Portugal was lovely. The Portuguese told me to say ‘hi.’ Like, all of them.

• The Writer’s Guild has rejected an offer from the studios.
• Tom Petty will play the halftime show for the Superbowl. A scoop of vanilla ice cream was the first choice, but it had prior commitments.
• Matt from TV Guide cries wolf about the end of Heroes.
• Are you a big enough supa-fan of The Hills to attend the live finale?
• Who Wants to Marry a U.S. Citizen? The title says it all…
• Despite his noble strike beard-growing, many of Conan O’Brien’s staffers have been laid off.
• TV Guide’s damning Cheers and Jeers column targets Desperate Housewives.
• The people who make The Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers will develop new reality shows for NBC.
• Stephen Colbert will perform a live Colbert Report at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.
• American Idol’s Jessica Sierra is at it again.