Wow, this is SUPERNATURAL news that I honestly didn’t think was coming… According to an interview with TV Guide, creator Eric Kripke says that Katie Cassidy’s character Ruby has been axed.

“She’s great, but this was unfortunately a financial decision — purely budgetary, because creatively she was terrific,” Kripke said. “I have nothing but great affection for Katie, and she was great for the show. It was a very difficult business decision about the realities we are in.” Though the budget’s the same as last year, the show films in Canada and is suffering from a lousy exchange rate.

There will be female characters, Kripke promises. But expect more of the love ‘em, leave ‘em or kill ‘em variety. “We have a plan that’s as exciting as any we’ve ever had of how to thread new characters in some unexpected ways,” he said, adding that the season opener will have a couple of “bombshells that will set the show off in a new direction.”

Ruby was so integral in the last few episodes of Season 3 that I thought for sure she would be returning to at least kick off Season 4. I’m kinda shocked, though I shouldn’t be… I know that, but I still kind of am. Ruby really grew on me and I thought she had a lot to offer Sam and Dean in terms of the demon world.

I’m worried that the word “bombshells” was used because there are a lot of complaints that there are so few powerful female characters on the show and unless Ellen’s making a return, I don’t want to get bogged down in the hot girl/demon-of-the-week or damsel in distress roles for females on Supernatural. Sure, I love those bitchy demons and I don’t want them to go away because they’re a trademark of sorts but I need a kick-ass female character on that show and STAT!

We said we’d be back with another TV Talk Podcast in a week but it took almost a week and a half, I think you survived just fine. GMMR was at the Upfront presentations so there’s plenty to talk about including her celebrity sightings, stalkings, and dancing partners. We’ll even talk about Joss Whedon’s DOLLHOUSE and J.J. Abrams FRINGE starring GMMR’s mega crush Josh Jackson. So You Think You Can Dance might get a couple minutes or five along with her time with The Office and Tina Fey!

Back to your regularly scheduled podcast, we head right into GOSSIP GIRL, AMERICAN IDOL, THE OFFICE, GREY’S, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and more. Plus, it’s the return of TWO IDIOTS TALK LOST (*we talk about the finale being this week but listener Michael pointed out that it’s not until May 29th - phew!) where we rehash the first hour of the three hour Season 4 finale, once again proving that even idiots can enjoy Lost. And as a bonus feature, we have a special guest to help us talk about the Season 3 finale of The CW’s SUPERNATURAL.

Sit back and relax because this Podcast almost hits 90 minutes. You read that right, 90 minutes of babbling, giggling, bitching, and TV Talk!

It’s TV Talk with GMMR & Ducky #22!

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After tonight’s episode of SUPERNATURAL featuring the Origins comic legend Doc Benton, we’re in the final moments of Dean Winchester’s battle to stay out of hell. As I’m sure he’ll point out, it’s a real bitch and so is the fact that we only have one more episode left. The Season 3 finale airs May 15th and that’s too frakkin’ soon if you’re asking me.

E!’s Kristin Dos Santos took Erik Kripke to task on the final episodes of Season 3 and also got some fan questions answered.

What’s in store for us on this Thursday’s episode, “Time Is on My Side”?
We continue to ramp up the tension around Dean’s upcoming deadline of whether or not he will be going to hell.

I assume the drama is extended to the finale though…
Yes, there’s a good chance they’ll fail to save Dean on Thursday. His soul is coming due, and the boys are getting more desperate, trying to find ways to stop it. This episode is about them trying two very different, desperate methods to save Dean. Then on top of that, it’s sort of tied in with a really creepy urban legend about a couple-of-centuries-old doctor living in the woods on the East Coast who basically keeps himself alive by stealing organs…We’re kind of delving into that, and it’s definitely one of our creepiest episodes. There’s a lot of surgery while your still alive and maggots, so that’s really good times. And then we really climax our Bella storyline for the season. Lauren comes in…

Does she make it out alive?
Tune in and find out. But it’s not great news for her, and we show a couple of cards we’ve been holding onto all season, and we sort of reveal why she is, who she is and what kind of secrets she’s been holding, in a way that will surprise the audience and kind of tie her into the story.

Click here to read the entire Kripke Q&A.

TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky is back! After 7 weeks, we were finally able to see each other and dish all the dirt on our favorite shows.

Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, House, Gossip Girl, American Idol, The Office, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, Supernatural, Battlestar Galactica, Brothers & Sisters, So You Think You Can Dance, Ugly Betty, Greek and so much more.

We take some last minute listener questions on which finale’s we’re most looking forward to and also which hot summer movies our fave TV stars are popping up in. Not to mention Kath gets to wax The Office finale after one Canadian listener begs for finale information.

Also, be on the lookout for the return of TWO IDIOTS TALK LOST! We watch the show but we’re not experts, sue us.

It’s TV Talk with GMMR & Ducky #21!

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Thanks to the good folks at Supernatural and Warner Bros. Television I’m happy to announce that I have 3 prize packs to give away! Tomorrow (March 25th), Issue #3 of the official Supernatural Magazine is released but I’ve had it for almost a week and I want to share the love.

I’m giving away 3 sets of Supernatural Magazine Issues #1 - #3 and it’s easy to enter.

In the comments section, tell me and all of the other Supernatural fans what your favorite moment of Season 3 has been and also your least favorite moment of Season 3. You have to list both in order to win so don’t be all lazy ass.

The contest ends when Supernatural returns to the airwaves… From now until April 24th at 10pm you can enter to win a Supernatural Magazine Prize Pack.

Hey Supernatural fans, yet another good thing came out of my trip to LA for Paley this week. I got some great Supernatural scoop to share with you guys!

Just as I was leaving Los Angeles, it was announced that Jared Padalecki will be starring in the upcoming Friday the 13th remake (booo but yeah, damn I’m torn) but before he can face off with (Mrs.?) Voorhees, he and Jensen may have to face hell first.

As we all know, Supernatural has been picked up for Season 4 and the back 4 episodes of Season 3 will begin on April 24th.

I’m so excited for the show to return in a couple weeks and it sounds like there are some great things in store. Don’t forget to tune in on April 24th and don’t forget to check back later this week for some Supernatural Giveaways (click here to enter and win)!

SUPERNATURAL finally returns this Thursday with a new episode entitled “Malleus Maleficarum” (episode pictures) and here are a couple preview clips to wet your appetite for a Winchester sandwich!

*Updated Jan. 22, 2007: Below is the most up to date schedule for the final 4 episodes of SUPERNATURAL. Note the episode swap for 3.11 and 3.12 (and the toss in of a repeat for good fun).

I’m really glad that so many people have been willing to send emails to the CW urging them to support our favorite show, SUPERNATURAL! The comments I’ve received have all been positive and even more of you have personally emailed me so I thank you for being demon hunting activists.

I’m happy to bring you the final 4 Supernatural episode airdates and titles! The show returns much sooner than we expected, sadly it’s going up against my favorite castaways of LOST.

Episode 3.09 - “Malleus Maleficarum” 1/31 (See episode pictures here)
Episode 3.10 - “Dream A Little Dream Of Me” 2/7
*Episode 3.11 - “Mystery Spot” 2/14 (originally “Jus In Bello” was to air on the 14th)
*Repeat: “Nightshifter” 2/21 8/7c (originally aired in Season 2)
*Episode 3.12 - “Jus In Bello” 2/21 9/8c (originally filmed as 3.11 but will air as possible finale)

Once again, The CW has not canceled SUPERNATURAL it has removed it from the schedule once their last original episode has aired on February 21st. It’s still upsetting that they won’t allow the show to continue to grow new viewers by airing more repeats.

Everyone’s sick of end of year lists but how can I not do one on my favorite TV shows of 2007? I always find these lists hard to do because 12 months is a really long time and we watch a LOT of TV. I wish I could prepare enough ahead of time to write up some great “moments” that stand out but let’s be honest… I don’t get paid to do this so that’s not gonna happen.

Regardless, the end of the 2006-2007 season provided lots of thrills and even a few tears. The 2007-2008 season started off so promising but as we all know, many shows just didn’t live up to the hype and the WGA Strike has kind of killed any hope of making this a banner year for television. So what did I choose? Did I pick a previous favorite that ended last May? Did I give a sophmore series about superheroes another nod? Did those Housewives make a showing after being off the list for so many years? Here goes.

Ducky’s Favorite TV of 2007:

30 ROCK I was late jumping on the 30 Rock train but once I gave it a chance late last winter, I instantly fell in love. 30 Rock is the successor to Arrested Development and I actually may love it even more. Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin together are impossibly brilliant and the supporting cast only add to the mayhem and madness. Highlights: Season 1’s “I love NY in springtime” moment, Season 2’s return of Will Arnett, “Me Want Food” and “Gay for Jamie“.

CHUCK Chuck Bartowski, how I love you! The funniest thing about Chuck is that GMMR and I had seen the pilot probably 10 times before we hit Comic-Con where Zac Levi and crew got a superheroes reception from the geek gala. I don’t know that the show has lived up to my expectations but I can’t say that I don’t love watching it every week. There’s an inherent sweetness to this action-comedy that makes me squee. Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski are magnificent together and anytime Adam Baldwin gets to be a smartass, I’m on board. So sad that the WGA Strike put an end to our enjoyment of the Nerd Herd! Highlights: The Pilot, Chuck and Lou, Captain Awesome’s many skin shots, and the return of Bryce Larkin.

DAMAGES Week after week this intense drama built to a shockingly graphic climax and it kept me guessing every step of the way. Glenn Close, Rose Byrne and Ted Danson delivered crazy intense performances for 13 weeks, proving that summer is not for the lazy brainless reality shows any longer. It was great interviewing most of the cast this summer, it really made me realize how brilliant the writing of the show really is. Kudos to FX for sticking with Damages and granting us 2 more seasons. Highlights: The endless time shifting and the seemless togetheness of it all, Glenn Close’s reaction to Ray Fiske blowing his brains out, the closing moments on the dock.

DOCTOR WHO/TORCHWOOD The one-two punch of Doctor Who and Torchwood coupled with my going to Comic-Con made 2007 my geekiest year to date. Season 3 of Doctor Who was probably the best of the new series. While I loved and miss Rose, Martha was a great companion. Capt. Jack may have ended up on Who at the end of Season 3 but more importantly he kicked some demon ass all season on his own show, Torchwood. Harkness, Gwen, Ianto, Owen, and Tosh made their show so much more than a spin-off. Torchwood delivered thrills, chills, and tears and I cannot wait for it’s return early in 2008. Highlights: Who’s Donna the Runaway Bride, “Human Nature” and the scary intense weeping angels of “Blink”. Torchwood’s gayness, “Random Shoes” with Eugene, Billis the scariest wrinkled creepy since the Preacher Kane from Poltergeist.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS The Dillon Panthers won State, the audience won another season and all seemed great down there in Texas. Then poor Tyra and Landry had to dump a body in a river leading to the most interesting coupling the show could ever have concocted. Some balked at the stunt plotline but I welcomed it once I saw how unbelievable both Adrianne Palicki and Jessie Plemons would make their roles. The Taylors continued to bring one of the most realistic and beautiful families to television not to mention Connie Britton’s acting her ass off. Highlights: Winning State, Plemons acting, Santiago’s first moment in the game during “The Confession”… breathtaking.

LOST Say what you will about Season 3 of LOST but the addition of Juliet and the jump forward solidified the show as greatness in my book. While it took a bit to flesh out Ben’s backstory, Juliet’s arrival on the island, Mr. Friendly’s allegiance, and the involvement of the Whidmore’s it was all worth the wait. We got some great answers this season, some scary twists and turns, some great revelations, some wonderful death’s, and HELLO, the chaos surrounding who’s coming to the island in Season 4? Matthew Fox continued to bring anxiety and sadness to the role of Jack and it’s a damn shame he wasn’t nominated for something this year. I’m psyched for it’s return on January 31st! Highlights: The story of how Juliet came to the island, the death of Charlie, the flash-forward, and Patch!

MAD MEN Seriously, do I even need to explain why Mad Men is on the list? The acting, the writing, the art direction, the costuming, the genius? Another summer sleeper that rocked my socks! Highlights: Jon Hamm as Don Draper, any scene with Joan, the sadness of the era, Don Draper’s carousel pitch.

PUSHING DAISIES The facts are these: Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Kristin Chenoweth and Chi McBride are my favorite finds of 2007. Bryan Fuller created a vivid, magical world I didn’t realize was missing from making my life complete until it slapped me in the face. My favorite pilot of 2007 led to stalking Fuller and Co. at Comic-Con, creating a fansite called ThePieMaker.com, and landed me on the Red Carpet interviewing these great talents. What a summer and fall leading up to the premiere of Pushing Daisies. This show makes me beyond happy and I cannot wait for its return in 2008. Highlights: The pilot, Ellen Greene, the musical numbers, Ned & Chuck, Bryan Fuller and Lee Pace recognizing me on the red carpet with hugs all around. Swoon…

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE I have to include SYTYCD because seriously could there have been a bigger obsession all summer long? Sure I loved Damages and Mad Men but sweet lord did it not compare to my lunacy over Neil Haskell and the rest of the dancers on SYTYCD. Highlights: Neil and Sabra’s boardroom brawl, Cat Deeley’s flawless hosting, Mary Murphy’s continued screaming, Wade Robson’s increased involvement, Debbi Allen and Shankman, backstage on tour.

SUPERNATURAL Love those Winchester’s. In a year that saw Sammy go real dark, the demise of YED, and a soul searching Dean, how can I not love Supernatural? The end of Season 2 was a wild wild ride but the beginning of Season 3 proved that this show is not and will not be stereotyped. Broadening the horizons of the demon world has suited the show nicely. Sure the addition of Ruby and Bela has been problematic for some but I can overlook that because the suspense and the gore has increased! Highlights: Visiting the set last May, blood and more blood, Supernatural:Origins comics, the return of Gordon.

The rest of the best: Battlestar Galactica, Big Bang Theory, Brothers & Sisters, Gossip Girl, How I Met Your Mother, Project Runway, Psych, The Closer, The Office, Top Chef and the end of Veronica Mars.

Should be on the list but isn’t for one reason or another: Dexter (never finished Season 2 because we got rid of Showtime but I’m dying to see the rest), Bones (just got addicted so I felt it couldn’t be added just yet - though let it be known that I’m obsessed), Dirty Sexy Money (something just isn’t right just yet, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love it).

Have a safe and Happy New Year! Looking forward to a wonderful and hopefully television filled 2008.

SUPERNATURAL still has an episode or two in the can that will air at some point in 2008. Episode 3.09 “Malleus Maleficarum” does not have an airdate yet, repeat… DOES NOT have an airdate. I’ve seen the CW Schedule Press Release through the week of January 14th and it’s nothing but repeats. The minute we have an airdate I’ll let you know.

In the meantime, sit back and check out some pictures from “Malleus Maleficarum”

Next Tuesday, November 27th the first issue of the official SUPERNATURAL Magazine goes on sale. Some of us bloggers have been lucky enough to get a preview of the magazine but sadly I can’t post the pages we received as previews. They were review only, sorry gang.

I can however tell you that the pages I saw were incredibly well designed, dark, and befitting the macabre that is Supernatural. It’s kind of like a really well produced DIY Zine, and that’s a good thing.

Issue #1 has an interview with creator Eric Kripke in an article named “Lore and Order” where he talks about the original concept for the show among other things. There’s a spotlight on “Everybody Loves a Clown” from Season 2 which has some creepy ass art to it and stills from the show. Don’t forget our boys… Jensen and Jared have interviews/articles and there’s also some attention paid to the delinquent in the group, Katie Cassidy. I’m so looking forward to Monday when my review copy arrives!

Press Release:

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