Perhaps in a play to increase their female viewership, Showtime has announced Rob Lowe will be appearing on Californication next season for at least one episode, playing “self-possessed, award-winning movie star Eddie Nero, a possible contender to play [David Duchovny’s] Hank in the film version of his hit novel.†Well, Lowe-as-movie-star is a bit easier to take than Lowe-as-small-town-auditor. [Movieline]