"'The Event' was what would happen if you took some '24,' 'Flash Forward,' and 'Lost' and placed it in a blender. The result so far looks to be a hot mess."

So said iReporter Harry Crosland after watching Monday night's premiere of the much-anticipated "The Event." Approximately 10.8 million viewers watched it with him, and hundreds of those viewers weighed in with their thoughts about the conspiracy thriller - which included an airplane being chased down by an SUV, mysterious detainees and that same plane getting sucked into a vortex - right here on the Marquee Blog.

Not unlike what Crosland had to say, there was a lot of criticism - for example, "Jack" really didn't like the structure of the pilot: "With all the back and forth and then back again I felt like I was taking an online test and had to be glued to the TV in order to figure out what was going on. Way too much happening and nothing resolved."

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Fresh off the success of his first No. 1 single in four years, Chris Brown is ready to bring the "F.A.M.E." - which is the title for his upcoming album,  he revealed while guest-hosting at Austin, Texas's 102.3 The Beat.

The name may be in correlation to the tattoo the 21-year-old star also has inked on his arm, which Brown explained as “Forgiving All My Enemies," but perhaps it's also applicable to Brown's current wave of success that's come with the release of his latest single, “Deuces,” and a role in box-office-topping flick, “Takers.”

“I’m putting out singles a lot right now, so everything's coming together,” Brown told the Austin radio station.

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Adoption may seem to be the celebrity lifestyle choice du jour, but Katherine Heigl says she'd been dreaming of bringing home a baby of her home for quite a while.

It was so important to her that she had to make sure husband Josh Kelley felt just as strongly about adoption before they could walk down the aisle.

“Josh and I had been talking about adopting for a year before it actually happened. I had spoken to him about it before we got engaged because I wanted to be sure we were on the same page—not everybody feels the way I do about adoption,” Heigl told InStyle magazine for their October cover story. “I don’t know why it was so important for me to do it before we had biological children, but I felt like I had been waiting for and dreaming about [daughter] Naleigh for a long time.”

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Michael Douglas made a return to the red-carpet last night for the premiere of his new film, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps."

Since announcing that doctors found a tumor in his throat earlier this year, the actor has made few appearances, aside from a pre-taped appearance on the "Stand Up to Cancer" telethon on September 10.

So of course, the extra long press line at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City had been forewarned by publicists that Douglas wasn’t going to be answering any questions, but that didn’t stop a bunch of cameramen from mobbing Douglas while he gamely posed for pictures with the cast.

Although the 66-year-old stayed mum on the red carpet when CNN asked how he was feeling,  he give an encouraging encouraging wink and a nod topped off with a quiet "good," although admittedly, his response was less spoken and more the result of reading his lips.

Lifetime has plans to bring the story of Amanda Knox to the small screen, and “Heroes” star Hayden Panettiere will play the lead, according to Variety.

Knox, who as a U.S. student studying abroad in Italy was convicted of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher, is currently serving a 26-year prison sentence. The film, Variety reports, will follow the events that surrounded the headline-grabbing trial.

“The Amanda Knox Story” comes from the same folks who brought you Discovery's “Dirty Jobs,” and is in fact the production company's first scripted project.

The movie is expected to debut on Lifetime sometime next year.

Some fans of "Lost" would watch Emmy winners Michael Emerson and Terry O'Quinn read out of the phone book. And, although Emerson's character Ben may have killed O'Quinn's Locke on the show, Emerson told CNN back in May that the two get along famously off-camera.

They also spoke openly about trying to work together again sometime. Well, thanks to "Lost" co-creator J.J. Abrams, that dream may come to fruition, according to NYMag.com.

The site reports that the actors would play former black-ops agents (sounding somewhat like the comic book and upcoming film, "Red") in a comedy tentatively titled "Odd Jobs."

EW.com also reports that at least three networks are interested in the show.

Would you watch a new show with this pair, and do you like the concept for the show so far? Sound off below.

Move over Sarah Palin, there’s a new Palin powerhouse!

Everyone in the "Showbiz Tonight" morning meeting could not stop buzzing about Bristol Palin today. There were not many Bristol fans in our newsroom before her debut last night on “Dancing With the Stars,” but there was a unanimous sense this morning of, "Yeah, we kinda like her now!"

So today we're debating Bristol's transformation: Has she gone from the teen mom daughter of Sarah Palin to a star in her own right? Do we need any more stars from Wasilla?

Here’s the scoop on what else we've got on the show: There are two star couples who took shocking celebrity divorce detours, saying “I don’t” to splitting up, and there are startling new clues today that Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan may never mend their ways. Plus, we weigh in on whether or not Lady Gaga can sway the Senate.

It’s all making big news today on "Showbiz Tonight."

With Tom Hooper’s “The King’s Speech” taking the Cadillac People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, the L.A. Times points to speculation that there may be an Academy Award or two coming up for the film.

Since two other movies that have shown at TIFF, “Slumdog Millionaire” and “American Beauty,” nabbed this award (which is voted on by Festival audiences) before going on to win the best picture Oscar, it’s possible that “King’s Speech” could garner the same appeal with critics. Last year’s TIFF winner, “Precious,”  was nominated for the best picture prize but lost out to “The Hurt Locker."

The film stars Colin Firth as King George VI as he attempts to move past his speech impediment of stuttering while trying to lead the country into battle during World War II.

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“Teen activist” – as “Dancing with the Stars” put it – Bristol Palin made her reality-TV debut last night, but mom Sarah wasn’t in the audience as previously expected.

Bristol took the stage in a conservative-yet-sparkly, Sarah Palin-esque gray skirt suit that she then ripped off to reveal a short fringed red dress, joining partner Mark Ballas in a cha-cha performed to “Mama Told Me Not to Come.”

Instead of getting a front-row view of Bristol show off “good hip action,” as one judge pointed out, Mama Palin watched her 19-year-old daughter compete for the Mirror Ball trophy from the comfort of her Alaskan home.

"Over-the-moon excited and happy for Bristol! Cheering her on @ DWTS party in the Palin living room," the former Alaska governor tweeted, along with photographic evidence of the friends "who r lovin' this change of pace 4 Sweet Bristol!"

According to The Insider, it looks like Sarah Palin will eventually make the trip down to Los Angeles to check out her daughter's moves live. "She will be here next week," Bristol said in the interview.

I'm a little young to remember the original "Hawaii Five-O," which aired on CBS from 1968-1980, but I watched plenty of reruns growing up.  To me, the original "Five-O" was the definition of a fun crime drama.  Strong cast, Hawaiian backdrop, iconic theme music - it was all there.

So I was a tad hesitant when I learned that CBS was planning a new "Hawaii Five-O."  Could it be just as good, let alone better, than a TV classic?  After watching last night's premiere, the jury is still out.

The iconic theme is still there, albeit shortened and presented in a high-intensity opening that needed to be lengthened by 20-30 seconds to get the full effect.  The show is again based in Hawaii - hey, ex-"Lost" cast and crew members need to work - and eagle-eye viewers caught a wink to the old "Five-O" thanks to a cameo by a Mercury automobile that Jack Lord drove in the original series.

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