Television gets even better tonight as Season 3 of Vikings premiers on History. Vikings, along with Black Sails, is part of a quintet of great historical fiction and historical fantasy shows that will soon include Da Vinci’s Demons, Outlander, and Season 5 of Game of Thrones. Needless to say, I love this time of year!…
Season 5 of HBO’s Game of Thrones will premier on April 12, 2015, and last week HBO released the first official trailer. It looks absolutely amazing, but it also hints to some distinct changes from the books. For example, I don’t recall reading about Ser Jorah fighting in Meereen’s arena or Jaime going to Dorne, and it…
This Saturday marks the return of the Starz original series Black Sails. It is the first of what should be an incredible run of shows in the first half of 2015, including seasons 3 of Vikings and Da Vinci’s Demons, as well as the return of Outlander and the next season of Game of Thrones….
I missed this when it came out last month, but Starz has started promoting the new season of Black Sails, the amazingly well-crafted “prequel” to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. Last season was intense (and far superior to NBC’s Crossbones in my view), with Captain Flint and Long John Silver barely surviving an attack by a…
I’m off to my annual fishing trip, and though I doubt I’ll catch the Midgard Serpent this year, I leave with fond memories of last night’s TV experience with my nine-year-old. I’ve endeavored to find good TV shows we can watch as a family. In years’ past, it’s been Once Upon A Time, and while…
This Monday marks the premiere of Season 2 of Sleepy Hollow on Fox. Last year, I became quite taken with the show (you can read my post here), and I’m looking forward to the upcoming season, especially after the huge twists at the end of last year. Here’s a quick look at the trailer for…