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Rumor Patrol: Is TV's 24 Ending? Will Freddie Prinze Jr. Become the New Jack Bauer?
If a 24 movie really is in the works, someone should tell Kiefer Sutherland.
Just last month, Kiefer himself told us he wouldn't even consider doing a 24 movie until the TV show was done. "We have developed some ideas through 20th Century Fox Films," Kiefer said. "And we've all agreed that until we finish the [TV] series, we would not focus our attention on the film because this [the TV show] requires all of our attention. We're not starting a film anytime soon."
So now that a screenwriter has been hired for a 24 flick, does this mean the TV show is ending? Or how about the rumor that Freddie Prinze Jr. will take over in some capacity on TV? Here's the scoop…
This Just In: Kate Gosselin Shows Off New Book and New Hair
• Jon & Kate Plus 8: The former reality mama might be MIA from our TV lineups each week, but that doesn't mean she's slipped off the radar. Kate Gosselin's newest book, I Just Want You to Know: Letters to My Kids on Love, Faith and Family, is set to hit stores in April—and yes, she is rocking those faux luscious locks of hers on the cover. Kate is also reportedly in production on her new series for TLC, so we might see her gracing the airwaves again sooner than you think.
Elsewhere in TV News, guess what's next for Teddy and Owen on Grey's Anatomy?
Spoiler Chat: Will Sawyer Forget About Juliet and Reunite With Kate on Lost?
Tomorrow's all-new Lost episode is Kate-centric (Evangeline Lilly) and, well, it's all about the relationships—romantic and otherwise. Will the foxy fugitive remind sexy con man Sawyer (Josh Holloway) that they were once the Island's hottest twosome, and entice him to forget about his Dharma-era romance with Juliet (Elizabeth Mitchell)? I've got the exclusive scoop on the current love-polygon situation, plus more TV news, including whether Kristin Kreuk is sticking around on Chuck, what's going to happen with Matt and Julie on Friday Night Lights, and which superceleb is confirmed for a Glee guest gig!
Heroes Lover in Corpus Christi, Texas: I just heard that the season finale of Heroes is tonight, Feb 8.! Why is it ending so soon?
The Bachelor Sneak Peek: Jake Meets the Parents!
We know it's hard to believe, but it's already time for The Bachelor's Jake Pavelka to hit the road with the final four and go on a few hometown dates. (Hey, time flies when you're eliminating four girls at a time!) And tonight we learn a thing or two about Vienna, the girl everyone in the house loves to hate:
- She is a princess (not actual royalty, but her father certainly thinks so)
- She and her dad are able to cry for no apparent reason
- Vienna's pops just doesn't quite grasp the concept of The Bachelor.
"You've got four other girls and dating my daughter, too," V's dad tells Jake with a straight face. "Do you know how it makes me feel?" But Jake, being the seasoned pro that he is, takes it all in stride and reassures each of ladies' parentals of his good intentions.
Don't miss any of The Bachelor's enevitable hometown heartbreak tonight at 8 on ABC.
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Life Unexpected's Leading Ladies: We're Not Gilmore Girls...Yet
Gilmore Girls, schmilmore girls!
The CW's newest hit, Life Unexpected, might be garnering endless comparisons to the network's former mama-drama series, but if you ask us—and its stars, Shiri Appleby (Cate) and Britt Robertson (Lux)—the similarities are there, but LUX is a wonderful world all its own.
If you still haven't taken our advice, and hopped on the witty and endearing Life Unexpected bandwagon, get in here and see what you've been missing...
Daniel Dae Kim Scores a Lead Role in Hawaii Five-O, Talks End of Lost
Spoiler Alert: We have flashed to the future of Lost's Jin-Soo Kwan and it involves the Hawaii State Police Department and general kick-assery.
In news that makes our DDK-loving hearts sing, Daniel Dae Kim has been cast in one of the leading roles in CBS' remake of Hawaii Five-O, which is being produced as a pilot for potential pickup this spring.
So who will he play? And what will happen at the very end of Lost for Jin and Sun (Yunjin Kim)?
Joe Jonas Out, 90210 Star In on Brothers & Sisters
You can't blame the Powers That Be over at Brothers & Sisters. They really did cast Joe Jonas as a young Balthazar Getty, but damn those JoBros are a busy bunch!
Due to scheduling conflicts the pop superstar will no longer be the filling Tommy's shoes, but my sources confirm what our frenemy over at EW has reported: that Make It or Break It's Cody Longo is the new young'un taking over the role.
As for the once beloved patriarch, inside sources at B&S tell us that a semifamiliar and fully hot face has been cast as the youthful William Walker...
Will Alex Skarsgård's Real Dad Play Eric's Viking Dad on True Blood?
Who's your daddy? That's the question True Blood fans are asking about Alexander Skarsgård's Viking vampire this season, as the series plans flashbacks to medieval Scandinavia that explore Eric Northman's origins and roots. Having already introduced (and dispatched with) Eric's vampire progenitor, Godric (Allan Hyde), the series is now casting for Eric's human father, King Ulfrick.
Considering that the role calls for a fluent Swedish speaker who looks like he could be Alexander Skarsgård's father, the part just has to go to Alex's real-life dad, internationally acclaimed actor Stellan Skarsgård, right? Here's what we're hearing:
Lost Sneak Peek: "You Have a Few Questions? Well, So Do We"
Nicely done, Losties! After five seasons of listening quietly to assorted Island crazy people and/or summarily executing mysterious new characters before they could explain themselves, our Lost heroes are finally starting to demand answers from their captors.
Press play above to see the sneak peek above of the all-new Lost episode airing next Tuesday, Feb. 9 on ABC, wherein Jack (Matthew Fox) stands up to the Temple guardians when they try to drag Sayid (Naveen Andrews) off for debriefing.
Do you think our heroes will actually get answers? Do you trust the Temple people? Hit the comments with your take on this sneak peek.
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Click through our Lost: The Final Season gallery for more scoop on who's coming and going.
This Just In: Is This Christopher Meloni's Last Season on SVU?!
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Um, we did not authorize this. Christopher Meloni might be leaving SVU—what?! Apparently the actor told Australia's Courier-Mail, "I think 12 years is enough, a good number...The writers will have fertile ground to figure out how to arc [Elliot Stabler] out to another place—whether it's this world or the next." Meloni wants to do theater and film projects after he leaves the long-running series; Mariska Hargitay, who plays Stabler's partner, Olivia Benson, told the paper she's sticking around SVU for the foreseeable future. Reps for Meloni and NBC did not reply to requests for comment at press time. Oh, Meloni, please don't go. We suspect you might be irreplaceable...
Plus, more TV news, including which True Blood fave is getting some daddy issues...
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Ugly Betty: How Will It End? Is Betty Getting Married? Find out!
All the woman who are independent, throw your hands up at me! Especially, um, if your name happens to be Betty Suarez.
Ugly Betty is coming to an end this season, and sources are spilling that a wedding is in the works. So will it be Betty's? And what's in store for the other characters? Here's what I'm hearing...
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Bachelor's Ousted Rozlyn Dishes on Rumored Winner and Who Should Win
After being prematurely axed from The Bachelor for her still talked about, maybe sex scandal, Rozlyn Papa is over all the drama and making the call on Jake Pavelka's final four.
"If I were matchmaker, it would be Jake and Tenley," Rozlyn tells E! News' Ken Baker, which shouldn't come as much of a surprise since the soft-spoken gal has struck a chord with fans since day one. "I really liked her. She's my favorite!"
But you've heard the solid-sounding rumors that it's not Tenley who wins, right?
Rozlyn gives us her thoughts on the rumored winner, how she feels about Jake now and that producer-hookup talk that just won't die...