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Mathew Perry and Matt LeBlanc are set to star in TV shows in the upcoming season. Perry is returning to network TV to play a stadium manager, while LeBlanc is returning to play — well, himself.

There has been a considerable amount of buzz surrounding Perry’s return to prime time, as he follows his Friend Courtney Cox to her new home on ABC with the successful Cougar Town. Less has been said about LeBlanc’s move to cable.

When you think about any of the “friends” your mind automatically jumps to Central Perk, but no one has had more trouble escaping his Friends persona than LeBlanc. Even stronger still is that lingering taste Joey (2002-2004) left in our mouths. So, why am I so excited for the new project? LeBlanc doesn’t have to overcome his former Friends character, he’s playing himself! The new show from Showtime is a single-camera entertainment industry satire about a British comedy team who travel to Hollywood to remake their successful U.K. TV series — only to be told it must star a woefully miscast LeBlanc. The humor’s Legit.

As for Perry’s Mr Sunshine, it just keeps getting better. A comedy co-written by Perry with writers of Family Guy and ‘Til Death was exciting, but throw in West Wing’s Emmy-Award winning Allison Janney and it’s hard to see where it will go wrong.

However, while I have hopes the two Sorkin Alums (Perry played his short lived Studio Sixty) will crank out a hit – Janney hasn’t put all her eggs in one basket. She is attached to another pilot for 2010, this one also for Showtime.

While it’s doubtful we’ll get to see all our favorites succeed this fall, its looking more and more likely we’ll get to see them again.