Posts by Grantland Staff
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Breaking Bad Precap: Some Thoughts and Predictions for the Final Eight Episodes
Breaking Bad returns on Sunday. There are only eight more episodes left before the show goes away forever. Yes, we know you know this already. It’s all anyone can talk about, and rightly so. Here’s our precap, featuring some thoughts on the rapidly approaching endgame. But First, Let’s Get Caught Up. Previously on Breaking Bad: […]
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YouTube HOF: The Worst of Walter White
This Sunday, we’ll all tune in to the Season 5½th premiere of Breaking Bad to witness the final chapter in Walter White’s transformation from Mr. Chips to Scarface — though it’s pretty clear by now that the former has long since been out of the equation. Here, the Grantland staff recounts some of the more […]
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The O.C. After-Party: The Grantland Staff Takes a Stroll Along Newport Beach
The Seth-Summer-Anna Triangle Molly Lambert: When I think about The O.C., I mostly think about how wrapped up I was in the love triangle of Seth Cohen, Summer Roberts, and Anna Stern. You can compare that to how uninvested I was in Ryan and Marissa (snore), who had less than zero chemistry as a couple. […]
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YouTube Hall of Fame: Paycheck Movies
Even the most celebrated thespians of our time need summer homes. This week on the HOF we’re looking at talented actors in the most shameless money grabs of their careers — those moments when it’s time to put on the lizard suit and fill that trust fund for your kids. Here are the Grantland staff’s […]
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30 for 30 Shorts: ‘Tommy and Frank’
Our latest film, from award-winning writer and director Richie Keen, on the medical partnership that changed baseball forever.
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Happy 50th Birthday, Karl Malone! Here Are Some GIFs of You!
Happy 50th, Mailman. Christopher Dyce of ZeroRadi0Gifs has some excellent moving images of you. Go wrestle a mountain lion!
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YouTube Hall of Fame: Babies!
It’s been a big week for babies, and while the royal family and People magazine would have you believe that the most important one in the world was born 48 hours ago, we all know that pop culture is positively bouncing with unforgettable babies — tiny people that nonetheless have the ability to change the […]
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The Jalen Rose Report With David Jacoby: The Champagne and Campaign Hall of Fame (Plus Video!)
Jalen inaugurates the first class of the Champagne and Campaign Hall of Fame, which includes Allen Iverson, Joe Namath, and more. You can listen to the podcast here. Or check out a video of the entire pod below.
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YouTube Hall of Fame: Celebrating Jeff Bridges
With Jeff Bridges attempting to kill his legendary career with this weekend’s release of RIPD, we dedicate this YouTube Hall of Fame to remembering his greatness. He was so beautiful once, before he became a corpse-chasing supermodel who hangs around with Ryan Reynolds. Hey, a national treasure’s gotta eat. The Big Lebowski netw3rk: Picking a […]
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Program Alert: AMC Is Marathoning Rectify This Sunday, and You Might Want to Check It Out
This Sunday, AMC will be running a marathon of the entire first season of Rectify, which is a much more productive way to spend your precious weekend than dumping another hour of half-attention into True Blood. And it has already been picked up for a second season, so your time investment could pay off again […]