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· Wondering how the dire-sounding Wall St. readjustment will affect Hollywood? The entire industry will instantly grind to a halt, says Nikki Finke sunnily, as "showbiz bigwigs will be huddling with their business managers and brokers and bankers to figure out what to do with their personal portfolios." On the upside, at least you now have something substantial to blame for your inability to get anyone of importance to take your calls. [DHD] · A bidding war for syndicated rights to How I Met Your Mother could earn in the neighborhood of $350 million for Twentieth Television, turning it into a "potential nonstop revenue machine," and effectively giving Neil Patrick Harris the ability to bend time and space by furrowing his giant forehead. [Variety] · E! is launching Sports Soup, a sports-themed spinoff of The Soup sure to appeal to that network's eleven heterosexual male viewers. [Variety] · As Nip/Tuck readies itself for its final season, reps for that series's stars are "deep in salary negotiations," with Julian McMahon's agent overheard bellowing, "YOU CALL THAT FUCKING-ROSIE-O'DONNELL MONEY? SUCK MY DONG!" down the corridors of his place of business. [THR] · In a direct-to-video first, Paramount Home Entertainment is bundling its upcoming home video release of Kung Fu Panda with home-video-sequel Secrets of the Furious Five, and calling the package the Pandamonium Double Pack—thereby doubling the amount of time you can avoid your children. It's a mid-autumn miracle! [THR]