FALL 2013: CBS PREPPING 'HOW I MET YOUR FATHER'?

CBS wants to keep a sure-thing going with its popular hit How I Met Your Mother.

The network is already preparing a shoot-off of the sitcom, but from the female perspective. Tentatively titled, How I Met Your Father, the show would incorporate the same concept but with a new cast led by the female protagonist who tells the story of how she met her future husband and father of children. While none of the current cast would be included in the spin-off, there has been buzz that the character may appear in the series finale of How I Met Your Mother next spring. One element that may crossover to the new sitcom is McLaren's Pub. The frequent watering hole by Ted Mosby and company could also be the setting for the new gang of characters.

We only have one wish for the CBS executives and co-creators to consider: Bring in Barney! Barney Stinson has slept with so many women over the years that it would only be natural that he would have had a one-night stand with the future female Ted Mosby-character. Don't you think so?

FALL 2013: COMING TO TV TONIGHT (9/23)!

This week is THE week to watch. Tons of premieres are coming up so let's run down the list of tonight's schedule, which includes the premiere of CBS' Monday comedy night and the return of NBC's The Voice.

Premieres

The CBS comedy, How I Met Your Mother, kicks off its final season with an hour-long premiere. Robin and Barney make a pretty shocking discovery. Could they be related?!? Meanwhile, Lily gets to know "The Mother" as the show prepares to reveal the story of how Ted met his wife. 8 pm on CBS.

Last night's Emmys winner for Reality-Competition Program, The Voice, starts its fifth season with the original coaches back in those chairs. The blind auditions begin tonight on the two-hour premiere. 8 pm on NBC.

Two Broke Girls breaks out its third season premiere with a celebrity event, some cupcakes, and of course, two broke ass girls. 9 pm on CBS.

What could be better comedy than a single mother (Anna Faris) who is recently sober and struggling to keep it together? Well a recovering alcoholic receiving a visit from her estranged mother (Allison Janney) of course! Mom will be an interesting one to watch. We're putting our money on Allison Janney to bring the funny. 9:30 pm on CBS.

The much hyped, and spectacularly awesome, series premiere of The Blacklist airs tonight. (Read our preview and review here!...but caution: SPOILER ALERT in Stay Tuned's post. James Spader plays wicked perfectly and the agent/criminal dynamic has shades of The Silence of the Lambs. Take our word for it, after watching this hour, you'll be craving for more. 10 pm on NBC.

Castle starts its sixth season with an important investigation but the more important question on viewers' minds regarding Beckett and Castle is...will they or won't they? The buddy cop dynamic begins its path down David and Maddie-ville (Had to toss in that Moonlighting reference). 10 pm on ABC.

Now THIS SHOW is a doozy! Hostages stars Toni Collette as Dr. Ellen Sanders who is given a pretty tough choice: either assassinate the President of the United States during surgery or her family will be killed by rogue FBI agent Duncan Carlisle, played by Dylan McDermott. Not a simple choice, huh? Dylan McDermott as a baddie and Toni Collette (yes, just her presence on the show) makes us want to tune in. 10 pm on CBS.

Also new tonight:

Dancing with the Stars trots in its second week; Bones brings back alter egos Tony and Roxy for a new episode; and Sleepy Hollow continues the mystique as present day cop Abbie and centuries old Ichabod hunt for a witch.

What show(s) are you looking forward to tonight?

COMIC-CON SCOOP! MARIA HILL LIVES ON IN JOSS WHEDON'S 'AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.

Today was another fun-filled day at Comic-Con and within all the panels and Q&A sessions, it was revealed that a familiar face will be reprising her role for Joss Whedon's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Actress Cobie Smulders is scheduled to once again portray Agent Maria Hill on the new action series when it premieres this fall. Smulders originated the role in last year's hit The Avengers, and is rumored to be participating in the long-awaited sequel. Smulders will be the second original cast member of the movie to join Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Clark Gregg is signed-on to resurrect his character Agent Phil Coulson.

Now before you jump for joy over the news there is a downside to the story. Smulders is only scheduled to reprise Maria Hill for the show's pilot episode. As TV fans may recognize, Smulders is still under contract to perform in How I Met Your Mother's final season on CBS this fall. Despite her appearance on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. being a one-shot, there is a possibility that the actress and character could appear in future episodes. Regardless, it is still a casting coup that will further pique fans' interest in the show.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is scheduled to premiere on September 24.

Keep checking back with us for more TV updates from Comic-Con, and remember to Stay Tuned!