WiC Weekly: January 3-9
By Dan Selcke
Welcome to WiC Weekly. Let’s take a look at the biggest bits of Game of Thrones news from the past week.
We’re still sorting through the fallout following George R.R. Martin’s announcement that The Winds of Winter will not be released before Game of Thrones Season 6.
This week in GoT, George RR Martin thanks fans for their support after Winds of Winter delay.https://t.co/jfBmLKS4Z7 pic.twitter.com/JwlHP9xf39
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 10, 2016
Our writers shared their reactions…
One of our writers was upset over the Winds of Winter delay. He sorted through his emotions. https://t.co/MkiERYrMMf pic.twitter.com/fdq6SdSuId
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 10, 2016
Another explains why the Winds of Winter delay was inevitable. https://t.co/CYi6sSosoO pic.twitter.com/hE3wbFvue1
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 10, 2016
Finally, we hashed out our reactions in this week’s Small Council, and discussed whether the delay will affect how we watch the show.
Have an opinion about the Winds of Winter delay? Vote in our poll! https://t.co/1VaKQ3beBZ pic.twitter.com/b3Sx0eFgSl
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 10, 2016
Shifting gears, it’s time to start prepping for Game of Thrones Season 6. To that end, we’ve collected all the spoilers we have about it in one convenient place.
Meanwhile, we list every single spoiler we know about #GameofThroens Season 6. It's coming. https://t.co/NJOHLghEN6 pic.twitter.com/FWlJHzQX5v
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 10, 2016
Since her movie The Forest opens this weekend, Natalie Dormer has been all over the place promoting it. She’s been talking up Game of Thrones in the process.
Natalie Dormer's been out in force—she said she almost turned down the part of Margaery... https://t.co/Zx6EaQANmA pic.twitter.com/uiGm20XKJC
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 10, 2016
...and she maybe kinda let a small spoiler about Season 6 slip while on a latenight show. https://t.co/IdaFC8PlwY pic.twitter.com/LUEc5SwbmU
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 10, 2016
Entertainment Weekly is having an epic cross-fandom tournament that pits different bits of pop culture against each other. Game of Thrones is on the list, and while it beat the BBC’s Sherlock to take the first round, it’s currently losing the second to The X-Files. Voting goes through Tuesday.
EW is pitting fandoms against each other. At the moment, X-Files is beating #GameofThrones. https://t.co/RUqKSxugFy pic.twitter.com/dzAMYyu3ng
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 10, 2016
Next, our writer takes a look at MTV’s Shannara Chronicles to see if there’s anything to the Game of Thrones comparisons critics keep making. At the end of the day, Shannara is almost nothing like Game of Thrones, and that’s a good thing.
The Shannara Chronicles has been compared to #GameofThrones, but that's unfair to both shows.https://t.co/BEbXcqTtgt pic.twitter.com/3Lv3QFYFM7
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 10, 2016
Here’s some big news: Game of Thrones Season 6 will premiere on April 24, 2016.
We finally have an official premiere date for #GameofThrones Season 6. Begin the countdown! https://t.co/ac0ieXP88u pic.twitter.com/PepdnEdzJ5
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 10, 2016
What do people most want to see in Season 6? Perhaps you can guess…
Speaking of Season 6, what storyline are fans most looking forward to? Our poll results: https://t.co/EUJZZXq3Sj pic.twitter.com/TXJHISHGiH
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 10, 2016
Going back to where we started, HBO CEO Richard Plepler gave his own thoughts on how The Winds of Winter delay might affect the show. He commented on the presence of Jon Snow in all those Season 6 marketing materials, as well.
Finally, HBO's CEO discusses the Jon Snow-heavy marketing for Season 6, and the Winds delay. https://t.co/fVqm34rpil pic.twitter.com/Zyv1ZX3ywR
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 10, 2016