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ABC (DIS) is moving forward with its adaptation of Scruples, a 1978 best-selling novel by Judith Krantz. The one-hour drama, which counts her son Tony Krantz as an executive producer with Natalie Portman, who will also serve as an executive producer on the project. This is the actress??? first attempt at producing a series. The series is described as an on-brand sexy soap set in the late 1970s. It centers on a socialite who, following the death of her husband, seeks to open a fashion forward boutique called Scruples in the heart of Beverly Hills. What do you thnk? Will you give the series a shot?

With all this depressing talk about General Hospital???s uncertain future, the ABC (DIS) soap???s fans can certainly use some good news. Fortunately, that can be obliged. Entertainment Weekly has learned that Rick Springfield will reprise his role as Dr. Noah Drake for a few episodes beginning in March. He???s back in Port Charles to see his son Dr. Patrick Drake (Jason Thompson). Exciting, right? If you???re a fan, will you watch?

Wheel of Fortune plus alcohol, really? The ABC (DIS) game show's longtime host Pat Sajak, who's been with the show since 1981, would sometimes head out for drinks with Vanna White while on a break from taping. There were long breaks during taping and rather than just hang around, Sajak and White would head over to a spot called Los Arcos in Burbank, where they served margaritas. So has anyone ever spotted a suspiciously giggly or slurring Sajak in any old Wheel of Fortune?

Ready to escape Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe is set to guest host Live! with Kelly (DIS) on Jan. 31st. This will mark the first time Radcliffe will occupy the guest host seat alongside Kelly Ripa on the syndicated morning show. Will you watch?

Though All My Children and One Life to Live are history, General Hospital--for now--is firmly ensconced in ABC's (DIS) daytime lineup. But since ratings aren't as strong as they used to be--the show's averaging a 1.1 rating among adults women 18-49, down 21 percent from last year--and given how Katie Couric's syndicated talk show is coming to ABC stations this fall, it's still possible that the good people of Port Charles may lose their home in daytime. But it could have a future in primetime: EW has confirmed that ABC entertainment chief Paul Lee is pondering one scenario that would allow the soap to air as an evening summer series. Not a bad thought, right?

Get ready for more of Marvel???s (DIS) Thor. News of Paramount Pictures (VIA) sequel is making some big splashes. Jaimie Alexander recently confirmed she was returning to play Sif again in the upcoming Thor sequel. Now Golden Globe-winner Idris Elba confirms to MTV News (VIA) he'll be reprising the role of Heimdall as well. Big news for Thor fans, right?

ABC Family (DIS) Greek alumni Spencer Grammer and Aaron Hill have both landed guest-starring roles in the same episode of CSI: NY. The former co-stars will appear on the CBS (CBS) cop drama as techs in Mac???s lab who are questioned when one of their coworkers is found murdered in a manner reminiscent of a 1950s cold case. What do you think? Will you watch?

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For the first time in more than a decade, Paramount Pictures (VIA) is ending the year as the box office champion. The strong showing of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, which took in $46.2 million over the Christmas holiday pushed Paramount???s receipts over the top to $1.86 billion for the year (as of Dec. 25). That put it ahead of the usual winner, Warner Bros (TWX), whose total for the year reached $1.76 billion. Sony (SNE) finished in third place with $1.3 billion, just ahead of Disney (DIS) with $1.2 billion. The highest-grossing movie of the year was Warner Bros.??? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, which earned $381 million domestically. The No. 2 film was Paramount???s Transformers: Dark of the Moon, which grossed $352.4 million, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com. Do you agree?

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