Piven roasts the Emmy hosts
Entourage's Jeremy Piven was the first to win an Emmy after the
ceremony's endless, rambling opening by Howie Mandel and his four
reality-host co-emcees...and also the first to mock it. ''What if I just
kept talking for 12 minutes?'' asked Piven. After the ceremony, Mandel
harrumphed to me, ''I don't listen to Jeremy Piven. But I've never listened to Jeremy Piven.'' Mandel even went on to defend the opening
bit...or whatever it was. ''There was no opening bit,'' he argued. ''We had
nothing. We didn't have a moment to get together. And I think we helped
move the show along by not having anything.'' Um, seriously?
For The Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan, the one consolation to not earning an Emmy nod was getting to sit out Mandel and Co.'s debacle. ''I wouldn't have wanted to be up there,'' he joked, ''facing Don Rickles' wrath.''
'Lost' Vacation
Don't feel bad for Lost's Emilie de Ravin, whose Claire will be absent
for the drama's season 5, but return for 6. ''It's great because I can
work on other things,'' de Ravin shares, ''and then come back and see
everyone again.'' Exec producer Carlton Cuse insists the decision was a
creative one. ''The story we're telling is going in some other
directions. But we'll circle back around to include [Claire] in a very
exciting way.''
Ask Ausiello
Q: I hear Booth's younger brother will fall for Brennan on Bones. Is this
going to delay the Booth-Brennan romance we've all been waiting for?—Sally
A: Actually, the two-episode (at least) arc might just facilitate it. ''I
don't think he'll necessarily be coming in between Booth and Brennan,''
says David Boreanaz of his TV sibling, played by CSI: Miami's Brendan
Fehr. ''I do think he'll give insight into Booth's family, which will
help Brennan realize what [he's hiding] underneath that shell of his.''
Q: How deadly are the low ratings for Terminator: The Sarah Connor
Chronicles?—Dean
A: Armageddon-like. An SCC insider tells me if the show's numbers don't
start to climb, Fox is unlikely to order any more than the 13 episodes
currently in the pipeline. Series star Thomas Dekker remains hopeful
that they can hold off doomsday at least until the end of football
season. ''We're up against Monday Night Football,'' he sighs, ''which is
tricky because we have a lot of football fans.''
Q: When is The Closer returning with new episodes?—Diego
A: The TNT hit returns in January, when, for the first time, an episode
won't end with Brenda nabbing the killer. Adding insult to injury,
she'll probably end up crushing on the DA responsible for freeing her
perp, since he's described in the casting notice as being ''smart,''
''charismatic,'' and ''very much Brenda's equal.'' If that doesn't fit the
TV lust-interest profile, then I don't know what does.
Got TV questions? Michael Ausiello has TV answers...each and every day at EW.com
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