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Thursday, June 30, 2022
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds review, “All Those Who Wander”
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
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Russell T. Davies teases details of David Tennant’s Doctor Who return
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Saturday, June 25, 2022
Review: Christopher Tolkien essay collection “The Great Tales Never End”
Friday, June 24, 2022
George R.R. Martin reveals details about HBO’s Jon Snow sequel show
Thursday, June 23, 2022
GRRM spills on the Jon Snow spinoff – including the title and his involvement!
Let’s cut to the chase!
“Yes, there is a Jon Snow show in development.” So says George R.R. Martin in his new Not A Blog post! He states that The Hollywood Reporter story was “largely correct”, and then the author drops the real big news- that the working title for the show is Snow.
GRRM recaps the four live-action “successor shows in development” at the moment and that’s worth resharing here, because it’s easy to forget what’s going on.
- Ten Thousand Ships (aka the Nymeria show)
- SEA SNAKE, aka NINE VOYAGES
- The Dunk & Egg show, THE HEDGE KNIGHT or KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS
- And now, SNOW
Martin confirms, “Yes, it was Kit Harrington [sic] who brought the idea to us. I cannot tell you the names of the writers/ showrunners, since that has not been cleared for release yet… but Kit brought them in too, his own team, and they are terrific.”
He also clarifies his involvement. For many fans, this can be a make or break part of the deal, so here it is! GRRM says he is “involved” with Snow. He says that “Kit’s team have visited me here in Santa Fe and worked with me and my own team of brilliant, talented writer/ consultants to hammer out the show.” That doesn’t sound like day to day involvement (which some fans are hungry for) but a degree of consulting that makes sense on a practical level for a writer as busy as George.
The author reports that, “All four of these successor shows are still in the script stage. Outlines and treatments have been written and approved, scripts have been written, notes have been given, second and third drafts have been written.” GRRM also confirms that “nothing has been green lit yet, and there is no guarantee when or if it will be… on any of these shows. The likelihood of all four series getting on the air… well, I’d love it, but that’s not the way it works, usually.”
And yes, he is still working on The Winds of Winter. The author claims he was “back with Tyrion this past week.”
Visit the Not a Blog post for even more details!
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Emilia Clarke confirms the Jon Snow show – and whether she’d appear on a GoT spinoff
Emilia Clarke chatted with BBC News recently, ahead of her stage appearance in the Anton Chekhov classic “The Seagull.” In the interview, she discusses her new work, representation in acting, her previous stage outing (that notorious bomb Broadway revival of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”), and most interestingly, the Jon Snow sequel spinoff that has everyone wilding out this week. And she is surprisingly forthcoming!
Clarke appears to confirm reports of the new spinoff in development, telling BBC, “He has told me about it. And I know it exists. It’s happening.”
She further explains, “It’s been created by Kit as far as I can understand, so he’s in it from the ground up. So what you will be watching, hopefully, if it happens, is certified by Kit Harington.”
Well, that is reassuring! Thank you, Emilia.
When asked if she would she ever consider appearing in a Game of Thrones spin-off, Clarke states, “No, I think I’m done.”
There go our elaborate fantasies of Dany flashbacks! (Just kidding. We don’t give up that easily.)
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Amazon hints that Ents will feature in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
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Neil Gaiman talks The Sandman episode count, pacing, aesthetics, more
Sunday, June 19, 2022
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Netflix is losing subscribers and firing workers, but it’s far from doomed
Small Council: HBO is developing a Jon Snow show with Kit Harington. Thoughts?
The Jon Snow Sequel Show: I Have Questions
HBO has been churning out Game of Thrones spinoffs left and right for development and yet I still did not see this one coming. A new show for our curly-haired angsty hero Jon Snow! So says the Hollywood Reporter.
…wait what?
It’s apparently a sequel series in development so we don’t know if it will even survive to the pilot stage, let alone make it to our screens in a couple years. But that’s never stopped us from speculating wildly in the name of having a good time!
Plus I’m having too many thoughts and questions brought on by this absolutely bonkers rumor-drop from THR and those thoughts need to be spilled before they become a migraine. Here we go!
Why would Kit Harington return to Westeros? Isn’t he finished with all this? Kit seemed to be finished with the story and with Jon Snow in 2019. He said it, repeatedly in so many interviews. However, after three years (and more, if you factor in filming time), he might be feeling refreshed and missing the character he lived with for a decade. The stories the Powers That Be (whoever THAT is) are pitching him might be exciting enough to get him back in the game. Or – let’s be real – maybe the pot is sweet enough because so far his career beyond Thrones hasn’t been on fire- we haven’t heard much about a Black Knight movie/series lately.
And let’s face it – the world still sees Kit as Jon Snow.
I’m reminded of Leonard Nimoy, and his frustration in the 1970’s with Star Trek fans not understanding the differences between him and Spock, though he loved his TV character. He merely needed some distance for a time. After a few years, his stance softened and he returned to the role of Spock for the Star Trek movies. Nimoy embraced the part and his role in pop culture more fully. Maybe Kit Harington has too?
Who is in charge of this? Who is writing it? That’s pretty important and I feel like Harington wouldn’t be signing on unless he knew who was showrunning and/or writing it. George RR Martin does not have the time/availability to be a major part of this. I imagine he could consult periodically, and provide some input as to Jon and other lead characters’ futures as he did in GOT, but there’s no way he could have a major role on a regular basis. It’s not realistic. GOT Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have said fairly recently that they have no intention of returning full time to the GOT-verse (and I’m inclined to believe them). Bryan Cogman (Co-executive producer and writer) has already denied being involved, on his twitter- and I’m also inclined to believe him. I mean if HBO was smart they’d dump a pile of money is his lap to have him run and write this show, but it’s HBO. So…it’s probably someone else developing it. Perhaps another frequent GOT director like David Nutter (HBO’s The Time Traveler’s Wife)? Just spitballing here.
Where would the Jon Snow spin-off film? Game of Thrones based its filming in Northern Ireland (with location filming in Croatia, Spain and Iceland) but House of the Dragon has shifted to a home base in England. Would the sequel series return to Northern Ireland with its useful quarries and shores? Importantly, Jon went journeying in the series finale, so would this hypothetical new show spend time in Iceland? Spring was coming, in the finale, but it’s always snowy to a point when you’re far beyond the Wall. Or would Jon’s story find its way back down further south and include more familiar faces from down that way as well…
Familiar faces- Who?: Who else would we see in the sequel spinoff besides Jon Snow? One no-brainer guess is Tormund Giantsbane (Kristofer Hivju), last seen heading beyond the Wall at Jon’s side with the wildlings. He’s a fan fave, sign him now. Also: GHOST! Give him lots of pats this time or fans will rage out. People get weird about dogs. Since wildlings are with Jon and Tormund, the show has an opportunity to introduce characters that fell by the wayside in GOT due to time constraints such as Mance Rayder’s wife Dalla and her sister Val. People may say, “Why?” to which I say, “Why the hell not?” Also, I would love to see all the skinchanging issues of Varamyr Sixskins explored. There’s a wealth of opportunity in presenting wildling culture more deeply. The books have good shit- use it.
We could also see more of the people just below the Wall- I would bet that Jon will pay some visits to his sister Queen Sansa (Sophie Turner) and her people there. And the Three-Eyed Raven King Bran is not bound by walls- we could see Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) again. And how about the ramifications of Bran’s unusual reign in Westeros? Now that would make a great addition to the show, exploring how all these issues tie together. GRRM always mentions Aragorn’s tax policy. Well this would be like the ASOIAF/GOT post-war version of seeing Aragorn’s tax policy being developed. (Which is more interesting than it sounds.)
And the Dany (Emilia Clarke) flashbacks would be beautiful agony. I can see the Twitter fights already.
(Also, Drogon is still out there. Hmm. Is that too Jaws: The Revenge?)
Is this show damage control? Now, that’s a rough question. Is this happening simply to gradually ease off some of the unpopular endings of Game of Thrones? I don’t think so. Technically I do think a sequel spinoff is a chance to change the endings for some of the characters since we’re extending the story. However I don’t think we’re going to see a drastic change. Arya will still be off adventuring. I don’t think she’s going to suddenly be settled down and married to Gendry instead. Sansa will still be Queen in the North. Dany will still be uh you know. And I think most likely Bran will still be king on the (non-existent) Throne of Sixish Kingdoms. I do see a possibility of Jon’s exile being softened. If we are following him, who knows where his journey will go, depending on how long this new series lasts. If it gets made at all! We are wildly speculating now.
The big question: Do we really need this show? I don’t know, man, do we really need ANY show? It’s entertainment and Kit Harington is an eminently watchable ball of charisma. I’m as surprised by the announcement as anyone. There are no truly charitable reasons that any TV show gets made. Networks always want to make money. That’s reality. But we could also get to watch a great TV show with more Westeros content. And that’s incredibly exciting.
So do I think people will watch it? You bet your ass I do.
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Friday, June 17, 2022
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Jon Snow Game of Thrones Sequel Show in Development at HBO
Well. I don’t think anyone saw this one coming. Alongside the upcoming House of the Dragon (August 21 is around the corner!) and a half dozen other prequels in early development at HBO, it’s now been reported that the first sequel series is now also in development. You read that right: a sequel. A Jon Snow spin-off, of all things!
The news was broken by The Hollywood Reporter, who also confirmed that Kit Harington, who played Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, is set to return for the role if the series moves forward. It’s unclear as of yet how big of an “if” that is.
Of course, this sequel isn’t an absolute certainty, even with Harington on board. Not all the Game of Thrones prequels currently in development are sure to go into production anytime soon, let alone to move forward as series. As you may recall, a pilot was filmed for a Long Night-centric series but it didn’t get picked up, which is how we ended up with House of the Dragon instead. There are several other series in development: one focused on Nymeria Targaryen, with showrunner Amanda Segel; another with House of the Dragon‘s Corlys Velaryon by Bruno Heller; Steve Conrad’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s (still unfinished) Dunk and Egg novellas; and several animated series too. All of this is to say: HBO is in the process of developing a ton of Game of Thrones content, but we don’t yet know when any of it will happen, or whether all of it will at all. I would assume a sequel series with one of the original stars has a greater chance to see the light of day than most of these other shows, and sooner rather than later, but who knows!
The next question is, then, of course, whether a sequel series taking place after Martin’s story and the show’s ending is a good idea at all. We don’t yet know enough to judge, perhaps—will it be a quiet, introspective miniseries taking place wholly north of the Wall, or will it be another Game of Thrones-sized sprawling political epic? Personaly, I’m rooting for the former, as that at least would be a contained story that could feel like an epilogue to the original show (think along the lines of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie or the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ miniseries), instead of what would essentially amount to a speculative sequel to Game of Thrones. We’ll have to wait and see what it is exactly this Jon Snow sequel series will turn out to be, if it does indeed get produced. Meanwhile, we can only guess and opine. What do you think about this news? Should this show be made? If so, what should it be?
And hey, at worst we should still get to see Tormund again, right? That’s something!
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Thursday, June 16, 2022
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Sounds like the Grand Inquisitor may have survived Obi-Wan Kenobi after all
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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The Wheel of Time star says Rand’s arc is the “most incredible in fantasy”
WiC Weekly: June 5-11
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Jeffrey Dean Morgan: The Walking Dead Negan spinoff will “blow your mind”
Game of Thrones DP compliments prequel series for not looking “too dark”
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Virginia politician sues Barnes & Noble to prevent sale of fantasy book
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Is Flea in Obi-Wan Kenobi?
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