Max Weinberg won't follow Conan to TBS, and inside, Larry King wants on SNL, Hillary Duff heads to Community, Jorge Garcia guests on How I Met Your Mother, Rusty Nuts, and Katy Perry's present to SNL viewers.


Above, Katy Perry's boobs make a statement on Saturday's premiere episode of SNL. Because Sesame Street banned her clip from television, The Simpsons have now extended an offer to Perry to star in the show's Christmas episode. [Image via Croissants, News via PopWatch]

In TV News...

  • Oprah will reunite the entire cast of The Sound of Music on her show for the first time in 45 years. [Pop Watch]
  • So, we're not the only ones who noticed that Saturday Night Live was borrowing "inspiration" from Tim and Eric, right? [Warming Glow]
  • Hillary Duff will star in an upcoming episode of Community as a Mean Girls-style leader of a clique. [Ausiello Files]
  • Sadly, Max Weinberg won't be following Conan O'Brien to TBS. [Arts Beat]
  • Jorge Garcia (aka Hurley from Lost) will star in an upcoming episode of How I Met Your Mother as one of the gang's spaced-out friends from college. [Twitter]
  • According to the New York Post, Larry King is simply dying to host Saturday Night Live. Somehow, using the word "dying" there made me feel guilty. [NY Post]
  • Here's some schadenfreude for ya! A time line of all of Jeff Zucker's blunders during his time at NBC. [The Live Feed]
  • Netflix is getting many more TV shows to stream instantly—including SNL (both current and past episodes from the past 35 years.) Perhaps I should start up my account again. [Netflix]
  • The History Channel is giving Pawn Stars a spin-off called—get this—Rusty Nuts. It will feature restoration expert Rick Dale brings trashed treasures back to life. [Hollywood Reporter]
  • Lauren Conrad is heading back to television! For another reality show! On MTV! Again! [The Hollywood Reporter]
  • Steve Burke will succeed Jeff Zucker at NBC. Previously, he was head of Capital Cities/ABC before it was bought by Disney. [Vulture]
  • The creator of Lone Star has written a piece on why his TV show should be saved. [The Daily Beast]
  • How to tell the difference between all of the new boys in the office on Mad Men. [Crushable]
  • Here's a list of the 10 greatest murders on Dexter. [Vulture]
  • Neil Patrick Harris tweeted a photo of he and Will Forte on the set of HIMYM. [Oh No They Didn't]

Around the Web...

  • 10 TV theme songs that became mega hits of their own. Thanks, Chris! [Spinner]
  • What The Social Network got wrong—and all too right—about Harvard Final Clubs. [Guest of a Guest]
  • There's something... off... about Naked Bret Michaels on the cover of this month's Rolling Stone. [Vulture]
  • Listen to Kevin Smith give his advice about love. [The Man's Guide to Love]
  • This chat with Elisabeth Moss highlights Peggy and Don's relationship—and why Elisabeth thinks they'll always remain platonic. [Pop Watch]
  • Watch the new LCD Soundsystem video for "Home." [Some Kind of Awesome]
  • Gloria Stewart, of Titanic fame has died at the age of 100. [Washington Post]
  • Celebrity Wedding News of the Day: Emily Deschanel (sister to the lovely Zooey) and David Hornsby (better known as Rickety Cricket to Always Sunny fans) got hitched over the weekend! [People]