· A fifth Terminator installment is in the works, Halcyon Co. announced today. Logically picking up where the last ends, Terminator Salivation pits marble-mouthed John Connor against a new breed of excessively drooly mechanoids. [Variety]

· Strong debuts by Gran Torino and The Reader once again proved there is an audience for thoughtful, grownup fare at the multiplex—either that, or raincoat-wearing unsavories just wanted get their rocks off watching Dirty Harry blow a couple punks off his lawn before settling in for a couple hours of Kate Winslet giving a 15-year-old lessons in G-spot navigation. [Variety]
· The creator of One Tree Hill will write The CW's Melrose Place remake. No word yet on whether or not they'll be able to lure Doug Savant back for a three-episode arc reprising his groundbreaking work as the apartment complex's Sexless Gay Eunuch. [THR]
· Fresh off a season on 24, Robert Carlyle will star in Sci Fi Channel's latest reboot of the Stargate series, Stargate Universe. [THR]
· New York SAG leaders are demanding that the proposed strike vote be called off, and that Alan Rosenberg and his hawkish negotiating committee be replaced. Rosenberg responded by setting an emergency meeting at Hollywood HQ, with attendance by members on both coasts mandatory No videoconferencing allowed! [Variety]