Pop Culture Roundup April 26, 2006

"Lost" cop Michelle Rodriquez is going to jail, E Online reports.

The acress pleaded guilty in Hawaii for driving under the influence and chose a $500 find and five days in jail over 240 hours of community service.

Her attorney said the decision was Rodriquez' "personal choice."

"I would suspect that because she has a hard time even going out for a meal without being intruded upon for an autograph or photograph, it's really difficult for her to do community service," he said.

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Mick Jagger will star in a comedy pilot for ABC, the New York Times reports.

The show revolves around a group of down-on-their-luck folks conspiring to rob Jagger's apartment.

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The new "Legion of Superheroes" cartoon and "The Batman" will air back-to-back on Kids WB next season, according to Comics Continuum.

Here's info from the network:

Legion of Superheroes

"One thousand years from now, a group of teenage super heroes travel back in time to recruit the greatest hero of all, Superman, and enlist him their fight against evil in the 31st Century. While their intentions were good, their time travel skills were not, and Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5, Phantom Girl, Bouncing Boy and Timber Wolf end up going too far back into the past, accidentally retrieving the young Superboy instead. Together, this unlikely Legion of Super Heroes bands together to defend the rights of all free worlds and uphold the laws of the newly formed United Planets. That is, if they don't kill each other first.

"Legion of Super Heroes combines humor with high-stakes, grand-scale super heroics to create the ultimate sci-fi, super hero fantasy for kids of all ages. Each episode of this fast-paced, character-driven action comedy will pit Superboy and the Legion against otherworldly threats and adversaries who challenge the team on both super heroic and emotional levels."

The Batman

"The Batman features the most complex and intriguing character in comic book history in action-packed super heroic adventures, melding the renowned character's extraordinary physical prowess and super-sleuthing skills with a new range of experimental Bat-gadgets and an amped-up Batmobile. The series premiered in fall 2004 and picked up Batman's story in his mid-20s, when he's just finding his way as a protector, defender and Caped Crusader, while balancing his public persona as billionaire bachelor Bruce Wayne.

"In the upcoming third season, the Dark Knight continues his relentless quest to rid Gotham City of its supervillains, but he's not alone. Robin joins the team, and the fabled Dynamic Duo is also occasionally joined by Batgirl. Harley Quinn, Black Mask, Killer Moth, the Everywhere Man and a brand-new Clayface join the rogues' gallery of villains, led by the Joker, Penguin and Riddler, who ceaselessly torment Batman and Gotham City."

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NPR checks in with Billy Bragg.

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Jason Lee will voice Underdog in an upcoming film that combines live action and a digital dog.

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