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Enjoy some TV snacks, with bites of news about "Law & Order: SVU," "Grey's Anatomy" and more:If you've fallen behind on "The Good Wife," CBS wants to help. The network will air a half-hour special called "The Good Wife: A New Beginning" at 9:30 p.m. ET Sunday, Sept. 4, that recaps some key stories from the Emmy-nominated drama's first two seasons and looks ahead to Season 3. The show will air at 9 p.m Sundays in the fall. [CBS]
If you haven't heard much about the host of MTV's Video Music Awards this year, it's because there isn't one. The show, which had Chelsea Handler and Russell Brand as its last two hosts, will be without a front-person this year. [Billboard]
"Grey's Anatomy" will introduce us to Jackson's (Jesse Williams) mom this season, and she'll be played by Debbie Allen. The "Fame" star has directed three episodes of the show and will move in front of the camera in this season's fifth episode. [EW]
Andre Braugher has already been part of the "Law & Order" universe when his "Homicide" character, Frank Pembleton, did crossover episodes of the original "L&O" in the mid-1990s. He may re-enter that world on "Law & Order: SVU" this season; he's in talks for a recurring part as a lawyer who works with underprivileged clients. We hope Munch's (Richard Belzer) head doesn't explode. [Deadline]
Speaking of "SVU," the show has also booked Ron Rifkin ("Brothers & Sisters") as a guest in the Sept. 21 season premiere. He'll play the defense attorney in a case inspired by the Dominiqe Strauss-Kahn mess. [TV Guide]
"NCIS" boss Shane Brennan has sold a pair of drama projects to CBS through his newly formed, eponymous production company. One is an adaptation of David Baldacci's "King & Maxwell" novels, about a pair Secret Service agents-turned-private detectives, which he will write. The second is a medical drama called "Cure" from "Smallville" writer-producer Jordan Hawley. [Deadline]
Showtime has begun development on an adaptation of the graphic novel "The Damned" from "X-Men" and "Watchmen" writer David Hayter. The comic by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt centers on a man who has sold his soul and thus can't stay dead; his mortal wounds are transferred to the next person who touches him. The comic is set in Prohibition-era Chicago, where gang bosses are also demons; Hayter's version will keep the demons but move the action to the present. [Deadline]
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I wish Braugher would have replaced Meloni. Now THAT would be must see TV.