1. Game of Thrones is a sprawling sweeping epic that is hacked into 4 massive novels with a much anticipated long over-due, geezuz, soon to be released (the masses have been pissy and restless)5th novel titled, "A Dance with Dragons' in mid-July; the genre is not sci-fy but fantasy. Turned off already? Hang on a bit longer. Authored by George R.R. Martin, and picked up by HBO, fans were conflicted. On one hand, elation. On the other, paranoia. The series could either be an intriguing audacious back-stabbing landscape revolving around 4 major kingdoms or a monumental nose pinching goat fuck. Three positive transactions happened on the way to production. 1. the series location, Ireland. 2. George R. R. Martin's blessing and presence 3. The hiring of the brilliant David Benioff to script most of the installments. Benioff is the author of '25th Hour' which Spike Lee made into a movie starring Edward Northon. And Benioff has also written scripts:'X-Men Origins: Wolverine', and 'Troy.' Ok, those were pedestrian. But in 2009 Benioff wrote a novel, 'City of Thieves,' the best damn book that year. A gem. Locked and loaded, the cable series has been sensational. Why, it almost harkens back to yester-year...'Deadwood' days, or as some critics have written 'Soprano's.' The buzz really did deliver. Ratings were hot. And the finale sizzled. Literally. The characters proved fluid. So much so, a cautionary word. Attached to a particular personage? Don't be. Have a favorite? Could be whacked. The novels are filled with twists, chaos, and disintegration of order. One thing however is constant throughout the series. Love them or fear them. Woman seem to rule. A true telly-land fantasy.
2. Spring. 2012. 2nd season of 'Game of Thrones.' How dare HBO!
3. 'The Killing.' How can a finale suck as much as it did? It sucked donkey's. Wait till next season for the answer? Pleaaase. Up until the finale, this series was like watching a foreign film. Slow. Dark. Somber. The critics hated it. Not fast enough for them. But there were some of us out there who applauded the difference. Mireille Enos was great. John Kinnaman as her sidekick even better. It was a series crying out for a compelling moon trajectory finale. And it failed. The 13 episode concept (each episode=1 day) was clever. And we can thank the Danes (originally a Danish series) for that. But, god almighty, the last episode goes straight to the hall of shame.
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