Tag Archives: Game of Thrones
Cultural Checkup: Cinemax’s Strike Back
Cultural Checkup: Cinemax’s Strike Back September 24th, 2011 There are a number of logical parallels between Cinemax’s Strike Back and Starz’s Torchwood: Miracle Day. Not only did they share the same timeslot for a number of weeks this summer, and … Continue reading
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Hope Springs Intermittently: Stories of the 2011 Emmy Nominations
Stories of the 2011 Emmy Nominations July 14th, 2011 My favorite thing about Emmy nomination morning is the sense of hope. It lingers in the air before the 5:35am PT announcement – last night, as both coasts drifted off to … Continue reading
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Cultural Reading: George R.R. Martin’s A Dance with Dragons
The last book I purchased on the day of its release was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, fitting given Friday’s release of the final installment of the film adaptations of that series. I remember going to my local grocery … Continue reading
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A Final Forecast: Five Stories to Watch in the 2011 Emmy Nominations
5 Stories to Watch in the 2011 Emmy Nominations July 12th, 2011 After numerous failed attempts at writing about why I was struggling to write about the Emmy Awards, which will go down as a meta fail of epic proportions, … Continue reading
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Now What?: Advance Screeners in the Digital Age
Advance Screeners in the Digital Age March 31st, 2011 It is hardly a secret that television critics often receive advance screeners of popular television programs: after all, the role of the traditional critic has been to produce pre-air reviews of … Continue reading
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The Atemporality of The Pillars of the Earth and its Impact on Game of Thrones
The Atemporality of The Pillars of the Earth and its Impact on Game of Thrones July 23rd, 2010 I have never read Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth, but I have a feeling that it would be a very … Continue reading
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Doctor Who – “Victory of the Daleks”
“Victory of the Daleks” April 17th, 2010 On the one hand, writing this review seems a little silly: I know very little about the Daleks beyond their general appearance and their robotic cadence, so I can’t really tell you how … Continue reading
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The Malorian Enigma: Starz’s Camelot and the Misguided Adaptation
Earlier today, Starz announced their plans for Camelot, a ten-part series that offers a new version of the Arthurian Legend. As someone who studied a great deal of medieval literature in my undergraduate career, even writing my honours thesis on … Continue reading
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