Estelle Getty, one of TV’s Golden Girls has died at 84. Getty, who is famous for playing smart mouth Sophia, mother of Bea Arthur in the hit show, passed away on the morning of July 22 in Los Angeles. She had been suffering for some time Lewy Body Dementia, a disease that affects various motor responses and mental functioning in individuals.

As one of the funny foursome, Getty became a household name and played the same character of Sophia Petrillo in a variety of other show, such as Empty Nest, Nurses, Blossom, The Golden Palace and of course The Golden Girls. She will be sadly missed and will always be remembered
fondly.

Fans of Apollo on Battlestar Galactica are no doubt dreading the day next year when the show finally stops airing for good – but fear not, there’s good news ahead.

Jamie Bamber, who plays Apollo, has signed on to star in the new UK version of Law & Order, known as Law&Order: UK. He’ll be playing one of the main detectives in the show alongside former comedian and Coronation Street star Bradley Walsh.

The show will follow the same format as the US edition, but will be centered in London and will have a UK production company behind it. It’s set to start shooting in August and will be showing on ITV. Yes, it’s another law show, but it seems there can never be too many of those as far as the ratings go. At least Bamber will be talking in his normal English accent for this one.

The little nanna that could finally took the Big Brother crown last night in Channel Ten’s final Big Brother series (for now!).

Terri Munro, the 52-year-old grandmother from New South Wales walked away with the $250,000 after being voted the people’s favorite in front of outgoing brickie Rory Ammon.

The finale as usual dragged on far too long, much as the show itself has done according to some, but there’s no doubt that it still has a spark of excitement when it comes to revealing the final winner.

Terri’s rollercoaster ride through the 85 days she spent inside showed her to be many things, but for most it was clear that the money would have the biggest impact on her life and that’s probably what got her the win in the end.

It was nice to see someone other than a 20-something model win the show in it’s last year and it’s with both happiness and sadness that we say goodbye to Big Brother Australia – at least for now. Terri says after seeing herself on TV she might get a facelift with her winnings.

Oh and what she said about adoption whilst in the house was moronic, so I’m not saying she’s super brilliant, just glad she won as she probably needed the money more than the other housemates.

Fear not L Word fans, with the upcoming 6th season of the show said to be the last, there’s great news on the horizon for you! It was revealed over the weekend by Robert Greenblatt (Showtime entertainment president) that L Word creator Ilene Chaiken is working on a spin-off series of the show.

Greenblatt said that as soon as season 6 has finished shooting, the spin-off series will start and it will feature one of the current L Word stars. No word yet on who that might be, but most people are guessing Shane, Alice or Jenny.

As well as this news for L Word fans, Greenblatt also announced that Chaiken is planning to leave the ending of season 6 open, so that it can be carried on online. If the spin-off goes ahead, this means the online story will tie in with the new one. All sounds like great news and a good future for L Word fans!

It’s a well known fact that the science-fiction genre is loathed overlooked by the Emmy’s, but this year I thought the nominations would be different, this year I honestly expected Battlestar Galactica to get the Emmy nod. Sure it got the usual technical achievement plaudits, but Battlestar Galactica is so much more than that, with a cast that is so well deserving of an Emmy it’s a travesty they’re not nominated.

Outstanding Drama – which is what Battlestar Galactica is – had nominees like House and Lost, now come on if Lost is nominated it’s really a bit of a crock, it’s a good show, but not mind-blowing. ‘Best Actor in a Drama Series’… James Spader in Boston Legal!? Is Boston Legal even a drama?

Anyway I realize it seems like a fangirl rant, but I honestly do believe – my personal bias aside – that Battlestar Galactica has been hard done to when it comes to the Emmy’s, the shows creators and actors deserve better.

It comes as no great shock to most people that former wild child Shannen Doherty is back in the line up for the new 90210 spin-off. We reported she was probably going to return to the show some time ago. Now it’s confirmed.

Doherty will be reprising her role as Brenda Walsh on an episode this season, when she appears as guest director for the musical being produced by the Beverly Hills High students.

Doherty is joining previous cast mates Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth in returning to the show, but it looks like it’s only the guest spot at the moment. It would definitely have been cooler to have Brenda back for good, but at least a guest spot is a start. Maybe Doherty is just too cool for school now – although she could probably do with a regular job.

After the recent success of the Sex and the City movie, it’s a bit of a surprise to learn that Sarah Jessica Parker’s next TV gig will be as a host of an upcoming Bravo art reality show.

Parker’s Pretty Matches production company has signed on with Bravo to bring Parker to our screens in the hour long show that will have a Project Runway type vibe. Magical Elves who are producing, have stated it’ll feature aspiring artists who will compete against each other to produce different styles of artwork. This will then be judged by a panel of ‘experts’, presumably helmed by SJP.

It all sounds a little strange, but who knows when it comes to reality TV. We watch weirder things on a regular basis and no doubt having Sarah Jessica Parker’s name attached will get it more than a few viewers.

Just when you thought Katie Holmes had disappeared into the Scientology dungeon , she’s been released, sorry I mean great news has been released that she’ll be appearing on our screens this fall.

She’s signed up for one episode of the ABC drama ‘Eli Stone’ and that’s about all most people know about at the moment. Producers are staying tight lipped over her character and exactly when she’ll appear in the show, but it’ll no doubt get a few more viewers in.

She’ll also be appearing on Broadway soon in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, so at least we can all rest easy that she’s being allowed to work and isn’t only going to be in her role as Mrs Tom Cruise full time.

No matter what NBC offer him, it looks like Jay Leno is heading to new pastures. His time with NBC will definitely be over next year when Conan O’Brien is taking over as host of The Tonight Show.

Although NBC are keen to have Leno stay with them in any capacity, it seems old Jay wants a change of scene. He hasn’t actually stated he’ll be retiring, just that he’ll be moving on to something else and he’ll be fine.

There are rumors he’ll end up at ABC, but at the moment, they’re completely unsubstantiated. Wherever he does end up going, there’s no doubt Leno will be a hit. He’s got a certain laidback coolness about him that other talk-show hosts could well do with. I’m just not a fan of Conan taking on The Tonight Show, maybe that’s just me.

You may recall we reported on ‘Jingles’ back in mid April, well now we’ve got more details for you. Yes, it is another reality TV show and it’s still all about TV advertising jingles. Yes, you read it correctly, it’s not the next American Idol, it’s the next big thing in jingle makers they’re looking for.

Where the change comes in is that CBS has now lined up Kiss star Gene Simmons as one of the judges. It’s premise is still that contestants have to write lyrics and music to jingles and the best one gets a contract with an advertising agency and $100,.000 cash, but now they have to do it and be judged by Simmons.

Having Simmons on the show is sure to pull in a few viewers and in fairness the guy who made it has also been behind The Apprentice, Survivor and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader so he has a pretty good record. Let’s see if Simmons can stay awake long enough to judge the show – yes, I am referring to his recent sex tape adventure. Wrong, just so wrong.