Since December, casting news for the upcoming third season of True Blood had been churning out, and now it's drawing a close (at least, for main characters found in the third book, 'Club Dead,' of the Sookie Stackhouse series written by Charlaine Harris). That of course, is the last one to be cast, Debbit Pelt, psycho ex-girlfriend of Alcide (Joe Manganiello). Actress Brit Morgan (The Middleman) snagged the role.

Alan Ball is apparently going to beef up her role more than the book, so as we learn from the second season, even those of us who read the books, will still be surprised as hell.

Debbie Pelt Cast - Ausiello Files

Now, Sci-Fi Wire likes to put in some shows that I don't consider (as well as a lot of other people) sci-fi (such as Bones, but I do like that, so I'm gonna mention it anyway). I skimmed the list on Sci-Fi Wire's look into this week's TV, and noted what is worth watching in the world of sci-fi.

With Monday we have new episodes of Chuck and Heroes on NBC. Check out the trailer for tonight's episode of Chuck ("Chuck vs the Nacho Sampler"):



Tuesdays is the return of Lost, although I no longer watch it, a lot of people still do, and being I'm a good 2 full seasons behind (stopped in the 3rd season), I won't catch it but feel it's worth mentioning anything that is up against Idol (at least the "catch-up" special before the actual premiere is up against Idol; Lost's premiere is actually on at 9pm.

Nothing sci-fi on Wednesday, except Syfy's Ghost Hunters: International, and History has a MonsterQuest episode on the "Search for Killer Bees." I don't consider Psych or Leverage sci-fi, but Psych is about a fake psychic (that's the closest it gets, but emphasize the word 'fake') and the new episode of Leverage just so happens to involve a fake psychic, and both shows are up against each other in the 10PM hour.

Now Thursday, the BIG DAY. New episodes of the CW hit series The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural. Vampire Diaries will have a flashback sequence to give us more insight into Katherine (the vampire that turned bother Stefan and Damon, and the one that Elena looks a lot alike). James Remar (Dexter) guests stars. And on Supernatural, the main story arc is back in full force, as Anna (an Angel we thought was on the Winchesters side) goes back in time to 1978 in order to kill Mark and John so Sam could never be conceived, thus never born, thus never a vessel for Lucifer. Castiel (the Angel on the Winchesters side) sends both boys back to stop her (so this time, Sam will get to meet his mother). Check out the trailer for "The Song Remains The Same":



And FOX's Bones, which isn't sci-fi/fantasy, but this week's episode deals with something pretty strange. In "The Devil in the Details," a corpse of a former mental patient is found and it looks a bit demonic.



And then of course, an all new Fringe, where a seismic event leads the team for Florida to learn more of an experiment Walter (John Noble) conducted that ties into what happened to Olivia (Anna Torv) as a child. After this episode, the series will go on a 7-wk hiatus so FOX can air Past Life (which looks absolutely horrible, so I hope the ratings for it are terrible enough that renewing Fringe will be an easier decision).



And Friday, another BIG DAY, as the BIGGEST event for the week comes from the CW's Smallville. Two episodes collide to form a TV-movie event, "Absolute Justice." Words aren't enough to describe it, so let a trailer for SPACE TV (Canada's Syfy equivalent), speak for it:



Oh, and Stargate SG-1's Michael Shanks guest stars in it as Hawkman. It's gonna be AWESOME.

Also on Friday, a new Caprica and a new Medium.

Saturday will have the the series finale of Demons on BBC America (9PM). The British show had only 6 episodes as ITV, months ago, already stated there wouldn't be a 2nd season.

I have updated CuteNews (which is no longer supported since about late 2008) to the UTF-8 CuteNews, which is newer, and hopefully, more secure.

...Heroes was slightly up from last week, by .1, so at 1.9 in adults 18-49, it's, well, it's simply looking grim for the series, which I believe to be pretty strong for this season.

But luckily, NBC's once on the bubble show is looking more like a winner, as Chuck held steady at a 2.5 and even increased slightly in total viewers (though still under 7 million) against a new House. Still, it's better than Heroes' 1.9 and 4.29 million viewers.

Also, another FANTASTIC note, ABC's Castle increased to a 3.1, a series high. So, the other "once-on-the-bubble" show, is also looking good for possible renewal. Which is great, because if another Nathan Fillion show is canceled, there will be hell to pay.

FOX Wins Night -1/25/10 ratings -TvByTheNumbers

*Note, CBS served an all repeat lineup, so the slight increases in total viewers is probably a small result of that.