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New Trailer for HBO’s Game of Thrones

By Will Perkins
March 4, 2011

Game of Thrones - Daenerys - Emilia Clarke

HBO unleashed a new trailer for their upcoming fantasy series Game of Thrones today. Based on the novels of George R. R. Martin, Thrones revolves around the medieval world of Westeros, a turbulent kingdom where the ruling houses vie for control of the coveted Iron Throne.  The show boasts an amazing cast that includes fantasy vet Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings), Lena Headey (300, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Peter Dinklage (The Station Agent) and HBO alum Aiden Gillen ( The Wire).

One of the things that made the original novels so great were the distinct lack of recognizable fantasy elements, and the television series promises the same thing. Viewers skeptical of the genre should take heart; Game of Thrones does not feature hobbits, elves, dwarves or orcs. Dragons did exist once, but are now extinct, while magic is relegated to superstition and history. What Thrones does offer is compelling human drama, political intrigue, sex, violence and war. Now who can’t relate to those things?

Game of Thrones premieres on HBO and HBO Canada April 17th 2011.

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Inside HBO’s Game of Thrones

By Will Perkins
December 6, 2010

Prior to the season finale of Boardwalk Empire, HBO offered a 15 minute behind-the-scenes look at their new fantasy series Game of Thrones. The sprawling series is based on the Song of Ice and Fire novels by author and former TV scribe George R. R. Martin. Game of Thrones revolves around the medieval world of Westeros, a turbulent kingdom where the ruling houses vie for control of the coveted Iron Throne. Continue reading →

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Book Shelf: Malazan Book of the Fallen

By Joel Minty
July 13, 2010

A friend of mine once told me about a movie series backed by Ted Turner which was set up to be an epic, three-part, 12-hour opus about the American Civil War.  It was called Gods and Generals, starring Jeff Daniels … Continue reading →

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Let the Wookie Win: 10 Years Since Chewie’s Death

By Chris
October 5, 2009

Ten years ago to this day, author R. A. Salvatore killed Chewbacca. More specifically, his book Vector Prime was published, a Star Wars novel in which Chewbacca is consigned to an ignominious death on a planet succumbing to a killer … Continue reading →

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Podcast 9: Bearded Sharks

By Dork Shelf
August 6, 2009

In this “mantastic” episode Lucas, Will, Jeff, and Joel find themselves trapped in a cage deep underwater, assaulted from all sides by the desperate later seasons of The Simpsons. The dorks talk about how Matt Groening’s show has changed over time, about what they’ve been consuming, and some hot news from the worlds of film, video games, and email spam. Continue reading →

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