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‘Game of Thrones’ Recap and Review – Season 3, Episode 8 ‘Second Sons’
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Last night’s episode, Second Sons, focused on three storylines: Daenerys planning her attack of Yunkai, Melisandre taking Gendry to Dragonstone, and the wedding between Tyrion and Sansa in King’s Landing. It was a welcomed change from the previous episodes, especially last week’s The Bear and the Maiden Fair, which tried to fit in so much that they ended up giving us nothing. Here, the three storylines were given much more time to unfold which proved mostly successful.
SPOILER ALERT: This article will assume you have watched/read Game of Thrones up to the last aired episode.
‘Game of Thrones’ Recap and Review – Season 3, Episode 7 ‘The Bear and the Maiden Fair’
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Truth be told, last night’s episode, The Bear and the Maiden Fair paled in comparison with the rest of the season. Now, of course, the standards were set high after the last couple of episodes, so it was still good television. But I just could not help but feel bored throughout the episode, which did not have a clear focus and was even more fragmented than usual.
SPOILER ALERT: This article will assume you have watched/read Game of Thrones up to the last aired episode.
New Fox Series ‘The Following’ Wraps Up a Successful First Season
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If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been wondering “What’s with all the serial killer shows coming out lately?” Between The Following, Bates Motel, and, more recently, Hannibal, how are we supposed to know which shows are unique and worth watching? Being a fan of the genre, I decided I might as well just watch all of them. Since The Following ended on Monday, it’s first up for review.
Why Did Disney Cancel ‘The Clone Wars’ TV Show?
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Some Star Wars fans felt a disturbance in the force earlier this week when Disney announced it would be cancelling the very popular Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated TV show that has been playing on the Cartoon Network for five seasons. But why would they do that? More after the jump.
Showtime Adds Two New Great Looking Shows for 2013 in ‘Masters of Sex’ & ‘Ray Donovan’
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It’s no secret that Homeland and Dexter are two of televisions’ most watched and well decorated shows currently broadcasting. Their network, Showtime, is a juggernaut in the drama arena starting with those two and working into the marvelous gems Shameless and Californication. I watch all four of those shows and all are amongst my favorites on television — Dexter is one of my favorites of all-time. Showtime also boasts a quite hysterical program in Episodes, starring Matt LeBlanc as an aged version of himself. I personally want to recommend all five of these shows to anyone reading, they are all great entertainment across the spectrums they cover — from a serial killer, to a impoverished Chicago family, to a sex addicted cynical writer, to a crazy but brilliant CIA agent, all this television is golden. So when Showtime announces it will be debuting new shows, my ears perk right up. After the jump check out the preview for Masters of Sex starring Lizzy Caplan and Michael Sheen, and the preview for Ray Donovan starring Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight.
Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter to Appear in the New ‘Arrested Development’ Season
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This bit of news is sure to make many fans of comedy smile. Two of the businesses’ better comedic talents (have you seen Richter playing five quintuplets?) will be joining the fourth season of Arrested Development set to premiere on Netflix this Spring.
‘Community’ Season 4, Premiering “Someday”
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NBC recently pushed the Season 4 debut of Community from its original date of October 19th. In response to this, Troy and Abed have described to their waiting audience the reasoning behind the move, kind of. The pair is more just making a joke of the changed date on their make believe morning talk show. While they explain that NBC, ‘the powers that be’, have a real method to their madness, I can’t help but think this video and this move has something to do with all the chaos surrounding this controversial show. The video after the jump is fun, but it feels like a tease for something that always appears to be just on the horizon, a fourth season of Community.
‘Dexter’ Season Seven Tease Picks Up Right Where The Previous Season Left Us Hanging
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Dexter is one of my favorite shows on television right now. I love Michael C. Hall in this character so much — his range from a dark and terrifying killer to a loving dad is brilliant. One thing Dexter does very well from season to season is to provide a cliffhanger for the audience, leaving us to beg the question, “What now?” The end of season six definitely ranks up there in terms of us asking that question, but at the finale of that season the creators behind Dexter literally left us in the middle of a scene, on the cusp of some real drama. After the jump you can check out where that scene picks up, teasing the seventh season set to hit this Fall. Beware, if you aren’t caught up, this is major spoiler territory.
‘Revolution’ Trailer Shows a Post-Apocolyptic World Coming to NBC This Fall
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J.J. Abrams is attached to another disaster show with mysterious elements layered in. His previous credit was the hit show LOST which ran for six seasons on ABC. Now he is backing a series called Revolution, a show set in a drastically different future where humankind no longer possesses the power of electricity after a mysterious incident wipes it all out. The show’s pilot was also directed by Iron Man Director Jon Favreau and looks to feature a decent size budget considering all the VFX involved. Hit the jump to get a look.
Aaron Sorkin’s Latest Television Project ‘The Newsroom’ Previews Plenty of Drama
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Aaron Sorkin was one of my favorite screenwriters after I finished watching A Few Good Men for the first time. The story is legendary and so is the dialogue. What is one of the most iconic lines in movie history? “YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!” The man took home a well deserved Oscar for writing The Social Network, a movie filled with non-stop dialogue that was full of energy and emotion — Sorkin can also thank David Fincher and his team of Oscar-winning editors as well. After writing Moneyball, Sorkin has moved on to writing a television series for HBO called The Newsroom. Hit the jump to get our first look at the original show.
