Winter Arrived … on the Wing of a Dragon

May 19, 2019 Linda L. Richards 1

Though a phalanx of dissatisfied (and maybe overly entitled?) Game of Thrones fans have been shouting for a brand new, reimagined final season, the series ended Sunday night: not with a bang but a whimper. And maybe also sort of a bang. From Deadline Hollywood : After 73 episodes, two slain dragons, three Outstanding Drama Series Emmys, one Peabody, the demise of the Night King and most of Kings’ Landing and the destruction of more […]

Winter is… Here?

April 2, 2019 Linda L. Richards 0

The final season of Game of Thrones, the HBO series based on the 1991 novel of the same name by George R. Martin, begins April 14th. The first promo video for the season can be seen below. Haven’t followed the series but want to see what all the fuss is about? VOX today offers an essential episodes guide “if you want to understand the plot.” Looking for a simple “essential episodes” guide to Game of […]

Game of Thrones Prequel Gets HBO Greenlight

June 8, 2018 admin 0

Sad that the amazingly successful Game of Thrones is barreling towards its inevitable conclusion? Well, cheer up, final episode or no, the best might be yet to come: a Game of Thrones prequel, to be co-produced by series author George R.R. Martin, has been green lighted by HBO. The new series has been written and created by feature writer Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass, Kingsman) and Martin. From Deadline Hollywood: …the untitled project takes the prequel concept […]

New Project by Game of Thrones Author Heads to Big Screen

May 23, 2018 admin 0

The Ice Dragon, a 1980 children’s book written by Games of Thrones author George R.R. Martin, is headed for the big screen. From Deadline Hollywood: Martin wrote the book in 1980 prior to Game of Thrones. The book is not set in the realm of Martin’s Seven Kingdoms, but rather in a world of medieval fantasy where warring kingdoms harness the power of fire breathing dragons. It’s the story of a young girl named Adara, […]

Game of Thrones Going to the Dogs

July 24, 2017 admin 0

Arguably, no one is doing a better job of forecasting what will happen in the remainder of season seven of Game of Thrones than Vanity Fair, and they seem fairly certain that we’re going to be seeing a lot more direwolves. This might be because some wolfish production problems have been overcome, and it might be because the series can’t come to any proper Martin-style conclusions without the wolves the author drew in so carefully […]

Game of Thrones Fans in for a Surprise

February 19, 2015 admin 0

Those who love the oft-bloody Game of Thrones television series, based on the books penned by George RR Martin, are in for a surprise in season five. According to the author, even fans of the books won’t know in advance who will get axed. From Esquire: While those with novel knowledge were a step ahead of the virgin crowd, their safe days are over. Like Nostradamus, Martin arrived to Sunday night’s Writers Guild West Awards […]