WiC Weekly: September 1-7, 2024

I didn't have "George R.R. Martin declares war on the show based on his work" on my bingo card for this week. And that's not quite what happened, but it was still pretty crazy:
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I hope you're having a pleasant Sunday morning. I hope you'll consider spending part of it reading and watching what we've been working on this past week at WinterIsComing, where we cover all things sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books. Let us begin with a giant list of all the changes to the book made in the latest season of House of the Dragon:

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is currently running on Prime Video. But let's return to the original story...as seen on the musical theater stage!

Nothing says merry Christmas like Doctor Who:

Let's briefly circle back to House of the Dragon and the mystery of why it we thought it was kind meh:

We have reached the drama portion of the post! Game of Thrones creator came out hot earlier this week and aired his issues with House of the Dragon:

And the drama didn't end there!

So that was the opening salvo. The day after, it was time to sort through the fallout:

Okay, let's take a drama break and check in on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which is now halfway through its second season:

George R.R. Martin isn't the only author who's had problems with a screen adaptation of his work. Actually, by and large he's been much more mild with his criticism than these writers:

Here's our final word on the drama (this week):

And that's just a small sampling of what we have to offer here at WiC every week! Check back (and back and back and back) for more, all the time, forever. Please and thank you and enjoy your Sunday.

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