Reuters - With action heroes and
sci-fi themes populating the fall TV schedule, studios are
planning to increase the presence of their television
properties at Comic-Con International.

Contrary to rumors, the premiere is not going to be a tribute to the late actor, Michelle Williams will not be attending, and it’s unclear whether Ledger’s family will be there.

“I have been the most religious person since I was 2 years old,” Heidi, who calls herself “kind of non-denominational Baptist,” said. “I always felt this crazy connection to God.”

While the idea of a drunken and misanthropic superhero getting a P.R. makeover is certainly a promising one, “Hancock” mishandles the opportunity horribly.

Venezuelan regulators are forcing a local TV station to show public service announcements as punishment for broadcasting “The Simpsons” during a time slot reserved for kids’ shows.

Reuters - “The Secret Life of the
American Teenager,” a new ABC Family effort from Brenda Hampton
(”7th Heaven”), works feverishly to make an educational
institution look like the equivalent of a Nevada brothel, but
succeeds mostly in transforming high school to high camp.

Reuters - Schapelle Corby is living every
traveler’s worst nightmare — convicted in 2005 of smuggling
marijuana into Indonesia, the 30-year-old Australian is serving
a 20-year sentence in a cramped prison.

AP - 1. NBA Finals, Game 6: Boston vs. L.A. Lakers.

AP - Edgar Vincent, who represented Placido Domingo, Beverly Sills, Mikhail Baryshnikov and a bevy of stars in classical music during a six-decade career, died Thursday following an operation in New York. He was 90.

Reuters - One critically
applauded, audience-friendly hit movie might be the result of
serendipity — all the elements just somehow falling perfectly
into place. Two or three more might represent an extraordinary
streak of luck.