Wednesday, February 3, 2010

"Idol's" Bikini Boy speaks: "I basically spent three days in that bikini"
Ty Hemmerling (watch him here) borrowed his girlfriend's bikini to pull off last night's "Idol" stunt. "The first song I sang was Katy Perry, 'I Kissed a Girl' — and I liked it," he recalls.

Ellen DeGeneres: Simon Cowell is meaner than I thought
"I had one idea of Simon when I came in, and it's changed," Ellen says of her "Idol" experience so far. "He's actually meaner than I thought. … It's hard to listen to him tell people things and me not to go, 'You poor thing!'"

Is Kate Gosselin's TLC reality show dead?
It was supposed to debut next month, but TLC has yet to reveal anything concrete about the show. Meanwhile, Kate isn't as newsworthy as she once was.

Watch the reality TV debuts of Sarah Jessica Parker, Lisa Kudrow, Brooke Shields
NBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?" Also features Spike Lee, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Broderick and Emmitt Smith as they journey to discover their ancestors.

Can "Jersey Shore" cast give Jay Leno's "Tonight Show" return a ratings jolt?
Most of the cast is spending this week taping a bit for the third night of Leno's return to 11:35. PLUS: "Jersey" to air in UK.

"That's What She Said"
Where did this ("Office") catchphrase come from? Megan Mullally tells all….

Fox, ESPN, CBS may try to snatch the Olympics from NBC
The Peacock has been losing money on the games, so it might be time for a new network to step in.

"Underbelly," Australia's controversial "Sopranos," debuts on DirecTV
What is interesting about "Underbelly," which delves into Australia's gangland drug wars with explicit violence and nudity, is that it's based on real-life mob events that took place through the mid-2000s, during "The Sopranos'" run. In fact, the show was banned in Melbourne to avoid tainting jury members. DirecTV, however, is airing the series out of order, beginning with the 1970s-focused Season 2 tonight, followed by the 1990s/2000s-era Season 1. (Watch the promos for Season 2 and Season 1)

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"Lost's" season premiere was scientifically sound
That's according to "Physics of the Impossible" author and Science Channel host Michio Kaku, who says that in some interpretations of quantum theory, people could actually exist in multiple states at the same time. "If time forks into two rivers, then you have two parallel realities, which evolve independently of each other," Kaku says. "Your own past is fixed, but you can meet copies of yourself in parallel universes in different time eras and then change your history. You can chance the past of the alternate reality that split off. It might also be possible that in these other realities, people who are dead in our reality are still alive in other universes—so Elvis might still be alive in another reality."
12.1 million watched, up from last year // 2nd-worst "Lost" season premiere
Terry O'Quinn: "Now that's freaky" // O'Quinn narrates Spanish chessboard promo
Evocation of deafness was fantastic, "Saving Private Ryan"-esque
Team Darlton seems to be seeking a middle ground in relationships, answering q's
6 theories // Where's Shannon? // It's the essential story of mankind
Did "Lost" send us through a "wormhole"? // The show's confusion, doubled!

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Report: ABC wants to invite Melissa Rycroft to Jason Mesnick's "Bachelor" wedding

Vladimir Putin pops up on Russia's "The Simpsons"

Coming to stores: Matt Groening's "The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis"

Sarah Silverman & Demetri Martin: The Music video!

Which is worse, Fox's comedy slate or ABC's bungling of "Better Off Ted"?

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