Peter Dinklage Leaving 'Game Of Thrones' And More TV-Inspired April Fool's Day Pranks

Oh, April Fools' Day, you get us every year. While it's true that the 24-hour news cycle stops for no man (or holiday), we can't help but be suspicious of every story that breaks on April 1, especially when many networks and news sites get into the spirit of the occasion with phony press releases and misleading tweets to really sell the pranks.

One of the most cruel April Fools' jokes we've come across today involved Peter Dinklage leaving "Game of Thrones", which is such a traumatic thought that we can't even laugh about it.

Hulu's adorable nod to the day involved promoting some of our favorite fictional shows-within-shows, including "Community's" "Inspector Spacetime," "How I Met Your Mother's" cheesy "Space Teens with Robin Sparkles" and "Parks and Recreation's" news show, "Ya Herd? With Perd!" among others. "30 Rock's" "Rural Juror" also got a shout-out.

In a similar vein, Netflix got overly specific with a few of its categories (we're fans of shows with defiantly crossed arms).

And the Warner Bros. PR team released a too good to be true announcement that they would be building a real replica of "Suburgatory's" Chatswin in upstate New York, with star Ana Gasteyer getting in on the action and pretending to relocate there with her family:

And here at The Huffington Post, HuffPost Comedy paid multiple tributes to the masterful work of Rob Lowe, which is less of a prank and more of a valid observation about a bonafide national treasure.

What were your favorite April Fools' Day jokes? Did you fall for any?

• Herbs?

  Maybe Rob Lowe's ever-youthful visage comes from ingesting dried goji berries or ginseng obtained from some guy who also sells power crystals.

• Dr. Roy's Health-Time Feel-Good Elixir

  10 percent youth-enhancing mystery ingredients, 90 percent grain alcohol.

• Drinking Lots of Water

  Rob Lowe has never publicly come out endorsing water, but odds are good that he drinks it.

• Drinking the Blood of a Virgin

  Rob Lowe has never publicly come out endorsing virgin blood, but just look at his ageless face!

• A Positive Attitude

  It's a scientific fact that people who die just weren't smiling enough or Rob Lowe-ing hard enough.

• A Cursed Monkey's Paw

  Perhaps Rob Lowe is in possession of a mystic monkey's paw giving him a youthful gift. The bad news is, this most definitely comes with some kind of curse. So, Rob Lowe, if you're reading this, and you made a wish upon an evil monkey's paw to stay young forever, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

• A Deal with Satan

  Maybe Rob Lowe sold his soul, old-school style. It's the easiest explanation.

• He is a Hologram

  Maybe Rob Lowe died a long time ago. Maybe what we know as "Rob Lowe" is merely a super-charming computer generated image. It's perhaps the only feasible option.

• An Ungodly Scientific Experiment

  Is Rob Lowe an ordinary man or the first in the line of a biologically superior super race where age is a joke and handsomeness is the bare minimum?

• Anti-Aging Cream

  A good skincare regimen is the foundation of any Rob Lowe.

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/01/peter-dinklage-leaving-game-of-thrones-april-fools_n_2994880.html

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