Lexie posted a cast update at the forum on Nicki Aycox (Syl), who has been hired for her own series called Over There . Nicky will be playing a female soldier in the war in Iraq. FX has already bought 13 episodes.

Hollywood Reporter: FX has ordered a pilot from Steven Bochco Prods. for a series set on the front lines of the conflict in Iraq.

“Over There” is an ensemble drama that will explore the lives of a select group of Army soldiers in combat as well as the families they left behind. Bochco will serve as executive producer with Chris Gerolmo (”Mississippi Burning”), who will direct the pilot he wrote.

The pilot marks the first collaboration between Bochco, the veteran producer of gritty series like “Hill Street Blues,” and 20th Century Fox Television since he sued 20th several years ago over the syndication sale of “NYPD Blue.”

The series was originally set up at Paramount Network Television, where Bochco has an overall production deal, but the deal fell apart there because of concerns about economic issues surrounding the project, particularly its prospects for foreign sales, sources said.

Also from Lexie, Nicky will be reprising her role as Ellie Rebecca Brass on CSI Las Vegas next month - 05.05.05

In other news, TVFan reports that two of the writer/producers from Dark Angel went on to Tru Calling, Rob Doherty and Doris Egan.

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