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Sesame Street parodies Game of Thrones with Game of Chairs

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With Game of Thrones set to return to TV screens for its fifth season tomorrow night, Sesame Street has produced a parody of HBO’s epic fantasy series entitled ‘Game of Chairs’, which features Grover Bluejoy alongside puppet versions of the likes of Daenerys, Tyrion, Cersei, Joffrey, Ned and company. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: […]

Jumping the Shark on a Nuked Fridge: How Aquaman dials up the crazy to whole new levels

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Aquaman, and how it dials up the crazy to whole new levels… Some films are ridiculous. Of those, some are self aware of the sheer lunacy of their concept. Some are not aware of their own ridiculousness. The self aware films can often be a little too self-aware, and then feel […]

Warner Bros. Discovery boss wants more from the Harry Potter and Superman franchises

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It’s fair to say popular characters like Superman and Harry Potter haven’t had the most spotlight in recent years. Due to polarizing movies or controversial creators, we’ve seen two of pop culture’s most prominent heroes on the back burner. It’s time for that to change however, says Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. In the […]

House of the Dragon Season 1 Finale Review – ‘The Black Queen’

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Chris Connor reviews the season one finale of House of the Dragon… After its ninth episode focused on the Greens, led by Queen Alicent, the finale of season one of House of the Dragon, ‘The Black Queen’, shifts focus to Rhaenyra and Daemon as the pair learn of the death of King Viserys and installment […]

The Blacks prepare for war in House of the Dragon season one finale trailer

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HBO has released a trailer for next week’s season finale of House of the Dragon, which sees alliances formed and pledges made as Rhaenyra plans to go to war against the Hightowers and take the throne that was promised to her following the events of the last episode, where her half-brother Aegon was crowned King […]

House of the Dragon Episode 9 Review – ‘The Green Council’

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Chris Connor reviews the ninth episode of House of the Dragon… After the death of King Viserys at the end of ‘Lord of the Tides’, the penultimate episode of House of the Dragon’s first season focuses on the line of succession and attempts by Queen Alicent to install her eldest son Aegon on the Iron […]

The battle for the Iron Throne begins in House of the Dragon episode 9 trailer

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HBO has released a trailer for next week’s ninth episode of the hit fantasy series, House of the Dragon, which sees chaos ensue and the battle for the Iron Throne commence follows the death of Paddy Considine’s King Viserys; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of the eighth episode of House of the […]

House of the Dragon Episode 8 Review – ‘Lord of the Tides’

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Chris Connor reviews the eighth episode of House of the Dragon… House of the Dragon continues to cement itself as a worthy successor to the juggernaut that was Game of Thrones and its eighth episode ‘Lord of the Tides’ is a manifestation of what made both shows work so well. It is full of political […]