Nerdist is combining Game of Thrones with Taylor Swift's smash hit Blank Space and the results are epic!

What do Taylor Swift's ex-boyfriends and dead characters on Game of Thrones have in common? There's an awful lot of them. 

As we learn in T. Swift's hit single, there's a Blank Space for a new lover to ride her tumultuous relationship roller coaster, just as George R.R. Martin has a Blank Page for our favorite characters to meet a grisly demise. That's right -- no one is safe in love or the wild world of Westeros, not even fan-favorite Daenerys Targaryen. 

The night is dark and full of music videos inspired by Taylor Swift, so find out what fate has in store for the Mother of Dragons and watch Nerdist Presents: George R.R. Martin’s Blank Page. 

About Nerdist:

Nerdist Industries is a multi-platform creator of genre and popular culture content. Founded by CEO Chris Hardwick, its online presence includes a website at Nerdist.com; a premium YouTube channel (youtube.com/nerdist) featuring Nerdist News hosted by Jessica Chobot; a combined 2.75 million Twitter followers; a Podcast Network including the flagship Nerdist Podcast; The Nerdist School comedy training program; and the Nerdist Alliance, a community of curated partnerships with some of YouTube's most talented and passionate creators including up and coming stars Hannah and Hilly Hindi of The Hillywood Show. Nerdist also produces content for television including @midnight for Comedy Central and All Star Celebrity Bowling for AMC. Further, Nerdist hosts live events around the country such as The Nerdist Podcast Live! and Course of the Force, an annual lightsaber relay in partnership with Lucasfilm LTD. Legendary Entertainment acquired Nerdist Industries in August 2012.

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Get a good look at the characters of the highly anticipated film THE GIVER with 8 brand new posters, featuring Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, Alexander Skarsgard, Taylor Swift, Cameron Monaghan, and Odeya Rush.

THE GIVER tells the story of Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Once given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory, Jonas begins to unveil the realities of the world he actually lives in. Based on the beloved young adult novel by Lois Lowry, the film hits theaters everywhere August 15th.

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THE GIVER will be in theaters everywhere August 15th.  
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SYNOPSIS: The haunting story of THE GIVER centers on Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. The film is based on Lois Lowry’s beloved young adult novel of the same name, which was the winner the 1994 Newbery Medal and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. 

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OFFICIAL FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheGiverFilmOfficial
OFFICIAL TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thegivermovie
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Get a good look at Jeff Bridges, Taylor Swift, Brenton Thwaites, Odeya Rush, Katie Holmes, and Alexander Skarsgard in THE GIVER with three new stills from the film!

The haunting story of THE GIVER centers on Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. The film is based on Lois Lowry’s beloved young adult novel of the same name, which was the winner the 1994 Newbery Medal and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide.  THE GIVER will be in theaters everywhere August 15th.  

Be sure to check out The Giver Challenge, The Memory Deposit, and The Giver Experience - three fully immersive, interactive websites that are designed to reflect upon the themes present in the film and allow the user to experience THE GIVER for themselves. All three sites will continue to be updated on a regular basis in the coming weeks, further expanding and deepening the world of THE GIVER, so be sure to check back often!

OFFICIAL TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJNNugNe0Wo

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ABOUT THE GIVER CHALLENGE:  http://thegiverchallenge.com/
The Community will offer weekly themes to run every two weeks — from April 28th to August 3rd — and are based on seven of the motifs from The Giver. A “theme” winner will be announced every other week via email, starting on May 12th. Theme winners will be rewarded with unique & exciting trips and a $1000 donation to their selected charities. Other exciting giveaways will be distributed throughout the challenge, including Schwinn bicycles and gift cards to Amazon, iTunes, and Spotify. Players may also be selected for original/creative posts and have their creations featured as “Citizens of the Week.“

During the final two weeks (The Ceremony), the TOP 10 point earners (from April 14th – August 3rd) will be put to a vote for the Grand Prize Winner as “The Receiver.” The Grand Prize Winner will take home a $10,000 cash award AND win the honor of designating a $10,000 donation for the charity of his or her choice.

Each competition will include “training” or tasks for players to share their own memories, individuality, or promotional items of The Giver movie. Players can progress by completing their training — in accordance with the rules of the community — and earning points and badges. Leaderboards will be displayed to track progress and development throughout each competition and towards The Ceremony. Click here for the Official Rules.

Watch for emails on Mondays, containing announcements or instructions from the Council or The Giver.

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ABOUT THE MEMORY DEPOSIT: http://thegivermemory.tumblr.com/
The Memory Deposit is a collective that details the entire human experience. From the small moments that help us understand the world, to the events that comprise our history, this deposit serves to inform, inspire, and remind us of what makes us human.

However, the insights found within these memories has no place in the world of The Giver. In a community founded on the principles of “sameness”, remembering what came before serves no greater purpose. In fact, it’s a departure from the perfection this society has worked so hard to sustain.

For a chance to be featured in the Memory Deposit, use the theme’s corresponding hashtag when posting images to tumblr.

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ABOUT THE GIVER EXPERIENCE:https://thegiverfilm.com/
We put the user into the virtual seat of The Receiver by creating a first person, interactive piece that allows users to actually speak and interact with the character of The Giver, played by Jeff Bridges.  Leveraging Google Chrome's speech recognition tech, the system will track and moderate responses vocal responses.  He will ask you questions, and if you respond correctly, he will share memory transfers with you.

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OFFICIAL FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheGiverFilmOfficial
OFFICIAL TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thegivermovie

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MTV is bringing Punk'd back, but Ashton Kutcher won't be helming it this time, so you can all release the breath that you're holding. Instead they're enlisting famous people to punk their famous friends. Best way to bring back the show if you asked me.

In the newest trailer out for the show we see Miley Cyrus pulling a tiny prank on her hunky boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, when she arranges for a couple of naked people to jump into her car during their date night.

Liam is normally about the sweetest guy you can find in Hollywood, but from the clip below, his protective side roars its angry head, especially when the police officer couldn't possibly look any less interested in the situation.

The show premieres March 29, 2012 at 10 pm, and the season is set to bring Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Kellan Lutz, Hayden Panettiere, Bam Margera, Khloe Kardashian Odom, Tyler Posey, Demi Lovato and more all pranking their friends. Even Punk'd alum Dax Shepherd has a prank up his sleeve.

So what do you think will you give the new Punk'd a watch? Honestly if they didn't have me at Hemsworth, they certainly did at Lutz.

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The story is bigger, the music is singier, and the message is, well kinda the same.

I'll admit I loved the movie, the colors are vibrant, and at the heart is the classic Dr. Seuss message, but like Thneedville itself, it's a giant overindulgance. But isn't that the point here?

The tale is one of the past and the future. Ted lives in Thneedville, which is as fake a town as one can get. Seriously, everything is plastic, the trees are fake, and every night is jello for dinner. Don't celebrate the jello, I love jello probably more than most people but it reminds me of the jelly sardines from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, yuck! Oh, and since there is no life giving vegetation even the air gets trucked in. But what Ted wants more than anything else in the world is to find a Truffula tree. And like most young bo, he's willing to go to extremes to find one for the love of a girl, who has no clue he has a crush on her. This quest leads Ted to travel outside of the city, which is a huge no no, and to the door of the Once-ler.

Outside the bright and shiny walls of Thneedville is all gloom and doom. Its all desolate, and nothing lives there, except the Once-ler, but it wasn't always like that. No, it was once filled with Truffula trees, Barbaloots, and Humming-Fish. These guys are definitely one of the highlights of the movie, and not just because the big Barbaloot distinctly reminds me of a close friend, seriously throw marshmallows his way and you'll see the same facial expression. They're definitely scene stealers, like the minions of Despicable Me, which coincidentally are the guys behind this flick. I don't hate them for their likability though, they bring plenty of laughs.

And so the Once-ler tells his story, of how he destroyed the world. It started with a need, which turned into a Thneed, and eventually brought the Lorax, who speaks for the trees. But the Oncer-ler lost sight of everything including his promise to the Lorax, and everything that once was beautiful was tarnished, ruined. The Lorax sends the animals away from the wasteland and he too leaves, but leaves behind a single word cut in stone "Unless."

The Once-ler gives Ted the last Trufella seed, and it's all left up to him to right all the wrongs. Change is hard, it sucks. And at the heart of the story that is still true, and the message if anyone missed it is, is quoted "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." It's got a totally Wall-E vibe with everyone scrambling at the end, but it doesn't take anything away from the moment.

The movie opens on Dr. Seuss's birthday, which I think is a fitting tribute, on March 2, 2012. If you're young, or just young at heart, put aside all you're expectations, and just enjoy the movie. It's fun and has a fantastic message.

So who's planting a tree with me?

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