All that snow on the ground got you down? Perk up and pour yourself some hooch as you settle in for a winter’s worth of critically acclaimed TV and these seven new drinking games to help smooth that slow transition to spring.
1. The Golden Globes (NBC)
Take a sip of beer or wine when:
Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler change gowns.
Music is cued to hurry a lengthy acceptance speech that by that point is probably spilling over into soapbox territory anyway.
A winner recognizes his or her same-sex partner by name.
Take a shot when:
A presenter and/or winner appears visibly drunk or high on stage; the likelihood of this will increase exponentially as each hour passes. Or if Sean Young is invited.
An acceptance speech turns into a political speech about freedom of speech. You’ll probably want to pick up a big bottle of tequila this year.
North Korea and Sony are mentioned in the same sentence.
2. Girls (HBO)
Take a sip of beer or wine when:
Hannah bears her breasts.
Adam mentions his dick.
Somebody rides a bike. Because nobody has a driver’s license on this show.
Take a shot when:
Marnie laments about her music career, or sheds a tear. She’s prone to do both; sometimes simultaneously.
One of the girls physically hits another. These chicks are violent, yo.
Elijah flashes his sweet cheeks.
3. American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
Take a sip of beer or wine when:
Neil Patrick Harris’ Chester performs a "magic trick."
Dandy goes from zero to crazy. (We miss you, Patti.)
Elsa obsesses about her career in television – which is totally in the cards, but for how long?
Take a shot when:
A freak lies.
A freak cries.
A freak dies.
4. The Walking Dead (AMC)
Take a sip of beer or wine when:
A walker is put down for good. It’s much easier now that the skulls have gone soft.
Somebody is saved from being walker-bait just in the knick of time.
You feel hopeless because nothing is going to get better, ever. Just like Beth said it wouldn’t.
Take a shot when:
Judith tries to get everyone killed by being Judith.
The group finds food – and actually eats it.
An LGBT character appears on screen. Their world will get a little gayer soon.
5. How to Get Away With Murder (ABC)
Take a sip of beer or wine when:
Michaela bickers with her classmates.
Sam appears in a flashback. There’s always life after death in Shonda Land.
Anybody utters the word "affair." This isn’t a monogamy-minded group, y’all.
Take a shot when:
Annalise is wigless.
Connor gets down and dirty with the dude du jour.
You watch a scene so WTF that you have to rewind it on your DVR.
6. Downton Abbey (PBS)
Take a sip of beer or wine when:
The Dowager Countess throws shade.
Thomas Barrow talks smack.
Mary acts like a bitch.
Take a shot when:
A sexual tryst takes place that transcends the class system.
A new invention of the era is introduced.
A correspondence containing bad news arrives.
7. Looking (HBO)
Take a sip of beer or wine when:
You hear the words "top," "bottom" or "vers."
They refer to social media and/or dating sites and apps.
You see butt.
Take a shot when:
Richie takes it off.
Patrick and Kevin get it on.
Somebody can’t get it up.
