Reporting from San Diego — As the entire cast of Breaking Bad made their way to the stage at their first 2012 Comic-Con panel, they were visibly awe-struck by the 4,500 cheering fans who had waited all day to see them. Perhaps it was the overwhelming reception that helped the show's usually tight-lipped show-runner, creator, and screenwriter Vince Gilligan loosen up.

Reporting from San Diego — If you were under the impression that the folks at Marvel would take it easy for a while after creating the most successful superhero movie of all time in The Avengers, think again. Between sequels, trilogies, and brand new comic book favorites in production, the next two years are going to be quite busy.

It sounds like Ryan Seacrest could be the only familiar face on the next season of American Idol. Steven Tyler announced he's leaving the show (or leaving his "mistress," as he so eloquently put it) Thursday, and Jennifer Lopez announced her departure early Friday. Now word has it Randy Jackson is hanging up his Idol hat as well. Inside sources say the longtime judge wouldn't necessarily leave the show completely, though.