The Office gets a new permanent cast member, four Jersey Shore cast-mates will be eliminated at the end of the upcoming season, why Judge Judy rules daytime, and the mystery behind bros icing bros' website going down has been solved.


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In TV News...

  • Zach Woods, aka The Office's loveable-yet-awkward Gabe, has been signed on to be a permanent character next season. [Buzz Sugar]
  • Friday Night Lights will bring back favorites Adrianne Palicki and Taylor Kitsch during the show's 5th season. [Ausiello Files]
  • Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman have signed on to star in an HBO movie produced by James Gandolfini about Ernest Hemingway. [TV Squad]
  • CBS is apparently planning to "trim down" the female cast members on Criminal Minds. Is this blatant sexism? [NBC Chicago]
  • Judge Judy rules daytime television, attracting an average of 6.4 million viewers per episode. Why? [TV Squad]
  • Four Jersey Shore cast members will lose their "jobs" and won't be asked to return for the next season. Who will they be? [Movieline]
  • How to model your home after The Bachelorette mansion. [Casa Sugar]
  • The New York Times' Brian Stelter and David Carr discuss the media's reactions to Obama's Oval Office address. [Media Decoder]

Around the Web...

  • The first official photo from the upcoming Smurfs movie has been released. Where's Neil Patrick Harris? [Slash Film]
  • Zach Galifianakis is in talks to star in a remake of the classic Don Knotts movie, The Incredible Mr.Limpet. [LA Times Blog]
  • An elusive message on the brosicingbros.com website led us to believe that Bros Icing Bros is over! Wait a second, they just sold out for a bunch of money? Why am I not surprised? [The Village Voice]
  • Five fictional presidents that would have outdone Obama last night. [Movieline]
  • In honor of Psycho's 50 anniversary, will take an in-depth look at Alfired Hitchcock for the next 11 days. [Pop Matters]
  • Over 600,000 iPhones were pre-ordered yesterday. [NY Times]
  • Excited for Starbucks' new free WiFi? This map shows it's availability all over the US. [Chandu Thota]
  • Weezer has debuted a song for the World Cup. Personally, I enjoy it more than Shakira and R. Kelly's offerings. [MTV]