After the Harry Potter films starting becoming a global phenomenon, Emma Watson almost quit the series when the fame started hitting “close to home.” Obviously, she stuck around, but it probably would’ve been nice to know back then how much J.K. Rowling sucks. Woulda made that decision real easy. (IndieWire)

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair out with their dogs. (Lainey Gossip)

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver only just now settled their divorce, which — *rubs eyes* — started 10 years ago? Eat my balls, time! (Dlisted)

Lily Collins didn’t expect the whole Emily in Paris backlash. (Celebitchy)

charlie hunnam … what are you doing. pic.twitter.com/w4ZNnBsWsF

— ✍🏼 roxana | ✊🏼 zivar | ⚒️ hadadi (@roxana_hadadi) December 29, 2021

Absolutely fucking wild that Star Wars fans spent decades clamoring for Boba Fett content and he finally gets a TV show that everyone forgot comes out today

— James Reinhardt (@JamesReinhardt) December 29, 2021

Did a roundup of my favorite photos (that I took) this past year. Contains birds, bugs, apples, and one possum. Enjoy. #terriblemindshttps://t.co/ym4q7S1R17 pic.twitter.com/spbpjfCDrO

— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) December 29, 2021

a guy that your girlfriend is friends with: The golden age of television is dead. New ideas being tossed to the side without even a glance. It’s devastating I weep for the future

My Dad in Ohio watching Yellowstone: Yes! Fuck yes! Oh my fucking god

— Will Sennett (@Senn_Spud) December 28, 2021

James Cameron confirms he pitched ‘ALIENS’ to studio execs by writing “Alien” on a whiteboard and then a big “S”.

“Then I said, ‘But here's what it's going to translate to.’ Then I drew the two lines through [the S] to make it a dollar sign.”

(Source: https://t.co/UeTSYKmO9I) pic.twitter.com/Qjiwwx0Gre

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) December 28, 2021

How Arcane delivered one of 2021’s coolest animated sequences. (Vulture)

Meghan McCain got in a Twitter fight with Chris Cillizza, so talk about a situation where everyone’s the asshole. Including me for even sharing this information. Guilty. (Mediaite)

Hands down, the best piece of satire I’ve read all year. (Roy Edroso Breaks It Down)

Kudos to ingres77 for reading and reviewing the entire Wheel of Time series created by Robert Jordan and finished by Brandon Sanderson this year. "Now that I’m done with the whole thing, I don’t really know that I can say it was ‘worth it.’" He thought the final book, A Memory of Light, was well written, but mostly he feels ambivalent about the whole endeavor. Cannonball Read 14 is his opportunity to read only books he wants to read. Registration is open now. What do you want to read in 2022? (Cannonball Read 13)

John Madden absolutely roasting Troy Aikman for 44-seconds over Aikman’s inability to grow a beard will always be one of my favorite John Madden memories… https://t.co/RT3baj5mXO

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) December 29, 2021

Programming Note: This will be the last Pajiba Love of 2021, and Jesus Christ, what a year, right? It started with an insurrection, and now, it’s ending with with a strain of COVID that you can catch just by thinking its name. What a time to be alive.

Anyway, Happy New Year! See you on Sunday.

Mike is a Staff Contributor living in Pennsyltucky. You can follow him on Twitter.