The Ways Detroiters Can Offend Fellow Americans Appears Endless

New dating series, "Momma's Boys," on NBC. First, the apostrophe is in the wrong place -- plural possessive should be "Mommas'" -- but that doesn't look good enough for TV, people. Secondly, though -- stop by to check out the tarts in bikinis, stay for the racist mom from the suburbs of Detroit! Sweet!

^= And look: it's a Penthouse Pet of the Year as a contestant! And a Playboy Playmate! Quelle surprise!

A Tip for Detroit Acting Talent

My buddy, the highly talented Kiff Vanden Heuvel, sends along a tip for the Detroit acting pool: one of Chicago's top casting companies is holding a seminar on how to audition better.

Hey, if I can turn you into a working actor, maybe I can turn you into a client.

Joe the Plumber's First Single

If he signs.

It's a cover:

"I'm not aware of too many things /

I know what I know, if you know what I mean."

You Can Take the Boy Out of Detroit...

Talented guy from the Seaholm 'hood (south Birmingham is rougher, y'know), Mike Binder, has scored a new sitcom deal at Fox. The theme of Two Dollar Beer?

"The setting is Detroit, where a group of young adults weather the worsening economy but refuse to move away from their hometown."

We could claim that Mike's wearing out an old cliche if (1) he wasn't from here, so he knows, and (2) it wasn't true.

Now, go scrape together some collectible cans and rent The Upside of Anger.

Triple Play: Representing The D, a Gratuitious Binkini Post, and a TV Prediction

Behold Selma Blair -- Detroit native -- rocking a bikini, filming NBC's Americanized version of hit Australian sitcom, "Kath & Kim."

One, Selma's looking good.

Two, she's from The D. Represent.

Three, if the show doesn't hit here, it'll be because, with Molly Shannon as her mom, it'll seem like two slacker roomies - think, "The Hills" -- instead of a slacker mom and daughter forced to live together, like in the Aussie original. Seems this concern has been bouncing around for a while on at least three continents.

You're welcome, Ben Silverman.