An Idiot Abroad comes to America, J.R. Ewing heads to Desperate Housewives, an artist's rendering of Snooki's New Year's Ball, and a short film about the making of the Beastie Boys's "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)."

In TV News...

  • Yesterday it was announced that Snooki will drop from a ball on New Year's. Well, now there's an actual artists' rendering! [Vulture]
  • Karl Pilkington's An Idiot Abroad will air in the US starting in January on Discovery Science. [Splitsider]
  • The first episode of Fringe that will air on Friday is ironically titled "Firefly." [TV Squad]
  • Are Glee and Community practically the same show? I wouldn't know, but it sounds like there are more similarities than you'd think. [Movieline]
  • Parks and Recreation plans to "Go Big or Go Home" in season three, whatever that means. [TV Guide]
  • Dallas's Larry Hagman (perhaps better known as J.R. Ewing) will guest-star on Desperate Housewives. [TV Guide]
  • When Paul McCartney plays SNL this weekend, will he pay tribute to John Lennon? Good question. [The Wrap]
  • SyFy has picked up a new show called Alphas, whose pilot is direct by Lost's Jack Bender. [Deadline]
  • The producers of American Idol are considering making their top 12 live together in a house. [The Hollywood Reporter]
  • The Writers Guild of America has announced their nominees for TV. [Entertainment Weekly]

Around the Web...

  • Elijah Wood, Danny McBride, Seth Rogen, Will Ferrell, John C Reilly and Jack Black will all star in a short film about the Beastie Boys—written and directed by Adam Yauch. [Stereogum]
  • Ed O'Neill says that TV Guide misquoted him trash-talking about Jane Lynch's Emmy win. [Inside TV]
  • Here's an interview with Real Housewives of Beverly Hills's Lisa Vanderpump. She comes across really good-natured and there's a gratuitous shot of her adorable dogs! [TV.com]
  • Jay Z was on Charlie Rose last night, you can watch video here. [Miss Info]
  • Here's a fun appreciation of celebrities meeting their SNL impersonators. [Splitsider]
  • Those semi-nude photos of Christina Aguilera? She says they're real, and blames hackers for obtaining them. [TV Guide]
  • The A.V. Club ranks the best music of the year. [A.V. Club]
  • Ooh, check out these awesome artist renderings of Manhattan. [Gizmodo]
  • Some dude has watched Julie and Julia every day for an entire year. Why!?!? [Urlesque]
  • Chris Martin wrote a song for Gwyneth Paltrow. Aww! Listen to it here. [Vulture]