Medieval History
With the amount of money apparently spent on ?Game of Thrones,? the fantasy epic set in a quasi-medieval somewhereland beginning Sunday on HBO, a show like ?Mad Men? might have the financing to continue into the second term of a Malia Obama presidency. ?Game of Thrones? is a cast-of-at-least-many-hundreds production, with sweeping ?Braveheart? shots of warrior hordes. Keeping track of the principals alone feels as though it requires the focused memory of someone who can play bridge at a Warren Buffett level of adeptness. In a sense the series, which will span 10 episodes, ought to come with a warning like, ?If you can?t count cards, please return to reruns of ?Sex and the City.??
Shot largely on location in the fields and hills of Northern Ireland and Malta, ?Game of Thrones? is green and ripe and good-looking. Here the term green carries double meaning as both visual descriptive and allegory. Embedded in the narrative is a vague global-warming horror story. Rival dynasties vie for control over the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros ? a territory where summers are measured in years, not months, and where winters can extend for decades.
Click here to read this article from the New York Times
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- Battle Of The Cable Tv Medieval Series
With two new medieval-set TV series premiering this month -- Starz's "Camelot" and HBO's "Game of Thrones" -- we're besieged by knights in shining armor, hearty feasts and bloody battles. "Camelot" (10 p.m. Fridays) is inspired by the legend...
- Game Of Thrones Begins April 17th
Debuting April 17th on HBO in North America, Game of Thrones is based on the bestselling fantasy book series A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin. Game of Thrones follows kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars and noblemen as they vie...
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Medievally Speaking presents: Michael Evans reviews: David O. Scaer, Passacaglia. Roanoke, VA: 2014. Kevin J. Harty reviews: Game of Thrones, Season 5, originally broadcast 12 April-14 June 2015, in a review essay entitled, "Joan...
- Movie Night: "game Of Thrones" Episodes 1 And 2
Please join the MSCU as we watch the first two episodes of the HBO series Game of Thrones. Tuesday, October 2. 5:00. CLE A311. Pizza and beverages will be provided. RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/415484668500562/ Winter is coming.... ...
Medieval History
A Fantasy World of Strange Feuding Kingdoms
With the amount of money apparently spent on ?Game of Thrones,? the fantasy epic set in a quasi-medieval somewhereland beginning Sunday on HBO, a show like ?Mad Men? might have the financing to continue into the second term of a Malia Obama presidency. ?Game of Thrones? is a cast-of-at-least-many-hundreds production, with sweeping ?Braveheart? shots of warrior hordes. Keeping track of the principals alone feels as though it requires the focused memory of someone who can play bridge at a Warren Buffett level of adeptness. In a sense the series, which will span 10 episodes, ought to come with a warning like, ?If you can?t count cards, please return to reruns of ?Sex and the City.??
Shot largely on location in the fields and hills of Northern Ireland and Malta, ?Game of Thrones? is green and ripe and good-looking. Here the term green carries double meaning as both visual descriptive and allegory. Embedded in the narrative is a vague global-warming horror story. Rival dynasties vie for control over the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros ? a territory where summers are measured in years, not months, and where winters can extend for decades.
Click here to read this article from the New York Times
- Are Vikings The Next Pop-culture Fetish?
Is there room at the pop culture inn for Vikings? MGM sure hopes so. The formerly financially distressed studio has green lit an Irish-Canadian co-production of Vikings, a 10-episode drama series. Produced by Michael Hirst and Morgan O?Sullivan, who have...
- Battle Of The Cable Tv Medieval Series
With two new medieval-set TV series premiering this month -- Starz's "Camelot" and HBO's "Game of Thrones" -- we're besieged by knights in shining armor, hearty feasts and bloody battles. "Camelot" (10 p.m. Fridays) is inspired by the legend...
- Game Of Thrones Begins April 17th
Debuting April 17th on HBO in North America, Game of Thrones is based on the bestselling fantasy book series A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin. Game of Thrones follows kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars and noblemen as they vie...
- Medievally Speaking Reviews: Scaer, Passacaglia; Game Of Thrones, Season 5, Final Episode
Medievally Speaking presents: Michael Evans reviews: David O. Scaer, Passacaglia. Roanoke, VA: 2014. Kevin J. Harty reviews: Game of Thrones, Season 5, originally broadcast 12 April-14 June 2015, in a review essay entitled, "Joan...
- Movie Night: "game Of Thrones" Episodes 1 And 2
Please join the MSCU as we watch the first two episodes of the HBO series Game of Thrones. Tuesday, October 2. 5:00. CLE A311. Pizza and beverages will be provided. RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/415484668500562/ Winter is coming.... ...