With the network upfront presentations approaching soon, here is the latest pilot buzz update from THR:

CBS: “Hawaii Five-O” remains the most likely drama to receive a series order. Brett Ratner’s CIA drama “Chaos” and legal drama “Defenders” with Jim Belushi and Jerry O’Connell are considered top contenders. Nobody seems to like the “Criminal Minds” spinoff, yet most believe the drama will get picked up for midseason anyway. Among comedies, “Bleep My Dad Says” (aka “Shit My Dad Says”) seems to be an easy bet with William Shatner in the title role. Executives are said to like “HIMYM” creators’ Carter Bays and Craig Thomas’ “Livin’ on a Prayer.” Multicamera comedies “True Love” and Chuck Lorre’s “Mike and Molly” have mixed reviews, but one can’t ever count out Lorre at CBS.

Hopefully the show gets picked up. We’ll know for sure on May 19th, unless CBS announces it early.

A pilot status report was recently released from The Live Feed on The Hollywood Reporter website which basically lists pilots that have turned out well and look good for series pick-up in May. Minka’s comedy pilot on CBS called True Love received a nice little mention:

Among comedies, “Bleep My Dad Says” (aka “Shit My Dad Says”) is looking very strong, with William Shatner nailing the title role in a recent taping. Chuck Lorre’s latest comedy, “Mike & Molly,” is said to have also had a great taping. And ensemble comedy “True Love,” starring Tyler Labine and Jason Biggs, is said to have turned out well.

E! Online just posted some spoilers regarding Minka’s character on Parenthood. Check out the snippet below:

Illana in Maine: Save Parenthood! Sorry, wrong article, but I just love this show. What’s happening on it?
When Minka Kelly arrives as Max’s new Asperger’s aid on Parenthood, things take a rocky jealous turn for Kristina (Monica Potter) and Adam (Peter Krause). Can we just take a second to welcome Minka back to our television screens? We Friday Night Light fans have missed you so. And poor Julia (Erika Christensen). She’s still trying to wiggle her way back into her daughter’s life, this time by teaching Sydney a little self-defense. Hope this yields better results than those swim lessons.

Read more:  E! Online

And in True Love news, Tyler Labine (from Repear and Sons of Tuscon) has been tapped to star in the pilot for the second time. Tyler’s True Love commitment is now in second position to his role on Sons of Tuscon. The Hollywood Reporter

Jason Biggs will lead the cast of CBS’ comedy pilot “True Love,” with Dan Fogler co-starring. “Love” revolves around four friends in New York, two falling in love, the other two not so much. Biggs will play the kind and unassuming Henry, a lawyer who falls in love with a stranger (Minka Kelly) while in a long-term relationship. Fogler will play Henry’s best friend, a fellow lawyer who doesn’t believe in love. Also cast in the pilot is Sarah Wright as Connie’s (Ashley A. Morris) employer. Via The Hollywood Reporter

And another blurb from The Futon Critic:

TRUE LOVE (CBS) – Jason Biggs (“My Best Friend’s Girl”), Dan Fogler (“Balls of Fury”) and Sarah Wright (“The Loop”) have each landed roles in the comedy pilot, about a group of twentysomethings in New York looking for love. He’ll play one of them, Henry Parr, a lawyer who’s billed “Prince Charming” by the local papers after talking down a jumper from the top of the Empire State Building. Fogler then is set as Larry Meyer (“chubby, bearded, and looking miserable”), Henry’s best-friend and co-worker. Rounding out the cast then is Wright as Tiffany McDermott (“very young, Playboy Playmate type”), the nanny of Ashley Austin Morris’s character. Minka Kelly and Hal Williams also star in the half-hour, which Pamela Fryman is helming off a script by Matt Tarses. CBS Television Studios, FanFare Productions and Sony Pictures Television are producing.

Some new casting has been announced for Minka’s upcoming CBS comedy pilot:

TRUE LOVE (CBS) – Hal Williams (“227″) is the latest addition to the comedy pilot, about four people in their 20s in New York looking for love. He’ll play Earl Mumford, the show’s narrator, who works on the observation deck of the Empire State Building. Ashley Austin Morris and Minka Kelly co-star in the half-hour, which has also added Pamela Fryman (“How I Met Your Mother”) as director. Matt Tarses penned the project, a co-production of CBS Television Studios, FanFare Productions and Sony Pictures Television.

Via The Futon Critic