After languishing two years in production without a script, ABC has decided to drop production on a Holocaust miniseries it was working on with Mel Gibson's production company. Just Friday, Gibson was arrested on DUI charges and reportedly launched into a crazy tirade about Jews, accusing the officer of being Jewish and that the Jews have started all wars. The Catholic actor apologized Saturday yet with a father who is a Holocaust denier it may fall on deaf ears. The incident has raised many questions concerning all of Gibson's future projects with his Icon Productions company. Gibson's delayed Mayan-language film Apocalypto is set for release December 8th.

Source: MSNBC

The BBC program Top of the Pops is getting its plug pulled after 42 years on the air. Through the years the program has featured performances by everyone from the Rolling Stones to the Beatles. In the 70s, the program boasted a viewership of 15 million, but the show has been on its last leg for some time, struggling to compete with the new broadcast alternatives. The last installment of the series will air on July 30th in the UK.

Source: Billboard

Corey Feldmen and Corey Haim defined cheesy 80s teen film like License to Drive and the Lost Boys are in the running for a come back. A new show called the Coreys is being shopped around Tinseltown. The two would play fictionalized versions of themselves yet in keeping with their real lives. Haim has struggled since his hayday with drugs and his finances while Feldmen has taken a try at music and kept racking up resume credits with random roles. It should be crap television at its best.

Source: Yahoo News

ABC has released their fall schedule which moves its hottest show, Grey's Anatomy, to anchor its Thursday night line-up. The schedule also welcomes a staggering 15 new series featuring an array of actors including Ted Danson, Taye Diggs, Calista Flockhart, Anne Heche, David Arquette and Rachel Griffiths. Grey's will go head to head with CSI and NBC's much talked about new series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Invasion, Jake in Progress, Hope and Faith, and Sons and Daughters weren't lucky enough to make the cut.

Source: Washington Post

After a seven-day stay in the water bubble, world record chaser and publicity hound, David Blaine, came up short. He held his breath for 7 minutes and 8 seconds, a full minute and fifty seconds short of the record. The fruit loop didn't need to stay submerged for six days to conquer the record, but it looked more sensational for the ABC special David Blaine: Drowned Alive. Its not known if his failed attempt will push him on to take on the challenge again.

Source: E! Online

Guests at the White House Correspondent's Association dinner got a little more than they bargained for from the Comedy Central fake new show host, Stephen Colbert, Saturday night. Colbert stayed in character all evening, firing off stinging satirical statements concerning the president and the press. Colbert told Bush to ignore his lousy approval ratings because they were based on reality "and reality has a well-known liberal bias." As for the presses' role in government, he quipped, "the president makes decisions . . . the press secretary announces those decisions, and you people of the press type those decisions." In your spare time, he advised them, "write that novel you got kicking around in your head -- you know, the one about the intrepid Washington reporter with the courage to stand up to the administration. You know -- fiction." Bush and first lady Laura were among the 2600 in attendance and were reportedly not amused by Colbert's comments.

Source: Washington Post

John Travolta and Jennifer Lopez have signed on for the big screen version of the 80s hit television show Dallas. JLo is slated as Sue Ellen and Travolta as the illustrious J.R. Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) will take on directing duties. Chadha is also currently preparing to bring the 60s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie to the screen. Filming on Dallas is earmarked to begin in October with a release date set for late in 2007.

Source: Billboard

In a recent interview with Kiefer Sutherland, it was revealed that 24 is preparing a leap to the big screen. Sutherland said, "The script is actually in development right now. It's something that we would shoot for doing next summer, during the next break." Much like the X-Files film, the television series will still continue to put Jack Bauer in mission impossible type situations. The film will just serve as an added adventure. Unlike the show, the film will crunch the normal 24 hour block into the standard 2 hour feature. Sutherland, who recently signed a deal making him the highest paid television actor, is gearing up for another secret agent adventure in the upcoming film The Sentinel co-starring Michael Douglas.

Source: MTV

Did you miss the latest mystery of Lost, or the endless scheming on Wisteria Lane? Well never fear because ABC is providing free downloads of some of its most popular shows via the Internet for free during a two-month trial in May and June. Viewers will be able to pause and skip around between chapters, but won't be able to avoid the commercials. Internet broadcasts are taking off in a big way for the major networks. 1.3 million people signed in last month as CBS broadcast live streams of all the action from March Madness.

Source: CNN Money

The Office is providing a great sleeper hit for NBC. The network has decided to extend its run through May instead of wrapping it in March as originally planned. A new show featuring Coupling's Sarah Alexander, Teachers, was set to take over its slot for the remainder of the season, yet the network has decided to migrate the new series to Tuesday night after Scrubs at 9:30 starting March 28th. The show is about disillusioned faculty members at a middle school and was created by former Scrubs writer-producer Matt Tarses.

Source: Zap2it

CBS and Warner Bros have decided to shut down their networks, UPN and the WB, to form a new combined network called CW. The big question becomes what programs will make the jump to the new network and which are destined to desolve into the television ether? Smallville? Gilmore Girls? Everybody Hates Chris? On the bright side, we should be able to get rid of crap like Love Inc.

Source: MSNBC

Two of Fox's longest running series, Malcom in the Middle and That 70s Show, will be bidding their farewell in May. That 70s Show is said to be in talks to have former cast members Ashton Kutcher and Topher Grace return for the show's finale. Fox finds itself with many new holes in its line-up to fill after already committing to ditching Arrested Development. Its series finale is slated for a two-hour block on February 10th. The producers of Arrested are said to be in talks with ABC and Showtime to give the Emmy winning series a new life.

Source: CNN

Jon Stewart is taking the evening off from his usual ridiculously funny fake news reporting to host Hollywood's most plastic event -- the Oscars. Stewart will be following last year's somewhat controversial selection of Chris Rock. When asked about the choice, Stewart said, "As a performer, I'm truly honored to be hosting the show. As an avid watcher of the Oscars, I can't help but be a little disappointed with the choice." Now if we could get Tucker Carlson to co-host the event, that could promise a really exciting event.

Source: Bloomberg

A season filled with wonder over whether USC or Texas was the best team in the nation was answered tonight at the Rose Bowl. Vince Young put on a highlight reel, passing for 267 yards and running for 200. The clinching victory touchdown came with 19 seconds remaining on fourth down as Young ran the ball in from 8 yards to seal the 41 to 38 victory. Reggie Bush was largely shut down and Leinart was mediocre at best as Lendale White kept USC in contention. It was an amazing win that capped three days of sensational bowl action. How can anyone think pro football has a tenth of the heart and drive of college ball after watching a game like that?

And you thought a television series focused on a family of undertakers was weird. HBO is gearing up to bring us the Tom Hanks produced drama Big Love about a polygamist family in Utah. Bill Paxton will play Bill Henrickson, a home-improvement businessman juggling three wives: Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevingny and Ginnfer Goodwin. Bill's a Viagra popping fool, getting his daily dose as he works through the batting order each night. The series is said to avoid the sizable ick factor and instead focus on just how their day-to-day lives would work. Though on first glance they appear to be Mormons, the Henrickson family is actually an unlabeled offshoot of the religion. The Mormon Church abandoned the practice of polygamy among its members in 1890.

Ever since Friends and Fraiser signed off the air, NBC has been dragging the bottom of the ratings heap. They're hoping a refreshed schedule will help revive their ratings struggle. Gone is the pathetic Joey, and the new Jason Lee comedy My Name is Earl will take its place. The remaining line-up includes Will & Grace, The Office and the new comer Four Kings. Can this new line-up steal viewers from the unstoppable CBS combination of Survivor and CSI? As a side note, Scrubs is said to officially be returning in January on Tuesday nights. It will show back-to-back episodes from 9 to 10.

Source: CNN

After briefly flirting with greatness, the Georgia Bulldogs will wrap up their season as the 2005 SEC Champions. They schooled #4 LSU 34-14, handing the Tigers their second loss since the overtime defeat against Tennessee early in the season. Georgia will take their 10-2 record and advance on to the Sugar Bowl January 2nd at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. USC and Texas also closed out their seasons with huge victories setting up the showdown of the titans at the Rose Bowl.

28-year-old actor Milo Ventimiglia looks to launch into major stardom as Rocky's son, Sage, in the upcoming picture. Best known for his work as Jess in TV's Gilmore Girls, Ventimiglia will take over for Sly's real life son who was featured in Rocky V. He's got the Italian Stallion look, but can he belt out a "yo' Adrienne" like dear old dad.

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Zach Braff makes amends to fans for not posting to the Garden State Blog in so long. He spends his only day off to post a video message to talk about the return of Scrubs, Chicken Little in 3-D, current projects and how film makers can make pale and pasty complexion look like a tan. "Remember white balance on blue."

Source: Garden State Blog

Hey sports fans, for anyone who caught last week's gripping episode of Grey's Anatomy, you know that it just doesn't get much better, and the programming folks at ABC concur. Because of the huge spike in viewers, the episode called, "Into You Like A Train ," ensured Grey's conveted spot of airing after Super Bowl Sunday. So be sure to claim your spot on the couch for some post game action with the interns of Grey's Anatomy.

Source: Reuters

The creative genius behind Six Feet Under and American Beauty has just signed a two-year deal with his pals at HBO to develop a series based on the Southern Vampires novels by Charlaine Harris. Alan Ball will executive produce, write and direct the pilot for the blood sucking drama. He has also recently finished scripting Towelhead, a coming of age drama about an Arab American teenager.

Source: Variety

It was a bittersweet victory for the No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs against Arkansas Saturday, narrowly pulling out the 23-20 win. A collective gasp could be heard across the state as quarterback DJ Shockley went down in the first quarter with a strain to his left knee on a running scramble. The timing couldn't be worse as the yearly grudge match against the Florida Gators awaits in Jacksonville next weekend. Coach Mark Richt doesn't think Shockley will need surgery or miss the rest of the season, but said the Florida game looks doubtful. Shockley isn't the only one in pain, watching those hopes for a national championship disintegrate.

Source: ABC News

If you haven't gotten enough of Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, you'll be able to relive the budding relationship in a new sitcom loosely based on the couple produced by Kutcher himself. Tentatively called, "30-Year-Old Grandpa," the show will be set in Chicago where a 30-year-old night club owner and a 40-something businesswoman discover they will be having a baby together. At the same time, the woman's eldest daughter announces she too is pregnant and will move in with the couple to raise the child. Also, the woman's younger daughter decides she would rather live with the extended family than with her father. Sounds like pure television gold. Still think Bruce Willis is getting Punk'd?

Source: CNN

Smurfette is dead. Baby smurf orphaned. The Smurf village aflame from intense bombing. It's all in a days work for UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund). This grisly scene is being shown on Belgian television intending to help fundraising for ex-child soldiers in Africa. In related news, childhood trama in Belgium has skyrocketed on the death of the Smurfs. More at 11.

Source: Boston.com

Want to inject some pointless drama and teenage angst into your tranquil existence? Well soon you will be able to as Publisher Gameloft has signed a licensing deal with the popular TV show. Players will be able to assume the role of one of the four major O.C. characters or create their own. It will play similar to other reality-simulation titles like The Sims. Achieve popularity if only you and your Xbox know it.

Source: CNN

The Emmys are officially awarded, and I think its time to demand a recount. Scrubs was invited to the dance, but spent the whole night dancing with her cousin. Everybody Loves Raymond took best comedy series and Lost secured best drama. The later I have mixed feelings about given the strong last season of Six Feet Under. This misjudging seemed to affect all categories. Only Jon Stewart's Daily Show received its deserved level of recognition winning writing and series awards in the realm of variety, musical or comedy series. For a complete listing of Emmy winners, checkout Yahoo TV.

Finally, Scrubs, the best show not to receive a single Emmy nomination in its 5 years of production, gets some much deserved recognition with Outstanding Comedy Series and Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (for one of PM's favorites, Zach Braff) nods. Hopefully, the good press would lead to the show beating rumors of cancellation and finally nailing down a time slot this fall on NBC.

Check out the video on CNN. It is me, or is Carla (played by Judy Reyes) mysteriously missing?

Roger does it again. After Andre handed him a rare loss in the second set and took the third to tiebreak, Federer took over, nailing shots with his dominant strength and amazing accuracy. The win gives him the illustrious double double (consecutive Wimbledon and US Open wins) that hasn't been seen since Don Budge in 1937. It still remains to be seen if this was the last Open for Agassi who is said to be making that decision at the end of the year. Federer extends his remarkable record of 23 finals without a loss.

The "Funniest Man in America," Chris Rock, is about to bring his quick wit and abrasive humor into primetime this fall with his new show, Everybody Hates Chris. Based on his childhood and narrated by Rock himself, the show is said to have "a lot of buzz about it because it looks like UPN has a show for the first time that could conceivably be a grand slam out of the park," said Sharianne Brill, analyst for the ad-buying firm Carat USA. This is a much hyped show that has already been labeled "the best new show of the season" by the Broadcasting & Cable magazine's poll of TV critics. Everybody Hates Chris premieres 8 p.m. EDT September 22 on the UPN network.

Source: CNN

In the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, three stars with firm roots in Louisiana (Harry Connick Jr., Winston Marsalis and Tim McGraw) will headline the one-hour commercial-free event on Friday called "A Concert for Hurricane Relief." In addition to music, several celebrity guests like Leonardo DiCaprio will be on hand to help raise funds to aid in this tragedy. Separately, MTV, VH1 and CMT plan to air events on September 10th for hurricane relief efforts. The tsunami relief concert in January raised more than $18 million for survivors. To find out how you can help in these trying times, visit the Red Cross.

Source: Reuters

Founder of the Christian Coalition and televangelist Pat Robertson is calling for the assassination of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, declaring him a "terrific danger" to the United States. He said on the 700 Club that it was our duty to stop him from making Venezuela a "launching pad for communist infiltration and Muslim extremism." Venezuela is the fifth largest exporter of oil and the US absorbs 59 percent of those exports. Robertson is the same guy that has been recently praying for God to take out another one of the Supreme Court justices so Bush can further push his conservative agenda. Maybe it's just me, but I don't think Jesus would advocate assassination or punching someone's ticket early to further a political agenda.

Source: MSNBC

Sucky television and departing favorites have left a lot of holes in the network's schedules. So what will you be watching this fall? Well you can guarantee some DOA reality shows, some that will ride on the coattails of last seasons hits Lost and Desperate Housewives and lots of star power demoted from the big screen. Geena Davis becomes Commander-in-Chief to give West Wing a viable run for its money. Chris O'Donnell plays a lawyer coming off a mental breakdown in the Scrubs-esque legal comedy Head Cases. Reunion shows a 24 type drama where a group of friends trudge forward to their 20th high school reunion which features the mysterious murder of one of their clan. Interesting new addictions or Milk Duds stale in the box? Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Source: CNN

ABC News anchor Peter Jennings died Sunday at his home in New York City. He was 67. He had been battling lung cancer since he was diagnosed in April. He was an affixture in our living rooms for as long as memory serves, covering some of the most shattering news stories of our time and won numerous prestigous awards for his service in the field of journalism.

Source: ABC News

Well it seems for Tucker Carlson one ass whoppin' just wasn't enough. Carlson has asked Jon Stewart to come on his show to bitch slap him one more time. Stewart will appear August 8th at 11pm on MSNBC's the Situation with Tucker Carlson. Part one of course took place on the now defunct Crossfire and some have said Stewart's sharp criticism was a leading cause to the folding of the show. Queue up the Tivo because this has the markings of a battle for the ages.

Source: Washington Post

Lance Armstrong came through on his seventh consecutive Tour de France win on Saturday. The rainy conditions couldn't stop Armstrong's meeting with destiny. The 33-year old Texan marked his victory lap in Paris as his last Tour. It was a fitting end to one of the world greatest athletes.

You may think you have a firm grasp on what the networks are going to be throwing at you come fall, but do you really? Did you know Alias is moving to 8pm on Thursday nights? Did you know Scrubs is officially on hiatus until 2006? The major networks in their infinite wisdom have pulled off some very interesting scheduling plans. Check out the full listing at epguides.com to see where your favorite show is slated to end up next season.

Venus Williams notched her first Grand Slam victory since 2001 on Saturday winning on the grass courts at Wimbledon. The 14th seed was matched against the number 1 seed, Lindsey Davenport, in a rematch of the 2000 Wimbledon final. It was a hard fought match going 4-6, 7-6, 9-7 and marking the longest Wimbledon of the Open Era. Roddick and Federer meet tomorrow for a rematch of last year's mens final.

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The Logo Channel, a gay and lesbian themed cable channel, debuted Thursday. It features a mix of original programs and existing ones. While there are two other networks that have recently launched to target this demographic, Logo has the power of Viacom's media empire behind it and looks to have better name recognition. It plans to follow a programming format similar to MTV as it looks to tap into this underserved market.

Source: MSNBC

David Spade is getting his own spot among Comedy Central's ever-growing list of must-see shows. Spade will be hosting the Showbiz Show that hopes to be to celebrities what the Daily Show is to the nightly news. The program will be a half hour weekly that will follow a format similar to the Daily Show with correspondents and celebrity guests. Given the level of fodder we've seen lately from the crazy phone throwing Aussie to the newest Bennifer -- TomKat (sounds like a Top Gun callsign to me), I think Mr. Spade could have his hands full with this wacky lot.

Source: Yahoo TV

After feeling monstrous heartburn over their unnecessary coverage of the Michael Jackson debacle, CNN has decided to get a face life -- minus the nose job. CNN's president Jonathan Klein recently stated he regretted the "endless parade" of stories CNN aired with "Michael dressed like Captain Crunch, walking out of the limousine." He questioned the opportunities lost: "We could have done 60 stories during that time." He's already scrapped Inside Politics and Crossfire (thank you Jon Stewart), and he's looking to shake up other areas of the broadcast network in a move to recapture the top spot from conservative biased Fox News.

Source: Newsweek

Brad Pitt has chosen to redirect the media storm surrounding him towards a worthy cause. During ABC's Primetime Live last week, Pitt substituted the comfy couch confessional for an honest look at how AIDS and poverty are devouring the African continent. It is an important news story that is getting minimal press. Bravo Mr. Pitt for taking this initiative to bring news journalism back to the programs that used to pride themselves on it. To find out how you can help combat poverty and AIDS in Africa, sign the declaration at www.one.org.

Source: Yahoo News

First Paris seduces a hamburger and now Mary Ann and Ginger from the new reality show The Real Gilligan's Island get down and dirty with a pie-fight spoofing the Miller Lite fountain fighting girls. The spot has been lambasted for objectifying women. While the series debut pulled in a slim 1.9 million viewers, the website traffic on TBS.com has doubled since posting the video. See it for yourself. If you sign in after 10pm, you can view the 60-second director's cut.

Source: CNN

Have the movie roles stop coming in for the talented actor who was behind Keyser Soze? Kevin Spacey will take on the role of mentor on a new eight-part reality series set to premiere on the TLC Network. Read more.

Go figure, being smart with a college degree does get you success! It seems anybody and their mother can be famous. Paris Hilton did it just for partying and a certain home video, and now her mother is throwing her Louis Vuitton hat into the Reality ring. Next up is Jeopardy's ultimate quiz show champion, Ken Jennings, who will be hosting his own quiz show of sorts on Comedy Central. Read the full article.

Reality show contestants have shown they can survive South Pacific jungles and Donald Trump's boardroom -- but can they make it in rock 'n' roll? Dave Navarro, former guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane's Addiction, and TV personality Brooke Burke will host CBS' Rock Star: INXS, produced by Mark Burnett.

The show will premiere July 11, the network said Tuesday. It will begin with 15 contestants living together in a Hollywood Hills home. The winner will become the lead singer of INXS and will go on a world tour with the band, known for their hits "What You Need" and "Need You Tonight."

Read the full article at Newsday.

Copycats are inevitable. However, instead of seeing rip offs of the phenom, Desperate Housewives, we will be subjected to more supernatural story lines than tales from Suburbia. Traces of hits like "Lost" and "Medium" will be creeping all over the upcoming fall scedule so proceed with caution. Read more.

A Carl's Jr. commercial starring a scantily clad Paris Hilton frolicking with a water hose is too hot for a media watchdog group.

"This commercial is basically soft-core porn," said Melissa Caldwell, research director for the Los Angeles-based Parents Television Council. "It's inappropriate for television."

Decide for yourself if Paris is too spicy by watching her controversial commercial at iFilm and read the full article at Yahoo News.

After several weeks of negotiations, Fox Broadcasting Co. has sealed a deal to bring back real-time political thriller 24 for two more seasons. The network has also given a last-minute renewal to reigning best-comedy Emmy winner Arrested Development, which has been on the bubble since the network cut back the show's second-season order in the spring because of underwhelming ratings.

While there has been a lot of buzz about getting a short order for next season, Fox's decision to pick up a full-season, 22-episode order of the quirky series, comes as somewhat of a surprise.

Read the full article at ABC News.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Seeking to climb out of the ratings cellar, NBC will have Martha Stewart picking a protege and singer Amy Grant making wishes come true when the new season begins this fall. Read the full article.

On May 21, our favorite little red-headed pop tart, Lindsay Lohan, will be making a second appearance as host on Saturday Night Live. It'll be her chance to build up some steam for her upcoming film, Herbie: Fully Loaded.

Another big reason to catch SNL is to finally get a taste of Coldplay's long awaited release, X&Y. These Brits have taken their bloody damn time and will finally showcase a couple of tracks from the upcoming album. Read more.

It seems a lot more is going on with Dave Chappelle than we initially thought. The comedian is reported to have checked himself into a South African mental hospital. The wildly successful Chappelle's Show was the top-selling television DVD in history with the second season to be released soon, and the show's future is uncertain. Read more.

One of our regular Scrubs is set to take off after this season according to show's creator Bill Lawrence. Lawrence was quoted as saying, "In medicine, if you try to stay true to it at all, this is the year -- because of the way they progress from intern to resident, people would have to go out and get new jobs and not always at the hospital they work in." Make sure you have May 17th marked on your calendar to see which doctor bids Sacred Heart a fond farewell in the season finale.

Read the full article on Zap2It and look for the review of Scrubs Season 1 Box set in the weeks ahead.

The demise of television's longest running military drama will come Friday night. The decision was more of a demographic one as the coveted 18 to 34 year old audience is just not there. This was the original reason NBC dropped the series after its first season before CBS picked it up. There were questions as to what would become of the show as David Elliott is set for departure because the series can't afford to renew his contract. So will the tease of mad chemistry Mac and Harm finally be resolved? I guess we'll have to tune in to find out for sure.

Read the full article at the Seattle Times.

Hopefully the "Star Wars" hype hasn't turned you off at the theatres because the Sci-Fi messiah himself, George Lucas, has just announced that there are two T.V. projects in the works. One, currently unnamed, will be set between the "Sith" and the original "Star Wars," which started it all. The other is a half hour 3-D animated series, "Clone Wars," set to air on the Cartoon network.

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Wow, Monday Night Football not on ABC? For over 35 years, MNF has been an institution and a ratings staple for the Network who looks to have fumbled the ball. The good news is that a pure sports network will be in control, which has got to be a smarter move than say...hiring Dennis Miller as a co-anchor. Read more.

I was in a heated discussion a couple weeks ago on Blogcritics over Grey's Anatomy swiping Boston Legal's choice 10pm time slot on ABC. It looks like it will come to pass after all. ABC has announced that Grey's will keep its Sunday night slot and Boston Legal's season will be cut short to accomodate this. It isn't currently known where Boston Legal will end up, but the bump is yet another set back for the retooled version of the Practice.

Read the full article at CNN and be sure to check out Grey's Anatomy if you haven't had the pleasure.

So under the guise of TV news, I'll chime in here on the wondrous victory that was North Carolina's Monday night. It was a see saw battle for the ages with Carolina charging ahead to the half only to have the Illini come back and tie it up at the two minute mark. It was the perfect end to what had to be one of the best tournaments in the history of college basketball. Page 2 featured select thoughts on the aftermath of North Carolina/Illnois. Jordon and Dean Smith as tense spectators, the joy of a bench player, McCants' new baby and several other keen observations that wrap up this beautiful moment.

Read the article at ESPN's Page 2.

With the recent death of the Pope, the producers had to make a quick edit to last Sunday night's episode of Desperate Housewives. While attending the funeral of Gabrielle's (Eva Longoria) mother-in-law, Bree said to Lynette "You have to hand it to the Catholics, they do grief better than anyone." Though the line wasn't readily seen as offensive, the decision was made to dub over the word Catholics. Housewives newest neighbor, Grey's Anatomy, seems to be flying high. After a stellar premiere week, it added another 2 million viewers this past week to come in at 18.2 million. This definitely brings into question what ABC is going to do with Boston Legal. It is set to return to its Sunday night slot, but with Grey's success ABC may have to find another time slot for the legal drama.

Read the full article at The New York Daily News. Also be sure to check out the ever hot and tantalizing Eva Longoria at Maxim Online.

The biggest and baddest names in women's tennis, Venus and Serena Williams, are developing their own reality series to air on the ABC Network. "The series will provide our fans with an up-close, inside look at our lives away from the tennis courts," Venus Williams said.

Not too sure what to make of this one. I don't know if fans would want to see these girls out of their elements away from tennis. Why not let us watch the sister's kick ass on the courts toward another tournament victory?

Read the full article on ABC News.

You heard correctly. The star of "Scrubs" seems the frontrunner for the Chevy Chase role in the upcoming film Fletch Won according to Kevin Smith's web site. Smith stoked the rumor mill by posting Braff's picture in response to a question inquiring about who would play the lead on his message board. Smith is set to start production on the latest Fletch installment once he has finished Clerks 2. Let's just hope that it's more Chasing Amy than Jersey Girl.

Read the full article at the Hollywood News.

It's not surprising to see production studios taking advantage of the current Jesus "trend" that was kick-started by Mel Gibson's "The Passon of the Christ." NBC will soon premiere, "The Book of Daniel," a pilot drama that the network hopes will boost slumping ratings since "Friends" and "Frasier" ended their series run. Will Jesus continue to sell? NBC sure hopes so.

Read the full Reuters article.

The long-thriving NBC drama, "ER," looks to be extending its residency on the network. "NBC is understood to be finalizing a deal to order two more seasons of the drama series. An NBC spokeswoman declined comment on the matter late Thursday, as did a rep for Warner Bros. TV, which produces the show." (Reuters)

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One of the most candidly depressing memoirs ever written will finally see the light of day as a major motion picture. However, Elizabeth Wurtzel's "Prozac Nation" won't be attracting moviegoers into theatres. Instead, it will premiere via cable television on the STARZ! Network in March. Though the film has been complete for quite some time, rumor has it that "Prozac" tested poorly with audiences raising concern for it's potential failure in theatres.

If you don't see the movie, definitely check out the book.

Read the full article on contactmusic.com.

That is like peanut butter without jelly. David James Elliott is set to part ways with the military drama after 10 years. Harmon Rabb is "JAG" and he is a walking recruitment poster for the armed services. It's hard to believe that they could make a realistic go of it without him. Elliott has signed a deal with ABC's Touchtone Television enabling him to star in a new or existing series as well as create his own ventures.

Read the full article at E! Online.

You would think that an artist with Beck's credentials would be too good to associate himself with the March 10th episode of "The O.C." However, quirkiness in tact, he naturally makes it look cool. This is no sell-out, and it gives us a chance to preview new tracks from his soon to be release album, "Guereo." Look for the PM Media Review coming this week.

In the meantime, checkout E!Online's full article.

Were you expecting Chris Rock to turn the Oscars from a conservative black tie event into the MTV Awards? Instead, the show was very tame and not too in your face as we know Chris Rock can be. The opening monologue was funny but restricted. I had hoped that the rest of the show would have had a sharper edge especially after Rock's visit to the Magic Johnson Theatres where none of those interviewed saw any of the Oscar nominated films but agreed that "White Chicks" was the best movie ever! Dare I say, "bring back Billy Crystal and his song and dance?"

Read the full SignOnSanDiego.com article.

From one womanizer to another, Julian McMahon, who plays Christian Troy on the daring FX series, "Nip/Tuck," may be trading in his surgical tools and groupies for high-tech spy gadgets and Bond Girls. I never would have thought of Dr. Troy as succeeding Pierce Brosnan in the James Bond Franchise but do see some potential there.

Check out the full article on Mirror.co.uk.

The coolest director in Hollywood isn't too cool to lend his talents to the small screen. We've already seen Quentin Tarantino's contributions on "ER" and "Alias." Now, he will direct the 5th season clincher of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." This might be a good chance to "bring out the gimp."

Read the E!Online's full article.

Chris Rock wants to clarify what he meant when he said straight men don't watch the Oscars.

"I did not say that. I said only gay people watch the Tonys," he joked Monday during an appearance on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno."

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The funniest smart guy (or the smartest funny guy) is in high demand and calling shots. Comedy Central is banking on fans wanting more than a daily dose of Jon Stewart. TV's anti-Walter Cronkite has obtained financing from his home base cable network to resurrect his long-dormant Busboy Production shingle. In exchange, Stewart will give Comedy Central first crack at picking up all the projects it develops, network president Doug Herzog announced Tuesday. Should be good for America!

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In case you missed it, you've got to see Stewart's infamous appearance on CNN's Crossfire, which probably made the decision to cancel the show very easy.

For those who don't know, Chris Rock will be hosting the Oscars, but what's more interesting are the comments he made belittling the event of which he will be the star. Much has been made about him calling the show "idiotic" and a "fashion show" and that "ONLY GAYS WATCH OSCARS." My personal favorite is, "What straight black man sits there and watches the Oscars? Show me one!" Good times! Now, the academy is having second thoughts. What else did they expect? This should turn out to be the edgiest Oscar Night yet...assuming Rock still has the job. Check out Matt Drudge's article.