QUICK TAKES - May 20, 2009

Branching out: Sherri Shepherd, one of the hosts of the ABC daytime talk show “The View,” will star in a sitcom for Lifetime, “Sherri,” about a newly divorced mom.

Cut loose: Chace Crawford, who plays Nate on “Gossip Girl,” will reprise Kevin Bacon’s role in a remake of the 1984 film “Footloose.” Zac Efron originally was set to play the part but dropped out of the project in March.