Daily Links: 1/29/10

- The first four minutes of Season 6 of Lost have leaked onto the internet!!!!!!!!

- Kurt Warner, one of the best quarterbacks of the last decade in the NFL, has retired.

- Singers Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Lopez, sports announcer Jim Nantz and New York Yankees player Nick Swisher all make guest appearances on How I Met Your Mother in coming weeks.

- For those of you interested, here's an update on the cast of 80's TV show Barney Miller.

- Jay Leno was on Oprah on Thursday. He said Conan destroyed The Tonight Show franchise with his low ratings, and that he lied when he said he would retire in 2009 during a 2004 broadcast.

- The trailer for Wall Street 2 has been released. Well worth watching!

- Grace's mom could be getting remarried already on The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

- Parks and Recreation has been renewed for a third season. To quote Kenan from Kenan and Kel, "WHY???"

- Jersey Shore will be back for a second season. My response is the same as the above.

- Melissa Joan Hart is returning to TV in a sitcom called "Melissa and Joey" with Joey Lawrence.

- Two WWE wrestlers, Chris Jericho and The Hurricane, were arrested for being publicly intoxicated at a gas station.

- Spike TV is launching a late night talk show. Why not? It's not like we have 300 already on there or anything.

- Jessica Simpson farted during a business meeting.

- The Jeff Dunham Show was canceled over critics feeling his puppet's were racist.

- Just a reminder that Strikeforce returns tomorrow night, January 30th, with the debuts of former Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker and Bobby Lashley and Welterweight and Women's Title fights.

Daily Links: 1/25/10

Here's your daily TV news/rumors for January 25, 2010:

- NBC may have already canceled David Tennant's upcoming show.
- Avatar is the highest-grossing film of all-time.
- Joanna Garcia of Privileged and Reba fame is returning to TV with a new sitcom.
- One of the best women's wrestlers in the world, Awesome Kong, has parted ways with TNA.
- Last night's Vikings vs. Saints game was the second most-watched NFC Championship game ever.
- Despite already being renewed for a second season, Spartacus: Blood and Sand was not a ratings success in its debut on Friday.
- How I Met Your Mother will probably air for eight seasons.
- The cast of Jersey Shore is holding out for more money. We can only hold out hope that the show gets canceled.
- Puff Daddy's son got a $365,000 car for his 16th birthday. You know what I got? A draft summons.
- Back in 1985 every major singer at the time appeared on a song called "We are the World" to raise awareness about Africa. They're doing a similar thing for Haiti. The 1985 song had Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and Ray Charles. This one has Miley Cyrus and Susan Boyle.
- Gary Coleman has posted bail and is now out jail. I don't get it, couldn't he just squeeze between the bars?
- Footage of Season 6 of Lost! OMG OMFG xoxoxoxoxo!!!
- Just a reminder that Damages returns tonight on FX at 10 PM.

Tooth Fairy Review

Tooth Fairy (Fairly Spoiler Free)
Release Date: January 22, 2010
Starring: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Ashley Judd
Julie Andrews
Stephen Merchant
Ryan Sheckler
Billy Crystal
Seth MacFarlane
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson left behind the life of professional wrestling in 2004 for a career in the movies. Many have tried before in the past (Stone Cold Steve Austin, Mick Foley, Roddy Piper, Hulk Hogan) and two are currently doing so in John Cena and Ted DiBiase, but none of them have had the success The Rock has had.

After 2008's The Game Plan, Disney has found their new go-to guy for feel good children's comedies, but unlike that film, Tooth Fairy actually has some appeal to adults. I am 20 years old and was laughing thoroughly out, not just at the charismatic Johnson, but at comedy legends like Stephen Merchant (Extras) and Billy Crystal (Soap, When Harry Met Sally, SNL) as well. Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane also has a short, but humorous cameo.

The film's plot is definitely flawed, but for a sports enthusiast like myself, there is a degree of realism to the story. A former big-time NHL player, Derek Thompson, suffered a shoulder injury that forced him into the minor leagues, and he would never make it back. He has a girlfriend with two children, one of whom he connects with, the other he combats before the two help bring out the best in each other. Without spoiling it for you, there is a happy ending here that comes off as more corny and cliched than worthy of the prior 80 minutes, but I won't knock the film too much for it.

It is hard for me to argue that The Rock does not carry the film, but that is to be expected when you watch one of his movies. Though Stephen Merchant excels as Tracy, Derek's guide in the film, whose banter with him is on par with Merchant's great work on Extras with Ricky Gervais. If you are not a fan of his brand of humor, which is virtually the same whether it's during a promo on The Undertaker or talking to a little girl, then this movie will be torture for you, but if you laugh at his antics then this is another hit for you.

I am by no means going to say this is an Oscar candidate, but if you're looking for a film that's fun for all ages, I'd recommend checking this out. Not American Pie-funny, but clearly superior to The Game Plan.

Daily Links: 1/20/10

- You can get a free trial of NBA League Pass on TV or the internet until 1/24. Be sure to check it out.

- The CW's new show Life Unexpected drew good ratings. That was unexpected.

- Accidentally on Purpose did well also. There's a chance the show might get renewed.

- A Martin Luther King Jr. movie is coming.

- FOX is making an American version of UK series Torchwood.

- There was a story going around that Reggie Bush would propose to Kim Kardashian if the New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl. This is not true. Oh, and still no update on Osama bin Laden's whereabouts.

- A new website, conanonfox.com, has been registered but FOX claims they had nothing to do with it. Hmmm..

- African-American Arizona Cardinals wide-receiver Larry Fitzgerald has been receiving speeding tickets. The only thing is, cameras at the scene show white people driving his car.

- Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler are officially dating. Still no word on Osama, or whether or not he has love in his life.

- Conan O'Brien has been offered roles on Sons of Anarchy and in a porno movie.

- AskMen just released their Top 99 women list. Your top six: Beyonce, Jessica Alba, Alessandra Ambrosio, Kate Beckinsale, Marisa Miller, Emmanuelle Chriqui. That's not drool coming out of my mouth, that's um....

- The trailer for SNL movie MacGruber is out. Worth watching.

- Jennifer Morrison (Cameron) will return to House, for at least one episode.

- Taylor Swift and John Mayer are dating, and probably writing some bad music together.

- Jennifer Lopez will play a cafeteria lady on Glee.

The Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships on Spike TV: First Two Episode Cards

A lot of hype around Spike TV's new PRIDE highlight show set to premiere on Friday January 15th at 10 PM. Here are the cards for the first two episodes:

Episode 1:
Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson
Carlos Newton vs. Anderson Silva
Chuck Liddell vs. Alistair Overeem
Mauricio Rua vs. Kevin Randleman

Episode 2:
Jens Pulver vs. Hayato Sakurai
Wanderlei Silva vs. Shungo Oyama
Plus Mirko Cro Cop and Don Frye.

Roger Huerta to Fight for Strikeforce

Roger Huerta, who recently lost to Gray Maynard, will fight for Strikeforce in 2010. No opponent is named.

UFC News: Kimbo Slice's Next Opponent

Kimbo Slice, who recently defeated Houston Alexander, may face Antoni Hardonk in his next bout. Slice is currently debating remaining at heavyweight and dropping to light heavyweight, but after a brutal cut, which was only to 215, the former seems to be the likely scenario.

The fight would likely take place on the March 21, 2010 UFC Fight Night on Versus card.