HBO renews 'Game of Thrones' after record ratings
It’s been picked up for a fourth season. (Yesssss.)
Here’s Jodie Foster’s speech from last night.
Half of the web: “Lovely!”
The other half: “Huh?”
Here’s what happened: http://usat.ly/RSaM9G
'Fresh Prince' sitcom is a big hit with Gitmo detainees
“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” is so popular with detainees at Guantanamo Bay that the U.S. Defense Department has ordered all six seasons.
“Harry Potter,” on the other hand, is waning, with copies of the book sitting unread. “They’re over that,” a Defense Department contractor who serves as Gitmo librarian.
They’re nothing if not discerning.
The 20 Best Opening Scenes in Television
Some current favorites (“Game of Thrones”), nostalgic ones (“The Wonder Years”), and a few we’ve missed along the way (“The Thick of It”).
Resistance is futile … or is it?
See how long you can resist the urge to check your phone for swimming updates. Practice walking with your fingers in your ears while shouting “I can’t hear you! I can’t hear you!”
Your smartphone is your enemy during these next two weeks. If you carry it around, you will be tempted to check the Internet, and you risk receiving spoiler-laden text messages from your gymnastics-loving friends.
… and yet more ways to avoid “spoilers” during the Olympics.
So is Don Draper real?
Apparently, some of us aren’t happy at the insinuation.
In unrelated “Mad Men” news, this is what John Slattery looked like in high school.
