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Ingredients (aka What's the Story?): "If you wanna live in the zip, you gotta live by the code", is the mantra of the much anticipated remake of the hit 90s teen drama. 90210 version 2.0. revolves around the Wilson family who move to Beverly Hills after father Harrison Wilson is made principal of West Beverly High, bringing the family closer to troubled grandmother Tabitha. Teenagers Annie and Dixon Wilson must adjust the move from small town Kansas to big city in California, and dealing with the rich and frivolous. Even if the remake has many fans sceptical, no doubt viewers will still watch just out of curiousity and to catch a glimpse of original characters. Kelly Taylor is now a guidance counsellor at West Beverly Hills High, while Brenda Walsh makes an appearance as director of the school play. And if the original is anything to go by, I'm sure you can expect drama galore!

Stir With (aka Starring): 90210 is certainly full of familiar faces! Apart from Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty reprising their roles of Kelly Taylor and Brenda Walsh respectively, we've got Tristan Wilds playing Dixon and Degrassi's Shenae Grimes as Annie. Dustin Milligan from Runaway plays jock Ethan, Jessica Stroup from Reaper plays the quirky Silver, and Ryan Eggold from Dirt plays spunky English teacher Ryan Matthews. Rob Estes, best known for his roles on Melrose Place and Women's Murder Club, plays Harry Wilson, while Lori Loughlin, best known from Full House and Summerland, plays his wife Debbie, and to round it off there's Arrested Development's Jessica Walter as grandmother Tabitha.

Ready to Serve (aka Airing): September 2 (9.02 – get it?) on The CW

Privileged

Ingredients: The story of outsiders entering the world of the rich and spoilt never gets old. Privileged is based on the book How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls by Zoey Dean, and the television version revolves around Yale graduate Megan Smith moving to Manhattan to pursue her dreams of journalism. When her plans go haywire, she ends up finding a job as a live in tutor to stuck up and bratty twins, whose billionaire grandmother wants them to attend a prestigious university. As troublesome as the twins are, Megan is determined to stick it out and make a difference in the girls' lives.

Stir With: JoAnna Garcia from Reba plays Megan Smith. Lucy Kate Hale from Bionic Woman, and Ashley Newsbrough from The Best Years, play spoilt twins Rose and Sage. Allan Louis from Stomp the Yard, and Michael Cassidy from Smallville and The O.C. also appear.

Ready to Serve: September 9 on The CW

Dollhouse

Ingredients: Echo is a doll who's part of an underground group known as the "Actives". The Actives perform various tasks, whether it be swimming, dancing, shooting with a gun, speaking another language. In a sense they are kind of humanized programmed robots where you can mind wipe them to do and be anything you want. With each new task or mission they get a new personality. However, once they become an "Active", their own personality is wiped out, so when they are not on a job they have no identity. The Actives don't realise this. However, when Echo starts to recall memories prior to becoming an Active, life gets complicated and discovery for the truth begins.

Stir With: Dollhouse is created by Joss Whedon, who created Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Serenity, so no doubt there are high expectations riding on this show. Eliza Dushku, who played Faith on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, as well as starring in the television show Tru Calling, and the film Bring It On, plays Echo. Also starring in Dollhouse are: Amy Acker (Angel, Alias), Dichen Lachman (Neighbours, Aquamarine), Olivia Williams (X-Men: The Last Stand), and Harry J. Lennix (Commander-In-Chief).

Ready to Serve: Mid-Season (December/January) on FOX

My Own Worst Enemy

Ingredients: Suburban middle-class family man Henry, discovers he has an alter ego – Edward, who is a highly skilled secret agent that can speak 13 languages and is able to kill a human being with his teeth. Normalacy flies out the window as he struggles to deal with his new alter ego and balance it with his suburbanite life.

Stir With: 90s heartthrob movie star Christian Slater, Madchen Amick who you may recognise from 90s Cult TV show Twin Peaks, or more recently Dawson's Creek and Gilmore Girls, and will appear in the new season of Gossip Girl, as well as Alfre Woodard who appeared in season 2 of Desperate Housewives, all star in My Own Worst Enemy.

Ready to Serve: October 13 on NBC

Life on Mars

Ingredients: Based on the British BBC TV show of the same time, Life on Mars is the American version where New York detective Sam Tyler is hit by a car and ends up travelling back to 1973, a time of civil rights movements such as black rights, gay rights, and women's liberation, and the Vietnam War. It's a time where he must learn to solve crimes the old school way, without any of the cell phone and DNA technology from the 21st century. Sam's new boss in the 1970s doesn't believe that Sam is from the future. Twists keep coming for Sam when he takes on a case involving a serial killer and discovers that there may be a connection to his girlfriend's kidnapping in the present 21st century time.

Stir With: Jason O'Mara who plays Sam Tyler, has appeared in episodes of Men in Trees and Grey's Anatomy. Other familiar faces include: Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs, The Piano, Pulp Fiction), Gretchen Mol (3:10 to Yuma) and Lisa Bonet (High Fidelity, Enemy of the State, The Bill Cosby Show).

Ready to Serve: October 9 on ABC

Kath and Kim

Ingredients: Another American adaptation of an overseas show, Kath and Kim is the American version of the Australian comedy of the same name, revolving around a hilarious yet dysfunctional middle class suburban mother-daughter team. 40-something year old divorcee mother Kath is enjoying the single life, but reluctantly lets her self absorbed daughter Kim, move back home after she separates from her husband, and thus hilarity ensures within mother/daughter's love/hate relationship. The Australian version is well-loved for its Australian humour and unique fashion sense, so it will be interesting to see the American slant of this.

Stir With: Molly Shannon from Saturday Night Live and Evan Almighty plays Kath, while Selma Blair from Hellboy 2 and Cruel Intentions plays the petulant Kim. John Michael Higgins, who plays Phil Knight, has also appeared in Evan Almighty and The Break-Up .

Ready to Serve: October 9 on NBC

Knight Rider

Ingredients: This new television season seems to be the season of remakes, as Knight Rider is a remake of the hit 1980s television show revolving around the coolest car ever – KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand). In the remake, we see Mike Traceur, estranged son of Michael Knight, the hero in the original series (who was played by David Hasslehoff) fight crime with KITT - an artificially intelligent Ford Shelby GT500KR, that is capable of hacking almost any system, with weapons systems match that of a jet fighter, and its body is capable of actually transforming into other vehicles and using sophisticated holographic imagery to elude villains. How cool is that?

Stir With: Justin Bruening, who plays Mike, has featured in episodes of Cold Case, and the daytime soapie All My Children. Other faces you may recognize in the series include Deanna Russo (NCIS), Sydney Tamia Poiter (Veronica Mars), Bruce Davidson (X-Men, Close to Home), and Paul Campbell (Battlestar Galactica).

Ready to Serve: September 24 on NBC

Do Not Disturb

Ingredients: It's been described as a hotel version of Ugly Betty meets the Office. What this can be interpreted as is an attempt to relate to the ordinary people working in a hotel, while spicing things up to make it funny television. Do Not Disturb revolves around the not-so-glamourous looking management team working at one of the hottest and hippest and oh-so-glamourous hotels in New York City.

Stir With: There's a few familiar faces in this show, including: Jerry O'Connell (Crossing Jordan), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (The Class), Molly Stanton (Passions, Twins,) Dave Franco (James Franco's brother), Brandon Eaton (Zoe 101),

Ready to Serve: September 10 on FOX

The Cleveland Show

Ingredients: A spin-off from the Family Guy, sees Peter Griffin's friend Cleveland Brown move his son, high high school sweetheart and her daughter, to Stoolbend VA after making a promise. With eccentric neighbours ranging from a redneck couple, Victorian upperclass British family, and a family of bears, we're sure it'll make for great laughs.

Stir With: From the creators of Family Guy and American Dad, we have high hopes for this animated comedy! Voices include Mike Henry (Family Guy, American Dad, Robot Chicken), Sanaa Lathan(Nip/Tuck), and Nia Long (Big Shots, Boston Legal, Third Watch),.

Ready to Serve: Mid-Season (December/January) on FOX

Gary Unmarried

Ingredients: It's family comedy fun in the tradition of Everybody Loves Raymond. Gary Unmarried revolved around Gary, who after divorcing his wife of 15 years, is now trying to juggle life with his new girlfriend, his two children, and his ex-wife and her new wife. Oh the complexities of life!

Stir With: Jay Mohr from Ghost Whisperer, plays Gary. Gary Unmarried also stars Paula Marshall who's had roles on Out of Practice, and Veronica Mars, Jamie King, Laura Marano from Back to You, and Ryan Malgarini who was in How to Eat Fried Worms.

Ready to Serve: September 24 on CBS

The Goode Family

Ingredients: Everybody loves a good old animated family comedy, and hopefully The Goode Family is no exception. What sets this comedy apart are its attempts to be environmentally and politically aware. The Goode Family are a family with the best of intentions, always trying to the right thing in political, social, and environmental situations. Unfortunately for them, their actions don't always go as planned, leading them into hilarious situations.

Stir With: Dave Herman is lending his voice to the show and should be a pro at it having worked on Futurama and King of the Hill. Nancy Walls is also lending her voice to The Goode Family. Nancy has appeared on the US version of The Office and is actually married to its star Steve Carrell.

Ready to Serve: Midseason (December/January) on ABC

Valentine

Ingredients: Who doesn't enjoy a good old fashioned cupid comedy where the magic of love warms your heart and makes you go "awww". This show is a comedy about the Valentines, a family of Greek gods in the contemporary world, who help soul mates get together while keeping their own identities a secret. This comedy shows that love isn't all about magic but actually a lot of hard work behind the scenes, especially in this modern technological world . ;)

Stir With: This one is full of great names to get you excited. Valentine is created by Kevin Murphy, who has worked on Desperate Housewives, Ed, and Reaper. Starring in it is Autumn Reeser from The OC, Patrick Fabian who appeared on Veronica Mars, Robert Baker from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Leatherheads, and Jaime Murray from Dexter just to name a few.

Ready to Serve: September 21 on The CW