Is the sometime-rumored Kaley Cuoco/Billie spin-off an option?
Kern: Any spin-off is still an option, because no one has ruled out any options at the WB. I have heard nothing, the silence has been deafening. I’ve just been going about doing my job and trying to build up to a series finale, not something that’s neither here nor there like last year. TVGuide.com: With that said, what’s coming up during the back half of the season? Any returns for Cole or Prue? Kern: [Laughs] In my ideal world… The huge problem I have to deal with this year is the budget cutback. I’m trying to save money each episode so I can afford to bring back as many of the regular cast members as possible. Who that will be, I don’t know, but my plan is to have the equivalent of a “family reunion” including as many people as I can afford. I’m not going to be able to get Julian McMahon back [as Cole]; I twisted his arm, and begged and bribed him to come back for the 150th episode last year, which he so lovingly offered to do. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have flashbacks! [Laugh
