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Author's Snark to Give Trump to the Saudis Irks Maher Viewers

Fran Lebowitz later expressed 'regret' for remarks, says 'everyone misinterpreted' things

(Newser) - A guest on Bill Maher's HBO show this week has walked back remarks she made about President Trump that tied to a murdered journalist. Deadline and Fox News report 68-year-old author Fran Lebowitz sat on Maher's stage Friday and took part in a discussion about Trump's time...

As GOT Fans Cry for Remake, a Defense From Stephen King

Nearly 800K have now signed petition to HBO

(Newser) - In a seemingly appropriate twist for the realm of Westeros, fans are turning on Game of Thrones. A Change.org petition calling on HBO to remake the eighth and final season of the show "with competent writers" launched last Thursday and saw a huge spike in support this week,...

HBO Releases Trailer for Game of Thrones Documentary

'The Last Watch' documents the making of the final season

(Newser) - We won't know how Game of Thrones ends until Sunday, but you can catch a glimpse of Daenerys Targaryen's final shot, sort of, thanks to a new trailer released by HBO. Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, a two-hour documentary about the filming of the show's final...

Penultimate Game of Thrones: 'A World Completely Shattered'

Daenerys morphs into the Mad Queen and destroys King's Landing

(Newser) - Cataclysm, carnage, and a much-anticipated "Cleganebowl"—these all marked "The Bells," the violent fifth and penultimate episode of the last season of Game of Thrones, which Todd VanDerWerff at Vox writes was, "on a visceral level ... a horrific ride through a world that has completely...

HBO Removes Rogue Cup From Game of Thrones

Coffee cup was accidentally left in scene

(Newser) - The "Starbucks" cup is gone. HBO confirmed the coffee cup that appeared in a scene from Sunday night's Game of Thrones was an accident, not an ad—"Starbucks, send us money!" an executive producer joked to WNYC in an interview Monday—and then, with no fanfare,...

GOT's Sexy Feast: Feelings Revealed, and a Major Hookup

Wait, Jaime did what with who?!

(Newser) - Last week's episode of Game of Thrones, which saw the destruction of the Night King, sent fans reeling . After all, as Daniel D'Addario puts it for Variety , "Killing off your main villain with three episodes to go is a weird thing to do." He also thinks...

Did GoT Battle Live Up to the Hype? An (Almost) Resounding Yes
What Critics Are
Saying About
GOT's 'Long Night'
THE RUNDOWN
Apr 29, 2019 6:33 AM CDT

What Critics Are Saying About GOT's 'Long Night'

'A masterpiece of tension and release, goose bumps and heartbreak, grandiosity and intimacy'

(Newser) - We knew the epic battle was coming, but we didn't know quite how intense it would be—or that it would go beyond our wildest expectations. The New York Times says the Battle of Winterfell did just that, calling the third episode of the final season "a masterpiece...

Durst's Final Jinx Words Seem 'Damning.' They Were Also Edited

As trial approaches, documentary makers under fire for presenting his words out of order

(Newser) - Dramatic storytelling or manipulation of the truth? That's the question posed by the New York Times about the HBO documentary The Jinx, which in 2015 aired an apparent "confession" by Robert Durst—accused of killing friend Susan Berman and long suspected of killing his wife—in its final...

Game of Thrones: Melancholy, Forgiveness, and a Big Sex Scene

Major characters, plotlines converge on eve of what looks to be an epic battle

(Newser) - There was even less bloodshed in Sunday night's episode of Game of Thrones than in the previous week's (meaning there was zero), with the second installment of Season 8 serving more as a setup to the epic battle that promises to bring together all of the major characters....

Return of Game of Thrones Smashes Ratings Record

It was HBO's most-watched show ever

(Newser) - The season premiere of Game of Thrones has smashed an HBO ratings record set by the previous episode of Game of Thrones. The show's return had 17.4 million viewers, compared to 16.9 million for the last episode of Season 7 almost two years ago, reports Deadline , which...

Game of Thrones Is Back
Critics Weigh In On
Return of Game of Thrones
REVIEW ROUNDUP
Apr 15, 2019 5:31 AM CDT

Critics Weigh In On Return of Game of Thrones

With the end in sight, there's 'no messing around'

(Newser) - Game of Thrones made its long-awaited return Sunday night—and if you don't want to see spoilers for the first episode of Season 8, do not read on. As the epic returned after almost two years, secrets were revealed and reunions occurred at Winterfell, with the undead army moving...

Who Will Be 2,340th Person to Die on Thrones ?
Who Will Be
2,340th Person
to Die on Thrones?
THE RUNDOWN
Apr 12, 2019 1:42 PM CDT

Who Will Be 2,340th Person to Die on Thrones?

Final season of hit HBO show premieres Sunday, and fan theories are flying

(Newser) - When Ned Stark was offed in the very first season of Game of Thrones, fans were shocked that the show would kill off, via decapitation, what was then perceived to be the main character. The reaction of Sean Bean, who played Stark, to his premature demise? "It was a...

Game of Thrones Final Season Trailer Is Here

And it's pretty epic

(Newser) - The internet is losing its collective mind over the Game of Thrones season 8 trailer released Tuesday, nearly two minutes of glorious shots including dragons, boats, armies, characters making out, characters looking pensive, characters looking terrified, characters preparing to do battle, characters actually doing battle, Cersei drinking wine, soaring music,...

Resignation at HBO Marks &#39;End of an Era&#39;
Resignation Is
'Seismic' for HBO
Mar 1, 2019 1:23 PM CST

Resignation Is 'Seismic' for HBO

CEO Richard Plepler is out following AT&T takeover

(Newser) - The man who helped bring Game of Thrones to the small screen is out at HBO. "Hard as it is to think about leaving the company I love, and the people I love in it, it is the right time for me to do so," Chairman and CEO...

Michael Jackson's Estate Sues, but HBO Will Air Documentary

In the film, 2 men accuse the singer of abusing them when they were kids

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's estate has sued HBO to block the airing of a documentary in which two men say that the singer molested them when they were boys. HBO says it is undaunted. "Despite the desperate lengths taken to undermine the film, our plans remain unchanged," the network...

Winter Is Coming. In Exactly 3 Months

'Game of Thrones' sets April 14 premiere date for season 8

(Newser) - Winter is coming, and now we know precisely when. On Sunday night HBO premiered a new 90-second teaser for Game of Thrones' eighth and final season, and if that wasn't exciting enough for GoT fans, it ended with a date: April 14. That's when the first of the...

Winter Is Coming, and So Is Big Meeting on Game of Thrones

HBO promo shows Daenerys Targaryen face-to-face with Sansa Stark

(Newser) - A one-minute HBO promo that dropped during the Golden Globes contains a mere five seconds that has the internet buzzing. Nestled amid brief teasers for Veep, True Detective, and Watchmen is one for Game of Thrones that features an apparent meeting between two powerful characters—and hints at how the...

Game of Thrones Teaser: Blink, and You'll Miss It

HBO releases short clip in promo for upcoming shows

(Newser) - Game of Thrones fans are getting their first look at the upcoming eighth and final season of HBO's hit show—albeit a very, very brief look. io9 refers to "three seconds of footage" buried in a promotional video for a bunch of upcoming HBO shows; Fox News pegs...

Finally: Deadwood Movie Is Coming
Deadwood Lives On,
12 Years Later
Jul 25, 2018 5:33 PM CDT

Deadwood Lives On, 12 Years Later

Long-rumored movie is officially happening

(Newser) - Good news for Deadwood fans Wednesday, as HBO confirmed, after years of rumors, that a Deadwood movie is in the works. The Ian McShane- and Timothy Olyphant-led Western drama ended after three seasons 12 years ago in what the Hollywood Reporter calls an "inconclusive" fashion, with conflicting reports as...

'Game of Thrones' Prequel Will Get an HBO Pilot

So... summer is coming?

(Newser) - Fans of the mega-hit fantasy series "Game of Thrones" have been both eagerly awaiting the upcoming season and dreading it at the same time. The show's highly anticipated next season will be it's last. But, according to CNN , there's a light at the end of the...

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