Variety has revealed that ABC has greenlit Kolchak: The Night Stalker, a new pilot re-imagining the cult classic horror television series that first aired on the network during the 1970's. Fans of Ten-Thirteen Productions will know that the original Kolchak, featuring an intrepid investigative reporter's explorations of the paranormal, inspired Chris Carter to launch the supernaturally-driven The X-Files decades later and served as one of his foremost influences.

It's no surprise, then, that the man behind the new project is former Millennium and The X-Files writer/producer Frank Spotnitz. There is no word yet as to who may be starring as the show's iconic title character, once brought to life by Darren McGavin (Millennium's Henry Black), or if other Ten-Thirteen regulars might be added to the show's cast and crew. Visit Variety or the Sci-Fi Wire to read more about the potential television series.

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[Ananova] Police in Germany are hunting pranksters who have been sticking miniature US flags into piles of dog poo in public parks. Josef Oettl, parks administrator for Bayreuth, said: "This has been going on for about a year now, and there must be 2,000 to 3,000 piles of excrement that have been claimed during that time."

The series of incidents was originally thought to be some sort of protest against the US-led invasion of Iraq...[a]nd then when it continued it was thought to be a protest against President George W. Bush's campaign for re-election. But it is still going on and the police say they are completely baffled as to who is to blame.