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    Jaimie Etkin

    Jaimie Etkin

    TV Editor, The Huffington Post

  • 'Clarissa' Creator Talks Where The '90s Icon Is Now

    It's been nearly 20 years since "Clarissa Explains It All" signed off Nickelodeon, but the pre-adolescent blonde at the center of the series (played by Melissa Joan Hart) who had a penchant for mismatched men's style shirts with bike shorts, hating on her redheaded little brother, and letting her best friend use a ladder to get into her bedroom, has never left the hearts and minds of many children of the '90s. The series, which aired for five seasons on Nickelodeon from 1991-1994, was a candid, yet quirky depiction of tweenhood. Mitchell Kriegman, the creator of "Clarissa Explains It All," tried to continue her story as a young woman with a 1995 CBS pilot, titled "Clarissa Now." The spinoff brought the character to New York City, where she was a young journalist working at a newspaper, but sadly, Clarissa Darling's story was cut short.

  • Marg Helgenberger Is Heading Back To 'CSI'

    Marg Helgenberger is returning to "CSI," TVLine reports. Helgenberger, who received both Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for the role, left "CSI" midway through Season 12. "CSI" executive producer Don McGill told TVLine, "We were just really excited to have Marg come back because, obviously, she’s such an important part of the history of 'CSI' ... And she was super excited.

  • Another 'Dancing' Mainstay Exits

    A "Dancing With The Stars" mainstay is signing off ... for now at least. After 14 seasons on the ABC celebrity dance competition series, pro Kym Johnson told Us Weekly she won't be a part of the "Dancing With The Stars'" upcoming Season 17. "I will be taking the next season off ... so that I may accept an amazing work opportunity back home in Australia," Johnson, who first appeared on "DWTS" Australia in 2004, said without providing further detail.

  • 'It Seems Like It Could Go Either Way'

    "True Blood" star Sam Trammell chatted with Vulture about the Sam-Nicole backlash, his character's condom fail, and how he's going to petition showrunner Brian Buckner to get Eric back on the show. One of the questions left from the finale is whether or not Eric is dead. You probably can't say, and you may not even know, but people do not want Eric to be dead.

  • Gunshots Fired In 'Revenge' Premiere

    "Revenge" Season 3 will kick off with guns blazing. A new promo (embedded above) for the ABC primetime soap's upcoming season teases, "If there's one thing you need to know about the season premiere of 'Revenge,' this is it." The trailer then cuts to Emily (Emily VanCamp), wearing a wedding dress with a champagne flute in hand, apologizing atop a boat, then getting shot in the stomach twice before falling into the ocean. VanCamp told ETOnline that in "Revenge" Season 3 Emily is "moving along full swing with her wedding plans to Daniel [Josh Bowman].

  • A 'Mother' Of A Spinoff?!

    It may not be over yet! "How I Met Your Mother" could get a spinoff, according to executive producer Carter Bays. Could that be Marshall (Jason Segel) and Lily (Alyson Hannigan)? A representative for CBS told The Huffington Post that the network is focusing on the final season of "How I Met Your Mother" right now, but this isn't the first time the brains behind the hit comedy have talked about a potential spinoff.

  • What One 'Orange Is The New Black' Star Went Through To Get The Role

    "Orange Is The New Black" is easily the biggest new hit of the summer, and the groundbreaking Netflix series from "Weeds" creator Jenji Kohan has introduced us to a bevy of unconventional TV actresses. From transgender inmate Sophia Burset (played by transgender actress Laverne Cox) to prison womanizer Carrie "Big Boo" Black (play by proud butch actress Lea DeLaria), "Orange Is The New Black" has brought true diversity to the medium. "I went in for this part [as a correctional officer].

  • Is 'Big Bang' Nearing Its End?

    CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" is one of the biggest hits on TV, and even though it's entering its seventh season, fans shouldn't be worried about the comedy nearing its end. Parsons said he plans to stick with the series for its entire run, however long that may be. During a Warner Bros.-hosted Emmy panel on "The Big Bang Theory" set moderated by TV Guide Magazine's Rob Moynihan, Parsons' co-star Johnny Galecki said he thinks the show could go on for more like 14 seasons or more.

  • Look Who's Back On 'Grey's Anatomy'

    "Grey's Anatomy" fans, we know it's been an emotional week with the Sandra Oh announcement, but there's finally some good news! Note: Do not read on if you do not want to be spoiled for "Grey's Anatomy" Season 10. Season 9 of "Grey's Anatomy" ended with quite the cliffhanger for the character, who's been on the ABC medical drama since the beginning.

  • 'Grey's' Creator Thought Show Would End After Season 4

    Shonda Rhimes does not give up secrets easily. When we caught up with the Scandal showrunner earlier this month at ABC's TV Critics Association press tour party, she was characteristically vague about what's in store for Olivia Pope and the Gladiators as the series begins its third season this fall (October 3, if you haven't updated your calendar yet). Although, If you had asked me in season three of "Grey's Anatomy," I would have said [the show would be] four seasons and out.

  • Mischa Barton: I Hope Everyone Doesn't Start Watching 'The O.C.' Again

    Many stars of "The O.C." spent last week celebrating the Fox teen drama's 10th anniversary with videos, tweets and interviews, but Mischa Barton, who played leading lady Marissa Cooper on the series, wasn't exactly joining in. Some might guess that Barton's feelings toward "The O.C." have to do with the fact that her character was killed off at the end of Season 3, which turned out to be the series' penultimate season. "It was a hundred percent a creative decision for the show and it was born out of both feeling creatively like it was the direction the show needed to head and also, quite frankly, a function of needing to do something big to shake up the show at the end of that third season to both get the show to come back for a fourth season and, I think, to give the show a real creative jolt in Season 4 and move the show in its own surprising, unexpected direction," Schwartz explained.

  • Which 'SNL' Alum Has A Shark Tank In His House?

    Shark Week may be over for the Discovery Channel this year, but there's one TV star who gets to celebrate every day. On Monday's episode of "Today," "30 Rock" and "SNL" alum Tracy Morgan showed off his at-home shark tank. The 3,000-gallon "Jaws"-themed shark tank in Morgan's New Jersey basement was created on an episode of Animal Planet’s “Tanked" in August 2012.

  • 'There Will Be People Who Hate' The 'Dexter' Finale

    "Dexter" fans are currently halfway through the show's eighth and final season and as the Miami Metro team heads toward its end, the brains behind the Showtime serial killer drama are facing the reality the fans might not all love the "Dexter" finale. “This has been the ending that we [the executive producers] have talked about for years now,” "Dexter" executive producer Sara Colleton told TVLine. In late June, Colleton told The Hollywood Reporter, "We all know that no matter what we do there are going to be a lot of people who are unhappy with [the 'Dexter' finale].

  • Who Did Desiree End Up With?

    "The Bachelorette" fans went into the finale with a lot of questions and Desiree Hartsock could've been the first "Bachelorette" to end up alone, but in the end, she accepted Chris' proposal. "You make me want to be a good person and I want to spend the rest of my life with you," Chris told Desiree, before he started to get down on one knee.

  • 'AHS' Premiere Date Revealed?!

    Production on "American Horror Story: Coven" is fully under way in New Orleans and though we've already seen Jessica Lange, Gabourey Sidibe, Taissa Farmiga, Emma Roberts and Jamie Brewer on set, two more "American Horror Story" alumni have popped up on the set. Check out Denis O' Hare, who was nominated for an Emmy for his performance as Larry Harvey in Season 1 of "American Horror Story," and Lily Rabe, who played Season 1's Nora Montgomery and the devilish Sister Mary Eunice in Season 2, "Asylum," in costume below.

  • Welcome Back To 'The O.C.,' Bitch

    It has been a decade since Ryan Atwood (Benjamin McKenzie) had his first entree into life in "The O.C.," bringing fans of teen soap along for a look at life inside the mansions of Newport Beach. The Fox drama, which premiered on August 5, 2003, was filled with envelope-pushing sexual encounters, Juicy Couture jumpsuits, Death Cab for Cutie, trips to T.J. and much, much more. Josh Schwartz was a day shy of 27 when "The O.C." first hit the airwaves, which made him the youngest TV creator ever and probably, one of the only ones who would admit to penning a highly-acclaimed pilot in his boxer shorts.

  • Rebel Wilson Defends Her American Accent

    "Super Fun Night" star and co-creator Rebel Wilson addressed a few issues critics had with the ABC comedy pilot at the Television Critics Association Summer 2013 press tour on Sunday. One critic asked why Wilson's lead character Kimmie speaks with an American accent, which the questioner indicated (as many critics think) is a mistake.

  • 'Dads' EP Admits Some Jokes Need Tweaking

    On Thursday, reporters at the Television Critics Association Summer 2013 press tour pressed the cast and crew about the direction and tone of the show, which stars Martin Mull, Peter Riegert, Brenda Song, Vanessa Lachey, Giovanni Ribisi and Seth Green. "In the pilot, we noticed some things we'd like to change or tweak moving forward," executive producer Alec Sulkin said of the episode sent to critics for screening, which has an Asian woman (Song) dressed up in a Sailor Moon-like anime outfit for the lead characters' potential business clients.

  • Get Ready To Meet The New 'Doctor'

    The next Doctor of the long-running hit series "Doctor Who" will be announced during a live special on Sunday, August 4 at 2 p.m. ET on BBC America and at 7 p.m. BST on BBC One in the UK. The half-hour show will include live special guests, Doctors old and new, as well as companions and celebrity fans," BBC America revealed in a statement of the "Doctor Who" announcement.

  • Major Scoop On 'Grey's' Premiere

    The "Grey's Anatomy" Season 10 premiere is just under two months away, but new details have emerged that will give fans some clues about what they'll see when the ABC medical drama returns. TVLine reports that the "Grey's Anatomy" Season 10 premiere will be called "Seal Our Fate," which is quite ominous when looking at the end of Season 9 and what we know about the upcoming season. Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) was last seen unconscious in the Season 9 finale, laying on the floor of the flooded basement of Grey Sloan Memorial, electrocuted after the power came back on in the wake of the storm that hovered over the season's final two episodes.