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Fast food and department stores may have the biggest franchises in the world, but it looks as though television is quickly becoming the next big franchiser as yet another series begins the spin off process.... According to The Hollywood Reporter, CBS is in the midst of preparing a spin off of their successful crime drama Criminal Minds. The new series is reportedly being created by Criminal Minds executive producers Ed Bernero and Chris Mundy, and will focus on an entirely new set of FBI agents. This latest television franchise is the latest in a long, long line of spin offs, in which some of the biggest series include: Law & Order Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: CI Law & Order: Trial by Jury CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Miami CSI: NY Grey's Anatomy Private Practice Jag NCIS NCIS: Los Angeles Buffy the Vampire Slayer Angel Dallas Knots Landing Dynasty The Colbys 90210 Melrose Place Model

Canadian circus tycoon Guy Laliberte turned space into his big top Wednesday, boarding a Russian rocket and lifting off on a mission that mixes a serious message on water shortages with some clowning around in the cosmos.

Agnès Varda's 'The Beaches of Agnès' is an irresistibly playful memoir: a loose-leaf diary in which the pages are shuffled by instinct, wit and surreal art - and it has an irresistible start, writes Nigel Andrews

Exclusives: Theme parks go for bigger, badder scares -- Universal launched its enduring monsters Dracula and Frankenstein during the Great Depression. Now it's watching Halloween Horror Nights grow into a major franchise for its theme parks during the recession.

In “The Beaches of Agnès,’’ the effervescent 81-year-old French filmmaker Agnès Varda walks us through the story of her life. But rather than simply give us a guided tour, she explains that, “If you opened me up, you’d find beaches.’’ And so her film is set on her most formative shores, including the Belgian stretch of the North Sea where ...

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Publishers Newswire, an online resource for small publishers, as well as lesser known and first-time book authors, has announced its latest semi-annual 'Books to Bookmark' list, for Q3 2009. This list is a round-up of new and interesting books which are often missed due to not originating from 'big name' authors, or major New York book publishing houses.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig, best known for playing big screen action heroes Wolverine and James Bond, have drawn record ticket sales for their play 'A Steady Rain,' but it drew mixed reviews on Wednesday after opening night.

Award-winning actress Kristin Chenoweth -- known for her roles on Broadway's Wicked and ABC's "Pushing Daisies" -- is joining the "Glee" club. Kristin's character on the popular FOX show is approached by Glee club teacher Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) to join the group, when he realizes that the club's biggest competition has older singers on their team. The actress showcases her singing abilities on the show with a duet with her co-star, Matthew, singing the song by Heart "Alone."

All the 'Friends' fans devastated to hear that rumors of a big screen reunion were just a hoax may find some solace in this news.

NEW YORK, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- South Park Digital Studios LLC announced today that southparkstudios.com has launched the 'South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut' movie for online, ad-supported streaming. To commemorate the movie's 10 year anniversary, the site also includes a preview of never-before-heard commentary from creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker. Southparkstudios.com will feature the movie until October 28th at http://www.southparkstudios.com/crap/dvds/BLUFeature. The new commentary will be available in its entirety only on the Blu-ray release of the movie on October 13th.