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TV NOTES.


Byline: -- Staff and Wire Services

DISHING THE `DIRT': Jennifer Aniston is rejoining Courteney Cox Courteney Bass Cox Arquette (born Courteney Bass Cox on June 15, 1964) is an American actress and former fashion model, best known for her role as Monica Geller in the hugely popular television sitcom Friends.  on prime time, but this time they're anything but friends.

Aniston, 37, guest stars in the season finale of Cox's new FX Networks show, ``Dirt,'' the network said Monday. She plays Tina Harrod, a rival magazine editor of Cox's ruthless tabloid queen, Lucy Spiller Lucy Spiller is a fictional character on the FX television series Dirt, played by Courteney Cox. Characterization
Lucy is a workaholic with a brilliant eye for a story and little remorse about the lives she tangles with.
.

The episode, which airs March 27, marks the first time the two ``Friends'' stars have worked together since the popular, long-running sitcom went off the air in 2004.

``Dirt'' takes a dark look at the relationship between the entertainment industry and the tabloids as it follows Cox, 42, as the hard-charging editor of a celebrity rag.

Cox and her husband, David Arquette, are executive producers on the series with creator Matthew Carnahan Matthew Carnahan (February 6, 1961) is an American producer, writer and director.

Carnahan studied at New York University as well as the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.

He has a daughter with companion Helen Hunt, Måkena lei Gordon Carnahan (born 2004).
 and writer Joel Fields.

TICK, TICK, TICK: If you missed the four-hour, two-night season premiere In television, a season première refers to the first episode of a new television season for a series that has been renewed.

In North America, a given show's season première often airs in September or October, after several months of reruns.
 of ``24,'' don't fret. It's already in video stores.

The DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
 of the Emmy-winning series' debut also includes ``the never-before-seen first 12 minutes of what's in store for anti-terrorist agent Jack Bauer Jack Bauer is the protagonist of the American television series 24, in which he has trained and worked in various capacities as a government agent, including US Army Delta Force, LAPD SWAT, and finally the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) Los Angeles.  (Kiefer Sutherland) in Episode Five.'' The Fox series airs at 9 p.m. Mondays. The DVD retails for $14.98.

BIG `SMALLVILLE' NEWS: On Thursday at 8 p.m., the CW's ``Smallville'' will highlight comic- book heroes when it airs ``Justice,'' written and directed by former ``Buffy'' and ``Angel'' scribe Steven DeKnight.

In it, tycoon Oliver Queen (Justin Hartley), who moonlights as the crime-fighting Green Arrow, pits himself against Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum)

He will call on fellow superheroes Superheroes are fictional heroes who possess abilities beyond those of normal human beings.

Superheroes may also refer to:
  • Superheroes (band), a Danish pop/rock band
  • Superheroes (album), by American heavy metal band Racer X
  • Superheroes
 (and former ``Smallville'' guest stars) Victor Stone (Lee Thompson Young Lee Thompson Young (born February 1, 1984) is an American actor, known for starring in the Disney television series, The Famous Jett Jackson. Biography
Early life
Young was born in Columbia, South Carolina[1]
), aka Cyborg, and Arthur ``AC'' Curry (Alan Ritchson), aka Aquaman. Their first task -- with the help of pre-Superman Clark Kent (Tom Welling) -- is to save super-fast Bart Allan (Kyle Gallner), aka (thanks to restrictions from DC Comics) Impulse, from Luthor's clutches.

While the others get to dress up, the ``Smallville'' producers have always said ``no flights, no tights'' for their man; so Clark will still be costume-free.

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Photo:

(1) Jennifer Aniston is no ``Friend'' on ``Dirt.''

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(2) The season premiere of ``24,'' starring Kiefer Sutherland as agent Jack Bauer, is now on DVD.

(3) The ``Smallville'' lineup: Kyle Gallner as Bart Allen (Impulse), left; Justin Hartley as Oliver Queen (Green Arrow), Tom Welling as Clark Kent, Alan Ritchson as Arthur Curry (Aquaman) and Lee Thompson Young as Cyborg.
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