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Because what better time than a winter storm for ominous Game of Thrones news? That dreadful day has finally arrived, as HBO confirms the eighth and final season will sit out 2018 altogether, finishing its adapted Song of Ice and Fire in 2019.

The entertainment world is understandably reevaluating partnerships with Louis C.K. in the wake of Thursday’s bombshell report. HBO has opted to remove the comedian from its upcoming autism benefit and streaming library, while FX is rethinking its own relationship with C.K.

HBO will confirm few details of the eighth and final Game of Thrones season; perhaps least of all whether we’ll wait until 2019 to see it. That said, star Liam Cunningham may have guaranteed the fantasy blockbuster will sit out 2018 with an update on production.

Game of Thrones’ TV budget has taken its toll here and there, but few would question Season 8’s dedication to an epic end. As such, one star promises Game of Thrones will uphold its traditional commitment to climactic ninth episodes at least six times over.

Larry David is back! Here is our prettay, prettay, prettay great ranking of the best ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ episodes before Sunday’s premiere.

HBO may have dabbled in theatrical ventures for Sex and the City or Entourage, but if Game of Thrones can’t convince them on another box-office bite, they’re not coming back to the table. So it is, that Sarah Jessica Parker confirms a third Sex and the City is taking a cold shower.

The name “Aegon Targaryen” got thrown around a bit in Game of Thrones Season 7, and you’d be forgiven to lose sight of Westeros’ elaborate history. No longer, as the announcement of Season 7’s Blu-ray brings with it an animated retelling of the Targaryen rise.

The actor was revered for his work with HBO.

Game of Thrones producers knew by Season 7 that filming details would inevitably leak out; to which they posed that certain scenes were staged for exactly that purpose. Few were necessarily fooled, but Season 8 may go the extra mile to film several endings to the Song of Ice and Fire saga.

Six years later, and Larry David hasn’t changed a bit. The first full Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 9 trailer has arrived, chock-full of famous faces and all the indignation you could expect from a man who’d shush a weeping woman at a funeral.