American Idol is trying to push their "transparency" theme this season by showing more of the Top 12 living in their Hollywood Hills house together, and letting them actually Twitter on their own accounts, instead of the combined account they were forced to use halfway through last season. Fine in theory, but if they're not going to show them fighting in the house, I have no interest in watching it. We're in a post-Bad Girls Club world now, Simon Fuller. Adjust accordingly.

Rob Thomas is returning to The CW with a developing project called Beautiful Strangers, about some sexy young thieves who turn informant for the FBI. Start your Veronica Mars alums dream casting now!

Contrary to hilarious rumors, Charlie Sheen will not be guesting on The Walking Dead next season, as a zombie or otherwise. Always nice to have confirmation that a show has not gone completely insane.

MTV will be cramming Snooki inside of a giant ball and dropping it at midnight for New Year's. So just to reiterate: MTV is just literally teabagging the American public with Jersey Shore characters now. It has come to this.

Aaron Sorkin really hates Sarah Palin. It is a joy to read.

In other developing projects news, Jason Alexander is set to play a washed-up actor turned private eye in a drama series for CBS. I would just write it off, but since I've actually enjoyed an alarming number of CBS dramas lately (The Good Wife, Hawaii Five O -- shutup!), I'm a little afraid.

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