Gladiators, This Is Your Scandal Open Thread
Tonight's episode is titled "Vermont Is For Lovers Too." It's directed by Ava DuVernay.
Shonda Rhimes Hopes Her Kids Won't Use Her Upcoming Memoir In Therapy
Shonda Rhimes, the genius behind such pulpy network hits like Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, and Scandal, is now making the leap from the small screen to the written page. Today, news broke that Rhimes inked a deal to write her memoir with Simon & Schuster.
Making Sense of the Rape Scene on Scandal
Need we say SPOILER ALERT? There, we said it.
TV Execs Said Meredith Grey's Casual Sex Was Unlikable and Unrealistic
In a fantastic interview with NPR's Renee Montagne, Shonda Rhimes discussed what's to come on Scandal — but also went back to the beginning of her television legacy. Rhimes said she thinks female characters on television don't have to be likable anymore and reveals that when Grey's Anatomy first started, ABC…
The Scandal Love Affair Is More Like Emotional Abuse
Every Thursday night, we gird our loins for the new episode of Scandal. But ladies, I have to say, I’m worried about Olivia Pope. If it isn’t obvious that her romance with President Fitz Grant is unhealthy by now, drop those rose-colored Shonda Rhimes glasses and let’s walk into the light together, eh?
Gladiators, This Is Your Scandal Open Thread
Pour yourself a large glass of wine and get Cyrus on the phone. It's going down.
Phoebe Buffay/Valerie Cherish Goes After Fitz on Scandal
That's right: Lisa Kudrow appears on the next episode of Scandal, playing a Congresswoman named Josephine Marcus.
Over at Think Progress, Alyssa Rosenberg pits Homeland, a "prestige drama" — against Scandal, a "nighttime soap" with a "Trojan Boink" — and finds that Scandal is "more fun to watch." Thoughts?
Gladiators, This Is Your Scandal Open Thread
Do you have your cozy sweater and your wine? Let's do this.
Ask and ye shall receive: By request, we'll have a Scandal open thread tonight! Come back at 9:59pm EDT, ready to discuss everything Gladiator-related. (To be clear, there will be a new post going up later tonight — no discussion on this one!)
OITNB Cast Members Acting Out a Scandal Scene Is Awesome
If you're not caught up on Scandal, mild spoilers below. BUT SRSLY, go watch it right now.
It's official: Kerry Washington is having a moment. This year she's been on the covers of Elle, Vanity Fair, and Glamour; now she's landed Variety. Congrats. Oh, and BTW, someone sent us this Scandal drinking game, guaranteed to get you supersmashed during Thursday's season premiere.
Attention gladiators: Saks Fifth Avenue is partnering with the hit ABC show Scandal to create Olivia Pope-themed windows (preview here!) at the NYC store, as well as some Scandal-themed online content. It all starts October 2, one day before the show's season premiere. High-powered Washington DC fixer bank account:…
Katherine Heigl is attached to a new TV show at NBC that the Hollywood Reporter says is being "described as Scandal meets The West Wing." So it's about...the White House. Heigl plays a CIA officer brought in from field work to brief the president.
Awesome: Kerry Washington Lands Yet Another Ladymag Cover
The October issue of Glamour features Scandal star Kerry Washington, positively glowing in coral, a knowing smile on that gorgeous face. Back in February, we wondered why the hell Washington — who's been in three Oscar-nominated films and is the first black woman to have the lead role in a network drama since 1974 —…
15 Super Sexy Hypothetical Novels About American Presidents
Did you hear? Thanks to Scandal and new novel "The First Affair," having sex with the president is totally having a moment right now. Fine, have your moment, Sex with the President — but if we're really going ahead with this trend in pop culture, I think we better fully commit to it.
Lena Dunham Plans to Stalk Kerry Washington at the Emmys
Turns out Dunham really is just like us
Clear Your Calendar in August: BET's Running a Scandal Marathon
Viewers interested in obsessing over, catching up with, or getting into ABC's hit show Scandal will now be able to find episodes on BET. The network has inked a deal with ABC and bought all of season one and season two. In addition, season three will be syndicated on BET.
Kim Kardashian Maybe Was a Target in Hospital Snooping Scandal
When news broke Friday that five workers and a research assistant at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles had been fired for privacy breaches involving patient medical records between June 18 and June 24, it wasn’t yet clear whether Kim Kardashian (who gave birth on June 15 and checked out a week later) had been…
