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This post-episode mini-analysis of “Mad Men” could have focused on the already dysfunctional marriage between Don and Megan Draper, a relationship that — as Sunday’s season five premiere, “A Little Kiss,” demonstrated — apparently involves Don’s usual callousness, upward career mobility for Megan and your standard make-up sex prompted by half-naked house cleaning.

Sarah Palin can still pack them in. Even when someone else is playing her. HBO’s “Game Change,” a chronicle -- from the team behind HBO's "Recount" -- of the former Alaska governor’s candidacy for the vice presidency nearly four years ago, drew 2.1 million viewers in its initial run Saturday, making it the highest-rated HBO original film in nearly eight years.

Have you ever seen a trailer and thought, "I'm going to freakin' die from anticipation?" That's the thought that Game of Thrones fans are going to have when you see this season 2 trailer. HBO's hit show has it all: politics, treachery, dragons, and Tyrion Lannister. If the anticipation doesn't kill me, I'm sure the first moment I lay my eyes on Tyrion on season 2 will.

In “Luck,” starring Dustin Hoffman and directed by Michael Mann, horses, and people, jostle for position.

Jonathan Ames, the creator of the recently canceled HBO series “Bored to Death,” invited local fans to join him at a Boerum Hill bar Wednesday in its memory.

Aaron Sorkin is back with another series set in the television world — HBO announced Thursday it has ordered his new hour-long pilot, about the adventures of a cable news show, to series.
This time, Sorkin’s story is centered around a cable news anchor, played by Jeff Daniels, as well as his staff and new executive producer. Emily Mortimer stars as the EP, and Sam Waterston returns after his long “Law and Order” stint to play their boss.

Which is better: True Blood the HBO series, or the Charlaine Harris books on which it is based?

HBO has renewed "The Ricky Gervais Show," extending the animated podcast for a third season.

Netflix has evolved as a service that has been more or less complementary to traditional pay-TV business, flourishing in monetizing older content and offering it at minimal prices to customers. While there was skepticism around the model, it has proven immensely successful (at least until now) and has led to rapid subscriber gains. However, Netflix is now stepping on pay-TVs toes and a larger battle appears to be brewing as Netflix has successfully acquired its first original TV series, House of Cards, by outbidding HBO.

Simpson will be making a cameo on HBO's "Entourage" this season, as confirmed by a sweet tweet from the singer on Tuesday.