Lynda Carter left some pretty big red boots to fill - not to mention a skin-tight, shiny leotard - but “Friday Night Lights” star Adrianne Palicki will do her best when she takes on the role of Wonder Woman for NBC, as written by David E. Kelley (“Ally McBeal,” “The Practice”).

MORE TELEVISION

* The New York Times offers this analysis of the IBM computer Watson’s public spanking of “Jeopardy” super-champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter this week.

* “Seinfeld”’s cantankerous Uncle Leo, actor Len Lesser, died at age 88 of cancer-related pneumonia - not backlash from being a “close talker.”

* January Jones says that all the kvetching about the up-in-the-air return of “Mad Men” is overblown. Easy for her to say. She’s not getting crazy-desperate for a Don Draper fix, like so many of us out here …

* WKQI-FM’s “Mojo in the Morning” co-host Spike got a cease-and-desist letter Wednesday after he posted photos of himself on the empty set of “Glee.” (He’d snuck in while attending a pre-Grammys event in L.A.)

MOVIES

* The New York Times gives some love to Oscar’s neglected technical category nominees.

THEATER

* South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are getting ready for the premiere of their Broadway musical comedy, “The Book of Mormon.” Color me very, very intrigued.

* Producers of the plagued new musical, “Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark,” have reportedly asked Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, a playwright who’s also written Spidey stories for Marvel Comics, if he’s interested in helping to re-write the script. Godspeed, my friend.

MUSIC

* Apparently, Billy Ray Cyrus was friends with Kurt Cobain. Huh.

* Super low-key music group Cowboy Junkies recently released “Demons,” a tribute to singer/songwriter Vic Chesneutt, and the New York Times offers an article about the group’s current status and plans.

* Some student scientists at Baylor College of Medicine have way more time than I would have imagined, putting together an academic song parody of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.” Cute in a nerdy way.

* Aretha Franklin, after undergoing surgery in December for an “undisclosed ailment,” plans to return to the stage in May, and will release an album in May with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Also, despite focusing on weight loss currently, the Queen of Soul says that she’s back at “150 percent.” I’ll take that to mean she’s just feeling better.

* A recording of Doors front man Jim Morrison performing a poem, titled “Path to Zero,” has been given new life by composer Jonathan Elias, who’s worked it into one of his new, modern compositions. If you want to check it out, Rolling Stone’s site offers an exclusive listen.

MUSEUMS

* The blockbuster exhibit “Dinosaurs Unearthed” will be unveiled at Detroit’s Science Center this Saturday, and the Detroit News offers this preview.

MISCELLANEOUS

* The Detroit News has an overview of Wednesday night’s Mock Rock event at Hill Auditorium, as does AnnArbor.com’s Jeff Arnold. AnnArbor.com photographer Lon Horwedel offers a slideshow from last night’s show, and check out these video highlights. (Go fellow band geeks!)

Renee Tellez contributed to this roundup. Jenn McKee is the entertainment digital journalist for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at jennmckee@annarbor.com or 734-623-2546, and follow her on Twitter @jennmckee.