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Refusing to drive only on one lane, Soulja Boy has branched out to the motion picture world by releasing a web series called "Soulja Boy Tell 'Em: The Animated Series". The rapper who made his fame through the single "Crank That", is reportedly even negotiating for the series to be aired on a major cable network.

The animated series which was officially debuted on Tuesday, January 6 via his official site, is filled with his high school days where after experiencing a fame as a rapper he is forced to go back to school. Combining animation and live-action, the cartoon is created by the people behind Adult Swim's "Robot Chicken". Apart from himself, other characters presented in series are his animated friends Jabar and Arab, as well as Alfonso Ribeiro ("The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air") who plays as his principal.

One of the team members takes the fall in the next episode of "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service". In "Broken Bird", Ducky (David McCallum) will be stabbed at a crime scene, leading to a revelation of his disturbing past that occurred more than 30 years before.

After Ducky is attacked while on duty, the NCIS team must delve into his clandestine past and they uncover a horrible truth about him. He was accused as a war criminal, torturing and killing citizen of Afghanistan.

It all comes spiraling down in the world of Adrianna. In the new preview of "90210" the teen who is struggling to get over her drug addiction will be dealing with a new problem after she finds out that she's with a child. In "Love Me or Leave Me", Adrianna reveals the secret of her pregnancy to Naomi and Navid, who individually handle the news differently than expected.

When Dixon reveals the depths of his feelings to Silver, their relationship takes a surprising turn. Meanwhile, Tabitha surprises Annie and Dixon with an unexpected Christmas gift. Elsewhere, Annie and Ethan take an escape to the desert beauty of Palm Springs. Ryan has an unpleasant encounter with Kelly and Silver while Annie is surprised that Ty will also be auditioning for the new school play.

USA's "Monk" returns to the TV screen this Friday, January 9 with an episode called "Mr. Monk's Other Brother" and a promo as well as a clip from the episode have been released. It tells the story of Monk meeting his long-lost half-brother (guest star Steve Zahn) who escapes from the prison.

Jack Monk Jr. shows up at Monk's house after successfully tunneling under the prison's fence. He comes with one purpose, asking Monk's help to prove him innocent in the murder case where he is the prime suspect.

A first look into Diablo Cody-written TV dramedy "United States of Tara" has been given through a new trailer. The footage brings out the four personalities of Tara who is played by Academy Awards nominated actress, Toni Collette.

Tara is a regular suburban mom who isn't always herself sometime. She suffers from multiple personality disorder that boxes her into four different personalities; herself, a wild and pot-smoking teenager named T, a perfect stay-at-home wife named Alice and a beer-loving male named Buck. All these contribute to the well-being of her family; a hard-working husband of 20 years, a son who has a crush on a boy, a teen daughter who struggles with the boundaries between her and boys and a sister who holds the key to Tara's past.

A new webclip is released to promote the January 12 episode of "One Tree Hill", "A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene". It takes on the scene of Mia practicing in the studio with Haley when Chase comes by to say something to her. Mia is played by real-life singer Kate Voegele who is in the show as a recurring cast.

Another promo is also released for the episode, showing the three confessions that the lead characters have to reveal. Peyton breaks the news of her pregnancy to Brooke, Mouth finds out that Millicent has slept with Owen and Brooke having dilemma in telling Peyton that she's going on a date with Julian.

Things will go further down for Chuck in the next episode of "Gossip Girl". A longer preview of "Gone With the Will" shows the intense situation post Bart's death which brings in Chuck's uncle in town to take care of the legal cases, and possibly, to take over the Bass empire.

With the reading of Bart's will, Chuck, Bart's brother, Jack (guest star Desmond Harrington), and Lily learn the fate of the Bass empire. Rufus and Lily's relationship is strained as Rufus seeks details about the child he never knew he had. "Gone With the Will" airs on The CW on January 12 at 8/7c.

There could as well be another Winchester in the clan of "Supernatural" according to E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos. Apart from Sam and Dean, their father, John, may have another offspring out there somewhere. The third brother will join the show but no actor has been hired to fill in the role yet.

John, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, appears mostly in the first season and was killed off in the second season. His wife Mary, the mother of Sam and Dean appears occasionally in first, second and fourth season. There had been no indication of another son born to the couple in the past episodes yet.

While counting down to "90210" returning on screen on Tuesday, January 6, The CW have released two featurettes from the teen drama series. One clip is entitled "Things" where each of the cast opens up about what they think of his or her cast mate and the other one is labeled "Guitar", a tribute from the cast to the famous soundtrack.

In "castmates talk castmates", the show's stars like Tristan Wilds, Shenae Grimes, Jessica Lowndes and Jessica Stroup give testimony as well as some secrets about their co-stars. Dustin Milligan is said to be "the first in the make-up trailer", AnnaLynne McCord is dubbed "unpredictable" while Tristan is said to have an amazing voice but too shy about it.

Apart from announcing the contenders for theatrical motion pictures, Producers Guild of America also unveils TV shows running for a prize at the 2009 awards event. Taking a slot in the nominees list this year are among others, ABC's "Lost" and FOX's TV movie "24: Redemption".

"Lost" is put under Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television-Drama along with "Damages", "Dexter", "Boston Legal" and "Mad Men". Meanwhile, as the nominee of Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television, "24: Redemption" which is based on the popular TV series "24", will have to fight against "John Adams", "Recount", "Bernard and Doris" and also "A Raisin in the Sun".

The upcoming episode of "One Tree Hill" will display the directing skill of its star Chad Michael Murray. The actor who portrays Lucas in the show, helmed the January 12 episode which is called "A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene".

Highlighted in the episode are, the spread news of Peyton's condition, the struggle of Mouth and Millicent to remain together as a couple and Brooke trying to suss out Julian's intention. In a scoop by E! Online, it's dished out that Brooke will go on a date with Julian and Millicent tells Brooke that she slept with Owen.

It's time to read Bart Bass' will. In the preview for the "Gossip Girl" episode 2.15, it is found out that the reading of the will causes some trouble for Chuck, Bart's brother Jack, and Lily who finally learn the fate of Bass empire.

In "Gone With the Will", Lily and Rufus' complicated relationship will also be given a spotlight. Their relationship is strained as Rufus seeks details about the child he never knew he had. Noticing that his father has been acting strangely as of late, Dan does some investigating and uncovers Rufus and Lily's secret, putting him in the awkward situation of deciding what to do with this shocking revelation and who to share it with.

A bunch of clips plus an interview with the guest star of "30 Rock" have come out in anticipation of the January 8 episode. Salma Hayek has given her insights to making a cameo as Elisa, a Puerto Rican nurse to Jack Donaghy's mother who eventually is tangled in a romantic journey with Jack.

Four clips from the episode which is called "Senor Macho Solo" are also released. First clip shows Liz's craze for a baby that has reached a bizarre level when she takes fallen baby shoes. The second clip is on Jack's meeting to Elisa where he finds the gritty side of her. Third clip takes on Jack helping Tracy to set up a pre-nups with his wife Angie while the fourth one is on Jenna dressed as Janis Joplin in order to convince Jack to help her nailing the role in Janis Joplin biopic.

If Serena and Blair thought they have sent Georgina off to a boarding school for good, they are wrong. A recent "Gossip Girl" casting scoop from EW's Michael Ausiello revealed that Michelle Trachtenberg will reprise her role as Georgina in several arch episodes.

"Gossip Girl" is running its second season and the rumor of Trachtenberg coming back for the show had been building over the past few months especially after executive producer, Josh Schwartz, said, "It's safe to say you haven't seen the last of her." Ausiello highlights that the talks of the return has reached the point of confirmation with Georgina set to appear toward the end of the season.

The upcoming episode of "Cold Case" proves that journalism can be a very risky business. The team re-opens the case of a 1988 murder in Philadelphia where a news anchor named Jane Everett was found dead.

When Jane joined the team of anchors, the show jumped to number 1 in ratings and she consequently earned a resentment from her co-worker, Mort. Her dream of becoming a great news anchorwoman was ended when she uncovered a scandal involving a local factory's deadly asbestos levels. She was found strangled in the park in the middle of the night before she managed to report her findings.