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'Firefly: Browncoats Unite' Teases Future Developments

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Easily one of the most successful failed shows of all time, the Science Channel has been the cable home of "Firefly" for a little while now. For the show's tenth anniversary, the network broadcast "Firefly: Browncoats Unite," a special that reunited the people that brought the show to life so they could reminisce about the good old days with an oral history of the show.

On board was the principal cast, as well as creator Joss Whedon and executive producers Tim Minear and Jose Molina. Not only were fans treated to stories about the entire run of the series -- from its creation to its cancellation and resurrection as a feature film called "Serenity" -- they were even treated to some nuggets of what could have been.

Specifically, future plans for some of the characters were revealed, like Inara's (Morena Baccarin) intended battle with terminal cancer. As well as the show played with heavy content, it can be certain this would have been a powerful arc.

Alas, "Firefly" only lives on now in those fourteen episodes -- only ten of which aired on Fox (in the wrong order!). But in true cult classic fashion, though it only lasted a little while, it has been loved emphatically for a decade with surely many more to come.

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'Rehab With Dr. Drew': Patient Runs Away, Gets Hospitalized

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Dr. Drew and his team had to make a tough call on the latest episode of "Rehab with Dr. Drew." After Drewbee wandered away from the treatment facility, Dr. John Sharp and the team made the decision to have him committed to a hospital.

According to Dr. Sharp, the decision was made largely because of Drewbee's behavior leading up to the incident where he essentially ran away from treatment. He'd become more withdrawn and private with his thoughts since a family weekend, so there was concern about him out in the world on his own during that period of time.

"Drewbee may not be happy to be transferred to a hospital, but he has decided to listen to Dr. Sharp’s recommendation and he is going willfully," Dr. Drew explained on the show. He said he would work with the family to prepare them for "this next level of care."

Keep up with all the real-life drama on "Rehab with Dr. Drew," Sundays at 8 p.m. ET on VH1.

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Swift & Bieber Clean Up At EMAs

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FRANKFURT, Germany — Taylor Swift beat Rihanna in the battle of the women at the 2012 MTV EMA, taking three out of a possible five awards.

Rihanna and Swift topped the nominations with six and five nods respectively, but 22-year-old American singer-songwriter Swift walked away with Best Female, Best Live and Best Look.

Barbados-born R&B singer Rihanna went empty handed, while Canadian pop star Justin Bieber matched Swift for the boys and earned Best World Stage, along with repeat wins for Best Pop and Best Male.

South Korean pop sensation Psy's "Gangnam Style" won the award for Best Video and the late Whitney Houston was named Global Icon for her impact on pop music.

The 19th-annual MTV EMA was broadcast live from Frankfurt's historic Festhalle Sunday.

Why 'Les Miserables' Made Anne Hathaway Miserable

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NEW YORK — Anne Hathaway credits her new husband Adam Schulman for helping her get through the grueling filming of the screen adaptation of "Les Miserables."

In "Les Mis," the 30-year-old actress plays Fantine, a struggling, sickly mother forced into prostitution in 1800s Paris.

Hathaway lost 25 pounds and cut her hair for the role. She tells the December issue of Vogue, the part left her in a "state of deprivation, physical and emotional." She felt easily overwhelmed and says Shulman was understanding and supportive.

The couple wed in September in Big Sur, Calif. Hathaway wore a custom gown by Valentino whom she collaborated with on the design. Working with the designer is a memory she says she will "treasure forever."

The December issue of Vogue hits stores Nov. 20.

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Tori Spelling Introduces Son Finn Davey

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Meet Finn Davey McDermott!

Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott introduce their fourth child, posing inside the 10-week-old's nursery in a set of recently released photos.

Amanda Bynes Isn't Getting The Support We Thought She Was

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Amanda Bynes swears she isn't blowing off her former TV co-star Jennie Garth ... despite what Jennie said on national television -- and now AB is on a mission to make things right. 

During an interview with Jeff Probst this week, Jennie said she had reached out to Amanda to check on her in the wake of her driving-related legal problems -- but Amanda's telling friends, that can't be true.

What 'Anna Karenina' Star Keira Knightley Isn't Good At

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Since Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" was published in 1877, there have been some 25 adaptations of the epic novel for either film or television, with actresses from Greta Garbo to Vivien Leigh to Sophie Marceau in the title role of Anna. Because of that history, did Keira Knightley, who stars in a brand-new version of "Anna Karenina," have any concern about stepping in to play the famed character?

"Joe Wright literally said, 'How about 'Anna Karenina'?' And I said, 'Yes,'" Knightley told HuffPost Entertainment in a recent interview. "I said 'yes' faster than I said it right then."

"Anna Karenina" is the third film Wright and Knightley have made together since 2005; the pair previously collaborated on "Pride and Prejudice," which earned Knightley her only Oscar nomination, and "Atonement," which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Those expecting a staid period piece from the duo, however, might be disappointed: This version of "Anna Karenina," scripted by acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard, takes place on a giant stage, giving the film a theatricality that goes beyond corsets and 19th century facial hair. (Jude Law and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, as, respectively, Knightley's onscreen husband and lover, sport some of the year's more memorable scruff.)

Knightley spoke to HuffPost Entertainment about why she's not necessarily friends with her frequent director, how "Anna Karenina" found new meaning for her as an adult, and why she wouldn't make a good producer.

In preparing for the film, what did you learn about Anna Karenina as a character that surprised you?
I originally read the book when I was about 19. What was extraordinary was that my memory of the character, from then, was totally different from my perception of her when I re-read it last year before we did the film. I remember her as being incredibly innocent and the victim, and I remember everybody else being hideous and it not being her fault. All of a sudden, I read it again and went, "Oh. Wow." [Laughs] This was a very different beast and a very different character than I remembered it being. So, that was kind of quite shocking. I had anticipated playing one character and suddenly another one presented itself to me.

Anna is not an anti-hero, per se, but she certainly has a lot of dark shades to her character. Did that aspect of the role excite you?
Absolutely. I think in a lot of modern films, the female characters mainly always have to be likeable. I was really interested in walking the line between making her the heroine and the anti-heroine. I don't think she is the anti-heroine, but there are certain points within the piece where you do hold her up and go, "I don't like you and, morally, I have a problem with what you're doing." Actually, I think there are certain areas where she's meant to be condemned, and what was interesting was trying to juggle that with also making her sympathetic and understandable, yet still trying to bring that darker element out. It was one of the great challenges, but it was what made her so exciting to play.

Hollywood is notoriously bereft of strong female characters, yet you seem to find a lot of them to play. Are you very picky with your choices?
I am very picky. And, yes, it is frustrating. But given that I'm not producing and not directing I don't really have a right to complain. I think it is very difficult to find really interesting roles and there are very few, so I feel incredibly fortunate that this is one [I got to play]. I think, in general, the female audience is a massive one, and actually it's one that's rarely really tapped into. Everybody is after that very famous and rather elusive demographic of men, age 18-24. Well, actually, I'm not in that demographic and I want to see women who are complex and strange and people who I can relate to and be terrified of and want to be and all the rest of it. So, I guess, as an actor, that's what I'm looking for: those people that interest me the most.

Why don't you get into producing?
I'm crap at that side of it! [Laughs] I definitely like the idea of having ideas and going, "God, that would make a great film!" But I think the actual business aspect of it isn't within my area of strength. But, I think [pause] maybe. Maybe. Who knows?

This is your third film with Joe Wright. How has your relationship developed since "Pride and Prejudice"?
Well, we're not friends. We started off being colleagues. When we did "Atonement," we really didn't need to speak. It was so symbiotic; we totally knew what each other was thinking. We imagined it was going to be the same on "Anna Karenina." Then, on the first day of rehearsal, I remember sitting there and suddenly realizing that it had been five years since we last worked together on a film and I noticed how much we had each changed. I can't even put my finger on what it was, but we had different experiences, our interests had gone along on different paths. It was like, "Wow, OK. This thing that we thought we knew is suddenly altered." And, actually, thank God, because how boring it would have been if we had been exactly the same people that we were when we last worked together. There was a moment of readjustment.

I think it also had to do with the fact that this was definitely the most difficult creature we tried to tackle. With "Pride and Prejudice," Elizabeth Bennet is somebody who you love and you're meant to love. It's sort of the same with Cecilia Tallis in "Atonement": As much as she's a bitch at the beginning and she's quite icy, you don't not love her for it. Then you get to Anna and Anna -- there's a real question mark about what you're meant to feel about Anna. What is her function within the story? It took a lot of discussion. Some days Joe would say, "God, I hate her." Some days, I'd say, "God, I hate her."

Did you have any trepidation about signing on for "Anna Karenina" since there have already been over a dozen adaptations of it for either film or television?
No, I didn't. I think it's because I read the book -- even though I remembered it being completely different -- and it had left a lasting imprint on me, as I think it does with most people who read it. The other adaptations -- I had only seen the Greta Garbo one and one of the television versions -- they hadn't been ones that I've gone back to again and again and again. What I wanted was my memory and my vision of the character I saw in the book and not what I'd seen in the film.

This version of "Anna Karenina" is also quite original, if only because of Joe sets almost all of the action on a giant stage.
It was meant to be a straight telling. Joe told me like 12 weeks before we started shooting. I was like, "Oh, God. Here we go!" We suddenly found ourselves in a position where people were going, "Oh, it's you guys! You can do that! You know, that's what you do. That's great!" Every other time we made a film, people would go, "Oh, no. That's going to be crap." We're quite good at working under those circumstances, and we weren't quite as good working with everyone going, "That's going to be great." So I think we all wanted to do something that really pushed ourselves and had the definite possibility of failure. What he said to me was "I want to make a ballet with words." I thought that was an extraordinary way to look at the whole thing. The idea that he wanted to look at movement and tell the story and emotion in as many different ways as possible. I just thought it was a ballsy move.

It seems to have paid off. There's a lot of Oscar buzz around "Anna Karenina." What do you think of the whole awards season spectacle?
The wonderful thing about being a part of it is that it's basically a way of people saying, "We like your movie and we found it exciting." You can't really ask for more than that. Whatever the outcome is, I don't know, but just to be a part of the lot of films that people are generally saying are really great in the year [is exciting]. Particularly for us, when we really didn't know whether this would work. This was a total gamble for all of us. We felt like we were holding hands and jumping off a cliff. The fact that you get to the other side of that and the response has been good. Also, not. It's been mixed, but predominately people are really getting something out of it.

That reminds me of another one of your films: "Love Actually." Nine years later, are you surprised that it has continued to live on as holiday classic?
It's amazing that it turned that kind of Christmas movie, isn't it? I don't think anyone realized it was going to do that. It's nice. That one and "Bend It Like Beckham" have a life beyond release. It's an extraordinary thing when people come up and go, "Oh, you know, that's the thing I watch every Christmas." It's a lovely thing. That's why you make them.

The Rest of the Best: The 21 Runners-Up to Our Most Dynamic Duos of Black Culture (SLIDESHOW)

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It's often said there's power in numbers, and in celebration of Black culture’s most dynamic duos, there is no shortage of power couple candidates. From television to film, music to politics, journalists to philanthropists, athletes to authors, the following are 21 runners-up to our list of America’s most famous and influential celebrity duos.

Did your favorite couple crack our list? Care to nominate anyone we missed? Chances are, you do, which is why we’re counting down the rest of our top 8 couples every week until the end of the year, so check back Sundays here on Black Voices to see who made the final cut.



PHOTO: Kim Kardashian Wears Her Leather Uniform Again

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Leather-lover Kim Kardashian donned leggings and a see-through tank top Monday in Miami. The 31-year-old reality star and girlfriend of Kanye West showed off her uniform of black leather pants and high heels as she made her way out onto a sidewalk with an entourage in tow.

Kardashian is in Miami filming the upcoming season of "Kourtney and Kim Take Miami," premiering on E! in January 2013. And from the look of things, Kardashian has been keeping a super-tight schedule: Just yesterday, she attended the MTV European Music Awards with beau West wearing -- you guessed it -- a black, leather-like dress.

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Raphael Sbarge: My Green Wish

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After the birth of my daughter, I was struck by how strong and good I suddenly felt as a father. Conversely, I also felt remarkably vulnerable and defenseless to protect this little person's journey in a world as vast and complex as ours. Intellectually, of course, I knew that part of growing up is learning from the hard knock of experience. But I asked myself: "What can I do and how can I contribute in any small way to leave the world a little better then when I found it, for Gracie?"

While I have never considered myself an environmentalist -- I would never use such a highfalutin' word -- I guess I've always been drawn to things that consider the planet. Recycler, composter, vegetable gardener, a planter of trees, a driver of hybrid cars -- I guess I could be called a radical-greenie-tree-hugger in certain circles. But one doesn't have to look very hard to be inundated with details of humans overwhelming nature. Headlines about climate change, the effects of chemicals on the earth, frog and bee depopulation, rising waters due to ice cap melt, the effects of plastic on marine animals ... I could go on. It's too much, too hard to hold it all in your head at one time. I found myself thinking, "To heck with it, I'm overwhelmed!"

From this concussion of ideas is where this notion grew. Green Wish is actually a nonprofit that raises money for other nonprofits across the sustainable movement.

Green Wish is a concept of giving that allows people to support a movement -- not just one organization, but multiple ones, which alternate every 12 months. Our idea is to find groups that meet the following criteria:

  1. They're local.
  2. They reach across a spectrum of the green conversation, including air, earth, water and sustainable education.
  3. They're nonprofits, with a track record of doing good work in the community.
  4. They tend to be on the smaller side.

Using the oft-heard refrain of "Buy Local," Green Wish has attempted to expand that idea to include "Give Local" -- hyper-local, even. Our philosophy is that if people can see the results in their own neighborhoods, it can help inspire them to be stewards of their environment.

It felt more scalable, and easier to grasp this way. Since we're bombarded with news of environmental damage on a daily basis, the toxic effect of all that information (in my opinion) is that it actually encourages people to tune out. If folks can connect to organizations making a long-term difference right where they live, and feel good about that, then the potential for environmental apathy can also be changed, and people can begin to strive to make difference choices. Ultimately, that can add up to real change.

Green Wish began in Los Angeles and has grown to include other cities across the country. We have offered people a chance to use our infrastructure to create their own community-based green nonprofit, and direct the funds to local nonprofits of their choice. A board is established in every new city; its leaders identify the groups they wish to support, and work with the founding organization to kick start relationships with retailers and business owners interested in promoting the message of "Community Helping Community." The beneficiaries of the Los Angeles Green Wish chapter include Friends of the Los Angeles River (working to restore the river way), Algalita Marine Research Institute (doing important research on the effects of plastic on marine animals) and Food Forward (a group that gathers volunteers to pick fruit from local trees on public or private land, and donate it to the hungry, a sustainable idea).

Noted environmentalist Ed Begley Jr. is both the face of Green Wish and on the board. He came on to lend his support to an idea that he felt was quite unique and exciting: Helping not just one group, but many.

We use three methods to raise funds; one is via cards found at retailers' counters, which get scanned into a purchase in $1, $3 and $5 increments. The retailers get a tax-deductible letter for collecting the money. The second is by partnering with a business that wishes to make regular contributions and become a "community member." The third is through partnerships with local events at schools or in the community, which then donate a portion of their proceeds toward Green Wish. We strive for .90 on every dollar to go to our groups, and work hard to promote the various groups we support to bring not just money, but also (perhaps more importantly) awareness.

Green Wish is a platform to help as many folks as possible, locally, in cities wherever it gets adopted. We see it as a kind of open source concept for green giving, with the proceeds going right back into the community.

As to Gracie, now 10, she thinks it's pretty cool. She and my 8-year-old son, Django, like to help with some of the details of running a nonprofit. The most important work I'm doing, I believe, is at home, patterning a relationship to the earth that I hope they will come to own and embrace. This is their planet, we are preparing it for them, and they will one day be faced with, most likely, more complex choices than we are facing now. That said, our Green Wish motto, our hope, is "to gather coins, to make real change."

If you are interested in finding out more or starting a Green Wish chapter in your area, please contact us at greenwish@greenwish.com.

LOOK: 'Twilight' Star Gets Dark, Deadly In New PETA Ad

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"Twilight" actress Christian Serratos might play the sweet best friend of Bella Swan, but in a new PETA ad campaign, the 22-year-old gets dark and deadly.

In a pro-vegetarian ad for PETA, Serratos urges fans to avoid eating animal products. "Your body shouldn't be a graveyard," the ad reads.

The photo shoot honors animals who have been sacrificed in the name of consumption, but it also pays homage to Serratos' Hispanic heritage. (The ad campaign features the actress dressed in Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, attire.)

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"Dia de Los Muertos is a holiday that pays tribute to the dead and also celebrates life," she told PETA. "So I thought what better of an idea to bring it in with PETA and let people know how we can respect the living and the dead. Going vegetarian could be an incredible option for people if they would just educate themselves."

Serratos said she had various reasons for going vegetarian, but she noted how the decision also improved her health. "I just felt better and brighter and lighter, and I had more energy … It was a big deal to me, being an animal lover."

The "Twilight" actress, who plays Bella's best human friend, Angela Weber, hopes that people will stop separating pets they love from animals raised on farms for slaughter. "We've been programmed to think meat is protein and you need meat," she told PETA. "No, we are not cavemen. There are plenty other ways."

Holidays are no exception. Serratos plans to celebrate this Thanksgiving with good ol' fashioned tofurkey.

“I’m a vegetarian and have a new PETA campaign out this fall," she told Maxim magazine in October. "I make a fabulous tofurkey for Thanksgiving. My Mexican-Italian family can’t tell the difference.”

This is not the first time Serratos has campaigned on behalf of animal rights.

In 2009, when she was just 19, Serratos stripped down for a PETA anti-fur ad. At the time, the ad turned heads because the teen actress was best known for roles in PG series like "Hannah Montana," "Zoey 101" and "7th Heaven."

LOOK: "Twilight" actress Christian Serratos' PETA ad
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Christina's Latest: Not Great, Not Horrible

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-- Christina Aguilera, "Lotus" (RCA Records)

Christina Aguilera is easily one of contemporary music's best voices. She's got pipes that music-lovers need to hear at a time when Top 40 radio features studio-enhanced vocals and award shows are full of lip syncing. That's why her fifth album, "Lotus," is somewhat disappointing – not because it isn't good, but because it isn't great.

Sure, it's an improvement from 2010's "Bionic," a chaotic album that is Aguilera's only one not to reach platinum status. "Lotus" is more focused, thankfully, but not as satisfying as her first three releases.

The new 13-track album is the singer's first music offering since she filed for divorce two years ago. And when she's emotional, she sounds best.

The title track kicks off the album nicely as Aguilera sings about starting over. On "Best of Me," she sings: "Words cut through my skin, tears roll down my chin, my walls crumble within." And later in the song she sings in a beautiful belt: "I will rise undefeated, I will not let you bring me down." You just want to cheer her on. Sing it, girl.

Another standout is the piano tune "Blank Page," co-written by Sia, whose work with Aguilera on "Bionic" is that album's highlight. "Sing for Me," too, is great and sounds like a personal anthem for Aguilera, who has gotten a boost recently as a coach on NBC's "The Voice."

Where the singer falls short is on what are supposed to be the "fun" songs, like "Red Hot Kinda Love," "Around the World" and "Make the World Move," which features a barely heard CeeLo Green. The first single, the Max Martin-produced "Your Body," is also a miss. Martin is a little better on his other contribution, the dance-heavy "Let There Be Love," which sounds typical of what's out there, but still feels like a radio hit.

It's almost like Aguilera isn't getting the best material from the songwriters and producers on "Lotus," which includes Alex da Kid (Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie," B.o.B's "Airplanes"), Lucas Secon, Supa Dups, Claude Kelly, Bonnie McKee, Tracklacers, Steve Robson and others. Her excellent voice deserves excellent songs.

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CHECK OUT THIS TRACK: "Circles," with its punk rock hook, screams to be remixed by Nicki Minaj and Rihanna.

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Shirley Jones Joins 'Cougar Town'

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Shirley Jones is grabbing her wine glass and heading to "Cougar Town."

According to TBS, "The Partridge Family" veteran will play Anne, an elderly woman who buys Grayson's old house. However, there's a catch: Jules must spend time with her.

Anne is full of advice -- after all, she's Mama Partridge -- and dishes it out to Jules, whether Jules is into it or not. Sounds like "Cougar Town" just got a wacky neighbor in the form of an Oscar winner.

In other casting news ...

"The Good Wife" actress Jill Flint has landed an NBC pilot.
Flint will play Dr. Jordan Santos, the new chief of the night shift in NBC's "After Hours" medical drama pilot. [TVLine]

Lorraine Toussaint will guest star on "Body of Proof."
Toussaint will appear in multiple episodes as a police chief who clashes with Dr. Hunt. [THR]

"90210" has tapped Terrell Owens for a guest spot.
Owens will make his appearance in a February episode of The CW series. [TVLine]

JoAnna Garcia Pregnant

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There's a baby slugger on the way!

JoAnna Garcia and her husband Nick Swisher are expecting their first child next year, the actress revealed on Twitter.

"So happy to finally be able to share our news!" Garcia tweeted today (Nov. 12). "Nick and I are expecting our first baby in 2013! Feeling so blessed and beyond excited!"

And Swisher shared the pregnancy news on his Facebook page as well, writing, "We are expecting a little Swisher in the spring of 2013! Words can't describe how blessed we feel to be expanding our family and are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our new addition. Your support and kindness has meant so much to us throughout the years and we wanted to personally share the news with you all."

The "Animal Practice" star, 33, and the former New York Yankees outfielder, 31, -- he is currently a free agent after declining a $13.3 million one-year qualifying offer from the team -- began dating in August 2009 and tied the knot on Dec. 11, 2010 in Palm Beach, Fla.

Congrats to the soon-to-be first-time parents!

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Mr. Turner Talks 'Boy Meets World' Spinoff & More!

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With a "Boy Meets World" spinoff in the works, longtime fans of the show are wondering what the original "Boy Meets World" stars are up to now ... and how they're feeling about a sequel series 12 years later.

"I'm very excited for Disney and [creator] Michael Jacobs," William Russ, who played Cory's dad Alan Matthews on the series, told HuffPost. "They are a great team and will produce an exceptional show, I have no doubt."

"I'd love to talk [to Disney] about being a part of it," Lily Nicksay, who played Cory's little sister Morgan in the show's early years, told TMZ. Though she's yet to be approached by the network, Nicksay said she's excited about the spinoff.

Russ and Nicksay aren't the only cast members who have high hopes about the show. Anthony Tyler Quinn, who played everyone's second favorite teacher -- next to Mr. Feeny (William Daniels), of course -- took the time to speak with HuffPost TV via phone to discuss "Boy Meets World," Michael Jacobs, playing Mr. Turner and more.

Are you excited about the "Boy Meets World" spinoff series?
If it's done right, I think it'll be wonderful. I think Michael Jacobs is a great writer and producer, and I think if anybody can do it right, he's your man ... I'm really excited it's getting so much buzz.

Would you appear on "Girl Meets World" if given the opportunity?
Of course! "Boy Meets World" was and continues to be these beautiful brushstrokes in my life. It was a wonderful experience, and I think Michael's going to create something fresh. I'd love to be a part of it.

What do you think Mr. Turner's role would be like after all these years?
There's a lot of different of different ways you could go with it. He could watch [the characters] from a distance as a teacher might do. Or maybe they've been in touch this whole time and never really talked about it. Obviously, I think my character would have grown in the eduction field, maybe become an administrator.

You played a teacher for so long. What advice would you give to Ben Savage about taking on that role since Cory will reportedly be a history teacher in the sequel?
Obviously, focus on your work and try to relate to the kids. Try to find some kind of common ground, but be a leader. You want them to follow and respect you. It's a difficult balance, to reach them on your level and say, "Come and follow me because I'm more experienced and know more than you. You have to take my lead."

Have you kept in touch with the cast?
Ben [Savage] and I have kept tabs on each other on Facebook, and I'm still very close with Will Friedle [who played Eric Matthews.] He and I became like family. We're in constant communication and so forth, and some of the other cast members have gone their own way. That's part of the process when you're on a show sometimes. You come together for a certain amount of time and become a family, and when it's done, you just kind of move on and do other things.

Has watching them grow up been weird for you?
No, not really. I think when it gets weird is when they grow up and take a left turn and become something completely different from what they were. They were great kids when they were doing the show. From what I see and what I know, they've become the wonderful adults I always knew they could be. It's great to see them progress and experience success in their lives.

When people recognize you on the street do they still call you Mr. Turner?
All the time. What amazes me about this show is that people are always coming up to me and not only telling me how much they love the show, but how much the show means to them, and how much my character means to them. Even my daughter has people all the time that geek out and say, "Your dad was the teacher on 'Boy Meets World?' I love that guy!" Even as recently as this year I had a casting director tell me I've always been one of her favorite actors. She said, "My son chose his career path based on your character in 'Boy Meets World.'" That brought me to tears. It's everything you dream about when you're on a TV show. And to have something like that come true is a magic moment.

I feel like there was so much focus on the teachers in "Boy Meets World" with you and Mr. Feeny, and I don't feel that's true of most shows. Why do you think that was?
For me -- and I could be wrong about this -- but "Boy Meets World" was one of the last shows, if not the last show, where adults on the show were still wiser than the kids, even though the kids were the stars. It seemed like if the kids were the stars in every show after that, the adults weren't really present. The kids were in charge. So what really stood out for me was that the adult figures on the show were leaders. People the kids could trust and follow.

You've had a series of guest roles over the past few years like "Pretty Little Liars" and "House." What's been your favorite
For me, it's not the size of the role -- it's the people I've always admired. I've never been able to lose that sense of wonder. When I did a guest role on "House" -- I really loved that show, and in my opinion, the hours of "House" have been the finest hours of television ever -- so to be put on a show like that and to share the screen with those people was a dream come true. I was able to work with Dick Van Dyke, who I think is the epitome of a leading man on a show. He showed people how to be charming, likable and funny. To be able to talk with and share a scene with him was just absolutely wonderful.

Emma Stone Spotted At The Altar

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Emma Stone: actress, model... minister?

The movie star officiated the wedding between her publicist, Holly Shakoor, and "Gangster Squad" director Ruben Fleischer in Ojai, Calif. Saturday, the New York Daily News reports.

Stone played matchmaker and introduced the two while she was filming "Gangster Squad" last year.

Sofia Vergara, one of Shakoor's many celebrity clients, also attended the wedding, and tweeted a photo of the happy couple and one of herself eating cake.

Meanwhile, Stone's romance with Andrew Garfield, which began on the set of "The Amazing Spider Man," seems to be going strong -- the two were photographed enjoying lunch in Santa Barara last Thursday.

See more A-listers who participated in their non-famous friends' nuptials in the slideshow below.

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D.L. Hughley: RIP America!

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On November 6th 2012 America reelected Barack Hussein Obama as president of the United States.

This election, in my opinion, is historic in a myriad of ways. President Obama is now the second Democrat, following Bill Clinton, to win reelection since Franklin D. Roosevelt. He is also the first black president to win reelection ever. While these accomplishments are important in their own respect, what has struck me the most in the days following the election is the make-up of those who reelected President Obama.

The election commentary over this past week has been wonderful to watch. One, because I'm not afraid to admit that I love seeing Karl Rove, Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh and the Republican party in general distraught, and two, because I have finally caught the "hope" bug. The Republican Party has a problem that it hasn't yet been brave enough to admit: This country has in fact changed.

Exit polls show that 71 percent of the Latino vote, 93 percent of the Black vote, and 55 percent of the woman vote went to Barack Obama. Essentially President Obama was reelected by "minorities" (read: everyone but the richest, most powerful white men). America is increasingly becoming a country of "others." Entire populations of people are thriving in a country that for so long has been control by so few. While Republicans are horrified by this realization, the rest of America is joyous.

To the rest of us, the end of a certain group being in complete control of the government, and by default the United States, is progress. If the reelection of President Obama by a large populace of the American electorate is the death of America, then I'm glad to see it go. There can be no rebirth without death. I'm glad the America that worked for some Americans while leaving others out in the cold is dead.

Republicans are having a hard time believing that Barack Obama was elected by "the people," and the problem they are having is that "the people" is no longer a phrase synonymous with white America. The coalition that reelected President Obama is inclusive of all Americans.

There are are also those who are saying that Romney would have won but Hurricane Sandy ruined his chances. So I guess God was an undecided voter until a week before the election. Hell, even God is a part of this new coalition of Obama supporters.

The inscription on the Statue of Liberty, which greeted those immigrated to the United States from across the world, reads: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me; I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" President Obama's reelection is America finally living up to what we've been saying about ourselves since this country's founding.
I am proud that Washington, Maryland and Maine approved measures that support the right for all Americans regardless of their sexual orientation to marry whomever they want. I am definitely glad that Colorado and Washington now have legal weed! I'm proud that Tammy Baldwin, who I had the pleasure of hearing speak at my oldest daughters' graduation from Smith College, is the first openly gay woman to win a Senate seat. It was Chik-fil-A v. Glee and Glee won!

It's about time we became the America we always talk about, an inclusive country with a representative government that serves "the people" and is a reflection of them. I was glad to cast my vote for President Obama because I believe we as a nation are on our way to the more perfect union we should strive to be every day. After Tuesday night's election, I have hope that we are in fact, on the right path.

Taylor Hanson: Hanson's 2012 So Far - Shadows, Spaces and Faces

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In a business that has no permanent rules one thing being a musician and an entertainment business entrepreneur has always promised is long days and interesting scenery. Yes it offers a lot more detail and many fulfilling experiences during those long days, but the perks come with a punch card permanently clocked in.

For a year that has been dedicated to the planning of a new album release in 2013 (which is underway) and focusing on looking back at 20 years of music (our band turned 20 this year) we still found a way to cover a lot of ground, from the Far East to the Great North. In this collection of words and pictures I am going to take the chance that you do not mind a lot of skylines, shapes and long shadows, as I feel particularly inclined to share those abstract moments in this look back at another busy year.

You see, between the great concerts (and we have had some incredible ones from Manila to Melbourne to the Vancouver bay this year), my eye is always drawn to the shapes and shadows and nondescript side streets that feel somehow familiar no matter how far away you go.

Throughout this first 10 months of 2012 we have had one constant theme, which has been to leave space for inspiration for the coming album. The idea of 'leaving space' seems an irony when you consider that this year we made it all across Canada, the Philippines, Australia and quite a few one off concerts here in the US, but it makes more sense if you realise that it is the first year since 2006 that we have not done an extensive US tour. With the idea of space for creative thinking, pondering what's next, and letting the musical wheels turn, I pulled together this smattering of ocular engagement.

In Canada we did our first full national tour in the depth of this last winter (snow covering nearly every inch), in the US we made random stops throughout the spring and summer and gathered together fans for our annual fan club gathering (called HANSON Day) and we celebrated the start of our 20th year as a band... yeah, we're all getting old. In the Philippines we brought our first tour to the country since 2004, with an incredible reception from fans everywhere we went, and to wrap up our Shout It Out world tour we returned to Australia with an extensive tour from coast to coast.

I hope you like the view.

Enjoy

'Game Of Thrones' Casts Small But Important Season 3 Role

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"Game of Thrones" has reportedly cast a small but pivotal Season 3 role -- Roslin Frey -- according to fansite Winter Is Coming. British actress Alexandra Dowling is rumored to have scored the role, after WIC discovered the credit on Dowling's resume. A request for confirmation from HBO was not immediately returned.

While fans of the books already know why Roslin's casting is so important to the story, we'll try to keep it spoiler-free for those who haven't read the novels. Suffice it to say, Robb Stark (Richard Madden) was betrothed to an unspecified daughter of House Frey in Season 2 of the HBO drama, but broke that agreement to wed the healer Talisa (Oona Chaplin) at the end of last year, much to his mother's chagrin. The sprawling Frey family, headed by Lord Walder Frey (David Bradley) should play an integral role in Season 3, if the series adheres to the storyline of George R. R. Martin's third book, "A Storm of Swords."

Winter Is Coming also reports that Lord Frey's great-grandson, Black Walder, will be played by Tim Plester, but that is also yet to be confirmed.

In other casting news ...

New Kid hits "90210's" block. Joey McIntyre will guest star on the CW soap as an up-and-coming music manager who has some business with Dixon. [EW]

Matthew Lillard joins FX pilot. The "Descendants" and "Scooby Doo" star will play Daniel Frye, a cocky (and hard-partying) reporter with the El Paso Times. If the pilot is picked up to series, Lillard will reportedly recur heavily. [The Hollywood Reporter]

"Dark Knight" actor boards "Last Resort." Singapore actor Chin Han has joined the ABC drama as as a Chinese ambassador, Mr. Zheng, who works with Andre Braugher's character to negotiate supplies for the starving submarine crew and islanders. [AsiaOne]

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