Interesting seeing Brownstein becoming a honorary Friscoian for a day for her talk. I'm jealous that particular conversation won't be happening in Portland because Brownstein's also been working on a memoir.

Nope. All conspiracy theories fail here since the NFL let a Lions player (Suh) who should have been suspended.

Yeah, that sort of money is a participation trophy next to the money that the suits make.

I think that's the mantra of all the agents who represent Aussie actors.

He's been trying to cast this thing for about a decade. Hopefully it won't be his Lost in La Mancha.

"Most anticipated" not "cautiously optimistic after disappointing seasons."

I think this is the year of cautious optimism considering the next two years features stories from the books people think are cool to hate, so adding the HULKSPEAK on top of it just makes it all the more pitiful.

I believe that was covered in part one.

That is an amazing title.

Good call on Elizabeth Taylor. Jane Fonda also had it.

I know Martin isn't contributing a script to season 5 of GOT, so I'd assume he's down the home stretch. But my theory is that the publishers won't want the book until the end of season 6, so that they can sell it to book fans and to show fans who are willing to read a fucking book to know what happens next.

Wasn't there an episode of 30 Rock where Tracy Jordan reveals himself as an armpit-fetishist?

People fucking guys wearing animal masks might have been the first fetish, so they're in very good company.

The prestige label fits, especially when you consider how successfully the writers have branched out and started their own prestige shows (Breaking Bad, Homeland).

Twin Peaks.

Yeah, GoT gore is just not up there with Hannibal gore. It's honestly not that successful at the Emmys. Four actors have been nominated (Dinklage, Clarke, Riggs and Headley—so if you wield a sword you're automatically out) and Dinklage is the only one to have won. The vast majority of its other nominations have been…

Sincerity is bullshit.

If it's a triangle with the apex at the top, the image works.

So if we can import a Franco-British version of the Bachelor which takes place in a small south Wales village and show it on HBO we'll make all the Prestiges?

But the Red Wedding actually meant something in context. Who shot JR was just pure bullshit.