Paul Rudd and Halle Berry will lend their voices to The Simpsons, Barack Obama makes a little time for The View, Liam Nesson signs onto The Big C, and Alfred Molina will star in Law & Order: Los Angeles.


Everyone loves a good fail—especially when it involves a chryon fail and unaware news anchors. [Image via In Other News]

In TV News...

  • President Obama will appear on Thursday's episode of The View. According to today's show, it's "making American History!" [The Hollywood Reporter]
  • Forget last week's excitement about Mark Zuckerberg guesting on The Simpsons—Paul Rudd and Halle Berry are set to lend their voices to the series next season! [TV Squad]
  • Just how awful is current Real World housemate Ryan? Take a look at his hateful twitter attacks. [Oh No They Didn't]
  • In case you wanted to learn more about Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, this New York Times profile is actually quite a decent read. In it, her father tries to explain what's so wonderful about her and fails, saying "She don't sing. She don't dance. I don't want to say she don't have talent..." [New York Times]
  • Alfred Molina, bad-guy extraordinaire, has signed on for a lead role on the upcoming Law & Order: Los Angeles series. He'll play the role of Deputy D.A. Morales. [Ausiello Files]
  • The Big C, the show starring Laura Linney that's accruing more and more fabulous A-listers, will now also feature Liam Nesson in it's cast. Is it just me, or does this show sound more like Love Actually every day? [TV Squad]
  • Showtime is developing a show about giggalos. Because apparently, Cathouse wasn't enough. [TV Squad]
  • Check out these fabulous Mad Men illustrations by Dyna Moe that have now been made into a book! [Laughing Squid]
  • Joshua Jackson crashed Comic-Con this weekend by hosting his own "Pacey-Con," an homage to his old role on Dawson's Creek. [Warming Glow]
  • Just how much do you like Mystery Science Theater 3000? Well, probably not as much as this guy does. [Pug Blog 2K10]
  • From the Draper children to Shane Botwin from Weeds, here's a list of Television's most precious kids. [TV Squad]

Around the Web...

  • It's not hard for me to admit that these Tron: Legacy sneakers are awesome and that I want a pair inside my imaginary 90's closet, right next to my LA Lights. [Movieline]
  • 10 imitating movie weapons: Will Smith's "cricket" gun from Men In Black and Batman's "Long Revolver" that belonged to The Joker were the only two I remembered on this list. [Premiere]
  • Okay, seriously—how funny is the story about the Kings of Leon getting pooped on while performing? I would love to see video of that. In high def. [Riverfront Times]
  • This bizarre Japanese drawing looks just like Hurley from Lost—fried chicken and everything. Viral marketing, bizarre coincidence or the work of Jacob and the island's magic? [Warming Glow]
  • House star Hugh Laurie is working on a blues album. [TV Squad]
  • What's the difference between Comic-Con nerds and real life nerds? Best Week Ever breaks it down for you. [BWE.tv]