The union between the Starks and the Targaryens is no longer the most surprising alliance in the history of Westeros, as a line of official Game of Thrones Oreo cookies is being released alongside the final season of the show. Game of Thrones is an adaptation of the A Song of Ice and Fire book series and one aspect of the novels that have been lost in translation is George R....
Warning! This post contains major spoilers for season 8 of Game of Thrones. It’s safe to say that Game of Thrones fans are not happy with the total flop in “character development” with Daenerys Targaryen, breaker of chains. For a total of seven seasons, her character was idealistic, reasonable, and all around good. For her to suddenly transform from a just leader into a Mad Queen seems highly unrealistic, even in a fantasy world of magic and dragons....
Throughout Game of Thrones’ eight-season run, Bran Stark was an integral character on the popular show. He began as a young boy who was crippled after being cruelly thrown out of a window and ended up the Three-Eyed Raven, eventually becoming a King. But as Bran progressively turned into the Raven, he got, well, weirder. He would speak quietly and thoughtfully, sometimes just glaring at people. Or his eyes would roll back into his head as he began “warging” into another world where he could see both the past and the future....
Game of Thrones has been a huge hit with millions of viewers. So many fans have invested a lot in this series, so it’s no wonder why expectations were high going into the series finale. While of course opinions are mixed and each person has their own feelings, there is a general consensus that the last couple of episodes haven’t been up to Game of Thrones’ standard. Many fans were disappointed in the series finale and felt many of the storylines fell short....
Jon and Daenerys was the relationship we all wanted to see on Game of Thrones. The two are the metaphorical meeting of Fire and Ice from which the book is named, with Jon representing ice and Dany representing fire. Unfortunately, their relationship ended in tragedy. Daenerys appeared to go mad during the attack on King’s Landing, committing genocide and then promising to fight even more wars across Westeros and beyond. This sudden character turn from Breaker of Chains to power-hungry dictator led Jon to kill Daenerys....
Despite how some people might have been disappointed by the final season of the show, fans still want more Game of Thrones. Though there was a lot of disappointment when it was announced HBO would not be going forward with the Naomi Watts-led prequel, a new prequel entitled House of the Dragon is in the works. And there’s sure to be more on the way. While HBO seems to be steering away from the established characters from the original series, for now, it seems like only a matter of time before we see spin-offs of some of the characters we know and love....
Game of Thrones’ penultimate episode, “The Bells,” saw many major characters killed off during Daenerys Targaryen’s assault on King’s Landing - leaving only a handful of major players alive for the series finale. Upon hearing the bells signalling the Lannister army’s surrender, Daenerys’ inherited madness kicked in and she began burning the people of King’s Landing en masse - including the surrendered soldiers, innocent civilians, and children. This sets in motion further conflict for the series finale, as Jon Snow and Dany’s other allies have to decide whether they want to remain loyal to the Mad Queen....
Game of Thrones decided to cut Arya’s journey to godswood to kill the Night King because it didn’t matter. HBO’s fantastical series wrapped up its eight-season run back in May with Bran ultimately ending on the Iron Throne. But before the show could decide who will rule Westeros, its future was uncertain due to the threat posed by the Night King and his White Walkers. After years of build up, showdown between the living and the dead finally took place in episode 3, titled “The Long Night....
Free State Of Jones may be based on a true story, but the film exercises some dramatic license in bringing the story to the big screen. Written and directed by Gary Ross, Free State Of Jones stars Matthew McConaughey as Newton Knight – a Mississippi farmer who deserted the army and revolted against Confederate forces during the American Civil War. Together with fellow farmers and runaway slaves, Knight took over Jones County, Mississippi and declared it seceded from the Confederacy....
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrlLcb7zYmw] Before there was his current Apple gig, there was Dr. Dre’s storied rise from the streets of Compton to global hiphop sensation and producer which eventually led to the headphone, speaker, and streaming music brand and Jimmy Iovine partnership with Beats. This is the Hollywood version of that story which Dr. Dre co-produced. In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country....
Following their joint top level conversation and subsequent Interview with Tim Cook, Businessweek posts an in-depth interview with Apple SVP of Design Jony Ive and SVP Software Engineering Craig Federighi. It gives a nice insight into the collaborative process at Apple between industrial design and software teams which have always been close but took on a new closeness to develop iOS 7 and the new iPhones. Here’s a snippet to whet your appetite:...
Game of Thrones is known for its huge world. While many TV shows and books series are limited to the world surrounding their characters, the world of Planetos is not only dark and full of terror, but also vast and full of character. While we didn’t get to see as many locations as we may have liked in the TV series (or even the books so far), the future spin-offs do allow for some hope in seeing these locations....
Arya Stark is one of the most beloved characters on Game of Thrones and it’s not hard to see why people love her so much. From the very beginning, Arya has shown she is willing to fight against tradition and forge her own path. That path led her to become one of the most badass people in Westeros and even killing the Night King. However, like most people in Game of Thrones, Arya is not perfect....
Game of Thrones ends with a new King’s small council - here’s who’s sat at the most important table of Westeros. The Game of Thrones finale surprised many by making Bran Stark the new King of Westeros (but only six kingdoms, as Sansa has made the North independent). Like any good King, Bran’s first order of business was to make a new small council. Right back to the start of the show, the King’s council has been one of the most important groups of people, led by the Hand of the King and dealing with the actual ruling of the kingdom....
Spin-offs are treated with apprehension because they can either be an absolute win or a total flop that kills off the likability factor of the central character. Frasier avoided being a failure chiefly because the show had so much heart to it. With this level of care, there were bound to be moments that made us sad, as this is proof that the viewer comes actually likes the characters on the show....
Friends first aired back in 1994 and has since brought some of the most relatable, lovable characters on TV to life. Over a decade after the series concluded, the cast of this beloved sitcoms remains popular and talked-about to this day. Joey Tribbiani is undoubtedly one of the most iconic characters that ever came out of the show. Maybe the fame and love for this character weren’t enough to make his own spinoff a success, but the Joey is adored to this day, regardless....
Gamemaker Valve Software, known for its online game publishing site Steam and game titles like Half-Life, Counter-Strike and Portal, is turning over to the public for free the tools it uses to create its 3D games. Having noticed that many gamers get as much enjoyment out of modifying games as they do playing them, Valve said Wednesday it had decided to give players all the same resources the company uses so anyone can create original games and animated movies....
The Garmin Vivomove Sport doesn’t have a 30-day battery life, but charging it once a week is fine with me. It’s a rather small watch with a diameter of 40 mm, and there are no buttons to press. People with smaller wrists and those who like light watches will love the Vivomove Sport. It’s also quite affordable at just $179.99. Surprisingly, the small touchscreen OLED display is more useful and capable than I anticipated, and it is essential to supporting the Garmin ecosystem....
The “men on a mission” movie gets a modern facelift with Triple Frontier. Directed by J.C. Chandor (All is Lost), this action/adventure story follows a squad of hardened soldiers who strike out for themselves and set out to rob a South American drug kingpin. The squad of soldiers are played by some of the hunkiest men in Hollywood: Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund, Charlie Hunnam, and Pedro Pascal are a veritable mountain of machismo, and the film makes a grand showing of balancing the emotional journey of these characters with a non-stop barrage of action, adventure, and white-knuckle tension....
There are fewer things in life more powerful than a good pep talk. A handful of articulate words strung together like fairy lights have the power to illuminate the path we’d be missing on our own. While we may tune into TV for bloody sword fights and steamy love affairs, every now and then comes a character so wise, so in tune with the human experience, the viewer finds themselves just as inspired as the other characters....
