Perhaps this will break the “Seinfeld curse” that led to post-show career challenges for the foursome.

Dreyfus has faired the best, playing the title role in CBS’ The New Adventures of Old Christine since 2006. But before she won the Emmy for this performance, she appeared in the short-lived failure Watching Ellie.

Alexander had back to back canceled series with Bob Patterson and Listen Up, while Richards hasn’t appeared on a TV series since his seven episodes of The Michael Richards Show in 2000.

Seinfeld himself has avoided TV projects in favor returning to stand up and writing/voicing the animated film Bee Movie.

Will their reunion with Larry David be the start of something good for these actors? Only time will tell. Which of Jerry’s pals are you most excited to see on Curb Your Enthuiasm? Voice your choice in today’s featured poll. The season seven premiere is will be on September 20th.

In The Philanthropist, James Purefoy (who played Marc Anthony in HBO’s Rome) is Teddy Rist, the title character who travels the world and actually helps people. He runs a nonprofit organization with his partner Philip Maidstone (Law & Order‘s Jesse L. Martin.) Party of Five‘s Neve Campbell plays Philip’s wife Olivia.

So, if the show’s do-gooder premise doesn’t entice you to tune in, the talented cast of TV veterans certainly should. Who’s appearance on the The Philanthr0pist would most likely encourage you to watch the show? Voice your choice in today’s featured poll. And if philanthropy isn’t your thing, you can always check out The Real World: Cancun on MTV tonight at 10. Counter programming at its finest.

Mary Louise Parker in Weeds

I watched the Season 5 premiere of Weeds on Showtime last night, followed by the series premiere of Nurse Jackie. I’m exhausted! Monday nights on Showtime are starting to feel an awful lot like Sunday nights used to be on HBO: filled with smart programs featuring lovably flawed characters. I’m already addicted to Nurse Jackie and Weeds after just one viewing (“addicted” being the optimal word, given the herbal and manufactured drugs that play leading roles in their characters’ lives.)

I won’t give away plot points in case you haven’t had a chance to see last night’s shows yet, but let’s just say that both Mary Louise Parker’s Nancy Botwin and Edie Falco’s Jackie Peyton are good women who make bad choices.  Throw in Michael C. Hall’s title character in Dexter (which returns to Showtime this fall), and you’ve got some of the freshest, most fleshed-out characters in television today all residing on the premium cable channel.

Which is your favorite Showtime show? Voice your choice in today’s featured poll. And if you’re not currently a Showtime subscriber, call your cable company immediately. As far as addictions go, these won’t hurt you.

First up is Royal Pains on June 4th on USA. Mark Feuerstein — the guy who played the opthamologist who inspired Miranda to fake orgasms on Sex and the City — plays surgeon Hank Lawson, a private doctor for Hamptons’ millionaires. When he’s not tending to the rich, he’s spending his free time offering medical assistance to poor folks.

Nurse Jackie makes its Showtime debut on June 8th. In this highly anticipated series, Edie Falco plays the title character, a New York City emergency room nurse who’s addicted to pain killers. This marks Falco’s return to premium cable after her Emmy-winning run as Carmela Soprano on HBO.

On June 16, TNT will premiere HawthoRNe, starring Jada Pinkett Smith. She plays nurse Christina Hawthorne, a single mom who works at Richmond Trinity Hospital along side the chief of surgery played by Michael Vartan (of Alias and Never Been Kissed fame.)

Which of these new medical dramas shows the most promise? Voice your choice in today’s featured poll. Then take two aspirin and call me in the morning.

Edie Falco, Mark Feuerstein, and Jada Pinkett Smith

Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Jeremy Piven

Spike TV has acquired the basic cable rights to HBO’s Entourage. Starting in January 2010, Spike will begin airing the first five seasons of the comedy. Clearly one of the biggest benefits will be exposing the series to fans who don’t currently spring for HBO. As an HBO subscriber and self-proclaimed Entourage fan, I’ll be tuning in to see how they edit the show to remove the naughty bits that won’t make the transition from premium to basic cable.

Remember when Sex and the City first started airing on TBS? I would watch the show and make mental notes of where they’d removed nudity, profanity, and entire plotlines that might make a basic cable viewer squirm. Now the boys of Entourage will get their turn to go through the cleansing process. Will they bring Jerry Ferrara back to the editing room to loop the word “shucks” where his character Turtle was clearly saying something else? Will Kevin Dillon’s Drama start hanging out at juice bars instead of strip clubs? How will Kevin Connolly’s “E” spar with Adrian Grenier’s Vince when all the dirty words are removed? And I can’t even begin to think of how Jeremy Piven’s Ari will make the transition. Let’s all watch and see what happens.

In the meantime, voice your choice and let us know who’s your favorite member of Vince’s entourage in today’s featured poll.