· Both sides in World War Watchmen, the WB Allies and the evil Fox Axis, have agreed to forego a jury trial. January 20, a federal judge decides the fate of the completed film.

Meanwhile, the Japanese watch quietly from a distance, ready to send in a squadron of fighter planes at a moment's notice.
· Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo has been fast tracked into production, with McG attached to direct the origin story of the great underwater adventurer and busty-mermaid nailer. [Variety]
· TNT has ordered The Line, starring Dylan McDermott as the head of an undercover LAPD unit who "walk the line" between upholding the law and going dirty. We'll watch this if they can somehow work in an Entourage crossover. [THR]
· ABC is pulling some of its journalistic ground troops out of Iraq, relying instead on reporting from the BBC, and newly promoted Triangle of Death correspondent, Elisabeth Hasselbeck. [THR]
· For the third year in a row, Hollywood swag levels have showed steep decline—a troubling trend scientists suggest could usher in the first Swagless Age, wiping species like saber-toothed cougar and web-toed flackypus right off the face of the Earth. [Variety]