Game of Owns: Comments, Letters, and Severed Things
It’s Friday mailbag time on Game of Owns! Episode 98 - Comments, Letters, and Severed Things
Join the crew of GOO minus Zack at the end of this week as the overflowing bag of mail is given some much needed attention, and catch up is played while revisiting some of your best thoughts from the latest episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones.
Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister and Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister. S3E8. Second Sons
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys and Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei. S3E8.Second Sons
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, S3E8.Second Sons
Episode 27 – The Bear and the Maiden Fair – Analysis
Meditations on Adaptation and Dramatic Pacing in a Lovesick Thrones By Tyler Davis
“The Bear and the Maiden Fair” has proven controversial. From the cacophony of competing voices sounding forth from the halls of internet fandom, refrains like “too slow” or “too exploitative” have dominated. I think the generally strong episode has a few weaknesses, but these overused statements don’t indicate why. I once made the argument that Thrones is novelized television, and not a televised novel (or series of novels). If this is true, it’s worth understanding how HBO’s juggernaut is positioned in the context of television dramas historically, what makes it unique, and how the adaptation challenges it faces modify our appreciation of the episode, its constituent scenes, and its thematic statements. […]
Benioff to TMZ on Theon’s gruesome scene last week.
Thrones producer: “We’ll probably get through seven seasons”
Game of Thrones producer Frank Doelger spoke with RadioTimes at the BAFTAs, where Thrones took home the Audience Award, and had an interesting quote about how long he expects the show to last. […]
Starks at Tourney at Harrenhal
Benjen Stark - The Wolf Pup
Lyanna Stark - The She Wolf
Ned Stark - The Quiet Wolf
Brandon Stark - The Wild Wolf
Benioff & Weiss interviewed on KCRW’s UpClose
David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones writers and executive producers, appeared on KCRW’s UpClose a couple weeks ago. David & Dan talk about their background, the genesis of the show, the adaptation process and more in an entertaining and enlightening hour. This conversation was recorded live as part of KCRW’s UpClose series
One bit of news to come out of this interview: Season 4 is set to begin filming on July 8th.
The Tweets were Fair (and Madden was Bare)
Tonight’s little slices of awesome pie were taken from Tweets bearing the hashtags #GameOfThrones and/or #TheBearAndTheMaidenFair.
Leaked audition video means season 4 casting underway
An audition video has popped up on Vimeo that looks to be for season 4 of Game of Thrones.
Game of Owns: Love Slave
Our usual podcast recap is here. Listen in as the Game of Owns hosts are joined by Ours is the Fury to break down “The Bear and the Maiden Fair”.
