Take the Black Live: Must we #ReleaseTheSnyderCut?
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 20: (L-R) Deborah Snyder, Diane Lane, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Ben Affleck, Zack Snyder, Henry Cavill, Jesse Eisenberg, Holly Hunter, Tao Okamoto,...
Game of Thrones gave me a family and an identity
Game of Thrones: The Complete Collection may not be out for another week, but the internet has already gotten its hands on a bunch of the special features, from deleted...
George R.R. Martin talks Starport, an adaptation of his rejected TV show
A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin was in New York City just recently, checking in with publishers, agents, and friends new and old. As he detailed on...
The definitive review of The Mandalorian
Fall TV season is off and running. What do we have to say about it on Take the Black Live? Plenty.Today, we’re zeroing in on the launch of Disney+,...
Typewriters and tooth brushes sing the Game of Thrones theme song
Ah, Game of Thrones nostalgia. When you’re feeling wistful for days in Westeros gone by, you can always bring up YouTube and queue up the iconic intro song. And...
Take the Black Live: Nerdom Potpourri
Another week, another episode of Take the Black Live, full of delicious and nutritious news and impressions of all things sci-fi, fantasy, and genre. The fall TV season is...
Game of Thrones costume designer explains why Starks wear blue
“In winter we wear blue,” is possibly but probably not something a member of the Stark family once said to another member at some point during the clan’s thousands-year-long...
House of the Dragon is coming
Oh my god, you guys. This has been an insane couple of days for news. How insane? Watch us discuss it in the newest episode of Take the Black...
Deleted scenes and Middle-earth dreams
Welcome to Take the Black Live, the show where we going over the Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire, sci-fi and fantasy news that you NEED to know,...
In honor of Emilia Clarke’s birthday, learn how she’s so charming
Emilia Clarke turns 33 today. Happy birthday to the Mother of Dragons!To mark the occasion, Clarke posted a typically charming video to her Instagram involving her air singing into...
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