Last week everyone from writers on the picket line to bored couch potatoes were abuzz with news that the late night heavyweights would be returning with all new shows. Last night was the big night (Letterman, O'Brien, Kimmel, Ferguson and Leno all returned), and both Conan O'Brien and David Letterman took the stage showing solidarity with strike beards intact. Letterman threatened to shave his later on Conan's show, saying that he'd probably be helping his......

Should Bob Saget, John Stamos or … that other guy... decide to keep it real by riding the New York City subway, they’ll likely find themselves wondering whatever happened to predictability. That’s right; consider yourselves on notice Danny Tanner, Joey and Uncle Jesse. The Olsen twins are one thing, but our subways are full enough without you and your irreverent hi-jinks, thank you very much. Though we might consider an exception for Stamos if......

How I Met Your Mother: Season Two More and more people seem to be jumping on the bandwagon to promote CBS's hilarious program How I Met Your Mother but as long as that network's popular sitcom Two and Half Men gets nearly double the viewers, it can't be reiterated enough. Maybe the release of the second season on DVD today will bring over more converts to the show's charming characters, witty dialog and creative storytelling......

A look at some noteworthy television this week: The Star Jones Show (Monday, 3:00 p.m., CourTV) Star Jones returns to the talk show racket with her own talk show focusing on pop culture, crime and law. Secrets of New York - New York Connections: The Bridges of New York (Tuesday, 8:00 p.m., WNYE 25) In light of recent events, this look at the secrets of the city's bridges should be a must watch. God's Warriors......

-The first substantial evidence that the Fire Perv is Peter Braunstein: He recently purchased fire fighter gear off eBay. -Today is the fourth anniversary of the crash of Flight 587. -The Post sort-of confirms what we already knew, namely that the cops are currently cracking down on bikers (we know, we know, bicyclists). -So you're out on bail after an accident in which you were driving drunk and your friend was killed. Do you think......

Bob Saget, Matt Stone and Arianna Huffington walk into a room...it sounds like the beginning of a joke. Oh but it's not. It's only part of the panel set up for tomorrow nights discussion at the 92nd St Y entitled "Punch Lines and Politics: A Seconding the First Forum". The panel includes Paul Provenza, Bob Saget, Dan Glickman, Matt Stone, Harry Shearer, Joe Scarborough and Arianna Huffington, Joe Pantoliano and Tony Goldwyn / Lawrence O’Donnell......

Most of the time, Gothamist is happy to watch TV and our Netflix and be ok with not reading stuff. But when we got our mitts on a book written by a TV writer, it seemed like a decent compromise. Six Feet Under writer and producer Jill Soloway's book Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants is pretty hilarious and she will be doing a couple of book signings and shows this week that Gothamist is very......