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Sean Avery is hilarious but also a d-bag. Elisha Cuthbert’s ex felt the need to run his mouth now that people know his name. It has to suck when you’re more known for your ex-girlfriends or a publishing internship than your actual career in the NHL. At the same time, it’s not Elisha Cuthbert’s fault that she likes to bone hockey players. I sense a bit of jealousy in Sean Avery’s comments. Would you ever see his name in the news (or a box score) unless he said something extreme? Reading the original article, I ended up seeing Mr. Avery’s profile picture on ESPN. Lame. Here’s more visual evidence of his douchebaggery:

Did he buy those glasses off of Lenny Kravitz?

I wonder what he's going to say about Shanahan when they break up

• CW to spin off Gossip Girl into Jenny Humphrey show?
• Knight Rider is officially dead.  Next up: American Gladiators.
• In smart but less-than-innovative plan, The Dark Knight will be re-released in theaters 6 weeks after the DVD release. Also, The Dark Knight to debut on VOD before DVD in Korea.
• Entertainment Weekly declares Seth MacFarlane “smartest man in TV”. Apparently, ripping off The Simpsons makes you a genius.
• Colt McCoy wins Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year… then named second team All Big 12 QB. Huh?
• MySpace to offer videos through mobile.
• IFC unveils for domestic trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s Che starring Benicio Del Toro.
• Check out first images of Christian Bale and Johnny Depp (as John Dillinger) in Public Enemies.
• Apparently, Stephen Colbert reads my blog and has “declared war on Kanye West”.
• For The Record: Britney’s ratings good but not great.
• For the fiends: New Lost trailers.
• BBC News: How to deliver a ransom to pirates.
• Check out the new Aftermath & Eminem mixtape. Also, Eminem - Number One.

Here’s a late update.  Anybody want to bet on when Ben Silverman, programming czar at NBC, gets the axe?  Heroes is in the crapper, Chuck isn’t far behind, My Own Worst Enemy & Lipstick Jungle are both canceled, and Knight Rider & Kath and Kim suck.  Here’s the quote that sums it all up:

This year none of the network’s new shows are averaging more than a 2.6 rating. The network had already extended full-season orders to “Knight Rider,” which slipped to a series-low 1.6 last week, and “Kath & Kim,” which has fallen in nearly every outing.

That’s from an article on MediaLife.  The article also mentions the fact that the Heroes lead-out slot (previously occupied by Studio 60, Black Donnellys, and Journeyman among others) never gets any traction.  I think the problem is that Heroes is really a cable show (at least where they’ve taken it) on a network.  It probably belongs on Sci-Fi, which Universal also owns.  The ratings may be eroding, but I think they can keep a core audience.  If Monday Night Football can succeed on ESPN, Heroes could probably kill on Sci-Fi.  Although, Heroes has a massive budget ($4 mn per episode) that probably wouldn’t work on Sci-Fi.  Good thing it isn’t my job to fix this mess.

• Along with My Own Worst Enemy, Lipstick Jungle also gets axed.  Can you hear them calling for Ben Silverman’s head yet?
• LeBron can’t feel own face, dunks from free throw line.
• Love handles will kill you.
• Comedy Central to produce “Evan and Gareth Are Trying to Get Laid” pilot.  It’s about two guys that run an online advice site.  Entertaining?  Probably not.
• Stan Lee to produce gay superhero TV show.  Seems like a little much.
• ESPN’s bid to put BCS bowl games on cable could dramatically alter identity of ABC.
• Jake Plummer moves on from the NFL… to handball.
• Mark Begich leads Ted Stevens by THREE (3) votes to be one of Alaska’s senators.
• NYT’s Sorkin praises Paulson for new TARP direction.  WaPo says bailout lacks oversight.
• What’s it like being Paris Hilton?  Still want to be famous?
  
• Another celeb-driven animated movie is coming… this time with Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Kristen Wiig, etc.
• Former web series Sanctuary gets renewed for 2009 after the channel’s most-watched premiere since 2006
  
• FOX and NBC team up for local news coverage starting in Philly.
  
• Colt McCoy is rooting for Oklahoma.  OCD is as well.
  
• Web-version of Office will work on Linux, iPhone.

If you didn’t already know, Colt McCoy wields a football hammer. At least that’s the case in this picture that my brother sent me. He’s also wearing a hard hat. I’m not really sure why. At least it’s better than the infamous “HI, I’M COLT MCCOY” commercial where he pimps his dad’s drug store.