Some cool casting choices are being made over at The CW.

David Anders (who is best known for his role as Sark on Alias and from more recent roles on both Heroes and 24) has joined the cast of The Vampire Diaries. Anders will play Jonathan Gilbert, Elena and Jeremy's uncle beginning on April 15th.

Maggie Q is in talks to star as Nikita in the CW pilot of the same name. Nikita is a new take on La Femme Nikita, the hit film and cable network series. Maggie Q is no stranger to the action genre having appeared in such adrenaline charged blockbusters as Mission Impossible III, Rush Hour II and Live Free Or Die Hard!

Sean Faris has been chosen to headline Amy Sherman Palladino's Wyoming-based soap pilot. Faris who has appeared on such TV shows as Reunion and Life As We Know It is best known to CW fans for his most recent role of Ben McKittrick on The Vampire Diaries.

Finally, congrats to Gillian Zinser who plays Ivy Sullivan on 90210. She has just been promoted to a series regular on the show!

On Monday, Gossip Girl returns with the first of 10 consecutive episodes taking us through the season finale in May. To whet your appetite for the mid-season premiere of Gossip Girl, here are some spoilers from upcoming episodes:

Nate and Serena decide to explore the boundaries of their friendship.

Blair suspects that Chuck is having problems forgetting about the woman he saw at his father’s grave.

Jenny agrees to accompany Damien to a State Dinner but is unaware that he needs her help with a drug exchange.

Vanessa and Dan attempt to move past the awkwardness of Dan’s confession of love.

Rufus returns from a ski trip and tries his best to avoid Lily.

Rufus and Lily grow suspect of Jenny’s relationship with Damien.

Chuck learns more about the woman who may or may not be his mother.

Dan and Vanessa struggle through the awkwardness of dating other people.

You've been in Gossip Girl withdrawal for most of the winter, I know. I feel your pain. These sneak previews may brighten up your day though.

Here are a couple of clips from Monday's episode of Gossip Girl titled The Hurt Locket.

...and here's a clip from The Lady Vanished, the Gossip Girl episode airing a week later on March 15th!

Producers have tapped a familiar face to star in the new pilot Nomads about a group of young backpackers who work with the CIA on secret missions.

Scott Porter who is best known for playing paraplegic ex-high school football star quarterback turned sports agent Jason Street during the first three seasons of critically acclaimed drama Friday Night Lights has signed on the dotted line to headline the possible new series.

Incidentally, Porter's former Friday Night Lights co-star Minka Kelly appeared in Body Politic, a pilot for a CW series last year that did not make the fall schedule.

The CW will announce it's fall schedule during upfront week in mid-May.

As teased in this blog a few months ago, 90210's Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes) -- fresh from a bad break up with Navid, will dabble in a bit of same sex experimentation. A just released promotional still from an upcoming episode of the series shows Adrianna in a makeout session with openly gay student Gia (co-star Rumer Willis). How long will this experimentation last? I don't know, but here's the pic.

After a long hiatus, 90210 returns with all new episodes this Tuesday, March 9th at 8pm. Will you be watching?

The CW announced late yesterday that it's longest running series, Smallville will return next fall for an unprecedented 10th season.

Smallville has earned the right to return based on strong performances the series has produced after a move to Friday from its long established home on Thursday nights. Friday is typically the second lowest viewing night of the week, yet in its 9th season, Smallville has been able to increase viewership for the evening.

The current season of Smallville has been somewhat of a creative renaissance for the show, as many have cited this year's episodes as some of the best in show history.

Last month, The CW announced the renewals of five other series (Gossip Girl, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, America's Next Top Model and 90210). When Smallville did not appear on the list of returnees, many thought this to be the end of Clark Kent and company. Clearly, this is not the case.

Smallville airs on Fridays at 8pm (but you knew that already).

Are you happy that Smallville will continue next year? Tell us what you think.

The 2009-2010 season is almost over. The network has announced the season finale dates for all of its current series. Here they are!

Life Unexpected - Monday, April 12
Melrose Place - Tuesday, April 13
High Society - Wednesday, April 28
Fly Girls - Wednesday, May 5
America's Next Top Model - Wednesday, May 12
The Vampire Diaries - Thursday, May 13
Supernatural- Thursday, May 13
Smallville - Friday, May 14
One Tree Hill - Monday, May 17
Gossip Girl- Monday, May 17
90210 - Tuesday, May 18

Set your DVR's now!

Tonight's the night you've been waiting for if you've been missing 90210 and Melrose Place. Both shows are back with uninterrupted strings of first-run episodes, the first since last year. Check out some previews below:

90210 airs tonight at 8pm followed at 9pm by Melrose Place!

True to every major character he has played recently on TV, David Anders will arrive in Mystic Falls on April 15th as a no-goodnik. David Anders is always the bad guy and it will be no different on The Vampire Diaries, Anders will play Jonathan Gilbert, the uncle of Elena and Jeremy. When Jonathan Gilbert first pops up, it will be to sell Elena and Jeremy's father's medical office. According to an article published in Entertainment Weekly, executive producer Kevin Williamson says there is more than meets the eye to the elder Gilbert. "He has to sign the escrow papers but he isn’t quite ready to give the office up,” said Williamson. “But like everyone else in town, he’s there for something [else]. His intentions are not pure.”

Anders is perhaps best known for his role as the devious Sark on Alias and had a memorable story arc during season 2 of Heroes as the not quite immortal villain Adam Monroe. Anders recently completed a stint as terrorist Josef Bazhaev on 24.

Jules Kirby, High Society's resident bee-yotch is unhappy at the way the editors of her new show have chosen to portray her.

In Wednesday's series premiere, Jules is seen berating a hotel employee and heard belittling minorities with such demeaning remarks as my friends do tend not to be homosexuals, fat or Jewish people and I use the N word sometimes... and I really think it should be okay to say.

On her Facebook page, Ms. Kirby fought back. "I am sorry if you were offended. The show is scripted and we are given lines and characters. My grandmother is married to a Jew ... Everything was cut and pasted to make it look like I was a stupid bitch and I regret that they do not do a better job of saying it is a docu-soap, not a reality show," Kirby wrote.

What do you think? Were you offended my Jules' remarks or do you think she was edited to look bad for dramatic effect? Weigh in!

The final episodes of the season of The Vampire Diaries begin rolling out on March 25th. Here's a peek at what to expect:

Matt and Caroline are surprised by the sudden reappearance of Matt’s mother Kelly.

Stefan and Elena are worried about Damon’s new attitude.

Damon is asked by Sheriff Forbes to take part in a fund-raising bachelor auction.

Alaric discovers shocking secrets from his own past.

With help from Jenna and Stefan, Elena is determined to find out everything she can about her birth mother, but can she handle the truth?

Anna brings a surprising guest along when she pays a visit to Damon.

Elena and Stefan go on an awkward double date with Caroline and Matt, but Stefan and Matt find they have some common ground.

Jenna reunites with her old friend Kelly.

Jeremy’s relationship with Anna takes an unexpected direction.

Supernatural returns with all new episodes beginning Thursday, March 25th at 9pm after an all-new Vampire Diaries. Here are some previews from the next two episodes of the Sam & Dean show. Look away if you don't want to be "spoiled":

Sam and Dean investigate Bobby’s home town where the dead are rising from the grave but instead of attacking humans, they are happily reuniting with their families.

The brothers turn to Bobby for help but he tells them not to worry and to leave town.

Dean investigates and comes face to face with Bobby’s dead wife.

Bobby’s dead wife has no memory of what happened to her.

Once the zombies start turning evil, the boys tell Bobby he has to kill his wife, but he refuses.

Ambushed by angry hunters, Sam and Dean are shot and killed and sent to Heaven.

Castiel warns Dean that Zachariah is looking for them in Heaven so they need to lay low while searching for an angel named Joshua who can help them since he talks directly to God.

While searching for Joshua, the brothers run into some old friends and family members.

Are you looking forward to the return of Supernatural? Tell us about it!

Michaela McManus who played Lindsey Strauss on One Tree Hill a couple of season's ago and more recently appeared as A.D.A. Kim Greylek on Law & Order: SVU has joined the cast of Nomads, a new pilot for The CW that may find its way onto the fall schedule, Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello reported today.

According to Ausiello, McManus will play "a brave and resourceful Army Brat determined to earn a place in the CIA. She finds herself fighting an attraction to her handler and a fellow agent-in-training."

The "fellow agent-in-training" will be played by Friday Night Lights' Scott Porter.

The CW will announce its 2010-2011 schedule on May 20th.

Last week I reported that High Society's Jules Kirby was miffed at the producers of her CW reality show for editing her "character" to appear racist, elitist and just plain bitchy. In last Wednesday's High Society series premiere, Kirby berates a hotel employee and insults African Americans, Jews, the obese and gay people with such comments as "My friends do tend not to be homosexuals, fat or Jewish people and I use the N word sometimes... and I really think it should be okay to say."

Kirby alleged on her Facebook page that her comments and actions were either taken out of context or fed to her by producers.

Now, in an interview with TV Guide, Tinsley Mortimer, the socialite star of High Society sets the record straight and pulls no punches on how she feels about her co-star's comments and allegations.

"For her to say that it was sort of scripted and that she was fed those lines is absolutely untrue," Mortimer said. Referring to the video from the show, Mortimer continues, "It's clear that she's not being manipulated, that she is actually saying this stuff. And it's shocking to me.

It's unfortunate and it's hard to be lumped into a show with somebody like that. Obviously those aren't my views at all and I don't want to be accountable for her actions. It's scary and shocking.
And I'm sorry, if she were fed those lines and still chose to say them, I mean, that's also her fault," said Mortimer.

Let the catfight begin...

High Society airs tonight at 930pm after America's Next Top Model and encores on Friday at 930pm.

Here are some Gossip Girl spoilers for upcoming episodes:

Despite being grounded, Jenny continues to see Damien who tells Jenny that he wants to have sex with her.

Lily tells Rufus the big secret she has been keeping from him even though she knows it’s a huge risk.

Dan and Vanessa explore a new stage of their friendship.

Chuck is forced to make an extremely difficult decision about his hotel.

Chuck finds himself once again at odds with his uncle, Jack Bass.

Eleanor puts Blair in charge of making sure her latest fashion show is a huge success with an important client.

Rufus attempts to get Jenny back on track by volunteering to have her help with Eleanor’s fashion show.

Jenny learns that Agnes will be one of the models at Eleanor’s fashion show.

Chuck and Blair are faced with the most difficult decision they have ever faced as a couple.

Serena plans a surprise birthday party for Nate, but Jenny does her best to sabotage Serenas’s efforts.

Dan and Vanessa’s new relationship hits a bump in the road.

Hellcats, The CW fall pilot from Smallville's Tom Welling has found its leading lady. High School Musical's Ashley Tisdale has been tapped to co-star in the potential new series.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tisdale will play the "fiercely intense" cheerleading captain of the Hellcats, a competitive college cheerleading team. Ashley's character knocks heads with roommate Marti, "a college girl from the wrong side of the tracks who, after losing her scholarship because of budget cutbacks and her mother's chronic irresponsibility" joins the team and just may turn out to be their ticket to a championship.

The pilot also stars Aly Michalka (Phil Of The Future) as Marti and Gail O'Grady (NYPD Blue, American Dreams) as her mother.

The CW will announce it's fall schedule on May 20th.

Here's a sneak peek at what to expect from upcoming episodes of Life Unexpected.

After Lux and Bug are picked up by the police for a curfew violation, Lux’s social worker decides it’s time to meet with Cate and Baze to reevaluate their custody of Lux.

During a meeting with the social worker, Cate, Baze and Lux agree to put on a happy face to ensure that Lux isn’t placed back in the foster care system.

In an attempt to show Lux that she supports her, Cate offers to find Bug a job at her radio station, but winds up disappointing Lux once again.

Lux is forced to face her complicated feelings for Jones when she sees him kissing another girl at a party.

When a storm hits Portland, Ryan and Lux find themselves stranded at the radio station.

Ryan learns more than he ever knew about what Lux went through as a child.

Cate goes to Baze’s bar looking for Lux, but the storm traps her there with Baze, Math, Jamie and her sister, Abby.

With her wedding on the horizon, Cate decides to take a road trip with Lux to find her father, Gordon (Thirtysomething's Peter Horton), who abandoned her when she was a little girl.

When Bug’s “friends” trash Baze’s bar, Lux invites Baze to join her and Cate on the road trip, allowing Bug some time to repair the bar before Baze discovers the truth.

Life Unexpected airs tonight at 8pm!

Here's a peek ahead at the next few episodes of 90210!

Gia encourages Adrianna to audition for a new band and admits she has a crush on Adrianna.

Dixon’s birthmother, Dana drops by for a surprise visit and tries to develop a relationship with her son.

Silver and Teddy go on their first official date, but Silver finds it difficult to deal with Teddy’s playboy past and enlists Naomi’s help to track his whereabouts.

Navid returns from his suspension to find that Naomi has started a gossip segment during Blaze News, which he adamantly opposes.

Navid decides to get back into the dating scene by asking Lila out on a date, his first since breaking up with Adrianna.

Annie realizes that Jasper has started following her around town.

Debbie confides in Kai, her yoga instructor about the arrival of Dixon’s birthmother.

Naomi immediately butts heads with the Blaze’s new faculty advisor, Mr. Cannon, and is reprimanded in front of her peers.

After failing to convince Navid to back her opinion, Naomi decides to tell a tiny lie that soon snowballs out of control.

Adrianna is now the lead singer of the Glorious Steinems and confides in Silver and Naomi about her newfound feelings for Gia.

Adrianna and Gia go out on their first official date.

Teddy decides to test Silver by attempting to make her jealous.

Dixon and his birthmother Dana continue to bond.

Liam catches his stepfather (Smallville's John Schneider) with another woman and fists fly.

Debbie and her instructor, Kai share tea and conversation after yoga.

Kai oversteps his boundaries.

Annie deals with the outcome of Jasper’s decision and begins to find some peace with her situation.

Silver and Teddy decide to double date with Liam and Naomi, which makes Dixon and Ivy feel left out, so the two decide to fake date.

Adrianna and her band perform for the first time at the Beach Club.

With her newfound confidence, Adrianna decides to make her relationship with Gia official in a very public way.

Liam encourages Naomi to come forward with her sexual harassment case, which causes her to continue her lie.

90210 airs tonight at 8pm and is followed by an all-new episode of Melrose Place.

If you are a fan of The Vampire Diaries, you are going to want to pay close attention to this week's episode. According to E!, in the episode Elena will dial a phone number that will be clearly visible. This phone number is a bonus for fans. If the number is called, it will provide fans with some spoilers for upcoming episodes of The Vampire Diaries. Watch and dial carefully!

In the meantime, here are a few sneak peeks at this week's all-new episode of The Vampire Diaries.

OK...so tonight is another week without a new episode of Smallville. The good news is that Smallville returns a week from tonight. Here's a look at what to expect from the next two episodes Escape (featuring DC Comics character Silver Banshee) airing on April 2nd and Checkmate (with Guest Star Pam Grier and the return of Phil Morris as John Jones) on April 9th:

Clark and Lois head out of town for a quiet romantic getaway, but their plans are thwarted when they run into Chloe and Oliver at their Bed & Breakfast Inn.

The couples’ awkward moment is interrupted by the arrival of the Silver Banshee, who sets her sights on Clark and Oliver.

Tess faces off with Zod with a surprising result.

Tess creates an elaborate hoax in order to kidnap Green Arrow and delivers him to Amanda Waller (Guest star Pam Grier).

Amanda tells Green Arrow that the government is recruiting him to serve his country.

Green Arrow escapes before they can reveal his identity.

After Oliver brings Clark and Chloe up to speed, the three investigate and Clark is surprised to find John Jones investigating Oliver’s kidnapping too.

Clark senses that John is keeping information from him.

Oliver and Clark are shocked when Tess reveals that Amanda is after something called “Watchtower.”

Waller threatens to kill Chloe unless Clark gives her the names and locations of the rest of the Justice League.

Are you looking forward to the return of Smallville?

Major Spoiler Ahead. Stop reading if you don't want to know!

Last year, it was Jimmy Olsen. This year another major Smallville character is going to bite the dust. Is nothing sacred?

Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly revealed today that the May 14th season finale of Smallville will feature the demise of a significant character. It's anyone's guess who will not make it to next fall's season premiere.

With the exception of Clark and Lois, it could be anyone.

Who do you think it will be?