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How I Met Your Mother Time has always been a major - if not the - component of How I Met Your Mother. But in Season 7, it will be about timing. "That's one of the central questions this season," creator/executive producer Carter Bays tells TVGuide.com. "Love and romance to some degree is a game of musical chairs. At some point, the music stops and you're with someone. You don't know at the beginning of the game who you're going to end with. Hopefully it ends up being the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, but there's a lot of randomness to it and bad timing on parts of all the characters." Fall Preview: Get scoop on your favorite returning shows In Robin's case, she's the one with the bad timing. After realizing she still has feelings for Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) in the season finale, Robin (Cobie Smulders) unfortunately cannot act on them yet, as her former flame has reconnected with Nora (Nazanin Boniadi). And yes, Barney is actually serious about getting serious this time. (Hey, he does get married after all.) "The thing that Barney learned last year was how he came to be the dashing rogue in the suit," Bays says. "He met his father and realized that maybe he can aspire to more in life and he's in a place where he's genuinely looking for something more than one-night stands with hot girls. We're going to see him a little more emboldened about starting a relationship with Nora." Though he's dating Nora, that doesn't mean Robin is out of the equation entirely. In fact, the first episode of the one-hour premiere features a hot and flirty dance number between Robin and Barney at Punchy's wedding. "That whole episode is about the chemistry of Barney and Robin and how you can't deny when there's a connection between two people," Bays says. "That's what the routine is about - they have chemistry, and how do you ignore it? Can you ignore it? Can they ignore it?" For now, they are, which complicates matters since Robin works with Nora. It will come to a head in the fourth episode, forebodingly titled "The Stinson Missile Crisis," in which Robin has an "explosive moment" that leads her to meeting her shrink and love interest Kevin (Kal Penn). "There's no attraction initially," Bays says. "But he understands Robin better than anyone who's understood her before and that is intriguing to her. He'll be around for five or six [episodes]." Robin remains one of the top candidates for Barney's mystery bride, along with Nora. There will be more candidates, but the reveal, which will happen this season, ought to make fans happy, Bays says. It's been more than a year since he and co-creator/executive producer Craig Thomas decided Barney would get married - a plot point they never imagined writing for the legendary womanizer when they conceived of the show, despite its themes of change and adult growing pains. "That wasn't part of [the original plan]! I think Barney's development as a human being has been a nice discovery as far as things we've explored," he says. "In [Season 1's] 'Zip, Zip, Zip,' it was just Barney hanging out with Robin, and it was great. We were like, 'Let's file this away.' By Season 3, we said we will play [that card] with them dating and breaking up. ... By Season 6, we knew we had this goalpost of him getting married and wanted to build this season of how someone goes from Barney to being the marrying kind. We had to dig in at what is at the core of a guy who's so allergic to any commitment. And it was abandonment. Now it's the story of who Barney is marrying." Fall TV: Get the day-by-day schedule While Barney's wedding is the framing device for the season, it's not, of course, all about Barnacle. Marshall (Jason Segel) will get his new job working for Martin Short's less-than-stellar lawyer in the second episode, and he and Lily (Alyson Hannigan) are expecting a baby, who will arrive in the season finale. "We've decided [the sex], but not the name yet," Bays says, noting that it may not necessarily be the son Future Ted referenced two seasons ago. "There's a whole episode about do you want to know the sex? We have a pregnancy calendar that's synced up with when episodes air. How big are Lily's boobs in this episode? Is she showing yet here?" And then there's that matter of the mother. "Maybe we'll see a knee, maybe a shoulder," Bays quips. After a disastrous relationship with Zoey (Jennifer Morrison), things are looking up for Ted (Josh Radnor) - professionally at least. "The first two episodes are about Ted realizing he might have wasted some time with Zoey and he needs to start dating again, not just to date, but to find his future wife," Bays says. "Part of the season will be about him taking a good look at his life and why is it that he hasn't settled down yet. The first episode of the series, he said he's ready to get married. Six years later, why is he not married?" Bays remains typically coy about the eventual reveal of the mother - there will be something in the finale - partially because that hinges on whether the show will stay beyond an eighth season. "We have wiggle room. There are three or four different plans," he says. "Right now, we're focused on Season 7. I think it'll be the best one yet. I think Season 6 will always be the season where things changed for me. I liked that there was a directional change in the show with the wedding mystery and we're continuing along the course, but there are big developments for everyone and some great moments that are looming on the horizon, so we're excited." How I Met Your Mother returns with two back-to-back episodes Monday at 8/7c on CBS.

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Procedural Drama From Ilene Chaiken & Joel Silver Gets Put Pilot Commitment At CBS

EXCLUSIVE: The L Word creator Ilene Chaiken has teamed with director-producer Joel Silver for a character-driven procedural which, in a competitive situation, landed at CBS with a put pilot commitment. Chaiken will write the drama, centered on an edgy punk hacker girl who teams up with an Oakland police detective to solve crimes. Chaiken and Silver will executive produce with Silver for Warner Bros. TV where Silver’s TV company is based. The deal reunites Chaiken, Silver and CBS. Last season, Chaiken served as executive producer/showrunner on the Silver-produced pilot for CBS Hail Mary. The deal keeps WME-repped Chaiken in the CBS family. She spent the past 8 years at Showtime working on her drama The L Word and its reality offshoot. Silver has a long history at CBS where he produced the cult vampire series Moonlight and, most recently, the Minnie Drive-starring Hail Mary.

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USA Network renews three dramas

USA Network has given renewals to three of its dramas: "Covert Affairs," "Royal Pains" and "Necessary Roughness." Each show received 16-episode orders. Pickups follow recent renewals of "White Collar," "Suits," "In Plain Sight" and "Burn Notice." "Roughness," starring Callie Thorne as a therapist for a pro football team, launched in the summer and averaged 5.8 million viewers. USA was the top cable network this summer in total viewers and in the 18-49 demo. "Covert Affairs," which will begin the second half of season two Nov. 1, stars Piper Perabo as a CIA operative. The six-episode second half of season three of "Royal Pains" debuts later this winter. Show stars Mark Feuerstein as a doctor in the tony Long Island community the Hamptons. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

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Calle 13 Grabs accurate documentation 10 Latin Grammy Nominations

Ethan Burns/Getty Images The twelfth annual Latin Grammy nominees were introduced Wednesday morning, with Puerto Rican stylish hop group Calle 13 getting accurate documentation 10 nominations. Furthermore to nominations for record and album of year, Calle 13 appeared to become nominated for top urban music album and song of year for LatinoAmerica. The nominees for album of year are Alex, Jorge Y Lena, Alex, Jorge Y Lena Calle 13, Entren Los Que Quieran Franco P Vita, En Primera Fila Enrique Iglesias, Excitement and Shakira, Purchase El Sol. Record of year nominees are Latinoamérica by Calle 13 Tan Sólo Tú by Franco P Vita with Alejandra Guzmán Gritar by Luis Fonsi Golpes En El Corazón by Los Tigres Del Norte and Lo Mejor P Mi Vida Eres Tú by Ough Martin featuring Natalia Jiménez. Nominees to find the best new artist category are Pablo Alborán (The nation), Max Capote (Uruguay/Argentina), Paula Fernandes (South usa), Il Volo (Italia) and Sie7e (Puerto Rico). Other artists receiving multiple nominations incorporated Shakira, who received three nominations. The honours will probably be given out in Las vegas on November. 10, while using ceremony being public on Univision. The whole report on nominees could be acquired concerning the Latin Grammys website. Grammy Honours Ough Martin Shakira Worldwide

Low Budget 'Creature' Sets Low Box Office Record

A box office record was set over the weekend, though not the good kind. The low budget horror movie Creature opened on 1,507 screens and grossed only $331,000. That makes it the lowest grossing opening weekend on record for a single movie opening on more than 1,500 screens.our editor recommendsBox Office Report: Steven Soderbergh's 'Contagion' Wins Weekend with $23.1 Mil As Box Office Mojo calculated it, each screening had an average attendance of six paying customers. By comparison, its fellow weekend box office dud, Bucky Larson had a per screen average of just over eight people. Only one other film, Proud American, from 2008 had a worse per screen average. Creature, about a swamp creature on the loose in backwoods Louisiana, is the work of first time writer-director Fred Andrews. But it's most notable credit is that of former MCA President Sid Sheinberg, who has been a producer with his own company, The Bubble Factory, since 1995. Sheinberg is widely credited as the movie executive who "discovered" Steven Spielberg. The film received just 11 percent fresh reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, beating Bucky Larson's dreaded 0 percent fresh rating. According to the New York Times the 76-year-old producer, who also spends time as vice chairman of the advocacy group Human Rights Watch, decided to release the film himself when he failed to get studio distribution. In an attempt to outdo the big studios, Sheinberg opted to pursue a guerilla marketing campaign through websites and the movie ticketing service Fandango and ignore traditional print and TV ads. Related Topics

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Emmys 2011: Justin Timberlake Named Outstanding Guest Actor for 'Saturday Evening Live'

Justin Timberlake put into his growing Emmy collection Saturday evening having a win for guest actor inside a comedy series for Saturday Evening Live.our editor recommendsCreative Arts Emmys: The WinnersEmmys 2011: 'Glee's' Gwyneth Paltrow Wins Best Guest Actress inside a Comedy SeriesEmmys: How Screen Time Affects Guest Actor RacesRelated Subjects•Emmys The Social Networking actor had won an Emmy earlier at night for original music and lyrics for his "Justin Timberlake monologue." Seth Meyers recognized the award for him. Q&A: 'SNL's' Seth Meyers: 'I Pale In Contrast' to Justin Timberlake Saturday Evening Live has proven an solid platform for Timberlake, who won outstanding original music lyrics for "D**k inside a Box" in Sept. 2007. Gwyneth Paltrow, Boardwalk Empire, The Kennedys and also the Borgias were also those who win in the Creative Arts Emmys, which happened in the Nokia Theater in downtown La. The Primetime Emmy Honours occur Sept. 18. Related Subjects Justin Timberlake Saturday Evening Live Emmys 2011

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Pete Souza isn't far behind Leader Obama. Actually, sometimes hes in front of him. Because the Presidents chief Whitened House digital photographer, Souza may be the Presidents shadow. Now, National Geographic follows Souza within the Obama Whitened House aboard Air Pressure One, backstage in the Condition from the Union, and in to the heart from the West Wing. Its a behind-the-moments consider the everyday grit from the American presidency and an opportunity to see what its prefer to cover probably the most effective guy on the planet, for offspring.