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‘Fargo’ Season 2 Adds Ted Danson, Jean Smart, Patrick Wilson, More

The second season of FX’s “Fargo” miniseries made a huge casting announcement Thursday, revealing three more lead characters and many more recurring guest stars.

Patrick Wilson, Ted Danson, and Jean Smart have all been added to the cast, and will play three key characters on the series. They are:

Lou Solverson (Wilson), described as “a clean cut Minnesota State Patrolman, four years back from Vietnam, where he served in the Navy. A humble and competent man, Lou is a devoted husband to his wife and father to four-year-old Molly.”

Hank Larsson (Danson), “the Sheriff of Rock County, Minnesota. An unflappable WWII vet who embodies a certain cowboy poetry, Hank is Lou’s father-in-law.”

Floyd Gerhardt (Smart), “the matriarch of the Gerhardt crime family. She’s stood by her husband’s side for 40 years, but now that he’s out of the picture, she thinks it’s her turn to run things.”

In addition to that trio, a host of recurring actors have been added, including Nick Offerman, Brad Garrett, Kieran Culkin, Bokeem Woodbine, Jeffrey Donovan, and Angus Sampson. They join previously-announced leads Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemmons.

Here’s the updated official synopsis, per FX:

Young State Police Officer “Lou Solverson” (Wilson), recently back from Vietnam, investigates a case involving a local crime gang and a major Mob syndicate. Helping him piece things together is his father-in-law, “Sheriff Hank Larsson” (Danson). The investigation will lead them to a colorful cast of characters that includes “Karl Weathers” (Nick Offerman), the town lawyer of Luverne, Minnesota. A Korean War vet, Karl is a flowery drunk blessed with the gift of gab and the eloquence of a true con artist. Three-time Emmy winner Brad Garrett will play “Joe Bulo,” the front man for the northern expansion of a Kansas City crime syndicate. The new face of corporate crime, Joe’s bringing a Walmart mentality to small town America. His number two is “Mike Milligan” (Bokeem Woodbine). Part enforcer, part detective, Mike is always smiling – but the joke is usually on you. Bulo and his crew have their sights set on the Gerhardt crime family in Fargo, currently led by matriarch “Floyd Gerhardt” (Smart). With her husband at death’s door, Floyd takes over the family business, frustrating her eldest son, “Dodd Gerhardt” (Jeffrey Donovan). An impatient hothead with a cruel streak to match his ambitions, Dodd can’t wait for both his parents to die so he can take over and expand their business from kingdom to empire. “Bear Gerhardt” (Angus Sampson) is the middle son, an intimidatingly large man who, although inarticulate, is the most decent of his clan. “Rye Gerhardt” (Kieran Culkin), the youngest of the Gerhardt clan, views himself as a big shot, but in reality he’s just a small dog who barks big.

Season two of “Fargo,” set in 1979 Sioux Falls, is due to premiere sometime during fall 2015.

[via: Entertainment Weekly]

Photo credit: Getty Images for The Weinstein Company

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January 8, 2015
This Real-Life Peter Griffin at New York Comic Con Will Make You Do a Double-Take (VIDEO)

New York Comic Con and other fan conventions like it are known for impressive cosplay, but one attendee’s scarily accurate portrayal of “Family Guy” character Peter Griffin needs to be seen (and heard) to be believed.

Robert Franzese, an aspiring voice actor and perennial NYCC attendee, doesn’t just dress like Peter; he looks and sounds exactly like a live-action version of the animated character. As he explains in a video interview, he’s become a bit of a sensation at the annual convention for “being fat and wearing green pants.”

As Franzese tells it, he started doing impressions as a kid, picking up voices from Looney Tunes and Muppets characters, and the Peter Griffin cosplay idea came together easily, thanks to Franzese nailing the character’s delivery and physique (and having a white button-down, green pants, and round glasses handy). And it’s changed his life.

“I’m like a nobody. I have a nobody job, making nobody pay. But then I come to New York Comic Con and people are pulling out phones like I’m freaking Brad Pitt or something,” Franzese says. “It makes me feel like a million bucks. It’s the reactions that I get out of what I do that gives me the joy in what I do.”

Check out the video — and see and hear Franzese in action — below, and prepare to be amazed.

[via: BOOM! Big Pants]

Photo credit: YouTube

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January 8, 2015
More Golden Globes 2015 Presenters Announced, Including Matthew McConaughey and Meryl Streep

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has released another batch of names of presenters for the 2015 Golden Globes, adding more stars to the event’s already-impressive lineup.

The second group of stars includes:

Jennifer Aniston (Golden Globe Award winner, and Two-time Golden Globe Award nominee; including 2015 Golden Globe Nominee for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama)
Kate Beckinsale
Bryan Cranston (Golden Globe Award winner, and Four-time Golden Globe Award nominee)
Jamie Dornan
Colin Firth (Golden Globe Award winner)
Jane Fonda (Seven-time Golden Globe Award winner and nominee)
Harrison Ford (2002 Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient, Golden Globe Award winner, and Four-time Golden Globe Award nominee)
Bill Hader
Katherine Heigl (Two- time Golden Globe Award nominee)
Dakota Johnson (Miss Golden Globe 2006)
Adam Levine
Jennifer Lopez (Golden Globe Award nominee)
Matthew McConaughey (Golden Globe Award winner; 2015 Golden Globe Award nominee for Best Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television)
Seth Meyers
Lupita Nyong’o (Golden Globe Award nominee)
Jeremy Renner (Golden Globe Award nominee)
Meryl Streep (Eight-time Golden Globe Award winner, and Twenty-nine time Golden Globe Award nominee; including 2015 Golden Globe Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture)
Lily Tomlin (Golden Globe Award winner; Four-time Golden Globe Award nominee)
Vince Vaughn
Kerry Washington (Golden Globe Award nominee)

That bunch joins the previously announced group of Amy Adams, Adrien Brody, Robert Downey Jr., Anna Farris, Ricky Gervais, Kevin Hart, Salma Hayek, Kate Hudson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Pratt, Channing Tatum, Lily Tomlin, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

The 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards are slated for Sunday on NBC. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host for the third consecutive year.

[via: TV by the Numbers]

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January 8, 2015
Watch a Woman Find Out Her Old Baseball Cards Are Worth $1 Million (VIDEO)

There’s a weird kind of suspense that courses through “Antiques Roadshow,” the super boring PBS program that you’ve probably seen if you’ve left the television on after your cat steps on your remote control. In the show, people bring their antiques or oddities to a location (usually a cavernous convention hall, sometimes in places like the Mohegan Sun casino) and have their valuables appraised. Sometimes the professionals doing the appraisals will tell the person that they’re bring them junk, in fact, this is most of the show. But the thrill of watching the show comes from someone bringing some dusty relic that turns out to be a priceless artifact.

We’ve never seen anything quite like the video before, with an adorable old woman finds out that her collection of 144-year-old baseball cards – these baseball players predate any national baseball league and features the Boston Red Stockings – are worth, in my best Dr. Evil impression, one million dollars. Her reaction is pretty priceless. Say it with us now: “Holy smokes!”

Just watch it and think about all of the stupid trinkets in your attic that are, in fact, priceless treasures. Also, in a related story: both of my socks have holes in them. Video via SB Nation.

January 8, 2015
Watch History Come Alive in Our Exclusive ‘Selma’ Featurette (VIDEO)

This weekend “Selma,” a film centered on the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery led by Martin Luther King Jr. (played by David Oyelowo), finally opens nationwide, and you should be very excited indeed. This is one of the very best films of the year, a historical eye-opener that is also a profound character study and as much a reflection on race relations in 2015 as it is in 1965 (sadly). And if you needed another reason to get excited about seeing “Selma,” well why don’t you check out our exclusive featurette?

Time and time again in the two-minute montage, which features footage from the film as well as behind-the-scenes interviews with cast members and creative principles (including the film’s dazzling director, Ava DuVernay), the point is reiterated that “Selma” isn’t a movie about Martin Luther King Jr. the legendary civil rights leader, it’s about Martin Luther King, Jr. the man. And it’s true — the movie is beautiful and nuanced and will rip your heart out, especially given the recent racial unrest in our country.

But this makes the film seem oppressively bleak and heavy; it’s not. “This is the story we’ve never seen before,” Oyelowo says in the featurette. And he’s right. This isn’t some history lesson, and not just because the MLK Jr. estate, notoriously controlling when it comes to representations of the slain civil rights leader, didn’t let the production use any of his actual words (meaning that the filmmakers had to come up with speeches and dialogue that sounded like he’d say it but weren’t actually his). This is a living, breathing, fully realized dramatization and an absolute must-see. So, after you watch the featurette, buy your tickets for this weekend right here on Moviefone. You won’t be sorry. %Slideshow-253055%

January 8, 2015
MPAA Slaps ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ with R Rating for ‘Unusual Behavior’

Some call it bondage; the Motion Picture Association of America calls it “unusual behavior.”

That’s the word from Variety, which reports that the MPAA has slapped steamy novel adaptation “Fifty Shades of Grey” with an R rating ahead of its February release. That news should either delight or disappoint fans of E.L. James’s series, which is chock full of graphic sex scenes which now may or may not get their full due on the big screen.

“Fifty Shades” had at one time been considered a threat to get the dreaded NC-17 rating, though director Sam Taylor-Johnson has toned down some of the book’s naughtier bits (and one of star Jamie Dornan’s specific naughty bits) in order to earn the R and reach a wider audience. Variety reports that the MPAA gave the movie an R rating thanks to its “strong sexual content including dialogue, some unusual behavior and graphic nudity.”

The “unusual behavior” descriptor seems rather hilarious to us, though perhaps it’s best that the MPAA left the specifics unsaid. And in a way, that nondescript description could entice audience members all the more, since it leaves lots to the imagination, and curious moviegoers may want to see what all the fuss is about.

“Fifty Shades of Grey” hits theaters on February 13.

[via: Variety]

Photo credit: Universal Studios

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January 8, 2015
Here Are Your People’s Choice Awards Winners!

Ah, the People’s Choice Awards… The place where “Pretty Little Liars” can beat out “True Detective” and old guys like me learns that there are pop bands called One Direction and One Republic. If you voted, then hopefully your choices are represented here (unless you voted for “Maleficent” as “Favorite Movie” – what’s up with that?), and if you voted but don’t see your favorites, well, we apologize. There’s always next year.

Anyway – the full list of winners below (via Entertainment Weekly)!

Favorite Movie
22 Jump Street
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Guardians of the Galaxy
Winner: Maleficent
X-Men: Days of Future Past

Favorite Movie Actor
Brad Pitt
Channing Tatum
Hugh Jackman
Mark Wahlberg
Winner: Robert Downey Jr.

Favorite Movie Actress
Angelina Jolie
Emma Stone
Winner: Jennifer Lawrence
Melissa McCarthy
Scarlett Johansson

Favorite Movie Duo
Andrew Garfield & Emma Stone (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Chris Evans & Scarlett Johansson (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
Jonah Hill & Channing Tatum (22 Jump Street)
Shailene Woodley & Ansel Elgort (The Fault in Our Stars)
Winner: Shailene Woodley & Theo James (Divergent)

Favorite Action Movie
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Winner: Divergent
Guardians of the Galaxy
X-Men: Days of Future Past

Favorite Action Movie Actor
Winner: Chris Evans
Denzel Washington
Hugh Jackman
Liam Neeson
Mark Wahlberg

Favorite Action Movie Actress
Angelina Jolie
Winner: Jennifer Lawrence
Scarlett Johansson
Shailene Woodley
Zoe Saldana

Favorite Comedic Movie
Winner: 22 Jump Street
Blended
Let’s Be Cops
Neighbors
The Other Woman

Favorite Comedic Movie Actor
Winner: Adam Sandler
Channing Tatum
Jonah Hill
Seth Rogen
Zac Efron

Favorite Comedic Movie Actress
Cameron Diaz
Charlize Theron
Drew Barrymore
Winner: Melissa McCarthy
Tina Fey

Favorite Dramatic Movie
Winner: The Fault in Our Stars
The Giver
Heaven Is for Real
If I Stay
Noah

Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor
Ben Affleck
Brad Pitt
George Clooney
Matt Damon
Winner: Robert Downey Jr.

Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress
Winner: Chloë Grace Moretz
Emma Stone
Meryl Streep
Reese Witherspoon
Shailene Woodley

Favorite Family Movie
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The LEGO Movie
Winner: Maleficent
Rio 2

Favorite Thriller Movie
Annabelle
Dracula Untold
The Equalizer
Winner: Gone Girl
The Purge: Anarchy

Favorite TV Show
Winner: The Big Bang Theory
Game Of Thrones
NCIS
Once Upon a Time
The Walking Dead

Favorite Network TV Comedy
2 Broke Girls
Winner: The Big Bang Theory
Modern Family
Mom
New Girl

Favorite Comedic TV Actor
Ashton Kutcher
Winner: Chris Colfer
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jim Parsons
Ty Burrell

Favorite Comedic TV Actress
Amy Poehler
Winner: Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting
Melissa McCarthy
Sofia Vergara
Zooey Deschanel

Favorite Network TV Drama
Chicago Fire
Downton Abbey
Winner: Grey’s Anatomy
Revenge
Scandal

Favorite Dramatic TV Actor
Dax Shephard
Jesse Williams
Justin Chambers
Winner: Patrick Dempsey
Taylor Kinney

Favorite Dramatic TV Actress
Alyssa Milano
Winner: Ellen Pompeo
Emily VanCamp
Hayden Panettiere
Kerry Washington

Favorite Cable TV Comedy
Baby Daddy
Cougar Town
Faking It
Winner: Melissa & Joey
Young & Hungry

Favorite Cable TV Drama
Bates Motel
Winner: Pretty Little Liars
Rizzoli & Isles
Sons of Anarchy
True Detective

Favorite Cable TV Actor
Charlie Hunnam
Eric Dane
Winner: Matt Bomer
Sean Bean
William H. Macy

Favorite Cable TV Actress
Winner: Angie Harmon
Ashley Benson
Courteney Cox
Kristen Bell
Lucy Hale

Favorite TV Crime Drama
Bones
Winner: Castle
Criminal Minds
The Mentalist
NCIS

Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor
David Boreanaz
Kevin Bacon
Winner: Nathan Fillion
Shemar Moore
Simon Baker

Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress
Emily Deschanel
Lucy Liu
Mariska Hargitay
Robin Tunney
Winner: Stana Katic

Favorite Network Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show
Winner: Beauty and the Beast
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Once Upon a Time
Supernatural
The Vampire Diaries

Favorite Cable Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show
American Horror Story
Doctor Who
Game of Thrones
Winner: Outlander
The Walking Dead

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor
Ian Somerhalder
Jared Padalecki
Jensen Ackles
Winner: Misha Collins
Paul Wesley

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress
Ginnifer Goodwin
Jennifer Morrison
Jessica Lange
Winner: Kristin Kreuk
Nina Dobrev

Favorite Competition TV Show
America’s Got Talent
Dancing with the Stars
Hell’s Kitchen
MasterChef
Winner: The Voice

Favorite Daytime TV Host(s)
Winner: Ellen DeGeneres
Kelly Ripa & Michael Strahan
Queen Latifah
Rachael Ray
Steve Harvey

Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host
Conan O’Brien
Craig Ferguson
David Letterman
Winner: Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel

Favorite Dramedy
Awkward.
Winner: Orange Is the New Black
Shameless
Suits
White Collar

Favorite TV Icon
Winner: Betty White
Katey Sagal
Mark Harmon
Tim Allen
Tom Selleck

Favorite TV Duo
David Boreanaz & Emily Deschanel (Bones)
Ginnifer Goodwin & Josh Dallas (Once Upon a Time)
Jared Padalecki & Jensen Ackles (Supernatural)
Nathan Fillion & Stana Katic (Castle)
Winner: Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder (The Vampire Diaries)

Favorite TV Character We Miss Most
Winner: Dr. Cristina Yang played by Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy)
Dr. Lance Sweets played by John Francis Daley (Bones)
Hershel Greene played by Scott Wilson (The Walking Dead)
Leslie Shay played by Lauren German (Chicago Fire)
Neal Cassidy played by Michael Raymond-James (Once Upon a Time)

Favorite Actor In A New TV Series
Ben McKenzie
Winner: David Tennant
Dylan McDermott
Laurence Fishburne
Scott Bakula

Favorite Actress In A New TV Series
Debra Messing
Jada Pinkett Smith
Octavia Spencer
Téa Leoni
Winner: Viola Davis

Favorite Sketch Comedy TV Show
Drunk History
Inside Amy Schumer
Key & Peele
Kroll Show
Winner: Saturday Night Live

Favorite Animated TV Show
American Dad
Bob’s Burger
Family Guy
Winner: The Simpsons
South Park

Favorite New TV Comedy
black-ish
Cristela
Winner: Jane the Virgin
Marry Me
The McCarthys

Favorite New TV Drama
Constantine
Winner: The Flash
Forever
Gotham
How to Get Away with Murder

Favorite Male Artist
Blake Shelton
Winner: Ed Sheeran
John Legend
Pharrell Williams
Sam Smith

Favorite Female Artist
Beyoncé
Iggy Azalea
Katy Perry
Sia
Winner: Taylor Swift

Favorite Group
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Winner: Maroon 5
One Direction
OneRepublic

Favorite Breakout Artist
Winner: 5 Seconds of Summer
Charli XCX
Fifth Harmony
Meghan Trainor
Sam Smith

Favorite Male Country Artist
Blake Shelton
Brad Paisley
Winner: Hunter Hayes
Luke Bryan
Tim McGraw

Favorite Female Country Artist
Winner: Carrie Underwood
Dolly Parton
Faith Hill
Lucy Hale
Miranda Lambert

Favorite Country Group
The Band Perry
Florida Georgia Line
Winner: Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band

Favorite Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Jennifer Lopez
Jessie J
Sia
Winner: Taylor Swift

Favorite Hip-Hop Artist
Drake
Winner: Iggy Azalea
Jay Z
Nicki Manaj
T.I.

Favorite R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Jennifer Hudson
John Legend
Winner: Pharrell Williams
Usher

Favorite Album
G I R L by Pharrell Williams
Ghost Stories by Coldplay
In the Lonely Hour by Sam Smith
My Everything by Ariana Grande
Winner: X by Ed Sheeran

Favorite Song
“All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor
“Bang Bang” by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
“Maps” by Maroon 5
Winner: “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift
“Stay with Me” by Sam Smith

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January 8, 2015
25 Mistakes From Your Favorite High-Octane Films

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Very few people’s lives are peppered with exhilarating car chases, high-octane explosions, and bad-ass heroes saving the day — which is why we go to the movies.

Putting life on hold for a couple hours and going on an exciting, over-the-top journey is worth the price of a ticket — even if the movie includes a few gaffes and continuity errors.

In case you missed the blunders in your favorite action flicks, like “Gladiator” or “Saving Private Ryan,” here’s a gallery to get you up to speed. As always, all photos are courtesy of MovieMistakes.com.

January 8, 2015
Golden Globes 2015: The 12 Things You’re Most Likely to See at This Year’s Ceremony

A month from now, are you even going to remember who won the Golden Globes? And should you? After all, it’s not like the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the little group of entertainment journalists who give out the prizes, have loads of credibility, either as Oscar and Emmy prognosticators or as discerning film and TV critics.

But they do put on a heck of an awards show. This year’s gala, the HFPA’s 72nd, boasts a pair of popular and funny emcees, a glamorous gathering of TV and movie stars, a tribute to a certain Hollywood royal, and the possibility that the event’s free-flowing alcohol and relaxed vibes will lead to something spontaneous and memorable happening. Oh yeah, and Sunday’s proceedings will also offer a small hint at what could win at the Oscars in February. Here, then, are some things likely to catch your eye at the 2015 Golden Globes ceremony.

The Tina and Amy Show. This is the third and, alas, apparently the last year that Ms. Fey and Ms. Poehler will co-host the ceremony. Expect them to go out with a bang, sparing few with their sweetly-delivered barbs, since they don’t have to worry about being invited back.

More of the same from Ricky Gervais. After all, the HFPA is letting previous three-time host Gervais come back as a presenter, despite his well-established tendency to insult the powerful and hijack the show for his own purposes. You at home will be laughing, even if those in the Beverly Hilton ballroom do not.

A-listers reading cue cards. Along with Gervais, plenty of top-ranking entertainers will be happy to serve as presenters at the Globes, where no one will be writing awkward jokes into their remarks like at the Oscars. Those who’ve agreed to appear so far include Amy Adams, Adrien Brody, Robert Downey Jr., Anna Faris, Kevin Hart, Salma Hayek, Kate Hudson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Pratt, Channing Tatum, Lily Tomlin, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Frasier’s daughter. Miss Golden Globes, the gowned gal who hands out the trophies and escorts the winners offstage, is almost always a celebrity’s daughter. This year, it’s 22-year-old Greer Grammer, star of “Awkward” and daughter of Kelsey. Keep an eye on her; after all, past Miss GGs have included Melanie Griffith and Laura Dern.

A coronation for George Clooney. After all, like Jack Nicholson or Clark Gable before him, Clooney is pretty much acknowledged by one and all to be the king of Hollywood. So why not make it official? On Sunday, he’ll pick up the Cecil B. DeMille award, the HFPA’s lifetime achievement prize. Isn’t the 53-year-old a little young for that? After all, just 20 years ago, before the 1994 debut of “ER,” hardly anyone knew who he was. (Though we shouldn’t discount his earlier career, a decade spent doing things like guest roles on “The Golden Girls” and starring in horror spoof “Return of the Killer Tomatoes!”) Still, he’s a big deal now. And a good sport, judging by the way he canoodled with Poehler during a comedy bit at a previous Globes ceremony. Over the years, the HFPA has nominated him in nine different categories; the organization’s official press release about the DeMille award observes, “At this point, he could only top this if he were to write a song or have a sex change.” Let’s hope not.

Newcomers among the TV winners. The Globe voters like to get out in front of the Emmys when it comes to being the first to recognize new shows. So look for Gina Rodriguez to take home a trophy for “Jane the Virgin” and Viola Davis (who’s a newcomer to primetime, at least) to grab one for “How to Get Away With Murder.”

Newcomers among the movie winners — sort of. Director Richard Linklater has gone Globe-less throughout his quarter-century career, but that’s likely to end with the hosannas over “Boyhood.” Watch for that film’s supporting actress nominee, Patricia Arquette, to pick up her first Globe, too. Of course, “Boyhood”‘s big rival, “Birdman,” could also grab a few prizes, including a Best Actor award for the previously Globe-deprived Michael Keaton.

Jokes about “The Interview.” Nobody came off looking noble in that fiasco, so there’ll be plenty of wisecracks to go around.

Food envy. Potential Globe honorees had better remember to bring some dental floss; you don’t want to go up on stage and on camera with black Tuscan kale from the awards banquet’s second course stuck in your teeth. This year, you can watch as Globe guests nibble on a three-course meal consisting of a modified Waldorf salad with a lemon emulsion dressing, a surf-and-turf course of filet mignon and Arctic char (served with a potato croquette, a fondue of heirloom cherries and tomatoes, and the aforementioned kale), and a triple dessert course of cassis lemon cheesecake, chocolate alliance salted caramel, and hazelnut dacquoise. You know, in case you wanted to duplicate the menu at home.

A moment of silence. Many greats from the worlds of both TV and film passed away last year, probably too many for the show to do justice to them all in the annual “In Memoriam” montage. Hold your applause ’til the end, folks.

Plugs for “Parks and Recreation.” You think NBC is going to miss a chance to promote the final season of Poehler’s cult-fave sitcom? C’mon, people, it’s your last chance to discover this show.

Drunken revelry. There’s never as much of it as we at home would want to see. Still, hope springs eternal that the Globes’ keep-refilling-those-goblets policy will pay off in an on-camera slap fight or wardrobe malfunction. Heck, we’d settle for a loud belch.
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January 8, 2015
Best of Late Night TV: Liam Neeson’s Arm Wrestling and Chris Pratt’s Surprise Appearence (VIDEO)

If you’re like us and value your sleep, you probably nodded off into your Ambien dreamland before the party started on post-prime time TV. Don’t worry; we’ve got you covered. Here’s the best of what happened last night on late night.

The late night moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived: Jimmy Fallon and Liam Neeson finally went head-to-head (or rather, fist-to-fist) in a “Tonight Show” arm wrestling match of epic proportions. We’ll let you watch the clip to see who wins, but hint: it’s not Jimmy Fallon. Of course the best part of this arm wrestling match were the insults Jimmy and Liam threw at each other, including “after I win I’m gonna officially change my name from Liam Neeson to Dick Rubnuts.” Flawless.

Hot off the heels of Jimmy and Liam’s wrestling match, “Pretty Little Liars’” Lucy Hale showed up on “Late Night” to chat about the most addictive show of all time. The question on everyone’s mind: does she know who A is? The answer: of course not, let’s be real. The writers change their mind about A’s identity every five seconds!

Over on “Kimmel,” Chris Pratt made an unexpected appearance in Jimmy’s office thanks to being epically confused about the show’s schedule. The result: an impromptu interview. Bless your heart for doing this skit, Chris Pratt. Also, how excited is everyone for “Parks and Recreation’s” triumphant return?

Meanwhile on “Conan,” Elizabeth Banks stole our hearts when she declared herself a feminist and said that she’s totally on board with Miley Cyrus and Kim Kardashian’s internet-breaking nudity. Also, she’s raising her sons to be fellow feminists who play with Barbie dolls, which is obviously completely awesome.

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January 8, 2015