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If The Vampire Diaries doesn't bring enough supernatural drama to your Thursdays, then you'll be happy to know that the CW's new series The Secret Circle will pick up the slack this Fall when it premieres in the time slot after Diaries. Like that show, the series is also based on L.J. Smith's novels, but instead of vampires, the stars are witches.

Britt Robertson plays Cassie, a teen that moves to a new town when her mother dies, and discovers that her ancestors were witches . . . and now so is she. Soon she's initiated into a coven of teens with similar powers, and Cassie learns more about her destiny and evil elements that haunt the town. I loved Robertson as Lux on Life Unexpected, and if she can channel that angst into her new witchy role, then I'm hooked. Take a look at the preview clips, when you read more

The CW's new Fall schedule made room for a new series, Ringer, which I'm super excited about because of its star: Sarah Michelle Gellar. Maybe she's not a teenage vampire slayer anymore, but her new show sounds plenty compelling. Gellar has a dual role as twin sisters: recovering alcoholic Bridget and wealthy, married Siobhan. When Bridget witnesses a murder, she takes on Siobhan's identity and the glamorous life in New York City that goes with it, because Siobhan has mysteriously (and conveniently) disappeared.

Unfortunately, Siobhan has problems of her own that Bridget now has to deal with. Gellar is joined by a couple of my TV favorites — Nestor Carbonell (Richard from Lost) and Kristoffer Polaha (of Life Unexpected). The series debuts this Fall, but watch a few clips when you read more

Like the other networks, CW has also revealed its new Fall schedule for the upcoming season. As expected, the canceled Hellcats isn't there, but the CW's other new shows are, like Sarah Michelle Gellar's Ringer and Hart of Dixie with Rachel Bilson. As for returning series, there are also some tweaks; most notably, Gossip Girl will return to its old timeslot, 90210 will move to Tuesdays, and One Tree Hill is being pushed to midseason. There are a couple other changes, so to get the full schedule, just read more

I've got a lot of good news (and a little bad news) for fans of The CW: the network has renewed fan favorite One Tree Hill and freshman series Nikita — but Hellcats didn't make the cut. The network will present its full Fall lineup later this week, but I've already got the details on the new pilots, which include the return of small-screen stars like Sarah Michelle Gellar and Rachel Bilson.

• The Secret Circle: From Vampire Diaries creator Kevin Williamson, this supernatural series revolves around a girl (Life Unexpected's Britt Robertson) who discovers she's a witch when she moves to a new town. The series is based on a trilogy by L.J. Smith, who also wrote The Vampire Diaries books.
• Hart of Dixie: The O.C. alum Rachel Bilson returns to TV as a doctor/native New Yorker who heads to the South when she inherits a new practice.
• Ringer: Sarah Michelle Gellar pulls double duty as a woman on the run who takes on the identity of her twin sister — but, as it turns out, her twin has problems of her own.
• H8ER: A reality show hosted by Mario Lopez that pits celebrities against their biggest haters. The pilot features Snooki and Kim Kardashian.

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If you're not doing anything tonight, definitely tune in to CW's special Fashion Forward: Making It!, hosted by Ashley Greene. It gives a glimpse into the fashion world as it relates to celebrities and young designers like Alexander Wang and Rag & Bone. One highlight is Gwen Stefani's smooth transition from sassy singer to serious designer. Check out a short clip below, and watch the entire episode tonight at 9/8 p.m. central!

• Gossip Girl's Josh Schwartz will produce a series for Michelle Trachtenberg — Vulture
• Conan reveals his first guests — PopWatch
• Warning: the trailer for I Love You Phillip Morris is NSFW — HitFix
• Zoolander to spawn a series of animated digital shorts online — MTV Movies Blog
• Glee's Naya Rivera shares her secrets to staying fit — FitSugar
• Angel alums team with the writer of The Vampire Diaries for new series — TV Squad
• 5 insider tidbits from Green Lantern — Moviefone
• Patton Oswalt is developing a new comedy for Fox — Cinema Blend
• Meg Ryan, 50 Cent, and Kat Dennings join Lives of the Saints — Collider
• Favorite TV parents! — TV.com

• Johnny Depp wants Rob Marshall for a remake of The Thin Man — Vulture
• The CW will try its own version of Glee with Acting Out — MTV.com
• Gabourey Sidibe joins Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy for Tower Heist — PopWatch
• Daniel Radcliffe wears a bra in the new Harry Potter trailer — People
• Conan O'Brien is doing a live stream from his new studio. Click over now! — TV Squad
• Baz Luhrmann's five favorite films of all time — Rotten Tomatoes
• 5 horror film ideas inspired by real-life events (bedbugs!) — Moviefone
• Something for the kiddies: movie-themed Halloween costumes — LilSugar

• The Walking Dead cast packs ammo in this first promo pic — TV.com
• NBC announces its Fall premiere dates — Give Me My Remote
• Polanski lines up his next project: a screen version of God of Carnage — A.V. Club
• Must see: Sally Draper says Mad Men isn't for kids, calls Betty "evil" — TV Squad
• Spoiler alert! Spielberg's ideas for the beginning of Transformers 3 — Cinematical
• The CW picks up new show called 18 to Life to air in August — Vulture
• Introducing The Old Spice guy voicemail generator — GeekSugar
• Brett Ratner may direct a movie about Hercules — MTV Movies Blog
• Zoe Saldana and Kate Bosworth play two very dumb bar flies — PopCrunch
• Jeremy Piven and Thomas Jane will star in the thriller I Melt With You — Collider

• Peter Sarsgaard will portray the Father of Bluegrass onscreen — The Wrap
• Premiere dates for Gossip Girl, VD, and more CW shows! — Give Me My Remote
• Party Down gets the ax — Televisionary
• Rob Lowe's developing a reality series set in Washington DC — TV Squad
• Brothers and Sisters loses Emily VanCamp — Ausiello Files
• Meet the new Big Brother cast — People
• The Kardashian girls will guest star on the 90210 premiere — Watch With Kristin
• Larry King has announced he's retiring from Larry King Live — Huffington Post
• The fifth Final Destination film will be titled 5nal Destination. Ugh. — Movieline
• A plea to cancel The Office — TV.com
• Who is the hottest Robert Pattinson? — TrèsSugar

• Clint Eastwood is eyeing a J. Edgar Hoover biopic with producer Brian Grazer. Oscars 2012, anyone? — HitFix
• Betty White will host SNL on May 8 — People
• The CW takes on two new reality shows: One Mass Dance and Shed to Wed (both are just like they sound) — EW.com
• And the next action star is . . . Leonardo da Vinci?! — MTV Movies Blog
• This new Robin Hood trailer makes the film look so much better — Cinematical
• Elisha Cuthbert gets a comedy pilot for ABC — Inside TV
• Found it! Pam's hospital room painting on The Office — CasaSugar
• Malin Akerman, Milo Ventimiglia, and Gary Oldman build A Criminal Empire For Dummys — Collider
• Steve Martin joins Jack Black and Owen Wilson in The Big Year — Inside Movies
• File this under WTF: Amy Winehouse to create a clothing line — E! Online