Early Buzz: 'Batman,' 'HIMYM' and more headlines

Good morning, all! Sorry for the delay — it seems my router died overnight, so it was a scramble to get back up and running. (Big thanks to my downstairs neighbor for letting me hop on her network!)

Let's kick off this Thursday with a few headlines:

- The original Batman series with Adam West is finally coming to DVD! This is excellent news.

- The creators of How I Met Your Mother have responded to the controversy surrounding this week's episode.

- A Veronica Mars spinoff web series is in the works.

- A bunch of Sundance shorts will debut on YouTube.

- Vanity Fair catches up with Debbie Harry (and that's a great pic).

- Watch some of the voice acting on Archer.

- Here's a teaser for the next Greatest Event in Television History.

- Good news for Brad Neely fans: China, IL has been renewed for a third season.

- Carlton Cuse talks a little bit about the Lost reunion.

- Bill Paxton will appear on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

- Ooh, Gillian Anderson is writing a sci-fi book series.

- The Dissolve has an oral history of Hoop Dreams.

- TCM has unveiled its lineup for "31 Days of Oscar."

- Soon we'll be able to stream The Simpsons, but of course there's a catch.

- CW is not moving forward with its Wonder Woman prequel.

- Here's some info about the next season of American Horror Story.

- Henry Rollins wrote an essay about guitar-driven music for the Village Voice.

- And from The Onion: "Netflix Instant Thinking About Adding Good Movie."