Now, after various bargaining, budget-cutting suggestions and the possibility that the granddaddy (AKA "the mothership"), Law & Order, would be moved to cable, they've got the solution:

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Not long ago, there were so many Law & Order episodes and shows, there was talk of spinning the brand into its own network. Today, with the franchise spread thin across the prime time schedule, TNT, Bravo, and USA, NBC is looking to cut costs-- and possibly, one of the shows.

Creator Dick Wolf, who can't produce a hit unless it's got the L&O attached, is expected to meet with the suits this week to talk about saving money on the "The Mothership" (that's what they call the original Law & Order) and the baby in the family, Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Both shows are having trouble in their new timeslots and bringing in an older audience than NBC prefers.

The obvious chops would be older, expensive actors. L&O is famous for shuffling the cast, and they could start with old Fred Thompson, the former US Senator who plays the L&O DA-- he said this weekend he's think of running for president (Yeah, he'll win). More drastic, but not out of the question, is killing off one of the shows altogether. And that would probably be CI, which was built around quirky Vincent D'Onofrio, who now splits the season with Chris Noth.

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The Anna Nicole Smith story is about to be dramatized on TV. Though any similarities to the real Anna Nicole story will be purely coincidental.

Roger Friedman at Fox 411 says he got word that Law & Order: Criminal Intent will soon begin shooting a ripped-from-the-headlines version of the sad and wacky saga, with Kristy Swanson starring as the bombed bombshell.

You might remember Kristy for playing Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the movie before Sarah Michelle Gellar played her on TV (Hey is Sarah Michelle pregnant or what?). We of course know and thank Kristy for her scandalous role on Skating with Celebrities, in which she ran off with her married skating partner Lloyd Eisler. They won the contest-- and she had his baby last month.

Now we'd say Lloyd would make a perfect Howard K. Stern in the Criminal Intent episode, but once again, those Law & Order guys have the character nailed:

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