[...] Connie Britton has been tapped to star opposite Kyle Chandler in NBC's drama pilot "Friday Night Lights," while Daryl Sabara of "Spy Kids" fame has landed the lead in TBS' comedy pilot "Boy's Life," with Nancy Travis on board to co-star. Additionally, Ben Shenkman (HBO's Angels in America) has joined the ABC/Touchstone drama pilot Twenty Questions, Rachel Blanchard (WB Network's 7th Heaven) has been cast in the ABC/Touchstone comedy pilot Our Thirties and Riley Smith (CBS' Joan of Arcadia) has been cast in the CBS/Sony Pictures drama pilot The Way. TV, centers on a talented, successful television journalist (Polo) who is having second thoughts about her decision to work part time so that she can stay at home with her toddler son and who confides in her two best friends.

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