WiC Weekly: May 15-21
By WiC Staff
This week at WiC, George R.R. Martin talks about The Winds of Winter, Matt Smith talks about House of the Dragon, and we can’t stop ranking things.
What happened this week around WiC? What didn’t happen? You ever think about that?
But really, here are some of the week’s top stories:
First up, we take an accounting of all the Marvel TV shows that have come out on Disney+ so far. How do they stack up against each other?
Marvel expanded into TV this year with one, two, three, FIVE shows. From WandaVision to Hawkeye, how do they stack up against each other? https://t.co/njUBFqspfX
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 22, 2022
Sticking with Marvel, Elizabeth “the Scarlet Witch” Olsen remembers when she tried out for a very different role:
Elizabeth Olsen is best known as Wanda Maximoff in the MCU, but in another multiverse, she may have played Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones. https://t.co/m0AbRNwnmm
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 22, 2022
And that transitions right into Game of Thrones stuff:
Game of Thrones has dozens of characters. How well do they match their counterparts from the Song of Ice and Fire books? Take a look. https://t.co/AWr1odRZgR
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 22, 2022
Moving onto HBO’s Game of Thrones successor show, everyone is getting hyped for House of the Dragon:
HBO's Game of Thrones prequel is all about Targaryens and their dragons. Matt Smith's character will ride one of the fiercest. https://t.co/xHvp3zsl82
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 22, 2022
Switching gears, the newest Star Trek show is making waves out on the final frontier:
Despite only having just started, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is currently the top-rated Star Trek show on Rotten Tomatoes. https://t.co/9gkP7Uoo8q
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 22, 2022
But back to House of the Dragon, a little bird told us that HBO is already getting the ball rolling on season 2…
On a show as complicated as House of the Dragon, HBO needs to get ahead of things if wants new seasons to come out regularly. https://t.co/fM5BOXlv2E
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 22, 2022
Before too long, we’ll be watching the final-ever episodes of The Walking Dead. And if that weren’t sad enough…
Over the years, The Walking Dead has given us lots of controversial, tear-jerking deaths. Let's look back at some of the saddest before it ends for good. https://t.co/mMJhBnAS6B
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 22, 2022
Moving on to the exciting field of Martinology, one Song of Ice and Fire fan tries to predict when The Winds of Winter (and A Dream of Spring) will come out:
With the help of some equations, Reddit predicts that the final book in the Song of Ice and Fire trilogy will be out by...2065. Sooner than expected! https://t.co/Om8xT8ZXZk
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 22, 2022
Sticking with Mr. Martin, he’s out here promoting House of the Dragon, and dropping lots of interesting tidbits besides:
George R.R. Martin is out promoting the new Game of Thrones show House of the Dragon, and talking about The Winds of Winter while he's at it. https://t.co/Hg9Rm5CURG
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 22, 2022
Finally, we break down some of the big upcoming summer TV series on a new episode of Take the Black:
Between Stranger Things, The Lord of the Rings, House of the Dragon and about a thousand superhero shows, this summer is PACKED with buzz-worthy TV. https://t.co/bJTNTQlEuo
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 22, 2022
Stick here all week for more!
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