I have written before about my favorite TV shows on the
Walking Dead journal entry and mentioned Game of Thrones. Tonight is the
premiere of Season 6 and I will be ready and waiting when the show airs. The
Walking Dead and Game of Thrones both started around the same time and shocked audiences
at the pace in which they killed off beloved characters. Now the show has
caught up to the books and is beginning to close out the story before the books
are complete. This seems presumptuous but possibly more satisfying since the
show will end on its own terms and Walking Dead will go on until the show gets
cancelled. Unfortunately, Walking Dead has already begun to lose some of its
edge. Let’s hope that does not happen here with Game of Thrones.
I began watching just before season 3. We had a promotional
deal where we were getting HBO for free and we binge-watched the first two
seasons just before season 3 began. Since then, we have watched all of the
episodes. Sometimes, I would also read up on the commentary on the previous
episode as people compared the story in the show to the one in the books. There
was another guy at work I would talk to about it sometimes. He never watched
the show but read the entire series on his midnight shift rotation. I guess you
can read all of the books for free if your local library owns the digital copy
and you have library card and an e-reader.
This season we’ll see what story line prevails: political
infighting, global conquest, or the demon army marching south with winter. Of
course the White Walkers seem like the most ominous threat to this world.
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| Jon Snow sees the White Walker King re-animate the dead soldiers at Hardhome |
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cast is large and has many good actors, Gwendoline Christie has crossed over
into the Star Wars franchise and Pedro Pascal has a lead role in Narcos which I
watched for the entire season before realizing he was also a main character in
Game of Thrones. I suppose I watch those other TV shows/movies more than other shows
starring cast members. Except for one, Peter Dinklage. In my opinion, he is the
best actor in movie/TV right now. He is consistently getting roles in TV and
movies in drama, comedy, and action. Besides crossing over to get roles in
different genres, he is also getting roles based on his acting ability rather
than his size. He seems to be in some poorly criticized, goofy comedies, but he
also plays regular characters in drama and action movies despite his size. He
was able to break the type cast and get significant roles that were not written
for little people, which is an accomplishment. Of course he is a master of
dialogue which is his main skill.
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| Peter Dinklage wins another Emmy for best supporting actor for his role on Game of Thrones |
