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If you've been playing along at home, you will recall earlier this month that Anna posted about Edward Furlong getting a recurring gig on CSI:NY. Now comes word that the star of Pecker and T2 might be joining the ranks of the jedi. In an interview with TV Guide's Michael Ausiello, Furlong described his upcoming schedule as, "Some CSI, and then maybe the Star Wars TV series, man."

Like this rumor, many of the details of the Star Wars series are full of ifs, buts, and maybes. At this point, what we believe is that the show is gearing for a 2008 premiere and will take place in the 19 year span between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. The focus will shift away from the characters that were prominent in the movies to follow the stories of minor characters from the greater Star Wars universe. Although, George Lucas has said that there may be some main characters from the movies making cameo appearances.

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Edward Furlong will have a recurring role on CBS' CSI:NY this season. He'll play Shane Casey, a young man who is somehow involved in the investigation of a serial killer. The description of the actual storyline makes me think the CSI writers have lost their minds: "where a serial killer uses trendy t-shirts as inspiration for his grisly murders." Do they mean those innocuous t-shirts from American Eagle, etc. that are either retro or don't mean a damn thing? How will a vintage Miami Vice t-shirt have a role in a murder?

In case you're wondering who Edward Furlong is... he had a brilliant role a few years ago as Edward Norton's hateful younger brother in American History X, but you may also recognize him as a young John Connor in Terminator 2. Oh, and he was arrested in 2004 for freeing lobsters from a restaurant tank.

Furlong's first CSI:NY episode airs Wednesday, Oct. 11.