Attending the Oscars looks like the most boring thing in cinematic history. All that clapping, all that sitting, all those snooze worthy acceptance speeches for even more snooze-worthy categories (sound mixing?). If we're ever invited, we'll have to politely decline and see if we can worm our way into Elton John's Oscar viewing party.

Not only would our attendance help The Elton John AIDS Foundation, but we'd get to chill with the biggest hodge-podge of stars this side of the red carpet. Where else can you find Victoria Beckham and Kelly Osbourne mugging for the camera? No where. Well, maybe heaven. Or is it hell? We can't tell anymore.

See some more shots, after the jump…

CONTINUED »

If you're like us, you didn't mind seeing Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, and Sean Hayes make their exit from primetime. Their departure was, to be polite, long overdue — and the series finale's drawn out, melodramatic plotlines didn't make Will & Grace's death very painless. So we're not sure how we feel about already being inundated on Lifetime – during our marathon Golden Girls viewings, to boot – with promo spots for McCormack's upcoming Love Spring International.

For better or worse, Eric is using his star power just to promote the show; as executive producer, he won't be appearing on camera. Love Spring, a faux reality show about a professional dating service, is Reno 911 meets The Office, sprinkled with some Arrested Development. We'll have our TiVo set for the June 5 premiere, certainly, if only to see how the character Burke plays into the gay stereotype.

(Interestingly, Love Spring's website is plastered with ads from online dating service PerfectMatch.com. How's that for product placement?)

Love Spring International [Lifetime]