It had to happen sooner or later, Woodcock fans.

Recent casting news indicates that actor Eddie Kaye Thomas, who played popular Jeff Woodcock on the Fox sitcom ‘Til Death for its first two seasons, has scored a role on HBO’s forthcoming comedy series How to Make It in America.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Thomas’ new job is a regular role, which should supplement his voice work as the character Barry on the Fox animated series American Dad! quite well.

The former ‘Til Death regular guest starred in the pilot for the HBO newcomer, which was titled simply How to Make It then and concerned two men in their twenties named Ben (Bryan Greenberg, October Road) and Cam (Victor Rasuk, ER) trying to make it big in New York.

Congrats to Thomas. May his latest non-animated comedy be an improvement over his last.

If you hadn’t heard yet, tonight’s one-hour Scrubs finale, appropriately called “My Finale,” will feature an astounding 50-Plus past guest stars who have graced the series with their talent. Follow the jump to find out who they are:

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Never fear, my fellow Life superfans. Note how the title of this post states that series star Adam Arkin, who plays endearing white-collar ex-con Ted Early on NBC’s dramedy gem, is moonlighting on — not moving to — the FX biker-gang series Sons of Anarchy during its upcoming second season. Since both shows are high on my Must Watch Every Episode list, this is great news to me.

E! Online reports that Arkin will play a character on SOA who couldn’t be much more different from sweetie pie Ted. The role will find him portraying a white supremacist who wanders into Sam Crow territory to open a store, which you can bet will actually be a cover for activities far shadier than the entrepreneur will initially let on.

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Nice! One of my favorite Aussies ever has scored a four-episode gig on the oversexed David Duchovny Showtime comedy Californication, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Rick Springfield, best known to hordes of fans as 1980s “Jessie’s Girl” rocker and Dr. Noah Drake on ABC’s daytime sudser General Hospital, has reportedly been chosen to portray himself … if he were a “down-on his-luck ex-celebrity waiting tables to get by,” which we — meaning those of us old enough to actually know who Springfield is without the aid of Wikipedia — realize isn’t true.

The role will even include the to-be-expected nudity and sex scenes, if the report is correct, things many longtime fans of Springfield probably won’t mind in the least.

Look for the 59-year-old actor and musician, who has an album of lullabies called My Precious Little One: Lullabies for a New Generation scheduled for release on May 5th, to appear during Californication’s upcoming third season later this year.

The wedding pictures are in, and doesn’t Chuck’s sister Ellie look absolutely stunning? I mean, aside from her thoroughly frustrated expression?

“Chuck Versus the Ring,” the big wedding episode — which also doubles as Chuck’s second-season finale — doesn’t air until Monday, April 27. Another new episode, “Chuck Versus the Colonel,” airs the preceding Monday, April 20. Yet, early finale preview photos show cast members all dolled up for the nuptials of Doctors Eleanor Bartowski and Devon Woodcomb.

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Season Five of FX’s firefighter dramedy Rescue Me finally kicks off tomorrow night, April 7, at 10pm ET with the premiere “Baptism.”

Onboard as the central guest star is Family Ties and Spin City icon Michael J. Fox, who plays Janet’s latest man-friend and the predictable root of much consternation for Tommy, who’s still dealing with his father Michael’s (Charles Durning) death in the fourth-season finale “Yaz.”

Follow the jump for a few preview photos of the season opener featuring the show’s very special newcomer. The best thing of all? Fans have 22 fifth-season episodes, extending into September six months from now, to enjoy once Rescue Me is officially back in action. Kinda makes the 19-month wait worth it.

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“Chuck Versus the Dream Job,” tomorrow night’s new episode of Chuck, is the big one, my fellow fans. Sure, it was great having Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer stop by last week during “Chuck Versus the Broken Heart,” but the latest adventures of the world’s only Human Intersect (I assume) will feature highly anticipated guest stars Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap) as long lost Daddy Bartowski and Chevy Chase as Ted Roark, Chuck’s new boss at his titular dream job.

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That’s the good news — actress Bitty Schram has agreed to reprise her very much missed role as nurse Sharona Fleming, Adrian Monk’s former and first assistant in crime, during the upcoming eighth and final season of USA Network’s Monk.

Then there’s the bad news — she’s only appearing on one darn episode. I guess that’s better than none, though.

The network announced the news earlier this week with an accurate comment from series star Tony Shalhoub included: “We couldn’t think of a better way to help wrap up the series than with the return of Bitty’s character. Bringing some closure to Sharona is long overdue.”

I’ll say. As longtime fans will recall, Sharona left the series midway through the third season in 2004 when her character reconciled with her ex-husband Trevor Howe and schlepped across the country to New Jersey to move back in with him, her son Benjy in tow. Viewers were informed of the development after the fact, in a subsequent episode, and never received a fitting opportunity to say goodbye properly.

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Tomorrow night’s fresh episode of Chuck is called “Chuck Versus the Broken Heart,” and it’s the one featuring Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer, of course.

Everybody’s favorite Cylon is back in the spy game, à la her recent guest stint on Burn Notice, as Agent Alex Forrest. The official episode synopsis describes the character as “heartless,” and she arrives on the scene to give Sarah a job review after Chuck chooses the wrong time to discuss his (in)tense relationship with his handler. And while that’s unfolding, annoyingly persistent Jeff and Lester do their best to infiltrate Devon’s bachelor’s party (and they succeed!).

Three clips follow the jump: the first is a sneak peek at sort of undercover Agent Forrest “entertaining” the guys at Devon’s get together, the second another sneak peek at Chuck and Alex playing doctor and nurse (explosions erupt), and the third a behind-the-scenes interview with Helfer for Entertainment Tonight in her home country Canada. Clearly, this is one of the most anticipated episodes of Chuck this season or last, and I predict it’s going to be very much worth the wait.

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How do you know when a show is pretty much over before the official announcement? When a lead actor ups and joins the cast of another show … on another network. That’s exactly what former Will & Grace and current Trust Me star Eric McCormack has done.

According to reports, the Emmy-winning actor, who presently stars as ad man Mason McGuire on TNT’s latest original series, is also now the lead for an untitled sitcom in development at ABC. He plays Dean, a heart surgeon, new father, and close friend of contractor Seth, played by co-lead Reno Wilson (Heist, Blind Justice). Actresses Jolie Jenkins (Desperate Hosuewives, Shasta McNasty) and Constance Zimmer (Entourage, Boston Legal) play their respective wives.

As for TNT’s Trust Me, I gave up on that low-rated and irritating dramedy after about three episodes of utter boredom. So, I not only can’t blame McCormack for setting his sights on potentially funnier and more entertaining horizons, but I also wish his costar Thomas Cavanagh would follow suit. Both deserve so much better.