Ever wonder what it would be like to walk in the Manolos of Serena van der Wooden or Blair Waldorf? If you're a guy...perhaps not (but who am I to judge?).

On Location Tours, a company specializing in TV and movie based tourism offers a unique opportunity to experience life as one of your favorite Upper East Siders on its 3-1/2 hour Gossip Girl Tour. The luxury coach tour takes in more than 40 locations in Manhattan famous for their connections to Gossip Girl and costs $40 ($38 + $2 ticket fee). The tours take place year round on Fridays and Sundays at noon and depart from a midtown location. Advance purchase is required as these tours apparently sell out quickly!

The CW has released five clips from the September 14th season premiere of Gossip Girl. Click the link below to check them out!

This fall on Melrose Place, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz portrays Violet Foster, a young woman fresh off the turnip truck - a hick from the sticks who lands at L.A.'s most scandalous address. But don't expect Ashlee's Violet to be of the "shrinking" variety. All is not what it seems. In fact, Simpson-Wentz reveals that Violet will have a dark side -- perhaps one that plays an integral part in the murder mystery storyline that kicks of the inaugural season of the eagerly anticipated new prime time drama! When we first meet Violet she comes off as a sweet innocent, but as the season builds, we'll see her become more manipulative.

"She's a little off. She's got a dark side. She grew up with a foster family and never knew love and family, so people have just come in and out of her life. She just wants to be accepted and loved," Simpson-Wentz told the Los Angeles Times.

Foster (from a "foster" family)? Hmmmmmm. Wonder if that's even her real name?

Ashley Simpson-Wentz will dish about Melrose Place and hopefully give us some more scoop on her character and the new season when she appears LIVE on The PIX Morning News tomorrow morning (Friday, September 4th) at 845am!

In the meantime, enjoy this behind the scenes video of the recent TV Guide cover shoot for Melrose Place!

The CW has confirmed that Rick Fox will join Melrose Place in a recurring role this fall. Fox, who played for both the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers during an extensive NBA career is no stranger to acting. Fox has also appeared on such programs as Ugly Betty, Oz, The Game and One Tree Hill. On Melrose Place, Fox will play the owner of a restaurant where both Auggie (Colin Egglesfield) and Violet ( Ashlee Simpson-Wentz) work.

Here's an opportunity to help make a difference in someone's life and meet a celebrity at the same time. Now that's a win-win!

Ian Somerhalder, former Lost castaway and current star of The CW's Vampire Diaries and PIX are teaming up with the New York Blood Center to conduct a blood drive outside of PIX studios at 220 East 42nd Street on Thursday, September 10th, from 6am-1130am.

The New York Blood Center needs roughly 2,000 blood donations per day to meet demand and they need your help. PIX and Ian Somerhalder invite you to roll up your sleeves, donate a pint of blood, save a life and support this very important cause.

For your safety, blood will be donated the traditional way only. No necks will be bitten! :)

PIX will be broadcasting LIVE from the event and our entire morning news crew will be on hand in support of the blood drive effort.

So come by, say hello and save a life. Remember that your donation can save up to three lives, so please come out and give a pint. This is a cause you can really sink your teeth into!

The Vampire Diaries premieres later that evening at 8pm on WPIX!

Yesterday on the season premiere of The Tyra Banks Show, Tyra finally solved the mystery of her real hair.

"I've worn weaves and wigs and pieces and clip-ons and clip-outs and clip-downs and around since I was 17-18 years old and I wanted to show the real me. I wanted to show the raw me," Tyra told her studio audience.

That she did. If you missed it yesterday, check out this clip of The Tyra Banks Show. And don't forget, The Tyra Banks Show airs weekdays from 3-5pm (with back-to-back episodes) on PIX!

Taylor Momsen's band The Pretty Reckless will perform in an exclusive free concert tomorrow , September 10th when Teen Vogue's Fashion Night Out Fashion Show closes down Perry Street between Bleecker and West 4th Street in the Village!

To celebrate Fashion's Night Out, a global initiave to promote fashion and showcase the hottest looks for the fall, Teen Vogue is teaming up with such brands as Cynthia Rowley, Intermix, Brunello Cucinelli, Tommy Hilfiger, Steve Maddon, Brooks Brothers Black Fleece, Coach, Mulberry and Marc by Marc Jacobs to produce a free fashion show on the streets of Greenwich Village at 7pm tomorrow.

After the fashion show, Gossip Girl's Taylor Momsen (Jenny Humphrey) will perform with her band "The Pretty Reckless" in a free concert. The exclusive performance is scheduled to begin at 730pm.

Both events are free and open to the public.

Last night after Teen Vogue's Fashion Night Out Fashion Show, Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen took to the stage with her band The Pretty Reckless and delivered an exclusive live concert performance in an outfit that left little to the imagination.

In keeping with her edgy rock star persona, the 16-year-old star of Gossip Girl performed in black underwear, stockings, a garter and little else. A black bra was visible beneath a sheer white shirt.

Whoa! Kids today sure do grow up fast!

Check out a pic below.

If you watched last night's series premiere of The Vampire Diaries, then you were a part of history. The Vampire Diaries was watched by a fang-tastic 4.84 million viewers in the U.S., making it the most watched series premiere in the history of The CW Television Network.

If you missed last night's series premiere or want to catch it again, you have two more opportunities.

WPIX will repeat the series opener tomorrow -- Saturday at 3pm and again on Sunday at 8pm (coincidentally, right before the season finale of HBO's True Blood). Why not make it a two-fer? Otherwise, stick around for an encore presentation of the Melrose Place premiere.

Eric Balfour (you know the face, but maybe not the name) is joining The Beautiful Life: TBL for a multi--episode stint - reuniting him with his O.C. co-star, Mischa Barton.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Balfour who has made memorable appearances on such prime time shows as 24, The West Wing and Six Feet Under will play Eric (clever, huh?), a "charming rival to Claudia (Elle Macpherson) at a competing modeling agency."

Sara Paxton stars as Raina Marinelli, an up and coming high fashion model on The Beautiful Life: TBL. She sat down with Emily Frances this morning on the PIX Morning News and dished about her new show and working in New York.

PIX: Let's talk about Ashton Kutcher. He's the executive producer. Is he hands on with the show?

Sara Paxton: Yeah. Ashton's sort of more like the man behind the curtain. I always say he's the "Wizard of Oz" because he has his hands sort of dipped into everything even though he's not physically there all the time. But he does come on set and he e-mails us and calls us all the time and he definitely wants to be hands on, especially with the actors.

PIX: Let's talk Mischa Barton. At lot of stuff was happening prior to when you guys were filming. Were these things addressed on set or is it kind of water under the bridge at this point?

SP: Definitely water under the bridge. Nothing was ever addressed on set. Nothing has really affected the work or anything. We're on episode 6 now, so everything is just sort of in the past.

PIX: A lot of people don't realize that you and Corbin Bleu go back to childhood days.

SP: Way back. We did a movie together called Soldier with Kurt Russell. We were eight and our parents became friends. We became friends and we are so blown away that we get to do this show together everyday after so many years.

PIX: Was it happenstance that you both got cast?

SP: I just found out that he got cast and we both showed up on set on our first day like "Dude, what's up? What's happening...?"

PIX: Let's talk about the role. The premiere episode takes place during a fashion show during Fashion Week which happens to be now in New York City. So have you had time to hit any fashion shows so far?

SP: A little bit. Our work schedule is so hectic. We work such long hours. It's been really hard to actually get out there. But I did Fashion's Night Out. I walked around the city. I went to Calvin Klein. I went to Dior and that was really fun. And I'm actually going to the Calvin Klein show tomorrow night, so I'm really excited.

PIX: You're getting a lot in. You're a California girl, so moving to New York and being able to be part of this has got to be really exciting.

SP: Exactly. It's a whole new experience for me so I wanna get out there and do as much as I can.

PIX: What's your favorite part of New York so far?

SP: The difference between New York and L.A. that I love the most is in L.A. you have to drive everywhere...it's isolated, you spend a lot of time alone in your car. You have to plan everything. It's like 'where are we going?...30 minutes drive.' In New York, I can just walk outside my front door and get a bagel...

PIX: And it's easy to order in too!

SP: It's SO easy. My groceries are delivered to me. I was like...'what IS this? It's AMAZING!'

PIX: To be able to film in New York is not bad!

SP: Omigosh! I feel so lucky everyday. I get to wake up and be paid in this amazing city.

The Beautiful Life: TBL premieres tonight at 9pm after America's Next Top Model.

Julian Sands who has appeared recently in such TV series as 24 and Lipstick Jungle and starred in the Warlock movies during the early '90's can add Smallville to his long list of credits. In November, Sands will appear as Jor-El, Clark Kent's Kryptonian father in a flashback/time-warp themed episode titled Kandor.

In this installment, a young Jor-El's relationship to Major Zod (Callum Blue) will be explained. In past episodes of Smallville, Terence Stamp has played the voice of Jor-El. Thirty years ago, Terence Stamp played Zod in both Superman and Superman 2.

Smallville returns with all-new episodes on Friday at 8pm beginning September 25th.

This is going to make a lot of people feel really old. Jasmine Guy who starred as college student Whitley Gilbert in the mid 80's sitcom A Different World has been cast as Bonnie's GRANDMOTHER on The Vampire Diaries.

The 47-year-old actress is a bit young to be playing the grandmother of a teenybopper but Executive Producer Kevin Williamson explained to TV Guide the reason she looks so young is because she's really a witch.

"She's a college professor at the local university who teaches the occult. Bonnie starts to think she may be a witch, and it turns out they have a lineage of witches in their family dating back to Salem. Bonnie thinks it's all crazy until she starts doing things like lighting fires," Williamson said.

Although I know it's strictly taboo to ask, do you think this black magic woman will be a "good witch" or a "bad witch?"

Post your comments or theories.

Thomas Calabro (Dr. Michael Mancini) made a housecall at WPIX the other day and dished the dirt on the new season of Melrose Place and growing up in Brooklyn.

PIX: You're the only original cast member that was on the entire run of Melrose. That's a pretty good distinction for you.

Thomas Calabro: Yeah, I think it's one of the most surprising ones because it was so much fun everyday, all day for seven years. I don't know why everybody didn't stick around the whole time.

PIX: Was it as fun as it appeared to those of us that were watching - like being on set?

TC: Yeah it did. Mostly 'cause there wasn't as much drama behind the camera (as) there was in front of it. Behind the camera we had a great time.

PIX: Speaking of drama, how much drama can we expect on the new Melrose Place?

TC: A lot. It's beautiful people with major problems again and there's gonna be a lot of stuff. They mix it up pretty good. They seem to be able to juggle a lot more problems than they used to in one episode, so that's good.

PIX: Is Dr. Mancini going to change now that he's kind of the elder statesman or is he going to be as bold as the young people.

TC: Well, I was the oldest character the first time around and I'm the oldest character on the show (and person) the second time around so that doesn't change. What has changed for Dr. Mancini is a lot more money. He's invented a 'heart valve thingybob' (the technical term escapes me at the moment). It's given him a lot of prestige, a lot of power and a lot of money so he can do everything he did before, and then some.

PIX: You also got a chance to direct. Do you have any aspirations to do it again now?

TC: We'll see how it goes moving forward. Certainly I always have my eye to that so we'll see how it goes.

PIX: I didn't realize, but you're a good ol' Brooklyn boy and you worked in your dad's diner on top of a subway.

TC: That's right. It was the LL stop in Williamburg - two stops from Manhattan.

PIX: What did you do?

TC: I did everything. I did everything he told me to do and he told me to do more and more as the years went by. I spent a lot of my childhood there.

PIX: And football.. Stuyvesant High School. You're like a New York success story. It's so great to have you back not only on Melrose but back here on our network.

TC: Thank you so much!

Melrose Place airs Tuesdays at 9pm after 90210 (just like the good 'ol days)!

Smallville returns one week from tonight at 8pm. If you're suffering severe Smallville withdrawal and just can't wait, check out a clip from the episode titled Savior and read some spoilers!

The clip below features Erica Durance as Lois Lane and Brian Austin Green as reporter John Corben (whose alter ego is DC Comics villain Metallo!).

Smallville Season Premiere Spoilers (read at your discretion -- YOU'VE BEEN WARNED):

When we last spotted Jack Bass, Chuck Bass' scheming uncle had been flattened by his nephew and was sucker-punched by Lily van der Woodsen who one-upped the jerk and took over Bass industries. Since then, Jack's been in Australia licking his wounds, but he'll be making his way back to the Upper East Side later this season. Methinks someone's gonna pay.

According to Desmond Harrington who plays the older Bass, Jack will return in an episode airing in late winter/early spring. "I will be back this year. I think it's episode 15 or 16 where I show back up. It's fun playing Uncle Jack," says Harrington, who's also known to Dexter fans as Detective Quinn on the hit Showtime drama.

So what brings Jack back to town? Looks like Jack has nephew Chuck in his crosshairs. "I think, if anything, I am there to screw that kid's life up basically. I think he might be, out of all the most evil characters the show has ever had on it, the most evil character. He's evil," Harrington told TV Guide.

This is gonna be good!!

Gossip Girls Blake Lively and Leighton Meester made the cross-country trek to present the Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actor and Actress in a Comedy. Check out what they wore!

Blake Lively arrived at the Emmys escorted by her mother:

Can you say "plunging?"

Here's Blake Lively at the Post-Emmy Bash:

Here's Leighton Meester on the Red Carpet before the big show!

She's signed, sealed and delivered. Heather Locklear will reprise her role as bitchy ad executive Amanda Woodward on The CW's Melrose Place beginning November 17th!

"We're ecstatic to have the chance to bring Amanda Woodward back to 'Melrose Place,'" said executive producers Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer. "Heather's involvement in the show is something we've been working on for some time as we couldn't imagine creating and producing this show without the iconic character's inclusion."

Amanda will return to town as Ella's boss at the PR firm. Ella, the new resident vixen in town (played by Katie Cassidy) will no doubt be schooled in the art of scheming by Locklear's Amanda!

It has not been announced how many episodes Locklear will appear in.

Locklear is the fifth original castmember to join The CW's Melrose update! She joins, Thomas Calabro (Dr. Michael Mancini), Laura Leighton (Sydney Andrews), Josie Bisset (Jane Mancini) and Daphne Zuniga (Jo Reynolds) who have already signed on.

Heather Locklear joined the original Melrose Place as a "Special Guest Star" at the end of its first season and stayed with the show for the remainder of the series' seven-year run.

Bring on the catfights and the short skirts!!!

Actually, an episode of Supernatural titled "The End" is near -- specifically October 1st.

In this highly anticipated installment, Dean's refusal to work with Sam to fight the Devil leads to a future that puts all of humankind at peril. The dire consequences of his decision are on display as Dean wakes up five years in the future in an abandoned city to witness Lucifer's endgame - a virus that mutates all human beings into zombies, destroying mankind forever. The Angel Zachariah tells Dean that this is the world that he created by not joining the Angels to combat Lucifer in the battle of the Apocalypse. Future Dean and present Dean meet up. Will they come together to help undo the damage? Check out some more pictures from the episode below:

If you like One Tree Hill, The Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place, get used to seeing them on PIX.

If you don't like One Tree Hill, The Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place, get used to seeing them on PIX.

In a display of confidence, The CW announced today that One Tree Hill has been picked up for an entire 22-episode season, while both Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place have received orders for additional scripts. The CW has committed to 9 additional scripts for The Vampire Diaries and 6 more scripts for Melrose Place!

As you all know by now, Heather Locklear returns to Melrose Place on November 17th. Now I can tell you for how long.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Amanda Woodward and her short skirts will be at L.A.'s most notorious address for at least seven episodes.

In tribute to Heather Locklear's return, check out these classic Melrose Place videos to remind yourself of why Amanda Woodward will be so much fun!

A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge granted Gossip Girl's Kelly Rutherford (Lily van der Woodsen) a temporary restraining order against her estranged husband, German entrepreneur Daniel Giersch. The two filed for divorce in January, citing irreconcilable differences. In court documents, Rutherford claims Giersch "has begun to follow me, my mother and my nanny and he shows up unexpectedly to threaten and scare us."

She also claims that Giersch "has harassed [my nanny] with questions about me virtually every time he sees her... last week Daniel's harassment of [the nanny] led to an actual threat that he is going to file a lawsuit against her." As a result of the threat, her children's nanny quit.

The couple had been embroiled in a nasty child custody fight for over a year, which was only recently settled. The two had agreed to joint custody, as well as co-parenting counseling.

The restraining order will remain in effect for three weeks, until a court hearing scheduled for October 15th takes place. The order prevents Giersch from being within 100 yards of Rutherford, her two children, Hermes, 2, and Helena, 3 months, her mother, nanny, home, workplace and vehicle.

Giersch's attorney Fahi Takesh Hallin hit back against Rutherford's allegations, claiming the harrassment complaint to be without foundation. "Daniel will remain focused on co-parenting both of their children and not make any personal comments in order to continue to protect the children's need for privacy and well being," said Hallin.

Goodbye Mischa Barton. We hardly knew ye.

The CW has yanked model drama The Beautiful Life: TBL from the schedule after its second episode failed to register with viewers.

The program has been canceled and production has ended.

While there is no official word from the network on a replacement, entertainment bible Variety reports that the network will likely fill the slot with repeats of Melrose Place until another program is ready.

Waiting in the wings as a mid-season replacement is the highly-touted dramedy, Life UneXpected (a cross between Gilmore Girls and Juno).

The CW has also ordered two new reality series: Fly Girls (about flight attendants on Virgin America Airlines) and an untitled series starring "New York's pre-eminent young socialite" Tinsley Mortimer. According to Variety, The CW plans on pairing the two shows.

Tyra Banks is back in the studio shooting new episodes of her daytime talk show and if you're in New York, you can watch a taping.

Free tickets are currently available for tapings of The Tyra Banks Show on Wednesday, October 21st and Thursday, October 22nd. Tyra Banks tapes her show at:

Chelsea Studios
221 West 26th Street
New York City, NY 10001
(between 7th and 8th Ave.)

To apply for tickets, please click here for October 21 or here for the October 22 taping.

You must be at least 18 years of age to attend a taping.

Click here for arrival information and here for answers to frequently asked questions about attending a Tyra Banks Show taping.

The Tyra Banks Show airs weekdays from 3-5pm on PIX.

Check out the first picture of Heather Locklear on the set of The CW's Melrose Place!

Jenny Humphrey has been relegated to the background for much of the first few episodes of the third season of Gossip Girl, but the new 'Queen Bee' at Constance Billiard is about to go front and center in a multi-episode story arc in which she gets a new romantic interest.

Producers have cast 25-year-old Kevin Zegers as Damien, an "international bad-boy" who hooks up with Little J (Taylor Momsen -- who just turned 16 over the summer). Zegers will be playing a character younger than his true age.

Zegers is best known as Josh Framm from the Air Bud movies. Additionally, Zegers has appeared on such TV series as House, Smallville and The X-Files.

Chinatown is known for some of New York's best and most authentic Chinese cuisine. Tomorrow it will also be known as a great place to catch a glimpse of your favorite Gossip Girl stars.

Make your way down to Grand Street between Elizabeth Street and the Bowery tomorrow and see what happens when the Upper East Side meets the Lower East Side. Oh...and I probably wouldn't say no to a large won ton soup from Wo Hop and a cannoli from Ferrara's!