Flickering Myth

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We’re Now Powered By Nostalgia More Than Ever!

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George Chrysostomou on nostalgia… Upon reading Anghus Houvouras’s piece on why everyone is hating on Ready Player One, a key theme of his argument really hit home – it struck me that there really ise a lot of nostalgia in the current crop of films and TV shows. Now, I know that this has always been present. Every […]

George R.R. Martin thinks we might get one or two new Westeros books in 2018

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If you were hoping to see The Winds of Winter, the latest chapter of George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy saga A Song of Ice And Fire, hitting bookstores this year, then the author has some bad news for you in his LiveJournal, revealing that he’s still “months away” from completing the novel, but expects to […]

Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 2 – ‘Stormborn’ – Top 5 Moments

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Tony Black with the top five moments from the second episode of Game of Thrones season seven… 1 – THEON GREYJOY STRIKES AGAIN! Just when you think Theon Greyjoy may have got his shit together, he goes and literally, as well as figuratively, jump ship. Euron’s ship battle ambush is frenetic and exciting but over […]

Is a spoiler the end of the world?

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Henry Bevan on spoilers… I lasted five days. Five days without having someone spoil the new episode of Game of Thrones. Those days were spent in constant fear. I was like one of the journalists in All The Presidents Men, constantly looking over my shoulder for the innocent bystander who might tell me what the […]

Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 1 Review – ‘Dragonstone’

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Villordsutch reviews Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 1 – ‘Dragonstone’… Written – David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Directed – Jeremy Podeswa Ayra Stark – “Winter came for House Frey”. It’s been a long wait for the return of Game of Thrones.  Daenerys has been rowing across the Narrow Sea now for so long, she […]

Game of Thrones director discuses the season 7 finale’s major death

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The director of Game of Thrones’ season 7 finale Jeremy Podeswa has discussed a major death from the episode ‘The Dragon and the Wolf’. Spoilers for the episode follow. You have been warned… Petyr Baelish was one of the longest surviving characters on HBO’s epic fantasy drama, having been around since season 1. It has […]

Game of Thrones Fact Files: Bran Stark

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Tony Black counts down to Game of Thrones season 7… “You will never walk again… but you will fly…” These words capped off a four season journey for Brandon Stark, the youngest son of Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell, in which he went from crippled young boy to a powerful, magical seer in the making. […]

Game of Thrones season 7 premiere shatters ratings records

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Game of Thrones made its hotly-anticipated return this past Sunday night, with the season seven premiere ‘Dragonstone’ shattering a number of ratings records for HBO. The episode pulled in a whopping 16.1 million viewers across all HBO platforms, including repeats, streaming and DVR, up 50% from the season six opener from 2016. In overnight ratings, […]