We all need a little perspective now and then, right? So check it out: there's a whole world out there that's got nothing to do with everyone's favorite GILF.
Not that we're declaring a Palin-free zone here. Just, you know, if you're interested in learning about Mary-Louise Parker, Fringe, David Spade, Heather Locklear, Human Giant, Anna Nicole's boobs, how the Dexter set is actually becoming a bloodbath, AMC's AWESOME new plans for a sci-fi show -- and yes, a little more news on SNL and Sarah Palin -- click on through.
-- Let's get the Palin stuff out of the way: the McCain camp's making noise that they'd like to respond to all these Tina Fey sketches, possibly with an appearance by Mrs. Palin herself. Nothing yet from the Wahlberg camp.
-- Mary-Louise Parker hasn't actually made any news. But she and LL Cool J's kids had a public playdate. And it's pretty adorable.
-- Fringe will be around for the whole year, which is maybe the first good news we've heard this fall.
-- David Spade is checking up on Heather Locklear after her DUI, but still, it might be nice if you have her a call or something.
-- Hey look, there's a Human Giant video contest! Cool!
-- Hey look, we won't be seeing Anna Nicole's 1994 boob job tape. Thank Christ.
-- Jimmy Smits stabbed a guy shooting Dexter. Does that count as bad luck or ad-libbing?
-- Awesome news for sci-fi geeks: AMC's working on an adaptation of Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars, which if you've never read it, is basically The Martian Chronicles with twice the politics and technology.