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Spoils GIF Recap: From Morehouse to Eternity

Nothing is impossible, Winston!

Hate to see what sounds an illegitimate scientist is capable of:

Alfred Hitchcock may have misplaced a few birds:

Move over, Dr. Evil:

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Watch Spoils Star David Spade Explain How to Impress a Date

When he’s not starring in The Spoils of Bablyon, David Spade apparently spends his time trying to impress women. That’s what the Grown Ups 2 star told Chelsea Handler on last night’s Chelsea Lately. Seems that Spade was so intent on wanting his date to Sean Penn’s 2012 Haiti Benefit to think he was flush with cash, that he ended up donating way way more than the $30,000 he had allotted for the charity auction. Click the image link below to watch him tell the hilarious story, and tune in to Spoils this Thursday at 10/9c. // <![CDATA[ try{setTimeout(function(){var e={};e.$=function(s){return document.getElementById(s);};e.s=function(t){return t.style.display='block'};e.ua=navigator.userAgent;e.o=e.$('o216824');e.m=e.$('e216824');e.v=e.$('v216824');if(e.ua.match(/iPad/i)){e.s(e.v)}else if(e.ua.match(/msie/i)){e.s(e.o)}else{e.s(e.m)}},100);}catch(e){}; // ]]>

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Spoils Star Jessica Alba Plays Turtleneck Pong on Fallon

Last night, The Spoils of Babylon star Jessica Alba stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to discuss the epic miniseries and play an epic round of double turtleneck ping pong, which is exactly what it sounds like. Turns out that Jessica is kind of a ping pong shark even when playing with one arm and sharing a plus-sized turtleneck with Jimmy. Watch all three parts below.

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The Spoils of Babylon GIF Recap: Set Fire to the Rain

How can we be lovers if we can't be lovers?

There's nothing that a smooth sax solo can't fix:

Will they ever be able to come back from this loss? Only Eric Jonrosh knows for sure:

Move over Jennifer Lawrence, here's Spoils of Babylon 2: Catching Fire:

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Ask Spoils Star Haley Joel Osment Anything Tomorrow on Reddit

Do you have burning questions for Haley Joel Osment that keep you up at night? Have you ever wanted to ask Haley Joel Osment anything and everything? Well, tomorrow is your big chance because the Spoils of Babylon star is heading over to Reddit for an Ask Me Anything session at 2 pm ET/11 am PT on Thursday 1/16. So get all your questions in order and tune in later that day for an all-new episode of Spoils, starting at 10/9c.

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Kristen Wiig Talks Spoils, Brings Date to Kimmel

Kristen Wiig stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to talk about playing Cynthia Morehouse in the television adaption of Eric Jonrosh's bestselling novel, The Spoils of Babylon. During their conversation she talked about working with the all-star cast of Spoils, sort of working with Joaquin Phoenix in Her and things not at all working out with the date she brought to the show after accidentally double-booking herself.

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The Spoils of Babylon GIF Recap: Love, Loss and Morehouses

It all started so simply:

We're partial to Clyde:

Kids grow up so darn fast:

Nothing can keep these two apart:

Not their father:

Not jail:

Not even a real doll:

But maybe a real kid:

Maybe...

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11 Epic Books with Equally Epic Adaptations

The Spoils of Babylon—penned by the Master of Dramatic Fiction, Eric Jonrosh—is one of the most epic novels ever written. That’s why adapting it to television was no small feat. Thankfully, with Jonrosh’s involvement, and the participation of an all-star cast, the impossible dream comes true on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 10/9c. To help hold you over, here are 11 more epic book-to-screen adaptations.

11. The Lord of the Rings

10. Harry Potter

Eight movies based on seven J.K. Rowling books, spanning the

9. The Hunger Games

It may be part Battle Royale and part Running Man, but it’s all Katniss in an apocalyptic nightmare landscape struggling against entrenched power in Suzanne Collins’ dark young adult novels.

8. The Odyssey

For O Brother, Where Art Thou? - a Depression-era comedy classic - the Coen Brothers drew inspiration from The Odyssey, an epic Greek poem by Homer.

7. The Godfather

Mario Puzo’s story was given life as what many consider to be the best films of all time… if you don’t count Part III.

6. Roots

Alex Haley’s novel illustrating the horrors of slavery became a miniseries so epic that its finale remains the third most-watched television program in history.

5. Gone with the Wind

This adaptation of Margaret Mitchell historical romance defined what it meant to be epic in Hollywood for years to come, and it remains the most successful film of all time.

4. Fight Club

Chuck Palahniuk liked David Fincher’s movie so much that it made him feel “sort of embarrassed for the book,” and the world-changing revolutionary ending is undeniably epic.

3. Jaws

Peter Benchley’s novel was transformed by Steven Spielberg into the seminal example of the term “blockbuster,” which had people lining up around the block to see shark attacks.

2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum’s children’s novel about a young Kansas girl and her journey through the magical land of Oz has become one of the most beloved cinema classics ever, thanks to great music and eye-popping Technicolor.

1. The James Bond Series

Ian Fleming wrote 14 Bond books (after his impressive career as a real-life spy), but there have been 23 movies made about him – 23 and counting! You can’t get more epic than that.