WiC Weeky: April 3-9
By WiC Staff
This week on WiC, we wish Game of Thrones a happy 10th birthday, sample a long-lost Lord of the Rings adaptation, review The Nevers, and more!
Welcome to WiC Weekly, where we recap the biggest stories on WiC from the last seven days. Settle in, the show’s about to start.
April 2021 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Game of Thrones series premiere. HBO is celebrating and so are we:
Game of Thrones is one TV’s great successes, and it was nearly cancelled before it got made. Ten years on, we look back at how it nearly didn’t make it to the small screen: https://t.co/4DSNfrITXP
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 11, 2021
While we wait for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show, why not check out this Russian language adaptation made in the Soviet Union in the early ’90s?
This Soviet-era adaptation of The Lord of the Rings was thought lost, but is now available for fans to enjoy. And hey, this one includes Tom Bombadil! https://t.co/6edjPlhDC0
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 11, 2021
Kingkiller Chronicle author Patrick Rothfuss gives fans an update on his latest, long-in-coming opus:
Kingkiller Chronicle author Patrick Rothfuss explains how his revision process is contributing to the long wait for The Doors of Stone. https://t.co/JgaGJTLNi5
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 11, 2021
The Iron Anniversary has brought up an old question among Game of Thrones fans: Might HBO ever remake the controversial final season of the show? Let’s get into it:
A newly cut trailer for the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones has some fans wondering if HBO will ever remake it. How realistic is that idea? https://t.co/NugRffydeh
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 11, 2021
The Witcher season 2 is coming!
The second season of The Witcher has been beset by delays, but with this news, the finish line is in sight: https://t.co/i63wEBvQdd
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 11, 2021
The pandemic has slowed down production on a lot of shows, but with these starting back up, we’re starting to peek behind the curtain of some exciting upcoming series:
Production is ramping up on Disney’s Obi-Wan Kenobi show. Take a look behind the scenes at a very familiar-looking place. https://t.co/VcOPDXrzte
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 11, 2021
Add Westworld to the list of shows roaring back to life:
Westworld takes famously long breaks between seasons, but according to star Thandiwe Newton, work is getting underway on the fourth (and final?) season. https://t.co/Vtv5n9AmKC
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 11, 2021
A bit further off are a host of new shows and movies set in the Avatar: The Last Airbender universe. What do we want to see from our return to this vibrant world?
Nickelodeon is officially making an Avatar: The Last Airbender cinematic universe. What do we want to see? Avatar Kyoshi show? The Aang Gang all grown up? https://t.co/7TeRTlCw8K
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 11, 2021
Tonight marks the debut of The Nevers, HBO’s new Victorian fantasy series. Is it worth watching?
We sit down with Laura Donnelly and Ann Skelly, stars of HBO’s The Nevers, to talk about why the new fantasy series is fresh and worth watching. https://t.co/QnY1SuiIPD
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 11, 2021
Finally, let’s honor the winner of our Fandom Madness tournament for 2021: the one and only Daenerys Targaryen!
We started this year’s Fandom Madness tournament with 64 characters from sci-fi and fantasy. After several rounds of voting, one champion has emerged! https://t.co/XTcyZrvBoM
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 11, 2021
That’s all, folks! For now.
Next. Iron Anniversary: HBO celebrates 10 years since the debut of Game of Thrones. dark
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