We're almost at the end of our journey with Jake The Bachelor, which means it's time for each of the final four ladies to go to her hometown and wait there for Jake so he can meet her family. It turns out each bachelorette has relatives who want her to be happy! I know! But we have even more detail after the jump.

Elizabeth Banks is set to appear on "30 Rock's" Valentine's Day episode, this Thursday, as a CNBC reporter that hits it off with Jack Donaghy during an interview. It sounds like a great premise for Jack to fall for one of his sister network's Money Honeys (© Maria Bartiromo), especially if they bond over their love of frictionless, synergistic co-branding opportunities in internationally attractive markets. Actually, knowing the "30 Rock" writers love of in-references, I bet they could make that sentence into something dirty and hilarious. (It is already kind of dirty and hilarious if you think about it like that.) In any event, Banks talks about her upcoming role above, and even teaches us a valuable lesson: If your job takes you to Pittsburgh, there's still hope that Tina Fey will call you and sweep you back to New York.

Yesterday, I recapped Jon Stewart's "Daily Show" feature on South Carolina's many...er, issues. Last night, Stephen Colbert -- one of the state's favorite sons -- addressed the issue of controversial remarks by South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer. See his response above, and click "continue reading" for the rest of last night's late-night highlights.

Perhaps you saw, earlier this week, those shots of Michael Cera hanging out with the "Jersey Shore" crew and wondered to yourself, "Uh...what?" Fortunately, Cera's "Youth in Revolt" goodwill tour continues, and he appeared last night on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" to talk about his new friends, which you can see above. More highlights from last night's late-night shows are after the jump.

As 2009 draws to a close, I've been doing some serious reflection on what I'll remember most fondly from my past twelve months of pop-culture consumption. To be sure, some of my final selections may seem played out at this particular point in time (witness Kevin and Jill's wedding video, AGAIN, above; I will never get tired of it, but you might); however, I'm trying to think long-term. In other words, these are the things you'll see in five years (or six months) and sigh fondly, "That's so 2009." For my full list, hit "continue reading."

As the year draws to a close, it's time for each of your editors to look back, reflect, and choose the best things we watched, read, heard, or consumed in 2009. Getting my original list down to just ten selections was a soul-searching struggle (sorry, "Mad Men"!), but I think this truly does represent all my favorite pop-culture products of the year. Check it out after the jump.

John Travolta stars in "Old Dogs," the #1 comedy in the country right now, so it's clear that he's doing pretty well for himself, and it's hard to believe there was once a time when he had to endorse Japanese energy drinks for money. But luckily, Conan O'Brien provided us with proof that makes it difficult for Travolta to forget those glory days. Watch the clip above to see how Japanese caffeine helped him to bulk up, and hit "continue reading" for a full recap of last night's late night TV.

When you live in New York, you get used to seeing your surroundings destroyed in inventive apocalyptic ways. But now that someone's compiled a pseudo-greatest hits of the greatest city in the world eating it -- set to "Rhapsody in Blue," no less -- I've got to ask: What's up, Hollywood? Why do you guys have to keep coming up with ways to annihilate the poor Statue of Liberty? Yeah, L.A. ate it particularly badly in "2012," but so did everyone else. I think the studio executives have been drinking a little Haterade. Hit "continue reading" to see the clip.

If you were bummed out by last week's grim episode about Dunder Mifflin's imminent bankruptcy, the follow-up featuring actual booing may not do much to raise your spirits. Our recap of the latest episode of "The Office" is after the jump.

Last night, Stephen Colbert announced that he will sponsor the U.S. speedskating team in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, since its previous sponsor declared bankruptcy. Instead of doing it for the publicity, Colbert stepped up because he recognizes the importance of America beating Canadians on their own snow/ice, while drinking their beer. But he still plans on getting some glory out of it. Find out how in the clip above and click "continue reading" for a full recap of last night's late night TV.