It may be the off-season (don’t tell that to basic cable…) but there’s no better time for tv casting news. Here’s a quick look at who’s coming soon to a television near you:

Men in Trees co-star James Tupper to Samantha Who? along with Mary Kate Olsen

Matthew Perry goes blue on Showtimes End of Steve

Mary Tyler Moore will be Brooke Shield’s mom on Lipstick Jungle

Sam Witwer (Battlestar Galactica) and Cassidy Freeman will join CW’s Smallville

Natalia Cigliuti will joing Bochco’s Raising The Bar

Sarah Silverman and Norm McDonald next celebs on Match Game

Joseph Fiennes, Carrie-Anne Moss, Blythe Danner and Robert Wagner to star in Nip-Tuck creator’s new transsexual series

William Hurt and Timoth Olyphant will join Glenn Close on Damages

Alfre Woodard will be Christian Slater’s boss on My Own Worst enemy

Anne Archer will be part of Privleged on CW while Laurie Metcalfe will join that network’s Easy Money.

Michaela McManus will be new lawyer on SVU

Goldblum replaces Noth on L&O: CI

Michael Clarke Duncan, Melinda Clarke and John Larroquette and Nicole Ritchie slated to guest on Chuck

Neil McDonough will move into the neighborhood on Desperate Housewives