spoilers

Spoilers are plot points in a popular entertainment the advance knowledge of which will diminish or "spoil" a first viewing. In the 1950s, movies such as Diabolique sometimes included a screen after the closing credits asking the audience not to reveal the ending to others. There was no word for it at that time, it was merely a dash of Hollywood style, making the audience co-conspirators and adding a patina of secret knowledge to having seen the movie first.

With the advent of the Internet, ordinary people were suddenly conversing not just with friends but in a very public forum; spoilers became a more serious concern and the word was coined. It is now considered grossly impolite to discuss any plot point of a recently released book, game, or movie in an online forum, blog, article or review without a warning such as "Spoiler Alert."

Some forums even have special tags that hide a passage of text, requiring the reader to mouse over the words in order to read it. News and pictures of movies filming publicly in cities often reveal "spoilers," even if they are things many consider trivial like details of a character's costume.

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• Revenge Season 3 Defiantly On Its Way!

  
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  This is the Revenge season 3 has officially released spoilers about the upcoming show, on how it is defiantly on its way. Hollywood Hills reports: Hey, “Revenge” fans. It is with great pleasure that I can officially inform you guys that your favorite show has totally been renewed for a season 3 as of two days ...
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• Once Upon A Time Season 3 Defiantly On Its Way!

  
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  This is the Once Upon A Time season 3 has officially released spoilers about the upcoming show, on how it is defiantly on its way. Hollywood Hills reports: Hey “Once Upon A Time” fans. The news just came in two days ago, via TV Line , that ABC has officially renewed “Once Upon A Time” for a new season ...
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• Games Of Thrones Season 3, Episode 9 ‘The Rains Of Castamere’ Spoilers!

  
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  This is the Games Of Thrones season 3, episode 9 has officially released spoilers about the upcoming show. Hollywood Hills reports: Recently, HBO revealed the new ,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming “Game Of Thrones” episode 9 of season 3, and it sounds intense and interesting as Jon will be in ...
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• ‘DEXTER’ final season: ‘The Shields Kenny Johnson joins as…

  
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  Just when you thought ‘Dexter‘s final season had given all it could, one more fan-favorite actor brings some new blood! In advance of ‘Dexter’ season 8′s June 30 debut, we’ve learned that ‘The Shield’ star and occasional ‘Sons of Anarchy‘ guest Kenny Johnson will join the series in a recurring arc, ...
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• Sons Of Anarchy Season 6 Lee Toric To Cause Major Problems For Samcro & More,New Spoilers

  
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  Sons Of Anarchy season 6 Lee Toric to cause major problems for Samcro & more,new spoilers. TV Line recently got a chance to chat it up with “Sons Of Anarchy” producer, Kurt Sutter, at the recent FX upfront party,and got some major scoopage out of him. In this segment, we learned that Lee Toric will ...
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• Sons Of Anarchy Season 6 Nero Officially Returning For Entire Season,New Spoiler

  
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  Sons Of Anarchy Season 6 Nero officially returning for entire season,new spoiler. In a recent report from TV Line , it was revealed that actor ,Jimmy Smits aka Nero, is definitely returning for season 6,and he will also be in it on a full-time basis as he will show up for all 13 episodes! It was unclear whether he ...
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• Covert Affairs Season 4 “Dangerous” Promo

  
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  Covert Affairs premieres a new season on July 16th. Take a look at the promo in the video below!
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• Nikita Season 3 Episode 22 “Til Death Do Us Part” Sneak Peek #1

  
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  This is a sneak peek for Nikita, season 3 episode 22 “Til Death Do Us Part”.
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• Vampire Diaries Season 4 Elena To Finally Choose Stefan Or Damon Again In Finale Episode

  
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  Vampire Diaries season 4 Elena to finally choose Stefan or Damon again in finale episode. Recently, E! Online served up a new spoiler chat session,and revealed yet more new spoiler dish for the upcoming Vampire Diaries season 4,episode 23 finale,titled, “Graduation,” and it turns out that we’re going to see ...
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• New Homeland Season 3 Binging On New,Smart Recurring Persian Chick In Episode 2

  
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  New Homeland season 3 binging on new,smart recurring Persian chick in episode 2. Recently, Kristin over at E! Online dished up another spoiler chat session,and revealed a new spoiler tease for the upcoming season 3 of Showtime’s hit show “,Homeland,” and it turns out that we’re going to see the arrival of a ...
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• Skaros 10 Teasers: Doctor Who - The Name of the Doctor

  
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  "What is your name?" Forestation within the TARDIS  Strax likes to drink Tea. "Hows the intelligence - still great?" "Dont do it" "Die reptile!" Reach into the red light... Clara will find out the Name of the Doctor, again... Its a Grave situation. "Doctor Who?" Remember to tune into BBC One, 19:00 ...
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• New Hunger Games 2,Catching Fire Fun Filming Details Revealed By Jennifer Lawrence

  
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  New Hunger Games 2,Catching Fire fun filming details revealed by Jennifer Lawrence. Recently, Total Film ,chatted it up with Hunger Games/Catching Fire main golden girl, Jennifer Lawrence, and she revealed some new,fun details she had while filming the Catching Fire installment. It turns out it was much easier for ...
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• New Superman,Man Of Steel Promo Pic Features Superman Cool,Mid Flight Activities

  
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  New Superman,Man Of Steel promo pic features Superman cool,mid flight activities. Recently, Comicbookmovie.com dished out a couple of new movie and promo pics for the upcoming “Superman: Man Of Steel” super hero/action flick,and this one, gives us a new look at Superman doing his flying thing,and it looks pretty ...
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• New 90210 Season 5,Series Finale Episode 22 Extended Promo Spoiler Clip Released

  
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  New 90210 season 5, series finale episode 22 extended promo spoiler clip released. Recently, CW dropped this new,sneak peek/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming “90210″ series finale episode 22 of season 5, and it looks pretty emotional as Adrianna is still alive, professing her love for Navid,and more. The ...
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• New Revenge Season 3 Definitely Happening,New Spoilers Are On The Way

  
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  New Revenge season 3 definitely happening,new spoilers are on the way. Hey, “Revenge” fans. It is with great pleasure that I can officially inform you guys that your favorite show has totally been renewed for a season 3 as of two days ago,according to TV Line . This also means that you guys can expect to see new ...
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• New ‘Once Upon A Time’ Season 3 Definitely Happening,New Spoilers Coming Soon

  
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  New ‘Once Upon A Time’ season 3 definitely happening,new spoilers coming soon. Hey “Once Upon A Time” fans. The news just came in two days ago, via TV Line , that ABC has officially renewed “Once Upon A Time” for a new season 3,but was there ever any doubt? Not really, especially since they’ve actually ...
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• New Game Of Thrones Season 3,Episode 9 Official Spoilers,Synopsis Released By HBO

  
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  New Game Of Thrones season 3,episode 9 official spoilers,synopsis released by HBO. Recently, HBO revealed the new ,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming “Game Of Thrones” episode 9 of season 3, and it sounds intense and interesting as Jon will be in for one of his most dangerous tests to date,and more. ...
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• Coronation Street Spoilers: Is Gary’s secret passion for Tina McIntyre about to be revealed by Katy Armstrong?! (VIDEO)

  
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  Fans of Corrie will know that dad to be Gary Windass (Mikey North) is playing with fire right now, given that he’s evidently got feelings for surrogate mum Tina McIntyre, and as we saw last week, he even tried to kiss her! However, Tina (Michelle Keegan) rebuffed his advances, but it has of course put her in a very ...
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• EastEnders Spoilers: Lauren Branning finally faces up to the fact she’s got a problem with booze! (VIDEO)

  
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  Fans of EastEnders will of course know that Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) has had issues with binge drinking for quite some time now, and as we saw last week, it’s cost her her boyfriend Joey (David Witts) and several of her friendships… However, for the most part, Lauren has always denied – even to ...
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• Emmerdale Spoilers: After moving Alex Cross’ body, Cameron Murray attempts suicide! Will he die?!(VIDEO)

  
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  Cameron Murray has of course been a very worried man of late, given that Declan Macey (Jason Merrells) has bought the land where Cameron buried the body of his victim Alex Cross, and has all manner of work planned for the wooded area… So of course, Cameron (Dominic Power) has been frantically trying to move the ...
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