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Lord Castleton, Staff Contributor and Pajiba Store Operator: Lord Castleton is a screenwriter. He lives in Boston. You can follow him on Twitter.

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Your Comprehensive Pajiba Sportsball Roundup For Sportsies And Non-Sportsies Alike

A Few, Lingering Questions About 'Survivor: Winners At War'

Video Game Aesthetics Have Come A Long, Long Way

The Best And Worst Of Star Trek: Picard Season One

The USWNT Just Qualified For The 2020 Olympics

Here's Your Pajiba Super Bowl LIV Primer

A Nagging Question About Season One Of 'The Mandalorian'

Watch The Best Out Of Print Vehicle Based Satire Of The 90's Before It Vanishes Again

Hammer And I Talk The Expanse For What Might Be The Last Time

Catching Up With The U.S. Women's National Team

Ten Things You Never Knew About The Wiggles

So, Uh...When Does 'His Dark Materials' Get...Good?

The Best Thing About 'The Mandalorian' So Far

Review: 'Jack Ryan' Season Two Is Not Great, Bob

'Pennyworth' On Epix Is Dark, Brooding, Badass Fun

Joe Buck: Yah or Nah?

Patrick Mahomes May Single-Handedly Usher in a Completely New Era of Football (And Other Thoughts on Week 2 of the NFL)

A Few Quick-Hit Thoughts About Week One Of The 2019 NFL Season

Icons. Legends. Champions.

Shock And Disbelief As A Global Soccer Powerhouse Is Downed

Pajiba 10 For Your Consideration: Valentina Giacinti

The Women's World Cup Quarterfinals Are A European Block Party

The 2019 Women's World Cup Knockout Round Begins!

‘Game Of Thrones’ Series Finale Deep Dive Recap PART ONE

Game Of Thrones Season 8 Episode 6 Deep Dive Recap PART TWO

Game Of Thrones Season 8 Episode 6 Deep Dive Recap PART THREE

'Catch 22' On Hulu Wrangles A Mighty Beast

Chris Long Retires From The NFL

Game Of Thrones Season 8 Episode 5 Deep Dive Recap PART ONE

Game Of Thrones Season 8 Episode 5 Deep Dive Recap PART TWO

'Game Of Thrones' Deep Dive Recap 'The Last of the Starks'

Game of Thrones 'The Long Night' Deep Dive Recap

'Game of Thrones: Deep Dive Recap: 'A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms'

The 'Game of Thrones' Season 8, Episode 1 Deep Dive Recap

Breaking Down The Best Trailer Of The Year

The Ballad Of The Home Phone

Casting Call For The Angel And Devil On Your Shoulder

A First Person Account Of The Red Dead Redemption 2 Launch

Why It's An Amazing Thing For America That Robert Mueller Is A Hockey Player

Leslie Knope Is Real, And She's The President Of Croatia

Meanwhile, At Wimbledon...

Is Today's Match of Belgium vs France The Real World Cup Final?

What's Your Favorite Old People Food?

Breaking Down The 2018 World Cup Quarterfinals

Pajiba 10 For Your Consideration: Nazanin Boniadi

World Cup Update #4: Things Are Shaping Up

2018 World Cup Update #3: Kate Abdo and Romelu Lukaku Can Get It

World Cup 2018: Day Two

Snap Reaction To The 5-0 Extirpation Of KSA By Russia In The Opening Match Of The World Cup

Ranking The Best 2018 World Cup Kits

Non-Gamers: This Eye-Rolling Ginger Is Your Rosetta Stone

F*ck The NFL

Scott Hutchison of 'Frightened Rabbit' Is Gone And We Are The Smaller For It

Furniture That Never Ever Ever Ever Sells Online

Morning After Thoughts On The First Round Of The 2018 NFL Draft

SyFy's 'The Expanse' Continues To Kick Ass In Season Three

The Propaganda Your Red State Family Shares

5 Lingering Questions About Counterpart Season One

PSA: The Warning Signs Of A Narcotic TV Addiction

Which Olivia is the #BestOlivia?

The 13 Best Things About 'Altered Carbon'

Rank Your 10 Favorite Star Wars Character Names

My 5 Favorite Things About The 2018 Winter Olympics

The Greatest Suffix In The English Language

Here's Why You Should Absolutely Be Watching Netflix's 'Altered Carbon'

'The Shannara Chronicles' Review: Are Humans Hotter than Elves or Nah?

Parents Need to Start Enforcing the Naughty List On Christmas. Here's How

60 Long Winded Thoughts On The 2017 NFL Football Season So Far - Part II

60 Long Winded Thoughts On The 2017 NFL Football Season So Far - Part I

How Halloweeny Is *Too* Halloweeny?

The Judge of the Tobacco Valley

'Game of Thrones' Season 7 Episode 7 "The Dragon And The Wolf" Deep Dive Recap Part II

'Game of Thrones' Season 7 Episode 7 "The Dragon And The Wolf" Deep Dive Recap Part I

'Game of Thrones' Season 7 Episode 6 "Beyond The Wall" Deep Dive Recap

'Game of Thrones' Season 7 Episode 5 "Eastwatch" Deep Dive Recap

'Game of Thrones', Season 7, Episode 4: "The Spoils of War" Deep Dive Recap

The 10 Best Performances From Season One Of J-Lo's 'World Of Dance'

What's Your Personal 'Game of Thrones' Endgame?

Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 3 'The Queen's Justice' Deep Dive Recap

Rate The Acting For Each Character On 'Game Of Thrones'

'Game of Thrones' Season 7 Episode 2 "Stormborn" Deep Dive Recap

What Does This Russian Alt-Rock Ballad Have To Do With Teens All Over The World Killing Themselves?

Game of Thrones, Season 7, Episode 1: "Dragonsomething" Deep Dive Recap

How The Worst Storyline In Game Of Thrones May Have Been Created

The Two 'Game Of Thrones' Men Who Were Cast Aside By Their Women And Still Have No Idea

Netflix Tackles Autism In The Upcoming Series 'Atypical'

"Game of Thrones" Refresher Heading Into Season 7

'Three Tacos Is Me Being A Lady' And Other Gems From The Overlords Food Slack

'Cars 3' Wisely Pretends 'Cars 2' Never Existed

International Travel and Tribalism and A Playlist To Just Shrug It All Off and Dance

Pajiba 10 For Your Consideration: Logan Browning

Before 'Wonder Woman,' When Robin Wright Played Diana (But Not That Diana)

The Flagrant Lack Of Inarra Serra Merch Out There Is A Gorram Bucket Of Pungent Horse Defecation

What Is The Greatest SEASON Of Television Drama Ever?

How Much Do You Trust The Big Data Camera In Your House? [With Polls]

Shocked To Report That 'World Of Dance' on NBC Is Pretty Great

Is It OK To Kill Fundamentalists in Video Games And Other Musings On Religion

Pajiba Make A T-Shirt Weekend: Free Shipping in US, Canada & Australia Through Sunday

Let's Play A Game Where We Pretend We're Russian Intelligence

'Don't Tread On Me And Shit': Fraternizing with the Political Enemy

On Sporting, Irish War Cries And The Current Epicenter Of Human Hotness

Now Look What You've Gone And Done

Are You Supergreen Over The 20th Anniversary Re-Release Of The Fifth Element?

Pajiba Menu Challenge Round Two - Vote Now!

Pajiba Store News and Design Tutorial

One Way To Look At The Aaron Hernandez Tragedy

What's Your Favorite Board Game?

The Pajiba One Page Menu Challenge: Vote Now!

Put Your Menu Where Your Mouth Is

Actors Playing Two Roles Is The Beating Heart Of Suck

Dustassleton II: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bombogenesis

Hints, Allegations And Things Left Unsaid From Last Week's Road Trip

15% Off Everything Today At The Brand New Pajiba Merch Store!

Review: Amazon's 'Patriot' Is The Best Show Of The Year

Everything Is Amazing about FX's 'Taboo' Except The Show Itself (But You'll Still Get Hooked)

'The Good Fight' Reconstitutes The Post-Will 'The Good Wife' And Adds Even More Howard Lyman

Pajiba Store FAQ

The Glaring Problem With 'Homeland' Season 6

What To Think About As Something You Love Is Corrupted By Something You Abhor

It's Officially Time For Pajiba To Fall Head Over Heels In Love With Sofia Black-D'Elia

Notable TV Scene Stealers Of 2016

Ode To A Little Bag Of Lights And Fuses

The Best Brand In Human History Was One Lightsaber Away From Destruction

A Soul-Rending Story Told By The Crying 'Survivor' Winner Last Night

Ranking the Final 6 Before Tonight's 'Survivor: Gen-X Vs Millennials' Season Finale

Two Days Until The Maestro Returns And All The Love In The World Returns With Him

The Fate of Stubbs and Elsie, and Other Ruminations on the 'Westworld' Finale

Kevin Reilly Ups The Ante Again At TBS With The Fantastic 'Search Party'

Survivor Gen-X Vs Millennials Just Keeps Getting Better

Probably The Most Powerful Thing I've Seen On Television This Year

Some Consumers Are Unsatisfied With Their Commemorative Groupon Donald J. Trump Replica Merchandise

Is HBO's 'Westworld' a Groundbreaking Drama or a Highly-Stylized Parlor Trick?

Now, Where Does 'Westworld' Go? Ask the Dust

'Survivor' Recap: Jeff Probst Is a Sweet-Ass, Talking Stick O'Butter

The Best Thing You Can Teach Your Kids About The Election

Rage, Spotlights And Grand Plans Gone Awry On This Week's 'Survivor'

10 New, Headscratching Questions From Tonight's Westworld: 'Contrapasso'

What's Your LEAST FAVORITE Movie Title?

Update: My Dad Is Not Voting For Donald Trump! A Story Of Righteous Comeuppance

Survivor: Gen-X Vs Millennials Is The Perfect 'Westworld' Palate Cleanser

'Westworld' Discussion: Now Dolores Is Ready to Play the Game

'Westworld' Grapples with the 'Voice of God'

An Insane Theory About Westworld That's Probably 100 Percent Right But Most Likely Isn't

Just A Quick Trip To The Grocery Store

'Westworld' Episode 2: And Just Like That a Jedi is Born

Dissecting The Contract From The Company That Owns Westworld

Unpacking the First 12 Minutes of 'Westworld'

Let's Start The Hillary Clinton Virtual Pep Rally

Mike Ditka Is The Spokesperson For A Generation That Can't Handle Complexity

The Best Things About Michael Schur's 'The Good Place' on NBC

Podcast Recomendation: 'My Dad Wrote A Porno'

Headshots, Time Capsule Racism And The Frustrating Pace Of Change

An Incredulous Masshole Responds to Tom Brady's Suspension

Five Things You Need To Know About Tonight’s NFL Kickoff.

A Dispassionate Look At Kneelgate

Ranking The Best Players Left On The Board After The Season 6 'Game Of Thrones' Culling

A Long Time Fan Favorite Is Back In The Mix At Wimbledon

Støp Phøtøing Carice Van Houten's Ass Und Other Føreign Gæme øf Thrønes Shite

Game of Thrones Completes The Greatest Season Of Television Ever

Who Gives the Best Moustache Rides in 'Game of Thrones' (and Answers to Other Important Questions)

The Most Astute Players Left In The 'Game Of Thrones', Ranked By Skill

'Game of Thrones': 'The Battle of the Bastards' Is Why We Love This Show

Everything We Missed From This Season's 'Game of Thrones' Recaps

Historian Ken Burns Destroys Donald Trump in Stanford Commencement Address

Ranking the 25 Best Characters of 2016

'Game of Thrones' and the Anticlimactic Arya Storyline

Hockey, Life and the passing of Gordie Howe, 'Mr. Hockey,' dead at 88

Ranking the Best 25 TV Shows, Movies and Musicals of 2016, According To You

7 Notable Things To Come Out Of 'You, Me & The Apocalypse'

Rat-Sh*t Pretenders and Broken Men: The 'Game of Thrones' and Arya's Plot Armor

One Lord to Another: An Open Letter To Jon Snow

'Game of Thrones' and the Ballad Of Jaime Lannister

The Seven Happiest Minutes Of Larry David's Life

So How Was The Revamped 'Top Gear' With Its First American Host?

Blood Of My Blood. Arya Stark Re-enters the 'Game of Thrones' And Two Great Houses Get Served By A Bird

Who Are Your Five Favorite Characters 2016?

So, About Those Direwolves and the Time-Loop Problem in 'Game of Thrones'

This Week's 'Game of Thrones' Fell Into a Burnin' Ring of Fire

'Game of Thrones': 20 Alternate Names For Tormund Giantsbane That Capture His Essence Better

Goodbye, Alicia. 'The Good Wife' Nails Its Dismount In The Series Finale.

What Worked, and What Didn't Work at All in this Week's 'Game of Thrones'

You'll Never Guess What Grey Worm's Other Job Is

52 Films By Women: Maya Forbes' 'Infinitely Polar Bear'

'The Good Wife' Reminds Us Why We Cared

'Game of Thrones' Delivers The Moment We've All Been Waiting For

Three Episodes From The End, 'The Good Wife' Starts To Say Goodbye

Which Celebrity Separates You From Your Money For Corporate America?

Silicon Valley Finally Knows What It Is, And It's Awesome

The Onion Knight Asks For Mutton and 6 Other Small But Amazing Details in the 'Game of Thrones' Premiere

When Exactly Does 'Star Wars: Rogue One' Take Place?

Five Years After 'Happy Endings' First Aired, We Talk To Show Creator David Caspe

'Outlander' Season Two Rolls In Some Fresh Hotness

Natalie Zea as Samantha Bee? Uh, Yes Times Infinity. TBS launches 'The Detour'

Is A Relationship The Most Dangerous Thing On 'Game Of Thrones'?

When Will The Robots Take Your Job?

Who is the Television's Comedic Successor to Ron Swanson?

Hillary's Stranglehold On The Black Vote Goes International

Spoiled, Entitled Rich Kids are Unintentionally Fomenting Revolution in China

In Anticipation Of Hillary: The Sixteen Best Broad City Cameos

I Hate To Be The One To Tell You This, But There Is No 'Hollywood'

We're One Month Away From The Start Of 'Outlander' Season Two

So Many Awesome People In One Movie

A Scientific Analysis of the Oscars' Music Rolling

Why The F*ck Are We Rolling Music Over Anyone At The Oscars? A Profane Rant

Two Words That Don't Exist In English And One That Absolutely Should

9 Hard-To-Overlook Things That Suck About Showtime's 'Billions'

What's Your Favorite AudioBook Of All Time?

The 'Dresden Files' Half-Pole Scoffcap

The Lasting Legacy And Surprising Backlash Against the Era of Bullshit

The Hook is Everything. How Binge Episodes Are Evolving To Fit A Modern Audience.

Smart, Interesting Girls. Sweet, Sensitive Boys.

FX's Baskets Is A Brilliant Mess Inside The Modern Comedy Thermosphere

With This Technological Marvel, Nothing Will Ever Be The Same Again.

Your 2016 Pajiba Super Bowl Primer

Is Rob Lowe The Greatest TV Actor Of The Last 20 Years?

A Too Little Too Late Farewell To Glenn Frey

The 2016 Presidential Candidates As Lord Of The Rings Characters

'Jonathan Strange And Mr. Norrell' Is Like Watching A Book, But In The Best Way

There's Some Great Football On This Weekend

'Billions' Review: I Dare You To Buy Into This Show With Me

Remember Sawyer From 'Lost'? No? Okay Forget I Said Anything.

I Wasn't Ready For You To Go, Alan Rickman. I Wish I Had Known That.

'Mr. Robot' Season One Scoffcap: Underneath the Layers Is Big Cloud of Pot Smoke

The 2016 Golden Globes Signaled The End Of Old Hollywood

The New York Giants Just Made The Biggest Mistake In Franchise History

What Are You Hooked On Right Now?

Netflix's 'Jessica Jones' Scoffcap

A Few Thoughts About The End Of 'The Knick'

The Entire Homeland Season Five A-Plot Was Half An Episode Long

The Force Awakens Reaction Meter / Weekend Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

The 'Fargo' Season Two Finale Wrapped Up One Of The Best Seasons Of Television Ever

A 'Homeland' Scoffing Recap, a Scoffcap

The Fargo Season Two Posters In The FX Store Are Straight Up Bonkers

'Fargo' Season Two Wood Chipper Death Watch - Vote Now!

'Homeland' for Dummies

Ten Thoughts About 'Fargo' Season Two Episode 8 'Loplop'

All the Brilliant Nods to the Coen Bros. Films in Last Night's Episode of 'Fargo'

Dutch Comedy Central Edits Out Controversial 'South Park' Scene

Every Player that Enters the NFL Hopes To Be The Best; Peyton Manning Has Been

'The Good Wife' Is a Disaster and No Longer Worth Watching

The Good Wife, Ambassador Sexypants Edition

22 Unimpeachable, Unassailable Reasons You Should Drop Everything And Watch 'Fargo' On FX

Why Did Ravens WR Steve Smith Cover His Face After His Career-Ending Injury?

The Horror: Living A Life Outside Of Fear-Based Entertainment

We're In The Middle Of The Best 'South Park' Season Ever

Who the Hell is Running Allison on 'Homeland'?

This Week on 'The Good Wife': WE ALL REMEMBER YOU CARY AGOS! YOU ARE WHAT'S HORRIBLE ABOUT EVERYTHING!

Livecasting The Very First NFL Global International Livecast From London

The Absolute Best Way To Not Annihilate Your Kids' Halloween Candy for Six Weeks

'The Good Wife' Decided to Give Viewers Everything They Never Wanted

A Love Letter to 'Star Wars' And Its New Custodians

NFL Week 5 In Review, Plus Star Wars Monday, GIFageddon and The Hatewatch Revenge Game Of The Century

'The Good Wife' Introduces Us To the Human Definition of What a Man Should Look Like

A Bunch Of Super Important Rules Of Hollywood I Learned From The 'Entourage' Movie

NFL Week Four In Review, Matt Nathanson, Father Time And Gameplanning For DangeRuss

The Most Objective Longmire Season Four Review You'll Ever Read

The Puzzling Morning Show That Refuses To Seat The Female Host

NFL Week 3 Recap: Pure Unadulterated Carnage, With Cool Pictures and Jim Tomsula Blowing Ass

The Inspiring, Unlikely Rise Of an NFL Quarterback Who'd Been Put Out to Pasture

NFL Week 2: Less Football, More Richie Sambora Gigolo on a Horse

What's Your Favorite Suicide Song?

NFL Week One Highlights, Thoughts And Important Moments Featuring Teddy Roosevelt

Kurt Sutter's 'The Bastard Executioner' Is a Renfair Representation of the Music of Kenny Chesney

The 2015-2016 NFL Season Preview: Here's Who Has a Chance to Win the Superbowl

Let the #1 Song In Italy Stoke Your Wanderlust

A Glorious New Day In The Age Of Spoilers

Is Bryan Cranston's Amazon Series 'Sneaky Pete' Worth Watching?

What The Hell Is A Texan, Anyway?

Who Will Win The Cloud Storage Loyalty Wars? Amazon vs. Apple vs. Google

Lesser Known 'Game Of Thrones' Sigils

Would You Let Your Significant Other Cheat On You for $1 Million?

'Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll' And A Love Letter To Denis Leary and Another Time

A Public Plea for Bill Simmons To Take Down Roger Goodell

The Damning Case Against Nic Pizzolatto and 'True Detective'

What Are the Rules of Life You Wish Everyone Else Knew?

Kicked in Our Heartballs: Here's What's Wrong with 'True Detective' This Season

Watching the Dismantling of ESPN is the Best Thing about ESPN

Hair, Bare & Care: Why 'Catastrophe' is More Important Than 'You're the Worst'

Jim Gaffigan Succeeds by Giving the Networks the Finger

'True Detective' Down Will Come

'7 Days in Hell' Is Awesome, And Jon Snow Is Hysterical

Your Opinion of 'True Detective' This Season May Be Skewed by Your Opinion of Nic Pizzolatto

'True Detective' and the Hilariously Hollow Hubris of Nic Pizzolatto

Here's the Sex Music: 250+ Songs To Bone Down To

Your Ultimate 'End Credits' Soundtrack Picks Are In (And Playlisted)

Your Ultimate 'Action Scene' Soundtrack Picks Are In (And Playlisted)

What Happens When 'Homeland' Has Drunken, Unprotected Sex with 'Veep'?' 'The Brink' Review

HBO's 'Ballers': Fast Living Concept Obscures A Show With Real Potential

Your Ultimate 'Opening Credits' Soundtrack Picks Are In (And Playlisted)

Let's Make the Movie Soundtrack of Your Life: A Pajiba Spreadsheet Diversion

Your 25 Favorite Characters in Film, TV and Literature

Which Distractingly Amazing Video Game Are You Most Excited For?

Here Are Your 25 Favorite TV Shows of All Time

Ten 10 Second Clips To Wipe Away Your 'Game Of Thrones' Bitterness

The 'Silicon Valley' Finale Brilliantly Salvaged an Otherwise Troubled Second Season

An Open Letter To The Unsullied

Caitlyn Jenner Would Not Have Been Bob Costas' First Choice

Here Are Your Favorite Movies or Movie Series, According To You

Your Favorite Comics, According to You (and the Favorite Five Plan For The Future)

Here Are Your Favorite Video Games, According To You

R2-D2 is a Dude, Right? And Other Musings On Gender And Technology

Here Are All the Iconic Characters You Don't Give a Rat's Ass About

Here Are Your 20 Favorite Books, According to You

Here Are Your Favorite 'Parks and Recreation' Characters

One Man's Opinion About The State Of Men In Game Of Thrones

What Do Your 5 Favorite Characters Say about You?

The 'Boy in the Box' May Be the Most Consistently Great Film Genre of the Last 15 Years

A Pixar Artist Makes Kids-Book Awesomeness from R-Rated movies

Why Yoda Is the Most Useless Character in the 'Star Wars' Universe

When Exactly Did 'Downton Abbey' Die For You?

Two Sundays Out: A Final Look at the NFL 2014-2015 season

Pajiba's Comprehensive Guide to Super Bowl XLIX

How Will God Punish Bill Belichick for Deflategate?

How Nick, Jr. Just Set Feminism Back 40 Years

Why Peyton Is Not Done And a Preview of the NFL League Championship Round

This Week in American Football: The Detroit Lions, Failure, and Mediocrity

The 2014 NFL 'In Memoriam'

Has Peter Quinn Jack Bauer'd America Into a Tacit Approval of Torture?

A Typical Conversation Between a Fantasy Football Coach And His/Her Significant Other