Link Round-Up: 2/9

So the Super Bowl came and went, leaving us with a great game and a terrible series of commercials, just IMHO. But hey, beggars can't be choosers right? So now we have the conclusions of TV and basketball seasons to look forward to and hopefully they'll be as good as the end of the NFL was. Lots of good bits today since it's been awhile since our last roundup, so let's get you what you want to read:

ROUND 'EM UP

So now we're talking Howard Stern as an 'Idol' judge. Finally the people at Fox are discussing someone interesting. The jury is still out on Ellen but that was never a pick that personally made me more interested in the show. However, just reading Stern's comments on the reports about him potentially joining just make me pumped at the prospect. [E!]

In other news of awesomeness, Warner Bros. is asking Christopher Nolan about rebooting the Superman franchise. Now there's something that needs a reboot and Nolan would be just the man to do it. He saved Batman from the deepest depths of franchise hell, so seeing him take over what has proven to be a difficult series would be quite intriguing. [io9]

Now for some less interesting movie news. A '24' movie script is reportedly in the works. Great. Who is excited about this again? [TV Guide]

(I feel like my transitions are just flowing so well today, more bad TV news--)

The ultimate floundering TV show looks to have finally drowned: the 'Heroes' season finale barely drew a higher viewership than the almost last 'Jay Leno Show.' How this show became so epically bad, I'm not sure. Frankly I'm close to convincing myself that it was never actually good at all and somehow a lucrative amount of people talked themselves into liking one season of it. [io9]

According to Entertainment Weekly, the best and worst of the Super Bowl commercials. (Although for my money, nothing beat the Doritos commercial with the tranq dart.) [EW]

In case you missed this one from the weekend because you were too excited to see Carrie Underwood sing the national anthem, 'Avatar''s reign at the top of the box office has ended. It was knocked off by 'Dear John.' At least it wasn't some lame predictable romance that was just one in a long line of manufactured stories by the same dude. Oh wait... [THR]

If there's one thing that girls eat up more than Nicolas Sparks movies, it's Taylor Lautner. Better known as the dude with the abs who may or may not date Taylor Swift. Anyway, he's signed on to play Stretch Armstrong, the popular Hasbro toy from our childhood. This is awesome right? [THR]

Now for a couple interesting tidbits...

Ed O'Bannon continues to press on in his lawsuit versus the NCAA concerning the usage of college athletes' likenesses in video games and promotions. If this succeeds, it would change the face of how the NCAA does business forever. [Deadspin]

Male birth control pills using, wait for it, marijuana! Let's take a look at what Mary Jane has been up to lately shall we? Take a look at the technical jargon of it and it's actually pretty funny/interesting. [Popular Science]

Last but not least, BONNAROO LINEUP! 'Roo is doing things a little bit differently this year, announcing artists a few minutes apart and makng it difficult for anyone to concentrate on anything waiting for the next announcement. Your thoughts on the lineup here: [Festival Crashers]

That's it for today folks. Keep it real, but not too real. You might turn into Betty White while playing pickup football with your friends.