Morning Madness (10/6)

It's a sad day for Hollywood and technology in general but largely thanks to Steve Jobs' heritage the presses won't stop rolling. Perhaps best to take your mind of things with a whole lot of TV stories you may have missed, all in one place with another installment of AngrodTV's "Morning Madness".

Behind The Scenes
CBS gives 2 Broke Girls a full season order
Characters will remain poor (Read more at ComingSoon)
The Simpsons' producers agree to pay cuts
In one of the more admirable career moves in recent memory, producers of The Simpsons actually give up money to keep the long-running show going. (Read more at Inside TV)
Mad Men' star Jon Hamm says AMC was eyeing Thomas Jane as Don Draper
Could you have imagined the show with a male prostitute as a lead? (Read more at The Hollywood Reporter)
Fringe cast teases Peter's return and the big threat to both universes
If you're already tired of a Joshua Jackson free week, read the scoop on when the torture might be over. (Read it at TV Line)
Fox to adapt fantasy novel 'The Magicians' to series with 'X-Men: First Class' scribes
The Lev Grossman' fantasy novel is turned into series. Ashley Miller & Zack Stentz will write, Michael London, Shawn Levy and Michael Adelstein will produce. (Read more at Deadline)
ABC buys Bill Lawrence/Jason Belleville firefighter comedy with penalty
After a small face/off between ABC and NBC, the alphabet network took a new comedy by the hand of Scrubs and Cougar Town writer Bill Lawrence. (Read more at Deadline)

Casting News
James Marsden to guest star on 30 Rock
Apparently he's not going to shoot red lasers out of his eyes. I'm bummed. (Read more at Inside TV)  
Charlie Sheen's ex Denise Richards headed to 30 Rock
Because between being a mother and juggling a full season gig at Blue Mountain State she really has nothing to show for besides being Charlie Sheen's ex. (Read it at E! Online)
Scoop: Lizzy Caplan set for New Girl romance
The always awesome Caplan will steal the heart of one of Jess' roommates. Who? (Read it at TV Line)

Ratings
Tuesday final ratings: NCIS, Glee, Unforgettable adjusted up, Body Of Proof adjusted down (Read more at TV By The Numbers)
Fox' New Girl is the first new sitcom on any network in 20 years to win its first 3 nights in adults 18-49 (Read more at TV By The Numbers)
Ratings: Unforgettable trends downward like most shows in week 3
An analysis on how and why ratings always decline in the third week of airing (Read it at TV Guide)

Specials
American Horror Story: Connie Britton answers the premiere's burning questions!
If you were among the probably many viewers who tuned in to see what Ryan Murphy made out of the horror genre, you probably had a lot of 'wait-whuut?' moments. (Read more at TV Guide)
Happy Endings': Eliza Coupe and Damon Wayans Jr. reveal their love of deli meat (video)
You didn't really expect TV's funnest (mostly) new couple to be serious, right? (See it at The Hollywood Reporter)
South Park: Matt Stone and Trey Parker name their 15 best episodes (and 53 worst)
A nice slideshow in which Stone and Parker comment on fifteen seasons of work (See it at Entertainment Weekly)
Interview: Rico Rodriguez talks Modern Family
One of the many awesome kids of the sitcom talks about what he'd like to see for Manny and more (Read it at TV Addict)