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Malcolm-Jamal Warner grew up in one of TV's most iconic families in his role as Theo Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show.' Now, all these years later, after a cameo on 'Community' and a bevy of other projects, Warner is back to tackling the family sitcom. He stopped by 'Good Day NY' (weekdays, (9AM ET on Fox) to preview his new show 'Read Between the Lines.'

Warner doesn't shy away from the 'Cosby Show' comparisons, although he was careful to say that trying to recreate it would be foolish. But he did say the show was striving to capture that same "sense of universality, that sense of positive family values and family love, and a couple that's actually happily married."

Looks like our "Teenage Dream" is becoming a reality: Darren Criss is in talks to join 'Glee' as a series regular.

According to Deadline Hollywood, Criss was first cast on a recurring basis, but after last night's gay bullying episode, he may be sticking around full-time.

If all goes according to plan, look for Criss' Blaine to be a series regular at the start of season 3.

In other casting news ...

• Malcolm-Jamal Warner will guest star on 'Community.' The 'Cosby Show' veteran will play Shirley's ex-husband. [Entertainment Weekly]

• Trevor Donovan will guest star on 'CSI.' The '90210' star will show up as a casino actor who claims to have been mugged. Carrot Top will appear in the episode as himself. [Zap2It]

• Bonnie Franklin has been tapped to guest star on TV Land's 'Hot in Cleveland.' Franklin, who costarred alongside Valerie Bertinelli on 'One Day at a Time,' will also be joined in season 2 by Melanie Griffith, Wayne Knight, Illeana Douglas, John Schneider, Jack Wagner and David Starzyk. [Entertainment Weekly]

Last night I watched three episodes of Sherri. I didn't plan on doing it, and I'm still not quite sure how it happened, but I watched three episodes (two repeats and one new episode). It's not bad. I mean, it's incredibly sitcommy, but it's entertaining, and Sherri Shepherd has always been a great comedic actress, appearing on shows like Friends and Suddenly Susan, and of course her regular roles on 30 Rock, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Less Than Perfect.

Last night's new episode was the Halloween episode. What did you think?

One of America's greatest TV icons has been officially recognized as one of its greatest humorists. Yes, he's still one of the greatest TV icons, but giving him another honor for his work in TV is like giving Jay Leno a free car.

Bill Cosby received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Monday at the Kennedy Center.

The event, set for broadcast on PBS on Nov. 4., featured presentations and words from comedy notables such as Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld. It also featured a Cosby Show reunion of sorts with Phylicia Rashad and Malcolm-Jamal Warner. It's a good thing Dr. Huxtable didn't take his boy out of the world after all.

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the premiere episode of The Cosby Show. Here's the famous scene from the episode where Cliff explains to son Theo about the realities of living on your own and not going to college. This was an instant classic, because Cliff's reaction to Theo's speech about being a "regular person" wasn't expected, especially by an audience that had just clapped at what Theo had said.

[via Pop Candy]