The Return of Ms. Spears

Taken from the news:
"How good was Britney on 'How I Met Your Mother'? Good enough to spawn a series. The Word has learned that after watching the dethroned pop princess' guest spot on the sitcom, CBS president Les Moonves convened an emergency meeting of writers, producers and network executives at his mountain fortress in Brentwood Ca, to hash out a plan for a Spears-led prime-time vehicle.
The result: We can report exclusively that Spears will play the role of jilted woman-turned-plucky local news producer Mary Richards next fall in a relaunch of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show".
'This is an amazing opportunity for Britney and for CBS,' one network executive told us. 'Mary Tyler Moore personified the American woman's cultural shift from the kitchen to the workplace in the 1970s. We think Britney is the same kind if icon. And she's totally lost some weight.'
Sources at CBS confirm that work began on the project over the weekend. Spears spent most of Sunday with the network's team of stylists as they attempted to recreate Moore's trademark bouffant using the new star's weave. But 17 hours of testing proved fruitless.
'We tried every product, every iron we had,' one stylist said. 'At one point, the weave spontaneously burst into flames. But Britney's a pro. She never panicked. She just sang the chorus to 'Shout at the Devil,' then yelled something in Latin. Whatever she said, I guess the weave listened to her, because it extinguished itself.'
'We're just going to put her in a wig for the first season,' another stylist added.
Though and executive producer has yet to be named and no full-time writing staff has been assembled, high-level CBS executives have already begun casting the show. Audrina Patridge of 'The Hills' is set to play Mary's feisty neighbor and best friend Rhoda, while Sir Anthony Hopkins is close to signing on as Mary's boss, the curmudgeonly Lou Grant. No word yet on who will play Beelzebub, Prince of Lies.'*






*Happy April Fools Day =0)