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Stefen Colbear, World of Warcraft ‘Warrior for Truthiness', Puts The Horde on Notice!

A forbidden graphic of Comedy Central’s mock conservative pundit Stephen Colbert - costumed as a heroic, torch-clutching, chest-armored World of Warcraft character, Stefen Colbear - escaped its shackles and buzzed the Internet over the weekend.

Colbert is said to have a passion for gaming and World of Warcraft in particular.

Upper Deck Entertainment commissioned the hush-hush image from award-winning fantasy artist Todd Lockwood and used it to develop a Stephen Colbert card they hoped to include in their upcoming World of Warcraft TCG (trading card game) deck.

(Blizzard Entertainment owns WoW and licenses to Upper Deck.)

But, according to Lockwood, Upper Deck was forced to shelve the card after Colbert’s reps rejected the idea. And Lockwood’s art never saw the light of day – until an unknown someone distributed it on the Internet.

CLICK HERE TO SEE of the Colbert World of Warcraft trading card. (Thanks to Upper Deck for giving Multichannel an exclusive, first look.)

The Oscars Muddle Through

The 80th annual Academy Awards seemed strained this year, perhaps because it was hastily assembled due to the late resolution of the writers' strike.

Writers' strike or not, some of the joy was missing. There were no real unforgettable moments. No Cuba Goodings jumping, leaping, madly for joy. No Louise Fletchers signing an acceptance speech in honor of her deaf parents. No Halle Berrys breaking down in tears to acknowledge women of color.

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Fabulous Project Runway Tainted by Tsunami of Product Placement and Tacky Cross-Promotion

Bravo’s Project Runway, arguably the most addictive, compelling reality series on television, hit the skids recently when the WWE Divas – the Playboy Bunny-esque wrestlers who worm their way into men’s hearts on USA Network’s Raw - appeared on the show.

Project Runway’s contestants were introduced to the Divas as they slithered around a wrestling ring. Their challenge: create an outfit that could be worn in the ring.

Since both Bravo and USA are sister networks owned by NBC Universal, this ill-fitting concept appears to be some NBCU executive’s (or producer's) idea of clever cross-promotion.

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MSNBC Suspends David Shuster But Why Can't The Clinton Camp Take It Like A Man?

MSNBC has suspended anchor David Shuster. The brouhaha started yesterday after Shuster suggested that Chelsea Clinton was being "pimped out" because she worked the phones to call Democratic super delegates in support of her mother.

Yesterday, Clinton communications director Howard Wolfson blasted the comment as "beneath contempt."

Okay. Enough already. Shuster groveled. He apologized on air, he was suspended AND he attempted to contact the Clinton camp - all over a tasteless but relatively harmless remark. (By relative, I'm comparing Shuster's slip to Ann Coulter's vicious comment about John Edwards' deceased son.)

But Hillary continued to milk the incident today during a press conference at the University of Maine, complaining about MSNBC's pattern of "demeaning" remarks. The Clinton camp is using a bunch of charged words: "demeaning," "debasing," "degrading."

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SCI FI Announces Major Cast Changes for Stargate Atlantis Season 5

As Stargate Atlantis begins production on its fifth season later this month, SCI FI Channel just announced major cast changes.

Amanda Tapping leaves the show to star in her own production, the on-line series Sanctuary recently picked-up for broadcast by SCI FI.

SCI FI hints that big changes are ahead as season four (airing now, Friday's at 10p) unwinds. "Some cherished friends are lost, others are found," said the net in their press release this morning, "new alliances are forged while new races are introduced."

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Firing Up California: Obama's Super Bowl Ad

The presidential candidates are flooding California with ads. But Barack Obama's Super Bowl spot is the most inspired. Click here to watch.

Ann Coulter Has A Girl Crush on Hillary Clinton

Seriously, people. Hell has frozen over. I'm not kidding. She's voting for Hillary if McCain is nominated. Click here to watch the Fox News clip of Ann Coulter talkin' crush.