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(Scroll down for some The Princess Bride fun!) The Newsroom Season Two I loved this week's episode, "News Night with Will McAvoy." I mean, the closing line, "Well, I guess it's just us now." is flippin' brilliant! Also, having the episode play out in real time and having the broadcast be the background to what's really happening is classic Aaron Sorkin. We got great character development (Sloan is tough and Maggie is struggling to cope), got to see theatre veteran Frank Wood go toe-to-toe with Sam Waterston's Charlie Skinner and it sets us up nicely for the last four episodes of the season, when we will, undoubtedly, hear from Jim's campaign "friends" and learn more about Operation Genoa. Some items from the week: On HBO.com ,  Olivia Munn  talks about this week's episode, including her specific direction to her scene partner, Thomas Sadoski , and her thought provoking prescription for protecting each another. B...

Tony Prep The 2013 Tony Awards will be presented this Sunday night! Here are some tidbits to help you prepare: Read the full list of nominees . Throughout the week, the starry list of presenters grew. Presenters include:  Jake Gyllenhaal (who made his NY stage debut off-Broadway in Roundabout's If There is I Haven't Found it Yet );  Sigourney Weaver ( Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike );   Anna Kendrick (the 50/50 star was a Tony nominee several years ago for High Society ) Alan Cumming ( Macbeth ) Audra McDonald (a winner last year for Porgy and Bes s );   Jesse Tyler Ferguson (the Modern Family star is a stage vet currently appearing in Shakespeare in the Park's Comedy of Errors );  Tony winner Laura Benanti ( Women on the Verge... );  Megan Hilty (a Broadway vet now known for TV's Smash );  Zachary Quinto (who'll make his Broadway debut next season in The Glass Menagerie ); and  a nominee this year for Kinky Boots...