Spoiler Chat: Grey's Anatomy's Kevin McKidd Dishes on (And Defends!) "Love Triangle"
Cristina hates her. With a passion. And so far, it seems that some of you fans do too.
Ever since Kim Raver (whom Cristina named "Desert Storm Barbie") was introduced on Thursday's episode of Grey's Anatomy, our inbox has overflowed with messages from fans wanting to know what's next for their favorite couple, Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) and Owen (Kevin McKidd), now that Kim's character, Dr. Teddy Altman, is in the mix.
Well, we just talked to Kevin himself, and he admits that he, too, was concerned at first about the triangle, but he warmed up to it, and tells you fans why you might want to keep an open mind.
Oh, and if you want to know what's next for Glee (Christmas song!), Vampire Diaries (dish from Kevin Williamson himself) or Desperate Housewives (who won't die?), we have that too.
It's all in our latest roundup of exclusive TV scoop...
Alex in Rhode Island: Please don't tell me Kim Raver is sticking around long on Grey's Anatomy!
Sex Scandal Comes to Parks and Recreation
Boom chicka bow wow!
That's the sound of sex—and sexiness—making its way into the tiny town of Pawnee, Ind., and the folks of Parks and Recreation are giving us the spiciest Christmas gift ever.
At Saturday night's Paley Center P-Rex celebration, the cast and crew gave us some juicy scoop on what's ahead on the comedy that just keeps getting funnier, including that Amy Poehler's adorably awkward Leslie Knope would be involved in a salacious (and hilarious) sex scandal.
Amy also teased that hubby Will Arnett might soon be joining her on the small screen: "I hope so, I think you will," she said with that signature Amy grin we know and love. We hope so, too!
Here's what you P-Rex fans need to know:
Spoiler Chat: House and Office Romance Scoop!
OK, OK, we hear you!
Apparently all you TV fans want to know about is:
- House and Cuddy and the possibility of hanky-panky
- The Office's new Jim and Pam (is it blasphemy to call them that?)
We've done some digging with inside sources (and a couple of castmembers themselves) to come up with inside info for you.
Read on for our latest roundup of exclusive TV scoop...
Sherrie in Louisiana: Forget Jam. I'm digging this Erin and Andy flirtation on The Office! Will they actually hook up?
NBC Picks Up Community, Parks & Recreation and Mercy
Good news, Thursday-night comedy fans!
NBC has just announced that Joel McHale's Community, Amy Poehler's Parks and Recreation, and Wednesday-night medical-drama Mercy have been picked up for full seasons. The network ordered the "back nine" episodes for all three series, bringing their episode totals to 22 each.
Mercy pulls about 8 million viewers a week overall, Community leads off NBC's legendary Thursday-night comedy block with an average of 6 million viewers a week, and Parks and Recreation brings in about 5 million viewers.
We're delighted for the casts and crews of all these series, but especially the comedies, and especially Community, which stars our very own The Soup host. We caught up with the cast recently, and they spilled about what happens on set when the cameras are off and what's to come onscreen...
Parks and Recreation, Take Two! Amy Poehler & Aziz Ansari Spill Juicy Deets on the New Pawnee
Television's most bitchin' buddies are back.
All right, you may think we're off our rockers on this one, but Amy Poehler's Leslie Knope and Aziz Ansari's Tom Haverford are taking Pawnee by storm in the sophomore season of Parks and Recreation—and we like it!
From accidentally lobbying for gay marriage to fighting a growing drug ring in the tiny Indiana town, the twosome have revived the series that had some trouble finding its footing during the first miniseason.
Leslie is still aloof, but lovable and always well-meaning, and in Aziz's own words: "There's some Tom being a little sensitive here and there—I don't think he's a mean-spirited guy. He does care about Leslie."
Awww...We caught up with Amy and Azizie (as she adoringly dubbed him) on all thing P-Rex including those darn comparisons to The Office ("I hope this season we get compared to that show NCIS with LL Cool J," quipped the funnyman), Leslie's new loverboy and just what is up with the Pit.
Wanna know what else is up in P-town? Check and see for yourselves inside...
Only One Show Can Air After The Office—and It's Not Parks and Rec
30 Rock got The Office. Parks and Recreation got the shaft—and made the best of it.
The Tina Fey comedy parlayed its strong Office lead-in (8.2 million viewers, per preliminary Nielsen estimates) into a strong Thursday of its own (7.3 million).
Amy Poehler's Parks and Rec saw its audience fall by about 1 million viewers from last week's Office-boosted premiere (5.9 million versus 6.9 million). Still, the show continued to be an upgrade over NBC's former 8:30 p.m. occupant, Kath & Kim, and built on new lead-in My Name Is Earl's audience (5.3 million) by 11 percent.
Elsewhere Thursday:
• The Office was the night's No. 1 show among adults 18-49. A smallish CSI, by CSI standards, scored the biggest audience: 15.4 million.
• Southland (9.6 million) continued to impress and continued to put up numbers for NBC at 10 p.m. that two nights' worth of Jay Leno may not be able to match.
• From the department of What Have You Done for Me Lately?: Bones (8.7 million) was down about 2 million viewers from the previous night.
• Survivor: Tocantins (11.6 million) dominated the 8 p.m. hour, which itself was dominated by the unwatched likes of In the Motherhood (4.7 million).
• Hell's Kitchen (8 million) posted its biggest audience of the season on a non-American Idol night, Fox said.
Parks and Rec's Solid Approval Rating
So far, so good, ratings wise, for a trio of new Thursday night shows.
Parks and Recreation put up 30 Rock numbers. Harper's Island put up Eleventh Hour numbers. Southland, in the most impressive freshman performance of all, made an argument against Jay Leno at 10 p.m.
Let's break it down...
Get a First Look at Amy Poehler's Parks & Recreation!
Parks & Recreation is almost here, and we're throwing a little pre-party before it premieres this Thursday on NBC because, to quote Brandee, the smartass babe who helps process our video clips, "This show looks awesome, loving it already..."
Check out your first look above and then get four more peeks after the jump!
Amy Poehler's New Show Starts Today
This just in from our spies over at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood: Amy Poehler's new NBC comedy, Parks and Recreation, has officially started filming today!
Why is this such good news?
Because the script rocks (yes, we've read it), and P&R (not to be confused with Y&R) looks to be the next NBC comedy that's made of 100 percent awesome, thanks to Poehler and the creative efforts of Office mastermind Greg Daniels and Mike Schur (Mose!).
We caught up with Amy herself to, well, mostly drool and gush over how much we love her new show. And she gave us this inside scoop on what Parks & Rec is about, plus we have sneak peeks for you…
Breaking News
Amy Poehler Show Details Finally Revealed!
The Untitled Amy Poehler Show, one of the most highly anticipated new shows of the season, still doesn't have a real title, but it does have scoop! For example, Amy Poehler says of the show, set against the backdrop of small-town government, "There is a scene in the show when they are trying to come up with a name for their council, and they say the name is crucial." Hee!
Seriously, though, we just heard from Poeher, her costars and producers, and here's what this show is all about...
Exclusive
What Did Amy Poehler Get You for Chrismukkah?!
Your present from Santa is here two days early, and it's a surprise treat from Amy Poehler, star of screen and screen!
The totally-ready-for-prime-time player—who is married to Arrested Development dude Will Arnett, just became a mom to baby Archie and will be starring in the much-anticipated upcoming NBC comedy from the producers of The Office—got you a web series for Chrismukkah, and she made it herself!
Read on to find out how and why she whipped up the homemade treat that is Smart Girls at the Party and what secrets she's able to spill about her new NBC sitcom!
Rashida Jones Joins Untitled Amy Poehler Show
It's official: Rashida Jones is joining The Untitled Amy Poehler Show (or as we like to call it around here, Amy Poehler Beyond Thunderdome), the new NBC show being created by Office exec producers Mike Schur and Greg Daniels.
The rumors about Rashida first burbled forth in June, and although Schur told me last month that Amy Poehler and Aziz Ansari were still the only two official castmembers, it looks like the paperwork went through, and Rashida is now on board.
Want to know who Rashida's playing on the new show?









