Marilyn Manson is a fan of Kenny Powers, Ted gets a new long-term love interest on How I Met Your Mother, Aziz Ansari will announce Kanye West at the VMA's, Freddy Kruger on Chuck, "Sad Don Draper," and more!


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In TV News...

  • Aziz Ansari will reportedly introduce Kanye West's VMA performance. Here's hoping he does it as Raaaaaaaandy! [Vulture]
  • Jennifer Morrison, as seen on House is currently in talks to play a "major love interest" for Ted on How I Met Your Mother. She's supposedly going to stick around for 13 episodes this season... do we think she's potentially the "Mother?" [Ausiello Files]
  • MTV has ordered two Jersey Shore specials that will air after the season finale on October 21. So in other words, you can't get rid of them even if you tried. [The Hollywood Reporter]
  • Marilyn Manson is a fan of Eastbound and Down—or at least Kenny Powers. He took a photo of himself all dressed up as the guy. [The Daily What]
  • Sam Anderson, known to the masses as Bernard on Lost, will guest star on an upcoming episode of NCIS. [TV Guide]
  • Here's a preview clip from Sunday's True Blood finale. [ET Online]
  • The original Freddy Kruger—played by actor Robert Englund—has been recruited to star Chuck's Halloween episode. Spooky! [Ausiello Files]
  • Louis CK explains the creative process behind Louie. [Splitsider]
  • A great post about which TV stars are looking to have a comeback in the next season. We're looking at you, Andie MacDowel and Matt LeBlanc! [TV Squad]
  • Here's your first look at the American cast of Skins. [Luca Luca]
  • Who knew? Andy Richter did the "puppy suit" gag first. [Warming Glow]
  • Five weird Captain Planet episodes that you probably don't remember. [Uproxx]

Around the Web...

  • A first look at January Jones in the new X Men movie. [Oh No They Didn't]
  • Here's a roundup of photos of celebrities riding the subway. I, for one, have never seen a celebrity on the subway—just bums and miserable people. [Buzzfeed]
  • Martin Scorsese discusses the 15 classic gangster films that most influenced his career pre-1970s. [The Daily Beast]
  • Did you know that you can order entire bags of marshmellows from cereal? This is pretty much every child's dream. [Cereal Marshmellows]
  • Five fictional stories that you were taught in a proper history class. [Cracked]
  • Lauren Graham talks about her relationship with her Parenthood costar Peter Krause. [People]
  • Did you watch Hellcats last night? If you like that kind of thing, check out this "Brief History of Pop-Culture Cheerleading." [Vulture]
  • Here's a list of 11 artists who wouldn't give permission for Weird Al to cover their music. For shame, Billy Joel. [11 Points]
  • The mayor of Newark, New Jersey scolded Snooki for texting while driving over twitter. [Leanna Ballester]