Details about Rob Lowe's casting on Parks and Recreation, Parenthood inspires an off-screen romance, another Real Housewife records a song, and shown here: The Simpsons use their intro to comment on South Park's recent controversy.


[A still from last night's episode of The Simpsons which addressed the controversy over South Park's latest episodes. Image via The Live Feed]

In TV News...

  • As it turns out, NBC executives were the deciding factor in Parks and Recreation's latest addition to the cast: Rob Lowe. They hope that he'll bring more female viewers and help increase the show's ratings. [Movieline]
  • Mark your calendars—HBO'sHung and Entourage will both return on June 27th. [The Live Feed]
  • Parenthood co-stars Lauren Graham and Peter Krause are reportedly dating. So that's one good thing to come from the show! [Celebitchy]
  • The Biggest Loser's Jillian Michaels won't get pregnant because of the damaged it'll do to her body. [Warming Glow]
  • TNT has renewed Southland for a third season. [The Live Feed]
  • You may not agree with all of the choices, but here's the New York Post's 10 Best and Worst Series Finales. [NY Post]
  • Related—the five worst deaths written for great TV characters. [Cracked]
  • Good news! Google search now includes TV episodes. This link will teach you exactly how to do it. [Mashable]
  • Neil Patrick Harris discusses his upcoming role on Glee in a video interview. [TV.com]
  • Mad that How I Met Your Mother is a rerun tonight? Read this very informative interview with Cobie Smulders instead. [Movieline]
  • Real Housewives Countess LuAnn has apparently recorded a song—whether it's better or worse than "Tardy for the Party," well, that's for you to decide. [Dlisted]

Around the Web...

  • Five nerdy cereals that failed. The list says they desereved to fail, but I know that personally, I would have loved to wake up to a bowl of Urkel-O's every day before school... [Topless Robot]
  • I can't decide if this is creepy or cool, but here's an aggregator of everything that your facebook friends are "liking" online. [Like Button]
  • A handy guide to understanding the different types of dance sequences in movies. [Flavorwire]
  • Don't act like you're not impressed—MacGruber has a rating on 100% on RottenTomatoes.com. [Rotten Tomatoes]
  • Just because Conan's comedy tour isn't stopping in Montreal doesn't mean that the locals aren't Team CoCo. Here's a clip from "The Rob Kemp Show" in which they plead their case as to why he should make a stop in their fair city. [YouTube]
  • There's a Batman live stage show in development. Don't expect to see it on Broadway, though—expect it to be "an elaborate arena production aimed at kids and families." [SlashFilm]
  • America's Got Talent, NBC, and YouTube have teamed up so that you can audition for the show via YouTube. Advances in technology! [YouTube]
  • Mad Men's Vincent Kartheiser doesn't have a toilet and has to run next door to his neighbor's house every time he needs to... well, you know. Does this make him more or less appealing? [Best Week Ever]