Joel Wagler

Joel Wagler

Joel is a life long sports and entertainment fan and has spent 14 years covering the NFL, MLB, college basketball, and college football, as well as TV, movies, books, and music as a writer, editor, and sports and entertainment director. He also coaches basketball and bowling for Special Olympics.

Donal Finn as Mat Cauthon in The Wheel of Time season two

Many puzzling page-to-screen changes in The Wheel of Time season 2 still rankle

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The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan (The Wheel of Time #4). Image: Tor Books.

Why you should read The Shadow Rising, which will be adapted this year in The Wheel of Time season 3

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Rosamund Pike (Moiraine Damodred) in The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime Video

Don't let the sexism in The Wheel of Time books get in the way of the story

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Marcus Rutherford (Perrin Aybara) in The Wheel of Time - Image: Prime Video.

Why you should read The Dragon Reborn, where The Wheel of Time shakes up our point of view

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The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan (The Wheel of Time #2).

Why you should read The Great Hunt, where The Wheel of Time journey takes a big step forward

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Rand al'Thor played by Josha Stradowski in The Wheel of Time season 2. Image: Prime Video.

Why doesn't Amazon support The Wheel of Time as much as it does The Rings of Power?

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The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (The Wheel of Time #1).

Why you should journey through The Wheel of Time books, starting with The Eye of the World

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The wheel of Time - Dónal Finn (Mat Cauthon) and the Heroes of the Horn.

How production costs may be ruining our favorite fantasy epics on television

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Josha Stradowski (Rand al'Thor) in The Wheel of Time season 2. Image: Prime Video.

Will 'The Dragon Reborn' get the short shrift in season 3 of The Wheel of Time?

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George R.R. Martin - executive producer on Dark Winds

How George R.R. Martin became involved in AMC's excellent Dark Winds series

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Dark Winds - Zahn McClarnon as Joe Leaphorn - Photo Credit: Michael Moriatis/AMC

Why you should watch the George R.R. Martin-produced show Dark Winds, now on Netflix

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The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die. (L to R) Alexander Dreymon as Uhtred, Arnas Fedaravicius as Sihtric and Mark Rowley as Finan. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2023

The Last Kingdom is absolutely fantastic, but it is NOT better than Game of Thrones

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House of the Dragon season two, episode eight - Rhaenrya (Emma D'Arcy (left) and Alicent (Olivia Cooke (right) Photograph by Liam Daniel/HBO

House of the Dragon season 2 was a bitter disappointment with no payoff for patient fans

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House of the Dragon season 2, Ewan Mitchell as Aemon

Ewan Mitchell's amazing transition from The Last Kingdom to House of the Dragon

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The Books of Ambha by Tasha Suri: Empire of Sand (#1) and Realm of Ash (#2). Cover images courtesy of Orbit.

Tasha Suri offers a unique perspective on fantasy with her Books of Ambha series

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House of the Dragon season 2 - Rhaenrya (Milly Alcock) and Daemon (Matt Smith)

Daemon' dream sequences grind House of the Dragon to an abrupt standstill

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