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· West Wing second-stringer John Wells dutifully conforms to the rule that all non-reality television shows must be police procedurals and is close to a deal to produce drama The Evidence for ABC. The Evidence will be exactly like CSI or L&O, except for the fact that people responsible for the show claim that it's a "different approach." Refreshing. [THR]
· Legendary Full House and Raising Dad widowed TV dad Bob Saget will take his career in a completely new direction, returning to ABC to star in a pilot as a divorced dad who takes custody of his children. Should the pilot go to series, expect his ex-wife to be killed off in the first three episodes. You don't fuck with that kind of success. [THR]
· Film and oil mogul Marvin Davis died this Saturday at the age of 79. Davis bought 20th Century Fox in 1981, then sold it to Rupert Murdoch in 1984, touching off a reign of evil that culminated in Fox News' coverage of this year's RNC. [THR]
· Ben Affleck and forgotten Friend David Schwimmer will star in an improvised poker comedy directed writer/director Zak Penn. We'd point out that this is yet more evidence that poker is hott, but the film is backed by a company that promotes the risk-free wonders of casino gambling. Wasn't it obvious Schwimmer would wind up in infomercials? [Variety, sub. req'd.]
· Hollywood Out of Ideas 16, The Vaguely European Job: Paramount looking to produce Italian Job sequel—which, naturally, will be set in "St. Tropez, Paris and the French Alps." [Variety, sub, req'd.]