• For my money, this weekend's Saturday Night Live, hosted by Paul Rudd and featuring appearances by Beyoncé and Justin Timberlake, was one of the most consistently entertaining episodes in quite a while. Above is Timberlake's appearance on "Weekend Update," where he imagines what next week's show would have been like if he'd been free to host.

Sarah Palin's book deal, James Bond's big numbers, and more, after the jump...

• The Dark Knight is set to be only the fourth movie -- after Titanic, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, and Pirates Of The Caribbean -- to ring up a billion dollars at the box office. Yes, a billion. With a "b." Looking at that list, it's surprising nobody came up with a workable pitch for Titanic 2: On The Rafts. Meanwhile, Quantum of Solace became the highest-opening Bond film of all time, earning $70 million and leading many moviegoers to ask, "How much is a 'quantum'?"

• Entertainment Weekly is out with its 25 Entertainers Of The Year. Topping the list with Robert Downey, Jr. is probably right, although Tina Fey, correctly sitting at #2, also would have been a perfectly good bet in the lead spot. Biggest mistake? Neil Patrick Harris all the way down at #25, well behind, among others, the reality-television personalities at Bravo.

• I'm just going to say this right out loud: Twilight is freaking me out. Giant mobs of teenagers gathering in public places to look upon vampires and swoon with joy? It's madness, I tell you. It can lead to nothing good. Why, when I was a girl, we walked uphill both ways to Scott Baio autograph signings and Jack Wagner concerts. This is just unsettling, is what it is.

• On the one hand, Sarah Palin's book deal is reportedly going to be worth about $7 million. On the other hand, one magazine editor says she's "over in print." Get your stories, straight, guys.

categories: Roundups

7:11 - November 17, 2008

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