WiC Weekly: July 5-11
By WiC Staff
What happened round WiC this week? Get comfortable:
First up, the cast of Amazon’s upcoming The Wheel of Time show is starting to give interviews, filling us in on some tasty details about the sure-to-be-epic series:
Jennifer Cheon Garcia plays Leane Sharif the Aes Sedai in Amazon's upcoming The Wheel of Time show, and what she has to say has us very hyped: https://t.co/Xs6fUa7N8S
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 12, 2020
Patrick Rothfuss, author of the Kingkiller Chronicle, talks about some of the pressures of interacting with fans who have been waiting for a new book for nearly a decade:
Fans have been waiting to read The Doors of Stone for nearly a decade, and they've let author Patrick Rothfuss know. It can get tricky: https://t.co/ixaTMFh0Cc
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 12, 2020
Are we proud of indulging in wild rumors about Game of Thrones sequel shows? Not really. Do we do it anyway? Don’t you judge us.
It's not good to entertain wild, unsubstantiated rumors...but it is fun. Here's one about a Game of Thrones sequel with Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke: https://t.co/KV9lOqzvLs
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 12, 2020
When it comes to long-running sci-fi series, pretty much nothing has anything on Doctor Who. And now, the BBC is helping fans get acquainted with its earlier years:
The official Doctor Who YouTube channel is giving fans a treat by editing some of the show's classic, decades-old episodes. See what you missed in the '70s! https://t.co/TltTAzdTyy
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 12, 2020
I find the defendant a Hobbit:
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, of all people, brought up Frodo Baggins from The Lord of the Rings when making a point about the Electoral College: https://t.co/APIW1ixLTj
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 12, 2020
David Harbour just can’t help letting a little information leak about the future of Stranger Things, and we love him for it:
David Harbour teases "a much darker journey" for Sheriff Hopper in the next season of Stranger Things, and lets slip some things beyond that... https://t.co/GxrRPptg9v
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 12, 2020
Star Wars is easily the most popular sci-fi series in history, but even it has roots:
Dune has been around over 60 years, but it's never been adapted in a way that fully did it justice. Let's look a little deeper... https://t.co/LxSCXiVJad
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 12, 2020
We talk to The Last Kingdom star Adrian Schiller about what might be in store for his scheming character Æthelhelm:
Netflix is officially making a fifth season of The Last Kingdom! Are the cast members ready to start talking about it? https://t.co/HjwOogRLhj
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 12, 2020
It’s impossible to think of Star Trek: The Next Generation without Patrick Stewart in the lead role. Thank goodness he didn’t listen to Gandalf:
Ian McKellen once advised Patrick Stewart NOT to take on the role of Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Gandalf the Unwise? https://t.co/KhQSDbuwZM
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 12, 2020
Looking to lose yourself in a fantasy world? Here are 14 worth exploring:
From Middle-earth to Hyrule, from the Cosmere to Earthsea, we're celebrating some of the most imaginative fantasy worlds from books, TV, and beyond: https://t.co/Opv5t8pUCO
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 12, 2020
And that’s all she wrote, for now.
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