Borsiczky and Zwerling are already producers on the series and Zwerling wrote several episodes where as Lea comes in new from CSI:NY.

In other news, Frank Grillo of Prison Break got the lead role in the new ABC paranormal crime drama The Gates. The summer series is about a city cop who takes a job as the police chief in a small, happy community — which, of course, is full of dark secrets!

Finally, it’s a done deal. Moonlight’s Alex O’Loughlin has agreed to take on the lead role in the Hawaii Five-O remake. I’m very much looking forward to it.

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The guys behind Fringe and the new Star Trek movie, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, have made a deal with CBS t

O’Loughlin hasn’t had much luck on TV, weathering first the cancellation of his cult favorite vampire drama and then the dismal hospital drama Three Rivers. CBS execs say they’re determined to find a successful vehicle for the charming Aussie actor and this could be the one.

Hawaii Five-O has plenty of remake potential since the only requirement for the series is the unusual locale. It does sound like Kurtzman and Orci might be keeping the original character names, too, which would make O’Loughlin the new Steve McGarrett. The original head of Five-O was played by Jack Lord and it’s a roll that not only made him famous, but in it he became a cultural icon.

From the much mocked opening wave and jazzy theme song, to the oft quoted “Book ‘em, Dano,” Hawaii Five-O is a true TV classic. But can a cult classic be retooled to suit a modern audience? Look at the new Star Trek movie. I’d say if anyone can do it, Kurtzman and Orci can.

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The pilot for “Rex Is Not Your Lawyer” with David Tennant has finished shooting, and Bromstad says that “theoretically” it could be something that fills part of the 10 p.m. hole [the cancellation of the Jay Leno show]come spring.

And Heroes:

“Heroes”? Bromstad says NBC still likes the show but won’t make a decision until it sees the pilots.

And sadly, Alex O’Loughlin is out of work again. A quote from Nina Tassler of CBS:

She was, however, much more to the point about the Alex O’Loughlin-starring organ donation medical drama “Three Rivers.” When asked if it was officially canceled, she replied, “You know what … yes.”

A few more notes, this time on Caprica:

“Caprica, like Battlestar Galactica, doesn’t treat the [sci-fi] genre like a toy department,”

HEROES — “Close To You” Episode 415 — Pictured: (l-r) Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura, Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mohinder Suresh, James Kyson Lee as Ando Masahashi — NBC Photo: Chris Haston

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Follow the CBS Twitter for more on Alex and his new show Three Rivers.

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I met up with Carol at a recent press screening of her new show and here’s what she had to say about casting everyone’s favorite vampire as a top transplant surgeon.

“Alex had a holding deal for CBS and I was under contract to CBS. He met with lots of people, we met with lots of people. He want to do [Three Rivers] and we wanted to have him. I wasn’t at all nervous [about casting him]. I felt very lucky that they steered him our way and second of all that he wanted to do it.  He’s a really fine actor and he’s so dedicated and he’s a really nice guy and . . . okay. . .he’s cute,” she admits. “He’s a great lead. I feel very luck, usually there’s a nightmare quotient to a person like that and it’s just not there with him.”

As far as their recent ties to the scifi community go, Carol Barbee had to laugh. “Alex and I said that because of his fan base and the Jericho fan base, Three Rivers is the first medical drama that should premiere at Comic Con!”

Maybe next year, Carol, if Three Rivers gets picked up for a second season. Three Rivers premieres on October 4 on CBS.

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The new Friday lineup begins on September 25.

For you Alex O’Loughlin fans, you’ll have to wait until October 4 before seeing him in his new series Three Rivers. That will make it one of the last new shows to debut in the fall which I suppose, could work in its favor.  It’s up against Desperate Housewives, Family Guy and Football. What do you make of that?

“The Book of Changes” — Surrounded by her loved ones (background, left to right: Jamie Kennedy, David Conrad, Camryn Manheim), Melinda (Jennifer Love Hewitt, foreground) worries for her unborn child when she experiences a visit from a ghost. Photo: Eric McCandless/ABC Studios ©2009 ABC Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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CBS has picked up a medical drama starring our favorite Moonlight man Alex O’Loughlin. Three Rivers deals with a transplant hospital and with that the emotionally complex issues of organ donation.

Here’s how CBS describes it:

Alex O’Loughlin stars as Dr. Andy Yablonski, a highly-skilled workaholic lead organ transplant surgeon whose affable personality and sarcastic wit makes him popular with his patients and colleagues, and Katherine Moennig portrays Miranda Foster, a surgical fellow with a rebellious streak and fiery temper who strives to live up to her deceased father’s excellent surgical reputation.

I’m not a big fan of medical dramas but for Alex, I’ll be tuning in.

Three Rivers will premiere this Fall, Sundays (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

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