Behind the Scenes of the 'Victoria's Secret Fashion Show'

Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Well, that didn't take long.our editor recommendsI'm Quitting the Biz: 16 Hollywood Retirements (and 'Retirements')Steven Soderbergh Exits Warner Bros.' 'Man From U.N.C.L.E.' A week and a half after parting ways with Warner Bros. over a planned remake of Man from U.N.C.L.E., Steven Soderbergh is bouncing back. The prolific filmmaker is reteaming with his U.N.C.L.E. writer Scott Z. Burns for The Bitter Pill, a new project that is being pitched to studios now and is fielding multiple bids. PHOTOS: I'm Quitting the Biz: 16 Hollywood Retirements (and 'Retirements') Lorenzo di Bonaventura is producing with Soberbergh's longtime producing partner Gregory Jacobs and Burns. Soderbergh, Jacobs and Burns are the director-producer-writer, respectively, behind the recent Warner Bros. films Contagion and The Informant! Little is known about Bitter Pill, although it is described as a thriller set in the world of psychopharmacology. STORY: AFI Fest: Secret Screening Is Steven Soderbergh's 'Haywire' Soderbergh, who has the spy action movie Haywire coming out in January and the male-stripper dramedy Magic Mike set for June, was due to direct U.N.C.L.E. next year but left the project over differences in budget and casting. Email: Borys.Kit@thr.com Twitter: @Borys_Kit PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery I'm Quitting the Biz: 16 Hollywood Retirements (and 'Retirements') Lorenzo di Bonaventura Steven Soderbergh

Sting

Promoted by Live Nation and produced by RZO Entertainment, Corporation. Band: Dominic Burns, Vinnie Colaiuta, Rufus Burns, Jo Lawry, Peter Tickell. Examined November. 28, 2011 Undertaking a powerful but half-hearted Police reunion tour and forays into symphonic and Renaissance music, Sting visited the basic principles on his properly named To Bass tour. Playing the initial of three offered-out shows within the Wiltern Theatre, Sting skillfully wielded his electric bass guitar with the evening, the instrument he acquired just like a schoolboy in northern England that eventually skyrocketed him to fame while using Police. It seems a suitable time for your star revisit his roots, getting just celebrated his 60th birthday and released a retrospective box set marking his 25th anniversary just like a solo artist. Searching lithe and lean just like a guy half his age, Sting made an appearance completely comfortable leading his able five-piece band through re-imagined versions of numerous familiar tunes. Beginning off while using crowd-pleaser "All This Time Around Around" and segueing to the Police favorite "Every Little Factor She Does is Miracle," it looked as though it might be a finest hits evening, but Sting soon delved much much deeper into his catalog, yanking out "Demolition Guy" and "I Hung My ThoughtsInch additionally to many tunes that never handled to obtain onto commercial radio. Standing center stage with dramatic white-colored lights lighting him formerly pointed out and below, Sting frequently lapsed into storytelling mode, attempting to show everyone else his inspiration for a lot of tunes, just like a fox that stole chickens from his farm ("Finish of the sportInch) together with a psychic vehicle crook who could intuit the nuances of his victims' lives ("Stolen Vehicle"). It cannot be described as a Sting show without addressing the difficulties and exaltations of love, so during the time of "Fortress Around Your Heart" as well as the country-tinged "Love Is Much More effective Than Justice," the singer distributed relationship advice online online culled from decades of marriage, encouraging everybody else to risk everything for love. Despite his tales, Sting still maintained a regal distance from his fans throughout a lot of the evening. Despite the fact that vital elements with an incredible show were in place a captivating singer together with hits whose voice hasn't reduced as we age, a superb backing band, together with an area filled with adoring fans the performance did not possess a particular magical quality. Possibly it absolutely was too easy an outing for just about any guy who is able to command arenas and very easily transition from rock to jazz to country and again. Sting usually takes a web page using their own book, infusing his entire performance while using closeness he brought to his third encore, which saw him standing alone along with his protection lower playing only an guitar as his voice rung by helping cover their the beloved, heartbreaking lyrics to "Message In The Bottle." Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Report: Twilight Fans Terrorizing the Bridal Industry with Fake Engagements

So maybe stocking that $799 replica of Bella Swan’s wedding dress from Breaking Dawn — Part 1 in your bridal store was not a great idea. TMZ reports that scheming single Twi-hards have been faking engagements just to score fittings with Kristen Stewart’s knock-off gown making it “extremely difficult to conduct business” in Alfred Angelo bridal boutiques everywhere. Hey, at least they’re not recreating the birth scene! [TMZ]

Five Reasons You Need To See 'The Muppets'

It's time to play the music! It's time to light the lights! It's time to meet the Muppets at uh "The Muppets," hitting theaters today! Watch the "Muppets" trailer! Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and the rest of their delightfully bizarre pals are back in action at long last with this week's release of "The Muppets," directed by James Bobin and starring Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper and an unstoppable array of celebrity cameos. Sporting a 100% certified fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, "Muppets" absolutely deserves all of the credit it's been getting in the past few days and weeks. If you have any fondness at all in your hearts for these wonderful characters, there's no excuse for you to skip out on this one for longtime fans and new ones alike, "The Muppets" is as close to a perfect family film as it gets. Check out five reasons to see the movie after the jump. Forgetting "Sarah Marshall" Segel and co-writer Nicholas Stoller's love and affection for all things "Muppets" is very clearly on display in this movie. The charming, witty writing they're best known for is all over "The Muppets," but gone is the raunchy attitude, the crude dialogue and, most importantly, Segel's practically obligatory nude scenes. In fact, I was surprised at just how much Segel stayed out of the Muppets' way, not just as a writer, but also as an actor. Stoller and Segel go out of their way to highlight who the real stars of "The Muppets" are supposed to be. Speaking of the stars... Meet Walter The newest addition to "The Muppets" gang is Walter, the world's biggest Muppets fan and the viewpoint character of the film. Walter's journey is to decide whether or not he's man or Muppet more on that in a second and every minute we spend with him on his adventure is well worth the price of admission. He's excellently conceived, brimming with an infectious enthusiasm about spending time with Kermit, Gonzo, Fozzy and all of his other favorite heroes that the folks at home can't help but share. Nick Stoller explains the origins of Walter! Muppets, Men And Music The music in "The Muppets" is fantastic, as is always the case when Kermit and pals grace the big or small screens. Credit on this one goes largely to Flight of the Conchords' Bret McKenzie, who served as music supervisor on the film and brought us unforgettable tunes like "Life's A Happy Song," "Pictures in My Head" and the sure-to-be Oscar-nominated "Man or Muppet." The odds of you leaving the theater without any number of these memorable numbers stuck in your head are very, very slim. Chris Cooper Raps You heard me. They're Back! Really, what more is there to say? "The Muppets" have been gone for far too long, and this perfect little movie more than emphasizes how much they've been missed. We need these guys in our lives I do, at least. So if you're a fan of awesome things and you don't want to break my heart, you'll put your hard-earned easy-being green on the line and pay "The Muppets" a visit this holiday weekend. It's my favorite movie of the year it just might be yours as well! Watch Stoller explain what was cut out of the "Muppets"! Are you checking out "The Muppets" this weekend? Let us know in the comments section and on Twitter!

Start Searching: Kellan Lutz Talks A Gamers Heart

First Launched: November 22, 2011 1:10 PM EST Credit: Because of California Pictures & Xenon Pictures Caption Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene get cozy round the number of A Gamers HeartLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Fans may recognize the chiseled Kellan Lutz and stunning Ashley Greene utilizing their particular roles as Emmett and Alice Cullen inside the Twilight Saga, before they increased being famous for taking up the screen as vampire brother and sister, Kellan and Ashley co-starred in a really different onscreen relationship. The duo shot the film A Gamers Heart this past year, despite the fact that it features a modest PG rating, the film which will finally be released on December 2 also boasts plenty of kissing moments between Kellan and Ashley that will have Twi-Hards spinning. The film follows Conor Sullivan (Kellan Lutz), a hotheaded, secondary school lacrosse player, who's dating the coachs daughter, Brooklyn (Ashley Greene). However, Connors feelings get beyond control when his father handles to get rid of his existence in Iraq, which is around Conors family and pals to help steer him back on the right course. Kellan was attracted towards the film since it is not another sports movie. It's not clich, where the kid wins the championship within the buzzer, Kellan mentioned inside an on set interview. Its a coming-of-age story of a boy and also the journey being guy. It absolutely was furthermore an initial for Kellan, who got to battle the role in the projects leading guy. Ive never been # 1 around the call sheet, Kellan ongoing inside the interview. Ive been 781326142[but] in this project, Im in nearly every scene. Im never throughout my trailer, which I'm not familiar with! For further with Kellan round the number of the film, Check out a distinctive interview! Have a look at these photos within the film, HERE! A Gamers Heart will hit theaters in limited release and video on-demand on December 2. The DVD release is slated for February 7. -By Chandler Chase Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Netflix Shares Face A Tough Market Amid Questions About $400M Refinancing

In early trading Netflix shares are down about 3.3% from yesterday’s $74.47 close– and flirting with the possibility of ending the day ata new 52-week low.Investors are still trying to make sense of last night’sannouncement that it struck two deals to raise $400M with a warningthat it expects a net loss in 2012, a change from its previous guidance of “several quarters” of losses. The company agreed to sell $200M in common stock, at $70 a share, to accounts managed by T. Rowe Price Associates in addition to its$200M convertible notes offer to Technology Crossover Ventures. With the deals “we have strengthened our balance sheet and remain focused on growing our streaming subscriptions and returning to global profitability after our launch of the U.K. in 2012,” CFO David Wells said. But several analysts say that they’re pessimistic: Caris & Co’s David Miller lowered his price target to $59 from $77 since Netflix “is sending the rhetorical signal to the Street that the effects of its Q3 public relations nightmare have not stemmed subscriber defections, at least not in the near term.” Lazard Capital Markets’ Barton Crockett says his earnings forecast is under review adding that the company’s “recent history of quick outlook changes suggests reason to be skeptical.” Janney Capital Markets’ Tony Wible questions Netflix’s decision to raise capital just after it spent hundreds of millions of dollars to repurchase its shares. That “reinforces our view that (Netflix) has been buying stock to offset the dilution from its large issuance of equity to its management team, which has aggressively sold the stock with many options priced as low at $1.50 per share.” Susquehanna Financial Group’s Vasily Karasyov says that analysts’ earnings forecasts “will have to come down.”But Credit Suisse’s John Blackledge was a lonely bull, saying that the refinancing “strengthens (Netflix’s) balance sheet and improves its financial flexibility”although itprobably won’t be usedto finance additional content deals.

Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester: I Want the Blair and Dan Relationship to Play Out

Penn Badgley, Leighton Meester While Gossip Girl fans may be torn between who they want Blair to be with, Leighton Meester is not. "The one relationship I'd love to play out is Blair and Dan," she told TVGuide.com at the show's 100th episode party Saturday night. Penn Badgley (Dan) said: "I like the Blair [story line] because it's the most exciting for Dan as a person." See photos from Gossip Girl Although it was a surprise to see the Queen Bee and Lonely Boy, who often butted heads, start to like each other, executive producer Josh Safran said the pairing has been likely to happen since the beginning. "I wrote the first scene with them together in Season 1 ... and we knew at that moment there was something there," he said. Gossip Girl boss Josh Safran: Blair has chosen her guy, L.A. is the perfect place for Serena But Blair and Dan getting together has a few major hitches, namely Blair's impending wedding to Prince Louis - and a baby on the way. On Monday's episode (8/7c, CW) Blair continues preparing for the big day with her bridal shower. And producers said a wedding will happen (or at least partly) when the 100th episode airs Jan. 30. "She does walk down the aisle," said Margaret Colin, who plays Blair's mom. Added Blake Lively: "We shot a big dance sequence." So, while it seems there's a ceremony and a reception, Safran said it could all a dream. While an enduring story line since the first season has been the Blair-and-Chuck relationship, Meester adds that she's OK with their current status. "Her and Chuck have had ups and downs and as much as everyone loves them together, I think them having time apart has actually helped them grow," she said. Watch full episodes of Gossip Girl in our Online Video Guide But, "Chair" fans, don't be alarmed yet. Executive producer Stephanie Savage told us: "We have some amazing Chuck-and-Blair scenes coming up in the next couple of episodes.. The Chuck-and-Blair relationship is really fun and something that wasn't in the books, but came out of Leighton and Ed [Westwick]'s chemistry." Whether you want Blair to be with Chuck or Dan (does anyone want her with the Prince?), creator Josh Schwartz has a solution. "There's only one way to satisfy all those people," he said. "Threesome." Who do you want Blair to be with?

10 Biggest Winners of TV Development Season

This story first appeared in the Nov. 25 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.our editor recommendsBen Stiller's Shingle Inks TV Development Deal With ABC StudiosSarah Chalke Lands 20th TV Development Deal "An invitation to an invitation to a pre-party." That's how ABC chief Paul Lee describes his network's fall script purchases, only a tiny percentage of which will end up on the air. Still, every hit show starts with an executive saying yes to a pitch, and during the past few months, networks sand studios have bought hundreds of promising new projects, from original ideas like "mechanical-human dramas" to remakes of classics like The Munsters and The Rifleman. Now, with the pitch portion of development season nearing its end, The Hollywood Reporter is crowning the 10 biggest winners, based on volume of network sales rather than size of commitment or fees paid. Note: The most active producers based on number of network projects sold (not prices paid or pilot commitments). PETER CHERNIN The Chernin Group, 20th Century Fox TV | 16 projects sold Highlight:NBC'sUntitledGene Hong, an ensemble comedy set in a karaoke bar withThe VoicecoachAdam Levineattached as an EP. The network has given a script commitment with penalty. MARK GORDON Mark Gordon Co., ABC Studios | 14 projects sold Highlight:CBS has given a script plus penalty commitment toSource Code, an action/procedural that follows three former federal agents who are part of a top-secret program; loosely based on the Gordon-produced feature film. PETER TRAUGOTT Peter Traugott Productions, Universal Television | 13 projects sold Highlight:ABC has given a script order toI'm With Stupid, a buddy comedy withParty DownduoMartin StarrandRyan Hansen. Starr will pen the script alongsideBetter Off Ted'sJustin Adler. JAMIE TARSES Fanfare Productions, Sony Pictures TV | 12 projects sold Highlight:Fox has doled out a script order for an untitled single-camera father-son workplace comedy in which the son is the boss, fromWilfredscribesReed AgnewandEli Jorne. SHAWN LEVY and MARTY ADELSTEIN 21 Laps/Adelstein, 20th TV | 11 projects sold Highlight:NBC has given a script plus penalty commitment to aRomancing the Stoneadaptation fromThe ForgottencreatorMark Friedman, with Levy (Date Night) attached to direct. BRIAN GRAZER Imagine Entertainment, 20th TV | 10 projects sold Highlight:NBC has given a script plus penalty order to an hourlong legal drama from TV legendsSteven BochcoandDavid Milchabout a "rainmaker" lawyer in Washington, D.C., with a dark secret. AARON KAPLAN Kapital Entertainment | 10 projects sold Highlight:NBC has given a pilot order toIsabel, a comedy inspired by a French-Canadian series about a normal family with magical elements from scribesHoward BusgangandTom Nursall. VIVIAN CANNON and NEAL MORITZ Original Films, Sony Pictures TV | 9 projects sold Highlight:John Scott Shepherd's comedySave Me, which NBC granted a cast-contingent pilot order, centers on a woman who believes she's channeling God. JOANN ALFANO Brillstein Entertainment Group, ABC Studios | 8 projects sold Highlight:CSIcreatorAnthony ZuikerandWorld Trade CenterwriterAndrea Berloffhave soldChameleon, a drama centering on an undercover FBI agent who is a master of disguise. DOUG ROBINSON Happy Madison, Sony Pictures TV | 8 projects sold Highlight:Rules of EngagementcreatorTom Hertz's multicamera generational family comedy exploring how childhood affects adult decisions has received a put pilot commitment from CBS. Related Topics Brian Grazer Peter Chernin TV Development Jamie Tarses The Mark Gordon Company

VIDEO: Why Not Cast Donald Glover as Michael Jackson?

Hot on the heels of the announcement that a Michael Jackson biopic may be in the works comes a video interview, over at Next Movie, in which Community star/rapper Donald Glover does the moonwalk and names the King of Pop as his dream role. Coincidence? Who cares? Give the gig to Childish Gambino, already! Glover explains all that is tantalizing about a Jackson biopic: Good music. A tortured soul. An already crazypants real life stranger-than-fiction story. Besides: Can Johnny Depp do the MJ leg kick? I’m guessing not. On second thought: Let’s cast Glover, Depp, and a host of other actors (Kevin Bacon!) to play Jackson at various stages of his life, a la I’m Not There. Everyone wins! Screen Check: Childish Gambino [Next Movie]

'Prime Suspect' Future Uncertain, 'Community' Is Going To Be Back on NBC

NBC"Community" Community and Prime Suspect aren't canceled. As the Joel McHale comedy and also the Maria Bello drama series don't immediately easily fit in to NBC's midseason plans because they were introduced Monday, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that neither series continues to be canceled. NBC acquired six additional scripts for Prime Suspect in October and can still air the battling series (a remake from the British franchise that starred Helen Mirren) through the rest of the year before making the decision whether or not to order additional payments. Prime Suspectthus far has consistently registered a final-place finish in the Thursday at 10 p.m. slotagainst CBS' The Mentalist and ABC's Private Practice. NBC's experiment in sampling Prime Suspect on different nights on its schedule has additionally not proven fruitful enough. Up to now, the reboot is calculating 4.97 million audiences along with a 1.4 rating following a NBC comedies. STORY: NBC Sets Midseason Schedule, Moves 'Whitney,' 'Up Through The Night,' More Community, while standing among the network's battling comedies despite its prime slot among its Thursday comedies, will go back to the schedule in a date to become determined, sources stated. The comedy's newest airing attracted 3.5 million audiences, just shy of their season low it's calculating 3.69 million audiences up to now along with a 1.6 within the marketer-coveted grown ups 18-49 demographic.The CW's supernatural drama The Vampire Journals, at some point this year, came a greater rating than Community on March. 27. Meanwhile, the 4th-place network has yet to plan a lengthy listing of midseason fare, including Bent, BFFs, Awake and Betty Whitened's hidden-camera series From the Rockers. NBC Community Prime Suspect

Disney Posts 30 Percent Boost in Quarterly Net Income As Theme Parks Soar

The Walt Disney Co. on Thursday said it notched a 30 percent rise in net income to $1.25 billion on revenue that rose 7 percent to $10.43 in its fiscal fourth quarter, matching expectations on the top line. On a per-share basis, Disney posted 58 cents in profit while Wall Street analysts had predicted 55 cents. In the same quarter a year ago, Disney reported a profit of 43 cents per share. Studio entertainment revenue sunk 8 percent, while all other segments posted rising revenue on the quarter. The studio, though, recorded a respectable 13 percent rise in operating income. Disney blamed strong comparisons for sinking studio revenue, as Cars 2, Tangled, Thor, Captain America and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides didn't measure up to last year's Toy Story 3, Alice in Wonderland, Iron Man 2 and Princess and the Frog. With a 33 percent gain, Disney's parks and resorts segment scored the biggest improvement in operating income due to the inclusion of the Disney Dream cruise ship and higher ticket prices at the parks, where customers also spent more on food and merchandise. Disney shares rose 2.5 percent during the regular session Thursday to $34.64 and advanced another 2.6 percent in after-hours trading. Disney CEO Bob Iger and other top executives will discuss the earnings in a conference call later today, where some are expecting at least one of the analysts on the call to ask for an update on the suddenly controversial Oscar telecast that airs on Disney's ABC network in February. Disney's earnings wrapped up the season for the conglomerates. Before the opening bell on Thursday, Viacom reported better-than-expected quarterly financials, sending its stock 5 percent higher on the day. Related Topics ABC Bob Iger Oscars Viacom The Walt Disney Company

Studiocanal lands 'Marilyn' for Gaul

PARIS -- Studiocanal has nabbed French rights to Simon Curtis' "My Week With Marilyn." The British pic's high-profile cast includes Emma Watson, Michelle Williams and Kenneth Branagh. Pic recounts Colin Clark's experiences as third assistant director on "The Prince and the Showgirl" with Marilyn Monroe in 1957. Script is based on Clark's diaries. Produced by the Weinstein Co., BBC Films and Trademark Films, pic has played numerous fests, including NY, Mill Valley and AFI. TWC will distribute "Marilyn" Stateside on Nov. 23. Studiocanal will release "Marilyn" on March 7 in Gaul, according to trade mag La Film Francais. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Where's Wally? He's Now At MGM

Book character moves studiosTo individuals in america, he's also known as Waldo. But anything you call him up, the guy at a negative balance and whitened-candy striped jersey and bobble hat continues to be most widely known for Martin Handford's lengthy-running book series, featuring huge crowd moments. The item from the book? To locate Wally, obviously! In 2009, Wretched Me designers Illumination Entertainment nabbed the privileges towards the books. But soon after many years of little development, he's now in residence at MGM.Based on an argument released by the organization (and acquired by Deadline), MGM is searching to feature the smoothness inside a live-action adventure to see relatives audiences. Well, you would not expect a gritty, guns 'n' drugs tale, can you?InchWe're thrilled to become getting the quest for Waldo towards the giant screen. Together with our partners at Classic Media, we anticipate creating a worldwide adventure which will attract Where's Waldo? fans of any age," blabs MGM's Jonathan Glickman. You will find no authors or company directors attached yet, though we wager both Ryan Gosling and James Franco is going to be stated to accept lead. Or otherwise...

Kris Jenner: I Possibly Could Have Saved Nicole Brown Simpson

Kris Jenner Kris Jenner thinks she might have saved Nicole Brown Simpson had she met together with her the morning of her murder in 1994.In her own new memoir, Kris Jenner...And All Sorts Of Things Kardashian, Jenner - whose late ex-husband Robert Kardashian defended O.J. Simpson in Brown Simpson's and Ron Goldman's killings - creates that Brown Simpson known as her in early stages June 12, 1994, asking her in the future over.Kim Kardashian divorcing Kris Humphries"Nicole stated, 'Can you receive right here...? I have to speak with you. It is important,AInch Jenner creates, based on excerpts acquired by Radar Online. Jenner requested when they could postpone until the following day because she was busy together with her children, that Brown Simpson agreed. "[She stated] 'That's okay, are you able to meet me tomorrow for supper? I need to speak with you about something really, vital,AInch Jenner creates. "It might be the final time I'd ever talk to Nicole."Brown Simpson and Goldman were killed that evening. A mutual friend later told Jenner that Simpson had mistreated his ex-wife and Brown Simpson have been collecting evidence, she states. "[She] have been keeping this physical proof as photographs and, it might come out, other evidence, by which she'd recorded 17 many years of abuse," Jenner states. "Nicole wanted someone near to her to be aware what happening, to ensure that somebody - namely me - might be a witness. ... The realization that they had desired to confide within me struck me so difficult. ... And That I had allow her to lower."Repetition: O.J. Simpson hasn't confessed to OprahJenner states she "intuitively understood" Simpson had something related to her dying. "I really could not believe she'd been so tricked by the pack leader who she'd once loved most," she creates. "That O.J. could be so destructive and selfish and jealous he would do this to her only agreed to be mind-coming in my experience. Each one of these ideas were running through my thoughts: This cannot be true."Simpson was found innocent of both killings. He's serving a 33-year sentence for kidnapping, assault having a deadly weapon along with other crimes stemming from the 2007 incident by which he attempted to recuperate autographs.Picture timeline: Think back at Kim Kardashian's boyfriendsKris Jenner...And All Sorts Of Things Kardashian is within stores now. Jenner, 55, can look around the Today show Wednesday to go over it and her daughter Kim's impending divorce from Kris Humphries.

On the Scene: Conan O'Brien's Return to New York City

Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien To celebrate his one-year anniversary on TBS, Conan O'Brien brought his late-night show to NY for his first broadcast from the Big Apple since he left Late Night in early 2009. And nearly 3,000 screaming fans were on hand at the Beacon Theater to give him a warm welcome. Conan O'Brien looks back on his big year "I have not heard applause like that since they announced I was leaving NY," O'Brien joked at the top of his monologue. O'Brien then turned his attention to the members of the audience, many of whom were dressed in Halloween costumes. Not surprisingly, more than a few fans were dressed as O'Brien. "I see a lot of Conan costumes," he said. "Hey, at least you can take yours off! I'm trapped in this!" O'Brien, who now tapes Conan in Los Angeles, continually repeated his love of NY City, and both of the episode's pre-taped bits celebrated the city. In the first, O'Brien spent the day working as a delivery boy at a Chinese restaurant with mixed results. His first delivery customer refused to accept food from him for fear of being on camera. Later, Conan couldn't find the address he was delivering to, so he gave the food away to people on the street. (He then replaced the takeout food that he'd given away with Thai soup, but the customers quickly forgave their famous delivery boy.) Conan O'Brien to officiate gay wedding on TV A second pre-taped bit saw O'Brien donning a disguise in order to visit some of his old friends at NBC without making it "too awkward." So, with the aid of a fake mustache and some sunglasses (Conan first remarked that he looked like a "hipster pedophile" and later the Unabomber), he blended into the audience at the Today Show in Rockefeller center. The NY City love continued with a battle to the death between the Empire State Building and a Scientology book store - aka "the best building L.A. could come up with." (The Empire State Building easily won.) Then NY City Mayor Michael Bloomberg turned up to administer a NY citizenship test. Sample question: What's Derek Jeter's greatest accomplishment? Conan's (correct) answer: Minka Kelly. Check out photos of O'Brien O'Brien's first guest of the week was Jimmy Fallon, who succeeded O'Brien as the host of Late Night. Fallon offered up a "winning" impression of Charlie Sheen, and took a few moments to plug his new Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor, which the audience sampled after the show. (Sadly, this reporter was a little late to the sample line, but it sounds delicious.) Both Fallon and musician/comedian Reggie Watts, who opened for Conan during his nationwide tour last year, performed rousing musical numbers. Watts did a fitting rendition of "The Boys Are Back in Town" while Fallon performed a "Halloween Song" that was really a celebration of America that included a huge American flag and red-white-and-blue-clad baton twirlers. During some commercial breaks, O'Brien ventured out into the audience to sign autographs, pose for pictures and even give out a few hugs. During others, he danced around the stage and pretended to box announcer/sidekick Andy Richter. At one point late in the show, O'Brien removed his jacket to cool off, only to discover some noticeable pit stains. He turned to share his embarrassment with the audience, but the Team Coco crowd simply roared with more applause. Only in NY. Conan airs weeknights at 11/10c on TBS. What did you think of O'Brien's fist show back in the Big Apple?