides to run it on the front page of the Daily Planet. Clark fears his identity will be discovered so he asks Chloe to run interference with Jimmy, but she refuses. [The CW]
Clark expects Chloe to delete Jimmy’s photo, and she refuses. Chloe tells Clark that this situation has given him the perfect alter ego. “It’s called an alias, Clark,” she says. “Writers have been writing under pen names since the invention of the alphabet. Oliver Queen has the Green Arrow; I think it’s time for you to have one of your own.” Chloe insists to Clark that the photo does not reveal anything about Clark Kent, but it instead gives the world “something that they desperately need right now – a hero.” Lois is paired with a new Daily Planet city reporter named Sebastian who has been assigned to work with her. In actuality, Sebastian has been sent by someone to see if she has some important information. Clark seems a little jealous when Lois is about to show Sebastian the town. Chloe asks Clark if people knowing that someone is out there saving lives would necessarily be a bad thing. Jimmy rifles through the Smallville Ledger and Torch archives to prove that such super-heroics may have been going on for a while – and he asks Clark if there was anyone from high school who may have been suspicious.[Krypton Site]
Bloodline – Air November 6, 2008
Clark receives an anonymous package containing the crystal that Tess found in the Arctic. When he removes the crystal, it activates and sends him and a visiting Lois to the Phantom Zone where they run into Kara (guest star Laura Vandervoort). Kara opens a portal for Lois to return but Zod’s wife Faora escapes with her and takes over Lois’ body. A possessed Lois goes on a rampage in Metropolis. [The CW]
Abyss – Airing November 13, 2008
Brainiac begins removing Chloe’s memories one by one until the only person she remembers is Davis. Clark realizes the only way to stop Brainiac from taking over Chloe’s mind is to rebuild the Fortress and ask Jor-El to heal her. Davis tells Chloe she is marrying the wrong man. [The CW]
Lana comes back a very different and stronger person, and her real reasons for leaving via video message will be revealed. [Kristin@E!Online]
Mark your calendars: The Doomsday stuff during November sweeps is awesome. [Kristin@E!Online]
Clark and Lois’ newfound closeness will be tested when Ms. Lane goes on a date with “a handsome ‘Daily Planet’ reporter.” [TV Guide]
Sons of Anarchy
Opie needs to watch his back, because someone’s about to paint a target on it. [Kristin@E!Online]
Supernatural
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester – Airing October 30, 2008
It’s a few days before Halloween and Sam and Dean investigate two mysterious deaths in a small town. The brothers find hex bags and deduce a witch is sacrificing people to summon a dangerous demon named Samhain. Castiel (guest star Misha Collins) arrives in town and tells Sam and Dean the freeing of Samhain is one of the Seals that will lead to freeing Lucifer, so Castiel has brought a specialist angel named Uriel (guest star Robert Wisdom) to smite the entire town. [The CW]
Wishful Thinking – Airing November 6, 2008
Sam and Dean investigate a small town where the wishing well really works. A teddy bear comes to life, someone wins the lottery and the town geek gets a hot girlfriend. The brothers realize that while everyone is happy now, the end result will be disastrous. [The CW]
Hell’s Angels – Airing November 20, 2008
Angels Castiel and Uriel do battle with demons over Anna, the girl who can hear angelic conversations. Dean tells Sam what happened to him in Hell. [The CW]
The Big Bang Theory
Sheldon gets a stalker in Riki Lindhome on the November 3 episode. [TV Guide]
The Closer
Not in the “back five” episodes coming in January, “but we will be writing to him next season,” series creator James Duff talking about Stephen Martines returning as Ricardo Ramos. [TV Guide]
The Mentalist
The team “looks” into the murder of a casino owner in the November 18 episode. [TV Guide]
In the November 25 episode, Patrick Jane seeks to expose a pseudo-seer. [TV Guide]
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Tim DeKay (aka Seinfeld’s “Bizarro Jerry”) returns as a beau of Christine’s in the November 5 episode. [TV Guide]
The Office
Business Trip – Airing November 13
Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell) is ecstatic when David Wallace (Andy Buckley) decides to send him on a business trip to Canada. Andy (Ed Helms) and Oscar (Oscar Nunez) become unlikely friends when Michael decides to bring them along on the trip. Meanwhile, Jim (John Krasinski) is counting down the days until Pam (Jenna Fischer) gets back from art school. [Ain't It Cool News]
Jim and Dwight will realize they have a common enemy, a female in the office, and it’s not someone you would suspect. [Kristin@E!Online]
Michael (Steve Carell) soon will be telling everyone he’s getting married, but that’s not true. [Kristin@E!Online]
Toby may pop back in the office very soon. [Kristin@E!Online]
The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Someone is keeping a secret. A huge secret. [Michael Ausiello]
According to Leven Rambin (Riley), “Toward the 13th episode, something very traumatic happens [with Riley]. She gets kind of depressed because she doesn’t really get anywhere with John. She’s upset that she can’t emotionally get really attached to John. And he keeps wanting her to, and she just has this barrier.” [Kristin@E!Online]
The Unit
The team travels to Iraq in the November 9 episode when someone close to a team member is kidnapped. [TV Guide]
True Blood
Remember how that voodoo priestess said Tara had her own demon to conquer? Well, she’ll get cracking on that – with the help of a most unusual benefactor (who, of course, has a secret) but also a creepy butler who isn’t talking. [TV Guide]
Two and a Half Men
Michael Clarke Duncan guest stars on the November 24 episode. [TV Guide]
Ugly Betty
Kimmie (guest-star Lindsay Lohan) “finally shows her true colors” in the October 30 episode. [TV Guide]
Amanda moves in with Betty, and her first order of business as the new roomie is, naturally, to throw a rooftop party. [Kristin@E!Online]
Marc (Michael Urie) is back with his boyfriend Cliff (David Blue), and Cliff is begging for a little cohabitation. [Kristin@E!Online]
There may be a surprising proposal (surprising even to the one who does the asking). [Kristin@E!Online]
Without A Trace
Ben Savage will guest star in the episode airing December 9, “Cloudy With a Chance of Gettysburg.” [Kristin@E!Online]
The show is currently casting Elena’s former partner, a Latina beat cop who’s recruited by Homeland Security for a special mission. [Michael Ausiello]
