Friday, November 20, 2009

Tina Fey mocks NBC
The "30 Rock" star also made Sarah Palin jokes at an Ad Council Gala: "NBC is sadly the fourth-place network; actually, we're in ninth place if you count the radio stations ahead of us right now," she said, adding: "It's leaving me thinking: Will I have to change the name of my show from '30 Rock' to 'Industrial Park on the Schuylkill River'?" (Watch the video)

"HIMYM" defends breaking up Barney and Robin
Co-creator Carter Bays says "How I Met Your Mother" needed to have Barney return to his legendary role as a ladies man. "None of us wanted to see Barney wearing a sweater-vest and going to bed-and-breakfasts," he says, adding that viewers prefered the single Barney and that there was no way his relationship would've lasted for the long term. PLUS: Why so many Canadian jokes?

Jeff Probst: "It’s like they lost their brains somewhere in the South Pacific"
Part of Foa Foa's comeback, he says, is can be blamed on game play. "33% Russell’s individual game play, 33% Foa Foa sticking together and 33% Galu just flat out blowing one of the most dominant leads in Survivor history.  It’s like they lost their brains somewhere in the South Pacific.  And as of last night’s episode, they still haven’t found it."

Conan might benefit from losing "The Tonight Show" and leaving NBC
Conan O'Brien is currently in a lose-lose situation, as Tim Goodman points out, and his best option right now might be to leave the network and start his third act. "Starting over, and later, at another network – one that wants and respects him – might not be such a bad thing," says Goodman. "Fox? ABC? Who knows. Something has to give at NBC. It might sound crazy now. But NBC knows how to super-size crazy."

TLC orders "Mall Cop" reality show
Paul Blart has inspired a series: Mall Cops: Mall Of America" will capture the Segway-riding officers who patrol one of the largest malls in the world.

"Tony Almeida" doubts he'll return to "24"
Carlos Bernard says he has yet to be contacted about coming back.

No one cares who won "Project Runway," thanks to Lifetime
"The story of season six was that there was no story," says Heather Havrilesky, pointing to not only the network swtich but the change in the producers. "Where were the demented comments and the late-night breakdowns and the mimicry of former seasons?" she says, tossing around names like Jay and Santino. "Were the contestants chosen without any regard to their personalities or lack thereof? Or did the producers do an awful job of encouraging spirited talk and then editing it together to form a provocative narrative?" PLUS: Season 6 should've been tossed in the trash and Irina speaks.

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"Law & Order" to rip the Sept. 11 terrorist trial from the headlines

TV Guide Network will celebrate Christmas with a "Dirty Dancing" marathon

Marc Cherry: "Desperate" fans will cry when I kill off characters

Can "Heroes" be saved by Hayden Panettierre bathing in champagne?

Nat Geo's JFK special gives a fresh look at Nov. 22, 1963

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