Marty is Back on Gilmore Girls

Sometimes it sucks to be the “nice guy” and “the friend”, but that’s exactly the role that Marty was designated to by Rory on Gilmore Girls. Marty was MIA for a while but now he’s back, and he’s not the same old step-on-me-like-a-doormat-while-you-go-off-galavanting-with-your-boyfriends(s), Marty. For one, he’s trying to deny that he ever even knew Rory. But why?

TV Guide recently talked to Marty, played by Wayne Wilcox to discuss his return to Gilmore Girls, how he landed the role in the first place, and what he’s been up to lately. Oh, and on a personal note, I’ve always liked Marty and thought he would be a really good match for Rory. But, my love for Wayne Wilcox knows no bounds since I heard that voice of his in Rent (the movie). I’m a sucker for a guy that can sing, and I’m a Renthead to the core so I say “More Marty”!!

TVGuide.com: I know a lot of Gilmore fans, including myself, that have been waiting for Marty’s return! Did you know you’d be back eventually, or was it a surprise to you?
Wilcox: Thank you to all of you. It was totally a surprise to me. I actually had dinner with Lauren [Graham] [Sunday] night. She was in town to the see the play [Tennessee Williams’ Suddenly Last Summer] — she’s a friend of Carla Gugino’s — and we know each other in passing, we worked together once the first year I was on the show. So she came backstage and gave me a big, big hug, and she said, “There was one woman, a writer on the show, who’s responsible for bringing you back, and she was so excited because she thought you were such a cool character.”

TVGuide.com: Last week, Marty pretended he didn’t even know Rory, which was so uncomfortable. Do they have a friendship or possibly something more in upcoming episodes?
Wilcox: Well, I can’t say for sure — and just so you know, they run a tight ship over there, they’re pretty secretive about their episodes, even with us. I can honestly say that I don’t know — but what I’ve done so far… that awkwardness between them? It continues, it gets a little heated, which hopefully makes for good drama.

TVGuide.com: Do Rory’s friends find out about her past friendship with Marty and the fact that he liked her?
Wilcox: Well, I don’t know about that, but some things go down, I’ll put it that way. There are a couple of heated discussions.

TVGuide.com: Does Logan come into the mix?
Wilcox: Yeah, absolutely, because he’s her boyfriend.

TVGuide.com: So you can’t tell me more than that, huh?
Wilcox: No, I can’t! I wish I could, but they’d kill me.

TVGuide.com: Will anything surprise us about Marty’s return?
Wilcox: Marty’s kind of grown up. The thing I like about playing the character — especially what I’ve done with this season — is that he’s a little cooler, a little hipper, he’s got a girlfriend, he’s relaxed. And he’s not afraid to admit that he likes Rory, I guess.

TVGuide.com: So the feelings still linger after all these years?
Wilcox: I think so, yeah. [Laughs]

Click here to read the rest of TVGuide.com’s interview with Wayne Wilcox

Watchlist: Tuesday, November 21, 2006

So after a one day hiatus, Give Me My Remote is back! Sorry for the lack of updates yesterday. I’d like to say I was doing something fun with my time like having tea with Kristen Bell, bike riding in Central Park with Neil Patrick Harris, or doing some early Christmas shopping with JKras – but no such luck. I just had a lot going on. Plus, John hates the idea of Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving – we’ll go the week after 😉

Gilmore Girls – Introducing Lorelai Planetarium
Lorelai and Chris arrange a dinner so they can tell their big news to Rory, who puts on a happy face for her dad but tells her mom she’s angry. Elsewhere, Logan surprises Rory with a visit and an announcement that he’s relocating to New York.

Veronica Mars – Lord of the Pi’s
Veronica’s on the hunt for a wealthy – and missing – Hearst College trustee who disappears the night before she’s supposed to cast the deciding vote that could ruin frat parties forever and bring down the school’s Greek system.

House – Whac-a-mole
House turns a heart attack into a game for his staff when an 18-year-old (Patrick Fugit) – who’s the sole supporter of his two younger siblings – falls ill while working at a restaurant that caters to kids’ parties.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent – Blasters
Detectives Logan and Wheeler’s investigation into the beating of a former child star turns interesting when they discover ties to the Albanian mob.

Heroes Recap: “Homecoming”

I have something to confess. I am WEEKS behind with Heroes. I had planned on catching up this weekend, but I just didn’t have the time. A few episodes were accidentally deleted from my TiVo when it ran out of space, so I’ve been waiting for the right time to catch up via iTunes but it just hasn’t happened yet. I hang my head in shame….bad TV blogger….bad!!

Lucky for you, Julie is right on top of her ‘Hero’ worship, and as always she’s back with a recap of last night’s episode. Wanna show Julie the love? Forget about leaving a comment here on GMMR, do me (and yourself) a favor and head over to Julie’s own site TV and Sympathy. It’s a must read for TV addicts like us!!
“Homecoming”
Original Air Date – 11/20/2006

My grade: A-. A great episode, right? I figured out what would happen with both Claire and Peter’s storylines about five minutes before they took place onscreen, but was still completely drawn in by them. It’s nice to see Peter becoming more heroic, and accepting his destiny the way Hiro did, even though it might put him in personal peril. I like him more when he has a purpose other than whining.

Still, the episode doesn’t get a full A grade because there were some issues with the plot, I think. Wouldn’t Peter take on Sylar’s powers as well, or is it that he didn’t know how to use them at the time, whereas Claire’s powers just sort of happened naturally? If Hiro went to the past, how is Ando still in Midland in the future? And when will Micah stop being annoying? All important questions, to be sure.

Students cluster on the steps of the outdoor amphitheater of Union Wells High School in Odessa, Texas. Cheerleaders give Claire the stink-eye as she walks in, since it seems she hospitalized the MVP (Brady, sitting pretty in a wheelchair — heh). The principal enters to post the homecoming queen announcement, which despite the hatred of the popular set, it seems that Claire won. The cheerleaders are peeved, but the unwashed masses applaud her. (One in a BSG t-shirt — hee.)

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Leona Lewis has The X Factor

If you haven’t yet heard of Leona Lewis…just wait, because you will. Leona Lewis is a contestant on The X Factor, an American Idol-esque British talent competition. It is so much like American Idol that Simon Cowell is even a judge. But you have NEVER seen Simon Cowell react like this to any AI contestant…not even the really hot ones. Leona Lewis is so talented that it has Mr. Crankypants himself clapping and giving standing ovations after nearly every performance.

I had heard the buzz about Leona a few weeks back but I really haven’t had the time to check her out for myself. And now that I have, I’m so excited to hear more from this amazing singer. I’ve spent a good amount of time hanging out on YouTube.com today looking for my favorite Leona Lewis performances to share with all of you. So I hope you enjoy.

Let me know what you think? Are Simon Cowell and I way off here, or is there girl going to be dominating the charts in the near future?

Ladies and gentleman….LEONA LEWIS!!
“Summertime”
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“Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word”
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“Bridge Over Troubled Waters”
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Joey Potter & Pacey Witter Get Married – GMMR Exclusive

It’s official: Joey Potter and Pacey Witter are now husband and wife. The couple exchanged vows Saturday in front of more than 150 guests at the Odescalchi Castle in Lake Bracciano, Italy.

With thousands of well wishers, photographers and TV cameras watching from afar, Witter and Potter were joined by family – Joey’s brother-in-law Bodi walked her down the aisle (her father, Mike Potter, is still serving time for posession) – and a slew of pals, including Dawson Leery, Andie McPhee, Jack McPhee-Witter, Audrey Lidell, Gail Leery, Gretchen Witter, Principal Green and Drue Valentine among others.

The sunset ceremony was performed by long time friend Evelyn Ryan. The wedding party included Joey & Pacey’s daughter, Suri, the best man was Witter’s brother, Doug, and Joey’s sister Bessie served as the matron of honor.

Battlestar Galactica: “Hero”

Title: “Hero”
Original Airdate: 11/18/2006

Previously, Adama gave a lot of great speeches. The one in the miniseries about how we can’t play god. His “We are at War” and “You are poison” to Saul. Unfortunately, this is episode has a lot of speeches but none are as good as those.

Space! Eyes of sweaty man. They’re going to call him “Bulldog” but we love him as DIXON!!

Colonial One. Tory brings a portrait of Baltar to Roslin, who suggests they hang it over the toilet. Hee. Tory points out Adama’s been in the Colonial Fleet for 45 years. Roslin decides to him him a metal. Can we hope for metal with benefits?

Galactica. Lots of noises and flashing lights in the CIC. Dualla, Gaeta and Helo inform the Admiral that two Raiders are chasing a third. Starbuck and Kat take out the two. A radio signal comes over. Dixon manages to get out “This is Bulldog”. On the hanger deck, they get another use out of their Raider prop. It leaks some goo and then Dixon falls out. He salutes Adama.

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30 Rock Recap

NBC’s 30 Rock returns on a night of supersized comedy. Between this and The Office, I’m convinced that if you give a talented team of writers an extra 10 or so minutes to play with, they’ll reward you with brilliance. (NBC is on to something here, and I hope it catches on.)

Right off the bat I felt good about things. Opening with a Liz/Tracey (Tina Fey, Tracey Morgan) scene reassured me Tracey would play a big part this week. His screen time directly correlates to my enjoyment of this show.

It seems the weekly grind is getting our leading man down. He’s skipping orgies and birthday parties for rehearsals. But he’s part of a team now, Liz reminds him. She also chides him for veering off-script, which he says goes against his improv style. It’s the first clues that maybe he can’t read.

As good as it was to see Tracey right off the bat, it was an equal downer to see Jenna (Jane Krakowski) back after an all-too-brief hiatus. She pitches Pete (Scott Asdit) the idea of her performing “Muffin Top,” a dance-pop-techno hybrid single she cut with her Persian ex-boyfriend, on the show-within-the-show. Pete is less than impressed with the Israeli chart-topper (number 4 in Belgium) but gives her the OK.

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Ugly Betty Recap: “Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral”

“Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral”
Original Air Date: November 16, 2006

Becky’s at work the day before Thanksgiving, waiting for Daniel to leave so she can leave. As Hilda calls to remind her, she needs to do the shopping and get home in time to meet with Leah the lawyer. But Daniel, grumpy over getting nothing but silence from Sofia, refuses to shake a tailfeather. He’s so depressed that she hasn’t called, he’s “this close to splitting a Cobb salad with Sarah Jessica Parker and talking about shoes.” Hee.

Finally Sofia pops by and Betty makes like a tree to give them some alone time. Sofia breaks the news that she just wants to be friends, but she’ll see him at Bradford’s Thanskgiving brunch for the editors, right? Sure he will, if she’ll be there. And she will, along with her boyfriend, Hunter. Buuurn.

Also making plans are Marc and Amanda, who agree to meet at Mode the next day to drink champagne, watch the Macy’s parade, and try on couture. Raise your hand if you want to join them! I can’t be the only one who thinks that sounds like a rollicking good time. (GMMR note: Can I just say that during when I watched the first few eps, I like Marc and Amanda the least. I thought they were cartoonish. But now…oh now I LIVE for Marc and Amanda scenes….love them!!)

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How I Met Your Mother Goes Retro with Robin Sparkles

If you grew up listening to Debbie Gibson, begged your mother to take you to the mall to see Tiffany, or you loved K.I.D.S Incorporated’ Stacey (before she became Fergalicious) then you are going to love Robin Sparkles.

Way before Alanis Morrisette and whomever it was that won Canadian Idol, Robin Sparkles was Canada’s greatest singing sensation. With songs like “Let’s Go to the Mall”, Robin forever changed the musical landscape.  But soon after, Robin disappeared never to be heard from again.  Until now…

Robin Sparkles has been found! Rumor has it she’s working at a crappy news station in NYC (but she has a really cute boyfriend, so that’s something).  We are on a mission to bring Robin Sparkles back!!! But we need your help.  Please head over to www.myspace.com/robinsparkles and learn how you can help!
And for being such a great fan, click here to watch the video for “Let’s Go to the Mall” – Robin’s smash #1 hit.

Thanks to Robin’s friend Swarley for helping us to locate our idol. It seems Robin has developed a strong distaste for shopping malls and her friend (who insists we call him Barney, although we dont’ know why) did some digging and discovered her hidden past.  Come on, I find it hard to believe that Swarley didn’t know who Robin Sparkles was!!!

Lazy Scranton (Full Video)

NBC.com just posted the FULL, never before seen “LAZY SCRANTON” video. This is pure genius. Click here to watch.

Sittin’ in my office with a plate of grilled bacon,
Call my man Dwight just to see what was shakin’
Yo Mike, our town is dope and pretty
So check out how we live in the Electric City!

They call it Scranton -What?
The electric city
Scranton – What?
The electric city

Lazy Scranton the electric city
The call it that ’cause of the electricity

The city’s laid out from East to West
And our public parks and libraries are truly the best

Call poison control if you’re bit by a spider
But check that it’s covered by your health care provider

Are you hungry? Well quit your whining
The new downtown has 5 star dining

You like coal mines and you wanna see em?
Well check it out yo, the Anthracite Museum

Dope things to do that are several in counting
The illest place to go is Montage Mountain

Plenty of place in the parking lot
But the little cars go in the compact spot (spot spot spot spot)

Snack attack time – don’t lose your heard
We like Cuggino’s for the tasty bread

They call it Scranton -What?
The electric city (x4)

Veronica Mars Get a Full Season Pickup (Almost)

Alan Sepinwall is reporting that Veronica Mars has just been picked up for the back seven episodes!! Being picked up for the final nine would mean a full season, so it’s hard to say how this will affect the 3rd and final mystery arc. But you know what? I don’t care!! This is GREAT news for Veronica Mars fans. Perhaps not so great news for a 4th season pickup, but I wasn’t really holding my breath on that one anyway. And I’m not going to be looking a gift horse in the mouth.

John Krasinski at JEST FEST ’06 (Video & Audio)

Here’s the video and audio from John Krasinski’s reading from “Brief Interviews with Hideous Men” at JEST FEST ’06

WARNING: Both the audio clip and the video are Rated MA for language and subject matter. But if you ever wanted to hear John Krasinski (or better yet, Jim Halpert) talk dirty, here’s your chance. And ladies, I triple dog dare you not to swoon over this one!
(Listen to the audio clip of John’s JEST FEST reading – you might have to right click and hit “save as”, some people are having trouble)
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VICTORY FOR THE FORCES OF DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM!

So here’s a little more from Lauren on John’s adaptation of “Brief Interview” and his role (aside from writing and directing the film).

Seriously, I love DFW, but the majority of the people there were there for John, and I’m sure that’s why they put him on last. To the joy of all of us that are BI fans, he read the “Victory for the Forces of Democratic Freedom” interview–which I have now confirmed from JK himself that he is not playing.

After that (the reading) I asked, “So is that the role that you’re doing?” He said, “No, I didn’t want a major role. Just something really tiny.” “Trying to avoid the whole ‘Next Zach Braff’ thing?” “Exactly, but now someone dropped out so I have to play a bigger role, so eeeh. I don’t want it to be about me, it’s all about doing justice to this [holds up book]. So . . .” “But you’re excellent”–yes, I said excellent–“so it will be amazing!”

GiveMeMyRemote.com will be covering the development of “Brief Interviews with Hideous Men” as best as we can until it premiers. And hell, we’ll probably show up at that too.

UPDATE: If Lauren’s one-on-one with John weren’t cool enough she later surprised me with a phone call from John Krasinski himself!! 

So I Just Got Off the Phone with John Krasinski….

Did that come off casual enough, because that’s what I’m going for!! I’m kind of freaking out right now…what a thrill!!

Sometimes it doesn’t suck to be a TV blogger. Especially when you get to talk to one of your favorite actors, on a random Thursday night, just as you are watching him on TV. Well that’s exactly what happened tonight when I got to chat briefly with John Krasinski of The Office.

Now any loyal GMMR reader knows that John is my #1 TV boyfriend and I love him dearly with all my heart. But in all honestly, I really do believe that he is an amazingly talented actor who is on the verge on blowing up and taking over Hollywood. John is such an important part of why The Office is my favorite show, and why the show is receiving the attention and accolades it so richly deserves. Ok, ok, enough gushing on to the details.

Actually, wait, before I go any further, I have to give the world’s BIGGEST shout out to my friend Lauren (aka Geek Cheek/Blondesheep) for making this all happen. As some of you might now, Lauren came along with me last week to The Rachel Ray Show, and if it wasn’t for Lauren I would have never met Jenna Fischer. She was the one that told Jenna I was in the audience which prompted Jenna to come over and chat. And now exactly one week later, Lauren comes through again, but this time she’s hooking me up with JKras. I owe you…so big!! Last Thursday Pam, this Thursday Jim..yeah, it’s been a good week.

Lauren was kind of enough to set the scene for us. Here’s her recap of what went down…
Lauren was attending JEST FEST ’06 in NYC during which John was doing a reading from David Foster Wallace’s work.

Audio clip of John’s reading | Watch video from John’s appearance at JEST FEST ’06

She got a chance to talk to him for a few about “Brief Interview with Hideous Men” and his upcoming film adaptation. So she’s chatting with him…and then:

Lauren: I’m friends with Kathie from Give Me My Remote, and I had to say hi to you from her.

John: Oh my god, Kath is amazing. Do you have her email? I’d really like to talk to her.

Lauren: Well, do you want to talk to her. I can call her. (I had this all planned out ahead of time, I was going to get John to talk to Kath)

John: Yeah, but there are all these people waiting. Oh! I can probably just get to her through the site.

Lauren: (knowing that Kath would much rather John have her address in his hot big hand) I can write it down for you.

John opens to the back cover of his copy of BIWHM and has me write Kath’s email address right there.
So then I realized that the line wasn’t that long. That there was only about one person left, so I decided that I would go for it. I called Kath, first to make sure that I had her email right, and to tell her that John had asked for it. Then I asked, “Do you want to talk to him?” And we all know what that answer is. So I waited while John talked to the last fan, and then to DFW’s agent, then his editor, and then he said to them, “Here, I’ll walk you out.” I made my move, “John!” I said, “Would you . . ” [holding out the phone]. Then John says, “Is it Kath?” I nod, and then…

…that’s where I pick up the story. Ok, so by now I’ve had a minute or two to realize that I was moments away from talking to John Krasinski. Just enough time to make sure I was recording the call on my cell. I learned from my encounter with Jenna last week that as amped up as I was I wasn’t going to remember a damn thing. I hope John doesn’t mind that I recorded the call….oh shoot [/kevin]. I debated posting the full transcript because (1) I didn’t know if it was a little too stalkerish to do so and (2) because he said a lot of nice things about GMMR and frankly, I felt weird posting it. But in the end, I had to share it with you all, so here we go…

John: Kaaaaaaath!

GMMR: Jooooohn! How the hell are ya? (yeah, I’m a Masshole through and through…I start off my conversation with JKras by swearing)

John: I am doing great. How the hell are you?

GMMR: I’m doing fantastic. I’m actually online right now hosting a LIVE “Office” chat for the East Coast kids.

John: No way? Unbelievable. Please say ‘hi’ to everybody for me.

GMMR: Will do. I really can’t believe I’m talking to you.

John: You totally rock! And your site totally rocks. And at any moment if you think what you are doing is in vain, or you aren’t sure that you should be working so hard at it, keep working, keep going – please know that we all love it so much.

GMMR: Wow! Thank you so much. That means a lot to me.

John: I’m so impressed at how much you care, and you are so nice to us, and we all know it. All of us on set. So thank you!

GMMR: AW. Thanks. I’ve actually been emailing (John’s publicist) about getting on your schedule for an interview, but I know you’ve been really busy lately. But I’m in NY a lot, and of course I live in Newton so…

John: Yeah, how cool. I knew you were there in Newton. Yeah, sorry, right now it’s a little crazy because I’m filming this movie and I have no idea what the hell I’m doing..[laughs] Just kidding. It’s been really, really fun.

GMMR: It’s going to be amazing. I’m so looking forward to it, and of course we’ll be following it on GMMR.

John: Really? Thank you SO [/jim] much. And yeah, if there is anything you ever need – to talk or an interview for the website or something, just let me know and I’m happy to help out. You’ve done so much for us, that I want to do anything to help you out.

GMMR: Thank you so much. That’s really nice of you. This is such a thrill.

John: And please say hi to everyone online for me. Everybody is so great! You really have no idea of how much of a difference you are making – so hopefully I’m telling you right now [laughs]
GMMR: That’s so great to hear. So maybe I’ll see you around Newton sometime.

John: Yeah, absolutely. Kath, have a GREAT [/jim] night

GMMR: You too.

John: Goodnight

GMMR: Good night

In the words of William M. Joel…”and so it goes”. Talking to John was just incredible. Everyone involved with The Office is so kind and so appreciative of their fans. THEY are the reason that we are so invested in the show. It’s the reason that I’m so compelled to promote the show in any way I can. My interview with John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer is what help to put GMMR on the map, and is the reason that I have met so many great people and have had so many wonderful experiences over the past year. So thanks to the Dunder Mifflinites. Ok, now I’m off to listen to John’s voice as I drift off to sleep…kidding, kidding. Kinda. Here’s to hoping he puts my email address to good use.

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“The Office” Stars Go Hi-Tech

November 16, 2006 by Kath Skerry  
Filed under BJ Novak, Dwight Schrute, Jenna Fischer, Jim Halpert, John Krasinski, Michael Scott, Pam Beesly, Rainn Wilson, Steve Carell, The Office, TV News

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It’s not the end of Office Thursday until I say so!! So here’s another little goodie for you Office fans out there. John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, BJ Novak, Rainn Wilson and Steve Carell talk to Parade Magazine about their views on their addiction to tech gadgets.

Steve Carell
I have figured out toasters and blenders and the television. I’ve got that down—the on/off button and the cable box. And I’m going to brag now: I can do everything with a microwave. But that pretty much covers it in terms of my technology acumen.
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John Krasinski
I just got a BlackBerry. I used to make fun of my friends who had BlackBerries. And I know that the expression CrackBerry has been going around, but now I fully understand it. I’m actually addicted to a piece of machinery, and that’s really embarrassing.
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Jenna Fischer
I have a MySpace page. So maybe people think that I’m a techie because of that. But I haven’t decorated it in any way. You can go in and write computer code so your page can be colorful or have streaming video. I don’t know how to do that.
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BJ Novak
I talk back to my computer, but I always know it’s really my fault. I say, “Dammit!” But I say it in a very soft whine. It’s sort of a, “We’re both at fault here, computer. You’re a bit mean. And I’m a bit of an idiot. Let’s figure this out together.” That’s what I mean my “dammit“ to sound like.
From BJ Novak

Rainn Wilson
I Google myself hourly. That’s why I love the Treo so much, because I’m continuously Googling myself. And I Google myself in different languages too. I see what the Romanians are saying about me, or the Finns. Apparently I’m very popular, especially in Finland.
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The OC is on TONIGHT

November 16, 2006 by Kath Skerry  
Filed under The OC, TV News

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I know there are about a gagillion things to watch tonight, but please please please don’t forget about The OC?  Fox has royally pissed me off by making the decision to keep The OC at its 9/8c Thursday timeslot.  I love The OC.  It was my SHOW for a long time.  I’m sad to see it struggling against the powerhouse Thursday lineup, because it deserves better. You are lucky that I can tape two shows at once Fox. But I can’t make any promises that I’m going to be sticking around when Scrubs premieres on Thursday nights later this month.

I was lucky enough to have already seen the first four episodes, so I know how good it is this season.  You all should be watching!!  Especially tonight.  Tonight’s episode, “Metamorphosis” is fantastic. Summer does some soul-searching during a visit from Seth; Taylor pleads for a reluctant Ryan’s help with an international crisis; Sandy longs for a guys’ night out; and Julie vows to turn over a new leaf (yeah, right).

A few teasers?  Ok…

• Watch for the little twist near the end which may be foreshadowing of a bigger storyline down the road.
• Julie Cooper is one sexy bitch, and tonight she struts her stuff like only Julie Cooper can
• In tonight’s episode, I fell in love with Seth Cohen all over again.
• Want to see Bright Abbott nekkid?  Need I say more?

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