WiC Weekly: April 21-27, 2024
By Dan Selcke
Welcome to WiC Weekly, where we recap some of the biggest and best stories to come out of the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books in the past seven days. Let's start by mashing a few of those categories together for our first look back: [9:30]
Yet another Game of Thrones prequel is on the horizon, and it's returning to some familiar locales:
The Hedge Knight returns to iconic Game of Thrones filming locations: https://t.co/qDGt8Kj581 https://t.co/qDGt8Kj581
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 28, 2024
Looking for a new book series to read? We have just the thing:
Why The Last Kingdom fans will love the Richard Sharpe series by the same author: https://t.co/R44HM9fp3U https://t.co/R44HM9fp3U
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 28, 2024
We're still reeling from the spectacular series finale to Shōgun. Let's cy again:
Shōgun chooses grief over violence in its haunting finale, "A Dream of a Dream": https://t.co/jCh0nNYVU9 https://t.co/jCh0nNYVU9
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 28, 2024
Back to Game of Thrones spinoffs, Kit Harington muddied the waters a bit surrounding the fate of the Jon Snow sequel series:
Kit Harington may not have come up with that Jon Snow sequel idea after all: https://t.co/2iIu9NH9qY https://t.co/2iIu9NH9qY
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 28, 2024
Netflix dropped the first season of Dead Boy Detectives this week, based on the characters from Neil Gaiman! Here's our comprehensive guide:
All 8 episodes of Dead Boy Detectives, ranked from worst to best: https://t.co/uSdPg1HOo6 https://t.co/uSdPg1HOo6
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 28, 2024
Everyone wants to know how The Witcher will handle the transition when Liam Hemsworth replaces Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia. Here's our best theory:
Here's how Liam Hemsworth will (probably) be introduced on The Witcher: https://t.co/y6sXdFrZiU https://t.co/y6sXdFrZiU
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 28, 2024
Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies are coming back to theaters, and it's the extended editions!
The Lord of the Rings extended trilogy is returning to theaters this June! https://t.co/WRe1qm3lYs https://t.co/WRe1qm3lYs
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 28, 2024
We dive deep into the archetypes between child heroes and villains in our favorite sci-fi and fantasy stories:
The Threat of Children: Kid Archetypes in Fantasy and Sci-Fi: https://t.co/NUk8PDa6ue https://t.co/NUk8PDa6ue
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 28, 2024
Let's end by continuing to obsess over Fallout, one of the best new shows to come out this year so far:
Every Fallout game, ranked from worst to best: https://t.co/i3Y4tYnCnw https://t.co/i3Y4tYnCnw
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 28, 2024
Stick around WiC all week for more!
Next. How Game of Thrones and 3 Body Problem are telling the same story. How Game of Thrones and 3 Body Problem are telling the same story. dark
To stay up to date on everything fantasy, science fiction, and WiC, follow our all-encompassing Facebook page and Twitter account, sign up for our exclusive newsletter and check out our YouTube channel.