Another former OC cast member casting news. Willa Holland, who played Marissa’s little sister with attitude, Caitlin, is going to appear on Gossip Girl for a three episode arc. And the name they picked for her? Agnes… AGNES??? Sounds more like the name of a great great aunt to me!

Holland would play Agnes, a young model for Eleanor Waldorf who befriends Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen) but also tries to tempt her over to the dark side (think threesomes and stripteases).

Yep, more sexing up for Gossip Girl!

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If you were hoping for the fall season start on Project Runway, the hit reality designer show that switched over from Bravo to Lifetime, you are out of luck. The new season won’t be back until January, apparently due to Lifetime not being able to get production up and running in time.

In a surprise development, Lifetime has confirmed that it won’t debut the sixth season of Project Runway until January so it has more time to promote the show that it swiped from Bravo last spring. It had been expected the show would debut on its new network sometime this autumn. “With this move, the series will resume its traditional cycle of two seasons per year,” according to a Lifetime spokeperson. “We look forward to ringing in the New Year by giving Project Runway loyal fans a superlative season six with Heidi, Tim, Nina, and Michael. The new date and time will be announced soon.”

The delay supposedly is not attributed to the nasty legal catfight going on between Bravo, NBC/Universal, and Runway’s new home on Lifetime.

The news comes as a lawsuit over the rights to Project Runway continues to wind its way through the New York courts. Bravo’s parent company, NBC/Universal, is alleging that the Weinstein Co. shopped Runway to Lifetime before giving its home network first refusal. NBC/Universal also is attempting to block Lifetime from marketing and promoting future cycles of the show.

We’ll keep you posted!

More problems over at 24, as the show is going to shut down production for about a month to rewrite the final season’s scripts.

Apparently Jack Bauer needs a little breather: After the completion of episode 18 on Sept. 15, production on Fox’s hit drama 24 will shut down until October 9th while the writers reshape the upcoming season’s creative direction — specifically the transition leading to the end game. “We had a couple of scripts that we weren’t happy with,” 24 exec producer Howard Gordon tells EW.com. “We just couldn’t get this direction to work, and we found another one that we liked better, so we wound up retooling it.

As you remember, last season had a ton of problems, including Kiefer Sutherland’s DUI jail stint as well as the writers strike that saw last season not happen at all, even though 8 episodes were already filmed. And season 6 was the lowest rated season of the hit show so far.

24 is currently scheduled to return in January 2009, so this new production delay might not result in any part of the season getting delayed aiurdates… supposedly.

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The final season of ER is getting better and better. Anthony Edwards will be returning to the series in the November 13th episode. But before you get your hopes up, he is not returning from beyond the grave, he will be seen in flashbacks only.

Anthony Edwards will reprise the role of Greene, who died of a brain tumor at the end of the 2002 season, in flashback scenes in the Nov. 13 episode, NBC announced Thursday.

Dr. Greene will be shown with other characters from the show’s past and during an encounter with series newcomer Dr. Cate Banfield (Angela Bassett), an attending physician at County General, the network said.

This could be interesting, you have to wonder how hot their “encounter” was previously!

I also think this is a great way for them to bring back such an important character to the final season of the show. Fans will love this bittersweet final season, which starts with the season premiere on September 25th.

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Wow, have you checked out the latest Grey’s Anatomy promo for the new season?

That pregnancy revelation by Rose? Well, apparently Shonda Rhimes had already said she wouldn’t be going there, and word on the street is that ABC did it to ramp up the promo. Ausiello has the scoop…

WTF is right. That promo caused quote the little firestorm over at ABC yesterday. Not only did it incur the wrath of millions of Rose-weary Mer-Der fans, but it essentially branded one of the network’s most valuable assets (i.e. Shonda Rhimes) a big ol’ liar. You see, in her ABC podcast that followed the show’s finale last May, Rhimes assured fans that Grey’s would not be employing any soap operatic stunts to pull Derek and Meredith apart this season — and she specifically ruled out knocking up Rose. But someone apparently forgot to pass that bit of information on to the folks cutting together that incendiary clip. As a result, Rhimes has been forced to do the unthinkable: Issue an exclusive statement to me that basically denies the very plot twist that ABC shamelessly tried to dangle before us. “I would not deceive our fans,” Rhimes tells me, “especially those loyal enough to listen to our podcast.” Long story short: The only thing Rose will be carrying in the season premiere is a third wheel.

Whew! But what is up with it looking like Derek wind up in a trauma neck brace on a gurney? Maybe that speeding vehicle we briefly saw wheel up outside the emergency room hits Derek. We will keep you posted!

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Wow. So CBS answer to Ghost Whisperer’s ratings is to kill off Melinda’s hubby Jim, played by David Conrad, and make her a widow. Um, what?

Although CBS declined to comment, multiple sources confirm what has been buzzing on the Internet for weeks (final final warning): Melinda is about to become a widow, as producers have decided to kill off TV hubby Jim (David Conrad) early in season 4.

So how many people are going to stop watching if Jim kicks the bucket? I bet quite a few.

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If you have been wondering whether Elisha Cuthbert would be returning to 24, you are in luck, she will be back as Kim Bauer.

Sources confirm to me exclusively that Cuthbert has inked a deal to reprise her role as Jack’s lightning rod of an offspring for a season-ending arc that will no doubt trigger a new round of wholly outdated and painfully unfunny cougar jokes. Per my 24 mole, Kim will return minus her old beau (sorry, C. Thomas Howell) and plus a child! That’s right, Kim’s got a little puma all her own!

Time sure flies on 24! Wonder how the baby Bauer will spin things when the new season starts up.

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Austin Nichols, who recently was on John from Cincinnati, is headed to One Tree Hill, and he will have a past with Peyton. He actually winds up in town when he shows up as an indie film producer interested in making a film of Lucas’ novel.

My OTH mole describes Nichols’ gig as “heavy recurring,” which I’m pretty sure means we’re going to be seeing a lot of him.

So what’s the feelings? Excited? One Tree Hill can always add more hot guys to the cast list as far as I’m concerned!

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Gail O’Grady is heading to Wisteria Lane, after her stints on NYPD Blue and American Dreams. It sounds as though Gail will be playing the latest troublemaker, and it seems Lynette and one of her sons is her target.

As I teased in this week’s episode of Ausiello TV, her character — which will appear on a recurring basis — was originally conceived as a Mrs. Robinson-esque seductress who sets her sights on one of Lynette’s rapidly aged twin terrors. I say originally because it’s entirely possible some of those plans have changed.

One thing I know for sure: O’Grady’s alter ego will be married. Producers are currently casting the role of her hubby.

We need some more bitches on Wisteria Lane, it is what keeps it all interesting Well, that and hot looking men!

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