ICYMI: SSN’S Top Original Stories For 3/31 – 4/4/14

What Are The Most Shocking Deaths in TV History? 

Such permanent alterations often change the trajectory of the stories, as well as how the shows are received. (SSN)

How Two Jimmys Are Changing Late Night … Slowly But Surely

It may seem like neither Jimmy – Fallon nor Kimmel – have changed the structure of the late-night show. But Fallon, and to a lesser extent Kimmel, have been honing their late-late show formats for years. Now that they’re both in late night’s prime spot of 11:30 p.m., SSN takes a look at how the Jimmys have done it. (SSN)

HBO’S ‘True Detective’ Shakes Up Emmy Race by Entering as Drama Series Instead of Mini

The thinking is clear: True Detective isn’t interested in being the biggest fish in a tiny pond, it wants to play with the Big Boys.  And it will, by locking horns with AMC’s four-time drama series winner Mad Men, last year’s mega-buzzed champ Breaking Bad, HBO’s Game of Thrones, Netflix’s House of Cards and CBS’s The Good Wife, among others. (SSN)

24 Hours with ‘House of Lies’ Creator & Showrunner Matthew Carnahan

While the current season wraps up, Carnahan took a moment to sit down with SSN. He gave us the rundown on a typical day, when he’s writing while an episode is shot in Los Angeles. How does he manage to fit in surfing, business meetings, and helping with homework while writing a show and a film in one day? Plenty of coffee. (SSN)

ROI Insight: Will Captain America: The Winter Soldier Beat the ROI of Other Marvel Superhero Sequels?

Marvel Studio’s latest entrant in phase two of their cinematic universe is Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which releases in the U.S. on April 4. But will Captain America be promoted to major or will he be downgraded to private? SSN takes a look at other Marvel superhero film sequels to foreshadow what’s in store for Mr. Red, White, and Blue. (SSN)

Spotlight: HBO Silicon Valley Exec. Producers Mike Judge & Alec Berg Ask ‘What Kind of Billionaire Would Someone Be?’

Judge, and co-creator Alec Berg (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld), spoke to SSN about the eight-episode comedy series, set in the high-tech world of the Internet, complete with warring billionaires and computer geeks, which premieres April 6. (SSN)