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Sam Hennings, Robyn Lively and Leonard Howze (pictured) have been tapped to join Jason Lee in the upcoming TNT pilot 'Delta Blues,' from executive producer George Clooney.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, 'Blues' follows Dwight Hendricks (Lee), who who spends his Memphis days on the police force and his nights impersonating Elvis Presley.

Hennings, who will play Whitehead, Dwight's partner on the force, has appeared in numerous movie and television roles, most notably 'CSI,' 'Dollhouse,' 'The Aviator,' 'Havoc,' starring Anne Hathaway, and the Hallmark Channel's 'Elevator Girl.'

'Lost' fans, prepare to go all night long.

Variety reports that ABC is kicking off the final season of 'Lost' in grand style with an all-night event on Feb 2. A special recap clip fest will begin at 8PM ET, followed by the two-hour premiere of the sixth season in its new, regular time slot at 9PM.

'Lost,' which is filmed entirely on location in Hawaii, debuted in September 2004 and has jumped around the network schedule -- airing Thursdays at 10PM, Wednesdays at 8PM and its most stable Wednesday 9PM spot.

The 82nd Academy Awards isn't until March 7 -- but the show is already beginning to take shape.

According to Variety, Hamish Hamilton has been tapped to direct the upcoming ceremony. This will make him only the fifth man in 38 years to have been selected by the producers from a group of finalists. Among the finalists were Roger Goodman, who directed the show last year.

Hamilton, 43, is a British director who has achieved major success working with music artists Britney Spears, U2 and Stevie Wonder in concert specials. He also directed the MTV Video Music Awards, and will run the halftime show at next year's Super Bowl XLIV.

Things are heating up this season in Pawnee, Indiana. E! Online reports that the 'Parks and Recreation' team have Leslie Knope, played by Amy Poehler, accidentally getting involved in a sex scandal that derails her plans for a city Santa's Village. Producer Mike Schur says, "There are rumors swirling about another city councilman scandal -- who was disgraced by cave sex in the 'Practice Day' episode -- and Leslie ends up getting photographed with him at a bar late at night by a tabloid newspaper."

As if that isn't enough, Leslie and Dave the Cop don't stand the test of time. "We were so lucky to get Louis C.K.," says Poehler of her character's love interest, "but he's starting his own show."

Luckily, it has just been confirmed by Entertainment Weekly that 'Parks' fans will see that role filled by none other than Poehler's real-life love, Will Arnett. Of course, Poehler and Arnett have worked together many times, including on 'Arrested Development' and in films such as 'Blades of Glory' and 'Monsters vs. Aliens.' So it's only natural that Arnett would stop by 'Parks.'

Arnett's arrival on the show will coincide with that of Justin Theroux who will, incidentally, also vie for Leslie's heart.

With thoughts of Arnett and Poehler teaming up again, we brainstormed some other real-life couples whose pairings would translate well to the small screen.

'High School Musical' writer Peter Barsocchini is making the pre-teen rounds, moving from his 'HSM' Disney Channel roots over to Nickelodeon, which has just picked up a half-hour pilot of his new concept, 'Summer Camp.'

Set to begin filming in Malibu next month, "Summer camp, in reality, is an iconic experience for kids," Barsocchini tells the Hollywood Reporter, "and the show is an opportunity to present the comedy and emotion kids experience when they are away from home for the first time."

Barsocchini made a name for himself in 2004 when he wrote 'High School Musical' for his daughter, Gabriella, and her friends, many of whom he named 'HSM' characters after. The sequel became the highest-rated cable broadcast in history, with 17.2 million viewers, and the theatrical 'Senior Year' installment had the biggest opening weekend of any movie musical in history. The series, in turn, launched the careers of Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, among others.

Bill O'Reilly did not make his Fox News 'Factor' audience wait, starting off his hour-long show with a coveted sit down interview with Lou Dobbs. O'Reilly promised he'd find out why Dobbs left CNN so abruptly last week, after 27 years with the news network.

By way of introduction, O'Reilly speculated -- as only he can -- that Dobbs was likely pushed out due to his hard stance on illegal immigration and criticisms of the Obama administration. He even showed a clip of a recent 'Saturday Night Live' parody in which the Dobbs character renames CNN to a Spanish-friendly Si NN. O'Reilly then joyfully referred to his guest as "recently emancipated."

Emmy-winning writer David Lloyd has died.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lloyd lost his battle with prostate cancer on Tuesday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 75.

Best known for writing the 'Chuckles Bites the Dust' episode of the 'Mary Tyler Moore Show,' on our list of the best '70s TV shows, Lloyd also penned for 'The Tonight Show' and 'The Dick Cavett Show' in the '60s. He went on to write for a number of classic comedies, including 'Rhoda,' 'Taxi,' 'Cheers,' 'The Bob Newhart Show,' 'Wings' and 'Frasier,' for which he won his third Emmy.

Leighton Meester gives her splashy 'Gossip Girl' wardrobe a run for its money in her new music video for the single 'Somebody to Love.'

With an album due out in the end of this year or early 2010, actress-turned-pop diva Meester writhes around in the back of a limo and on various couches with the stubbly-faced R&B sensation and Grammy winner, Robin Thicke.

Recently featured in Cobra Starship's single 'Good Girls Go Bad' -- which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, Meester inked a deal in April 2009 with Universal Republic to create a mostly electronic CD, with producers like RedOne, J.R. Rotem and 'American Idol''s Kara DioGuardi.