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By now, we all know that My Own Worst Enemy—that arguably ridiculous but still riveting spy drama—is cancelled. We’ve seen the complaints, about networks not giving risky shows like it a chance, or methods to tabulate ratings not moving on with the times. (Or maybe you’ve made those complaints yourselves. I’ll admit I’ve always insisted the thing about DVR and online viewing.) But, alas, there’s not much we can do about it. Starting tonight, we’ll be watching the last five episodes of the series.

I’ve been looking at reaction online about the cancellation, and so far it’s been a blame game. Some blame the competition, with other networks getting much more viewers on the Monday night time slot Enemy was in. Some point at the show’s concept itself, although that’s a very arguable thing: while some think it’s pretty silly, others think it’s interesting and attention-grabbing. Some even point at the “Heroes curse”—the fate that shows positioned after the now-struggling series didn’t last a season. So, I wonder, what else is left to say?

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This just in: Saffron Burrows will be starring in the upcoming thriller, “Carjacked.”

Hollywood Reporter has the scoop:

“Ron Perlman and Saffron Burrows will face off in “Carjacked,” a thriller about a single mother and her child who are carjacked by a bank robber who has no intention of letting them go.

Sherry and Michael Compton wrote the film, which will be directed by Dan Reed (”Straightheads”).”

You probably know Perlman from his title role in the successful “Hellboy” film series.

The movie is set to come out in 2010.

In this pretty long and humorous interview between Saffron and Craig Ferguson. They begin by talking about her role on My Own Worst Enemy, but move quickly on to talk about all sorts of things. I think my favorite part is when they talk about her “becoming an American” by choosing to eat meat again (she used to be a vegetarian). Sounds like Saffron will be an American citizen soon–she says she was inspired to pursue citizenship because she wanted to vote!

Add Christian Slater and Brooke Shields to the list of actors with TV failures on their records.

NBC is pulling the plug on “My Own Worst Enemy” and “Lipstick Jungle,” two of its more high-profile young series, according to two network executives who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly about the decision.

The network will not order new episodes of either series when their current orders — nine in the case of “My Own Worst Enemy” and 13 for “Lipstick Jungle” — run out, the executives said.

“My Own Worst Enemy” was given a big promotional pitch by NBC. The psychological thriller starred Slater as a man who had two separate identities and lives, and was slowly coming to learn about the situation.

But it was just another new series that viewers shrugged their shoulders at in the lackluster new TV season. The series ranked No. 61 in the Nielsen Media Research season standings, averaging just under 5 million viewers each week.

Shields was one of three hard-driving Manhattan career women in “Lipstick Jungle,” one of two series that premiered last season with clear bloodlines to HBO’s “Sex and the City.” It was averaging just 4.2 million viewers for each new episode this season, according to Nielsen.

If it’s any consolation to NBC and Shields, “Lipstick Jungle” at least lasted longer than “Cashmere Mafia,” the ABC version of the New York career women story.

The executives said it was still not clear whether all the episodes that have been shot for each series will be used.

I updated the photo archive with all the latest event photos of Saffron, enjoy! Stay tuned for a major updated on Saffron and her new television show My Own Worst Enemy!