Morning Meme: Joss Whedon's Nerdgasm, Back To School With "That's Gay," and "Sparkles & Glitter"

Plus can Renner replace Cruise, a faceless Karl Urban, and Bristol Palin on Dancing With the Stars.

Jeremy Renner is going to be the hot young agent working with Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible 4. And probably the hot young agent working without Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible 5. I wonder how Cruise feels about Renner’s upcoming Scientology movie?

So the cast of Dancing With the Stars continues to leak out, assuming the leaks are accurate. Now they say that public speaker/actress Bristol Palin is going to do the show. Yes, she just said that Levi Johnston was a ‘ho for the spotlight, and now she’s doing this. Can you imagine what Sarah is going to say if anyone criticizes her daughter? Too late, this absolutely makes her a public figure.

Joss Whedon had a “nerdgasm” when Paramount called him and told him the cast and crew for The Avengers. He says it’s “the job I’ve waited for my whole life.”

People are speculating that if the NFL extends their season to 13 games in the 2012-2013 season, the Oscars may have to move to Mondays. Of course, we gays cannot stand by and let the Gay Super Bowl be bullied by the Super Bowl – haven’t we taken enough crap from athletes in our lives?

It’s always fun when a small(ish) town has a big honor bestowed on a native son or daughter. So Lynchburg is suitably proud of the Emmy Award win for editing for Modern Family, which gives them just a little bit of the spotlight for raising Ryan Case.

The Ten Best Severed Penis Scenes in Science Fiction.

We do know that Tori Spelling loves gay men – we have the guncles, we have Zachary Quinto’s character in NoTORIous, we have Trick. So the rumor that she only allowed gay men on her staff isn’t outrageous, but that she did it so her husband wouldn’t stray is just mean spirited. Fortunately, it’s all made up.

Lawyers have weighed in on what Conan O’Brien might be allowed to say if he wins the Emmy Award Sunday night. His non-disparagement agreement is in effect until September 1, so the Emmy’s fall just a bit early for him. Basically though, as long as it’s a fact, he can say it, which gives him a lot of wiggle room. 

Spurf™ says that Robin Sparkles is getting an origin story on How I Met Your Mother. She’ll have started out with Jessica Glitter (Nichole Scherzinger) on a talk show with Alan Thicke. Yes, that means there was once a “Glitter & Sparkles” team.

The new Nikita on CW is getting a male ass-kicker. Owen (Devon Sawa) joins in episode five, and is supposed to be Maggie Q’s equal in the spy crafts. I get the feeling E! doesn’t like the actor though, because a quick glance shows he’s a really hot dude, but the picture they used is just awful.

Fans are invited to weigh in on which of Lady Gaga’s looks Madame Tussaud creates. They intend on different looks at different museums around the world.

Blockbuster has told major movie studios it plans to file for bankruptcy next month. The chain is deeply in debt, and the studios need it to keep buying DVDs for stores, sale and mail rental, while Blockbuster needs to be able to pay for the discs (or not) until it can restructure.

A live tiger was found in a bag of toy tigers at a Thai Airport. It’s either a baby tiger, or a really big bag. Darn cats are getting sneaky trying to smuggle assassins to kill me.