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In Memoriam: American Idol’s Michael Lynche

The American Idol audience is getting a hold on this “Vote out the right contestant, please” idea. Two weeks in a row, we’ve watched the correct troubadour saunter back to an awaiting womb — last week jiving fetus Aaron Kelly crawled back into the one he calls home, and and this week Michael Lynche was forced to acknowledge his wife and their newborn. Tough luck. After the jump, we reflect on Michael Lynche’s legacy with a fast funeral where Kara DioGuardi’s tears don’t seem as embarrassing.

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TV Bites: Fox Kills Off Ben Stiller’s Station, Martin Short’s Tax Man and Laurie Metcalf’s Strange Brew

Man vs. Wild vs. Diarrhea

When Bear Grylls gave himself an enema on Man Vs. Wild , did you cry out for more? Listen, as the rugged outdoorsman teases an upcoming episode: “I was half way up a rock face and had diarrhea,” he tells Best Week Ever. “I’m trying to sort of get off of this rock, and I realized it was all about to happen. I had to just say to the camera man, ‘Listen, turn the camera off, I’ve got to go. Now.’…And there’s just diarrhea in free air. I look up and see this red light blinking and he’s like, ‘You’ve got to be joking, this is great!’ You think that would never get on TV, but it does.” [ Best Week Ever ]

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Jimmy Smits is King of Today’s Pilot Pick-Up Frenzy

It’s a busy afternoon for pilots and unlikely series renewals; just hours ago, Fox ordered new seasons of two on-the-bubble series and greenlighted four pilots to order. Meanwhile, FX imported a live-action comedy from Australia, and NBC — poor NBC ! — is still batting a few of its higher profile projects back and forth while courting Jimmy Smits for multiple series, hoping that the West Wing alum will be the network’s savior. Here’s a full run-down of today’s pilot news.

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Sharlto Copley’s Prosthetic Snit Fit

Why was Sharlto Copley replaced by Timothy Olyphant in DJ Caruso’s I Am Number Four ? Variety says “scheduling conflicts,” but FilmDrunk has the much more fun behind-the-scenes story , where Caruso wouldn’t let Copley wear a prosthetic nose and Spock ears to play the film’s inconspicuous, human-looking alien. For the District 9 alum, it’s apparently alien-human hybrids or bust! [ FilmDrunk via Slashfilm ]

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23 Questions About Lost Episode 615, "Across the Sea," Answered!

Previously on Lost : Two men sit on a beach. Two men sit on a beach, one wearing a white ensemble, the other dressed in black. Two men sit on a beach, chatting with an undertone of mystery and menace. Two men sit on a beach, and one of them is all, “I’m gonna learn some loopholes, and then I’m going to kill you!” And the other one’s like, “Go right ahead, brah. I’m mostly unkillable!” Then the two men Indian leg-wrestle, with the one in black throwing in some illegal noogies. “Bah! I’m gonna kill you, you’ll see!” he says. “See you in Hell, or on another Purgatory island or something, tough guy!” Eventually, an atom bomb explodes. Let’s cherish this time together, as we have only two more episodes to raise our Questions, and search for our Answers. Like the ones we’re about to ask concerning “Across the Sea,” right now!

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5 Ways Heroes Could Go Out with a Bang

It’s become a yearly tradition at NBC : Heroes gets a last-minute renewal, the creators apologize and promise that the new season will be better than the last, viewers realize it isn’t, and ratings continue to fall. This time, however, NBC may have run out of patience. Vulture reports that the network likes its new pilots so much that it may cancel Heroes outright, or at least bring it back in a severely truncated form. In case the show does get a reprieve, here are 5 things the writers could do to make it worthwhile.

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Dancing with the Stars Elimination: Niecy Come, Niecy Go

While Niecy Nash’s departure last night on Dancing with the Stars is rough for Reno 911 zealots everywhere, America should take pride in ushering her so far in the competition. Ultimately, she was the fifth-best dancer — if we accept that Pam Anderson deserved fourth and Chad Ochocinco actually deserved sixth. Now that she’s off, is anyone else hoping she’ll start a low-octane fight with Elisabeth Hasselbeck ? Keep this woman in my newsfeed, please! Video of her elimination after the jump.

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Buzz Break: Which One is Despicable Me Again?

American Idol Recap: Who Gave Us Movie Magic?

The final four. Three of these American Idol contestants win a victorious trip home, ticker tape, and a bust of Randy Jackson from the mayor, while one retreats to a life of inevitable obesity. Is there any stopping the judges’ call of a Bowersox-DeWyze final two? Or are we in for a surprise tomorrow night? We’re breaking it down fairly, ranking “Songs from the Cinema” night’s performances (including the duets) from worst to best. Videos included! Spoiler: Die, Randy.

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