TV News and the Best of the Rest on the Web
Donald Trump is the next celebrity to be roasted on Comedy Central, John Corbett signs on to Parenthood, Stargate Universe gets axed and a real shocker—a study says that watching Fox News makes you dumb!
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In TV News...
- Comedy Central has announced their next roast victim: Donald Trump! The episode will air in the spring, so the comedians have a few months to think up jokes that aren't about his hair. [Comedy Central]
- A new study shows that watching Fox News could be detrimental to your intelligence, or for the Fox News audience: "Yer TV choices is makin' you stoopid." [Business Insider]
- John Corbett has been cast on Parenthood as Lauren Graham's ex-husband. Saucy! [Deadline]
- Bethenny Frankel might have claimed that she'd never return to the Real Housewives of New York, but it appears she just may make a few appearances on the series that gave her a career. [Pop Eater]
- ABC is adapting the Canadian show Being Erica for the US. [Deadline]
- Aaron Staton (Ken Cosgrove in Mad Men) is the star of a new 40s-era detective video game called L.A. Noire. [Vulture]
- SyFy has canceled Stargate Universe. Hate to be the one to tell you! [TV Squad]
- Oh, and Fox killed The Good Guys. Too bad! [Warming Glow]
Around the Web...
- Sure, everyone's excited for Tron tonight, but what about Tron Jeremy? Get it? PUNS! [Gizmodo]
- Hey! Here's Adam Scott's favorite things of 2010. [Movieline]
- People are pointing fingers at Julia Stiles in the divorce of Dexter stars Michael C. Hall and whats-her-face, but Stiles went on the record saying it's just not true. [TV Squad]
- Honestly, Golden Globes: What makes The Tourist a comedy? [Vulture]
- Yesterday, a rumor spread via twitter that Morgan Freeman had died. Twitter is sometimes a jerk. [Hollywood Life]
- Check out this image of Louis C.K. as a zombie. Badass! [Funny or Die]
- There's a lot of good buzz about Paul Feig's Bridesmaids, which boasts a fantastic cast and great comedic minds. [Splitsider]
- Flavorpill has an awesome Holiday mix of .mp3s to download, including Kanye's catchy "Christmas in Harlem." [Flavorwire]
- There's an official poster for the Oscars, but no trace of James Franco or Anne Hathaway to be found! That can't be a good sign. [Vulture]