Sesame Street continues its string of kid-oriented spoofs of adult-themed dramas with a fowl send-up of HBO's Boardwalk Empire.

Last night while taking refuge from the Super Bowl I tuned into the second episode of Luck, HBO's new horse racing show. I fell asleep, just as I did during the first episode. Yes, I know this is supposed to be a "slow burn," but how long am I supposed to wait before feeling the heat?

Just like everything else about her nuptials, it seems like Kim Kardashian jumped the gun ordering her holiday cards with her wedding photo on them. Kristen Wiig is hanging out in her undies. Katy Perry is not pregnant. Paz de la Huerta ruined the ending of Boardwalk Empire. Tuesday's gossip has been known to make mistakes.

Universal's crazy Tower Heist plot will not come to fruition. Also today: A Disney princess makes progress with her very own grownup show, three of your least favorite shows will live a little longer, and Ben Stiller has lots of ghosts, which one you need?

The undead are great and all, but haven't we had enough? Also today: some more ratings to help you understand where everything lies, and a what-to-watch suggestion for tonight.

HBO finally bought so many ads on the New York City transit system that MTA let them buy an entire car. Coming soon to a 2/3 track near you: A vintage subway car from 1917, with rattan seats, a ceiling fan, and ads for Boardwalk Empire. If you end up on this car you will probably enjoy it a little, but will have to pretend you don't, because you're sick of this mind control ad immersion bullshit, and don't want to be associated with the Instagram obsessives tweeting twee pictures of it. But secretly? Old-timey transit is fun. Admit it, you want to ride in this car.

You can't say the Emmy nominations are ever shocking, but there were a few delightful surprises this morning when they were announced. All the usual suspects got nods, but a host of new shows cracked into the competition.

HBO's newest epic, Game of Thrones, lured nearly 5 million viewers into its magical realm on Sunday night. That gave the cable network for people who think they're too smart for regular TV an opportunity to play its favorite game: the instant series renewal.

María de la Paz Elizabeth Sofía Adriana de la Huerta—known to mere mortals as actress Paz de la Huerta—has been charged with third-degree assault, attempted assault, harassment, and criminal possession of a weapon for a bar brawl with MTV reality star Samantha Swetra.

To much fanfare and nearly constant repetition, HBO unveiled its latest lavish drama last night. Considering the push it's been given, it was hard to like Game of Thrones, but the finished product was way better than anticipated. It was like Dynasty with zombies.

Last night HBO's star-studded pedigree mini-series Mildred Pierce lit up TV screens across America, not because that many people wanted to see a warmed-over Depression-era rags-to-riches story, but because the culture created some need in us to watch it. Enough already.

Paz de la Huerta—26-year-old Boardwalk Empire star and oft-nude, perma-boozed lipstick enthusiast—was arrested last night for beating up Samantha Swetra, a cast member from MTV's The City. According to Gatecrasher, a drunken Paz staggered over to Samantha's table at the Standard Hotel last night:

Tonight's Screen Actor's Guild held no surprises: The King's Speech, which I think is the prequel to Bridge Jones' Diary, won the cast and leading actor award, and Boardwalk Empire grabbed two TV awards. Click through for the complete list:

Today at Gawker.TV, Snooki and Bobby Moynihan (dressed as Snooki) prepare for 2011, Modern Family's Cameron and Mitchell meet James Marsden in their hot tub, Boardwalk Empire's special effects, and The Soup counts down their best clips of the year.

HBO's Boardwalk Empire may have had some narrative shortcomings, but it was truly a sight to behold. Check out this video that illustrates how the show achieved some of the show's incredible set pieces and executed Richard's war wound.

Season one is officially over and we find ourselves craving more history, more crime and more Steve Buscemi. This sequence of murders is gorgeously set over Nucky's gloomy speech setting up the violence to come in season two.

The women of the Boardwalk Empire are finally able to vote and who could be happier than the republican party? If you answered "women," you are incorrect. Margaret proves herself far too clever to succumb to Nucky's evil agenda.

Because of its storied history of quality programs, I give every show that airs on HBO a chance. But after nine episodes it's time to pass judgment on the network's lavish Prohibition-era drama Boardwalk Empire: It's just not good.

Tonight's Boardwalk Empire took Nucky and Margaret's relationship to the next level. It seems like just last week these crazy kids were lustfully kissing in a doorway. Now Margaret gets to live her dream life as a political mistress!

Hey! Would you like to see a spy show on HBO? What about a spy show... produced by New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell and actor Mark Wahlberg? Guess what? Your wish that I just made up has been granted!