Zinng: Poe, Mrs. Peacock, and Ziva

 

•  According to South Coast Today, a handwritten poem by Edgar Allan Poe, “The Conqueror Worm,” was sold at auction for $300,000 after expecting to fetch $10-20k. A poem of human mortality, whose original has been lost, it was dedicated to one of Poe's former friends, a Griswold, who later became one of his greatest critics.

 

•  We are wearing out one particular tag recently, but must also say a fond goodbye to actress Eileen Brennan, who will forever be, for us, Clue's ultimate Mrs. Peacock.

 

•  Michael Ausiello of TVLine says after reading the tea leaves CBS left behind, it's likely that when Ziva (Cote de Pablo) leaves NCIS in the season premiere on Sept. 24th, it will be emotional (of course!) but not grief-filled, if you know what we mean and we think you do. Whew, we can't take it.