Q: I really miss Party Down with my favorite guys and gals. Will it return to TV?

A: Yes. Starz has ordered a second season of the very funny ensemble comedy about a Hollywood catering crew full of people with show-business ambitions. It is tentatively scheduled to return in April. But there will be changes. Jane Lynch left the series for her regular role on Glee, and Will & Grace's Megan Mullally is joining the cast.

Q: I recently watched the movie Dirty Dancing as a tribute to Patrick Swayze. Whatever happened to Jennifer Grey? A: Grey, who played Frances ``Baby'' Houseman in the movie, has continued to appear in movies and on TV, though never with the success she had in Dirty Dancing. Besides being in movies like Bloodhounds of Broadway, she played herself in the TV series It's Like, You Know and was in the HBO series John From Cincinnati. The daughter of Oscar-winning actor Joel Grey, she also gained attention with a post-Dancing nose job, but it only served to set her apart from her look in her most famous role.

Q: I have been trying to locate a movie I believe was made for TV called Something for Joey. It is the story of John Cappelletti, the Penn State running back who won the Heisman Trophy in 1973, and his relationship with his younger brother Joey, who was dying of leukemia. Is it available anywhere?

A: The TV movie originally aired in 1977 and starred Marc Singer as John and Jeff Lynas as Joey, who died in 1976. The movie is for sale on DVD only through John's website, johncappelletti73heisman.com. I have seen VHS tapes for sale elsewhere.

Q: I loved the series Kings last season, and have eagerly waited for a continuation. What happened? Please tell me they haven't canceled it!

A: Sorry, can't tell you that. The show is done, and Kings: The Complete Series was released recently on DVD.

Q: For a little over a year, I have been searching for Volume Two of Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors. It doesn't appear to be available. I very much want to complete my collection of this animated series. Is there a chance you would know where I could buy it?

A: Shout! Factory, which released the first volume in 2008, has not scheduled a release of a second volume. It appears the first did not sell as well as hoped.

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