High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewGame of Thrones Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/game-of-thrones/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Weekend Roundtable: Turning to the Dark Side https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-roundtable-heel-turn-to-dark-side/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-roundtable-heel-turn-to-dark-side/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2019 17:00:35 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=98561 As one of our picks in this week’s Roundtable explains, “You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” While Dark Phoenix flies into theaters, let’s look at some other famous examples of characters making a heel turn from the light to the dark. A heel turn should...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-roundtable-heel-turn-to-dark-side/feed/ 7 Game of Thrones Series Finale Recap: “Will You Break the Wheel with Me?” https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-806-recap/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-806-recap/#comments Tue, 21 May 2019 12:00:24 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=98192 Game of Thrones is over, and I’m sure no one’s happy about it. Those fans who still like the show are sad that it’s over, and the series finale was never likely to change the minds of those who’ve complained all season about how much they hated this last batch of episodes. Let’s be frank,...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-806-recap/feed/ 28 Weekend Roundtable: Game of Thrones Spinoffs https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-game-of-thrones-spinoffs/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-game-of-thrones-spinoffs/#comments Fri, 17 May 2019 16:00:14 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=98155 Game of Thrones may be ending this weekend, but the story in Westeros is certainly not done. HBO already has a prequel series in development, though the details of it are still under wraps. What spinoffs would you like to pitch the network brass? Brian Hoss Game of Pizzas We all know that pizza is...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-game-of-thrones-spinoffs/feed/ 7 Game of Thrones 8.05 Recap: “Let It Be Fear” https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-805-recap/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-805-recap/#comments Tue, 14 May 2019 12:00:09 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=98079 The penultimate episode of Game of Thrones feels in many ways like the climax of the entire series. After watching it, the biggest question I had is what the show’s seemingly countless disgruntled fans would find to complain about in this one. Following the death of Missandei, Daenerys somehow managed to restrain herself from flying...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-805-recap/feed/ 92 Game of Thrones 8.04 Recap: “You’re Not the Only One Who’s Clever” https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-804-recap/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-804-recap/#comments Tue, 07 May 2019 12:00:24 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=97939 If it’s true that episode 5 of Game of Thrones this season will be even bigger than the Battle of Winterfell, the show needed something of a breather in between. This week’s entry may not be as action-packed, but it makes some big moves to set the stage for the next conflict. The Aftermath The...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-804-recap/feed/ 30 Game of Thrones 8.03 Recap: “Here We Are, at the End of the World” https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-803-recap/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-803-recap/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:00:07 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=97842 And off we go. You wanted more action and violence and death on Game of Thrones this season? Wish granted. The war with the dead begins. Running nearly an hour and a half, The Long Night is a battle episode start to finish. I often have mixed feelings about these. Although the show has had...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-803-recap/feed/ 46 Weekend Roundtable: What’s Next After Superheroes? https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-next-major-genre-after-superheroes/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-next-major-genre-after-superheroes/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2019 17:00:10 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=97809 That’s it, folks. With Avengers: Endgame, we’ve not only hit the end of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but of the superhero genre entirely. No more movies about super-powered crimefighters will be made from here on out. In their absence, what will be the next major trend to sweep popular culture? Brian Hoss With Game of...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-next-major-genre-after-superheroes/feed/ 25 Game of Thrones 8.02 Recap: “Men Do Stupid Things for Women” https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-802-recap/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-802-recap/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2019 12:00:50 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=97726 It’s calm-before-the-storm time on Game of Thrones this week. The war that’s been building for eight seasons is imminent, and that makes right now most characters’ last chance to get their personal affairs in order. Unlike the season premiere, which jumped between Winterfell and King’s Landing, this week’s episode is set entirely in the North....

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-802-recap/feed/ 56 Weekend Roundtable: Dungeons Not Required https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-tv-dragons/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-tv-dragons/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2019 16:00:35 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=97690 One of the highlights of this past week’s season premiere of Game of Thrones was Jon Snow’s thrilling dragon ride over the lands of the North. Beyond that show, what are your other favorite dragons from movies or TV? Brian Hoss Setting aside Arthurian legends and the like, I’m a big fan of the original...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-tv-dragons/feed/ 7 Game of Thrones 8.01 Recap: “What Does a Dragon Eat, Anyway?” https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-801-recap/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-801-recap/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2019 12:00:58 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=97633 I cannot recall any television series in my lifetime that has entered its final season with as much hype and as much punishing pressure to satisfy millions of fans as HBO’s Game of Thrones. That’s a daunting task, but if any show can pull it off, it feels like everyone is rooting for this one...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-801-recap/feed/ 29 Blu-ray Highlights: Week of March 24th, 2019 – Slippery When Wet https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-mar-26-2019/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-mar-26-2019/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:00:05 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=97133 A big fish swims home this week as DC’s billion-dollar blockbuster hits the Blu-ray and Ultra HD disc formats. This might be a bigger deal if it hadn’t been available for streaming for a couple weeks already. New Releases (Blu-ray) Aquaman – Isn’t it funny how the DC Extended Universe has scored its most success...

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