Christina Applegate will play a "snarky mom" to a stay-at-home dad in an NBC pilot from Lorne Michaels and a writer of Parks & Rec. I like the ingredients, but let's see what comes out of the oven.

Jimmy Smits will play the mayor of L.A. in an ensemble drama pilot for NBC that follows the mayor and his Special Investigations Unit. Hey, remember Outlaw? Yeah, me neither.

Warrants have been issued for the arrest of two Real World: New Orleans cast members for-- oops, I'm sorry, this isn't really news, is it? Let's move along.

Grant Show will appear in three episodes of Burn Notice next season playing a CIA agent. You know, I was just thinking that what that show really needed was an older, generically handsome actor to come in and play a spy. It just feels right, you know?

The showrunner for 90210 is leaving after two years on the show. To her credit, she lasted longer than any one would rightly have expected her to.

Syfy has renewed Being Human for a second season. Hooray for surprisingly well-done American remakes of British TV shows! Both of them!

Neal McDonough and Jeri Ryan will guest-star on the final season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent as a naughty monsignor and a security professional with a secret. How come Jeri Ryan never gets to play the naughty monsignor?

Mad Men's Ken Cosgrove will guest-star on The Good Wife this season, and Martha Plimpton will also return as her lawyer character. But what I wanna know is when Julianna Margulies is gonna reciprocate and be on Raising Hope. Make it happen, people.

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