The next writer of Iron Man appears to be Justin Theroux, the same man who recently wrote another Robert Downey Jr. flick 'Tropic Thunder,' according to Variety || Jonathan Murphy will follow 'October Road' producers Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg to 'Life On Mars' to play Detective Chris Skelton, according to TV Guide || Kristen Bell will return to the third season of 'Heroes' to play Elle Bishop in a multi-episode arc, according to People magazine || Ntare Mwine, who most recently starred in 'The Riches,' will do a nine-episode stint as an 'artistic African' during the third season of 'Heroes,' according to The Hollywood Reporter || Tricia Helfer, who plays Number Six in 'Battlestar Galactica,' has been cast in the Fox pilot 'Inseparable,' according to The Hollywood Reporter || The next writer of Iron Man appears to be Justin Theroux, the same man who recently wrote another Robert Downey Jr. flick 'Tropic Thunder,' according to Variety || Jonathan Murphy will follow 'October Road' producers Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg to 'Life On Mars' to play Detective Chris Skelton, according to TV Guide || Kristen Bell will return to the third season of 'Heroes' to play Elle Bishop in a multi-episode arc, according to People magazine || Ntare Mwine, who most recently starred in 'The Riches,' will do a nine-episode stint as an 'artistic African' during the third season of 'Heroes,' according to The Hollywood Reporter || Tricia Helfer, who plays Number Six in 'Battlestar Galactica,' has been cast in the Fox pilot 'Inseparable,' according to The Hollywood Reporter ||

Sorry, 'Moonlight': CBS Learned From 'Jericho'

By MICHAEL HINMAN
Source: Variety
May-17-2008

Fans of the cancelled CBS series "Moonlight" are trying to do everything they can to get the network to change its mind, especially since CBS reversed a similar decision just a year ago.

But it appears that the network's resurrection of "Jericho" last season will actually do more harm than good for "Moonlight" as CBS has realized that fan passion doesn't always translate into ratings.

Nina Tassler, president of CBS Entertainment, told Variety that there were a lot of lessons to be learned from the "Jericho" experience, which prompted the network to bring back the post-apocalyptic drama only to see its ratings far worse than before it was cancelled.

That doesn't seem to faze "Moonlight" fans, however. The trade publication says that a demonstration was held last week outside the offices of The CW, a network which CBS Corp. is a part owner of that some fans are hoping will pick up the show instead.

Even with its cancellation, there still seems to be some life left for "Jericho." Reports surfaced last month that cable operator Comcast might be interested in working out a deal similar to the one DirecTV did with NBC for the series "Friday Night Lights" where Comcast pays for some of the show's production costs for the rights to show the episodes first on the cable provider. However, no such deal was announced during CBS' upfront presentation last week, and there has been no further word if such a deal will be finalized.

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