Community: Scoop on Tricia Helfer's casting in season 4 from TVLine's Michael Ausiello

Here's some scoop on Community from this week's (Posted on 9/11/12) Ask Ausiello column.

Question: Do you have any info on the new season of Community or Cougar Town? —Billy
Ausiello: What’s this “or” nonsense you speak of. I’ve got scoop on Community AND Cougar Town. On the Greendale front, we have Joel McHale to thank for Tricia Helfer’s upcoming cameo as a geek goddess who Abed meets at an Inspector Spacetime convention. “I think [the role] honestly came about because I had met Joel McHale before and I’ve done The Soup,” the Battlestar Galactica knockout tells us. “They approached me about it because they thought it was fun casting. And just the opportunity to work with Joel would be so much fun… I was on board immediately when I heard about it. I think it’ll be a lot of fun; it’s tongue-in-cheek.” Moving on to TV’s tipsiest friends, newlyweds Jules and Grayson will enter Season 4 on TBS much the same way they exited Season 3 on ABC — in couples counseling. Sources confirm that Nicole Sullivan will reprise her role as the duo’s relationship coach in January’s premiere. Bonus Spoiler: C-Town execs are casting the role of Erin, a former classmate of Travis’ who has had female-to-male gender reassignment surgery.

Link to the full article:Spoilers on Glee, Grey’s Anatomy, Sons of Anarchy, Once Upon a Time and More — Ask Ausiello - TVLine