· Country star and Jonas dumpee Taylor Swift will appear on CSI as a "teenage girl whose family manages a seedy Las Vegas motel and who undergoes personal changes that have tragic consequences." [Variety]

· Lawyers for Fox and Warners spent 30 minutes in Judge Gary Feess's chambers Monday, where the Watchmen negotiators all agreed to bring Rorshach-thieving Michael Jackson on as a co-defendant to help lighten WB's burden. [THR]
· Hustle & Flow filmmaker and all-around Southernsploitation firebrand Craig Brewer is attached to write and direct Mother Trucker, about a prison escapee who steals a big-rig en route to visit his dying mother. [THR]
· Attention Oscar completists! This year's Academy Award-nominated short films will receive a theatrical release in a single program starting Feb. 6. And for the lazy/cheap among you, you can find them on iTunes starting Feb. 17. [Variety]
· Animal Planet announced plans for new shows Animal Armageddon, River Monsters and Beverly Hills Groomer. You probably won't watch them. [Variety]

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