NBC has announced that it will be reviving the popular competition series “American Gladiators” for midseason.

According to Variety, the show, which pitted featured players like Nitro, Turbo and Laser against amateur athletes in David vs. Goliath-type battles during its syndication run in the early ’90s, will be updated for the 21st century with new technology and twists.

The latest incarnation will follow eight gladiators — four men and four women — as they take on both male and female contestants. This time around, the participants will actually be given the chance to train for the various physical strength and endurance matches.

While NBC wouldn’t confirm how many episodes have been ordered, at least six are being prepped, with producers scouting for gladiators, hosts and contestants.

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According to TV Guide’s Michael Ausiello, Pee-wee has joined the cast of NBC’s “Pushing Daisies”;

Pee-wee Herman himself, Paul Reubens, has inked a deal to play the potentially recurring role of Alfredo Aldarisio, a traveling homeopathic antidepressant representative/salesman.

Troy and I were watching So You Think You Can Dance last night (guilty pleasure). It all was great, we thought – and then we saw Lacey and Neil perform Mia Michael’s “Time” contemporary dance. We thought it was pretty good – the flowers were a bit odd, but okay, whatever floats your boat.

And when it came time for the pan-to-the-audience shot, people were crying! The three judges all said the dance was the most moving dance they’d ever seen. Judge Mary Murphy was crying so hard she couldn’t even talk.

I guess the dance was supposed to be a tribute to Mia’s late father, and I guess that kinda makes it sad. What did you think? Did you see the video? Let’s talk.

“Desperate Housewives” creator Marc Cherry — a self-professed musical theatre fan — may bring his love to his current ABC gig with a musical episode.

The producer-creator of the ABC dramedy told Variety of his consideration of turning Wisteria Lane into the Great White Way.

Of his bevy of beauties — Teri Hatcher, Nicollette Sheridan, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria — only Hatcher has previously appeared on stage in a musical, the Cabaret national tour. Sheridan sang with her beau Michael Bolton on Bolton’s latest album. Huffman is a Broadway and Off-Broadway veteran — albeit in non-musical fare.

Cherry has previously asserted that he plans to head directly for the theatre once his television run with the series has completed. The former “The Golden Girls” writer has also nodded at musical theatre in the titles of his “Housewives” episodes, a great number of which reference shows or songs: “Pretty Little Picture,” “Anything You Can Do,” “The Ladies Who Lunch,” “Children Will Listen,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “No One Is Alone,” “Not While I’m Around,” and “Into the Woods,” among others.

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What do you think, a good idea?

It looks like little Stephanie Tanner, real name Jodie Sweetin, decided to take some drastic measures in order to get rid of her little girl image so many of us remember from her hit TV show ”Full House”. I don’t think Sweetin has done many acting jobs since “Full House” was cancelled in 1995.

The 25-year old star revealed last year that she was addicted to crystal meth and her addiction was the cause of her divorce last year from her police officer husband, who said her addiction would put his career in jeopardy.

Anyway, the plastic surgery is obvious, and doesn’t look that great in my opinion. It also appears that she’s done something with her face, but I can quite put my finger on it. Nose job perhaps?

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Actors Stephen Baldwin and Leif Garrett are among the celebrities volunteering to learn the dangerous sport of rodeo for an upcoming reality series. The pair will join rapper Vanilla Ice and six other stars on the U.S. show, where they’ll receive bull riding lessons from expert Ty Murray. The celebrities will take part in ranch tutorials for 10 days, learning how to mount the bull in the chute, take a fall and focus their concentration. Those who make it through the lessons will compete at a Professional Bull Riders event in Nashville, Tennessee.

Speaking of Leif Garrett – when I googled him, I found this pic of him and Nicolette Sheridan.  That doesn’t even look like her!!!