Here’s the transcript from my Oct. 15 live chat. The chat for Oct. 22 is already scheduled, so if you’re reading this and have questions and comments of your own, click here to post in advance.

Gail: Hi, everybody. Welcome to…

Jason Isaacs and Jason Clarke in "Brotherhood."

In three seasons on Showtime, “Brotherhood” — the story of two Irish-American brothers (Jason Isaacs and Jason Clarke) on opposite sides of the law in Providence, R.I. — attracted a core group of fans, but…

Gail: Hi, everybody. What a busy morning with the Emmy nominations coming out, with so many extra nominees in each category. I hope some of you want to give a shout-out to your favorites who did get nominated or lament…

“The Jay Leno Show” arrives Sept. 17 14, ”30 Rock” not till Oct. 15. Most premieres and season premieres on NBC start rolling out the week of Sept. 21. * Note: “Chuck,” renewed for 13 episodes, is expected back in March 2010…

That’s not Kenneth the Page — that’s Hercule Poirot! Charter subscribers across St. Louis who tuned in to KSDK (Channel 5) to see “30 Rock” Thursday night instead got “Poirot” on KETC (Channel 9). Because “The Office” was a rerun…

Jon Hamm starts his three-episode arc on “30 Rock,” as Liz Lemon’s (potential) new boyfriend, Dr. Baird, next Thursday. Here, for your viewing pleasure, are two clips from NBC via YouTube, first of him talking about the show and apparently in…

Thank heavens. Otherwise I’d have had to give up TV comedy altogether. The renewals will keep both shows on the air at least through the spring of 2010. Here’s part of NBC’s release.

“These renewals represent our faith in ‘The Office’…

Piggy front and center

NBC is pitching a conference call with Miss Piggy for the special “A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa,” airing Dec. 17. The idea of talking on the phone with a puppet would have been funny enough, but…

I’m not the only person in St. Louis with a cold. At the office today, just about everybody around me was coughing and sneezing, if they weren’t in bed on antibiotics. I finally gave up and came home to my couch,…

Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly is reporting that our own Jon Hamm may use the “Mad Men” hiatus to join “30 Rock” for a multi-episode arc as a potential love interest for Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon. Fingers crossed. Here’s the…