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HBO has greenlit a pilot for one of the five possible GOT shows, the one involving George R.R. Martin. "it’s another tale spread across multiple locations and clans: Taking place thousands of years before the events of GOT, the series chronicles the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour. And only one thing is for sure: From the horrifying secrets of Westeros’ history to the true origin of the white walkers, the mysteries of the East, to the Starks of legend… it’s not the story we think we know." Sounds promising!

First trailer for Gaga's A STAR IS BORN

Yep, she did both The Stud and The Bitch. I guess I should check them out after the book(s).

Finished rereading Order of the Phoenix and onto Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

I am reading J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Jackie Collins' The Stud.

EPISODES 22-24: DEVIL ON MY SHOULDER/HOME SWEET HOME/ONLY JUST BEGUN Danny is a horrible, nasty human being, so naturally he doesn’t die from his collapsed lung after Val mercifully stabs him. Instead, he nearly gets her into big trouble and then returns to their house as if nothing happened. Thankfully, Val does the only sensible thing and takes the kids and runs to Gary. It looks like the show is done trying to keep them apart. Because Danny is a horrible, nasty human being, he tells Bobby that he is Gary's son. It’s too much for the tyke to take, so he packs his things and leaves. Val and Gary decide to finally be straight with the twins and it’s so satisfying to watch: The decision to make Val pregnant all the way back in season 5 has yielded so much story, and it’s great to see it come to an unexpected conclusion 6 seasons later. It doesn’t hurt that Danny's plan to hurt them by revealing this failed. "Can we have a baby brother?" the twins wonder, naturally. Greg's reactions to the cattiness between Paul and Anne are hilarious, but one has to wonder how long will Paula put up with it. (Anne keeps calling her 'Paulette,' which I can’t help but find amusing). It’s another satisfying moment when Paula finally snaps, reads Greg for filth in front of all his employees, and leaves in a huff. At some point, Paige calls Anne out for the caricature she seems to be. Very nice. Olivia is conning Gary once more. I love that he’s aware of what she’s doing and going along with it in the hopes that she’ll grow a conscience. When Harold calls to apologize to Olivia, she turns to Val for advice. "I can’t believe you’d ask me for advice!" Val disgustingly says. Lechowicks, when will you be done sh*tting on Val?!! Ultimately, in what suddenly feels like Olivia and Harold's swan song, Olivia returns Gary's check and reunites happily with Harold in Miami. Wow, they got a happy ending after all? Tom and Anne are surprisingly hot together. Paige is upset about this, but Tom proposes. There’s a fun montage of scenes during which Paige and Tom discuss her refusal to marry him, and it’s rather sweet when Paige changes her mind and accepts (I can’t see it working out). Dianne is an annoying thorn on Karen's side but I really loved her frustrated speech about how she’s trying to climb the ladder but keeps getting shot down. It was a nice, different side to her (we can afford those moments for all characters but Val). Suddenly, Karen acquires a stalker. The show has fun making us think it’s someone else at first, plays it for laughs, but it turns out this ain’t no joke – you can tell because the stalker has a wall of horniness. I like Danny much more as a drunk. At least the pretenses are gone. It’s also nice to see him suffer. How devastating when this, and Pat’s desire to become a doctor again, collide in a most Knotsian way! Danny running over Pat while "You are so beautiful to me" is playing is a classic scene. Never expected it! I knew Pat died at some point, but always assumed it would be related to her past. As the song keeps playing, you can see Danny screaming at Pat for being in front of his car, a nice detail. What a superb (if sad) twist. Too bad we’re losing Pat (I think, don’t tell me!).

Yes, it really unraveled with his arrival. Even if I hadn't been watching, I could see the sharp decline in interest from my peers between Seasons 6 and 7. It was almost comical how quickly and low it dropped from being constantly discussed to barely there. It was a good indicator of the reaction from the general audience. The show focused entirely on this barely-believable character, excruciatingly slowed the pace down, and refused to just wrap it up. They devoted the entirety of Season 8 to him too (haven't finished), despite considerable pushback and ratings decline. Then they're choosing this time to lose other popular cast members. Yeah, it's really over.

Nooo! I had a feeling this was coming. And he'll only be in 6 episodes next season?! I was going to stick with the show, but now I'm done. For me, there is no Walking Dead without Rick, Carol, Daryl, and Michonne on the cast. Rick is the absolute center. They would have a very hard time doing it without him. Season 9 should be the end. It doesn't sound like they're going to end it, but they should.

And for this warm WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018....

For this Tuesday, May 22, 2018, some goofy, bespectacled hotness.

Thanks for the heads up!!

It's MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 and don't we all wish we were hanging out in the park with some hotness!

It's SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2018.... and it's still raining!! lol

Don't know, I'm afraid!

And for this (thank God it's finally) FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2018....

I definitely hear Laurel, and that's that!

New music from Madonna coming soon. She worked with Mirwais again!!

😂😂😂

For this rainy THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2018.... Plaid Hotness!!

Prisoner of Azkaban was just as exciting, tightly-plotted, and thrilling as I remembered it. No, even more! Currently: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling.

ABC coming for that tearjerker This Is Us market, I see. Honestly, I'm impressed: They're doing a straight-up drama? Wow. I'm there!

I just finished re-reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and have moved on to re-reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. It's been a long time, so it's exciting to see them with fresh eyes/perspective.

EPISODE 21: GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS Good news: Val finally realizes who Danny really is. Bad news: The way we get there once again elicits eye rolls and requires a lot of patience. Val continues to be patient with Danny and, briefly, it looks like we’ll be stuck in this merry go round for a few more episodes. Thanks to an incredible array of coincidences (Danny happens to take the slide away from the kids, he drops his wallet and Val happens to find the pictures in them, Val happens to knock down just the right boxes so she can discover Danny's yearbook), Val learns Danny beat and raped a woman named Christine. In the meantime, we’ve got some fun C-story stuff with Karen and her talk show exploits, as well as Linda proving how fantastic she is at her new job and sticking it to Michael. Greg is out of the hospital and rudely flirting openly with Anne right in front of Paula, while there’s some fun stuff with Karen and Paige attempting to get a cease fire between Mack and Tom. Val does all she can to get out of the house and away from Danny, but she doesn’t play it convincingly enough. While she waits for Mack in his office, Danny shows up (and Gary happens to call her back right at that time) and realizes he’s been made. The mask finally drops and he attacks her. Despite it all, it’s a thrilling scene, and even more shocking when it’s revealed that she stabbed him. In a totally iconic moment, Danny falls to his knees. Val looks down, bloodied hands, in horror. Danny looks up… "you bitch," he spits out.

Anybody watched the Season 2 premiere? It gave me all the tense action/answers I wanted and set up a ton of new stuff for the future. Interesting how you spend the first season feeling so empathetic towards the hosts but then season 2 begins and they are just as mercilessly murderous as the guests. It's kind of shocking seeing Dolores like this. Maeve is more awesome than ever. Loved her making Lee undress completely, the same way the hosts were always forced to. What are the hosts up to? The door? The tiger (shades of LOST, in a good way)? Really fantastic stuff.