Last week, I helped the Emmy panelists decide upon which series to cast their vote for, and now it's the actors' turn.

A New York party to honor late author Hunter S. Thompson attracted a star-studded crowd including Meg Ryan, Jimmy Buffett and Candice Bergen on Wednesday.

Happy Birthday to pop group Simple Plan's lead singer Pierre Bouvier (1979), "Sin City" actress Rosario Dawson (1979), rapper Ghostface Killah (1970), music producer Kevin Saunderson (1964),

Monday, Feb. 11 How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8 p.m.) - It's a Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle reunion of sorts as John Cho guest stars in this repeat.

Bette Midler and Cloris Leachman head a new list of celebrated actresses joining the ensemble cast of Picturehouse and Inferno Entertainment's "The Women" now shooting in Boston.

Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl has gone brunette for a new magazine cover. The blonde actress goes dark for one of three alternative InStyle covers, and admits she has always dreamed of adopting a new look. Heigl says, "In a town of blondes, it makes me look a little more exotic - but my producers won't let me do it."

Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Jada Pinkett Smith, Debra Messing and Candice Bergen are teaming up for a remake of the 1939 classic The Women. The cast members, who have either signed up for the movie or are on the verge of doing so, will be directed by Diane English, who has spent more than 10 years trying to get the project off the ground.

Happy Birthday to pop group Simple Plan's lead singer Pierre Bouvier (1979), "Sin City" actress Rosario Dawson (1979), rapper Ghostface Killah (1970), music producer Kevin Saunderson (1964), Depeche Mode singer David Gahan (1962), 'piano man' Billy Joel (1949), actress Candice Bergen (1946), "The Simpsons" producer James L. Brooks (1940), British actress Glenda Jackson (1936), "Big Fish" actor Albert Finney (1936), and Canadian country music star Hank Snow (1914; d. 1999).

"(She was) very receptive, but chewed through the duct tape at the last minute." Steve Martin jokes about his attempts to woo Diane Keaton during a star-studded tribute to the actress in New York on Monday.

Movie star Candice Bergen has hit back at reports she suffered a stroke, insisting her hospitalization was the result of high blood pressure. Reports yesterday suggested the star, 60, had been admitted to hospital after suffering heart problems.