It seems Kim Kardashian has landed herself a spot in next season's Dancing With the Stars. I'd argue it's all wrong considering she really isn't a star of anything, and God knows what kind of high math and physics are going to be required to keep that ass from hitting the dance floor, but it's the youthful eye candy ABC needs to lure in those superficial people who couldn't care less about ballroom dancing. I say she's out by week three without a doubt. Her are some recent snaps from Kim's appearance on Letterman this week.

Fergie played live in NY on the Today Show butchering the Heart classic Barracuda. You might not have noticed the awful singing if you looked hard enough at her leather pants, or weren't distracted by the half-a-dozen one armed cartwheels. Or the part when she slinked down the front of the guitar player like she was ready to blow him. Perfect performance for a crowd of school aged kids and stay at home soccer moms. Full clip of Fergie's antics after the jump.

Thanks to the folks at CollegeHumor, and no thanks to YouTube, we present an old clip of Bill O'Reilly having just a little trouble reading the fucking teleprompter. Classic clip. In all fairness I'd imagine every single t.v. anchor has done exactly the same thing at one point in time or another, it's just that none of them are as big of a douche as Bill O'Reilly, so this is way funnier to watch.

Ashton Kutcher would like you to believe Eva Longoria and Mario Lopez are an item. As part of the his Pop Fiction reality show he set up Mario and Eva with a nice dinner and fake Cartier necklace to help rock the paparazzi world and make fun of the unwashed masses for supposedly believing this crap. Don't waste E!'s money - we don't. Hell, I don't think people believe half of the 'real' news they hear. You really think they're wetting themselves over a dinner and a necklace?

Half of the Olly Girls, Molly Shea, celebrated her birthday this weekend at Jet nightclub in Vegas. I don't think I've ever seen Sunset Tan on E!. There's a clip after the jump that might explain why. Although after checking out Molly Shea in pictures, I'd say why not. View the clip.

The new Ashton Kutcher show Pop Fiction premiered last night and on the show it was revealed that Avril Lavigne is pregnant! I'm not sure how far alone, but she's clearly beginning to show. So maybe 5 months? I wonder what they'll name the little tyke. I guess since Ashton is a girl's name already they could name the baby after him regardless of whether it's a boy, or a girl.

Oh wait, I just realized I've been fooled. Damn that Ashton's so tricky. And thinking Avril Lavigne might have actually been pregnant turned my whole world upside down. How shocking! And retarded.

Paris Hilton's probably feeling smug right now after getting away with a stunt that had just about every major media source reporting that she'd 'found enlightenment' with a Monk. Turns out the whole schtick is part of a new E! show called Pop Fiction. With Ashton Kutcher on as producer, the show is a spin on Punk'd where the joke is supposedly on the media outlets and paparazzi. Jason Goldberg, one of Kutcher's partners explains to USA Today:

Goldberg says the show is not meant as a forum for celebrity "whining," but is instead played as a comedy. "We're having fun, but we want to say to people, 'Can you really believe everything you read and see?' "

He claims major media outlets have been duped into reporting false stories about celebrities in recent months, though he would not elaborate.

"This is about selling magazines," he says. "But it's not just at the expense of celebrities; it's at the expense of the population, because they're being sucked into it, too."

Hey, fine by me. Let's all make stuff up. But do you really think anyone who saw the Paris monk story actually believed that crazy broad was becoming a Buddhist? She can barely walk and chew gum at the same time. So does this explain the K-Fed fat suit photos?

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For the most part we leave Idol predictions and results to one of our sister sites, You Better Watch It. But now that the 'Idol Top 24' for season 7 is official we thought we'd run down the list. Of course our real mission is to find this year's Antonella Barba. I guess for now we can settle with Kristy Lee Cook the cage fighter. Idol's top 24 list after the jump. Here's a clip of Kristy.




Top 12 Girls
1. Carly Smithson
2. Amanda Overmyer
3. Kristy Lee Cook
4. Brooke White
5. Alexandréa Lushington
6. Ramiele Malubay
7. Syesha Mercado
8. Kady Malloy
9. Amy Davis
10. Alaina Whitaker
11. Asia’h Epperson
12. JoAnne Borgella
Top 12 Guys
1. David Cook
2. David Archuleta
3. Danny Noriega
4. Jason Castro
5. Luke Menard
6. Michael Johns
7. Garret Haley
8. Jason Yeager
9. Robbie Carrico
10. Chikezie Eze
11. David Hernandez
12. Colton Berry

With no end in sight for the Writer's Guild strike we thought we'd put together a few creative viewing options, both online and on the tube. Late night TV is about the only thing to come back on the air, albeit without writers (except for Letterman of course), but primetime TV is going to be left with slim pickin's once the current inventory of canned shows is exhausted. So what is there to watch?

WATCH ONLINE

If primetime network shows are what you crave then Hulu.com is your place. It's still in 'Beta', and access is by invitation only. (No big deal, simply 'apply' for an account). We happen to have access and can report that there's an endless amount to watch. Hulu is a joint effort between FOX and NBC, among others, and features full length episodes with minimal commercials. You can watch everything from classic TV shows like AirWolf and The A-Team to new episodes of the Office, CSI and the Family Guy. Our pick - FX's Damages. If you missed this when it originally aired, now is your chance to check it out.

Not only is your computer a great place to catch stuff you missed on tv, it's starting to become a place to see original content. From MTV Networks comes Connected. A complete series available online that has kind of an Entourage knockoff feel. Agents, actresses and starving film makers leading the Hollywood life. It's a great example of the web spurring original content. (Clip below).

Joost is another video site like Hulu that features content from major networks. Watch stuff from Comedy Central, CBS, CNN and PBS as well as independent stuff like the Onion News Network. Joost has a nifty desktop player that works pretty well, though I'd say Hulu has it beat in terms of stream quality. Our pick off Joost - replays of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show of course.

ON THE TUBE

Aside from late night talk, there are a handful of shows that are back on with new episodes despite the strike. They're back on the air because shooting finished before the writer's strike started. Once these episodes air, that's it until the strike is over. One of the shows we'll be watching is Lost. With last season's dramatic ending giving away proof that the castaways do indeed make it off the island our interest is peaked. Lost waded through some boring waters last season, but it looks like there's good twists ahead. Plus more of Evangline Lilly is never a bad thing. Bonus: Go online for 13 'missing pieces' of never before seen clips. Premieres Jan 31.

Smash Lab - A new show from the Discovery Channel. So new in fact they don't have any web portal to grab a logo from. If you like Mythbusters (and we do), imagine all the best destruction rolled up into its own show. The reason for the explosion-fest (like they really need one) is to show how modern day materials can keep you safer in disasters and accidents. Cool and all, but we just like seeing stuff blown up. Full schedule here.

 

If you've watched Keeping Up with the Kardashians I'm sure you've wondered just how real 'reality' TV is these days. While I have no doubt the lives of the Kardashian sisters is nearly unbelievable by most standards, here's some food for thought on just how real or scripted the show might be. Take a look at this clip where the nanny that mom hires runs around the house in her bikini - to the annoyance of Bruce. Now enjoy a trip on over to Bree Olson's page on the Internet Adult Film Database. (the mere text is nsfw btw). So is Bree Olson the 'nanny' that mom hired to watch her 9-year olds? Hum, I'm thinkin' so. And judging by the extensive list of hardcore porn Bree has been in I'm guessing she's not so hard up for work that's she's taking nanny jobs.

Lindsay Lohan is back to working filming a TV commercial on the streets of L.A. Looks like it's got some kind of sixties superhero theme judging from Lindsay various outfits and, you know, the guys dressed as Batman, Robin, the Hulk and Spiderman. Looks like a busy day of work for Lindsay, but it's nothing she can't handle. Four wardrobe changes and going through four different men all in the same day. Piece of cake. She's been training for this for years.

Race car driver Helio Castroneves has called off his engagement with Fiancée Aliette Vazquez. Helio told People the news after he and professional dancer Julianne Hough won the Dancing With the Stars competition. Following Dancing with the Stars really isn't my thing, but it provides the perfect excuse to post random pictures of the Julianne Hough. These are recent photos from the America Music Award, which pretty much no one watched, so they're still probably new to you. And of course this will only fuel speculation that Helio and Julianne have hooked up. Understandable I guess. You get to know someone pretty well when you dance around with their crotch in your face.

This seasons' Apprentice cast has a twist - it will all be made up of celebrities. The women's cast includes: Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, Carol Alt, Tiffany Fallon (Playboy Playmate), Jennie Finch, Nadia Comaneci, Nely Galan and Marilu Henner. The men are: Tito Ortiz, Trace Adkins, Vincent Pastore, Lennox Lewis, Stephen Baldwin, Piers Morgan and Gene Simmons. Wow. Aging rock stars, models and gymnasts, fighters and Stephen Baldwin. Is it possible Stephen Baldwin might end up the smartest of the bunch? I say the winner gets to take home the Playmate. Maybe Tito can make some big money with a Duck Kissing Booth. [via MMAPunch.com]

The Writers Guild strike has brought a halt to late night tv. Many people are surprised to see all of the late night talk shows jump straight into reruns. Contrary to what you might think, late-night comedians like Leno, Letterman and Stewart don't write all of their own shows. Sure they contribute material everyday, but they also have a team of writers supplying them hundreds of jokes to sift through to build that short monologue. But aren't these guys comedians? Be funny already.

We throwing up the Late-Night TV Challenge. Who is man enough to write his own show and go back on the air? Show us what you're made of. We're nominating Letterman to take lead, for a few reasons. First, he can be funny, but his current staff of writers is not. He'd do better on his own. Second, the guy has the shortest monologue on TV. You're lucky if you get five jokes out of Dave - he can't write that? Third, he's got more commercials than show time. And lastly, he's done it before. During the last writer's strike in 1988 Dave went back on the air without the writers. I can't recall if it was good or bad, but I'd argue it couldn't be worse that he show currently is. Actually we'd rather have John Stewart back, but at this point anything is better than daytime talk shows and reality tv.

It looks like the Hollywood writers strike is going to happen. Members of the Writers Guild of America are reportedly not even close to striking a deal with the studios.

So what does all of this mean, and why the hell are you looking at an old picture of Pam Anderson? Read the rest of the post and find out.

Well, if the writers do strike you're going to be watching a lot of reruns. Late night shows like Leno, Stewart and Letterman will likely go immediately to reruns. (Though I'd argue that you could replace Letterman's writers with a couple of third graders with crayons and generate funnier stuff). All of your favorite sitcoms will last a bit longer because the studios have been cranking up production and stock piling scripts. If the strike lasts long enough they'll turn to producing more crappy reality shows which don't really require writers. And then of course there are the movies. The studios aren't going to shut down. They're just going to finish up anything currently in production with half-ass writers and create a bunch of new stuff with the same half-ass writers. All of which won't be finished and in the theaters for a good year or two. So you have that to look forward to.

As for me and the strike. I negotiated with myself for hours last night, at one point locking myself in a closet to try and force a decision. After yelling for the neighbors to let me out I went back and read some of my old posts. At which point I pretty much gave up the cause and just fired myself outright.

As for the picture of Pamela Anderson, it probably doesn't need explaining to any regular readers, but if you're going to watch reruns they might has well feature wet girls in bikinis.