WiC Weekly: April 7-13, 2024
By Dan Selcke
Welcome to WiC Weekly, where we show you a world of wondrous articles from the past seven days here on WinterIsComing.net, the only place on the internet to talk about sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books. First up, we're taking a tour of author James Clavell's many works, which include the book Shōgun, currently a hit show on FX/Hulu:
The hit how Shōgun has captured the attention of TV audiences. The book is part of a series of six novels that all take place in locales around Asia, and it's not the best one: https://t.co/U5h715ND3Y https://t.co/U5h715ND3Y
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 7, 2024
In Game of Thrones sequel news, it looks like development is proceeding on a show about Aegon the Conqueror, the first Targaryen king of Westeros:
Aegon's Conquest writer hints at work on another Game of Thrones prequel: https://t.co/NGm1JexKGt https://t.co/NGm1JexKGt
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 14, 2024
In sadder news, Kit Harington seems to put the nail in the coffin of a proposed Jon Snow sequel show:
HBO has been developing a Game of Thrones sequel show about Jon Snow, but it's been shelved. "We all couldn't find the right story to tell that we were all exactly about enough": https://t.co/EXWBV81PKK https://t.co/EXWBV81PKK
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 14, 2024
This week marked the release of Fallout on Prime Video! Here's a quick rundown of all eight episodes:
All 8 episodes of Fallout, reviewed: https://t.co/gvd87Qk7hu https://t.co/gvd87Qk7hu
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 14, 2024
And if you want deeper dives, do we ever have them:
It's time to head out into the Wasteland: Prime Video's adaptation of Fallout is here! Let's recap the massive, 75-minute series premiere, and keep going after that: https://t.co/Ds5lSfW4xt https://t.co/Ds5lSfW4xt
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 14, 2024
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is tearing it up at the box office. Are titans the new superheroes?
Superhero movies are alive and well in Godzilla's MonsterVerse: https://t.co/g5GRKvtA5H https://t.co/g5GRKvtA5H
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 14, 2024
A new Last Airbender movie is on the way! And it's animated this time:
New Avatar: The Last Airbender movie will have Aang as an adult, Dave Bautista as a villain: https://t.co/b4tExqyjAh https://t.co/b4tExqyjAh
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 14, 2024
House of the Dragon is coming back! There's light on the horizon:
Were the dark scenes in House of the Dragon lightened since initial release? https://t.co/gEKQZY5sah https://t.co/gEKQZY5sah
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 14, 2024
This year will mark the final season of Netflix's off-kilter superhero series The Umbrella Academy. Hopefully it'll go out on a high note:
Elliot Page promises chaos, hijinks and action scenes in final season of The Umbrella Academy: https://t.co/UPPnsde3gb https://t.co/UPPnsde3gb
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 14, 2024
Finally, let's return to that canceled Jon Snow sequel show and check in on where all the Game of Thrones spinoffs and prequels are now:
Every Game of Thrones spinoff show—What's happening, what's in limbo and what's dead? https://t.co/UcDZebJhLu https://t.co/UcDZebJhLu
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 14, 2024
And that's it for this week! I wish you good fortune in the weeks to come.
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