Sci-Fi & TV Gossip

Tricia Helfer, Six/Caprica from the new Battlestar Galactica has landed a role in the second season of Burn Notice. She will play Carla; Michael's handler.

Amy Acker, formerly of Angel, has been added to the cast of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse and will co-star with Eliza Dushku.

Sky's drama department has commissioned Blakes 7 Productions, a subsidiary of Blakes 7 Media to write 2 60 minute scripts for a potential relaunch of the BBC's cult sci-fi classic; Blake's 7. No word on dates or potential cast yet.

Reports are also circulating that both Sarah Chalke and Britney Spears will be be reprising their roles in upcoming episodes of How I Met Your Mother.

Finally, rumours are rife that Gary Dourdan may be leaving CSI; some reports even suggest that he may have been fired, and that Khandi Alexander appears likely to be leaving CSI:Miami.