What happened in the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books over this past week and long Thanksgiving weekend? Let's start with our fond remembrance of all the times Game of Thrones broke the internet. It happened a lot:
20 times Game of Thrones set the internet on fire: https://t.co/VOgMjC2QeK https://t.co/VOgMjC2QeK
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) December 1, 2024
We talked to Alex Seaver, aka Mako, part of the team behind the fantastic music in Arcane season 2. How did he do it?
Arcane executive music producer Alex Seaver (Mako) takes us inside the epic soundtrack for season 2: https://t.co/3BkApvampa https://t.co/3BkApvampa
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) December 1, 2024
The second half of the seventh season of Outlander is airing as we speak! There's one season of the show left. What, if anything, comes after that?
Outlander stars Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe name their favorite (and least favorite parts) parts of new season: https://t.co/bt9VZAbvb3 https://t.co/bt9VZAbvb3
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) December 1, 2024
The third season of House of the Dragon is on its way, and some old faces we weren't sure we'd ever see again may pop up:
It sounds like Graham McTavish will return for House of the Dragon season 3: https://t.co/JFRhpdMhib https://t.co/JFRhpdMhib
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) December 1, 2024
Thanksgiving is over, which means the Christmas holidays are only a few weeks away. Looking for gift ideas?
Winter is Coming's 2024 holiday gift guide: Gift ideas for the nerds in your life: https://t.co/pG3LZ8PmnF https://t.co/pG3LZ8PmnF
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) December 1, 2024
Looking for something fun to watch? Today marks the streaming debut of Ralph Bakshi's 1978 Lord of the Rings movie, a cult classic that will hopefully now get a whole new generation of fans:
The 1978 animated Lord of the Rings movie is coming to streaming! https://t.co/5DV1XRjzBN https://t.co/5DV1XRjzBN
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) December 1, 2024
The Wheel of Time is one of the best fantasy shows now running, but it might be in danger of cancelation. Why isn't Amazon supporting this show like it is its other big fantasy series?
Why doesn't Amazon support The Wheel of Time as much as it does The Rings of Power? https://t.co/XXyDqxQjzj https://t.co/XXyDqxQjzj
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) December 1, 2024
Welcome to December! If you're looking for something new to read, we have the only list you'll ever need. Check out these excellent new sci-fi and fantasy books, including a whopper fans have been waiting years for:
8 new fantasy and science fiction books to read in December 2024: https://t.co/VwB3dnwX58 https://t.co/VwB3dnwX58
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) December 1, 2024
The third season of House of the Dragon is still a ways off, but it's not too late to start looking forward to it:
11 events we're looking forward to seeing in House of the Dragon season 3: https://t.co/YX5FeZMBTg https://t.co/YX5FeZMBTg
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 30, 2024
Wind and Truth, the fifth book in Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series, is almost here. This seems like a great to look back on this tremendously popular epic fantasy series:
All 4 of Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive books ranked, ahead of Wind and Truth: https://t.co/aFGHXBvKm3 https://t.co/aFGHXBvKm3
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) December 1, 2024
It's a new month! Stick around WiC to see what gladness awaits in December.
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