Game of Thrones

  • Gods, Kings, Fire & Blood: HBO’s European Launch teases ‘Thrones’ prequel…

    It’s generally accepted that HBO‘s adaptation of Game of Thrones is one of the finest, epic tales of the last decade… and equally true that many felt its final season – which pulled it far ahead of George R R Martin’s original tomes to date and therefore had to...
  • Ashes to Ashes: FOX’s ‘Dark Phoenix’ X-Men finale flames out…

    It’s the 1990s and Charles Xavier’s dream of mutants being judged as regular people, even considered ‘superheroes’ who can help in a crisis, seems to have been fulfilled. Though it’s not perfect, there’s a tolerance and co-existence that he’s sought all his life.  When the Endeavor space-shuttle runs into...
  • GOT: Apocalypse Wow. For whom doth ‘The Bells’ toll..?

    With the forces of the Night King defeated, the troops have headed south to begin to rally for their attack on Cersei’s forces in Kings Landing. However, Cersei (Lena Headey) has made it clear that she intends to give no ground and believes her stronghold will hold out once...
  • Formula Femmes: Yeoh, Headey & Gillan headline ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’…

    The cast for the upcoming  and ambitious thriller Gunpowder Milkshake, which starts shooting in Berlin in June, is looking very promising indeed. Fresh from the announcement of her participation in the Avatar sequels, Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger – Hidden Dragon, Tomorrow Never Dies, Star Trek: Discovery and primary star...
  • GOT: The Mourning after the Night King before…

    Winterfell has been successfully defended against the Night King and the White Walkers, though the cost has been many lives of hose loyal to Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen.  And even those who survived are fully aware that they are now in the period of calm before another storm...
  • Game of Thrones 8.2: Let’s make this a Knight to Remember…

    Slowly but surely, the White Walkers and the cold forces of the Night King are making their way towards Winterfell where an uneasy alliance between one-time (and even current) enemies is held together by necessity and pragmatism.  As the uneasy allies assess each other and their chances, many find...
  • Cudgel Me, Elmo? (How Sesame Street GOT some Respect!)

    Imagine if the ensemble of George R. R. Martin’s bloody, murderous, raping, pillaging, drinking, killing, incest-ing, dragon-riding characters had actually managed some therapy ahead of their evil-doings?  In a new collaborative clip, the Children’s Television Workshop and HBO have combined to suggest there are better ways to settle one’s...
  • ‘Winterfell’ is here. Game of Thrones roars back…

    So. Winter is no longer coming, it’s finally here and there’s little doubt the most watched hour of television on Sunday night was the opening salvo in the final season of HBO‘s Game of Thrones. There’s an argument that the much-anticipated return to Westeros could never live up to...
  • HBO confirms more minute details of GOT’s farewell…

    You know nothing, Jon Snow!  (But we know a little bit more…) Though remaining sworn to secrecy on plot developments and the fates of the main characters (safe bet: there will be blood!) HBO have now confirmed the dates and running times of the very final season of Game...
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