Fast Track: William Shatner’s Priceline character to meet his demise

A roundup of entertainment headlines for Friday:

William Shatner is ending his time as Priceline spokesperson with a commercial that features the character’s fiery death. (Los Angeles Times)

“Star Wars: The Old Republic” may be the biggest entertainment production in history. (Los Angeles Times)

Great news, kids! Geraldo is coming to the radio! (Los Angeles Times)

How popular are Super Bowl ads? The ads are now getting teaser trailers. (Los Angeles Times)

Hey, “Grey’s Anatomy,” remember all those times Katherine Heigl complained about the bad scripts and long hours, and then quit? Well, she’d like to come back. (Los Angeles Times)

“30 Rock” tackled Tracy Morgan’s homophobic-rant controversy in Thursday night’s episode. (New York Times)

Will Drew Peterson be able to watch his own life played out in a Lifetime movie? Maybe. If the warden with the remote is willing to change the channel. (Chicago Tribune)

Miss Piggy was a guest judge on “Project Runway.” (Huffington Post)

David Lynch is making his own coffee brand now. But is it “damn good”? (Huffington Post)

Robert Redford kicked off Sundance with not-nice words for Mitt Romney and “Transformers.” (Huffington Post)

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