Dear Reader, Here we are, 6 months into whatever journey the Slog holds. I hope you’ve enjoyed it. It took me a while to commit to doing a blog regularly, but now with over 50 posts under my belt and a litany of enjoyment from watching and re-watching, reading and re-reading,…
COMING SPRING 2016 ON HBO WARNING! SPOILERS FOR THE SHOW AND THE BOOK SERIES BELOW! This was a season of change, concision, and convergence for the biggest series in the world. Series showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss took over a decade of author George R.R. Martin’s struggle to tell his…
Here we are. The end of Game of Thrones. It always flies by so fast. 10 episodes used to be a cakewalk for traditional shows, especially broadcast networks where they can pump out 22-24 episodes of NCIS. Or NCIS: Los Angeles. Or NCIS: New Orleans. Game of Thrones is a distinctive beast…
Refresh on the best movies the first half of 2015 has to offer, as told by my friend, fellow OU alum, and all-around cinephile Will Ashton, of the popular entertainment websites The Celebrity Cafe and Rope of Silicon.
JURASSIC WORLD June 12, 2015 I remember, like a lot of Millenials do, seeing Jurassic Park for the first time. It was a seminal moment. The build-up, the reveals, the wonder, the awe . . . followed by the adrenaline, excitement, and fear. Spielberg’s 1993 original is, bar none, one…
7. TV NEWS! Hannibal, X-Files, more 24, Arrested Development, Prison Break Hannibal returns for its third season Hannibal returned to NBC last night of this premiere and it was the start of a season series creator Bryan Fuller calls “the series [ he] always wanted to make.” The hour was a…
Hardhome: Jon & Tormund What “Hardhome” saved for last, I’ll put up front: Game of Thrones just snuck in their yearly battle episode under our noses. While the coming Stannis vs. Bolton confrontation has been teased all season (that got some more foreshadowing below) this unlike previous setpieces, comes with…
The Top 7 things you must know about pop culture and entertainment at the end of every week: Sam Flynn’s 7. 7. TV NEWS! On the heels of last week’s orgasmic tweet by David Lynch that he would be returning after all to direct Showtime’s revival of his classic 1990-91…