Afternoon Meme: Naked Reality Shows, Gorgeous George, Goodbye Ryan Lafferty, plus "True Blood" Minisodes!

Of Nerdists and Muppets, Broadway is booming, Carol Burnett is a goddess, plus Ken Paves shows why men don't wax (we're wimps).

Next month Reichen Lehmkuhl takes the stage in My Big Gay Italian Wedding, and we’ve just learned that a portion of every ticket sold will be going to Broadway Impact for marriage equality. Plus, Reichen isn’t terrible to look at.

TruTV has announced a development slate, and a few caught my eye. Rogue Society is a hidden camera show dedicated to exposing bigots, jerks and scammers through pranks. The Naked Office is a therapy show, but fairly literal to the title, and Exposed is from Ashton Kutcher, and involves public nudity as a social experiment.

We all know my disdain for the board game movies (except Candyland), so you’ll forgive my cynicism about Ridley Scott saying that Monopoly will be all about greed. All you have to do is look at New York City around Central Park and it looks like a Monopoly board.

Today’s Story from the Frontlines from the Servicemember’s Legal Defense Network is Captain Joan Darrah, United States Navy. As a flag officer, her story of how Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell affects unit cohesion should have an effect on even Senator McCain.

We talked a couple weeks back about Officer Cuddlybear being in an upcoming WWE film. Now comes word that they’ll also be making a movie about Gorgeous George, a wrestler who was … flamboyant to say the least. We can use “flamboyant” when ostrich feathers are involved, right?

On Brothers & Sisters, Spurf™ tells us that Luc (Gilles Marini) has made series regular for next year, but Ryan (Luke Grimes) will see his storyline wrap up this year and fade into the sunset.

Real world photographic evidence that explains Goo Lagoon on Spongebob Squarepants. Who knew Bikini Bottom science was better than Fringe’s?

The California Assembly has unanimously passed the law removing homosexuality from things the state must try to find a cure. If you recall, this was what started the incredibly bad reporting with CNN a few weeks ago. The bill now moves to the state senate.

Two of my favorite things came together in the new Nerdist podcast: Chris Hardwick and The Muppets. I’m just a little disappointed that it’s not a vlog, but it’s still as good as pork chops and applesauce.

Having eaten a KFC Double Down, I don’t find this list of (fake) Fast Food items under development all that farfetched. And if someone wants to make those Bacon Fries a reality, I’m so there.

The early reviews for Iron Man 2 aren’t all that complimentary, but does it really matter? How often do movie critics like a super hero film?

You guys all liked my choice of the John Mulaney Girl Scout Cookies clip from Saturday Night Live, so I thought you might like the interview with him about making it on camera.

I don’t agree at all with this list of Four Evil TV Characters All Men Want To Be. Did they actually ask any men about this?

ABC is getting into the competitive reality show business with The Amazing Race’s Bert van Munster and Jerry Bruckheimer. Between the always inclusive Race and GayBC, Catch Me could become its own microsite here at AfterElton.com.

Despite the critics saying that American Idiot has no plot, the musical’s box office grew 67% week-over-week to a whopping $770k. Also strong financially are Nathan Lane’s The Addams Family, Nick Adam’s La Cage Aux Folles (nope, I will not give Kelsey Grammer billing), and Kristin Chenoweth’s Promises, Promises.

I assumed the Quadski was a movie prop because it looked so silly, but this is a real thing headed to market. Capable of 50 mph on land or water, the price hasn't been announced yet.

Michael Bay should use this in Transformers 3

This tweet in response to Arizona's new immigration law would be a funny bit of social satire if it was from The Daily Show or The Soup. Sadly it's from the Mexican Ambassador to the United States.

Even with the violence in their country, we still don't advise you not to travel. 

Philosoraptor is my favorite.

Some would say this implies a monkey problem. They'd be wrong.

When I was little, we worried about snakes coming up the toilet.

The international poster for Toy Story 3 is out, and it seems to emphasize the "escape plot."

When I flushed goldfish, they generally started out in a bowl.

Look how sexy the new poster for True Blood Season 3 is. And precisely why is Jason Stackhouse gazing longingly at Lafayette?

And look at Sam gazing at Eric, too.

True Blood also released their first minisode today. In it, we have Eric, and the criminally underused Pam auditioning new dancers for Fangtasia. I need to emphasize, they are auditioning exotic dancers, and there is a bare bottom at one point, so this could be NSFW. Use appropriate caution.

Carole Burnett has a new book out that I'm dying to read. The Bonnie Hunt Show devoted the entire hour to Carol today, as they should - the woman should have her own 24-hour channel in my opinion. But the Tim Conway sketch they talk about here is such a classic. You can watch the rest of the show, including Carol explaining how Bob Mackie designed the fake boobs for her costumes using rice, just like the drag queens of the day.

On The Price of Beauty, Jessica Simpson had Ken Paves get a Brazilian wax for the cameras. Fortunately he wears briefs for the segment, though his body is considerably better than I expected from other video I've seen of him. What I find hysterical is his legs when she reaches for his pelvic region.

Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart talked about how the GEICO voiceover guy got fired for leaving a voicemail with a conservative group. He also plays the "offensive" voicemail, then interviews other brand spokesmen about the incident. I'll never look at the Pillsbury Dough Boy the same way again.

This video of the Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket is pretty amazing - it was filmed at 500 frames/second, then slowed down and narrated. Watching the whole thing take eight minutes, but is really worth it.

And finally, this is so cute, I have two videos of Einstein, the baby miniature horse. The first talks a lot about how tiny he is, and the early days. He's not a genetic anomaly, he's just tiny, maybe the world's tiniest.

The second Einstein video I included because I love watching him run around the yard. It's like My Little Pony come to life.