Posted 1/18/13 1:04 pm EST by Don Hatfield in Game of Thrones, HBO, TV
If I had a time machine the first thing I would do is travel to March 31st, 2013 so I could watch the "Game of Thrones" third season premiere. Unfortunately, I don't have time machine, so the official "Game of Thrones" production diary has been getting a lot of my attention. And they recently released a new behind the scenes video, dubbed "Molding the Book Into a Series."
Posted 12/27/12 11:18 am EST by Don Hatfield in Game of Thrones, HBO, TV
Last year, "Dexter" just barely edged out "Game of Thrones" for the top slot in TorrentFreak's "Top 10 Most Pirated TV Shows". But the tides have turned, with HBO's adaptation of George R.R. Martin's fantasy epic becoming the most pirated TV show of 2012. Read More...
Posted 12/19/12 1:15 pm EST by Don Hatfield in Game of Thrones, HBO, TV
The third season of "Game of Thrones" is still a few months away, but the official production diary (here) is giving us plenty of looks behind the scenes to prepare us for the events ahead. The latest featurette – "Making Game of Thrones: Art Direction" – introduces us to to art directors Heather Greenlees and Tom Still, who share how working on the same show year after year stays interesting.
Posted 12/2/12 9:00 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Game of Thrones, HBO, TV
We've seen a teaser poster for 'Game of Thrones,' and gotten a teaser video, but tonight on HBO, we got the clearest look yet at the upcoming adventures of our favorite Westerosi. The video - a Production Featurette, with interviews, sneak peaks, and more - just premiered as part of the 'Boardwalk Empire' season finale, but you can check it out right here, right now: Read More...
Posted 11/28/12 11:34 am EST by Don Hatfield in Apps, Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, HBO, TV
The world of Westeros introduced in "Game of Thrones" is a pretty big place with lots of people and places you'll need to remember if you want to stay in the loop. To make things a little easier for us, Random House Digital has created the "A World of Ice and Fire" app, a massive digital guide to "Game of Thrones" featuring character bios and interactive maps. Read More...
Posted 10/9/12 10:00 am EST by Don Hatfield in Game of Thrones, HBO, TV
Converse All-Stars are probably one of the most widely loved brands of sneakers in the world. So, covering them with artwork inspired by a fantasy television series with an almost fanatical following like "Game of Thrones"is a no-brainer.
Posted 10/5/12 5:07 pm EST by Don Hatfield in Fun, Game of Thrones, HBO, TV
Forged under the orders of King Aegon the Conqueror, the Iron Throne was constructed by melting down a reforming the swords belonging to the hundreds of lords who swore fealty to him. For most of us, the only throne we get to enjoy is the porcelain one in our bathroom. However, this wall decal will make you feel like you have a "Game of Thrones" inspired Iron Throne of your own.
Posted 8/27/12 5:22 pm EST by Charles Webb in HBO, Reviews, TV
When you separate out the individual elements of True Blood's fifth season, on the face of it, a lot of them should have worked. You've got Alcide's pack battle for superiority, exploring Terry's messed up past during the Iraq conflict, the Hoyt-Jessica-Jason triangle ultimately damaging each character in some way and providing some of the season's genuine heart, Lafayette saving the spirit of Jesus, and the introduction of the vampire Authority and their mostly unexplored mythology. And while it's necessary--important--that all of these elements be woven together into a cohesive story, season five instead feels like a mashup of plot bits, happening at seemingly random intervals. Storylines drop in and out (along with their characters), leaving the season without any real momentum or tension.
And while the finale introduces a couple of interesting turns, they come at the conclusion of a mostly meandering season that will probably go down as "the one where they lifted the blood god plot from the first Blade."
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Posted 8/20/12 3:54 pm EST by Charles Webb in HBO, Reviews, TV
Amidst gangs of ravenous new vampires on the loose, increased attacks on werewolves, Bill's descent into religious mania, and Tara's possible like-like feelings for her maker, True Blood delivers one of the most over-the-top, show-breaking scenes in the show's history.
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Posted 8/13/12 10:28 am EST by Charles Webb in HBO, Reviews, TV
True Blood suffers a staff reduction as two vampires (don't worry, peripheral ones) suffer the true death while one human cast member bids farewell for parts north. Plus, Bill and Nora try to make a convert out of Eric as the American Vampire League continues its PR offensive convince the human world that things are fine, just fine (that's not stopping panicked humans from packing guns with wooden bullets, though). Then there's Tara, Pam, and the new Sheriff of Zone 5, while Sookie and Jason find a mysterious scroll.
Hey Sookie, no good can ever come of discovering a mysterious scroll!
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Posted 8/6/12 10:23 am EST by Charles Webb in HBO, Reviews, TV
You can feel the weight of season five nearing its end on this episode of True Blood--not quite in a "oh man this is so thrilling I can't wait to find out what happens way," and more of a "oh man, they went with that ending" kind of way. As two storylines reach their conclusion while the Authority plot kind of drifts in and out of the margins, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" has alternately made this season feel both rushed and thin up to this point. The ifrit plot and the human supremacist thing (and even the murder of Sookie and Jason's parents) feel like sideshows, drawing attention away from the protracted intrigues inside Authority HQ.
Why you want to keep taking us back to barns and pigsties, True Blood writers?
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Posted 7/23/12 1:40 pm EST by Charles Webb in HBO, Reviews, TV
The most unforgivable sin this week's episode of True Blood commits (in an episode concerned, no less with sins and heresy) is to cut away from the Authority after its opening. In fact, I would have been delighted to hang with Salome, Nora, Bill, Russell, and Eric (and the other three) for the bulk of this episode just to see where their strange, bloody trip takes them (beyond hassling terrified cabbies on the streets of New Orleans).
But let me back up, because obviously, this episode is about more than our favorite group of vampires joining in an unexpected communion, I guess you could call it. Yep, we've got more fairy business (why won't it stop), Lafayette in a pickle, Tara on a pole, and Terry on the run.
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Posted 7/9/12 10:39 am EST by Charles Webb in HBO, Reviews, TV
By the end of this week's True Blood, Bill, Sookie, Eric, and Alcide may have bitten off more than they could chew, while Tara gets an old job at a new place along with an old new friend; Lafayette starts to freak about the whole demonic possession thing while Jason and Andy investigate a shooting and Terry and his old Army buddy investigate not getting set on fire.
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Posted 7/2/12 5:08 pm EST by Charles Webb in HBO, News, TV
Bon Temps just seems stuck in HBO's blood as the network renews the series for a sixth season. while the lackluster fourth season had its problems, "True Blood" has put the tortured, semi-ridiculous, always entertaining drama front and center with the current fifth season.
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Posted 7/2/12 11:00 am EST by Charles Webb in HBO, Reviews, TV
After the baffling record scratch that was the reveal about Jason last week, "We'll Meet Again" gets back to the same burlesque ridiculousness that we all know and love in Bon Temps.
In this week's "True Blood" episode: Lafayette makes a mistake, Sookie gets wasted, and someone gets staked.
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