Latest from Ausiello - One Tree Hill, Dexter, Dirty Sexy Money, Eleventh Hour, Army Wives Posted by DarkUFO at Wednesday, August 20, 2008 (View Comments) Labels: Army Wives, Cancelled Shows, Dexter, One Tree Hill

Question: Any One Tree Hill scoops? I hope that Lucas helps Brooke during her dark phase. -- Rachel
Ausiello: He may be too busy going Hollywood. Later this season, the show will be introducing an "edgy and confident" independent movie producer. Cue the inevitable speculation that Lucas is turning his first novel into a film.

Question: Please, please, please tell me that CBS is going to be airing the new season of Dexter! Please? -- Kim Hays
Ausiello: Nah, that little experiment was a spectacular failure. You're going to have to pony up the extra $40 a month and subscribe to Showtime. Hurry up though, 'cause the third season kicks off in a little more than a month, and, believe me, you're going to want to watch the first episode live. There's a jaw-dropping twist at the end of the premiere that will be all over the Internets the next morning.

Question: What happened to all the Dirty Sexy Money scoops? I haven't heard much since the strike other than Samaire Armstrong leaving. Where's the dirt? -- Tara
Ausiello: The show has completed its midsummer retooling, and I hear one of the big developments is that Patrick's wife, Ellen, is getting a brother (played by Scott Holroyd). And let's just say he's going to take the news that his brother-in-law is bedding a transsexual a lot harder than Ellen did. So Carmelita, if you're reading this, stay in hiding!

Question: What are you hearing about the new CBS show The Eleventh Hour? -- Patrick
Ausiello: I'm hearing the network's pulling a Dollhouse and launching with a new first episode and moving the pilot to ep 2 or 3. According to show-runner Ethan Reiff (Sleeper Cell), the "pilot involves reproductive cloning, and I think the feeling was that maybe aspects were so controversial and dark that, even though it was [a good episode], maybe CBS wanted to hold onto it until the audience met our characters and our show through a slightly less controversial story."

Question: Got anything on my latest obsession, Army Wives? -- Jackie
Ausiello: Ex-wife of Prince and famed choreographer Mayte Garcia is doing a multi-episode arc as Jennifer, the wife of a Lt. Colonel and a recent addition to the post.

Source: EW