Tonight’s episode of Spartacus: Vengeance had a little bit of everything, including some intense fighting scenes, major drama within Spartacus’ group, an interesting revelation about a certain character's past actions, and even some actual arena fighting. Just like old times! Kind of.

A few weeks back I said that sending Sam and Dean to different time periods was something Supernatural did exceptionally well. Something else the show does an amazing job of is breaking up its oftentimes dark and dreary proceedings with a moment of brevity. Supernatural can be one of the funniest shows on TV when it wants to be, as anyone who remembers “The French Mistake” and “Mystery Spot” as fondly as I do can attest.

Becki Newton is one of the many Ugly Betty vets that deserves a starring role in a TV show. She almost had that with NBC’s delayed and unfortunately short-lived Love Bites and she may get another shot through a Fox comedy pilot in which she’s set to star.

Luckily, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Bones is set to return on April 5 to finish out the bulk of its Season 7 episodes. Fox’s entertainment president Kevin Reilly says Bones might even add a few more episodes to extend the show.

At long last, Cougar Town is set to make its third season premiere on ABC next week. As someone who never took to the show, I’ve decided that come this Valentine’s Day, I’m going to give it another shot. As a fan of NBC’s Community, not only do I know what it’s like to love a series that’s been set aside and put on a longer than average hiatus, but Community has a connection to Cougar Town.

First off, Union has a weave. I tell you this because it is a key element of the story, not something you should get all hot and bothered about like it’s new news. As Union herself has said, “It ain’t no secret.” However, not everyone is as up to date on Union’s hair changes and thus, when she headed through airport security and went through the body scan she was flagged as a suspicious character. Apparently, hair weaves are now suspicious. Union was then subjected to a “hair patdown.”

Madonna spoke with Ryan Seacrest on Friday morning about her thoughts on M.I.A.’s actions. Perhaps the queen of controversy is getting wiser in her older age—or maybe she just is not down with anything that could be construed as a negative vibe. Totally bad for your karma.

A parent losing a child is always a devastating blow, but losing one at such a young age is even worse. We’ll never know what pushed Jesse to make the decisions he did, but like the aforementioned statement says, right now it’s best to just be grateful for the good times he shared. In addition to his parents Bobby and Nancy, Jesse also leaves behind two sisters, Tiffany and Anna, and a whole lot of other grieving family members.

The change is coming because Ochocinco “doesn’t want his wife to have a made-up last name.” If all goes according to plan, Ochocinco will again be known as Chad Johnson, which is certainly more of a boring last name, but one that is better than a name that simply means two different numbers in Spanish. Fingers crossed Ochocinco will actually get around to making the change this time.

Macaulay Culkin has never been the fat kid. During his remarkable run in the early 90s, he was well within the proper weight range for a boy his age, and by the time he reached adulthood, the actor was skinnier than most men. For a long time, that thinness was never considered a problem, but after some recent photos emerged showing Culkin down a few more pounds, many began to wonder whether there might be some sort of problem.

The curse gets out because of him.

Character will be revealed.

Universal brings it back from the dead.

Olivier Martinez co-stars.

We're glad it isn't Lindsay.

They're very shiny and colorful.

It's been a quiet few months since the devastating and brilliant first season of Homeland. Showtime's terrorist-thriller had an impeccable debut, producing twelve episodes of intelligent, compelling and challenging television. However, the first season is over and that means it's time to craft the second, which now includes a few of the recurring cast becoming series regulars.

There were a number of stories being set up on NBC’s new musical-drama Smash, one of which involved two young aspiring Broadway stars who are looking to win the lead role of Marilyn Monroe in a new musical. Who should get the part? Who will get it? Megan Hilty’s Ivy? Or Katharine McPhee’s Karen?

Could Roseanne Barr and John Goodman be reuniting on television? There’s a reasonable possibility of that. While Barr’s comedy is still only in the pilot stage, and Goodman’s not technically officially signed on, word is, he’s close to a deal to star alongside Barr in the comedy.

The Eleventh Doctor (that's the current, Matt Smith version) and his companions, Amy and Rory, will steer the TARDIS into the TNG universe in a crossover comic book series to be published by IDW this May. No plot details have leaked yet, but The Doctor and company are expected to encounter all the major TNG players: Captain Picard, Riker, Data, Geordi, Worf, etc.

Stewart is developing a television series based on 2010’s Legion for Syfy. The original film follows a group of customers and employees at a diner who are joined by a rogue angel, played by Paul Bettany, to battle an army sent by God. There is a whole lot of death and philosophical conversation involved in the film, and I think both could find their place on Syfy.

Is John Stamos returning to TV in a starring role? Have mercy! Sure, we’ve seen him pop up in TV shows over the years since his days of being the hair-obsessed quasi-rocker Uncle Jesse on Full House, with stints on ER and Glee. He even tried his hand at a starring role in a comedy a handful a years back with the short-lived Jake in Progress. And now it looks like he might be giving comedy another shot through a Fox comedy pilot in which he’ll star.

Among the TV pilots to receive an early order is the revival of a classic TV series from the ‘60‘s. Whether or not it proves to be as charming and funny to viewers as the original did remains to be seen. While NBC’s The Munsters reboot may have a title, it doesn’t have a cast yet. This little snag in the development of the project has reportedly resulted in a production delay.

With football wrapped up for the season, basketball is likely to be what’s on sports fans minds. Last night’s Conan featured a slam-dunk segment that’s sure to get a laugh, especially from those of you who love the mascots. What are the mascots that should never dunk? Conan got them on his show last night.

Mike calls his "boy" the Unit to tell the whole story of Snooki's cheating, but the Unit is in Miami, and there's something about Deena's sister sleeping with Mike's brother, and it's really gross. Mike is pretty much Joan Rivers at this point. I keep expecting his lips to fall off. Which would be interesting, y'know, and save us a lot of trouble. So then he hangs up and the duck phone begins weeping in shame. I would, too.

Valentine’s Day on 30 Rock is usually a sordid affair where Liz gets Cupid’s ass-end instead of his arrows. This time Liz comes up rosy while Jenna gets the arrow, though she stays in love only with herself. The extended run-time of “Hey Baby, What’s Wrong?” allows for twice the jokes, but half the heart and smarts.

For the first time this season, Archer strays a off course. It's been an excellent start and I even commented that last week’s “The Limited” was one of the best episodes of the entire series. However, all the things creator Adam Reed managed to get right so far this year just didn't seem to click in "Drift Problem," a more aptly named episode than Reed would have hoped. Archer with a spy car was such a promising premise, unfortunately "Drift Problem" just didn't fully deliver.

Chris Brown has come a long way in the last three years since the grisly incident of domestic violence that ended his relationship with Rihanna and almost ended his career. At least that was the message from the musician’s probation officer in court today. Brown’s attorney was hoping his client, on the basis of that thumbs up, would be let out of his mandatory probation two years earl

I don’t eat McDonald’s very often, but I’m not sure I’ve ever passed up a chance at one of its fries. It doesn’t matter what I’m doing or how busy I am. If someone brings a bag of that salty deliciousness into my house, I will stop everything and whine until I get one. I’m not proud of that personality trait, but it’s a fact. Apparently I’m not the only one with that impulse either.

Former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight was arrested and booked on several charges yesterday following a traffic stop. The forty-six year old was driving near the Vegas strip when he was pulled over for failing to signal during a lane change. The rap mogul complied with the authorities, but a check of his license turned up some outstanding traffic-related charges. A search of his vehicle exposed less than an ounce of marijuana,

The Hollywood Star was awarded to McCartney today, outside of the Capitol Records building in Hollywood, California. Unfortunately, Starr was not feeling well, and missed the ceremony, so there were no members of The Beatles to cheer McCartney on. Instead, Neil Young was on hand to introduce the “Hey Jude” writer, although McCartney’s wife Nancy Shevell and his son, James, did show up to support their loved one at the event.

Brit singer Adele may be extremely happy Vogue’s Anna Wintour introduced her to the world of fashion, but as a whole, the “Someone Like You” singer is not particularly worried about her figure or looks. After a comment from a highly-touted fashion designer, Adele spoke out in an interview with Anderson Cooper - set for this weekend’s 60 Minutes time slot- about how she feels about her looks

Amazon made a move towards expanding their streaming content for Amazon Prime subscribers with an announcement today on a deal with networks like Comedy Central and Nickelodeon that will bring more than 2000 new titles to the Amazon Instant Video streaming library. Should Netflix be looking in their rear-view mirror?

Academy Award nominated director Stephen Frears is developing Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight at HBO Films and in the first round of casting on the project, Christopher Plummer and Frank Langella have stepped into the ring. Now, which one is playing Ali?

One of my favorite dynamics in Spartacus: Blood and Sand was the relationship between Lucretia and Ilithyia. Frenemies through and through, it was great to see Lucretia squirm while Ilithyia giggled and smirked with glee while saying some veiled remark. All the upper-class women seem sort of catty that way.

There is an ever increasing trend that has seen several Hollywood veterans flock to premium television. From Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte trying their Luck to Chris Cooper and Dianne Wiest boarding The Corrections (both at network superstar HBO), stars in the twilight of their careers are finding juicy parts on the small screen. Now, two more legends, Jon Voight and Elliott Gould, are also making the transition by joining Ray Donovan at Showtime.

Now that her True Blood run has ended, Tuck has already made an appearance on network TV in a recent episode of One Life To Live. Now she is headed to NBC to play out a more fairytale-oriented storyline. Tuck is set to act in an upcoming episode of Grimm called “Love Sick,” and this time she won’t need the fangs, although she will play a character who is somewhat supernatural.

The site is currently focusing on digital books that deliver a “Reading Rainbow-like” familiarity. However, Burton eventually wants to make classic episodes of Reading Rainbow available, online. Who knows, if the project garners enough interest, maybe we’ll be catching new episodes of Reading Rainbow with our own kids. For the third longest kids program to ever run on PBS - after Sesame Street and Mister Rogers - getting a second spark at life is definitely deserved.

One Disney starlet in, one out.

No firm offer in place yet, though.