This weekend, the cast of My Boys got together to play a little poker and talk about the show's new season, which debuts in just a couple days. I ran around the place taking pictures like a lunatic fan and trying to get a little scoop out of the guys. Behold the fruits of my labor...

Mike Bunin told me his character Kenny takes a new approach with the ladies this season and his efforts will pay off. "Kenny's doing well this year," he said. Interesting fact: Did you know that My Boys is based upon a real-life weekly poker game organized by creator Betsy Thomas? A poker game, which Mike has been a part of for years. So is Kenny based on Mike? "Yeah, well, pretty much!," he admitted.

"At work this week, we heard about someone at Zap2it who had written something about who ends up on the plane with P.J...?" Yes, that was me, I confessed to Kyle Howard, who plays Bobby. But I didn't spoil it, I just teased it!, I told him. "That's cool. I love that," he said. "We decided that if someone cares enough to write about the show, that's awesome." Kyle confirmed that my scoop on Bobby's engagement to Andy's hot nanny is indeed happening, but not before he and Brendan go head-to-head for her affections.

"Yeah, Brendan's not doing so well this season," Reid Scott said. "He's kind of  on a downward spiral, but it's really fun stuff to play." Reid mentioned that he's sharing a lot of screen time with Jim Gaffigan (Andy) this year: "I love it. The guy is so great to work with. And he's so much fun to make fun of. He's like the easiest target!" No worries for Gaffigan. Word is the guy can hold his own when it comes to the smack talk. He is a professional stand up after all.

"Mike is pretty much crashing and burning with the women this season," Jamie Kaler said of his character. "It's pretty sad... but at the end of the season I get to make out with Mimi Rogers, so that's awesome!" Awesome, indeed. My Boys is welcoming several great guest stars in these next nine episodes, including Nia Vardalos and Happy Gilmore's Christopher McDonald. "It's awful," Mike Bunin told me. "The man's been in all these great movies and I ask him about Happy Gilmore. I had to. I mean, come on, he's Shooter McGavin!"

Yeah, so I didn't get as much one-on-one time with series star Jordana Spiro as I should've -- probably because I was busy stalking the boys and also because she was the party's main attraction, posing here with a friend. But I can tell you that she's incredibly sweet and is looking very sexy these days. P.J.'s love search resumes this Thursday, June 12th, on TBS, so don't forget to tune in. If you haven't yet checked My Boys out, there's no reason not to just jump in now. It's really a cute show.

Comments

Thanks for the My Boys scoop Korbi! I cannot wait for this show to return (and to find out who was on the plane...) P.S. I totally would've been taking pictures too, so you wouldn't have been the only "lunatic fan", lol.

Ashley | Jun 10, 2008 10:02:37 AM | #

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"Kyle confirmed that my scoop on Bobby's engagement to Andy's hot nanny is indeed happening, but not before him and Brendan go head-to-head for her affections."

I'm sure you meant to type "he and Brendan".

Kathy | Jun 10, 2008 1:11:24 PM | #

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Ok so I've never seen My Boys, is it worth catching up on? Really?

Alicia Gray | Jun 10, 2008 1:20:01 PM | #

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Alica, it's really a pretty cute show. Last year's "Douchebag Intervention" was one of the funniest TV moments.

Personally, most of the cable shows during the summer are good but heavy. It's a light show that's pretty clever and very realistic. And as a Midwestern who knows a lot about Chicago, I like it more than most.

Brooke | Jun 10, 2008 1:56:37 PM | #

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yes, yes, Kathy, that's just what i meant. thanks for the grammar catch, appreciated... btw, i forgot to mention that Nia Vardalos is also guesting. just added that to the story. Mike Bunin told me they're good friends.

korbi_ghosh | Jun 10, 2008 2:29:38 PM | #

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Korbi, I love your job. :D

Let me know if you ever want to trade. haha.

Denise | Jun 11, 2008 11:20:46 AM | #

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You're welcome, Korbi. Anything I can do to help. :-)

Kathy | Jun 11, 2008 1:15:35 PM | #

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I'm not sure what value you are to this website. I get much more information from TVGal (and it was two days earlier). I won't be back.

Jason | Jun 11, 2008 1:23:51 PM | #

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Wow, Jason. You couldn't simply stop checking the site? I don't think Korbi is taking anything away from TV Gal. In fact since Korbi's role of E! was actually pretty similar to TV Gal's, Korbi's actually working more on spoilers (like the blogger formerly known as Wanda) than episode previews/reviews on Zap2it. Given that it is also SUMMER, when spoilers tend to be less in demand and harder to obtain, it would be considerate of you to reserve your comments to something constructive like requests for specific spoilers. Thanks:-).

JBJ | Jun 11, 2008 4:23:42 PM | #

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Alicia - it's DEFINITELY worth catching up on.

Jim Gaffigan alone is reason enough. That man is hiarious!

Jenn | Jun 11, 2008 5:36:28 PM | #

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JBJ, i love you. do i know you, or are you just a loyal reader and wonderful person who's good at sticking up for me?!

korbi_ghosh | Jun 11, 2008 11:27:36 PM | #

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To Aicia and anyone else I spent the last two nights catching up on MyBoys on YouTube (I so love YouTube!) and now I can't wait for tonight's episode. It is so totally worth it - it's an awesome show with some truly hilarious parts. The guys act like all the guys I know except PJ is lucky enough to get explanations from them when they're sober!
I'm just waiting for Kenny and Stephanie to get together anyway. there's so much sexual tension there...
As for Jason, he's just envious for Korbi's job!

Sirius | Jun 12, 2008 12:45:34 PM | #

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My pleasure, Korbi, thank you :-)! I did enjoy Korbi's Quickie and your repartee with Leslie. I also know that people were pretty hard on Amy when she switch to blog form, but now they are pretty happy. I don't see why people who are resistant to change have to be so rude about it. Best of wishes and I've added you to my RSS feed.

JBJ | Jun 13, 2008 2:13:11 PM | #

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late to this entry, but still wanted to stop in to comment, especially after jason's douchey comment above. i love that you love the show and i think you're doing a great job here.

and, yeah...you so wouldn't have been the only lunatic fan there if i'd been given an invite. i geek out over mike bunin on television, so there would be massive geekage if i were given one on one time.

amy | Jun 19, 2008 7:30:55 AM | #

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LOVE YOU ALL. My Boys' premiere was really good last week. Maybe the best episode so far, I thought. Excited about tonight :)

korbi_ghosh | Jun 19, 2008 1:07:36 PM | #

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This show is very real because you sort of see these situations in your life. Minus the tons of beer and the baseball hints, it is totally relatable.

Mackenzie | Jun 29, 2008 8:12:23 AM | #

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