If you watched Boardwalk Empire then you probably saw the teasers for this new series, but may have forgotten about it, so here is your reminder. Game of Thrones is a new HBO series based on the best selling novels, collectively called A Song of Fire and Ice, by the author George R.R. Martin. The books were a huge hit amongst the older male virgins demographic, and looks to bring that nerdom to the silver screen in the ultimate cosplay (this is when nerds dress up and play out their make believe stories with other nerds).
The books are a medieval fantasy and the show looks to bring in a new batch of nerdy subscribers by staying very true to the books, bringing in the author to write scripts and oversee the project. I've heard the show likened to the Sopranos in Middle-Earth w/ boobies, so I am willing to bet that its going to be good. Either way, I'm lacking a good premium channel show to watch weekly right now, and this should fit the bill. The premier is Sunday night 8/9ET (I think, check your local listings) on HBO.
Now, on a completely different spectrum, I just wanted to give a heads up to everyone about my new favorite comedy show, Archer. I missed the first season b/c I just didn't want to give it a chance, even though I laughed at the commercials for it. Then I finally caught an episode a few weeks ago and laughed my ass off and I haven't missed an episode yet. The show is created in Georgia, and judging from the style of it, I think that some of the writers from William Street (creators of Aqua Teen, Squidbillies, Robot Chicken) left and started their own series, or else the state of Georgia is just blessed w/ very talented writers. EDIT: Just looked it up and Archer creator Adam Reed was the writer/director/producer and voice actor for Sealab 2021, so there ya go.
Anyway the show is hilarious, so if you don't watch it already, check it out on FX Thursday nights at 9.
Here is a clip:
For those who watched it, what did you think of the first episode?
ReplyDeleteBoobies and decapitations. What more needs be said? It was awesome.
ReplyDeleteSome of the acting seemed a bit stiff, and they tried to hard I think w/ the Greek/Trojan/Persian theme with the city of Pentos and the plot line of trading their queen to the Dothrakians(the barbaric Persian types), but this is all mostly forgivable, as there are lots of breasts.