These days some of the best stories, scripts, and characters seem to be found on television, which is luring the biggest names to the smaller screen. But it’s also serving to entice a number of TV stars back. In fact, mid-season 2012 is chock full of them! Snakkle caught up with James Van Der Beek, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kristen Bell, and more to discuss returning to medium that made them household names.

The films of John Hughes are iconic for all the right reasons. His writing captured young people with honesty and compassion, whether they were rich, poor, cool, goofy, or some crazy ’80s combination. Set in the pre-iPod/cellphone era, these films depict a more innocent time, albeit one in which leg warmers were stylish. “Pretty in Pink” (1986) is Hughes and (first time!) director Howard Deutch at their best.