Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

Game of Thrones showrunners call season 6 the “best one” yet

by

Game of Thrones has consistently been hailed as one of the best shows on TV during its five years on air, which is part of the reason why the show has amassed such a large following and so many are looking forward to its season 6 premiere next month. Unlike the show’s previous seasons, however, the […]

Kit Harington says Jon Snow is dead in Game of Thrones and “everyone has to get used to it”

by

Despite the fact he’s on the poster artwork for the sixth season, and the actor has been spotted filming scenes in Northern Ireland, Kit Harington has been speaking to Digital Spy about the fate of his Game of Thrones character Jon Snow, claiming that he’s very much dead, and “everyone has to get used to […]

UPDATE: George R.R. Martin says there will be a Game of Thrones movie

by

UPDATE: It seems that The Daily Star has been making Martin’s comments up, as the author has now posted on his official LiveJournal debunking the report. Either that, or he’s spoke too soon… Back in July, HBO president of programming Michael Lombardo revealed that the hugely-successful fantasy series Game of Thrones will run for at least […]

SNL creates ‘South Centros’ in Game of Thrones mock episode

by

Last night SNL gave us its own take on the immensely popular HBO series, Game of Thrones.  The spoof depicts an eighth kingdom called South Centros, inspired by the 1991 John Singleton film, Boyz ‘n the Hood. http://www.hulu.com/watch/776819 During the mock episode we find out that South Centros is at war with the Lannisters and that Ice […]

Game of Thrones showrunners confirm the series will spoil the books

by

With Game of Thrones rapidly catching up to George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire books and The Winds of Winter no closer to a release date, it seems inevitable that the acclaimed HBO TV series will reach its conclusion before the publication of the final book in Martin’s epic fantasy saga, A […]

George R.R. Martin on Game of Thrones season 5: “People are going to die who don’t die in the books”

by

Readers of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire books have so far had a pretty good idea of what to expect when it comes to character deaths on HBO’s acclaimed fantasy series Game of Thrones. However, that started to change last season with a surprise death in the tenth episode… and according […]

No plans to publish The Winds of Winter in 2015, but Tales of Dunk and Egg collected edition set for October

by

If you were hoping that 2015 would finally be the year you get your hands on the sixth book in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire saga, I’m afraid it seems you’re out of luck. It will of course come as no surprise to hear that HarperCollins has no plans to publish […]