Buzz News Roundup, 3/2

BuzzSugar — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:30:20 PST

Thankfully, the Little Miss Sunshine directors' next project won't be a sequel but a Tom Perrotta script about a sex-ed teacher, MTV News reports.
The co-executive producers on "Lost" strike a deal with ABC through 2010, according to Variety.
Also, get used to "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" - it's sticking around for a while, Zap2it reports.
Inexplicably, the new White Stripes album will be called Icky Thump, and Billboard has the details.
Anglophiles, rejoice: The BBC is creating three YouTube channels.
Who's taking over for Big Pussy on "Dancing with the Stars"? Why, it's Cliff from "Cheers," People reports.
Pitchfork has info on the next Bjork album, Volta, which will drop in early May.
Peyton Manning will be hosting "Saturday Night Live" this month, says the Associated Press.
Drastically shifting gears from the controversial play "Equus," Daniel Radcliffe signs on for the final two Harry Potter films, Reuters reports.

TV Tonight: "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"

BuzzSugar — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:32:17 PST

Isn't that the kind of question only Fox would ask? The new Mark Burnett-produced, Jeff Foxworthy-hosted game show premieres tonight after the "American Idol" performance episode. And Fox is hoping "Smarter" can ride the post-"Idol" wave all week: It's on after the Wednesday and Thursday shows, too. These first two episodes are half-hour "preview" episodes, and starting on Thursday, the show will be an hour long.

While I love me a good redneck joke every now and then, I'm not sure I can handle an hour of Foxworthy as the host (also, note to Jeff: the glasses don't make you look smarter). I'd be tempted to give this one a pass altogether, if not for two things:

The peanut gallery of young'uns whose job is to heckle the adult contestants, and
My sneaking suspicion that most of America is, in fact, dumber than a fifth grader

For the record, I only got 8 out of 10 right on this fifth-grade trivia quiz. I'm pretty sure that would have gotten me a C in my elementary school. To watch a promo for the show,