HOLLYWOOD - It's been two years since the end of an era for "Seinfeld," and Julia Louis-Dreyfus" is thinking about returning to the tube.
And thinking is the operative term here.
According to Daily Variety, the erstwhile tube actress has been meeting with top programming execs at some of the major networks of late. And while she is said to not be "dying" to get back to the sitcom circuit anytime soon, the trade paper did say that Louis-Dreyfus is at least looking at scripts and meeting with writers.
Stay tuned.
JOINING THE BEAT: Variety also says that David Straithairn will join the CBS cop/mob drama "Big Apple," with actors Michael Madsen, Donnie Wahlberg, Kim Dickens, Jeffrey Pierce and Ed O'Neill already on board.
PARTY OF THREE: "Party of Five" co-star Scott Bairstow, "Thirtysomething" actress Patricia Wettig and James Handy will join the cast of "Breaking News," Variety says. Set at a 24-hour news channel, the series will debut on cable's TNT in June.