WiC Weekly: June 21-27
By WiC Staff
What happened on and about WiC this week? We’ll tell you.
First up, for Father’s Day, we paid tribute to the great (and terrible) dads from sci-fi and fantasy:
We're celebrating Father's Day by taking a tour of some of the best (and the worst) fathers from sci-fi and fantasy. Dads! https://t.co/OUZn3lL4Kb
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 28, 2020
Lots of George R.R. Martin news this week. For example, what character from the books did want a name change for in the show (but didn’t get)?
George R.R. Martin wanted the name of one of the thousands of characters from his books changed for Game of Thrones, but it didn't happen. https://t.co/kNbuShr42z
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 28, 2020
And of course, he gave a (comparatively) big update on the progress of The Winds of Winter:
George R.R. Martin gives fans the biggest update about The Winds of Winter in a long time. He's not finishing yet, but it's getting our hopes up... https://t.co/siJLIZCKza
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 28, 2020
But George R.R. Martin isn’t the only fantasy author whose fans have been waiting for a new book in his series for nearly a decade…
Fans of Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicle have been waiting nearly 10 years for the final book in his trilogy. Well, he has a new story on the way... https://t.co/KemL1Ufyma
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 28, 2020
Kit Harington is still weighing in on the ending of Game of Thrones, and agrees with fans on one key aspect:
Kit Harington (Jon Snow) talked with some Game of Thrones fans via Zoom and gave his opinion on the state of the good ship Jonerys. https://t.co/VJHxgmpXoh
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 28, 2020
In Star Trek news, veterans of Enterprise look back on what many fans considered the least of the Trek shows:
Star Trek: Enterprise is considered one of the lesser Star Trek shows, and the cast has plenty of explanations for why that is. https://t.co/o5ZQnE2ZlJ
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 28, 2020
Gemma Whelan (Yara Greyjoy) looks at the early, precarious days of Game of Thrones:
Game of Thrones star Gemma Whelan's turn as the ferocious Yara Greyjoy almost ended before it began, all because she updated her CV: https://t.co/MRMyoib6UU
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 28, 2020
We endeavor to answer an old question: The world of The Walking Dead is crawling with zombies, so why does nobody call them that?
Ever wondered why The Walking Dead is filled to the brim with zombies but no one ever actually says the word "zombie"? Creator Robert Kirkman explains: https://t.co/b5MzvBjHYg
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 28, 2020
Heading the wacky world of intellectual property law, we tell the story of one author who tried to trademark the word “dark.” Spoiler alert: it doesn’t work out.
Obviously, words like "dark" or "dragon slayer" or too common for authors to legally have all to themselves...but they still try it: https://t.co/3rzubAsKRM
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 28, 2020
Finally, got ink?
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 28, 2020
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be inked: https://t.co/8AMMxkYiTR
Til next week!
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