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Battlestar Galactica has set the date of the premiere for its last nine episodes as 9 pm (CT) January 16, 2009.

Fox has picked up Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles for another full season.

While NBC has ordered another full season of Knight Rider.

NBC is developing a pilot for a new Jason and the Argonauts (no relation to the two movies both titled The Argonauts. Jason and crew are very busy). Media Rights Capital will produce what would be the first green screen prime time drama.

MGM and the BBC are developing two TV projects based on movies. 1998 Robert De Niro starring Ronin will be for a series. MGM exec vp Chris Ottinger says they're looking for an American lead. The French Lieutenant's Woman, a 1981 movie starring Jeremy Irons and Meryl Streep, will be a, probably four hour, miniseries. It'll use parts of John Fowles' novel that weren't in the movie.