Cartoon Network has renewed the animated series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” for a second season, with a planned debut next fall, Daily Variety reports. The half-hour series, produced by George Lucas and Lucasfilm Animation, helped boost the network to…
“Parks and Recreation,” the show developed by Amy Poehler, has hired Chris Pratt, who will play the unemployed musician boyfriend of Rashida Jones’ character, EW.com reports. Pratt is an alum of “Everwood,” and “Parks” will premieres April 9, the site…
President Barack Obama said he’s reviewing the U.S. military’s policy of banning the media from showing the flag-draped coffins of soldiers returning to the U.S., Broadcasting & Cable reports. He would not say whether he would change the policy, the…
In an example of how a video-sharing site has influenced popular culture, the Web site CollegeHumor.com transitioned to television on Sunday night as MTV’s “The CollegeHumor Show,” Reuters reports. The site was created in a dorm room in 1999 by…
Nick Lachey will appear on CW’s “One Tree Hill” on at least one episode later this season, E! Online reports. He’ll play himself: a singer, former reality star and former boy band leader who dates Vanessa Minnillo, the site says….
The CW’s “Gossip Girl” has cast Aaron Tveit and Holley Fain as Nate’s wealthy cousin Tripp Vanderbilt and his fiancée, Maureen, TVGuide.com reports. Tveit has appeared in the Broadway productions of “Wicked” and “Hairspray,” while Fain has appeared in episodes…
Edie Falco, who played Carmela Soprano on HBO’s “The Sopranos,” said she kept getting offers to play Italian wives after the show ended two years ago, the New York Post reports. “People tend not to be particularly creative when it…
NBC is teaming up with self-help guru Tony Robbins and “Biggest Loser” producer Reveille for a reality show that aims to radically transform the lives of participants—in most cases without surgery, million-dollar prizes or drill sergeant-like personal trainers. The network…
Sci Fi Channel has unveiled a “Battlestar Galactica” Cylon Detector application for the Apple App Store. The Cylon Detector app lets users take new or stored pictures and “scan” them. The subject’s face will appear in a “Battlestar” scene with…