“It’s very difficult in this fractionalized marketplace for viewers to commit to watch several hours in one week, which is why you don’t see it anymore”

In a TV landscape dotted with serialized dramas, crime procedurals and reality programming, the poor, forgotten miniseries is deader than the sitcom. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“You know, Seth, you are funny just standing there. You do not need aliens or ghosts or magical powers. You’re funny in ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’ and you barely get up. You’re sitting in the stock room.”

Remember when “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” seemed to come out of nowhere to become the comedy sleeper hit of the summer? It’s all about to happen again thanks to writer/director Judd Apatow’s hilarious follow-up … via MTV News

“Sources tell TMZ that the former OC star was at a friend’s Memorial Day BBQ enjoying a few holiday cocktails when she began to feel extremely ill”

Lohan Behold — Again. Lindsay Lohan headed back to rehab Tuesday, after what appeared to be another lost weekend. The New York Post says Lohan kept partying in spite of her recent DUI arrest, and could be seen passed out in her SUV on Memorial Day.

‘A series of shocking photos show a rubber-limbed Lohan stumbling out of the trendy club Teddy’s at the Roosevelt Hotel, then sprawled in the front passenger seat of her black GMC, her head lolling back, her mouth agape and her heavy-lidded eyes firmly shut,’ says the Post. ‘Lohan was so out of it, a witness said, that she wasn’t even aware of the flashes from paparazzi snapping the photos.’ (You can find pix at x17online.com.) Read more

Lindsay Lohan is heading back to rehab for the second time this year - just days after her DUI arrest, according to In Touch magazine. via CBS News

Seven complaints over a billboard featuring actress Britney Spears climbing out of a car with her private parts covered by large blue knickers has been upheld by New Zealand’s Advertising Standards Authority. via The Age

“She has the X-factor because people want to write about her. She’s not conventional, she’s not normal”

‘American Idol’ judge Simon Cowell has offered some advice to pop singer Britney Spears, who is trying to make a comeback after a stint in rehab. via RTE.ie

“Jack Kerouac, John Steinbeck, William Least Heat-Moon, Britney Spears. (What, you haven’t seen “Crossroads”?) This summer I’m making it happen - “

The Frugal Traveler, Matt Gross, is going on a road trip , actually similar to one I did back in college , but on less money and in a crappier car: The great American road trip is an adventure everyone dreams … via Lost In Translation

Britney Spears and Ryan Phillippe have slammed reports that they enjoyed a steamy tryst in a nightclub toilet last week . via Favor Ideas

“At least women today aren’t growing up listening to songs like ‘He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)”

Watch out, boys. The new women of pop, rock and country don’t bother with getting mad. via Chicago Tribune

Hucknall still has a most uncommon voice. It remains a thing of gorgeous wonder… Read full review John Aizlewood Music George and Brad’s new heist Ocean’s 13 gave Cannes its biggest premiere last night, and … via This is London

“People call it a strip show, but it is closer to a Broadway performance. It’s embedded in musical theatre, and it’s highly choreographed.”

The Chippendales, who have been wowing the ladies for 28 years, say they wear more than Britney Spears. via News24