Early Buzz: Kevin Smith, Franco, f-words and more

Happy snowy Friday! Wherever you are, I hope you're staying warn and cozy. Peruse some headlines while I add two more layers:

- Not surprisingly, Sherlock got huge ratings in the UK.

- Kevin Smith has an idea for his next movie.

- I watch five of the 15 most popular cable shows among young viewers, so I guess that means I'm not that old yet!

- Comedy Central has posted the first episode of a new show I'm excited about, Broad City.

- James Franco shares his thoughts about the movie Her.

- The Wolf of Wall Street appears to have set a record for the most uses of the f-word in a single film.

- The Pixies just released a new video and EP.

- Watch House of Lies Live!, in case you missed it on Showtime.

- Bleeding Cool has a rather baffling interview with Shia LaBeouf, whose name I don't plan on typing again for a long time.

- Bates Motel returns to A&E in March.

- We have a story about the return of Downton Abbey.

- Entertainment Weekly posted an end-of-the-year interview with Vince Gilligan.

- i09 challenges us to write six-word science fiction.

- Read an excerpt from The Believer of Lena Dunham's conversation with Judy Blume.

- There's a nice deal going right now where you can subscribe to McSweeney's and The Paris Review for a discounted price.

- The Hobbit sequel was the most pirated movie of 2013.

- Watch a Martin Scorsese student film on YouTube.

- Oh, dear: "A Florida man who won a raffle to watch the series finale of Breaking Bad with the cast has been charged with running a drug distribution operation."

- And yes, I really do need this Pee-wee umbrella! (Thanks, BIG BUSINESS.)