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  • Actors will be lining up to sit on the 'Throne' Actors will be lining up to sit on the 'Throne' (Nels Israelson/HBO)Can't wait for more "Game of Thrones" after that killer season finale? Neither can we. And while Season 2 is still a ways off, juicy casting details have trickled out.

    First, it was announced that Natalie Dormer, formerly of "The Tudors," would be popping up in Westeros as Margaery Tyrell, whose hand in marriage becomes a prize in the ongoing game of thrones. And then rumors began to spread that one-time "Doctor Who" Christopher Eccleston was poised to join the program as well. While the specific role he's up for hasn't been confirmed, it's been widely speculated that he'd play Stannis Baratheon, the elder of dead King Robert's younger brothers and a major player in the second book, "A Clash of Kings."

    These pieces of casting news made us reach for our tattered copy of "Clash" in search of other new characters that will likely be introduced on HBO. Here are some of the people you may meet when the show returns and who we think should play them. (Warning: Some minor spoilers may lurk within.)

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  • Sam, we hardly knew ya (Fox)Sam, we hardly knew ya (Fox)Unless you've been living under a "Glee"-proof rock, you may have heard that Chord Overstreet's Sam Evans has been cut from the next season of the show, while Darren Criss's Blaine and Harry Shum Jr.'s Mike Chang have been moved up to series regulars.

    Although it's nice that Blaine's now a regular, he doesn't go to McKinley. And let's face it, Mike Chang doesn't really do anything. We were just getting to know Sam, and we were happy with what we were seeing, so here are five reasons it was (yet another) bad decision on Ryan Murphy & Co.'s part:

    (1) Mercedes Was Finally Getting a Love Interest/Storyline

    We love Mercedes and all her diva-fueled shenanigans, but the whole "I'm sassy and I hate everyone" shtick was getting old, especially when we're aware of her dramatic chops (see "Grilled Cheesus").

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  • Sorry, guys, you're not exactly Emmy materialSorry, guys, you're not exactly Emmy materialThe 2011 Emmy nomination announcements are still a month away, but since the list of those who submitted themselves for consideration in the acting categories has been released, we thought we'd check out this year's playing field.

    Some of it is great, if unlikely, but some of it is incredibly laughable. Let's take a look at some of the funniest and saddest submissions, shall we? (And yes, we know these submissions often have more to do with stroking talent egos than with anybody's belief in their chances of being nominated, but that doesn't mean it's not hilarious to see people like Martin Henderson and Chace Crawford throwing their names in the ring against Steve Buscemi and Jon Hamm.)

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  • Buffy's back on The CW's fall thriller The CW usually has the most energetic upfront of them all each May. While we were a bit concerned about this year's new location (Jazz at Lincoln Center), the presentation began with the band LMFAO singing "Party Rock Anthem" while Quest Crew from "America's Best Dance Crew" did their b-boy thing onstage.

    Once they shuffled off, outgoing CW president Dawn Ostroff introduced the attractive casts of all the network's shows, forcing them to engage in awkward banter onstage — a tried-and-true CW upfront tradition. Finally, after some hype about CWingo (a new Facebook bingo game) and the obligatory joke about Ian Somerhalder's bite being worse than his bark, we finally saw clips from the new lineup.

    FALL SHOWS

    "Hart of Dixie" (Mondays, 9pm ET)

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  • "Person of Interest" has piqued our interest"Person of Interest" has piqued our interest (Warner Bros. Television)CBS spent most of their upfront presentation telling us that they don't have a lot of new shows because their returning shows are so good. The event kicked off with "NCIS" star Michael Weatherly doing a pre-taped bit to appeal to advertisers. Then they had David Letterman, Steve Martin and Paul Schaffer doing a pre-taped song about how good all the new shows were. It was awkward and unfunny.

    And then the cast of "Blue Bloods" did an extended segment in which they chased down a perp (Regis Philbin) in order to get the CBS fall schedule to the upfront in time. Was that really the best they could do with the talented "Blue Bloods" folks? On the plus side, Will Estes received more screen time in this bit than he has all season on the show.

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