True Blood action figures, Bryan Cranston will host Saturday Night Live, Hung and Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution gets picked up for more seasons, and a hilarious (but unofficial) Always Sunny in Philadelphia coloring book.


What the TV-obsessed New Yorkers thought of when they first heard the news of Hurricane Earl. Image via (and most likely created by?) Chris Mohney.

In TV News...

  • Following his major Emmy wins, Bryan Cranston will host the October 2nd episode of Saturday Night Live. [LA Times]
  • HBO has renewed Hung for another season. [Deadline]
  • Neil Gaiman's Sandman is being developed into a TV series. [Heat Vision]
  • Okay, everybody, not so far with the rumors about people turning down Dancing With the Stars—Joel McHale wasn't even approached. [TV Squad]
  • Here's a great (but sad) roundup of the marriages that reality TV has destroyed. [The Daily Beast]
  • Click here to see the action figure versions of True Blood's cast. [Just Jared]
  • The final season of Lost debuted as the top-selling DVD/Blue-Ray last week. [TV Week]
  • Locke & Key has been given a full series order from Fox. It's a show about "a secret, spooky New England mansion filled with mystical doors that transport them to different worlds. [Vulture]
  • You can purchase the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia coloring book called "God hates me and my life is bullshit." [Department of Awesome]
  • Rolling Stone's gallery of TV's best characters and most memorable scene-stealers features some awesome photography and fun actors. [Rolling Stone]
  • Oh look, there's another new cast member on Saturday Night Live—Jay Pharoah, from Virginia. [Warming Glow]
  • Speaking of new SNL players, here's audio of new hire Paul Brittain playing "Sex Ed Vincent," an unlicensed sex ed teacher. [The Paper Machete]
  • Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution has been picked up for another season by ABC. [TV Squad]
  • Possible (fake) Mad Men spoilers: Don Draper learns CPR and has a lovechild!? [Best Week Ever]
  • An interview with Cheryl Hines about what's to come in Curb Your Enthusiasm. [Movieline]

Around the Web...

  • This list of the ten strangest celebrity records includes some of my favorites from Crispin Clover, Todd Bridges, and William Shatner. [Nerve]
  • Michael Bay has taken some time off from exploding things to offer $50,000 for whoever finds the puppy-throwing-girl. [Movieline]
  • One not-so-great thing about the new Apple TV's? Your old Apple TV won't be able to get Netflix. [Gizmodo]
  • Paste Magazine has pretty much folded. They announced yesterday that they'd be suspending print publication. [Paste]
  • Stereogum has released their best 40 bands of 2010. [Stereogum]
  • Ping Fail: Five reasons to avoid joining Apple's new social network. [Buzzfeed]
  • Someone made a painting of Antoine Dodson. [Flickr]
  • If you're local to NYC and looking to celebrate today's holiday—9/01/10 for those not in the know—check out this Beverly Hills, 90210 party. [Free NYC]