Prepare for Season 5 of HBO’s Game of Thrones: Season 4’s Top 10 Scenes and Character Updates

​Season 4 was filled with lots of great scenes, plot twists, great quotes, and as usual… storylines happening all over the place. The Best Scenes from Season 4 Tryion's epic rant during his trial for murdering King Joffrey: The sneer was fantastic as well as the line, "I'm guilty of being a dwarf!" YouTube The death of King Joffrey: The structure […]

Ready for Season 4 of HBO’s Game of Thrones? Here’s Where Season 3 Left Off

Daenerys Targaryen and her Unsullied army I just rewatched season 3 of Game of Thrones and I was surprised how much happened. Below is a summary of where the show left off. I didn't remember some of the details that I'm sure will be important at some point in Season 4 until seeing it again.   […]

Video: Watch “Game of Thrones” Fans React as the “Red Wedding” Drama Unfolds

The Daily Beast has put together this great montage of "Game of Thrones" fans who were being filmed while watching the now infamous "Red Wedding" episode which is actually titledl ""The Rains of Castamere". My reaction is similar to many of the folks in the video. I was definitely in the "Oh my God!" camp while […]

Syrio: “What do we say to the God of death?” Arya: “Not Today.”

One of my favorite characters in Season 1 of HBO's "Game of Thrones" was Syrio Forel, the "dance teacher" Eddard Stark hired to teach his daughter Arya to fight with a sword. The "Not today" meme has caught on a bit with "Game of Thrones" fans. "Game of Thrones" Scene: "Not Today" Here's the clip […]

New HBO Comedy Series: Christopher Guest’s “Family Tree”

If you like Christopher Guest's past work (such as 'Best in Show,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'A Mighty Wind') you will be happy to hear that he's got a new HBO Docu-comedy series starting in May. Besides of some of the usual Guest regulars, it stars Chris O'Dowd who is always funny. Damn… he was […]

Ready for Season 3 of HBO’s Game of Thrones? Here’s Where Season 2 Left Off

Tyrion and Bronn are ready for season 3  I recently watched season 2 of HBO's Game of Thrones again and it was fantastic. It may have even been better the 2nd time around as there is so much happening and so many characters, it's easier to appreciate it the 2nd time around.  I recommend watching it […]

If “The Wire” Was a Video Game – A Must See for Fans

Slate has a great litte summary what the game is: As the indelible street hustler Omar might say, “It’s all in the game.” When Omar’s coming, “The Farmer and the Dell” plays in the background, and another stand-out level mimics word for word the famous scene in which four minutes of dialogue consist solely of […]

The Pop Culture Staying Power of “The Wire”

The other day as I was browsing around the web I found 3 different new posts on “The Wire” and heard a reference to it on “30 Rock”.  It ts the best TV show I’ve ever seen but I am still surprised at what a grip it has on our pop cluture 4 years after it […]

Preview: Aaron Sorkin’s New HBO Series “The Newsroom”

Aaron Sorkin is brining his fast paced, smartly written style ("The Social Network", "The West Wing", "Moneyball") to HBO with the new series "The Newsroom" which will debut on June 10th. Jeff Daniels is the lead anchor and the rest of the cast includes Emily Mortimer, Jane Fonda, Dev Patel, and Sam Waterson. The show's […]

“Game of Thrones” Season 2 Starts Sunday and Here’s How to Get Ready

I recently watched Season 1 of "Game of Thrones" again and it was great. Even better the 2nd time around. It starts again on Sunday night and below are a few things to get you up to speed, remind you of where the story left off, and give you a peek at what is coming […]