Are you sad that Julie Benz is no longer going to play dear sweet Rita on Dexter? Did her tragic departure shatter the last remaining ounce of hope you had of living in a free and humane world? Does her exit have you questioning the existence of a just and fair God? If so, please seek immediate professional help.

And don't fret. Actress Julie Benz has already racked up an interesting role on ABC's Desperate Housewives.

And when I say "interesting," I mean "smoking hot." Her character, Debbie, is a stripper who is trying to earn a Master's degree in education. Think of it as a late night "Skinemax" movie but with a better acting coach.

Get ready to plan out your weeknights for the month of May because ABC finally announced the airdates for their stable of popular shows. The biggest news is that Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Boston Legal, and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will all have two-hour season finales. Now that definitely counts as a real gift for the fans of these shows.

Also announced was the airdate for the much-anticipated movie based on Stephen King's novel Desperation. It will air on Thursday, May 18 at 8PM.

The dates for all the other finales:

• Grey's Anatomy (2 hours) - Monday, 5/15 at 9PM
• Boston Legal (2 hours) - Tuesday, 5/16 at 9PM
• Invasion - Wednesday, 5/17 at 10PM
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2 hours) - Sunday, 5/21 at 7PM
• Desperate Housewives (2 hours) - Sunday, 5/21 at 9PM
• Alias (2 hours) - Monday, 5/22 at 9PM
• Lost (2 hours) - Wednesday, 5/24 at 9PM

Also of note is the season finale of America's Funniest Home Videos which has it's finale on Friday, May 19 at 9PM. This episode will mark AFHV as the longest running entertainment program in ABC history.

[via Ain't It Cool News]

Early Christmas morning, Eva Longoria and her current boyfriend Tony Parker (he's a point guard for the San Antonio Spurs) were pulled over in Texas. Except they weren't really driving... they were already parked. A bicycle cop saw them and claimed they were getting in the way of traffic, but they didn't move. So he beat the hood of the car a few times until he got Parker's attention. Parker, who was behind the wheel, gave the officer a French driver's license after he tried to drive away and almost hit a pedestrian. The cop wrote a ticket, and he claimed that Longoria yelled at him, "He's just a Mexican bike cop. He only wants your autograph." She has since denied that she said that. Great way to spend Christmas morning.