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Luke Perry Would Like To Get Back into Series Action/Upbeat Times for British Pop Star Matt Goss

Don't be surprised if Luke Perry returns to the series scene. The actor, who remains indelibly etched in the minds of many as "90210's" Dylan McKay, tells us he'd love to get back into weekly TV action again.

"My kids are a little older now; my life has changed that way. A series would suit me now better than in years," he says. "I love television, and there's nothing better than doing a series when you have one you really like."

Perry reunited with his one-time "90210" co-hunk Jason Priestley, for the Hallmark Channel Movie "Goodnight for Justice," premiering tomorrow night (1/29). Priestley served as director on the Western in which Perry plays a 19th-century Wyoming Territory circuit judge with a revenge agenda of his own — an idea created and produced by Perry himself. Although Priestley isn't seen in the movie, Perry smiles at the thought of devising a part for him should there be a sequel. And there is already talk of continuing Perry's John Goodnight character in another Hallmark Movie Channel film or two.

"I'd like to do it. I'd like to find another good story to tell with this character," notes Perry. "As far as Jason acting in it, well, it would have to be the right thing, and then it would be up to Jason. I don't know if we could afford him," he says with a laugh.

"Goodnight for Justice" is full of fightin', fallin' and other action, and Perry admits, "My back isn't getting any younger. I kind of tweaked it a couple of times. We knew it was going to be very difficult to do that kind of action and stuff in the short amount of time we had. It's very much a credit to Jason that he was able to pull that off."

Perry reports that he also recently got together with another former cast-mate buddy, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, with whom he starred in the post-apocalyptic sci-fi series "Jeremiah" from 2002-2004.

Any chance for a "Jeremiah" reunion? "We both agreed we'd like to do it again, have those two characters get together for one more thing, one more reason. But it's too far gone," Perry says. "If the show had been part of the (Joss) Whedon universe or something, maybe; but no, it's not going to happen."

BACK IN THE SUNSHINE: English pop star cum Las Vegas headliner Matt Goss is getting ready to record the followup to his popular "Gossy" album and plans to have it out before year's end.

His 2009 record was "emotional and melancholy," to use his description. "It was made after I came out of a long relationship — 10 years.

Someone told me, 'Never waste good agony.' You can usually transform it into some positive energy."

Now, he says, "I do want to something more upbeat, sexy and swinging. I want to make a really commercial recording. I'm enjoying going back to writing. It feels good to start feeling the sun on your face again, you know?"

The amiable Brit says that after a year and a half of residency at Caesars Palace, he's found "There's a real community here. I don't think people are aware of this feeling of community in Vegas. People here have been so nice to me. Performing in the Gossy room has taught me so much — there's no margin for error. Some people know me; some don't," adds the former Bros boy band member. "You can't rely on old hits. It's all about the performance, really.

"The good thing about singing is, when I go onstage, every night, I sing from my heart, and I think that's why people keep coming back. It's never the same from one night to another. And I love singing for Americans. It's an incredible country. I've had stars like Kenny Ortega and Natasha Bedingfield come by, and soldiers and Marines as well. I've connected with some of those guys on Twitter. It's an incredible thing to connect with people that way," he notes.

The down side is Goss has to contend with cigarette smoke and extremely dry desert air. "You've heard about the infamous 'Vegas throat'? It sounds like some sexual connotation, but no, it actually does exist," he says.

"It's like drinking a little bit of sand. You really have to stay hydrated to combat it, and do throat-strengthening exercises. I have humidifiers all over the room."

He'll be ready for his next return to the U.K., it sounds like. Having recently returned to his homeland to perform at the Royal Albert Hall, he looks forward to doing that again. "It's one of the most beautiful venues in the world. There's something about walking into that master suite, the main dressing room, and knowing that everyone from McCartney and Clapton to Sinatra has been in that suite — it's amazing to know the company that's been in there."

PRETTY LITTLE SECRETS: "Pretty Little Liars" star Troian Bellisario says that she and cast mate Shay Mitchell made it a point not to read the last book in Sara Shepard's series of teen novels from which their addictive ABC Family mystery series was spun by producer Marlene King. They didn't want to find out what happens to their characters, she says. But the series deviates quite a bit from the books, doesn't it? "It's not deviating very far. The way I kind of imagine it, the books are the landscape we're traveling in. At certain points, we're closer to points in the books, at certain points farther, but we're not reaching out of bounds of this world that Sara Shepard created," she explains. "We try to stay true to her and true to the fans of the books."

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