STU’S SONG from FUNNY OR DIE is NSFW or for the young’ins….

We caught up with bestselling author DEAN KOONTZ a few day ago to talk about his upcoming memoir, A BIG LITTLE LIFE, and the subject of the KINDLE and electronic books came up. Apparently, KOONTZ isn’t quite ready to accept the idea as the wave of the future. Listen in below:

Miley Cyrus has agreed to star in Season Four of her Disney hit show Hannah Montana. Read more and see photos and video here.

Miley Cyrus

Questions had been looming about whether or not Miley Cyrus would return as her alter ego Hannah Montana, the title of her hit show that made Cyrus a global superstar. However, it just has been publicly announced that Cyrus has signed up for Season Four of the Disney show.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, as part of the deal, Cyrus will get a long hiatus to work on the feature “The Last Song,” with production on the fourth season of “Hannah Montana” slated to begin next year. (Filming on the show’s third season wraps this week.)

Yet you can expect some changes to the series setting as Miley’s television family (The Stewarts) will say goodbye to their beachfront Malibu home.

Disney Channel president Gary Marsh says, “That will provide the catalyst for wonderful new characters and further expand the storytelling opportunities.”

With 4.4 million viewers per episode, why take away a show from a network that is making millions? Apparently Cyrus agreed and will be getting a hefty amount for continuing Hannah Montana for another season.

More photos and a video of Miley Cyrus are below.

Photos and Video

After many years of starring on the top rated cable series, THE SOPRANOS, EDIE FALCO found herself in the position of being able to pick and choose what projects she wanted to undertake next. With her new series, NURSE JACKIE, FALCO tells us that having some control over the show was part of the appeal. (Click on the media bar below):

With her new series for ABC FAMILY, RUBY & THE ROCKITS, ALEXA VEGA is becoming familiar with a real life show biz dynasty. The show is being produced by SHAUN CASSIDY, the sets designed by RYAN CASSIDY and it will co-star DAVID and PATRICK CASSIDY. We spoke with ALEXA and DAVID over the week-end and asked her if she was aware of these CASSIDY guys before going into this project. Listen in below:

We caught up with MARK-PAUL GOSSELAAR (SAVED BY THE BELL) over the week-end to talk about his second season return to the TNT series, RAISING THE BAR. A few years ago, GOSSELAAR also did a turn in JOHN FROM CINCINNATTI,  the mysterious  DAVID MILTCH series for HBO. We couldn’t help but ask if he (unlike everybody else in the world) had any idea what JOHN FROM CINCINNATTI was about. Listen in below:

In conjunction with the 6/9  DVD release of the stunningly opulent NORMAN LEAR COLLECTION, we had a chance to spend some time with the great man himself. LEAR was joined by SETH MacFARLANE (FAMILY GUY) and PHIL ROSENTHAL (EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND) for a talk about all things sitcom. LEAR was especially forthcoming in talking about his late friend BEA ARTHUR and how she came to be MAUDE. (Click on the media bar below):

On this day in 1978, WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES released CAPRICORN ONE and conspiracy theorists all over the world were thrilled. Directed and written by PETER HYAMS, this sci-fi/sci-fact story told of how NASA’s mission to Mars was failing and in danger of losing funding so they fake it. The all-star cast included HAL HOLBROOK, JAMES BROLIN, ELLIOTT GOULD, SAM WATERSON, BRENDA VACARRO, KAREN BLACK, TELLY SAVALAS and O.J. SIMPSON. Still fun today.

On this day in 1935, Babe Ruth, one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, ends his Major League playing career after 22 seasons, 10 World Series and 714 home runs. The following year, Ruth, a larger-than-life figure whose name became synonymous with baseball, was one of the first five players inducted into the sport’s hall of fame.

 George Herman Ruth was born February 6, 1895, into a poor family in Baltimore. As a child, he was sent to St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys, a school run by Roman Catholic brothers, where he learned to play baseball and was a standout athlete. At 19, Ruth was signed by the Baltimore Orioles, then a Boston Red Sox minor league team. Ruth’s fellow teammates and the media began referring to him as team owner Jack Dunn’s newest “babe,” a nickname that stuck. Ruth would later acquire other nicknames, including “The Sultan of Swat” and “The Bambino.”

Ruth made his Major League debut as a left-handed pitcher with the Red Sox in July 1914 and pitched 89 winning games for the team before 1920, when he was traded to the New York Yankees. After Ruth left Boston, in what became known as “the curse of the Bambino,” the Red Sox didn’t win another World Series until 2004. In New York, Ruth’s primary position changed to outfielder and he led the Yankees to seven American League pennants and four World Series victories. Ruth was a huge star in New York and attracted so many fans that the team was able to open a new stadium in 1923, Yankee Stadium, dubbed “The House That Ruth Built.”

 The southpaw slugger’s final season, in 1935, was with the Boston Braves. He had joined the Braves with the hope that he’d become the team’s manager the next season. However, this dream never came to pass for a disappointed Ruth, who had a reputation for excessive drinking, gambling and womanizing.

 Many of the records Ruth set remained in place for decades. His career homerun record stood until 1974, when it was broken by Hank Aaron. Ruth’s record of 60 homeruns in a single season (1927) of 154 games wasn’t bested until 1961, when Roger Maris knocked out 61 homers in an extended season of 162 games. The Sultan of Swat’s career slugging percentage of .690 remains the highest in Major League history.

Ruth died of throat cancer at age 53 on August 16, 1948, in New York City. His body lay in state at Yankee Stadium for two days and was visited by over 100,000 fans.

On this day in 1978, MGM released CORVETTE SUMMER, a low-budget throw away that, over the years, has built a pretty solid cult following. Directed by MATTHEW ROBBINS, the film starred MARK HAMILL as a High School kid who becomes a mechanic in hopes of realizing his dream of racing Corvettes. Also along for the ride were ANNIE POTTS, KIM MILFORD and (yep) DANNY BONADUCE.