In this town (Los Angeles) and this industry (entertainment), there are a handful of strong, intelligent, funny women who - once they finally broke onto the radar - have worked consistently in equally strong, intelligent, funny roles.

Michelle Williams' best pal Busy Philipps is pregnant with her first child. The 29-year-old actress and her writer husband Marc Silverstein are expecting their new arrival this summer and Philipps loves every minute of her pregnancy.

People love learning about and seeing things that they've never experienced. We all know about death, for example, and yet never seen it happen by the hands of a giant slimy monster. You might be sitting right now thinking, "I'd pay to see that!" And you wouldn't be alone.

Go ahead and call it gimmicky, but ''Cloverfield'' is effective. The trailer, with its image of the Statue of Liberty's severed head bouncing down a Manhattan street, created huge buzz online and at Comic-Con.

Meg Ryan and Matthew Perry have sparked rumours they are romantically involved after being seen getting cozy in Los Angeles. The former Friends star has been a regular guest at the actress' gated home in Bel Air, California. A source tells American publication Us Weekly Perry was spotted arriving at Ryan's home on Saturday night at 8:30pm,

Christina Applegate, LL Cool J, David Krumholtz, Eva Longoria, Rob Morrow, Emily Procter, Skeet Ulrich, Ashley Scott, David Spade, Wanda Sykes, Kiefer Sutherland, Kate Walsh, Chandra Wilson, Howie Mandel, Isaiah Washington, Jason Ritter, Lizzy Caplan and Miley Cyrus have been announced as presenters on "The 33rd Annual People's Choice Awards," to be broadcast live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 9 (9:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on CBS. Queen Latifah will host.

On the fifth season premiere of CSI: Miami (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT), Horatio and Delko are close to catching Riaz, Marisol's killer, in Rio. There, Horatio reunites with Yelina and learns that his brother Raymond is in too deep undercover in a drug ring run by Riaz.

CBS just announced the addition of four new series to its 2006-07 primetime line-up. The four new shows feature a roster of award-winning actors and executive producers and a unique mix of concepts and genres. The freshman series include The Class, a young and sexy ensemble comedy; Smith, a high octane heist thriller starring Ray Liotta and Virginia Madsen; the apocalyptic drama Jericho starring Skeet Ulrich; and Shark, a glossy, high-stakes courtroom drama starring James Woods.