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One of the biggest television shows of the past few years, HBO's megahit fantasy series Game of Thrones set records with its season 2 finale. Now, the show has taken over Comic-Con 2012, with the Game of Thrones season 3 panel on Friday making announcements right and left about casting for the next season.

The Walking Dead is premiering on Sunday, October 14, and to celebrate the release date and the Comic-Con panel, AMC has released a four minute trailer for the highly anticipated season three.

American Idol is going through a major makeover. On Thursday, Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler announced he no longer wanted to be a judge on the show, and now Jennifer Lopez has officially announced that she's leaving Idol.

After The Walking Dead second-season finale saw Rick Grimes' group of survivors leave the safety of the farm with the promise of a grim life taking shelter in a prison, fans have been dying to know what happens next in the AMC drama. Answers should begin to emerge when The Walking Dead season three makes its debut Oct. 14.

Christopher Mintz-Plasse says a sequel to the superhero comedy move Kick-Ass is in the works, telling San Diego Comic-Con 2012 that Kick-Ass 2 appears as if it's going to happen.

E.L. James signed books for her fans on the first day of Comic-Con convention on Thursday in San Diego, and she took some time to give an interview to the Associated Press. Fans came in bunches to meet the beloved author of the best-selling series Fifty Shades of Grey.

For 223 years and running, France has celebrated the destruction of a prison with a massive bash called La Fête Nationale (French National Celebration) or quatorze juillet (July 14) -- better known to most of us as Bastille Day.

Ubisoft hasn’t been shy about revealing “Assassin’s Creed 3” footage and screenshots to eager fans. The latest clip from third installment in the history-based franchise was revealed at San Diego’s Comic Con festival, where new multiplayer screens and a walkthrough level was showcased.

A mom is suing Justin Bieber for $9.23 million, claiming the Biebs is responsible for wrecking her ears after screaming fans at a Portland, Ore., concert damaged her hearing.

A couple was fishing on a rainy day hoping to catch a fish, and just as they were reeling it in a shark came and ate their catch off the hook. The YouTube video The One That Got Away/Shark Bait has gone viral, with the help of a surprise shark attack and a woman's terrified reaction.

Is it safe to travel to Myanmar? Is it ethical to travel to Antarctica? Where can I go in the Middle East where I won't be shot dead on the street? Let's dispel some common fears and misconceptions.

Comic-Con 2012 weekend is flying by! As we move onto day three, festival attendees will be able to get the latest scoop on The Vampire Diaries, True Blood, Glee, Person of Interest and more.

Michael Clarke Duncan was hospitalized Friday morning and remains in the intensive care unit in a Los Angeles hospital after he went into cardiac arrest and his heart stopped.

For tech geeks and hackers, Friday the 13th may be a lucky day after all. Samsung has just released the source code for its Samsung Galaxy Note Ice Cream Sandwich kernel on AT&T. This means that developers and those who know how to fiddle with smartphone software can now tinker as much as they please.

Hollywood heavyweight Will Smith is setting his sights on a big-screen version of Cain and Abel, the biblical tale of sibling rivalry between the two sons of Adam and Eve.

Dexter left fans on the edge of their seats when they ended their sixth season with Deb discovering Dexter's dark secret. Thanks to Comic-Con the suspense no longer needs to kill you, because the Dexter panel on Thursday released the first two minutes of the season seven premiere!

Everyone likes to take their dog to the beach and give them a shot at surfing, but a pair of beachgoers in California tried to ride a wave with a new pet: Goats.

Biographer Chris Anderson said that Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger has had sex with over 4,000 women, one of which was Angelina Jolie, during his career -- but that's just a low estimate. Anderson, who recently penned Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger, said 68-year-old Jagger has even slept with David Bowie, whom he had an ongoing affair with during the bisexual revolution in America. And he still couldn't get no satisfaction???

In a typical art exhibition, you’re expected to keep your hands behind your back, maintain a respectful distance from the artwork and, above all else, refrain from touching anything. But the Magic Art Exhibition in Hangzhou, China, is not your run-of-the-mill show.

Kim Kardashian proved that she doesn't need the help of photo-editing software like Photoshop to make her sexy after she posted a racy bikini photo on Twitter, one of the many photos of her in a swimsuit out there in cyber space.

He may not possess Matthew McConaughey's swagger, but Jason Biggs' so-called leaked audition tape puts a new, and somewhat cringe worthy, spin on Magic Mike.

Each course at Ultraviolet in Shanghai is served with a tailored set of visuals, sounds and smells.

It seems as if the iPhone ‘5’ rumor mill is churning harder than ever since Samsung’s Galaxy S3 has been sparking attention. Yesterday it was reported that a Chinese e-commerce website has begun accepting pre-orders for the upcoming Apple device, and now a tech news site claims to have exclusively learned the official release date.

Making his way into Mystic Falls come October will be Connor, a highly trained killing machine. According to Entertainment Weekly, the new trouble maker in town will be played by Chicago Code and In Plain Sight actor Todd Williams.

Both Kate Upton and Paulina Gretzky have become internet sensations with their photos and videos, but which woman is hotter?

“Size 12 and Ready to Rock” is out in stores.

Paulina Gretzky is getting a lot of attention, again, as always, after she posted photos of herself on Twitter wearing a bikini while on the set of Grown Ups 2 along with a friend named Kimberly Alexis Howe. So who is the girl in the photo with Gretzky?

Within days of reaching an amicable divorce settlement with Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise again seems to be hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

The San Diego Comic-Con is a place where unexpected news can set the convention afire. DC Comics made the first such announcement with the news that legendary comics writer Neil Gaiman will be returning to his fan-favorite comic Sandman in the coming months.