Jimmy Kimmel Attempts to Explain Lost to Regis Philbin

Whitney Jefferson · 05/17/10 04:23PM

Regis can't figure out what in the world is going on Lost. Jimmy Kimmel, Lost-megafan, hammers out the plotline in terms Regis can understand: Gelman's the Smoke Monster, Kathie Lee Gifford is Jacob, and Sawyer's just a modern-day Don Rickles.

Daily Link Roundup: TV News and the Best of the Rest on the Web

Whitney Jefferson · 05/17/10 04:00PM

NBC's annoying decision to move Parks & Recreation to mid-season, an animated version of Napoleon Dynamite is coming to Fox, Conan O'Brien's new show has found a home, George Lucas writes to the Lost creators, and NPH on Glee.

Your Monday Night Lineup

Matt Toder · 05/17/10 03:30PM

TONIGHT: We've got four season finales, as Gossip Girl, House, Castle and One Tree Hill wrap up, plus new episodes of Chuck, How I Met Your Mother, Nurse Jackie, and Dancing with the Stars.

Spruce Up Your Place on Us

gawkercreative · 05/17/10 02:59PM

Throw that raggedy-ass couch out on the curb and buy yourself some nearly-adult furniture. Just fill out this survey, email the last question to contests@gawker.com, and you will be entered to win a $150 gift card to the one-and-only Ikea! [Rules]

In the Long Run We're All Dead (Also in the Short Run)

Hamilton Nolan · 05/17/10 02:58PM

The Way We Live Now: Looking at the big picture. It lifts our battered spirits to think not just of our own poor circumstances, but of the bigger losses suffered by Jay-Z, and other rich folks. It's economics, or something.

Will Any of These New Shows Save NBC?

Richard Lawson & Brian Moylan · 05/17/10 02:47PM

With its ratings in the toilet and prime time roster trashed by the failed Jay Leno experiment, the upcoming television season is make-or-break for NBC. Based on the trailers for the shows it has coming up, is there any hope?

Mathematical Proof That Your Spouse Is Leaving You

Maureen O'Connor · 05/17/10 02:28PM

Spanish mathematician Jose-Manuel Rey has calculated the "second thermodynamic law for sentimental interaction" and charted the trajectory of "sentimental equilibrium." Just like a relationship that is falling apart, it is as complicated as it is inscrutable.