Read more from EW’s2021 Happy List a collection of pop culture pleasures to make your year even better. Here’s a few of the latter that can’t help but give us good vibrations. I wish you bring some of your love home to me. Credit: Illustration by Anne Latini for EW “VIDEO HIGHLIGHT:Marky Mark alternating between having sex and working out shirtless in an abandoned warehouse. “VIDEO HIGHLIGHT:Smug bartender Willis laying the groundwork for Tom Cruise’s performance inCocktail....

The fact that they had done their homework made all the difference. After a respectable debut last fall it averaged 12.5 million viewers ratings plummeted throughout the season. (It didnt help that the show, likeV, went on hiatus over the winter.) So willFlashForwardgo down as a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of planning ahead? In the end,FlashForwarddidnt engage audiences like we hoped, he told EW earlier this month. A huge part of rebuilding the data pipe is about taking chances....

Sometimes, the returning faces have been long absent from the small screen. (Keri Russell, we missed you so!) Other times, it makes the end of one great show a little more bearable. Credit: Justin Stephens/NBC TakeFriday Night Lights, which is in production on its fifth and likely last season. New cast members Jurnee Smollett and Matt Lauria have also lined up new shows. Smollett stars opposite Jim Belushi and Jerry OConnell in CBSThe Defenders....

I thoughtthe episodes writing was really on a par withLightsat its first-season best. (And speaking of Landrys family, did you see whosplaying Landrys cop-pop? Glenn Morshower, a.k.a. Agent Aaron Pierce from24! Did we know this before?) Bravo to her character all the way around: fornot holding back, and then for acknowledging it later. If you ask me, that young ladyneeds a good talking-to shes becoming a rebellious hoochie-mama way tooquickly....

The cast joined James Corden for a rousing rendition of “I’ll Be There for You.” The only thing fromFriendsthat’s more famous than Central Perk or the purple apartment door is its theme song. when the chorus hits. James Corden and the cast of ‘Friends’ doing Carpool Karaoke.CBS “I’ve always wanted to do Carpool Karaoke!” Cox shouts at the end of the song, while Aniston and Perry share a hug. and “who was the best dancer?...

(The show makes this easier to understand than the previous sentence might suggest.) He accomplished the mission last week, splashing down like an astronaut falling to Earth. Or rather a naked astronaut. Credit: Fox Because he was naked. Peters return puts fans of the show in an interesting position, too. Enter Peter, a refugee of the old timeline, i.e. theFringeof the past three years. What to root for? Heres hoping the drama remains rich and the ideas stay strange, whichever optionFringechooses....

A bleak picture of the worlds future. Yup,Fringehad all the makings of a classically great season premiere. Of course, theres a lot more to come. Credit: FOX (Note: Jeff Jensens full recap is in the works!) 1: Will Walter get his memory back after beingObservered? In short, it doesnt sound like hell get it back any time soon. Specifically, Walter lost all memory of the plan they needed to lead the fight against the Observers....

From Gene the cow to the Transilience Thought-Unifier Model-11, props were a big part of the mythology ofFringe. So I had to re-make it over a weekend, which was a little bit stressful. Why was the prop so important to the plot? Credit: Liane Hentscher/Fox The neurostimulator defined the way that Walter works. Next: Time crunch 2. Next: No do-overs 3. Lewis Jacobs/NBC Last year, we got some vaccination guns from the 60s or 70s....

“It was actually the most comfortable casting I’ve ever had, considering,” Van Cleave says. She also opted out of the casting process for her double. “If somebody is brave enough to do this, I applaud it.” Credit: Macall B. Polay/HBO Director David Nutter called Van Cleave’s casting one of the most important parts of making the finale. “We found a tremendous actress in Rebecca; she was a godsend. EW was on theThronesset when the sequence was filmed....

Peter Dinklage sits in the stairwell of a centuries-old Croatian fort wearing his scuffed battle armor. A gap in the forts thick stone wall provides him with a view of a peaceful blue sea. Its so great, Dinklage says, not to be wearing a costume with Velcro on it. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: When your name was called at the Emmys, what was your first thought? PETER DINKLAGE: Uh-oh. I have to get up there in front of a lot of people....

Shouldnt be anything a little song and dance cant fix, right? Just click here to try it out. You know you wanna. Credit: Mike Yarish/FOX And you should check back after the show for our recap or join Keith Staskiewiczs inaugural meeting of theDiss-a-GleeClub. (We mean it this time. Some overbearing cheerleading coach sabotaged him last week but this week he outmaneuvered her.) Read more: TV Jukebox: What were your favorite songs in shows this week?...

A handful of comedy writers polled by EW have their doubts. Dramedies dont do that. Adds another: Ive seenGleea couple times, and I like it okay. The Emmy brass recognizes the issue, but is understandably reluctant to create a new award for dramedies. (Gleeplans to offer its pilot and the Madonna episode for consideration.) But other than the musical numbers, creator Ryan Murphy argues,Gleeisnt that different. People get caught up on that dramedy label....

Many, many scoops today. So lets get to it. But before we do, remember to be sending me your questions! Credit: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Image Without you, there are no spoils to be had. PLUS, DISH ON A CANT-MISS TWIST! The end seems nigh for Kevin (Kal Penn) and Robin (Cobie Smulders) onHIMYM. Liane Hentscher/The CW (Sorry, Kevin/Robin shippers. Im sure youre both disappointed.) I would imagine at some point it will not be all smooth sailing for me and Robin....