After kicking Blade to the curb, Spike is gearing up for another original series, this one about a group of cops assigned to handle people with genetic mutations that render them violent and destructive. The new series is called A.M.P.E.D., which stands for "Aardvark Monkey Patrol Excludes Doonesbury." Okay, I don't know what it stands for, but the show sounds interesting. Lee Tergesen of Oz and Desperate Housewives will star as a fearless homicide detective. The cast will also include Tony Curran, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Troy Winbush and Josh Biton. Production is set to begin soon on this new series from Frank Spotnitz and Vince Gilligan, both executive producers on The X-Files.