CSI has finally succeeded in capturing Katee Sackhoff.
The Battlestar Galactica firebrand and recent 24 alum—who was CSI producers’ first choice to replace Jorja Fox three years ago before a higher power inexplicably nixed her hiring—is joining the cast in a potentially recurring role, sources confirm to me exclusively.

Sackhoff will play Detective Reed, a smart, tough, and feisty investigator with an acknowledged lack of sensitivity. Her first episode is slated to air during November sweeps.

Ironically, Sackhoff’s role sounds an awful lot like the one she didn’t get—spitfire Riley Adams. (Lauren Lee Smith got that part. And then got canned). That’s Hollywood for ya!

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I found out that ‘The Big Bang Theory’ is breaking out the big guns for its impending move to Thursdays, and I just had to get this exclusive news out there now: Katee Sackhoff is guest starring on the CBS comedy again this fall.

The actress, who played Kara “Starbuck” Thrace on ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and Dana Walsh on ’24,’ won’t be in the season premiere of ‘Big Bang’ (Thurs., Sept. 23, 8PM ET on CBS), but keep reading for scoop on that one, too.

Sackhoff will return later this fall to the role she first played last year — the version of “Katee Sackhoff” who acts as the conscience of Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg). The episode will also feature the return of Melissa Rauch as Wolowitz’s ex-girlfriend, Bernadette.

“He’s struggling with his feelings about Bernadette and them breaking up, and in pops Katee Sackhoff again,” Sackhoff laughed. “I can probably say [the scene] won’t be in the bathtub. I don’t know for sure … I can’t imagine them doing the same thing twice, but you never know.”

Appearing on ‘Big Bang’ — which grew into such a hit that CBS is using it as part of a new sitcom block in a hotly contested Thursday slot — “really, really helped me decide that I could do [comedy],” Sackhoff said. “So when [co-creator Chuck Lorre] called to see if I could do a second episode, I said, ‘Of course.’”

Sackhoff admitted that, prior to her first ‘Big Bang’ experience, she had avoided funny roles for years. It’s not surprising given that her first Hollywood guest role — on the WB comedy ‘Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane’ — didn’t go very well, especially when her character had to deliver a “throaty laugh.”

“I was 18 years old. I had no idea what a throaty laugh was,” Sackhoff said. When the episode aired, another actress’ voice had been dubbed over hers for the laugh. Sackhoff’s reaction: “And I will never do comedy again!”

But she said that a decade spent playing serious roles on shows like ’24,’ ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and ‘Bionic Woman’ had her on the lookout for a change of pace. “I think that people remember you for your last job, and … no one can picture you outside of that,” Sackhoff said. “So I was looking for something to tear the lid off that box.”

Appearing on ‘Big Bang’ last November (in the aforementioned bathtub scene with Wolowitz) was “daunting … thank God for the bubbles, because I didn’t have to do it in front of a live audience,” she added with a laugh. Though she said she was relieved that the episode was largely well-received, she was a bit thrown by the surprising reaction in some quarters.

“My mom called me and she goes, ‘Everyone online thinks you’ve had your boobs and your lips done.’ I was like, ‘What?!’” Sackhoff recalled. “I just thought it was absolutely the funniest thing ever. I realized it’s because they’ve never seen me with that much makeup on before. And because it’s supposed to be Wolowitz’s fantasy, I had on the stuff that pushed my boobs together and we traced the line of my lips to make them bigger, because in his mind, they’re huge. I mean, it was a caricature of myself. I cracked up.”

So is she open to coming back for more? Absolutely. “We’re just trying to figure out how many times Starbuck or Katee Sackhoff can pop up in Wolowitz’s head. It can’t be every episode … I mean, I would love to have me pop up every episode, but maybe it’s too much. Maybe I could do a ‘final thought,’ like Andy Rooney does, at the end of every ['60 Minutes'] episode,” she joked.

If you can’t wait until Sept. 23 to see Sackhoff, she’s also appearing on ‘Futurama’ this Thursday (Aug. 26, 10PM ET on Comedy Central).

Oh, and if you see her and Tricia Helfer (Six!) passing through your town this October on motorcycles, know that A) You are not seeing things, and B) the ‘Battlestar Galactica’ castmates — who are very good friends in real life — are riding from Los Angeles to Louisiana to raise money for the Gulf region in the wake of the BP oil spill.

“We’re trying to continue to raise awareness that this will be an ongoing problem,” said Sackhoff, who’ll start selling T-shirts benefiting Gulf causes via the site actingoutlaws.org in a couple of weeks.

Even when not riding for charity, she and Helfer like getting on their motorcycles and cruising around Los Angeles. I asked what the reaction is when ‘Battlestar’ fans see them at gas stations. “It’s kind of funny, especially when [fellow 'BSG' actor] Michael Trucco goes with us,” Sackhoff said. “People are like, ‘Wow, what just happened?’”

Katee is going to make a guest appearance in next weeks episode titled ‘Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences’. The episode will premiere Thursday, August 28 at 10pm ET on Comedy Central. Other guest stars include the show creator Matt Groening, executive producer David X. Cohen and MAD Magazine’s Sergio Aragonés.

Katee lends her voice to Grrl, the sexy alien out to steal the heart of Lrrr, ruler of Omicron Persei 8. Check out images of Katee’s character at ComedyCentral.com.

Her hair seems just to be getting redder and redder. Maybe she’s indeed going for the role of Typhoid Mary..

• 9th Annual InStyle Summer Soiree x6

From Cycle News

Motorcycle-riding celebrities joined forces with Kiehl’s (New York-based purveyor of skin- and hair-care products) in the fight to find a cure for AIDS, and to raise awareness of this devastating disease, by riding up the California coast from San Diego to San Francisco August 2-7, culminating in the donation of $85,000 to amfAR, a leading organization dedicated to the support of HIV/AIDS research. The ride was led by Chris Salgardo, president of Kiehl’s USA, and Alain de Cadenet, Le Mans racer and TV motorsports host, and included approximately 20 celebrity motorcycle enthusiasts.

The group made stops at Kiehl’s stores along the route to present donations – a total of $60,000 over the course of the ride – to amfAR. Kiehl’s also introduced a Limited Edition Ultra Facial Moisturizer SPF 15, which features a specially-designed motorcycle-and-flame motif, and donated up to $25,000 of the profits from the sale of this product to amfAR.

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Plus 12 new photos from the event have been added to the photo gallery.

• Kiehl’s LifeRide for AmfAR 2010 in Santa Monica and San Francisco x12

• Nylon and Express’ Denim Issue Party x15

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When it was announced that Bigpoint – a developer of web-based games – had acquired the Battlestar Galactica license and intended to create an MMO with it (to be called Battlestar Galactica Online), it was met with a mixed response from our commenters. The response was based purely on the fact that it was to be free-to-play and browser-based, and typically browser-based is associated with “cheap and/or ugly”. There was understandable speculation that it would be a standard game with few ties to the much-loved Battlestar Galactica universe.

Today, it was announced that many major characters from the popular SyFy show would have a presence within the game, rendered in fairly impressive 3D, considering it is running in your browser.

According to the announcement, the game will contain the likenesses of:

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William “Admiral” Adama portrayed by Edward James Olmos
Kara “Starbuck” Thrace portrayed by Katee Sackhoff
Lee “Apollo” Adama portrayed by Jamie Bamber
Galen “Chief” Tyrol portrayed by Aaron Douglas

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