· Rod Blagojevich considered Oprah Winfrey and Arnold Schwarzenegger to fill his Senate seat. They would've been a worth a couple thou during the Celebrity Apprentice charity challenges. Poor timing, Rod. [LA Times]
· Former Melrose Place actress Amy Locane was charged in the drunk-driving death of a New Jersey woman. [TMZ]
· Ditched Fox pilot Breakout Kings has been picked up by A&E for 13 episodes. [EW]
· David Strathairn of Good Night and Good Luck is in talks to frontline a new Syfy pilot called Alphas. Hopefully this goes better than his last pilot, the untapped ABC venture Matadors. [Deadline]