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Even though there may not be that much to talk about on screen — behind-the-scenes — network execs, actors and agents have never been busier. And keeping track of it all is your very own TV Addict, with the latest news on which actors and actresses will soon be popping up on your favorite shows come the Fall 2008.

The News: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA’S Paul Campbell [Billy] will be joining the cast of KNIGHT RIDER as the head research tech at Knight Industries.
The Lowdown: Finally giving us a reason to tune in after February’s uber-disappointing two-hour car commercial.
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The News: Ex-FRIEND Matthew Perry has signed on to headline Peter Tolan’s [RESCUE ME] Showtime pilot THE END OF STEVE. A dark comedy revolving around Perry, who will play a local TV anchor who’s real-life personality is somewhat different than his cheery on-camera one.
The Lowdown: Could we BE anymore excited for the return of Matthew Perry to television? Umm… no.
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The News: Madchen Amick is returning to Central Park West, or more accurately, the Upper East Side to play a possible MILF for Nate [Chace Crawford].
The Lowdown: Already spoiling May’s finale tease that ‘S’ and ‘N’ might have lived happily ever after, at least for a little while. Way to go EW.
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The News: ALL MY CHILDREN’s Leven Rambin will join TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES this season as Riley, a new school friend of John Connor.
The Lowdown: And by friend, we naturally assume love interest. So place your bets now, Riley is (a) an undercover Terminator sent from the future, or (b) Terminated by a Terminator, thus kick-starting John’s transformation from brooding teenager to leader of the revolution!
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The News: Television icon Mary Tyler Moore will be joining NBC’s LIPSTICK JUNGLE for a multi-episode arc next season, playing Brooke Shields’ mother.
The Lowdown: Casting coup yes. But in all seriousness, how many fans in the younger demographic NBC so dearly covets really has an attachment to 70’s TV icon Mary Tyler Moore?
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With this evening’s unfortunate news [courtesy of TV Guide's Michael Ausiello] that MEN IN TREES run on television has been officially cut short by ABC, this TV Addict thought it only appropriate to rerun our recent edition of ‘The Backlot.’

Sarah Strange personal – Mitchell Parsons Photography

By: Amrie Cunningham

You know how every once in a while, I geek out over the fact that I can quote Men in Trees verbatim, and I love the crazy cast of characters so very much? Imagine the geeking out I did when I got the chance to spend some quality phone time with my favorite in Elmo – Sarah Strange, the one and only Theresa. We spent some time chatting about her show, why indirectly it helps change the world, and how Bateman makes everything better.

Amrie: I’m really excited to get to talk to you.

Sarah laughs…What do you want to talk about?

I don’t know, I was thinking we’d talk about a little show.

You wanna talk about a show, great, I know about that!

I’m always saying I love Theresa.

Aw, thank you very much. That’s nice.

Theresa and Ben, you guys are one of my favorite couples, I wanted to say that outright.

Aw rad, thank you very much, I appreciate that.

Going along those lines of this awesome character, what made you want to play Theresa?

I really and it’s still an interesting aspect of the character even half way through the second season, I really like how outside she is. I always kind of described her as this mysterious black cat who wonders the periphery of Elmo, and people keep feeding her so she stays around. But you’re not entirely sure of her motives. She’s such an oddball. And I like her rock and roll history, I like that she’s got a bit of toughness, that she’s got some secrets. She’s dark. It’s always kind of fun to play people who are in touch with their dark side, or who are hiding their dark side, you know what I mean?

Right, and that means, that down the line, we can hear a little more about the dark side, something that will shock us, and I like that aspect to it.

That’s right and there’s little seeds that get planted that don’t turn into anything until much later. She’s fun, and she’s still mysterious to me, which is fun.

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