By Michael Janusonis There were sniffles and moist eyes and even wipe-away tears at the end of a screening of the love story Nights in Rodanthe.

National Lampoon, Inc. (AMEX:NLN), the most widely recognized brand in comedy, announced today that it would release and distribute the feature film, "National Lampoon's Dirty Movie." The film was written by Alan Donnes and Tanner Colby and directed by Chris Meloni and Jerry Daigle.

Fox develops `Courtroom' pilot Fox has ordered a pilot for "Courtroom K," a legal comedy from "House" executive producer Paul Attanasio. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Courtroom K" is set in Milwaukee Superior Court and focuses on a judge, a prosecutor and a public defender.

U.S. television actor Christopher Meloni has signed on to star in Nickelodeon's first original prime-time family movie, the network announced Thursday. Also to appear in the small screen comedy Gym Teacher: The Movie are Nathan Kress, Amy Sedaris and David Alan Grier.

Sydney TV viewers were able to watch a special two-part Law and Order: SVU event, but a mistake by Channel 10 forced them to watch it out of order. Channel 10 viewers were forced to watch the special double episode of the popular U.S.