Lena Dunham's Dream Came True: A Scandal Guest Appearance
Lena Dunham will be guest starring on Scandal. Universes are colliiiidiiiiing.
Your Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder Open Thread
On tonight's Scandal, there's still a bidding war going on for Olivia Pope, who's been kind of okay at doing her own negotiating so far. Meanwhile on How to Get Away with Murder, CICELY TYSON is guest starring.
Here Is Your Shondaland Open Thread
Tonight: Murder, intrigue, Olivia Pope! WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT ALL THIS?
Your Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder Open Thread
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Tonight on Scandal, Olivia Pope is still a hostage and now being used as a pawn for a potential war. Can Fitz or Jake just hurry up and save the day?
Scandal: The Various Stages of Olivia Pope's Prison Hair
Last night's winter premiere of Scandal brought back the suspense and panic that I felt was missing from the first half of the season. We haven't felt this sense of hopelessness from Olivia Pope in awhile. We also haven't seen her hair look so uncharacteristically unlaid.
Here Is Your Scandal Open Thread
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Who took Olivia? What's Huck's psychological state? Will Quinn ever die? Let's talk about the Scandal Winter Premiere, Run.
Stop crying, ShondaLand is back. Both Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder return to television tonight and there will be open threads here. Last we left off, Olivia Pope was apparently kidnapped. As for HTGAWM, we now know who killed Sam. Just read this and catch up.http://jezebel.com/how-to-get-awa...
Lena Dunham Hires the Real Life Olivia Pope
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After an increasingly dramatic few years and a particularly dramatic few months, Lena Dunham has hired Judy Smith, the crisis management expert whom Kerry Washington's Olivia Pope was modeled off, as well as publicist Cindi Berger, who works with Mariah Carey and Rosie O'Donnell, among others.
What the Hell Did Kerry Washington Get Shonda Rhimes For Her Birthday?
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Today is Shonda Rhimes' birthday. The Empress of Shondaland recieved, I'm sure, many wonderful birthday gifts today but I am only interested in one. Kerry Washington has given Shonda some fabulous but mysterious gift which we know because Shonda posted this trolly-ass tweet:
Olivia has staged a PR coup and is now…Gemma, Sons of Anarchy’s Best Worst Character, Dies Like a G
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"I love you Jackson from the deepest, purest part off my heart. You have to do this sweetheart, it's who we are. ... I'm ready." Those are the last words Gemma Teller Morrow says to her son Jax on Sons of Anarchy just before he fatally shots her in a rose garden behind her childhood home. Leaving blood on the petals,…
St. Louis Rams Call St. Louis Police Liars
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A St. Louis Rams executive apologized (Update: he denies apologizing, see below) to police on behalf of the team's front office for players' use of the "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" gesture before Sunday's game—a gesture that left St. Louis cops demanding punishment for the players.
St. Louis Cops Declare Rams' "Hands Up Don't Shoot" To Be "Offensive"
St. Louis police officers condemned the NFL's Rams today, calling their pre-game display of the "hands up don't shoot" gesture to be "tasteless, offensive and inflammatory." The lengthy statement issued by the St. Louis Police Officers Association demanded Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Jared Cook, Chris Givens, and…
Shonda Rhimes' TGIT Lineup Is Breaking Records, Natch
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Not new news: Shonda Rhimes is winning and ABC couldn't be happier. The network's #TGIT-branded Thursday night lineup featuring Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get the Way with Murder broke a record in ratings during November sweeps.
Here Is Your Scandal Winter Finale Open Thread
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Olivia has officially cut ties with Papa Pope, so you know what that means: WAR. This is the winter finale of Scandal.
Here Is Your Scandal Open Thread
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Jake, Olivia and Fitz are back together again. Good, right? This is "The Last Supper."
Here Is a 15-Second Trailer for a Fifty Shades of Grey Trailer
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There's another trailer for Fifty Shades of Grey. Except, wait—it's actually a 15-second trailer for another trailer that will premiere next week during Scandal. Considering Fitz and Olivia are now roughly as annoying as Ana and Christian, that sounds about right!
Here Is Your Scandal Open Thread
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This is Episode 7 and it's lovingly titled "Baby Made a Mess." Which baby? Whose baby? Is it Jake? What will happen to Jake?
Parents' Group Upset Over Scandal Sex Airing Right After Charlie Brown
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The Parents Television Council is upset that ABC aired an Olivia Pope sex scene a few minutes after the end of its October 30 Halloween special, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. You would've had to flip the channel quickly or cover your kids' eyes to avoid the hotness, which involved Olivia getting it on…
Here Is Your Scandal Open Thread
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Jake is framed for the murder of President Fitz's son! What will Olivia do now? Watch live with us and tell us your thoughts in the comments below.
How to Get Away with Murder is Beating Scandal in the Ratings
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How to Get Away with Murder is beating Scandal and Kerry Washington's quivering bottom lip in ratings. ABC's Shondaland strategy — diverse casts, inappropriate husbands (with dick pics!), confused faces (Wes, he never knows what's going on!) and good wigs (Viola, we see you!) — is working.