Brooke Smith, aka cardiac surgeon extraordinaire Dr. Erica Hahn on Grey's Anatomy, swung by during the ABC-Disney TCA party to discuss her character's developing relationship with Callie O'Malley (Sara Ramirez), including a powwow with GLAAD and Sara's stunning (no, really, stunning) singing ability.

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NBC Universal execs Ben Silverman and Marc Graboff just took the stage here at the TV Critics Press Tour, and they were just bursting at the seams with scoop about The Office spinoff. OK, not really, but I know many of you fellow Office die-hards are also hanging onto every word when it comes to the Dunder-verse (as am I), and there were some solid revelations, so here we go...

The newly announced Amy Poehler show will not be an Office spinoff, but they are still working on an Office spinoff.

A little confusing, yes, but based on what the NBC suits said, the just-announced project with Amy Poehler is not a fork of an Office story; it exists as a stand-alone, but it will have a similar tone and style, since it comes from the same writer-producers. At the same time, the execs and writers are also working on an Office spinoff, which will come from the world of Dunder Mifflin.

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How was the Battlestar Galactica finale table-read? "Not a dry eye in the house." Jamie Bamber shares that and more about the last days of the rag-tag fleet. Click above for goodies on the future of Battlestar and Bamber's new gig on Law & Order...

Cristine Rose talks about being the boss of us all, and Adrian Pasdar tells me exclusively that he was definitely killed off at the end of last season but that he has been offered a new gig with the Heroes this season. (Actually, he's soooo back, but he's being funny about it. Yay!)

Melora Hardin, aka The Office's Jan, goes on record about how many episodes she'll appear in this season, what she thinks of the new HR vixen working on her man and her take on the introduction of Amy Poehler to the Greg Daniels family of actors.

Mama Taylor herself, the divine Connie Britton of Friday Night Lights, talks about having perspective on the Emmys and working with philanthropic groups in Africa. Only one question: Why, oh why, can't everyone be the awesomeness that is Connie Britton? Also, how are we going to make sure she gets an Emmy nod next year? Any ideas? Please share them below...

Also, stasnd by for the next Watch with Kristin Show, where we'll have more from Connie on Tammy Taylor's new gig as principal this season, and much more Friday Night Lights' upcoming romances. (Spoiler alert: Did I mention Riggs and Lyla and so getting it on, and Landry and Tyra are so drifting apart? Ay, chihuahua!)

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Bwahaha! The villains are coming! This season on Heroes, the bad guys are multiplying like bunnies at the Playboy Mansion, and Claire Bennet (aka the Cheerleader, aka Claire-Bear, aka Hayden Panettiere) and Peter Petrelli (aka Jess on Gilmore Girls, aka Milo Ventimiglia) themselves were on hand at tonight's NBC bash to share a little scoop...

Click in to find out what's tramautizing Claire this season, what's worse than Sylar on the big/bad front and what big change is in store for the younger Petrelli brother...

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Boy, those Battlestar Galactica kids are not going to lack for post-space-opera employment. Tahmoh Penikett (Helo) is on Dollhouse, Tricia Helfer (Six) is on Burn Notice, and Jamie Bamber (Apollo) broke the news to me tonight at the NBC Universal party that he is joining a new series in the Law & Order franchise!

According to Jamie, "I'm doing a series in England called Law & Order: UK, and I'm being a cop. And, yes, the show is London judiciary and London cops. It's got the same premise as the original American Law & Order, same everything, just with a U.K. production company and U.K. actors. My partner's going to be a British guy named Bradley Walsh."

The series, which begins production this August in London, will air first on ITV in the United Kingdom.

Pretty awesome news for the Brits, but does this mean we won't get to bump into Jamie any more on this side of the pond? "I bought a house in Studio City just as the real estate market in this country crashed, so I will be a Californian forever, as my allotted dollar becomes rupees. No, truly, I love America. I'm treating Law & Order as a location job, and I'll split my year." Yay!

If Bamber's involved, I so want to see this series, I don't care if the judges wear silly wigs. Am I the only one who thinks this sounds a bit fantastic? Post your yays or nays in the comments, and stand by for video (coming very soon) of my interview with Jamie, where he talks more about his new L&O gig and Battlestar's end.

—Additional reporting by Jennifer Godwin

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It's official. Shannen Doherty is coming to the CW's 90210 spinoff for multiple episodes this fall, and according to executive producer Gabe Sachs, "She's going to direct our musical."

But wait, before you 9-0 diehards start planning your trip to Broadway to see Steve Sanders in spandex with jazz hands, you should know he meant Shannen's character, Brenda Walsh, will play the director of West Beverly High's musical—on the show within the show.

Still, pretty awesome, no?

Not to mention, this could mean that Katie Holmes won't be the only TV guest star this season displaying her musical talents. I asked exec producer Jeff Judah if Shannen will be singing or dancing and he said, "It's possible. It's possible."

So where has Brenda been since we last saw her heading off to London to study acting?

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When Nancy Botwin, Dexter Morgan and Hank Moody cozy up together in a room to talk about their fully awesome shows, you know it's gonna get interesting—and most likely a little scandalous. And it did in the Showtime session that just went down...Click in for the scoop!

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The Showtime people just took the stage at the TV Critics press tour and brought good news! Showtime boss Bob Greenblatt announced that they're renewing Weeds for two more seasons of 13 episodes, and we were promised "lots more illicit drugs to come."

I was lucky enough to talk to Weeds creator Jenji Kohan one-on-one earlier today and she was happy to share some details about the future of the Botwins...

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In a perfect world, Michael Urie and Becki Newton (Betty's Marc and Amanda) would be on my television every single night. But for now, they are here on your computer singing their Lindsay Lohan theme song and more.

This footage is from last night's ABC party, where Teri Hatcher and Felicity Huffman also dished on the future of Desperate Housewives and Donald Faison talked about Zach Braff leaving Scrubs and what's in store for the new season. Click above and below for the goods...

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