Tag: Game of Thrones
What HBO’s Game of Thrones Losses Mean for HBO Max
HBO Max isn’t the future so much as it is a lifeline. Variety has published the Nielsen ratings for 2020, and they reveal that HBO – the actual premium cable channel – lost 38% of its total subscribers and 52% of those in the highly-valued 18-49 demographic from the previous year. Those losses...
Read MoreDame Diana Rigg Dies at 82
Rachel Stirling has released a statement revealing that her mother, the famed actress Diana Rigg, passed away this morning. Rigg was reportedly diagnosed with cancer in March of this year, and it took her life today. She has already been honored by the official social media accounts of Game of Thro...
Read MoreMax Von Sydow of Flash Gordon and The Exorcist Passes Away at 90
This morning, news broke that Swedish-born actor Max Von Sydow has passed away. He flourished in European cinema as well as in Hollywood and can be seen in arthouse films and genre fare alike. According to Variety, his long life and impressive career came to an end this past Sunday. Von Sydow has ...
Read MoreBenioff and Weiss Exit Star Wars
David Benioff and DB Weiss have announced in a joint statement with Kathleen Kennedy that they will no longer be working on their Star Wars trilogy. The first film was initially set to hit theatres in December of 2022. The reason given, of course, was the dreaded scheduling conflicts. Usually, that...
Read MoreFandom Menace YouTuber Megs Needs Your Help
A member of the Fandom Menace needs our help. Megan Baunach, “Megs” from the Jolly and Megs Show on YouTube, has been diagnosed with a Chiari malformation, a condition in which the brain tissue descends into the spinal column and blocks cerebral spinal fluid from flowing normally. She’s due to...
Read MoreREVIEW: Game of Thrones – Season 8, Episode 6 “The Iron Throne”
*SPOILERS* In “The Iron Throne,” the Unsullied execute Lannister prisoners in the street, to the horror of Jon Snow, Ser Davos, and Tyrion. Tyrion tosses aside his Hand of the Queen pin and confesses to releasing Jaime, precipitating his imprisonment. Jon and Daenerys discuss the slaught...
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