* Bravo, the “what Project Runway?” network, announces American Artist, a Runway-style art competition; a Top Chef spinoff; and Fashion House, a clothing-design competition. Because it was about time Bravo got one of those. And The Real Housewives of Atlanta are unveiled. * Jimmy Fallon to use Internet as training wheels. * At least one [...]

The Television Critics’ Association handed out its annual awards over the weekend. This was the first year I’ve voted on them, having just joined the association, but while I don’t agree with all the choices (WordGirl? WordGirl? Yo Gabba Gabba was robbed!) I think we got it more right than the Emmys generally do. Not [...]

“There were a lot of speculative pieces that got spun out of control,” Couric told critics at the CBS News TCA session in Los Angeles. “When you work for an organization, there are always ongoing discussions.” Ongoing discussions about whether you’re fired or not? There are? Should I be worried I haven’t had any lately? [...]

* Steve McPherson kills the small bit of his soul that might have made him ashamed of airing Wipeout. * Tim Goodman reveals how TV critics stay in such legendarily excellent physical shape. * The Lost guys are pretty much not going to say anything about anything. What do you think this is, Comic Con? [...]

The news lately has been full of former Hillary Clinton workers moving on to new employment, and you can now add one more to the list. Reports are that Amy Poehler, who at one point seemed to have a lock on impersonating the president through at least January 2013, will leave Saturday Night Live to [...]

* Katie Holmes, a.k.a. Mrs. Tom Cruise, will guest on Eli Stone next season. The dramedy—from Greg Berlanti, with whom she worked on Dawson’s Creek—is about a lawyer/prophet who is troubled by visions that make him seem like some kind of religious lunatic. Gee, where would she ever have gotten any experience [remainder of joke [...]

The 2008 Emmy nominations were announced this morning, and I watched live, an experience mainly worthwhile for the experience of watching them flash a BREAKING NEWS title card on E!, as if it were a presidential assassination. I’m working on a print TIME review right now and I may have more to post later, but [...]

* Fox turns over its remaining time on the TCA stage to sibling network FX, which announces that Nip/Tuck will end after an even 100 episodes, while It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia will be on long after Philadelphia is run by the cockroaches. And it introduces human-lab-rat comedy Testees. Pronounced just like you think. * [...]

…that Joss Whedon’s online musical / keep-busy-during-the-strike project, Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog, has launched. And at some point if it ever manages to load on my computer, I may even write about it at some point. In the meantime, feel free to check out the YouTube channel, check its availability on iTunes, or just keep [...]