Kristin from E! Online reports that ABC has picked up Grey's Anatomy spin-off Private Practice for a full season. Even if fan comments (including my own) about the first episodes were not all positive towards the writing and acting of the show, enough of viewers watched the series (that's 12 million viewers just last Wednesday) to grant the show a pick up.Yep, that means we are stuck with angry Naomi for a complete season! It also means that Addison will not go back to Seattle Grace, something a good number of Grey's Anatomy fans wanted to see happen.

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Universal Pictures has just signed Brad Silberling to direct the big screen version of the '70s cult hit Land of the Lost. Silberling joins Will Ferrell on the project which is set to start shooting in March.The original Saturday morning series told the story of explorer Rick Marshall who, while on a "routine expedition" with his children (for some reason) Will and Holly, fell through a fault in the Earth and ended up in a prehistoric world filled with dinosaurs, cavemen and evil lizard creatures known as sleestaks. Here's a little known fact, the "good" sleestak, Enik was played by NBA pro Bill Laimbeer.

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Here are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers.1. CSI (CBS) 2. Dancing with the Stars - Mon (ABC) 3. Grey's Anatomy (ABC) 4. Sunday Night Football (NBC) 5. Desperate Housewives (ABC) 6. House (FOX) 7. NCIS (CBS) 8. Dancing with the Stars - Tues (ABC) 9. CSI: Miami (CBS) 10. Criminal Minds (CBS) 11. Without A Trace (CBS) 12. Survivor (CBS) 13. Two and a Half Men (CBS) 14. Pushing Daisies (ABC) 15. Cold Case (CBS) 16. CSI: NY (CBS) 17. Private Practice (ABC) 18. Heroes (NBC) 19. Brothers & Sisters (ABC) 20. Extreme Makeover (ABC)

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Late last year, Julia told you about the TV version of the Aaron Eckhart movie Thank You For Smoking. Back then the show was being developed for NBC, but now comes word that the show will be seen on USA instead. The TV version of the movie - which showed the ups and downs in the life of a morally flexible man who worked for the tobacco industry - will take place after the film and show the Nick Naylor character working for other people. The script will be written by James Dodson. The film was based on the novel by Christopher Buckley.

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(S03E04) "I don't need to know how to change a diaper to know when it stinks to high hell." - BellickWell there you have it. "What's in the box" turned out to be what we all expected. For those that thought there was still a glimmer of hope that we might see more of Dr. Sara Tancredi this season, you can stop holding your breath. I suggest reading that link (it's from Ausiello over at TV Guide) with an open mind. You'll know what I mean after you skim through it. Anyway, upon opening up his little gift from The Company, Lincoln saw the worst -- Sara's head neatly wrapped up in some decorative tissue paper.

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Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season 3
• CSI: NY - Season 3
• The Captain and Tennille - In Hawaii, In New Orleans, Songbook, and Christmas Show sets
• Creature Comforts - Season 1
• Degrassi Junior High - Complete Collection
• Everybody Hates Chris - Season 2
• Family Ties - Season 2
• Ghost Hunters - Season 3, Part 1 and Shining Hotel sets
• Girlfriends - Season 2
• Hannah Montana - Vol. 3
• Meerkat Manor - Season 1
• Michael Palin Pole To Pole
• Murder, She Wrote - Season 7
• Robin of Sherwood - Set 2
• Roots - Complete Collection
• Roots - The Next Generation
• Stargate: SG-1 - Complete Series
• The Vicar of Dibley - A Holy Wholly Happy Ending and The Immaculate Collection

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