I was already enjoying Game of Thrones, but maybe this will be the week where I decided I really loved it. If the next couple of episodes are up to this standard, that will surely be the case. It would be hard to cove all the ways in which this […] Read more

Here I was, about to say again how all the “Lord of the Rings” comparisons are misplaced, when we’re introduced to the overweight hero’s sidekick named Sam. Oh, well. Yes, more and more I do believe Jon Snow is the hero of this piece, not Ned Stark. If anything this […] Read more

Another excellent episode of Game of Thrones this week, though quite the contrast to the last one. While the first two eps, particularly the second, were highly entertaining in a bawdy, garish sort of soap-opera way, this one was sedate by comparison. If last week was a soap opera this […] Read more

Well, that was exciting. What this is turning out to be – at least after two episodes – is one kick-ass soap opera with epic fantasy trappings and an “R” rating. It’s closer to Rome than Lord of the Rings so far, but we’re at the beginning of the beginning, […] Read more

I normally stick to anime and the occasional manga when it comes to this blog, but I thought I’d make an exception for “Game of Thrones” for a couple of reasons. One, it’s relevant to my interests, being an epic fantasy adaptation. It’s also HBO, which has a sterling track […] Read more