There’s a not-entirely-unexpected piece of news from Entertainment Weekly today: James Hibberd reports that this year, HBO will not be providing any episodes of season seven of Game of Thrones to critics for screening. Typically, networks provide multiple episodes of any given show to critics so they can prepare reviews in advance of the season […]
Continue reading →We’re kicking off another huge Game of Thrones book giveaway this June, here at Watchers on the Wall! Thanks to the folks at Wiley, we’ll be giving away 10 copies of Game of Thrones versus History: Written in Blood, edited by Brian A. Pavlac. That’s right, ten! For our worldwide giveaway, we’re featuring this collection of essays created […]
Continue reading →We have an exciting new worldwide giveaway for you all here at Watchers on the Wall this week! Thanks to the folks at I.B.Tauris, we’re giving away three copies of the new book You Win or You Die: The Ancient World of Game of Thrones, by Ayelet Haimson Lushkov. With season seven on the horizon but not quite […]
Continue reading →WhispersofWesteros has brought us a treat today: a new season 7 behind-the-scenes video, detailing the costumes of Game of Thrones! The video, featuring an interview with the show’s costume designer Michele Clapton, includes sketches and and a wide variety of characters such as Jon Snow, Daenerys, Arya, Sansa, Theon, Tyrion, Sam, Missandei, Littlefinger, Jaime, Cersei, […]
Continue reading →The connection between Game of Thrones and real-world history is frequently brought up in discussion among fans, critics and scholars. Now, the folks at Harvard University will explore that connection further with a new course entitled “The Real Game of Thrones: From Modern Myths to Medieval Models.” Time magazine has the scoop, with an exclusive […]
Continue reading →Did you think I was kidding about the flood of Game of Thrones promotion? Dive in and soak it up: we’re officially in-season now and it feels so good. Today’s new material: cast members and showrunner D.B. Weiss talk to Entertainment Weekly about their major increase in screen time for season 7. “When I first […]
Continue reading →With the dropping of the poster, pics and trailer in quick succession, the Game of Thrones promotional deluge has begun and shows no signs of slowing! Today, Entertainment Weekly revealed their special collector’s set of covers for their next issue, featuring the surviving members of House Stark. Sophie Turner, Kit Harington, Maisie Williams and Isaac […]
Continue reading →The Game of Thrones season 7 trailer finally arrived earlier today, reminding us all that the Great War is on its way (if not actually here). And like last year, as a friend of ours pointed out, Davos gets the best line! Now, for the breakdown: we have a ton of juicy material to work […]
Continue reading →HBO finally unveiled the poster for Game of Thrones season 7 today! The key art for the new season leaves no doubt that petty family wars have been cast aside; there is only the Great War now, with the Night King staring us all down as winter arrives. In addition to the regular poster, HBO […]
Continue reading →We’re especially excited about the latest news from Con of Thrones, because we here at the Wall had a hand in developing it. The Game of Thrones convention has racked up a long list of guests over the past few months, but now it’s time for news of a different sort: programming! The complete schedule […]
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