Casting

Melanie Liburd joins the cast of Game of Thrones

Posted on by Sue the Fury

Melanie LiburdThe casting news just won’t quit this week! Another new Game of Thrones addition has been spotted, this time in Peñíscola, Spain where the cast is filming.

English actress Melanie Liburd was identified by Watchers on the Wall reader Gravemaster, and her casting verified by an Instagram posting (shown below the cut). In the posting, Liburd says, “Flying back to London then on to Spain to film Game Of Thrones. Holy *%#@ dreams actually do come true! I’m so excited I feel like jumping up and down!!”

Liburd has appeared in several American series such as CSI, Dracula, The Grinder and Kevin Williamson’s Stalker.

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Contest/Merchandise/Site News

Watchers on the Wall Store Grand Opening!

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By popular demand, your favorite Game of Thrones corner of internet bliss brings you official Watchers on the Wall merchandise for you to show off around your neck of the woods!

Watchers on the Wall has teamed up with the good people at SomethingInked to give you an array of options in showing that you have Taken the Black and are Always Supporting the Bottom.

The WotW Store link is here. And for our Grand Opening celebration, all items are 25% off for a limited time! See all of our options below the cut, or go straight to the store!

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Casting

Game of Thrones casts Joe Naufahu in season 6

Posted on by Sue the Fury

JoeHere’s a great piece of officially confirmed casting news to cap off the day! Deadline has announced that Joe Naufahu has joined the cast of Game of Thrones for the upcoming season. Deadline describes the part as a “multi-episode arc.”

Hailing from New Zealand, Naufahu had a recurring gig on Spartacus: War of the Damned, and appeared in the series Go Girls.

Once again there is no character mentioned in the announcement, but we can make a reasoned guess as to Naufahu’s role.

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Features/Roundtables

A Murder of Crows: The countdown to season six

Posted on by Marc N. Kleinhenz

Let’s do a quick and dirty Murder of Crows, shall we?

In case you haven’t noticed, there’s been a huge deluge of set photos, spy reports, and casting leaks announcements for season six. As exciting as all this is in and of itself, it’s rendered all the more magical once one stops to consider that this is all (potentially) brand-new material – with no more published books to draw off of, showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss are heading into spoiler territory, big time.

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Given the momentous occasion, a small number of us crows here at the Wall managed to stop for a moment while scurrying madly about, trying to cover the big news, to discuss our hopes and excitements. What’s going to be the best part of the sixth season? We’ll tell you our answers – if you promise to tell us yours in the comments below.

(And don’t worry – we’re spoiler-free in this discussion. We didn’t want to exclude anyone from participating in the hugely exciting countdown to season six!)

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Awards

Watchers on the Wall Awards: The Best Quotes of Season 5

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We’ve almost reached the end of Watchers on the Wall Awards voting! Today’s categories, celebrating the best quotes of Game of Thrones season 5, and Friday (Best Episode), will close out the final rounds. It’s a lengthy process, but the voices of the fans have spoken loud and clear throughout and carried us to this point.

And now today, we’re here to vote on the Best and Funniest Quotes of the season. The finalists were all chosen by preliminary round voting. Preliminary round poll results for both categories found here!

The nominees are:

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