WiC Weekly: October 4-10
By WiC Staff
This week on WiC, we went behind the scenes of Game of Thrones, got news about House of the Dragon, celebrated Lovecraft Country and The Boys, and more.
It’s time to find out what happened this week in the worlds of fantasy and sci-fi. Ready? Go.
First up, we check up on the forthcoming TV and movie adaptations of Patrick Rothfuss’ Kingkiller Chronicle. Are they still forthcoming?
The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss is a hugely popular fantasy series. At one point, there were movies and a TV show in the works. What happened? https://t.co/RhgEJ1rnAz
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 11, 2020
Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown considered quitting acting when she was rejected for a role on Game of Thrones, and we’re pretty sure we know which one.
Millie Bobby Brown — Eleven on Stranger Things — once auditioned for a role on Game of Thrones, but which one? We take our best guess: https://t.co/rEvVElu9lC
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 11, 2020
Lovecraft Country is one of the most electrifying new shows of the fall. Catch up on it before tonight’s season finale!
With only two more episodes to go, Lovecraft Country drops a bombshell and begins setting up the season’s endgame in “Jig-a-Bobo.” https://t.co/UmftCGb9tQ
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 11, 2020
A lot of the stories from this week came from James Hibberd’s new book Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon: Game of Thrones and the Official Untold Story of the Epic Series, starting with this downer from Emilia Clarke:
What happened to Daenerys Targaryen and Drogon after the final episode of Game of Thrones? If you believe Emilia Clarke, nothing good. https://t.co/NTq77fJYgz
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 11, 2020
Amazon is making a very expansive, very elaborate Lord of the Rings show, and it sounds like their taking a few notes from fantasy hits past:
The Lord of the Rings isn’t typically associated with sexually explicit content, but Amazon’s new show may change that. https://t.co/qKW2t8rvzM
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 11, 2020
Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon has some fascinating insights into what happened during the show’s much-debated final season:
It sounds like the writers on Game of Thrones thought Daenerys Targaryen was coming off a lot more tyrannical and disturbing than she actually was: https://t.co/tKsfvq0sbK
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 11, 2020
Looking to the future of Game of Thrones, we have the first official casting announcement for the upcoming prequel show!
It’s happening: HBO has cast the first role in House of the Dragon, it’s Game of Thrones prequel series. Paddy Considine is King Viserys I Targaryen! https://t.co/f2jB9rkCXt
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 11, 2020
This story is so weird you just have to read it:
According to the cast and crew of Game of Thrones, Bruce Willis tried to sabotage a key scene in an act of “yacht rage.” https://t.co/TP9FdaVdl0
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 11, 2020
Okay, that’s enough Thrones for the moment. Let’s take a break and look at The Wheel of Time, another huge fantasy series soon to be adapted for the small screen:
From The Eye of the World to A Memory of Light, we walk through the best chapters from all 14 of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time books: https://t.co/jfMnKOWiUb
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 11, 2020
The Boys is officially a hit for Amazon Prime Video, and episodes like this show why:
The Boys season finale brings things more or less back to normal, but man, does it deliver tons of drama and tension and violence getting there: https://t.co/xfxvNHbZIg
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) October 11, 2020
And all the news that’s fit to print…digitally speaking. See you around!
Next. James Hibberd talks ‘Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon,’ season 8 criticism and more. dark
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