Hackers Attack Donald Trump’s Website to Pay Tribute to Jon Stewart

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Hackers attack Donald Trump’s website to pay tribute to Jon Stewart

Trump.com, Donald Trump’s official website, was briefly used today to wish The Daily Show host farewell: “Know, Sir, that your steadfast dedication to the irony and power of Truth has inspired a generation which we ourselves now serve. That our collective thanks appears here will, we hope, amuse you as much as it will them.”


Game of Thrones
casts Max Von Sydow as the new Three-Eyed Raven

Bran Stark’s mystical tutor had been played by a different actor.


Transparent
adds a transgender director and writer

Creator Jill Soloway said finding transgender talent was difficult, but a necessity for her acclaimed Amazon series. “The pitfalls are that there are so few trans folk in the industry,” she told critics. “Trans people want to tell their own stories, just like women want to tell those stories.”

Supergirl casts Jenna Dewan-Tatum as Lucy Lane

She’ll play the sister of Lois Lane.


Amazon boss explains why he’s not as interested in picking up canceled shows like Hannibal

“We’re not in the programming business,” says Amazon’s Roy Price, who adds that he’s not interested in “solid, good-ish shows.” He says he’d rather pick up shows that are new, and that could become “signature” shows for Amazon.


Carla Gugino replaces Christina Hendricks on Showtime’s Cameron Crowe pilot Roadies

Crowe opted to redevelop the role after the Mad Men alum’s departure.


Christina Applegate confirms that David Faustino’s proposed Married with Children spinoff is not happening

“Something happened with the studio that was doing it and we were all kind of bummed,” she said on Watch What Happens Live.


Amazon defends Woody Allen deal, says his show will debut in 2016

Asked about Allen’s controversies, Amazon’s Roy Price said: “I think you have to look at the whole picture, but focus on — so yeah, take everything into account. Our focus is on the fact that he is a great filmmaker and storyteller, and we look forward to the show in 2016.” PLUS: Amazon won’t say if it set any boundaries for the ex-Top Gear hosts’ new show.


Watch the trailer for David Simon’s Show Me a Hero

Oscar Isaac plays the beleaguered mayor of Yonkers in this six-part HBO miniseries from The Wire creator and Paul Haggis.


Legends of Tomorrow
finds its Hawkman

Falk Hentschel will take on the small-screen superhero role on CW.


Comedy Central greenlights Bad Couple starring SNL alum Noël Wells

Wells, who’s also starring on Aziz Ansari’s Netflix show, will play one-half of “an inseparable, highly opinionated couple who constantly clash” opposite and co-written with her real-life boyfriend Flint Wainess.


See pics from behind the scenes at CSI finale

Several actors and crew members have tweeted pics from the set.


HBO halts production on its Lewis And Clark miniseries

Weather-related problems and a change in director has impacted the miniseries starring  Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts.


Check out the trailer for Bryan Cranston’s Sneaky Pete

Giovanni Ribisi and Margo Martindale star in the Amazon pilot that was rejected by CBS.


Zooey Deschanel gets married and welcomes a daughter

The New Girl star welcomed a baby girl in late July in Austin.