Missy Franklin’s gold medals have won her a ticket to Rosewood.
The Olympic swimmer, who scored five medals in London this summer, is set to guest star on Pretty Little Liars, the network announced today.
In the episode, Emily (Shay Mitchell), who is a swimmer, ends up having coffee at The Brew with the gold medalist, who is playing herself. READ FULL STORY »
NBC has been taking heat for its time-delayed Olympic coverage (there’s even a parody Twitter). But never did viewers think that in addition to avoiding the Internet, they would need to avoid NBC’s own coverage of the games.
Last night, minutes before airing Missy Franklin’s time-delayed victory in the 100-meter backstroke, NBC ran a promo for Tuesday morning’s Today show that announced, “When you’re 17 years old and win your first gold medal, there’s nobody you’d rather share it with,” and showed footage of Franklin standing on the medal stand with her gold medal, as well as reuniting with her parents, effectively ruining the suspense for viewers. READ FULL STORY »
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