NBC is planting the seeds for a spin-off of The Office centered on Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and the Schrute family beet farm, Deadline reports.

The series, which would tentatively launch in early 2013, would follow Dwight's life outside of Dunder Mifflin at his family's beet farm and bed and breakfast. The beet farm has been featured in several episodes stemming back to Season 2, with The Office and Parks and Recreation executive producer Mike Schur playing the role of Dwight's business partner and...

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Veteran actress Betty White celebrates the beginning of her last year as an octogenarian today - the beloved funnywoman turns 89.

The Emmy award-winning star rose to fame hosting her own radio shows before moving into TV with hit programs including "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Golden Girls."

Recently she's enjoyed a career revival, appearing in "The Proposal" alongside Sandra Bullock in 2009 and hosting comedy favorite "Saturday Night Live" last year after a Facebook campaign by fans.

To celebrate White's birthday and as a toast to her return to success, WENN has compiled 10 fas...

With an eagerly anticipated Gossip Girl spinoff in the offing, as well as a number of other spinoffs and remakes, the 2009-2010 television fall schedule feels awfully familiar. Unfortunately, there's no rhyme or reason as to whether these spinoffs actually fly. For every Frasier, there is a Joey. The winners are shows that garnered critical acclaim and/or cult status. The losers are shows that destroyed the integrity of beloved characters and were generally poorly written and conceived.

Some of the more recent TV spinoff successes and failures:

Successes

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Former Will & Grace co-stars Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes are set to star in a spin-off of the hit comedy. The pair will reprise their camp double-act in "Karen & Jack," which is currently in development at network NBC.

According to sources, Hayes was keen on a spin-off soon after "Will & Grace" ended in 2006 - but was put off by the failure of Matt LeBlanc's Friends follow-up Joey. Plans were then derailed when Mullally landed a talk show - but that flopped, throwing the pair back together again.

The insider tells the National Enquirer, "They feel there is still a lot of life le...

It is widely acknowledged that workplace romances are a definite no-no; clearly, some famous actors and actresses didn't get the memo. From classic romantic duos Bogey/Bacall and Spencer/Tracy to contemporary pairings like "Bennifer" and "Brangelina", since the inception of cinema, thespians have taken on-set relationships from reel-life to real-life.

Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland's hearts skipped a beat while filming Flatliners (1990). Tom Cruise admired a young Aussie actress named Nicole Kidman and had her cast opposite him in Days of Thunder. The movie Seven ended with Gwynet...

There are some TV stars that keep acting. Take Ted Danson, for example. Since "Cheers" ended in 1993 he has starred in several series, including his latest (for which he garnered an Emmy nomination), "Damages." But there are some TV stars that disappeared from our beloved TV screens. Click through our slideshow to see which ones we're talking about:

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Campbell has appeared in films here and there and had a three-episode arc on Medium.

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Former Friends star Matt LeBlanc is heading to court after allegedly failing to pay his former business manager $1 million.

Camille Cerio is suing the actor for breach of contract and claims he owes her commission for managing his career. LeBlanc maintains he has paid Cerio more than $200,000 in payments, but in a lawsuit filed at Los Angeles Superior Court earlier this month, Cerio claims the amount is nothing compared to his royalties from Friends and spin-off Joey.

Cerio claims that LeBlanc agreed to cut her 15 per cent from all the pilots, but stopped paying her in 2000. T...

Marking a significant expansion of original programming, Lifetime Television has ordered 13 episodes of the half-hour comedy, "Rita Rocks." Premiering this fall, the series stars Nicole Sullivan ("The King of Queens," "MADtv"), Richard Ruccolo ("Joey") and Tisha Campbell-Martin ("My Wife and Kids").

In the series, Sullivan stars as Rita Clements, unfulfilled by her harried life as a married working mom, regains her identity by recreating her glory days as a musician in a garage band. The series will premiere this fall as part of a one-hour comedy block with the top-rated "Reba."

For 10 years, 30 million viewers turned in each week to check out what was going on in the lives of Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler and Ross. "Friends" was so popular, it even developed a big trend, the famous hairstyle called "The Rachel." Since then, many women have flocked to hair salons so they can have their hair look like their favorite TV characters.

It's been four years since "Friends" ended, and the cast has move on to many different projects. There were some hits ("The Breakup," "Dirt" and "The Comeback"), and misses ("Joey" and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"). Here ...

In the 80s, viewers tuned in to two series that featured some of the most popular theme songs on television: "Married...With Children" and "Cheers." What happened to the stars of these popular shows?

Cheers (1982-93)

Who can forget the words from the opening sequence: Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got/Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot/Wouldn't you like to get away?

For 11 great years we watched regulars Carla (Rhea Pearlman), Norm (George Wendt), Cliff (John Ratzenberger) and Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) come into the Cheers ...

Happy Birthday to "Joan of Arcadia" actor Michael Welch (1987), "The Jacket" actor Brad Renfro (1982), Cradle of Filth singer Dani Davey (1973), "Friends" and "Joey" star Matt LeBlanc (1967), "Stir of Echoes" actress Illeana Douglas (1965), Sonic Youth singer Thurston Moore (1958), Chicago Bears legend Walter Payton (1954; d. 1999), reggae singer Rita Marley (1946), "Golden Girl" Estelle Getty (1923), saxophonist Johnny Hodges (1906; d. 1970), actress Lila Lee (1901; d. 1973), and silver screen star Walter Brennan (1894; d. 1974).

Happy Birthday to Japanese singer/songwriter Hikaru Utada (1983), "Full House" actress Jodie Sweetin (1982), Russian gymnast Svetlana Khorkina (1979), "Joey" actress Drea de Matteo (1973), actor Shawn Wayans (1971), NFL linebacker Junior Seau (1969), tennis star Stefan Edberg (1966), "8 Simple Rules" actress Katie Sagal (1956), Mexican comedian Paul Rodriguez (1955), stage and screen actor David Patrick Kelly (1952), English singer Robert Palmer (1949; d. 2003), country singer Dolly Parton (1946), actress/singer Shelley Fabares (1944), 60s singer Janis Joplin (1943; d. 1970) stage actor/sin...

Happy Birthday to "Joan of Arcadia" actor Michael Welch (1987), "The Jacket" actor Brad Renfro (1982), Cradle of Filth singer Dani Davey (1973), "Friends" and "Joey" star Matt LeBlanc (1967), "Stir of Echoes" actress Illeana Douglas (1965), Sonic Youth singer Thurston Moore (1958), Chicago Bears legend Walter Payton (1954; d. 1999), reggae singer Rita Marley (1946), "Golden Girl" Estelle Getty (1923), saxophonist Johnny Hodges (1906; d. 1970), actress Lila Lee (1901; d. 1973), and silver screen star Walter Brennan (1894; d. 1974).

Rebecca Romijn's new TV show "Pepper Dennis" and Pamela Anderson's sitcom Stacked are two of the casualties in one of TV's most ruthless cut job. The two shows join a long list of programs that will not return this autumn for new series on their respective networks.

In "Pepper Dennis," Romijn played an unlucky in love reporter, while Anderson was praised for her role as a busty bookstore employee.

Also cancelled, according to TV Guide, are long-running comedy The Bernie Mac Show, Jenna Elfman's "Courting Alex," doomed Friends spin-off Joey and cult drama Everwood.

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Friends spin-off sitcom Joey has been permanently cancelled by TV broadcaster NBC after being labeled a catastrophic ratings failure. The show continued the story of Matt LeBlanc's character Joey Tribbiani but failed to capture the magic of the original program.

In March, the series was put on hold after U.S. ratings dipped to 4 million viewers, compared to the 18.6 million who viewed the debut episode in 2004.

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)

Actress Jennifer Coolidge insists it's a good thing sitcom Joey has been suspended because filming would be too hard on star Matt LeBlanc. LeBlanc filed for divorce from his wife Melissa Mcknight last month citing "irreconcilable differences," and Coolidge is glad the actor will have time to recover.

The star, who plays Bobbie Morganstern on the series, believes the chances of the show coming back are slim, even though it hasn't officially been cancelled.

She explains, "I think 'Joey's' done, which is probably good for him now because I think it would be incredibly hard for him....

Matt LeBlanc is reportedly romancing his Joey co-star Andrea Anders - just one week after he filed for divorce from his wife Melissa McKnight. Last Thursday, LeBlanc filed divorce papers in Los Angeles, citing "irreconcilable differences."

The couple has a two-year-old daughter, Marina, who suffers from a rare brain disorder. The star's relationship with Anders is thought to be one of the reasons he decided to head to the divorce courts, writes People magazine.

LeBlanc's spokesperson says, "We're not interested in having a public discussion about private family matters."

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* Parker Posey will guest star in three episode of hit drama Boston Legal. The 37-year-old actress will play a determined lawyer Marlene Stanger hoping to become a partner in eccentric attorney Denny Crane's (William Shatner) law firm. Posey will next be seen on the big screen in the long awaited Superman Returns movie.

* Former Frasier star Kelsey Grammer will play the Grim Reaper in an upcoming episode of clairvoyant drama Medium.

* Defunct sitcom Friends is still making money - advertisers have to pay an average of $222,000 for a 30-second commercial during one of the show's re...

Matt LeBlanc filed for divorce from his wife of just under three years, model Melissa McKnight. The actor filed divorce papers Thursday in Los Angeles, citing "irreconcilable differences." The couple has a two-year-old daughter, Marina, who suffers from a rare brain disorder, which can cause seizures.

LeBlanc is also the stepfather to his wife's two older children from an earlier marriage, Tyler, 13 and Jacquelyn, 10.

According to court papers, the couple split on January 1, around the time LeBlanc's sitcom Joey was put "on hiatus". A statement was issued on behalf of the coupl...

TV bosses are considering ditching Joey from schedules after the sitcom attracted just 4 million viewers last week. Executives at NBC have placed the Friends spin-off show starring Matt Le Blanc on hold until at least the summer, while speculation grows about it being axed.

Joey attracted 18.6 million viewers when it debuted in September 2004. Its weekly Tuesday night slot will be filled with "Most Outrageous Moments."

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)

Popular sitcom Will And Grace is ending its nine-year run soon and plans for a spin-off featuring Jack Mcfarland, played by Emmy winner Sean Hayes, are in jeopardy. The show is finishing in May, and producers were hoping to persuade the actor to keep playing the flamboyantly funny character on his own show.

Hayes started getting cold feet after seeing the dismal ratings for Friends spin-off Joey, starring Matt LeBlanc. A source says, "This has been in the works since last year. Sean was originally excited about the idea, but he saw what happened to Matt's show and he changed his min...

NBC has extended its spring lease on The Office through May 11 as the network will add an extra original episode plus other encore broadcasts that will now take the hit comedy past its previously announced season finale of March 30.

The new comedy "Teachers" will premiere on Tuesday, March 28 (9:30 p.m.), a change from its previously announced season debut of Thursday, April 6 (9:30 p.m.). Scrubs will move up one-half hour on Tuesdays beginning March 28 with an encore broadcast (8:30 p.m.) followed by an original episode (9 p.m.).

In addition, Joey returns with original episodes...

TV comedy flop Joey has been axed in the UK after millions abandoned the series within the first six weeks of it airing. The spin-off from super-successful show Friends, which charted the adventures of Matt LeBlanc's character Joey Tribbiani, was shown on British TV network Five, costing the network a staggering $890,000 per episode.

An insider says, "It just wasn't worth the money. It was a flop in the States. It just didn't have the wit or the warmth that Friends had." A Five spokesman confirms, "We will not be showing the second series."

(This news article provided by World E...

The cast of Friends are not reuniting. Rumors that the six stars of the sitcom had each signed a new $3 million dollar deal to return to the show swept the internet yesterday. However, a spokeswoman for Warner Brothers, who made the show, insists there are no plans for any new episodes. She said: "There is absolutely no truth in it."

It was reported the cast had signed up to make four one hour specials next year. 'Friends', which ran for ten years, made household names out of Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, and Matthew Perry.

The serie...

Seminal sitcom Friends is returning to television after each of its six stars agreed to multi-million dollar deals to star in four one-hour specials. In a secret meeting before Christmas, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, and Matthew Perry reportedly agreed a $5 million a piece deal with NBC bosses in Los Angeles.

Scriptwriters have already started penning lines for the four double episodes, which are due to air next year. Aniston, who has filmed a string of movies since the final Friends episode, was the last to agree to the new deal.

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Happy Birthday to Japanese singer/songwriter Hikaru Utada (1983), "Full House" actress Jodie Sweetin (1982), Russian gymnast Svetlana Khorkina (1979), "Joey" actress Drea de Matteo (1973), actor Shawn Wayans (1971), NFL linebacker Junior Seau (1969), tennis star Stefan Edberg (1966), "8 Simple Rules" actress Katie Sagal (1956), Mexican comedian Paul Rodriguez (1955), stage and screen actor David Patrick Kelly (1952), English singer Robert Palmer (1949; d. 2003), country singer Dolly Parton (1946), actress/singer Shelley Fabares (1944), 60s singer Janis Joplin (1943; d. 1970) stage actor/sin...

NBC adjusts its mid-season program lineup beginning the week of January 2 as the hit freshman comedy My Name Is Earl and The Office move to Thursdays to join a new two-hour comedy block that includes the new comedy "Four Kings" and Will & Grace. In addition, the new limited drama series "The Book of Daniel" will premiere, Scrubs will return to Tuesdays and the The Biggest Loser will come back as a series of themed specials titled "The Biggest Loser: Special Edition."

Thursday nights will return to NBC's storied comedy roots starting on January 5 with an 8-10 p.m. (ET) block that inclu...

This November, the WB had strong showings from its key series, specifically Smallville. The series continues to excel in its new Thursday timeslot, setting network time period records, bringing incredible growth to the time period and ranking strongly in one of the toughest hours on television. The show also added nearly half a million total viewers over last November's Wednesday delivery.

Smallville ranked #1 in the time period for the sweep in 18-34 (3.3/11), men 12-34 (3.2/11) and male teens (3.0/10) against competition that includes Survivor on CBS, The O.C. on FOX, Joey and Will...

Kristin Cavallari (Laguna Beach) and Ethan Erickson (Extra) will be hosting the new UPN reality show “Get This Party Started.” Cameras will capture the drama, emotion and excitement each week as an elite team of party planners to the stars work with one special individual's friends and family to surprise their well-deserving loved one with a very spectacular and extravagant event in their honor. From the hottest clubs, celebrity guests, and trendiest style-makers all over the country, nothing will be spared to make these dreams come true.

Honoring every aspect of life's celebrations, i...

NBC is unwrapping its 2005 Christmas and holiday programming with themed episodes from My Name Is Earl, The Office, Joey, E-Ring and ER and traditional favorites “Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,” “Christmas in Rockefeller Center" and It's a Wonderful Life, the new animated special The Happy Elf, plus seasonal episodes of Days of our Lives and Passions.

The holiday season begins with the annual broadcast of the "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" on November 24 and continues through NBC's traditional coverage of "The Tournament of Roses Parade" on January 2.

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