TV SPOILERS [10/1/09]: DEXTER, THE OFFICE, HIMYM

THE OFFICE

Question: Will we be seeing Jan at all this season of “The Office”? —Kevin
Ausiello: There’s nothing on the books, as we say in the biz, but Melora Hardin insists it’s happening. “I know I am coming back this season,” she tells me. “Hopefully we’ll find out who the baby-daddy is.”

Question: “Office” scoop, please! —Colin
Ausiello: The mob subplot we’ve been hearing so much about will kick in while Jim and Pam are on their honeymoon. “Without Jim and Pam around, Michael and Andy and Dwight are visited by an Italian American insurance salesman and they think that it’s a mob visit,” explains exec producer Greg Daniels. “And there’s no one around to tell them that isn’t likely. So they kind of deal with the mob in their own minds.” Meanwhile, when the newlyweds return the following week, Daniels says there will be a shift in the power dynamic in the office. “Jim has gotten more ambitious because of the baby coming and is bumping up against Michael a little more. The company is dealing with the recession. Branches are closing and there are possible other shakeups happening there.”

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DEXTER

Question: Last week you mentioned how a significant character will die this season on “Dexter.” Could you confirm or deny that it’s Rita? —Engreido
Ausiello: I wish I could confirm that it was Rita. Girlfriend is seriously starting to grate. No, it’s someone slightly less annoying.

Question: Please tell me you have some scoop for “Dexter” fans! — Tina
Ausiello: “Dexter” will suffer some short-term memory loss in the wake of Sunday’s little fender-bender. Which is kind of a problem if the last thing you did was murder someone and chop up the body into little pieces.

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HIMYM

Question: I’m so excited for the “How I Met Your Mother” musical number in the 100th episode! Is Neil Patrick Harris the only member of the cast taking part in it? —Tim
Ausiello: No, the entire cast will be involved. But NPH will be the headliner.

All Spoilers courtesy of Ask Ausiello at www.ew.com