News Briefs : Legend Of Korra is Back, Return Premiere dates and Renewals

... Legend of Korra fans, the news you've patiently waited OVER A YEAR for has arrived: Nickelodeon has finally announced a premiere date for Book 2, which is subtitled Spirits: Friday, September 13 at 7pm.

News Briefs : Grey's Anatomy is losing one of its doctors, Christina Yang is leaving!!!!!!

Sandra Oh, one of the original cast members to don scrubs in Seattle Grace, is leaving the Grey's Anatomy after its upcoming tenth season, Oh is leaving to pursue other opportunities. During her tenure as the driven and opinionated Dr. Cristina Yang, Oh has received five Emmy nominations and won a Golden Globe award; her character has been stood up at the altar by Preston Burke, survived a plane crash, lived through a failed pregnancy, ducked a shooting, married Owen, and gotten maybe-divorced from Owen.

News Brief : Charlie's daughter is cast, CBS eyes another summer Sci-fi and Shonda Rhimes takes on crime

... Amber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia, House) has landed the big role of Charlie's long-lost lesbian daughter in Two and a Half Men. Right now the character is only slated to recur, but if things go well, Tamblyn will be promoted to series regular and make the big bucks.

News Brief : Magic City loses its 'magic', The Mentalist loses 2 of its own and there could have being a black Dr Who

... Starz Cancels Magic City After Two Seasons...
The clock has struck twelve for Magic City. Starz has canceled the period drama after two seasons. The series, which chronicled the lives of mobsters in Miami during the 1950s, will air its series finale this Friday at 9pm.

News Brief : Game Of Thrones castings, Show renewals and Who's the best 'Anti-hero' character on TV

.... FX's plan for The Strain 
The network's upcoming adaptation of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hagan's trilogy of vampire novels is already pretty highly anticipated around these parts: Lost and Bates Motel showrunner Carlton Cuse is working with del Toro to bring it to the airwaves, and House of Cards' Corey Stoll is starring. But at FX's TCA executive session, network head honcho (and all-around smart guy) John Landgraf announced that they already have episode and season limits (39-65 and 3-5, respectively) in mind for the show. Pre-planning doesn't always work, but knowing end dates early, especially for high-concept series, is a really good idea.

Extended News Briefs : Recent and old News

.... Ellen DeGeneres Is Your 2014 Oscars Host and Other News
Everyone's favorite dancing comedienne and talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres, will return to host the Academy Awards for a second time on March 2, 2014, ABC announced .
After last year's controversy regarding host Seth MacFarlane's questionable comedy stylings, it's probably wise that the Academy went with someone who's generally considered perfect by every single human being on the planet. “She is the consummate entertainer, equally beloved by her peers in the industry, movie fans, and television viewers," ABC President Paul Lee said in a statement. "We very much look forward to having her back on ABC for Oscar Sunday.”
DeGeneres, who last hosted the awards show in 2007, announced the news herself this morning via Twitter, "It's official: I'm hosting the Oscars! I'd like to thank The Academy, my wife Portia and, oh dear, there goes the orchestra."

Peter Capaldi is the new "Doctor Who."

The BBC announced Sunday that the Scottish actor, best known as venom-spitting political fixer Malcolm Tucker in the sitcom "The Thick of It" and its film spin-off, "In the Loop," is the new star of Doctor Who, the famed science fiction series soon to celebrate its 50th anniversary.