Viewers loved trolling the seas with the fisherman of the Cornelia Marie, but were heartbroken when Captain Phil Harris died from a stroke. As if that wasn't bad enough, brothers and captains Jonathan and Andy Hillstrand suffered a $3 million lawsuit from the network, saying they breeched contract which caused them to quit. But with time, they decided to keep sailing.
American Idol judges Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul left the show best known for giving America's singers a shot at full-fledged fame. (Oh wait, who even won last year?) Their judging spots got filled with a girl from the Bronx and a long-haired rocker: Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler! The two newbies decided to rise to the challenge and will be offering their criticism on Wednesday and Thursday nights.
What?! Yes, the show that gripped so many viewers for six seasons came to its end. Sure, viewers were soooo excited to get all their questions answered that many left the finale confused and angry. Maybe they just weren't paying attention?
It was Big Red vs. Big Chin. Conan O'Brien got the boot from NBC's The Tonight Show, replaced by Jay Leno—after Jay's prime-time show bombed big-time. Fans were outraged and rallied around Team CoCo. Eventually, Conan landed his new self-titled show on TBS. Not to mention one sexy promo.
At 42, the Diff'rent Strokes star died from a brain hemorrhage. And although he was well known to all of America, Gary Coleman didn't have it all, a fact that became oh so clear in the aftermath of his death. A tragic end to a tragic life, but we'll always remember the 4 foot 8 celeb and his most famous four words: "Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Willis?"
Despite not snagging an Oscar for Best Picture, Avatar made history with its jaw-dropping turnout in the box office. With a haul of nearly $3 billion, it became the biggest movie in history, dethroning Titantic. Looks like James Cameron knows what he's doing, after all, even if he doesn't get a li'l gold man to prove it.
It's pretty clear that Mel Gibson's mouth works against him. And we got another taste of that when tapes of him ranting against ex Oksana Grigorieva were leaked. Gibson was heard calling his ex a "c--t" and saying "you need a bat to the side of the head"—and that's just the start of it! Oksana hoped to "help" the actor with those recordings, but instead revealed to the world just how crazy the guy is.
Sandra Bullock made many, many headlines during this rollercoaster of a year. She started out on top by winning an Oscar for The Blind Side. But soon after, reports came out about her hubby Jesse James being unfaithful—with multiple women. Don't worry, America's sweetheart won't let her year end off on a bad note. She threw out the trash and surprised us all with a new bundle of joy.
Partying with your hotshot boyfriend in Vegas is all fun and dandy, but if you're carrying illegal drugs on you, wouldn't you try not to get stopped by the cops? Paris Hilton and BF Cy Waits got pulled over after the police saw what looked like marijuana smoke coming out of their car. Surprise! They also found cocaine in the heiress' purse! Oh wait, the purse wasn't hers. Oh wait again! It's gum, not coke. Despite her lame excuses, Hilton confessed and still managed to ditch jail time.
LiLo will forever remember the year 2010. She failed a drug test, faced multiple court proceedings, spent time in the slammer and checked into rehab—yet again! Not to mention she lost her supposed comeback role in Inferno to Malin Akerman. Maybe this time she learned her lesson? We can only hope.
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