AfterElton Briefs: Adam Lambert Has a Cool Mom, "Fall TV Survival Status," "Battlestar Galactica" Rebooted ... Again, and More!

American Horror Story's Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, and Brian Juergens Rubber Man on the cover of the new Entertainment Weekly

• Speaking of, American Horror Story looks to be a bonafide hit, improving in the ratings each week.

• The news is not as good for Happy Endings and Revenge. After posting gains last week, they were down 9 and 7% respectively. Revenge is still doing well, but Happy Endings needs to stabilize.

• Wrapping up ratings news, EW.com has "Death Watch 2011: Fall TV Survival Status," a look at how all the new shows are doing.

• It looks as though Battlestar Galactica may be headed to the big screen, directed by out Bryan Singer. This will be a reboot of the original series, not the ... rebooted series. I'm confused.

• The British X Factor always seems to have some kind of drama going on.

• Hugh Jackman is Back On Broadway starting next week.

• Below you can see Leila Lambert talk about the journey of her famous son, and her own involvement in the equality movement. We need more mothers like her.

• Below you can see Thomas Roberts talk to Wilson Cruz and Corey Johnson about Spirit Day.

• Below you can see Lesbian titans Rachel Maddow and Ellen Degeneres talk about hate mail, with Rachel complaining how boring it's become, and she wants something new and different.

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