Game of Thrones Season 3 Liveblog! Episode 8: Second Sons.

hey, everyone!  and welcome back, uh, us!
we had many intentions of being here with you all last week, but alas, we fell prey to the inevitable throes of toronto maple leafs fandom.

the terrifying lows, the soaring highs, the creamy middles!

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but let us speak no more of that, lest our sportive hearts break yet again.  and frankly, after last night's doctor who series seven finale, we don't know how much more we can take.

thankfully, river song has appeared to remind us not to shed any spoilers until after the jump.

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wikipedia's got a nice primer on the previous episode, but for those of you who'd prefer not to click away, here are a few points we enjoyed (or didn't?):

-Sansa Stark's heart-rending innocence: "Did your mother teach you that?"  oh, bless!  she really believes Margaery is a virgin.  that scene was pretty excellent, and made us love Margaery even more than we already did.

-that scene between Joffrey and Tywin was shot and directed beautifully.  very powerful to see these characters interact: neither wishes to concede any power, yet both must defer (to some varying degree) to the other.

-Melisandre and Gendry are in Blackwater Bay?  that's...different.  Seems like she won't be heading directly back to Dragonstone.  And she told him about his lineage!  What is she planning?

-Orell is boring and typical, and Ygritte dispatches him accordingly.  However, the windmill scene was adorable - love to see this character with her defenses dropped, no matter how fleeting!

-Robb Stark and Talisa's butts - simultaneously.  ALL the BUTTS.  Game of Butts.

-Arya was captured by the Hound!  More interactions between them immediately!  Please?

-I don't really want to talk about Theon's sexual assault and subsequent castration.  Wait, whoops.

-Daenerys is becoming a more impressive leader by the minute, it seems.  And the dragons look dooooope.

-The rescue of Brienne by Jaime was by far one of the best parts of this episode - but to be honest, we were pretty uncomfortable with the fact that they used a real bear.  This is a show that destroyed whole ecosystems in Malta; I wouldn't imagine that humane treatment of animals is a high priority.

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but enough of that!  what's going to happen tonight?

-the episode's title implies it could be heavy on the Tyrion and Bran (plus Rickon, i guess) storylines.  are we missing anyone?

-how will this first of many weddings to come play out?

-will today's nudity be gratuitous - and if so, will it be somewhat even-handed?

-will we be beset by yet more torture scenes, likely starring Alfie Allen and his torturer (whom we've mistakenly named many times, not realizing it was meant to be a secret)?

-what's next for Daenerys and her mission to free the slaves of Essos?  perhaps...a distraction?

-and what about spoiler?  Spoiler spoiler spoiler!

let's hit the jump and see if we can't learn the answer to some of these questions together.

Game of Thrones Season 3 Liveblog! Episode 6: The Climb

Hey again!

Summer's just around the corner here, but in the lands of Westoros, winter is far nearer!
What's this week's episode, "The Climb" going to have in store for us?

i uhh, i know sometimes we put in song references having to do with the episode titles, etcetera...
But as far as i can make out, it's a pretty popular Miley Cyrus song. We're not showing you that.

But hey - it's a book apparently! About climbing Mount Everest, so, uhhh, there's that!

shhh. don't worry about it. just pretend it's the wall or something

Anyway, what's going on this week?

How's are the Lannister siblings (most notably Tyrion and Cersei) going to cope with their new directions and roles in King's Landing?

What will happen with Daenerys and her Unsullied? (Go Team Grey Worm!)

Will any one of Littlefinger, The Hound, Tywin, or Stannis do something creepy and untoward?

Will Jon Snow have his guts pulled out through his nose?

How will Arya cope with the loss of Gendry, and her m'lady-zoning?

potentially violently?

Hit the jump, and let's talk about it!

Game of Thrones Season 3 Liveblog! Episode 5: Kissed By Fire.

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Game of Thrones Season 3 Liveblog! Episode 4: And Now His Watch is Ended.

wowzers!  last week's episode of game of thrones (walk of punishment) sure was a doozy.  let's give those fine actors a hand - i think i saw a spare one around here some place.

...seriously?

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whoops, sorry jaime!  too soon?

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hey, wait a second - exactly what kind of threat do you pose anymore?

seems like someone's about to have an identity crisis!

how spoiler-iffic is the title of today's episode?  (we've sworn an oath not to tell!)

will dany (and her unsullied) be in this episode?

just what does jon snow know, anyway? (spoiler alert: nothing!)

and hey, did everyone see ser davos on doctor who last weekend?  what's up with that guy?

grab your drinks (we'll post a run-down of ours shortly), and hit the jump with us for further shenanigans!  who knows - we may even answer some of the questions posed above.

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Game of Thrones Season 3 Liveblog! Episode 3: Walk of Punishment.

by the grace of the seven, you guys!!
it's almost time for game of thrones again!

...yeah, so we weren't here last week.  i'm sure we had our reasons, just as i'm sure you're waaay more interested in getting on with this week's episode!

i'm sure i'm sorry!

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will arya be recaptured?  

what will become of the hound?

will shae experience any more plot contrivances sudden mood swings where sansa and tyrion are concerned?

will spoiler spoiler spoiler?!?!

hit the jump with us, in the hopes we will find out together!

Game of Thrones Season 3 Liveblog! Episode One: Valar Dohaeris

WOW!
Game of Thrones is back!

EFF YEAH!
DANCE!

...oh. Who put Jon Snow in charge of the music?

that was a bad idea.

holy crap!

What's going to happen at the Wall?

Or in King's Landing?

Will we finally meet the Reeds?

How will Brienne and Jaime get along?

I bet there'll be some battles too!

Hit the cut with us, and we'll talk it over.

The Walking Dead Season 3 Live Blog! Episode 15: This Sorrowful Life.

Welcome back, folks!  Grab yourself a drink (we're having some mulberry magic tea, James Ready beer, and Muskoka Twice as Mad Tom IPA, but feel free to make your own choices) and settle in for the latest episode:  This Sorrowful Life.

seems like a harvester of sorrow would be pretty useful for these people.

Who's going to die tonight?
How will the writers drag out one more episode before the final battle (or worse, a cliffhanger leading up to no climax whatsoever)?
Will Merle's redemption arc finally be executed (heh)?
Will we be able to sit through whatever happens to Andrea in the Governor's torture room?
And will this be the episode to make us say "yeah...Game of Thrones is back next week.  fuck this
show"?

rick's into giving out roles these days.

hit the jump, in the hopes that we will find the answers to these, and many other questions!

The Walking Dead Season 3 LiveBlog! Episode 9: The Suicide King

Welcome back!
Miss us?

Nah, probably not - but we bet you missed The Walking Dead. We also bet you're wicked excited about tonight's episode, "The Suicide King". We advise you hit the jump, and get started. We've prepped a bit of a preview for you.

keep calm, drink on.

The Walking Dead Season 3 Liveblog! Episode 8: Made to Suffer

Welcome back to another ...PrettyMuchAMovie Liveblog!

Today's episode of The Walking Dead promises to either bring many separate conflicts to a head in neat and interesting ways, or to completely bore us and hold off on further development until we return next year. Eww. Hopefully they chose to move things along.

So, what's today's Mid-Life  Season Crisis going to be, any way?

mid-life crisis, mid-life crisis, mid-life crisis so you bought a nissan whatever-the-fuck.

Will Rick and his small group of roamers break through the walls of Woodbury?

Will Andrea finally wake up and realize that the Governor is a disgusting slimy doucheball?

Will Carl be able to hold down the fort/prison with Rick and Daryl gone?

carl's hp has varied strongly from season one. he's even attained +4 bullet resistance.  i guess that justifies placing him in charge of grown-ass adults?

For the answer to these and many more questions, jump with us, and get a little party going.

The Walking Dead Season 3 Liveblog! Episode 7: When the Dead Come Knocking

Good Sunday Evening, everyone!

Clearly with it being Sunday, you've shuffled your internet self over here to have a few drinks, and crunch some chips, and find out all about Walkers, Biters, Lurkers and Creepers with us.

Today's episode is called "When the Dead Come Knocking", and promises to bring us further befuddlement of our favourite settlements at both Unnamed Prison, and Woodbury, Georgia.

Wouldn't you know it though, I'm not particularly aware of any songs out there in the world called "When the Dead Come Knocking". I do suppose that we could write it. Or maybe even that some obscure metal band has already done so and it's not on Youtube. Either way, everyone loves some Johnny Cash.

Close enough, eh? Honourable mention to Knocking on Heaven's Door from Axl and Co.

So what do the sick fucks writers have in store for us this week?

How much longer will Andrea run around with her head in her ass?

How far will the Governor go in questioning Glenn and Maggie?

Will Little Ass-Kicker get a name? Or some of Michonne's formula?
Will Michonne find sanctuary with Rick's gang?

oscar too has risen to a level of respect. it's true. otherwise, why would they even show us this?

Join us over the jump to get the answer to these, and hopefully many more questions.

The Walking Dead Season 3 Liveblog! Episode 6: Hounded

welcome back!

we're here for another week of walker fun with rick et al (at least, that's certainly how the writers seem to view things).

today's episode is called "Hounded", again evoking some musical ideas.

we are in no way as old as our musical references imply

 a whole lot's been happening, and we've yet to see full ramifications from many of the events thus far.

since lori's death, rick has:

-killed various walkers in gruesome fashions.

-answered imaginary phone calls.

-pinned glenn to walls inside the prison.

and since lori's death rick has not:

-held his newborn daughter.

-talked to his son.

-appeared to be sane.

what will he do to shake things up this week?

how will michonne fare outside of woodbury?

is woodbury anywhere near jackson lake?

we're just blowing off steam!

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join us after the jump for the answer to these and many more questions!

the walking dead season 3 liveblog! episode 3: walk with me!

8:30 - heya!

do you like the walking dead?
and hallowe'en?

and super scary gory fun?
will then hot diggity, do we have an hour of fun for you.
(eww, we said hot diggity. we're sorry.)

this week on the walking dead:
will rick slay more people for fun?
will everyone just kill for fun?
hey, michonne. what's up with her?
helicopters?
merle?

join us after the cut for all this and more, on episode 3: walk with me.

neil young is always appropriate.

the walking dead season 3 liveblog! episode 2: sick!

8:40 - welcome back!
we're here for episode 2 of season 3, and it promises to be an exciting one!

will the group strengthen their hold on the prison?
will hershel's leg lead to infection, or worse?
will lori's baby be a walker?
will andrea's medication help?

join us beyond the cut for the answers to these (yeah, right) and loads more important questions!

the walking dead season 3 liveblog! episode one: seed.

8:45 - willkommen!  bienvenue!  welcome!

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haha, psych!  we're not reviewing dexter - this liveblog is for the season premiere of the walking dead!

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we're here starting our first full season of liveblogging the walking dead. be excited - we kicked things off doing the season finale last year, and we're very excited about the developments of this season. stay tuned with us as we learn all about what directions the characters head in this year! will the writers follow the comics? will (rick make) lori keep the baby? will anyone miss shane? will carl stay in the damn house?

why won't this boy stay in the house?

8:55 - turn off your phone! dim the lights! get the umm, whatever you drink or eat! tonite's episode is brought to you by Muskoka Mad Tom India Pale Ale, Maudite and various David's Teas. Yes. Beer and Tea. We're like that. and we're excited! Hit the jump to watch the episode with us!

game of thrones season two finale liveblog! episode ten: valar morghulis

whelp, it's sunday again, but this one's a little bittersweet. tonight we'll set our blogs to "live" for one last game of thrones episode. valar morghulis is the season finale, of course, and as such we're on the edge of our seats in many regards.

how will the events at blackwater bay affect king's landing and westeros at large? what will happen in qarth, with dany and her dragons?  what is jon snow's fate above the wall?  what will happen in winterfell, and how will theon's actions shake out?

he sure does, theon!  let's find out why - after the jump!

game of thrones season two liveblog! episode nine: blackwater

holy crap, we can't believe there are only two episodes left!
it's sunday, so here one comes, and this one certainly looks to be a doozy.

did you know bronn had +4 archery skills?

expect all sorts of carnage, and bloodshed, and well, certainly fire tonight.

will bronn finally find some pigshit he fancies? will dany enter the house of the undying? will jon snow face mance rayder? will stannis breach the mud gate? 

join us below the cut to find out.

six seasons and pretty much a movie: community finale liveblog!

what's this?  the teevee has a gift for us all?  and it's 90 minutes of community?!
why, that's sort-of-a-movie!
hooray!  
gif party!

and now, a liveblog (after the jump)!

#TDKR07202012: ...Pretty Much A Trailer!

today at ...prettymuchamovie!, we're introducing a new feature! movies have trailers, and we talk about things that are pretty much movies. it really just seems like a logical conclusion that we should discuss the tiny film snippets that studios use to hock their newest wares.

so, today we begin our ongoing ...prettymuchatrailer series by reviewing the most recent trailer for christopher nolan's the dark knight rises. join us beyond the cut to check it out!

game of thrones season two liveblog! episode three: what is dead may never die.

...but rises again, harder and stronger.
but we're getting quite ahead of ourselves, yes?  let us attempt to be content with whatever they choose to show us in what is dead may never die, and that alone.
oh, and of course, we shall party!

but first, a sobering reminder, lest we forget:

winter is coming (link).

game of thrones season two liveblog! episode two: the night lands.

episode two!  at last!

throwing it down right now: if they show the iron islands today, you finish your goddamn drink, okay?   now let's party!