HBO's 'Carnivale' gets 2nd season

Question: I hope you can help me out on this one. Last season a show aired on HBO that my husband and I quickly got hooked on called "Carnivale." The last episode was a cliffhanger, naturally, and I haven't seen or heard of it coming back. Do you know if HBO is planning to run a second season? I am dying to know.

Answer: "Carnivale" will be back for a second season later this year or early next year.

Question: In a recent episode of the Lifetime series "Strong Medicine," the character of Milo died in an automobile accident. At the end of the episode the statement "In memory of . . . " appeared. Since I don't know the name of the actor who played Milo nor do I remember the name of the man mentioned in the memorial, I am wondering if the actor who played Milo really did die. If so, how? If not, why was he written out of the show since he did an excellent job?

Answer: Richard Biggs, the actor who played Dr. Milo Morton, died of a stroke in May. He was 44. He also played Dr. Franklin on the syndicated sci-fi series "Babylon 5."

Question: I have a bet on this; hope you know the answer. What was the name of James Arness' brother? He was a game-show host.

Answer: James Arness' brother is actor Peter Graves, who played Jim Phelps on "Mission: Impossible" (CBS, 1966-73).

Question: I was watching "Blue Collar TV" on WB, and one of the comics looked familiar. I thought I remembered him from a late-night comedy show on Fox, but when I mention it to my friends, all they can think of is "Mad TV." But that's not the show I remember. Any ideas?

Answer: No. Thanks for writing. Psyche. I'm thinking the guy you're talking about is Heath Hyche, and I'm thinking the show you remember is "Saturday Night Special," which ran briefly on Fox in 1996.

The show's executive producer was Roseanne, who also appeared irregularly, and the other regulars included Kathy Griffin, who went to "Suddenly Susan," and Jennifer Coolidge, who went on to the films "Best in Show" and "Legally Blonde."

Question: I'm writing to see when or if these two shows will be back on: "Wonderfalls" and "Malcolm in the Middle." Please let me know if and when.

Answer: "Wonderfalls" was canceled. "Malcolm in the Middle" will be back for its sixth season on Nov. 7.

Question: I keep thinking about a scene in a movie that involved one character visiting another character out of the blue and finding the host eating a Popsicle.

The host offers the visitor a Popsicle and explains that they are all going to melt if they don't eat them because the freezer is out. The visitor declines, I believe.

I have no other information about the movie. No names of stars. No title. No director, screenwriter, etc., but I think it was made in the early to mid-1970s.

Could it be "American Graffiti"? Wolfman Jack and Richard Dreyfuss? I really need to know, but I don't have the time to watch every movie ever made in the early to mid-1970s to find it.

Answer: Oh, fine, and I have all the time in the world to answer questions about TV and movies that people send into me, no matter how silly they are, and . . . wait a minute. I do, actually.

It was "American Graffiti."

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