• Weeds will be back for a fourth season [1], writes the Hollywood Reporter.
• Billboard reports that the Eagles' album is currently outselling Britney's [2] in the UK.
• American Idol contestants will be allowed to play instruments [3], and the Idol and So You Think You Can Dance tours might merge, according to The New York Post.
• According to ComingSoon, the cast and crew of Heroes [4] are shooting an alternate ending for the December 3 episode which, if necessary, could be used as a season finale [5].
• Variety breaks down how the writers' strike affects writer-performers like those on The Office [6], while the Los Angeles Times wonders if the strike could be a boon for online programming. [7]
• Reuters reports that stand-up comedian Zach Galifianakis will play the best friend to Ashton Kutcher's character [8] in the romantic comedy What Happens in Vegas...
• Billboard has details on Sheryl Crow's latest album [9], which is due in February.
• NBC bought one last pilot before the strike: a soap opera based on the Biblical King David [10], Variety reports.

Photo courtesy of Showtime [11]