Tag Archives: HBO

Greatest TV Drama in the Past 25 Years – End of Round 2

Posted on March 20, 2012 by ilmozart

For those of you playing along at home, we have been following Vulture’s March Madness bracket of the Greatest TV Drama in the Past 25 Years. The second round is over and here are the standings (winners in bold): Sopranos … Continue reading →

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Game of Thrones: Now with Sean Bean

Posted on March 14, 2012 by ilmozart

18 days to go…. Did you think that just because Ned is gone that HBO wasn’t going to find a way to keep him on the posters?  Think again. The North might remember, but clearly King Joffrey will run rampant. … Continue reading →

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Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel

Posted on March 13, 2012 by ilmozart

19 days to go to season 2… Apparently someone has been making The Game of Thrones (as in the first book in the Song of Ice and Fire, not the all encompassing name) into a graphic novel.  The first collected … Continue reading →

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Game of Thrones – Now with even more trailer!

Posted on March 11, 2012 by ilmozart

It only took 80 trailers but we finally get some Margaery Tyrell!  And Renly making out with…a woman? There’s also more Tyrion in this, repeating Ned’s line from season 1, “We’ve come to a dangerous place”.  Kings Landing meant death … Continue reading →

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Game of Thrones – The Crocheted Starks

Posted on March 9, 2012 by ilmozart

Only 23 days till Game of Thrones season 2 premiers… Best Week Ever continues to be an excellent source of amusing, interesting, and utterly bizarre things. For example, today this from Lunas Crafts on Etsy: Love how Bran is seated in the … Continue reading →

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HBO’s Game Change – The Rise of Sarah Palin, Fall of John McCain

Posted on March 7, 2012 by ilmozart

We had to wait till the beginning of 2010 to get the dirt. When Game Change by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin came out everyone was buzzing about the behind-the-scenes gossip from one of the most historical presidential elections this … Continue reading →

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Girls: HBO’s next Sex and the City?

Posted on March 5, 2012 by ilmozart

In 2010 an indie film was released that got some press, but almost no one I know saw, Lena Dunham‘s Tiny Furniture. http://youtu.be/PF_jWPJwKIE The movie follows Aura, played by Dunham, who has just graduated from college and is essentially lost. … Continue reading →

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The Simpsons also love Game of Thrones

Posted on March 5, 2012 by ilmozart

Last night’s couch gag was one of the more elaborate ones: a full-blown dedication to the opening for HBO’s Game of Thrones, steampunkesque cogs and all.  Watch quickly before it goes away: Also available in the fuller version here. For … Continue reading →

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New Game of Thrones Season 2 Trailer

Posted on March 3, 2012 by ilmozart

Much like everyone else with taste, I continue to be obsessed with every little thing that HBO gives us in preparation for season 2 of Game of Thrones.  (April 1 for those of you unaware) That includes this most recent trailer … Continue reading →

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Game of Thrones – Official Season 2 Art Released

Posted on February 29, 2012 by ilmozart

Two Game of Thrones art posts in one day!  It’s a Leap Day miracle! So last season the official image from HBO was dear departed Ned Stark sitting on the Iron Throne in all its pointy glory, raven by his … Continue reading →

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