“90210″ fans, you’re gonna like this…some of the old cast is coming back in a new incarnation of the original. The most interesting take…bad girl Shannen Doherty may be back as Brenda Walsh according to Variety! The new spin-off series of “90210″ is on the CW’s schedule for the fall. Shannen would be reuniting with Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth who are in place reprising their former characters. Even Joe E. Tata, who played the owner of the Peach Pit in the original “Beverly Hills 90210″ will be back!

Michael Imperioli from “The Sopranos” will be a co-star on ABC’s new drama series “Life on Mars” Thursday nights this fall. He’ll be a cop this time, playing a detective, a character from the 1970s. The time-travel drama is about Sam Tyler, played by Jason O’Mara, a modern-day detective who goes back to 1972 after experiencing a car crash and still functions as a detective. ABC has high hopes for this one as it has been scheduled after “Grey’s Anatomy.”

 Talking about reunions, there will be a ESPN Classic team-up over on NBC beginning in September. Dan Patrick will join the crew of NBC’s Football Night in America as highlights Co-Host. He’ll join Keith Olbermann on the show. They helped define ESPN’s SportsCenter from 1992-1997. 

Want more? How about adding the Osbournes! Why not? Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne will be back on TV as FOX ordered six one-hour episodes of an untitled variety show hosted by wacked out married couple and their kids, Jack and Kelly. It will be a variety show, filled with musical performances and comedy sketches. It will probably not see air until sometime in 2009 so you have plenty of time to prepare for it.

Mentioned ”Grey’s” earlier, Kevin McKidd, who starred on NBC’s “Journeyman” last season may join ”Grey’s Anatomy,” according to Entertainment Weekly. McKidd would play a doctor who comes to the hospital after serving in Iraq, the magazine says.

In case you can’t get enough of William Shatner on “Boston Legal” or as a commercial pitchman, he’s now going to host a new celebrity interview series called Shatner’s Raw Nerve for A&E’s Bio Channel, premiering August 19 at 10p. He’s going to try ”to find their raw nerve touch points to reveal interesting, surprising and funny facets about their personalities.” Hmmm. Celebrities slated to appear include Jon Voight, Judge Judy, Valerie Bertinelli and Leonard Nimoy among others. 

Finally, Courtney Cox Arquette is coming back to primetime! The “Friends” star is signed on to join the cast of “Scrubs” for several episodes. “Scrubs” aired for several seasons on NBC. It’s going to debut on ABC probably in early 2009.  

 Have a great weekend!

Recently, actress Katherine Heigl announced she was NOT going to enter her name into competition for this year’s Emmy Awards. 

She released the following statement: “I did not feel that I was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination and in an effort to maintain the integrity of the academy organization, I withdrew my name from contention. In addition, I did not want to potentially take away an opportunity from an actress who was given such materials,” 

 Ouch!

So Katherine, what do you really think about the writers and producers of “Grey’s Anatomy?” 

I admire Heigl’s acting ability. I think she has done a pretty decent job as “Izzie Stevens” on “Grey’s Anatomy.” “Grey’s” is the show that made her a star, the same show that earned her an Emmy Award last year for Best Supporting Actress. It’s also the same show that brought her to the attention of movie producers who cast her in last year’s “Knocked Up” and this year’s “27 Dresses.”

Think she would have gotten either of those jobs if she wasn’t on a top-rated, hit TV show?

I doubt it.

Heigl is outspoken. Sometimes its admirable like when she defended her co-star from anti-gay slurs from ex-co-star Isiah Washington.

Sometimes, it’s disappointing, like last spring when she publicly decried that she was not as appreciated, pay-wise, as her “Grey’s Anatomy” co-stars. Ick! Publicly complaining you don’t make enough money…total turn-off.

And sometimes her outspoken ways are just plain stupid like when she knocked writer/director Judd Apatow’s “Knocked Up” during a magazine interview saying the women in the movie were shrews and the men got all the best laughs.

Did we see the same movie?

Listen, if you are in one of the best shows on television that’s happens to be a viewer favorite AND you get to star in one of the best cutting edge comedies that also happened to be #1 at the box office, I guess I would kindly suggest you appreciate your good fortune…and then SHUT UP

If you don’t like your job, quit.

Or do something about it…in private! Just don’t take public swipes at the folks that have given you the opportunities you have. 

Remember that old adage about dogs being smart enough “not to use the bathroom” where they eat? Katherine, are you listening?

It’s food for thought for all of us.