Game of Thrones
Making a Murder nabs four Emmy awards as Game of Thrones dominates
September 12, 2016 | David FarnorGame of Thrones dominated the Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the weekend.
The awards, which were handed out on both Saturday and Sunday night, recognise artistic and technical achievement on the small screen, as well as guest performances, animation and … Read More
2016 Emmys: Netflix and Amazon receive record nominations as online video steals spotlight
July 15, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix and Amazon have both received a record number of Emmy nominations, in a year where online video has never been more acclaimed.
At a glance, the awards seem the same old set-up, with Game of Thrones again leading the … Read More
Brian Cox turned down a role in Game of Thrones
July 4, 2016 | David FarnorMax von Sydow. Jonathan Pryce. Charles Dance. Iain Glen. Sean Bean. Everyone’s been on Game of Thrones. You might well wonder, then, why someone like Brian Cox – who is so easy to imagine donning furs and a sword and … Read More
UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 10 (The Winds of Winter)
June 28, 2016 | Paul GreenwoodWarning: This contains spoilers.
There’s a splendid Robin Williams stand-up routine from the 80s where he talks about being a new father and the shock of seeing a soiled nappy for the first time.
“You may have been a lumberjack, … Read More
Game of Thrones Season 6 available to download and own in UK
June 28, 2016 | David FarnorGame of Thrones Season 6 is now available to download and own in the UK.
The show, which is based on George R.R. Martin’s bestselling novels, needs no introduction to fans, with millions around the world watching the show online … Read More
UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 9 (Battle of the Bastards)
June 21, 2016 | Paul GreenwoodWarning: This contains spoilers.
Was this it? Was this the moment television finally overtook cinema as the pre-eminent popular art form of our age? Given the mediocrity on display at the summer box office, versus what’s being served up to … Read More
UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 8 (No-One)
June 14, 2016 | Paul GreenwoodWarning: This contains spoilers.
The time for talking is nearly over and the time for hitting and stabbing is as good as upon us. No-One was an episode steeped in the promise of violence, the notion of violence, and actual … Read More
UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 7
June 7, 2016 | Paul GreenwoodWarning: This contains spoilers.
It’s rare for an episode of Game of Thrones to have a pre-credits sequence. Season openers, maybe, and the odd other here and there. But the bombshell dropped on us at the start of this seventh … Read More
UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 6
May 31, 2016 | Paul GreenwoodWarning: This contains spoilers.
So what have we had up to the halfway point in this sixth season of Game of Thrones?
A resurrection, a lot of sitting around, some manoeuvring and then, as the entire planet has been reminding … Read More
UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 5 (The Door)
May 24, 2016 | Paul GreenwoodWarning: This contains spoilers.
You’d need Doc Brown riding in on the back of a T-800 to explain away the end of the latest episode of Game of Thrones.
The timey-wimey conceit of its central storyline, so beloved of fantasy … Read More