TV Talk

On DVD This Week:
*Heroes: Season 3
*Desperate Housewives: The Complete 5th Season
*Doctor Who: Story #088: The Deadly Assassin, Story #094: Image of the Fendahl, Story #150: Delta and the Bannerman
*Supernatural: The Complete 4th Season
*Brothers & Sisters: The Complete 3rd Season
*C.S.I. The Complete 9th Season
*Rescue Me: Season 5, Volume 1
*The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency: The Complete 1st Season
*Two and a Half Men: The Complete 6th Season
*The Game: The 1st Season
*Ben 10: Alien Force: Volume 4

Casting News:
*Debi Mazar will have a recurring role on ABC’s Castle.
*Michael Weston is returning to House as PI, Lucas Douglas.
*Fred Armisen will appear in an episode of Parks & Recreation.
*Summer Glau is heading to Dollhouse as a recurring role this season.
*Garret Dillahunt will appear on Burn Notice. I don’t watch the show but I will have to tune in to see Garret. ๐Ÿ™‚
*Campbell Scott is joining Damages as a series regular.

TV News (via Variety):
*Showtime is reviving The L Word as a reality series, “The Real L Word: Los Angeles,” from “L Word” creator Ilene Chaiken and reality producers Magical Elves (“Top Chef”). 9 episodes have been ordered.
*The View has finally won an Emmy in the Daytime Emmy’s talk show host category after losing in the category for years. Click here for a list of all of the winners.
*Rescue Me will be coming to an end in 2011. Production for the last 19 episodes begins this month.
*TNT ordered a 3rd season for Leverage and a 2nd season of Hawthorne while Saving Grace will end its run next summer.
*Laura Linney will star in and exec produce a dark comedy tentatively titled โ€œThe C Word” for Showtime. Production for the pilot begins this fall.