Samsung CES 2015 Keynote: Live From Las Vegas

Samsung Electronics CEO Boo-Keun Yoon speaking at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. (Photo: Taylor Soppe/Forbes)

By: Ryan Mac and Aaron Tilley

Forbes is live from Las Vegas where Samsung is about to take the stage at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show for the companys keynote address. The focus of todays talk from Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics CEO Boo-Keun Yoon will be the current buzzphrase Internet of Things and the company already announced a slew of new connected devices and appliances earlier on Monday.

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6:34 p.m. -Samsung CEO Boo-Keun Yoon is introduced by the CEA President Gary Shapiro. No Michael Bay sighting yet.

6:35 p.m.- Yoon takes the stage. It takes him 20 seconds to mention the Internet of Things. Its 2015 and were going back to the future, he says, referencing the Michael J. Fox movie. Its not science fiction anymore. Its science fact, he adds pointing to creations like flat screen televisions.

6:43 p.m.-Yoon has mentioned Internet of Things or acronym IoT at least 20 times in the first five minutes. This may be a long night. These objects will actively support and protect us, the Samsung CEO says as hes backed up by pictures of smiling folks with their microwaves, blenders and home appliances.

6:46 p.m.-Jeremy Rifkin, president of The Foundation of Economic Trends, is the first guest on stage tonight. He believes that the focus on IoT will bring about a paradigm shift in technology history. In the Internet of Things society, everyone is a prosumer, actively consuming, producing and sharing with their connected devices, he says. Journalists and observers everywhere quickly Google Google the word prosumer.

6:51 p.m.-Rifkin: We are on the cusp of a great economic transformation. The Internet of Things will improve the lives of billions of people and create a more sustainable, democratic future. (If IoT can improve the lines here at CES that would be an awesome start.)

6:58 p.m.-Samsungs CEO is back on stage. Hes yet to unveil a new product but says that by 2017, 90% of Samsung devices will be IoT devices. Yoon also says he hopes to make that 100% within the next five years, before unloading some numbers on the audience. He said that the company put 665 million products in the hands of consumers last year. Thats 20 devices a second, he says, before pausing for a second. We just made 20. First joke of the night!

7:00 p.m.-Big announcement: Samsung says that all its future devices will be open to developers.

7:04 p.m.-Yoon brings on SmartThings CEOAlex Hawkinson, whose company was acquired by Samsung in August for a reported $200 million. Hawkinson says that all SmartThings gadgets work with all of Samsungs connected devices and names off some of his companys new partners including Netgear, Philips Hue and Honeywell.

7:05 p.m.-Not going to sugarcoat it, this keynote from Samsung has been fairly disappointing. Folks in the crowd are just not that excited. We want Michael Bay!

7:06 p.m.-Jawbone CEO Hosain Rahman takes the stage as Hawkinson and Yoon depart briefly. He continues to hammer home the same IoT message. This feels like the beginning of a path centered around the user, he says, before outlining how a home entertainment system can tell you what music to listen to after monitoring and learning your habits.

7:11 p.m.-Yoon returns to the stage and says that Samsung will be committing $100 million toward bolstering and strengthening its programs from developers and startups.

7:20 p.m.-BMW senior vice presidentElmar Frickenstein, a spritely German with an awesome name, takes over for Yoon to discuss his companys new tablet integration with Samsung. Samsung gear can now help open and close doors, send directions or check the range of Beemers. Says Frickenstein: In the future connectivity will be the key technlogy for highly automated driving. a pre-recorded video of Frickenstein then flashes across the screen showing him driving away in a sleek car. HOW DID HE GET AWAY SO FAST?

7:25 p.m.-Yoon is back on stage and unleashing a monologue. Seriously, this cant be it, can it? Says Yoon, on the verge of tears: We areare holding in our hands are infinite possibilities. Now its up to us to enact them.

7:31 p.m.-The event is over. Bizarre. There wasnt really much said beside the pontificating over the Internet of Things catchphrase. People rush out of the auditorium, likely for the buffets.

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Recap of Downton Abbey Season 5 premiere

Recap of Downton Abbey Season 5: Episode 1 premiere (original airdate Jan. 4, 2015) There are some Downton Abbey fans who, in keeping with the genteel manners of the show, would never pirate the season early from the U.K. or read the millions of words spilled on spoilers. For those who waited, and even for those who could not, we recap the long-anticipated premiere of Season 5.

It opens with Lady Edith (Laura Carmichael) on a bicycle, gazing lovingly at a little girl. Of course this is Ediths child whom she cant lay claim to because she had her out of wedlock. And with that scene, the mood is set for Edith.

At Downton, the Crawleys are having tea and discussing the politics of the day, as more toddlers make their appearance. Sybbie, the daughter of Tom Branson (Allen Leech, pictured) and the late Lady Sybil, and George, the son of Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) and her late husband, Matthew, are brought in for their brief family time. The children are instant reminders that the young single parents have decisions they must face this season.

In the kitchen, Mrs. Hughes (Phyllis Logan) reminds the cooks it is the Crawleys 34th anniversary this week, so they might want to start planning.

This episode features the miseries of Lady Edith. She visits a bit too often the Drewe family who took in the girl. Edith dandles Marigold, who happens to have the exact shade of strawberry blond hair as she. Each time Edith must take leave of her daughter you can feel her heart breaking.

The first episode does a grand job of getting in most of the major players and so we soon have a scene with the Dowager Countess and Isobel Crawley (Maggie Smith and Penelope Wilton). Five minutes in, we are reminded that Maggie Smith gets the best lines on television with: There is nothing simpler than avoiding people you dont like; avoiding ones friends thats the real test.

While politics are changing in 1924, some traditions will not, and the household remains under the steel grip of Mr. Carson (Jim Carter). With the family dressed in their usual finery for a dinner at home, the Earl of Grantham (Hugh Bonneville) tells his wife, Cora (Elizabeth McGovern), that he wants to have Tony Gillingham (Tom Cullen) over to inspire thoughts of marriage to Mary.

Oh, little does he know! Gillingham had proposed to Mary, and she is mulling it over. Mary confides in her maid, Anna (Joanne Froggatt), how odd it is that people decide to spend their lives with someone without first having s*x. Of course she does not say the word s*x. Still, Anna all but immolates with embarrassment at the mention of this topic. Mary pushes on, saying, What could be more important than making sure that side of things is right before we tie ourselves to someone forever?

One of the plots established in the opener, and which can continue through the season, is the town wants to erect a memorial to the fallen dead from the war. When the burgeoning committee members call on Robert Crawley, hes certain they want him to head it. Rather, they just want his land. They want Carson as chairman. Carson, who finds this all most irregular, eventually allows himself to serve if they make the lord a figurehead. Of course he will not tell his boss, that would be awkward and awkward must be avoided at all costs.

If only all of the staff followed Carsons lead when it comes to avoiding awkward situations. Thomas Barrow, the gay valet, shows some seriously vicious streaks as he threatens Baxter (Raquel Cassidy), Lady Coras personal maid. Baxter had stolen jewels from a former employer, and did a stint in prison. Barrow knew her past, yet had recommended Baxter for the position so he could try to manipulate her, gleaning information to make himself more powerful in the household.

Barrows plan backfires when Baxter confesses to Cora. Cora is hardly thrilled, but she is more annoyed with Barrow, whom she intuits has another agenda. Lady Grantham considers firing Barrow, and may until the very end of the episode.

But before we can get there, we must deal with the return of the bombastic teacher, Miss Bunting (Daisy Lewis), one of the series more one-dimensional characters. Will she and Tom become involved? It seems less likely than it once did. Sure, he understands her stridency, and agrees with some of her politics, but he has also come to understand the Crawleys and loves them, an emotion Miss Bunting will never understand.

When Rose (Lily James), the other rather one-dimensional character, is allowed to invite young people to liven up the dinner party honoring the Crawleys anniversary, she asks Miss Bunting. Even Miss Bunting knows this is a bad idea, yet she attends.

As always, Cora is the epitome of grace. Theres a wonderful glimpse into her marriage when she sits at her vanity, moisturizing her hands please, its not as if she has dishpan callouses. Her husband is blathering on and she knows he is wrong. Cora gives one of those smiles; a smile that swallows words yet speaks volumes. It lets us in that there are cracks in this union of 34 years.

The season opener also has Daisy, (Sophie McShera) the assistant cook, want to better herself and learn math. This could be an opening for Miss Bunting, who could tutor Daisy. After all, Daisy is trying to figure out her future, as is Mary.

Mary says to Tony, I do love you know in my cold and unfeeling way.

Mary does want to marry again, she says, shes just afraid of making a mistake. Tony tells her to take a chance on him, then makes a most scandalous suggestion remember this is 1924. He asks her to go away with him for a week, where they can really get to know each other. She will do it, providing no one ever finds out.

When the family and guests finally sit down to the anniversary dinner, the Earl toasts his wife: Marriage is a lottery as we are often told, but I am a man who has been drawn a winning ticket. I have been awarded a bumper prize, beauty, brains, a heart, a conscience all in one. I give you, my Cora, the best companion in the world.

Miss Bunting, though, pretty much single-handedly destroys the dinner. While Isobel champions the young teachers right to an unpopular opinion the Earl finds it so reprehensible, he forbids her opinion. The man really should have been king and he could have chopped off the head of someone so impertinent.

The scene at the anniversary dinner would have been the high drama for the episode, but little trumps a fire. Yes, Edith the broken-hearted strikes again. She tosses a book into her fireplace before crying herself to sleep, but the book bounced, landed on a rug, and soon her room is consumed in flames.

Its Barrow to the rescue. In passing her room, he sees the smoke billowing, and screams for help. He carries out Edith, who has passed out. The Earl of Grantham and Tom Branson prove themselves valiant dousing flames until firefighters arrive.

Cora admits she was considering firing Barrow, but his bravery ensures continued employment. In a perfect line, capturing the sisters relationship, Mary says, Lady Edith chose to set fire to her room, but we are fine.

And at the end of the seasons first episode, Downton Abbey remains standing, yet we see the cracks in the decades-old marriage that has kept it going.

Photos: Credit: Nick Briggs/PBS

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Takeaways from the Steelers' loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Wild Card ...

Baltimore didn't dominate the Steelers in most major statistics, but they did take the Steelers behind the shed in terms of penalties, turnovers and sacks allowed. In other words, this game was Week 2 all over again. But there's no Carolina to beat on next week.

If I wrote Team A would finish the game leading in the following categories by the following totals:

Yards: 387 to 295Plays: 72 to 55Third downs: 5 of 16 to 4 of 11Rushing: 68-49Possession: 35 to 25

You'd probably expect to be reading about a Team A victory.

That was without pointing out Team B's massive advantage with three takeaways to one, along with two penalties for 14 yards compared to eight for 114 for Team A. Throw in Team B's five sacks compared to Team A's one, and you see why Splash Plays rule Possession in today's NFL. Team A of course being the Steelers, and Team B being the Baltimore Ravens - who, like in Week 2, did not rule statistically as much as the score indicates. The Steelers' run defense, in fact, shut the Ravens' down in the second half. Running back Justin Forsett had less yards at the end of the game (and a fumble lost) than he did starting the third quarter.

But with disadvantages in those key Ravens categories (sacks taken vs. sacks allowed, give/take, penalties), they weren't able to fend off the Ravens' second-half surge.

This 2014 season ended for the Pittsburgh Steelers in such a familiar fashion, it's sickening. I hate to use the cliche, and not as a means to discredit the crisp overall execution from the Ravens in their victory over Pittsburgh in the AFC Wild Card round, but the best Tomlin phrase to use here:

Steelers beating Steelers.

This was Week 2 all over again. Penalties, turnovers and sacks allowed. The Steelers just couldn't make enough big plays, and the Ravens could. The Steelers could not protect the passer (a key to this game, as we wrote this past week, if they could not do that, they would lose).

Give credit to Baltimore, they got a lot out of their secondary, counting on t hem to provide aggressive downfield coverage, as the Le'veon Bell-less Steelers could not counter that with enough firepower underneath. Call it whatever you want, the fact is this team could not generate big plays, and the defense - more through individual missed execution than a strategic failure - couldn't get stops.

The real turning point seemed to be a big third down reception by Ravens receiver Steve Smith. Steelers safety Troy Polamalu looked to jump on the crossing route, opening up the space behind him, giving Smith the kind of room he's exploited throughout an excellent 15-year career. The Steelers just couldn't come up with enough to keep the Ravens out of field goal range, and that put them up eight points.

They get that stop, force the punt and get the ball trailing five, maybe the result is different.

Take away three personal foul penalties - one on Mike Mitchell, who appears to really just not understand why you can't barrel head-first into the head of an opponent, one on Jason Worilds for pointlessly taking a swing at Ravens tight end Crockett Gillmore, and one on Shamarko Thomas for blasting Jacoby Jones when he was a step out of bounds on a kick return - and maybe the Steelers put themselves into a better position.

Hindsight is 20/20 of course, and what we're left with is a Steelers team having played in such a fashion they were telling their opponents, "hey, here, you're our guests, we'll give you the benefit of the doubt here."

It's a disappointing game, to put it mildly. The Steelers did not compete in this, and they did not match the play of their opponents. The four weeks prior to it, the Steelers played with a certain fire we didn't see Saturday. Execution appeared more crisp as the game progressed. They got better throughout each quarter of the four-game winning streak. Saturday, they played like they were defeated play by play.

Steelers running back Ben Tate fumbled quickly in the game, and if not an excellent effort on the recovery from Antonio Brown, this game would have gone south in a hurry. But Tate also let a quick throw from Ben Roethlisberger slip through his hands, and right into the, um, groin area, of Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs. Not to suggest that play made or broke the game for either team, but if that doesn't deflect perfectly to an eager Suggs, or Tate makes the catch and moves forward for a yard, perhaps the air is still in the Steelers' sails.

But what I can't get past this morning, after a bleary-eyed re-watch, is what if Bell is in the game. He makes that catch because he's used to the quickness of the throw - Tate is not. Maybe he's able to shake free and get up field.

How many sacks are not taken because Bell can chip and release, turning a nine-yard loss into a three-yard gain? All told, on penalties and sacks, the Steelers gave Baltimore 151 yards. That's more than half of the total of the Ravens' offense (295).

Bell and the Steelers will be back next season. With a much more narrow focus in terms of their roster than last year, one can take a sense of optimism regarding the annual seasonal rebuilding project every team takes on by early February. This loss may stick in their minds, but not as much as the fear of playing another game like this one to anyone.

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Ravens vs. Steelers final score: Pittsburgh offense flatlines in loss to Baltimore

Remember to tune into BTSC's postgame show, Steelers Final Score, about 10 minutes after the game ends.You can listen in by clicking on this link, and call in at (347) 850-8581.

Remember to tune into BTSC's postgame show, Steelers Final Score, about 10 minutes after the game ends.You can listen in by clicking on this link, and call in at (347) 850-8581.

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers committed too many penalties on defense and didn't make enough plays on offense during a 30-17 wipeout by the Baltimore Ravens in an AFC wild-card playoff matchup Saturday night at Heinz Field.

Ben Tate got the surprise start at running back for the Steelers, but Josh Harris also played. Neither made an impact, although Tate had a couple decent runs and then fumbled. The Steelers converted two third-down plays during their opening drive, but a third-down sack kept them out of field-goal range.

Punter Brad Wing pinned the Ravens on their 7, and Joe Flacco couldn't get out of his own way. He missed three open receivers on first down, tripped and fell for minus-5 yards on second down and then was forced to run on third down. Sam Koch's punt of 49 yards was not returned, but the Steelers had the ball on their 40 and were ready for a second possession.

A 22-yard pass to Martavis Bryant on third-and-five got the Steelers to the red zone, but that's when they bogged down. A dump-off to Harris went for no gain, and Dri Archer was buried by Terrell Suggs for a one-yard loss on second down. Elvis Dumervil sacked Ben Roethlisberger to force Shaun Suisham to kick a 45-yard field goal, but it was good.

The Ravens decided to go deep immediately on the ensuing possession, and it paid off. Cornerback Antwon Blake stayed with Jacoby Jones and made a terrific play on the ball, but free safety Mike Mitchell countered that with a dumb play. He launched himself into Jones, and was penalized for the unnecessary high hit. An 18-yard pass from Flacco to tight end Owen Daniels and several big runs by Justin Forsett, including a 14-yarder to the 5, set up a short scoring run by Bernard Pierce. The eight-play, 80-yard drive in 4:01 gave the Ravens a 7-3 lead early in the second quarter.

The Steelers came right back with a 12-play, 82-yard drive that lasted 6:48, but they had to settle for another field goal from Suisham after faltering again in the red zone. Roethlisberger hit Antonio Brown for 18 yards and escaped a stop behind the line to find Heath Miller for 30 yards. That play shifted field position and got the Steelers to the Ravens 38.

On third-and-one, Brown was wide open in the end zone, but Roethlisberger took too long and hung the ball up. Brown made the catch, but he was shoved out of bounds. Suisham came on for the 47-yard field goal, but 12 men on the field for the Ravens gave the Steelers five yards and a first down. On a swing pass to Tate, the Ravens were called for a personal foul. Rashaan Melvin actually hurt himself on the late hit. The nine-yard penalty made it first-and-goal at the 10, but Roethlisberger was sacked on the next play and the drive stalled after a 12-yard pass to Bryant on third-and-16. Suisham kicked a 22-yard field goal.

The Ravens answered with Justin Tucker's 28-yarder to take a 10-6 lead with 2:41 remaining in the first half, but the 10-play, 70-yard drive took just 2:59. Flacco completed passes for huge chunks, 23 yards to Steve Smith, Sr. and 19 to Daniels, but Jason Worilds punched a Ravens player for 15 yards to switch field position. Pressure by James Harrison disrupted Flacco's rhythm and the Ravens drive to force a short field goal.

The Steelers got the ball one more time in the first half and had a little more than two minutes to score. Roethlisberger hit Miller for 11 and Bryant for 14 to get things going. He surpassed Hall-of-Famer Terry Bradshaw in playoff completions by a Steelers quarterback with the one to Bryant.

Roethlisberger also connected with Darrius Heyward-Bey for six yards and Markus Wheaton for 11 to get into field-goal range, but that was about it. After two incompletions and a four-yarder to Miller, Suisham had to kick a 47-yard field goal to get the Steelers within one, 10-9, at halftime.

Baltimore's opening drive in the second half began inauspiciously, but a 17-yard hookup from Flacco to Smith, Sr. converted a third-and-14. And a 32-yard pass-interference call on Antwon Blake changed field position. But a strip-sack by Sean Spence turned into a 13-yard loss to set back the Ravens. However, the Steelers did not recover the ball, and Flacco later hit Smith, Sr. for 14 yards on third-and-long to get into field-goal range. Tucker's 45-yarder into the open end zone gave the Ravens a 13-9 lead and capped a nine-play drive in 4:54.

The Steelers picked up just one first down on the ensuing possession and hoped for a pass-interference (it could have been called) on a deep pass, but didn't get it. So, Wing was forced to punt. And it didn't take long for the Ravens to go the length of the field, six plays and 69 yards in 3:25 to score and take a 20-9 advantage with 4:13 remaining in the third quarter.

A 40-yard pass to Smith, Sr. and nine-yarder to fullback Kyle Juszczyk got the Ravens into the red zone. Flacco capped the drive with an 11-yard toss to a wide-open Torrey Smith in the end zone. James Harrison nearly sacked Flacco, but he whiffed and the secondary couldn't stay with Smith.

The Steelers had some drama with time running out in the third, as Roethlisberger hit Wheaton for 12 and converted on fourth down with a three-yard run by Harris. But another short run, an incompletion on a long bomb and 12-yard sack ended the Steelers drive and just about stalled them for good.

There was still a full quarter to play, but too many defensive penalties and no big plays on offense appeared to doom the Steelers. However, Forsett fumbled after running into his own player, and Stephon Tuitt recovered it at the Ravens 45. On first down, Roethlisberger went for it all and connected with Brown at the goal line. He fell into the end zone, but was called down at the 1.

David DeCastro had a false start on first down to set the ball back to the 6. But Roethlisberger made up the difference with a toss to Bryant for the touchdown. The Steelers went for two and didn't get it, so the Ravens led 20-15. It was a back-shoulder toss, and Bryant beat Lardarius Webb for the score.

Another penalty, a 15-yard late hit by Shamarko Thomas, highly improved the Ravens field position on the ensuing kickoff, after two good defensive plays the Steelers gave up a 23-yard completion to tight end Daniels to get past midfield. On third down and one, the Flacco just missed connecting with Torrey Smith for a touchdown, but Tucker came on to kick a 52-yard field goal to make it 23-15 and just about cement the victory.

But there were nearly nine minutes remaining, so the Steelers had some time. That didn't matter when Roethlisberger was blitzed and intercepted by Suggs on a pass that clanked off Tate's hands. Game over.

Flacco sealed it with a 21-yard touchdown pass to tight end Crockett Gillmore.

The Steelers Thomas blocked a punt with 1:56 remaining, and it went out of the back of the end zone for a safety to set the final score.

Source: http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/nfl-pittsburgh-steelers-news/2015/1/3/7489217/steelers-ravens-final-score-recap-summary-afc-playoffs

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Michigan State's Cotton Bowl win named third most unlikely bowl comeback in ...

Just how unlikely was Michigan State's 20-point comeback win over Baylor in the Cotton Bowl?

At one point, the Spartans had a 0.4 percent chance of winning the game, according to ESPN Stats & Info.

The network ranked the 10 most unlikely bowl comebacks of the last decade based on win percentage, and the 2015 Cotton Bowl came in at No. 3.

Michigan State's lowest chance of winning came with 1:05 left, when Baylor lined up for a 43-yard field goal that would have put the bears up nine points. At that point, Baylor had a 99.6 percent chance of winning the game.

But the rest of the game is history: a blocked field goal by Marcus Rush, long return by RJ Williamson and a touchdown pass from Connor Cook to Keith Mumphery with 18 seconds left gave the Spartans the win.

That sequence completed a 20-point fourth quarter comeback, the largest bowl comeback in Michigan State history.

In the past decade, only two teams have come back after having a lower percentage chance to win, according to ESPN: Idaho in the 2009 Humanitarian Bowl and Boise State in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.

Two spots behind the Cotton Bowl came the other 2015 bowl in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. With former Spartans defensive coordinator and new Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi watching on the sideline, Houston recovered two onside kicks and came back from 25 points down to beat Pitt Friday in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Source: http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2015/01/michigan_states_cotton_bowl_wi.html

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And suddenly TV is back, with Galavant leading the charge

Heres whats up in the world of TV for Sunday, January 4th. All times are Eastern.

Top pick

Galavant (ABC, 8 p.m.): There is very little explaining this seasons weirdest new show Galavant! (exclamation point ours), so here are the facts:

• Galavant! is a series set in a medievalish fairy tale world featuring original songs from Disney veterans Alan Menken and Glenn Slater;
• Galavant! is the brainchild of Dan Fogelman, creator of the late alien sitcom The Neighbors and Tangled;
• Galavant! is also the name of the dashing white guy protagonist;
• Galavant! is airing two episodes back-to-back tonight, because ABC realized it had no earthly clue how to market Men In Tights: The Television Series;
• Galavant! could either be an awkward disaster on a community theater level or a hilarious joy. For professional opinions on the matter, we turn to our an overarching TV Review from our own Kate Kulzick, while our weekly reviews go to A.V. newcomer Dan Caffrey (which explains that smell of fresh meat)
• Oh, right: Galavant! also co-stars John Stamos as devastatingly handsome knight Jean Hamm, like so:

But if we were writing Galavant!, itd look a little more like

Also noted

Downton Abbey (PBS, 9 p.m.): The BBC soap celebrates the beginning of its fifth season with a 75-minute premiere. Manners will be taught. Tea will be drunk. Class tensions will be pushed down into the deep dark corner of the British soul that refuses to feel feelings unless it involves Manchester United, the Royal family, or last call. Joshua Alston gave the season the full review treatment, while our new weekly Downton correspondent Emily Stephens is currently taking bets on whos will be the first this season to use a fainting couch.

The Simpsons (FOX, 8 p.m.): The Simpson family goes to Dizzneeland and end up rocketing through the galaxy to become part of another planets zoo/restaurant, also known as The Simpsons take shrooms at Disneyland. Dennis Perkins has certainly never done such a thing, no sir.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX, 8:30 p.m.): The gang retreats to Boyles family cabin for a detectives-only getaway, where Gina attempts to get type-A Amy drunk and Rosa gets advice on how to send romantic texts to Nick Cannon. As always, we turn to LaToya Ferguson to tell us how many sexts involve eggplants and/or peaches. (Red Siren Light, Girl Crossing Arms, Fire, Knife, Knife, Knife, Knife, Skull, Octopus.)

Family Guy (FOX, 9 p.m.): Stewie and Brian are taking the time machine for an educational spin in what the show is calling, Stewie, Chris, & Brians Excellent Adventure. We think Eric Thurm will be the judge of that, Adventure.

The Good Wife (CBS, 10 p.m.): Cary and Alicia both hire consultants, but since Carys in prison and Alicias preparing for a States Attorney debate, were assuming these are consultants of a different nature. Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya wishes someone at The Good Wife would consult her on Kalindas leather:boots ratio already.

Tomorrow in TV Club

Molly Eichel will have a look at the new Terrence Howard/Taraji P. Henson music drama Empire, while various A.V. TV critics will weigh in on this whole Friends hitting Netflix thing. Also, various A.V. critics from multiple sections will reveal t heir most anticipated pieces of entertainment for 2015. Also also, an in-depth look at midreputable T.V. If youre confused as to what that means, youll just have to come back tomorrow (and thats what we call a tease)!

What else is on?

NFL Special: AFC Wild Card Game: Cincinnati at Indianapolis (CBS, 1:05 p.m.): A wild card game with a very long title, not to be confused with

NFL Special: AFC Wild Card Game: Detroit at Dallas (FOX, 1:05 p.m.)

Madam Secretary (CBS, 8 p.m.): Madam Secretary Tea Leoni returns to arrange an extradition deal, but the biggest casualty may be her 25th wedding anniversary. Can she have it all?

The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo, 8 p.m.): Were only highlighting this because the episode is called 50 Shades Of Shade and we cannot believe this is the first time were hearing this joke, is Twitter asleep or something?!

Finding Bigfoot: British Bigfoot (Animal Planet, 8 p.m.): In case none of the above grabs you, delve into the strange and mysterious world of British Bigfoot, who deviates from the American Bigfoot by going to the lift with his shopping trolley full of corgettes and aubergines and jammy dodgers, probably.

Steve Austins Broken Skull Challenge: Welcome to h**l (CMT, 8 p.m.): The only thing worse than the entire concept of this show title is that this is, in fact, a second season premiere.

The Apprentice: May The Gods of Good Pies Be With Us (NBC, 9 p.m.):

Oh look at that, we spoke too soon. (Our apologies to Steve Austin.)

In case you missed it

Doctor Who (Classic): In an otherwise deserted weekend, Christopher Bahn forged ahead with his Classic coverage of Doctor Who and its simply but brilliantly titled, Robots Of

Source: http://www.avclub.com/article/and-suddenly-tv-back-galavant-leading-charge-213404

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Baylor Defensive End Shawn Oakman Is An Enormous Man

While watching yesterday's Cotton Bowl, many of us learned that Baylor defensive end Shawn Oakman is a gigantic person who does not look real. This screengrab might benefit Oakman a bit, but he is still listed at 6-foot-9, 280 pounds. He is a big dude.

@THEKIDMERO n***a looks like the final boss in NCAA 15

Log off... (@RobinVanDamn) January 2, 2015

Ref: Pass interference, defense

Shawn Oakman: That was offensive

Ref: Yeah you right I thought he pushed off pic.twitter.com/XuLuY1WEvx

Jimmer Pandolfo (@jpandolfo16) January 2, 2015

For breakfast this morning Shawn Oakman had 3 human beings and a honeybun pic.twitter.com/ZzncEeKr41

Sam Garrison (@gare_bear413) January 1, 2015

Oakman p****d off Michigan State players before the Cotton Bowl by describing Big Ten football as "not interesting." That's a coincidence, because Oakman previously played at Penn State before he was kicked off the team for attempting to steal a hoagie and a juice from a convenience store. It's hard to believe that one sandwich would be enough for that guy.

Oakman seems like a softie at heart, though. Here he is planting a drive-by kiss on teammate Spencer Drango:

Aw. Oakman claimed he'll stay at Baylor for his senior season, so we'll have to wait one more year to possibly watch this man eat an NFL quarterback on the field.

Source: http://deadspin.com/baylor-defensive-end-shawn-oakman-is-an-enormous-man-1677048760

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