We got two new episodes of “30 Rock” this week! It was a welcome feast for those of us still recovering from eight months without Liz Lemon.

In the first episode, Jack’s arch nemesis, Devin Banks, returned to blackmail him with more videos of Tracy’s offensive stand up routines. Banks' impossible price? He wanted Jack to get his triplets into an exclusive private school.

Back at Liz’s apartment, Criss was enthralled in his hot dog business - “Yesterday, that was the face, feet, and colon of a pig.” But Liz wrestled with her subconscious, which included not only Jack, but also a pessimistic version of herself (dressed as a pageant queen with a lightsaber).

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Even with the ability to nominate 10 movies for the best picture category, the Academy Awards manages to rile the moviegoing public with snubs, year after year.

This year's round of nominations in the best picture category alone had film fans crying foul over the inclusion of "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," without any love for the movies some wanted to see acknowledged, such as "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "Bridesmaids."

But if history has taught us anything, it's that an Oscar isn't necessarily indicative of what will stand the test of time. If you're annoyed with the Academy for failing to highlight what you thought was one of the best of 2011, take comfort in the fact that these five classics didn't get best picture nods when they were released either.

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It looks like Kim Kardashian’s been bitten by the acting bug.

The reality star will continue her foray into scripted drama with a multiple episode arc on the fourth season of Lifetime’s “Drop Dead Diva.”

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kardashian will play April Bowlby’s (Stacy Barrett) new business partner, Nikki.

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Party rock could be in the house at the Super Bowl on February 5.

Will.i.am, who performed at the 2011 Super Bowl with the “Black Eyed Peas,” told Capital FM that LMFAO, the twosome behind the chart topping single “Sexy and I Know It,” will perform alongside Madonna at halftime.

“I'm going to the Super Bowl this year to see my group LMFAO perform with Madonna,” Will.i.am told the U.K. music station.

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Robert Hegyes, known for his role as Juan Epstein on the ‘70s sitcom “Welcome Back, Kotter,” died on Thursday. He was 60.

Hegyes was transported via ambulance from his home in Metuchen, New Jersey, Thursday morning, and was in full cardiac arrest by the time he reached the hospital, Steven Weiss, a spokesman for the JFK Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey, confirmed to CNN.

“He was pronounced dead shortly after he arrived there,” Weiss said.

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If a circulating 10-second teaser clip is any indication, Ferris Bueller may show up at the Super Bowl.

The first hint is that Matthew Broderick - who starred in the 1986 John Hughes favorite "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" as the school-skipping teen - appears in the teaser clip saying a different, but recognizable line.

"How can I handle work on a day like today?" Broderick/Bueller asks as he flings open the curtains.

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Today's news you might've missed:

• What a weave the Web has woven with the Demi Moore saga (and please, all, take with the grains of salt from Sajak's margarita glass):
  • There's the report that alleges she'd been doing "whip-its," in which one inhales dangerous amounts of nitrous oxide. (Her rep has no comment on the allegations.) [TMZ]
  • There's also that rumor she's out of the hospital. (Her rep still has no comment.) [E!]
  • And after that, news that her 911 call will be released...but it'll also be edited. [People/L.A. Times]

• Meanwhile, what's Demi's estranged husband Ashton Kutcher been up to over the past few days? Brazil. It's said he's now back in the States, though. [Us Weekly]
• Drew Carey is once again a single man, as he and his fiancee Nicole Jaracz have split up. [Gossip Cop]
• Amy Winehouse may be gone, but her bouffant lives on in Jean Paul  Gaultier's Paris haute couture runway show. (Photos at the link!) [E!]
• Some of you may be eagerly anticipating seeing Lily Collins and Julia Roberts in "Mirror, Mirror" the minute it's released on March 16 (no sarcasm - maybe you are!) but you're going to have to wait just a bit longer: The movie's been pushed back to March 30. [EW]

When it comes to celebrity couples who have been together for so long some assume they've already wed, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are certainly prime examples.

And yet, seven years and six kids later, they still haven't tied the knot, as they've famously said that they'll get married when it's legally possible for everyone to do so.

However, 48-year-old Pitt thinks that they may not hold out.

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As Ne-Yo gets ready to release a new album with Motown Records, the Grammy-winning R&B singer will also be serving as the company's senior vice president of A&R, Motown said in a statement Wednesday.

In that position, the 29-year-old singer will scout for new names to sign and serve as a producer and mentor for Motown's stable of talent. Ne-Yo's fifth studio album is expected to arrive from Motown this summer.

"I'm a combination of excited, honored and terrified all at once!" Ne-Yo says in the statement. "Excited about a new beginning here at Motown, honored that I've been given such a prestigious title and trusted with such responsibility, [and] TERRIFIED because I know that playing this role, in the fashion of one of my idols and my career role models, Mr. Smokey Robinson, these are big shoes to fill...but trust, I can handle it."

To top it off, the singer has also signed up for "The Voice," and will serve as a mentor for Cee Lo Green's picks on the NBC singing competition show.

Just as he's starting to get mainstream recognition, one of the stars from "The Artist" is ready to step away from his career.

Uggie, the spotlight-stealing Jack Russell who has been the rave of this year's awards season, is said to be retiring from film after he gets through this round of ceremonies. (Cue the howls of heartbreak!)

"He's at the stage where he just says, 'I think I want to go and lay in the sun by the pool,'" one of Uggie's trainers, Sarah Clifford, explained to the Hollywood Reporter.

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