Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen:

Remember that rumor about how Isabel Lucas' character turns into a Transformer with a deadly tongue and stuff? Well, a new PhillyFilmGirl set video from the Princeton filming seems to bolster that claim. Shia, Megan and Ramon run away, and then Isabel stalks towards them. There's a crowd of screaming students who run past Isabel — so they're not running from her, but from something else, something which doesn't scare her. [Seibertron]

Knowing:

Here are some supposedly new images from the Alex Proyas-directed thriller about numbers in a time capsule that predict the end of everything. I honestly can't tell if they're new or not, every time I see an image from this movie I'm distracted by Nic Cage's weirdly skeletal face. [BadTaste]

Battlestar Galactica:

How sad will our guys be when they find out Earth is deserted? How sad would you be? Check out this new clip and see for yourself. Unless you're outside the United States, that is, in which case try the link. [Sci Fi Wire]

Meanwhile, we'll definitely learn tons of answers, including the identity of the final Cylon, well before the show's final three-hour episode, say producers Ron Moore and David Eick. [Cinemablend]

Lost:

In the first couple episodes, it appears as though a female character on the show is not long for this world — and it's someone who just got cast in a major motion picture. (Racking my brains, not sure whom this refers to.) [EW]

Also, that opening scene of the season premiere involves a faceless character waking up and going about his business... and then we realize who it is, and that it's on the island, during the Dharma Initiative's heyday, and it's a huge surprise. And the second hour of the premiere, "The Lie," is less high-octane and more reflective. [Crave Online]

Charles Widmore suggests that he and Sun should pick up where they left off... and then Sun reveals that the two of them have something in common. And a main character on the island gets shot, by someone we haven't seen in a long time. [TV Guide]

Fringe:

John Noble was on a local talk show, and they showed a brief clip from the Jan. 20 episode, "Bound". [Fringe Television]

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles:

Did you think Riley died from slitting her wrists? Me neither. In any case, she didn't. But there is still a huge death coming in the second half of the season, says star Thomas Dekker. And it sounds like we're possibly going to get less pouty John and more smart, resourceful John, which is a good thing in my book. Also, John and Sarah are going to be fighting less — it sounds like we have the actors to thank for that. And it sounds like we're going to see some development of John's attraction to Cameron.

More importantly, the show is going back to being more serialized again. That wall of names written in blood was basically a device to allow the show to do more self-contained episodes where the characters chased down one "mission" per episode. But now the network has relented on the demand for self-contained episodes, because those lead to too many Terminator-of-the-week episodes, and too many people zipping back in time. As Dekker puts it, "I was like, 'This time machine's busier than freaking JFK airport.'" And yes, Kyle Reese shows up in the present, thanks to some weird paradox. [Sci Fi Wire]

Smallville:

Clark and Doomsday will definitely have to throw down at some point — but maybe not this season. Clark may have to become Superman before he can take on Doomsday, suggests actor Sam Witwer. [TV Guide]

Life On Mars:

The show is looking for someone to play the wife of Michael Imperioli's character, Ray. [EW]

Stargate Universe:

Just as this new spin-offs first three-parter is called "Air," the sixth episode is called "Earth." And, says producer Joseph Mallozzi, "This one involved a long, long discussion on the workings of a certain technology which forms the impetus to another terrific character-driven story." Also, the show may be a slight change of pace: the first ten episodes include no forested planets. Instead, the emphasis is on the ship, and some locations that aren't typical of Stargate. [Gateworld]

Supernatural:

Maybe you haven't seen these "sneak peek" clips from upcoming episodes yet?

True Blood:

Lafayette does die in the books, but that doesn't mean he won't be back in the TV show. Anything's possible. The books also won't provide many clues to the nature of Michelle Forbes' character Maryann. "She's definitely a new kind of supernatural creature in Bon Temps," says producer Alan Ball. But at the same time, she's also ancient. [EW]

Knight Rider:

You also won't be able to tell what's coming next on Knight Rider from the books, either. (Just kidding.) But here's a new interview with the show's producer Gary Scott Thompson, about everything that went wrong. (How long do you have?) And there are glimpses of some upcoming set pieces, including Mike getting tossed from an exploding RV. [MediaWeek]

G.I. Joe:

Are you ready to pump up the volume? Here's the first look at the new movie's M.A.R.S. Troopers. (Apparently it stands for Motorized Attack Robo Squad in the toys, but here it stands for Military Armaments Research Syndicate.) Bigger version at the link. [Hisstank]

Harry Potter:

Here are a few new Half Blood Prince pics. [Movies Spoilers]

Push:

Dakota Fanning plays "Cassie Holmes, a snarky, teenage “watcher” who can glimpse images of the future," and it's the most grown-up, mature role she's ever played. [MTV]

Battlestar Galactica:

The first reviews of the midseason opener are online, but they basically contain no details other than "It's great! And there are a lot of twists!" [Chicago Tribune and Star-Ledger]

Meanwhile, here are some new promos, with the "You Will Know The Truth" tagline. (Dave Eggers should totally sue.)

Lost:

Josh Holloway says you'll see a new side of Sawyer this season — a more take-charge, leader-y side, and he also gets to be more heroic in the wake of his selfless plunge into the ocean last season.

Meanwhile, Michael Emerson says the island did travel in time (duh) and after Ben turned that wheel, he appeared in the desert two years later, as we saw in an earlier episode. And Emerson says he would "make myself nuts" if he tried to get a handle on all the moments in the past, present and future of his character. "I'm not even sure how many continents I have visited this season." And the reason why the Oceanic Six have to return to the island has to do with something Ben did, which "went really wrong." Also, Emerson thinks Ben may die, but he'll also survive to the end of the series. (He could both die and last until the show's end, thanks to all the time-flipping.) And here's a cute picture of him! [The ODI]

Are you ARG-crazy? Well, if you were, you'd have been playing around with the website for fictional Ajira Airlines, which eventually lets you see some stills (previously released) plus a picture of LAX departures, a flight plan to Guam, and the letters "N824," which may refer to Frank Lapidus' helicopter. [SpoilersLost]

Doctor Who:

Rumor patrol: Word has it a designer has done "extensive work" on seeing how CG versions of the Martian Ice Warriors would look — but it's not for any particular episode, necessarily, just so the show's producers can see what the Warriors would look like, for future reference. Or possibly, they're showing up soon. In related rumor-mongering, fans claim that Neil Gaiman denied that his episode for season five will feature the Ice Warriors. (In fact, Gaiman says there's nothing to deny, because there's nothing in the pipeline, and it's all pure speculation.)

Also, Mark Gatiss has an Ice Warrior story called "Cold" in the Doctor Who Storybook 2009 (and past storybooks have yielded stories that later became episodes, including "Blink.")

Oh, and there's also still talk of the production team having created animatronic Sea Devils, but there's also a rumor the Sea Devils have been written out of the 2009 specials, in favor of the Hath, those fishy guys whom the Doctor's daughter was fighting. And maybe Jenny will be back at Easter? Or not? [Doctor Who Forum]

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles:

TV Guide talked to producer Josh Friedman, and he had a few hints. Sarah may or may not have been hallucinating when she saw a UFO, but her shooting of that guard and the fact that she got shot will "haunt the show." Meanwhile, the suicide attempt by Riley the cat-fancy girl will expose all sorts of lies and hidden relationships — including Jesse's relationships to Derek and Jesse. [Sarah Connor Society]

Knight Rider:

Your favorite show! Here's a new teaser:

[KRO]

And here's the description for episode 1x14, "I Love The Knight Life":

Mike (Justin Bruening) and KITT (voiced by Val Kilmer) are trying to track down a stolen serum that maximizes the recipient’s physicality before it gets into the wrong hands. With the help of the lab’s research assistant, Billy (Paul Campbell) learns some information about the serum that will help Mike when he takes on the now powerful thief. Meanwhile, Sarah (Deanna Russo) is overwhelmed with her new duties and quickly learns how much work it will take to reinstitute the Foundataion for Law and Government.

[SpoilerTV]

Additional reporting by Katharine Duckett.

Terminator Salvation:

The new movie happens in 2018, after the bombs have gone off, but never specifies exactly when Judgment Day happened, to avoid tangly timeline issues. The film does make an effort to respect the earlier movies' timeline, says McG. [Star-ECentral]

Dollhouse:

A new review of the Joss Whedon show's replacement pilot, "Ghost," includes some details I haven't seen before. In this version, we actually meet Eliza Dushku's character before she becomes a mind-wiped puppet. When we first meet Dushku, she's playing Caroline, a girl who's gotten herself into a tough spot. She winds up at the Dollhouse, where Adelle DeWitt offers her a five-year contract, and promises the organization is there to help people. The next time we see Caroline, she's having the time of her life dancing with a man she met three days earlier. But then she goes back to the Dollhouse and all knowledge of that encounter is erased from her mind. Now she's an "Active" known as "Echo." And as we mentioned in our review of a partial copy of the script, most of the episode's plot involves Echo serving as a hostage negotiator for a Mexican businessman, Gabriel, whose daughter has just been kidnapped.

A new character we meet (who isn't in earlier scripts, I think) is Lawrence Dominic, Adelle's right-hand man who puts the well-being of the Dollhouse above everything else. Also, in this version, Echo has lingering memories of walking in on computer geek Topher reprogramming her fellow "Active," Sierra. And her hostage-negotiator personality has an unforeseen flaw. The rest of the script seems to be the same as the pages we read, including another "Active," Topher, trying to confuse FBI agent Paul Ballard, who's on the trail of the Dollhouse. [Futon Critic]

Doctor Who:

It's never too soon to start obsessing about spoilers for the Easter special — which starts filming Jan. 19, hopefully yielding lots of set reports. So far, there are a few facts, like the Doctor meets new characters Malcolm and Christina, and gets reunited with the Unified Intelligence Taskforce. Also, he's supposedly without his TARDIS, and Tunisia is supposed to be standing in for an alien planet.

More fanciful rumors: we visit the Daleks' homeworld of Skaro (hence the title, "Planet Of The Dead," since our first trip to Skaro was in the episode "The Dead Planet.") Also, maybe Tunisia is the site of the eighth Doctor's final battle against the Daleks during the Time War, as shown in a huge flashback? Or maybe not. [Ultimate Doctor Who Site]

Battlestar Galactica:

Another short clip went up on the "clues" site, and this time Adama is having a quiet freak-out. Is he changing places with Tigh, becoming the drunk lunatic to Tigh's quiet steely leader? Also, note only one toothbrush: is Roslyn gone? [YouWilKnowTheTruth via Battlestar Blog]

And here are pics of new BSG billboards, showing people's cut-off faces. A clue? Will everybody on the show lose their eyes? [Galactica Sitrep]

Lost:

A new ABC 2009 promo includes snippets from Lost, Life On Mars and other upcoming shows. [SpoilerTV]

Heroes:

Some new details about the start of Volume 4, "Fugitives." The arc picks up three months after the end of Volume 3. Claire is getting ready to go to college, when she finds out that her bio-daddy Nathan has created a special section to detain anyone with superpowers. Nathan's mission excludes Claire, Peter and Angela, so Nathan himself won't be exposed as a superhuman. But Claire hears that Nathan's next target is Matt Parkman, so she rushes to save him. Meanwhile, Mohinder and Tracy are still working on developing a new superpower formula (why why why?) and the special properties in Mohinder's blood make him an important factor in fighting the new heavy, the Hunter.

At last, most of the heroes are captured and on a plane en route for Guantanamo Bay. Claire gets loose and tries to free the others. Tracy freaks out and freezes the plane, killing the pilot. The plane crashes, but first Peter jumps out with Claire.

In the second episode, we discover most of the heroes survived the plane crash, but Maya was captured. Meanwhile, we learn more about the Hunter's past ties with HRG and Angela Petrelli. And Hiro and Ando help Daphne search for Matt Parkman, who meanwhile discovers his ex-wife Janice is about to give birth to a son who's important to the Hunter.

In the third episode, Matt's son is born and we see the death of a character who first appeared in Volume Two. (Maya?) In the fourth episode, "Cold Wars," we learn still more about HRG's ties with the Hunter, and a Cold War program that trained people to hunt down superhumans. And in the fifth episode, Sylar infiltrates the team that's hunting superhumans. Sylar discovers his dad is still alive — and it sounds like he's the team's next target.

And then in the sixth episode, "Shades Of Gray," we discover the whole story about (yawn) Sylar's past. We'll get flashbacks, but no actual time travel. In the seventh episode, Monica (remember her?) reappears, and she's the key to helping some of the heroes escape from captivity. And allegedly, invisible man Claude is back in episode nine. In the penultimate episode of the volume, there will be two major deaths, and in the final episode, there'll be "the mother of all deaths," plus a shocking plot twist. [Zona Heroes, via Google Translate]

Stargate Atlantis:

Are you tired of reading interviews where the stars of BSG make statements about how the show's final episode will potty-train your kids and leave your grout spotless? How about Robert Picardo's thoughts on the SGA finale instead?

I thought they pulled out all the stops for the finale, not only with different beloved characters in the Atlantis gallery that pop up, but I think it's a pretty spectacular one hour [with] three different storylines really hurtling toward the conclusion... It's going to have good action, great visuals, and it's got a nice little emotional punch at the end. I think it was a very nice way to not only wrap up the series but to open the door to some television movies, because where we left off at the end it certainly begs the question of what's next. I think it's a very well-crafted finale.

Now isn't that better? [Gateworld]

100 Feet:

Are you excited about this horror movie, which is making its debut on the Sci Fi Channel instead of in theaters? Maybe this synopsis will get you lathered up:

[Famke] Janssen plays Marnie Watson, a woman granted early release from her prison sentence for manslaughter (killing her husband – a violent NYC cop – in self defense) on condition she wear an electronic ankle bracelet and remain within her home, effectively under house arrest, for the remainder of her sentence. Her late husband's partner keeps tabs on her from a patrol car parked across the street, hoping she'll violate probation and he can send her back to prison. But the 100-foot radius her ankle bracelet allows isn’t the worst of her problems. Her dead husband – now a malevolent ghost is still in the house, where he died - intent on savage revenge.

They say revenge is best served savage. [ShockTillYouDrop]

Brave And The Bold:

OMG, a couple of clips from Friday's new episode, where Batman and Green Arrow meet Merlin, and then Bats has an unfortunate transformation.

Knight Rider:

Here's the official synopsis for the Jan. 21 episode, "Knight To King's Pawn":

Sarah is not coping well with her father's death and decides to leave town. Concerned, Mike goes looking for her and in return gets the answers he has been searching for about his past. Meanwhile, the NSA has decided to dismantle the SSC now that Dr. Graiman is dead and they can then move forward with KITT's nemesis KARR. With Torres' permission they take out KITT's chip that contains his personality and memories and place it in KARR. Upset by what has happened, Mike, Sarah, Billy and Zoe devise a plan to find where KITT has been taken and get him up and running and destroy the evil KARR once and for all.

[Knight Rider Online]

Watchmen:

Just how much do you see of Sally Jupiter in her crime-fighting prime? "We have a couple of flashbacks where we see her in her heyday as a costumed crime fighter, but they’re more like photographs," says Carla Gugino. And in case you missed it a while back, here's her Vargas Girl pinup art from the movie. [MTV]

Race To Witch Mountain:

So The Rock is a cab driver who picks up two strange kids with superpowers, being chased by shadowy evil dudes. And they have to reach Witch Mountain in time to stop an alien invasion, and a UFO TV show host (Carla Gugino) helps them. And here are some new stills. [SciFiCool]

Doctor Who:

Digital Spy came up with ten spoilers for the Christmas special (and for once, I think there aren't any annoying fakes.):

1. The mysterious Cybershades can jump quite high.
2. Neither the Doctor nor the Other Doctor recognise each other. But the latter doesn't remember much anyway.
3. There are two words that the Doctor never refuses.
4. The Other Doctor has a TARDIS - and it's magnificent.
5. For a while Rosita becomes the Doctor's companion (but then you'll know that already if you've read our interview with the lovely Velile Tshabalala).
6. The script includes the customary line "what about the children?"
7. At least one previous incarnation of the Doctor makes an appearance.
8. Miss Hartigan (Dervla Kirwan) is a very special lady.
9. The Other Doctor's fobwatch is a very important clue.
10. "I suppose ** *** ***, **** ***** ** *****."

[Digital Spy]

Also, you'll glimpse all nine of the previous Doctors during the Christmas special, most likely in clips or something. And here are a few new pics, I think. [Daily Mirror]

The episode looks quite cheap and talky until the last ten minutes, and then it goes totally "batarse." And there's a whole Oliver Twist thing going on with those kids in the warehouse. And there's a visual allusion to "Earthshock," the famous Cyberman episode where a companion dies, towards the end of the episode. [SFX]

The Christmas special is "Godzilla meets Oliver," says a journalist. And says RTD: "How can this Doctor, the tenth Doctor, be meeting the next Doctor? And it's not just the next Doctor you get to see, you get to see some old ones as well, which is rather exciting. It's a Doctor-fest, in a way. But as to how the two of them can be together, and the very sad story — very sad, Christmassy story — behind that, you've got to watch on Christmas day." (And don't listen to that interview unless you want to hear RTD insult Stargate.) [BBC Radio 5 via Outpost Gallifrey]

More quotes from Rosita actor Velile Tshabalala. Apparently Rosita was "a lady of the night," and "one night she was out earning her living and a Cyberman came to attack her. The other Doctor came to rescue her and it went from there. He wasn't a client, he came and saved her!" Awww. [Digital Spy]

The Doctor takes a ride in the Other Doctor's TARDIS, and there's a new kind of sonic screwdriver. The Cybershades are "dog-like," and there's a "Cyber-King." There's a mysterious man named Jackson Lake. Also, the first of the 2009 specials will take place abroad, in an "exotic" location. (The U.S.? Or Tunisia?) And RTD is co-writing two of the specials, but he'll write Tennant's final two stories. "The big climax is mine, all mine," said the innuendo-proof Davies. [BBC]

There are reports that the Doctor meets Scrooge (and he's an alien) in this episode. And allegedly, Tennant says these lines in the episode:

But you're the Doctor! The next Doctor! Or the next-but-one, a future Doctor anyway. No don't tell me how it happened! Although I hope you didn't just trip over a brick, that would be embarrassing. Then again, painless. Worse ways to go. Depends on the brick.

And there's a major twist at the end of the episode. Also, some speculation that the Other Doctor's fobwatch has the initials "JL" on it, for "Jackson Lake." [Doctor Who Forum]

Bad sign for those of us who are hoping it really is a future Doctor: apparently the Other Doctor's TARDIS is a hot air balloon, and it stands for "Tethered Aerial Release Developed In Style." [Yahoo News via Planet Gallifrey]

Also, I knew that David Tennant's Doctor will not have a companion during the 2009 specials — but he's without a TARDIS as well? Or is that a misprint? Apparently the Radio Times also mentioned this fact. Oh, and the story's climax may remind you of the end of Buffy season six. (The "yellow crayon" thing?) [Guardian]

More on that business of the Doctor being TARDIS-less in 2009. Here's some random Livejournal person who's heard the Doctor's TARDIS gets "TARDIS-jacked" at the end of the Christmas special. By the Other Doctor? Or Dervla?? [Skywaterblue]

Battlestar Galactica:

Here's another new promo, a bit more of that business where Tyrol touches the wall and something weird happens.


[Galactica Sitrep]

Heroes:

It's never too soon for preview clips, I guess. Here's a clip from 2009's first episode.

[Heroes Spoilers]

Lost:

In those jumpsuited set pics we posted yesterday, the eagle-eyed among you might have noticed a bearded figure. That, apparently, is Eric Lange, wearing a jumpsuit that says "Radzinsky" on it. And apparently Lange is playing the "infamous" Radzinsky, in both episodes nine and ten of the new season. [The ODI]



Another new promo. [SpoilersLost]

Sanctuary:

Promo pics from episode 13, "Revelations Part 2." [Spoiler TV]

Knight Rider:

Because you demanded it — more Knight scoopage. Here are the official descriptions of January's episodes which start the show's shakeup (i.e., the disappearance of most of the supporting cast):

Don't Stop The Knight (Airs Jan 7, 2009): MIKE AND KITT TRY TO RESCUE A KIDNAPPED FOREIGN AMBASSADOR FROM A TERRORIST IN TIME FOR PEACE TALKS—Mike (Justin Bruening) and KITT (voiced by Val Kilmer) are sent on an endless string of mini-missions by a crazy terrorist in exchange to keep Ambassador Olara Kumali (guest star Vanessa Williams) alive, but they soon realize that they are part of a bigger plan. Trying to outsmart the terrorist, Rivai (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) and a team of FBI agents find themselves in an explosive situation. Meanwhile, Sarah (Deanna Russo) and Dr. Graiman (Bruce Davison) try to fix a sick robot.

Day Turns Into Knight (Airs Jan 14, 2008): MIKE AND KITT CONTINUE ON THEIR QUEST TO STOP A TERRORIST FROM DETONATING A NUCLEAR WEAPON AND KILLING THE AMBASSADOR—Mike (Justin Bruening) and KITT (voiced by Val Kilmer) are now transporting a bomb in the trunk of the car, but in order for it not to explode they must stay above 100 miles-per-hour. Trying to come up with a plan to disable the bomb, they load KITT onto the plane to buy some time and keep up their speed. Clinging to life, Rivai (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) manages to give a clue to find where the terrorist is hiding. Meanwhile, Sarah (Deanna Russo) receives some upsetting news about her dad. Bruce Davison, Yancey Arias and Paul Campbell star. Smith Cho recurs and Rick Hoffman and Richard Roundtree guest star.

[KRO]

Additional reporting by Katharine Duckett.

Watchmen:

The first 20-odd minutes of this film showed at the Butt-Numb-A-Thon festival, and it's pretty close to the book. After the credits, we see the cops on the street near the Comedian's apartment discussing his murder. Then the camera pans past a figure with a "End Is Near" sign, then up to a panoramic view of the alternate-history NYC, complete with zeppelins and a Gunga Diner balloon.

Rorschach's narration starts, and he rappels into the Comedian's apartment, looking around at his weapons cache. The picture of the Minutemen in the Comedian's apartment turns into the same picture in Hollis Mason's home, where Nite Owl I (Hollis Mason) is reminiscing about his old-school superhero days to Nite Owl II (Dan Dreiberg.) Hollis asks Dan if he misses it, and he lies and says no. The camera lingers on the sign for Hollis' auto body shop, obsolete models a specialty.

Dan goes home to find his door has been kicked in, and Rorschach is in his kitchen, eating beans. They talk about the Comedian's murder (Rorschach makes the joke about "human bean juice") before going down into Dan's basement. Dan says it's not a mask-killer, and tells Rorschach: "Watchmen are over." As Rorschach leaves via a subway tunnel, Dan asks what changed, and Rorschach says, "You quit." Dan's left sitting before his costume display case and looking at the Comedian's bloody pin. [CHUD]

Iron Man 2:

Don Cheadle speculates that the character he's taking over, James Rhodes, will be in a suit of power armor this time around. And Rhodey becomes more integral to the story of Iron Man as the saga goes along, not less. [IGN]

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen:

Still more toy spoilers. The Jetfire toy packaging identifies him as a Decepticon, but fans still think he switches sides and becomes an Autobot during the movie. Meanwhile, there's a toy for Springer, a G-1 Transformer who has a relationship of sorts with Arcee, the triple-motorcycle Transformer. It may just be a bonus toy, or it may indicate the triple-changer Springer is actually in the movie. [Transformers Live]

Battlestar Galactica:

New promos let you know what questions you should really be asking. (Is it just me, or does this really push you towards Dualla being the final Cylon?) [Battlestar Blog and Battlestar Blog]

And here's a new clip. By the way, the "Sit down Cylon" line appears to come from an already released clip where Adama confronts Tigh in his quarters, and they just dubbed that in to frak with you. [YouWillKnowTheTruth]

Also, the webisodes will help to explain some decisions Gaeta makes in the second half of season four, says writer Jane Espenson. We'll learn some of Gaeta's backstory in a very satisfying way. And the webisodes also explore being in (very) cramped quarters with Cylons, and how suspicions and secrets flare up when bad stuff starts happening. [Sci Fi Wire]

Doctor Who:

And here are a couple of new pics of the Cyber-attack in the graveyard, from the fanatically awaited Christmas special. [Daily Mail]

Dervla Kirwan says she plays "an evil woman in charge of the Cybermen." [Telegraph via PlanetGallifrey]

Lost:

It will be "extremely" difficult for the Oceanic Six to get together and go back to the island, says Jorge Garcia. "Major complications will ensue" when the sixsome tries to travel to the island together, so the escapees may have to travel back separately. [TV Guide]

We'll finally meet Jack's grandfather (played by Raymond Barry from Born On The Fourth Of July) in episode seven. [EW]

Also, episode 5x12 will introduce us to Graham, a British SVP at a major financial company, jockeying for the CEO position, and he's ready to come into his own and be a leader. (Wondering if they came up with this storyline back when people still wanted to be CEOs of financial companies.) [SpoilersLost]

Daniel Dae Kim says halfway through shooting season five, he and on-screen wife Yunjin Kim still haven't had a scene together. [TV Guide via SpoilersLost]

Dollhouse:

Here's a cute new pic, from the cover of SFX. [SpoilerTV]

Fringe:

Joshua Jackson talks about the Bishops' father-son relationship and teases some upcoming revelations about his character's childhood. [Fringe Television]

Heroes:

You'll be shocked — shocked! — to hear that Sylar didn't die in Monday night's episode. He'll emerge from the wreckage, and set off on a quest to find his powers, and the truth about his real parents. Also, the blonde character who will appear to die, but actually not be dead, is not Elle. This hasn't happened yet, but it will happen to a character who deserves a second chance because she rocks. And Hiro still lacks powers. [E! Online]

Smallville:

In that upcoming episode where a magic spell turns Chloe into Lois, there's a scene where Clark stares lovingly into Chloe's eyes — but only because he thinks she's Lois. This is the moment when Chloe realizes how hard Clark has fallen for Lois. [EW]

Also, what happens when Lana comes back? Kristen Kreuk explains:

Lana is coming back after being away for a long time. The audience gets to find out what happened to her, what occurred during that time period. She’s very different when she comes back. Then she gets a beautiful send-off. She’s been a victim for so long, so she gets a beautiful send-off as a hero that her fans will really, really like.

And she says if there is a season nine, you won't see her in it. [Fearnet]

Pushing Daisies:

Bryan Fuller is reworking the last episode to give you a bit more closure. [EW]

Knight Rider:

Do you care? Do you, really? If you do, then Billy from BSG wants to share some spoilers in a video interview. Do it for Billy. [KRO]

Additional reporting by Katharine Duckett.

Land Of The Lost:

This Sid-And-Marty Krofft remake just released its official synopsis:

Will Ferrell stars as has-been scientist Dr. Rick Marshall, sucked into one and spat back through time. Way back. Now, Marshall has no weapons, few skills and questionable smarts to survive in an alternate universe full of marauding dinosaurs and fantastic creatures from beyond our world—a place of spectacular sights and super-scaled comedy known as the Land of the Lost.

Sucked alongside him for the adventure are crack-smart research assistant Holly (Anna Friel) and a redneck survivalist (Danny McBride) named Will. Chased by T. rex and stalked by painfully slow reptiles known as Sleestaks, Marshall, Will and Holly must rely on their only ally—a primate called Chaka (Jorma Taccone)—to navigate out of the hybrid dimension. Escape from this routine expedition gone awry and they’re heroes. Get stuck, and they’ll be permanent refugees in the Land of the Lost.

[Movies Spoilers]

Star Trek:

TrekMovie talked to co-writer Roberto Orci, and he gave out a few morsels of Trek knowledge. Like, in Orci's mind, Captain Robau (Iron Man's Farah Tahir) was born in Cuba but grew up in the Middle East, before becoming captain of the U.S.S. Kelvin. And the alien security officer on the Kelvin, Alnschloss K’Bentayr (right), isn't directly related to Mr. Arex from the animated series, but the designer may have thought of Arex somewhat.

Also, that cop in the trailer is probably a human under all that robo-stuff, but the movie doesn't make it clear either way. And there is some explanation for why the Enterprise is being built in Iowa. And he says the humor won't be as broad as it was in his Transformers — like Kirk never pees on anyone. [TrekMovie]

The Day The Earth Stood Still:

So I just saw this movie, and I was listening for the phrase "Klaatu Barada Nikto," which we'd been promised, and I didn't hear it. But now, Keanu says in an interview that he sort of mutters it at the start of the movie, right after he gets shot. And it means "Stand down." (It keeps Gort from putting the smackdown on all the soldiers after they shoot Klaatu, I guess.) [Boston Herald]

Wolverine:

A guy who knows a guy says that Banshee (an Irish mutant with a sonic scream) will turn up in the Wolverine movie, with a non-speaking role. He'll be a younger version, in his early twenties. [ComicBookMovie]

Heroes:

Kristen Bell won't be back, but someone else will. [EW]

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles:

The first episode of 2009, episode 2x14, will be called "Good Wound," and it airs on Friday Feb. 13. [SpoilerTV]

Fringe:

Jared Harris, who plays Mr. Jones, says his character will definitely be back at some point, possibly a few times. [Sci Fi Wire]

Lost:

Producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse released a new video in anticipation of season five. They revealed that Ben Linus will be reading James Joyce's Ulysses, and episode seven of the new season is called "3:16," which is significant for a couple of reasons. And they revealed a new Dharma symbol, with a phallic lantern in the middle. [E! Online]

Smallville:

The title of the season's 16th. episode, "Turbulence," refers to interactions between Clark and Tess aboard Oliver's jet. Also, the turbulence associated with Jimmy's emergence from his coma. Tess takes Clark with her to an important press conference in another city. (And I'm just guessing this means she, and everyone else, have forgotten they learned he was an alien in the previous episode.) Clark tries to find out from Tess exactly how much Lex told her about him. When Jimmy sees Davis, he reacts violently, and also has an angry outburst at Chloe. And Davis goes to a cathedral, where he confesses he's hurt people he cares about.

And then in episode 17, "Hex," we meet that Zatanna-esque character we mentioned. And she casts a spell that turns Chloe into Lois, literally. Does wackiness ensue? We think it might just. [KryptonSite]

Also, Jimmy will actually witness Davis murdering someone... but is he hallucinating? Or has he discovered Davis' secret? And when Chloe is confronted with this news, whose side will she take? [EW]

More details on those events come from a set of casting sides for "Turbulence." In the teaser, Davis confesses to a Catholic priest about the people he's hurt and the beast within, and the fact that he he roams the streets looking for lost souls to help out. We see a scene where Davis finds a teenager buying drugs, and grabs him by the scruff of the neck, screaming "Go home!" Then he catches up with the drug dealer. The dealer is relieved to realize Davis is no cop — but then finds out Davis is something much, much worse.

And later, Jimmy is in hospital and sees a dissheveled man running for his life. The man gets in an elevator but doesn't manage to escape. And then Jimmy sees the attacker's face: Davis. But later, Jimmy is freaking out and Davis is super calm. They get Jimmy hopped up on meds and send him home. Chloe is v. pissed at him. [SpoilerTV]

And a new CW Winter trailer shows a bunch of clips from various shows, including Clark acting quite Superman-like, and a bit of Supernatural as well. [OSCK]

True Blood:

Here are a passel of new characters who will be joining the show in the second season, including which ones will be getting naked. (Handy!)

[SID MATT LANCASTER] This small, fatherly-looking man in his 60s is the Stackhouse family lawyer, who arrives at Sookie’s house unexpectedly. Obviously distraught, he’s sad to be the bearer of bad news…9 speeches & 3 lines, 1 scene (29)

[SHAWNELLE] “Trouble on legs,” this sexy barfly in her 20s propositions Jason (Ryan Kwanten), and when that fails, tries to work her wiles on his companion, Hoyt. She’s a real siren, out for a good time…2 speeches & 3 lines, 1 scene (44)

[CORALEE] This bar patron in her 30s is questioned by Andy about the recent murder. She’s gossiping about the death with her friend Vonetta when the angry Terry throws them out of the bar…2 speeches & 3 lines, 1 scene (44)

[VONETTA] Coralee’s friend, this bar patron in her 30s gossips avidly about the recent murder — right up until Terry throws her off the premises…1 speech & 2 lines, 1 scene (45)

[NEWS ANCHOR] Via satellite, this female news anchor in D.C. interviews Steve Newlin and Nan Flanagan, who exchange their explosively opposite views on the air…1 speech & 2 lines, 1 scene (21)

[SARAH NEWLIN] Late 20s - bright, pretty, cheerful wife of Fellowship of the Sun head Minister Steve Newlin (Michael McMillian), Sarah is an example of the new “hip” evangelical movement, hates vampires with a passion, deeply believes in her mission, her marriage, her country and her church. very feminine, but down-to-earth, also with a healthy appetite for life’s many pleasures… as she sees it, it’s all part of God’s gift to us. No actual nudity, but implied…SERIES REGULAR 7/13

[DAPHNE] Late 20s / early 30s - Daphne is sexy and down to earth, a real country girl, not the greatest waitress, but Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell) couldn’t care less, once he gets to know her better. Common sense, no-nonsense, funny, definitely not neurotic. Nudity is preferable in this role…6 episode arc beginning with this episode.

[LUKE] A BIG HANDSOME, BEAR OF A GUY, around 25ish. All the energy Jason (Ryan Kwanten) has spent in his life getting girls, Luke has spent in the service of God. And growing. And being insanely competitive. Southern, Texan. no nudity required, although the guys at the church camp do spend time in their underwear…6 episode arc beginning with episode 202.

[True Blood]

Knight Rider:

And because no day is complete with Knight scoopage, here's a behind the scenes video of possibly the last ever episode. [KRO]

Additional reporting by Katharine Duckett.

The Day The Earth Stood Still:

When all seems lost, an unusually serious John Cleese shows up to talk to Klaatu in this movie remake. And, according to director Scott Derrickson, Cleese tells Klaatu that "it is human nature for us to destroy each other. But it is also human nature to have to get into those really difficult messes before there is enough motivation and enough admission of the truth to make the significant changes that are necessary for us to evolve." [Discover Magazine]

Dragonball:

Emmy Rossum says the movie's big Goku/Piccolo fight is awesome. And her character is an intellectual scientist who rides a motorcycle and fights using martial arts. [DBTheMovie]

Transformers: Revenge Of Fallen:

Tyrese Gibson shoots down rumors that his character dies in the new movie, because "I am too sexy to die." [TransformersLive]

Another day, another toy spoiler. This time, it's the toy that supposedly shows how Laserbeak will look in the new movie. Laserbeak!! More pics at link. [TFW2005]

Push:

Here's a new international trailer for this Hong Kong superteen movie, that includes a bit more telekinetic fighty action.

Doctor Who:

The official site has been updated with a game that unlocks some new pics from "The Next Doctor," and a script excerpt featuring a sinister figure turning up at a funeral. [Planet Gallifrey]

Meanwhile, what's the deal with the "Other Doctor"? David Morrisey sort of doesn't explain. Except more hints that his Doctor has "major issues." [SpoilerTV]

Flash Forward:

A new casting call gives a couple of plot hints for this David S. Goyer/Brannon Braga show where everyone in the world blacks out for 2 minutes and has a vision of the future. (Based on the Robert Sawyer novel.)

A sassy British agent, Agent Banks, is having a meeting with Gough about a case, Gough's vision of the future. Gough contacts her, and she confirms that she shared the same vision in every particular. Meanwhile, a South African woman, Kathleen DeVries, calls Dominic (John Cho) to warn him of his appearance in her own disastrous future vision. [SpoilerTV]

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles:

That Navy sub episode we mentioned includes a pair of identitical twins playing Navy sailors. It's hinted that there may be identical models of Terminator infiltrating the U.S. military. (Why would that be useful? More likely, it's the real human and the cyborg replacing her, which the show's already done a few times.) [E! Online]

Star Wars: Clone Wars:

Here's a promo pic from Friday night's episode, where Jedi Master Kit Fisto explores the "Lair Of Grievous," along with his former Padawan, who's tempted to go to the dark side. The clips on the Clone Wars movie DVD made me pretty excited about this one. [Warner Bros.]

Stargate Universe:

The first episode of this youngsters-trapped-in-space spinoff is called "Air," and it introduces the young team and gets them aboard the Ancient ship Destiny, which was sent out aeons ago to explore worlds that another ship had previously seeded with Stargates. [GateWorld]

Smallville:

New casting sides reveal plot details for 8x17, "Hex." Oliver meets Cassie, a witch who has lots of pictures of him. She needs Ollie to steal something for her — an item which Lex Luthor collected before he disappeared. (Sounds like she's Zatanna? She talks about her dead magician father.) Cassie offers to bring Ollie's dead parents back, and he tells her the object is too dangerous for her to possess. [SpoilerTV]

Heroes:

Daphne isn't on that plane that crashes during the "Fugitives" arc, killing a bunch of people. Instead, she's looking for our heroes, including her true love Matt Parkman. And the people chasing the heroes are being paid by the government. [E! Online]

Meanwhile, it's still true that a perky blonde heroine (involved in a hot romance) appears to die, but it's all a coverup. And Peter will get his abilities back within a few episodes. And in "Fugitives," we'll learn that Nathan and Tracy's main objective isn't just to create supersoldiers, it's more to do with command and control issues. Having soldiers at Guantanamo Bay who can literally see through people could turn out to be very useful. [E! Online again]

Chuck:

In an upcoming episode, Morgan passes off the task of hiring a new coworker to Jeff and Lester, who trick some Sports Illustrated models into thinking they're actually trying to hire a cover girl for the Buy More catalog. And when the girls find out they've been had, they take it out on Chuck, smacking him across the face. In that same episode, Morgan has to disrobe right after the aforementioned models, which is not a good comparison. And he drags his feet on moving in with Anna. And here's video. [E! Online]
 
 
Supernatural:

Dean plays chess with the Grim Reaper in the upcoming "Death Takes A Holiday." [E! Online]

The Survivors:

In an upcoming episode, according to star Julie Graham, "we come across a group of travellers and one of the women is pregnant. She lost her children to the virus but is expecting again. We had these beautiful twin boys on set taking turns to play the newborn son." [People.Co.UK]

Knight Rider:

What's in store for the last batch of episodes of this chatty car show? Admit it, you're curious. Star Jason Bruening has some hints about the appearance of KARR and the non-appearance of most of the show's supporting cast. [Knight Rider Online]

Additional reporting by Katharine Duckett.

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen:

Newly discovered concept art purports to show what Ravage (in his beast mode) and Megatron will look like in the Transformers sequel. (Is it just me, or is Megatron looking kind of obscene?) Much bigger version at the link. [Transformers Live]

2012:

Eagle-eyed reader Colin says he spotted Woody Harrelson filming a scene at a mall in Hamilton, Ontario. "He is dressed up in a hospital gown, and kind of beat-up looking, and a cop is running after him and tackles him... So my understanding is, he is [a] character that predicts the end of the world, and I take it that they dont believe him, and he possibly escaped from some sort of hospital." That jibes with how Harrelson described his own role, as the guy who predicts the end of the world, but nobody believes him. [Thanks Colin!]

Dragonball:

Minor spoiler, I guess. Comedian Teruyuki Tsuchida says he turned down a role in this movie, where he would have played someone who gets attacked by Piccolo because he has a dragonball. (So the spoiler is that PIccolo is attacking people who have dragonballs, as you'd probably expect of him.) So if you see James Marsters out in public and you're carrying a dragonball... just hide it, okay? [DBtheMovie]

Wolverine:

OMG it's Wolverine! And he's got the stabby claws, no matter whether the skies are clear or stormy. Because that's how he rolls. [Movies Spoilers]

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button:

Here are a couple of clips from the upcoming Brad Pitt weird-wrinkly-baby movie. [SpoilerTV]

Battlestar Galactica:

Looks like Admiral Adama is not having a great time, in these two new clips from season 4.5, which aired on Sci Fi on Friday night. [Battlestar Blog]

Doctor Who:

OMG, more pics from "The Next Doctor" than you can shake a garish waistcoat at! [SpoilerTV and Planet Gallifrey]

Lost:

Othersville has gotten a spiffy new makeover, and now it looks all fresh and new. There's a big vehicle servicing center (for the freshly painted Dharma van and jeep) and it features a new version of the Dharma logo, with a wrench in the middle. The place where Kate was kept prisoner is now the Processing Center, with pictures of new recruits, up to 1976. There's a yellow lab tied up out back (Vincent?).

Meanwhile, one fan saw the filming of a scene with Hurley driving a VW bus, with Sawyer in a Dharma jumpsuit, plus Jack in shirt and tie, and Kate. Also, the Dharma people appear to be building a teepee-like structure out of wooden poles on the beach.

And finally, it sounds like we will get a flashback to Charlotte's childhood, possibly explaining where she was born, according to the latest Transmission podcast. [Hawaii Blog via The ODI]

Meanwhile, Lance Reddick says Abaddon spends an entire episode bopping around with Locke, as you've probably gleaned from the set pics. And Abaddon definitely thinks he's a good guy, whether we end up thinking that. [SpoilersLost]

Fringe:

Episode 13 will be called "The Transformation," according to J.R. Orci's Flickr stream. Does that mean it'll feature Transformers? [Fringe Bloggers]

Heroes:

Hey, speaking of episode titles. The last episode of "Villains" was called "War," and then it changed to "Duality," and now it's changed to "Duel." OK? OK. [Heroes Spoilers]

Smallville:

Episode 8x16 is called "Turbulence," and fans speculate it's a Chloe-Jimmy episode, dealing with the turbulence of their new marriage. [OSCK]

Sarah Connor Chronicles:

Here's another promo for tonight's episode.

Chuck:

And here's a new promo for tonight's Chuck as well.

Knight Rider:

The super-car show is filming episode 17, which could be the last ever episode. Are you sad? I'm sad. If you want to see some location pics, with no real spoilers, click on the link. [KRO and KRO]

Sanctuary:

It's like a law that every show about monsters has to have a Fight Club episode, and Sanctuary is doing theirs this Friday. According to star Amanda Tapping, it brings back a character you never thought you'd see again, and is a great episode for Robin. And then next week, the show does its Cloverfield episode, with a whole episode full of handheld camera action focusing (or not focusing, rather) on a monster hunt in a warehouse.) [Sci Fi Wire]

Additional reporting by Katharine Duckett.

Fansite Knight Rider Online went to Thompson to ask whether the reduction in episodes was bad news for the series, and Thompson was very, very emphatic in response:

The show is not cancelled. We're doing a reboot and, uh, a lot of folks don't know this, but NBC cut costs by cutting episodes, which they did on a bunch of shows. They also just laid off 750 people yesterday in their production offices and their other offices. So this is a cost-cutting measure, it is not a cancellation measure.

That's right; less Knight Rider has nothing to do with falling ratings and critical drubbing. It's all because of the financial crisis, so I guess there's one good thing about that. But Thompson's next comment slightly undercut his authoratative stance:

So... Writing letters, though! Write a lot of letters to NBC telling them that you want Knight Rider back.

Obviously, the show doesn't need letters, because it's only having its season cut because of the economic crisis; the reason Thompson wants fans to write letters isn't to show support for the show, because, hey! The show doesn't need support! No, it's all just to make sure that the Postal Workers of the US stay in work during these troubled times.

He's a kind man, Gary Scott Thompson. Always looking out for the little guy.

Knight Rider NOT canceled says Gary Scott Thompson [Knight Rider Online]

The announcement that KITT's new home may be endangered came as NBC announced their 2009 mid-season reshuffle; besides the shortening of Knight Rider's debut season, the Peacock network also announced a February 2nd return for Chuck and Heroes, with the latter series starting its "Fugitives" arc.

While it's known that Knight Rider is in trouble - the show announced a mid-season retool last month in response to falling ratings despite a strong start - NBC stripping four episodes from the season suggests that it may be yet another failed revamp from the network that brought you Bionic Woman. If nothing else, here's hoping that this means that we're not about to see that promised David Eick unnamed SF show reboot after all.

NBC Sked Scoop [EW.com]

Re-Enact Your Favorite TV Show, All The Way From The Beginning
Sure, anyone can spend the day watching every episode of Buffy on DVD, but it takes some real stamina and dedication - the kind of dedication that you possess, dear reader - to take it that one step further. You can't do it alone, of course, but that's just one of the many benefits of this unsung pasttime: Being a community organizer didn't hurt Barack Obama's Presidency chances... and he never organized a neighborhood recreation of the scene where everyone gets shot at the end of Blake's Seven.

Write That Screenplay/Novel/Comic Book That You Know That You've Always Had In You
It's the perfect time for it; you're inside, you have all manner of sandwiches awaiting you so food isn't a worry, and television is going to be pretty much uninvolving for the entire day. What better opportunity will you ever get to flex your artistic muscles and open the faucet to let your particularly creative juices flow free? (Unless, of course, your day job is being a writer. In which case, never mind; it'd be too much like every other day. You should just pay more attention to acting out the entire first Rose McGowan season of Charmed or something).

Invent Some Scientific Breakthrough That Will Revolutionize The World And Make Your Name Known In Every Household Across The Planet
I know; you're all about starting small. But look at it like this - No-one is expecting anything like this to come from you today, giving you not only the freedom from expectations, but also the element of surprise. And just think of how wide a field you have to chose from to invent within! The only limit is your imagination, which means that you already have more chance of success than the people writing Sanctuary.

Consider The Evolutionary Potential For The Perfect Turkey That Comes Pre-Cranberried For Next Year's Thanksgiving
See previous point, but also consider this: If you could make this happen, but manage to patent the genetic code required, you wouldn't have to avoid next year's sales because you can't afford to buy anything. And when we come down to it, isn't that really the point?

Spend The Day Online, Reading Blogs, Looking At Porn And Then Playing Video Games While Thinking About Ordering Pizza Or Something
When it comes down to it, Black Friday isn't even a real holiday, so why should you spend it any differently than usual just because you're not at work (Unless you are at work, in which case... Well, we feel your pain, to be honest)? Just stay in that chair and keep reading us and maybe catch up on those episodes of Knight Rider that you've been secretly hiding on your TiVo. No-one needs to know. They're all out shopping, after all.

X-Men: Origins: Wolverine:

Empire Magazine had a cover with a new pic of Hugh Jackman as the Canadian claw-wielder. [Screen Rant]

Meanwhile, producer Jeff Katz says one word sums up Logan in the new movie: "Badass." The film is darker and yet more intimate than the other X-movies, and the bit in the Comic-Con trailer where Wolvie tells Sabretooth he's going to cut his head off pretty much sums up the whole film's tone. [Cinemablend]

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen:

More Soundwave toy pics. Apparently this is what his "satellite" mode looks like. More pics at the link. [TFW2005]

Ooh, and here's a video. [Transformers Live]

Meanwhile, writer Roberto Orci says the sequel will probably be longer than the original movie. [TFW2005]

Battlestar Galactica:

SyFyPortal claims the final Cylon is one of five people: Laura Roslin, Felix Gaeta, Ellen Tigh, Cally Tyrol and Lee Adama. (Although, didn't Ron Moore already say it's not Roslin or Adama?) SyFyPortal's rumor gets a bit of a boost becuase Michael Ausiello at EW linked to it, possibly confirming it comes from authentic sources. Or it could just mean Ausiello thought it was interesting. I would take it with a bit of a grain of salt. [SyFyPortal and EW]

Doctor Who:

Rich Johnson at Comic Book Resources is absolutely sure Paterson Joseph is the new Doctor. He also says the TARDIS control room will get a new "desktop theme" in 2010. [CBR]

Lost:

A new character, Marty Jankowsky, is appearing in at least two episodes of the new season, around the ninth or tenth episode. He'll be played by Eric Lange and will have some off-island scenes. He may be a professor of some type. Here's his description from the casting call: "40s to 50s, Caucasian, very smart and controlling. Marty has his own way of doing things and god help you if you cross him and/or try to alter his very precise process. A deep and free thinker he uses his fierce intellect as a weapon." [The ODI]

There's also a new casting call for the tenth episode: the show is seeking a domineering and quick-tempered Arabic father who feels he has to teach his son a lesson about being a man. And his twelve-year-old son who's sensitive and scared of his dad, and knows he's a sad disappointment to daddy. Plus there's an upper-class Russian named Ivan, who's lived the good life, but now his gambling debts have caught up with him and he fears for his life from the Russian mob. [SpoilersLost]

Heroes:

More hints that a lot of regular characters will drop dead in the "Fugitives" arc — apparently this is related to the fact that the show is looking to cast someone in his forties to play a member of a bomb squad, who's called in to defuse "an explosive situation." [EW]

Also, Greg Grunberg says episode 3.17 is a huge episode for Matt Parkman, and all the Heroes are on the run together from Hunter and his team. The Heroes have to use their powers, together and individually, to escape from Hunter. And we will see Molly again this season. Grunberg also posted a few set pics from the "Fugitives" arc, showing HRG, Matt and Mohinder hanging out. (So maybe HRG doesn't die soon?) More pics at the link. [The ODI]

And here's the Canadian promo for next Monday's episode:

Meanwhile, the title of 3.13, the last episode of "Villains," has changed from "War" to "Duality." Here are some pics. [The ODI]

Also, One Tree Hill/West Wing vet Moira Kelly will be playing a Homeland Security agent in at least one episode of the "Fugitives" arc. And another recurring character is Luke, played by Aliens In America's Dan Byrd. Luke has the power to generate microwaves strong enough to fry people. He goes on the road with Sylar seeking adventure, but will probably end up de-brained. And the upcoming death we mentioned, which derails a big love story? It's not Elle, but rather another recently introduced blonde hottie. (Daphne???? Or maybe Tracy.) And Claire finally does get to step up and be a big player in the fight against evil, in an upcoming episode. [E! Online]

Chuck:

Here's a sneak peek at next Monday's episode, featuring the Awesomes:
Smallville:

There's some speculation that the Legion of Super Heroes will teach Clark to fly. [OSCK]

Some casting sides for episode 8x15, "Infamous," have turned up, and they're pretty insane. Clark gets outed as the alien who's behind the "blue blur" who's been saving people. (One random person on TV questions, early on, why the "blue blur" didn't save her husband who died in an accident recently.) It sounds as though Linda Lake, returning to write for the Daily Planet, plays a role in outing Clark.

And Clark finally comes clean, but then his life becomes very complicated. Lois gets charged with treason, and Clark has to rescue her from some agents. Clark volunteers to answer the government's questions, but then a government scientist wants to do tests on him. People start mobbing him and demanding autographs, and one woman jumps out her window just so Clark can catch her and save her. Clark can't go anywhere or do anything. Chloe gets mobbed by reporters, and when Jimmy's injured the hospital won't let Jimmy come in because of the crushing media attention a friend of Clark brings.

Meanwhile, Davis is back working as a paramedic, and he gets a bit of notice because he knows Chloe. Also, Davis gets caught sneaking out some thorazine, which is used to treat multiple personalities. He's desperate to control the beast within. [SpoilerTV]

Supernatural:

The show is looking to cast a sexy thirty-something doctor who enjoys booze and one night stands, and has her eye on the Winchester brothers. Rrowr. [EW]

Knight Rider:

The show's 17th episode will be called "Exit Light, Enter Knight." (What does that even mean?) It's about a super-sophisticated bank heist. One cop gets injured and the cop's partner works with Mike to get the injured cop into KITT, who takes him to the hospital. A nine-year-old kid, Maddie, is in KITT as well, and keeps her cool even though her mom is a hostage and she's in a talking car. She agrees to pretend she drove the cop to the hospital herself. The robbery is led by a steely-willed man in black, Steve, who kills two hostages just to make a point. There's a "sniffling wimp" named Derrick in the bank, who's constantly worried about offending the bad guys. [SpoilerTV]

Additional reporting by Katharine Duckett.

Knight Rider
If ever there was a show that was made to have a Thanksgiving episode, it's this awkward updating of the worthy 1980s "Good Samaritan - With a car" show. Given the unlikely life lessons that the reboot's Mike Tracer has a tendency to give the new KITT, I can easily see Mike spending the episode explaining the history of the holiday in his own lunk-headed fashion in between saving native Americans from a villain with a completely obvious name like "White Settler Pilgrim Bastard Jr." And then, when he's done, he'd drive up to some bar with the rest of his crew, where some woman would show him her cleavage, and then ask if his car was the only thing he liked fast and lubed. The episode would end with him turning to the camera and saying "Now that's what I'm thankful for!"

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
We journey to Kashyyyk, where the Wookies are celebrating their annual Life Day. Planning to convince the Wookies to join the Republic in their struggles against the evil Count Dooku and his seperatists, Padme gets captured and has to be rescued by Anakin, Ahsoka and a brand new Jedi that we've never seen before. Who looks like a turkey. After a brave and ferocious battle, Padme is rescued, but the turkey Jedi sacrifices himself in the process. The end of the episode sees the Wookies and our heroes gathered around a great feast, as Yoda reminds everyone about the brave sacrifices that have been made so that everyone could be there that day, and says something about "Thanks, we must be giving on this day." And then R2 makes that farting noise and everyone laughs.

Lost
This one's easy: Everyone on the island sits down for a special Thanksgiving dinner, while we flash-forward to see the Thanksgivings of everyone once they get off the island. Hurley eats turkey while talking to the ghosts of Charlie and Mr. Ecko, Kate gets frustrated because Aaron won't sit up straight at the table, Sayid and Sun just have normal days because they're not American, and Jack just drinks and feels more sorry for himself than normal because the Snoopy balloon in the Macy's parade was kind of shitty that year. The episode ends with Ben appearing in Jack's apartment, and making some snide comment about how terrible his life is and why Jack has to go back to the island. "It's time to give thanks for everything you've become, Jack," he'll smirk, and then the screen will cut to black with that thud noise they always do.

Heroes
The episode starts with a flashback to the eclipse that gave everyone their powers, while Mohinder gives us a boring monologue about how everything changed that day... and not only for humans. We see a turkey in a slaughterhouse suddenly gain increased intelligence, the power to speak and superspeed. After giving a short speech about why he doesn't want to die, the turkey escapes, and is pursued by HRG... but why is he working solo? We find out in a climactic final scene where the turkey's life is saved by Sylar, Peter and Nathan, who reveal the shocking truth: The turkey is another lost Petrelli! Cut to Angela looking at a bowl of stuffing and saying "My sweet little boy... Soon we will be together again."

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Finally daring to take the series in a whole new - and somewhat "special episode of Bewitched" - direction, the episode features Skynet's most shocking plan yet: Sending a Terminator back to 1621 to interrupt the first Thanksgiving ever and kill the Pilgrim ancestor of John Connor (who, in a cost-cutting measure, can be played by Thomas Dekker, the current John Connor). You can bring in all of the regular cast to play various bit-parts, and keep them all fairly consistent with their usual characters. Just remember to have them say "thee" instead of "you," to make sure it's historically consistent. Who wouldn't want to see Summer Glau ride up on a horse to save Connor's ancestor by saying "Come with me if thee wants to live"?

The report comes from Ain't It Cool, which ran the following secondhand rumor:

The producers of Sony's 2009 release Anaconda 4 (or whatever it was called) which stars David Hasselhoff said they're going to make more of them, but it won't star David.

He said that David will probably be too busy to do a 5th film in the series (he did 3 & 4 back to back) because he's returning to TV.

The plan for the next season of KNIGHT RIDER, says he, is for David Hasselhoff to be a regular on the show. He'd be teamed with his on-screen son Mike Tracer (Justin Bruening) to solve weekly adventures in the hopes that that boosts ratings.

If true, this may be the greatest thing to happen to Hoff's career since... well, the last time he guest-starred on Knight Rider.

If There's A Second Season Of KNIGHT RIDER, Will The Hoff Return For Father/Son Adventures Of The Week?? [Ain't It Cool]

Executive producer Gary Scott Thompson told the trades, "We're moving away from the terrorist-of-the-week formula and closer to the original, making it a show about a man and his car going out and helping more regular people, everymen."

This whole drama angle is supposed to be similar to NBC's already popular series Life and Law And Order, but, you know, with a talking car. I cannot believe they fired all the people who could sort of act, my guess this whole thing was about trimming the fat but production insists it was entirely a creative decision. They should have just cut the ridiculous KITT-cave with the fancy lights and what nots.

The new and improved Knight Rider will begin with a two part storyline beginning with the 10th episode.

This is one of those depressing situations, where bad shows are allowed to continue and flounder around, while brilliant series such as Middleman with both great writing and acting gets the axe. I have no desire to see KITT and Mike go on a road trip where KITT calls him gay, again. Let this be a lesson to you NBC, you can not recreate Hasselhoff's charms simply with a random shirtless dude.

[The Hollywood Reporter]

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen:

The ever-helpful Roberto Orci has answered another batch of fan questions about the Transformers sequel. He said if you liked the first movie, you'll like the second. If you had problems with the first movie, some have been fixed, but not all.

Also, some of Soundwave's most important qualities will make it into the movie, including his monotone Zapp-And-Roger-esque voice, his loyalty to Megatron, and his minions such