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VoK 285: WolfCast – “The Red Woman” (S06E01 Review)

Posted on April 27, 2016 by | 2 comments

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VOK Wolfcast roster changes this year, with Dagos_Rivers (Glen) leading the pack and joined once again by Beric175 (Matthieu) – who mysteriously disappears half-way through the recording, and joined by (relative) newcomers: DarkSister24 (Claire) and ChurchofStarryWisdom (David). They review the launch episode of Season 6, of Game of Thrones; they discuss each location, and associated characters; provide their lemoncake scores and make some predictions of where the storylines are going.

The WolfCast discuss whether Season 6 will outperform Season 5, how long the show will last; are the writers eager to end the show, and if certain storylines *cough* Dorne *cough* will survive much longer.

Also discussed:
-Official posters for each Season, and which is the best
-What is this ‘Heads Up’ game, as seen on Ellen?
-We reminisce on E4’s ‘Misfits’.
-How hard it is to get into a show when it is massive, like
Game of Thrones or The Walking Dead.

Running Time: 01:45:50
CREDITS:
Edited by Dagos_Rivers

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VoK 284: DragonCast – “The Red Woman” (S06E01 Review)

Posted on April 25, 2016 by | Leave a comment

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DragonCast takes flight once again to review the sixth season of HBO’s Game of Thrones!

Join Adam (drownedsnow), Casey (Blue-Eyed-Queen), Katie (LadyGriffin), Matt (Varley), Paul (SerDinnerRoll), and Zach (Alias) for a whole new season of not-at-all nitpicky Game of Thrones reviews.

Warning: Contains spoilers for all aired episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones (including Season 6 promotional material), as well as all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series.

00:43 – Intros and Lemoncake Ratings
7:05 – The Wall
13:30 – Winterfell
16:25 – Somewhere in the North
21:13 – King’s Landing
26:15 – Dorne
32:35 – Meereen
38:25 – The Dothraki Sea
45:40 – Braavos
46:55 – The Wall (Part 2)

Credits:
Edited by Alias
A Song of Ice and Fire by Alpine Universe
Kellen the Undying by Drumurboy

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VoK 282: War & Peace (BBC One miniseries)

Posted on April 21, 2016 by | Leave a comment

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Bina007, Stuart (Firenzed) and Imogen.OB discuss, in various permutations, Tolstoy’s epic tale of love amidst the Russian aristocracy during the Napoleonic wars.

To start, Bina007 & Firenzed cover the major story arcs of the mini-series, the depiction of war and other adaptations of the novel. Then at 1hr 7mins, Bina007 & Imogen.OB get into an in-depth discussion of the novel and the mini-series. Finally, the aftershow begins at 1hr 58mins and includes:  Intro to Firenzed, ASOIAF and Chekhov Wildfire; plug for Cockneymoot on May 1st at Blenheim Palace; a lot of Sega/Creative Assembly Empire and Napoleonic Total War chat; our thoughts on Napoleon more generally.

Contains spoilers for the the novel, its adaptations, and Napoleonic history, if such a thing is possible, as well as occasional references to A Song of Ice and Fire.

Music: Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. This was also composed, like War and Peace, many decades after the battle of Borodino to commemorate Russia seeing of the perfidious French invasion.

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Sources mentioned in the podcast:
[BBC TV] The 2016 miniseries
[BBC Radio] The 2015 radio play/podcast
[Bondarchuk!] A clip from the 1967 4 hour Soviet film
[Audrey!] A clip from the 1956 Hollywood epic
[ReliveWaterloo] Real-time Waterloo timeline
[Napoleon The Great?] Debate on Napoleon’s legacy
[Napoleon’s Crimes?] Controversial French book

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VoK 280: Game of Thrones – Pre-Season 6 Speculation

Posted on April 17, 2016 by | Leave a comment

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Join our American hosts as they preview Season 6 of HBO’s Game of Thrones.

Hosts: Zack (Alias), Greg (claudiusthefool), Matt (Varley), Adam (drownedsnow), Casey (blue-eyed-queen), Dan (dansparce), Jeff (Jeff14), and Steven (SJLee).

Spoilers for all episodes of this series and all published works in George R R Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Edited by Drowned Snow.

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VoK 276: Twin Peaks ReWatch (Part 8)

Posted on April 9, 2016 by | Leave a comment

The Bookhouse Boys & Girls head back to school for episodes 10-13 of Twin Peaks Season 2: “Dispute Between Brothers,” “Masked Ball,” “The Black Widow,” and “Checkmate.” Steven (SJLee) reveals the secret history of the RCMP, Greg (claudiusthefool) plays with toy soldiers, Shane (easttexasdirewolf) swears his allegiance to the owls, and Katie (Lady Griffin) reads World War Z.

As with previous installments, there are no Twin Peaks spoilers past the episodes discussed.

Credits:
Edited by Katie

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VoK 275: Game of Thrones – Season 5 Retrospective

Posted on April 6, 2016 by | Leave a comment

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VOK Wolfcast concluded, last year, with a review of Season 5, discussing favourite scenes, worst scenes, favourite episodes and the state of the fandom with the impending Season 6 Dilemma. By the time I got around to editing it, it was August, so I decided to hold off until the new Season begins, and to coincide with the Season 5 DVD release, and the availability of Season 5 on Sky Box Sets (U.K. fans).

Dagos_Rivers (Glen) leads the wolf pack, and is joined by SerPatricktheTall (Patrick) and Samos (Sam) to deliver their thoughts on the most popular season to date, and whether Game of Thrones has reached it’s peak or if the show will continue to rise in popularity year on year.

Also discussed:
-Madds Mikelson and NBC’s ‘Hannibal’ cancellation.
-Predictions of the Winds of Winter release.
-Theories about TuPac
-Comparisons between Harry Potter and Oedipus
-The scale of villain vs. Geographic origin.
-The theme of incest within the book series.

Running Time: 02:02:02
CREDITS:
Edited by Dagos_Rivers

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VoK 274: Dickensian (BBC One series)

Posted on April 4, 2016 by | Leave a comment

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Dagos_Rivers (Glen), and Bina007 (Bina) review ‘Dickensian’: A murder mystery / drama set in Victorian England, with Charles Dickens’ most popular characters interacting with each other. This show commissioned by the BBC was a big rating hit over Christmas, in the U.K. but quickly lost over half it’s audience due to a chaotic schedule. We both hope other countries like Canada, U.S.A. and India will get a chance to watch it!

The hosts discuss major plotlines which form Origin stories for major characters in Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and Bleak House.

We also discuss the following topics:
-The sex appeal of Aidan Turner (Poldark).
-Emerging costume dramas to ‘replace’ Downton Abbey.
-Other BBC Charles Dickens adaptations (e.g. Bleak House).
-Possibility of worldwide distribution, and a second series.
-Would you accept disinheritance from your parents as a ‘compliment’?
-Christmas TV schedules.

Running Time: 01:11:52
Credits: Edited by Dagos_Rivers

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VoK 270: House of Cards (Netflix series) – Season 4

Posted on March 18, 2016 by | Leave a comment

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Here at Vassals of Kingsgrave, we don’t submit to nonsense, we create the nonsense!  In this episode, Zach/Alias; Adam/DrownedSnow; Bina007; Jeff14 and Steven/SJLee discuss the latest series of Netflix’ House Of Cards.  Naturally, we spoil the series in its entirety.

 

Music credit: the original soundtrack of the show by Jeff Beal.

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VoK 261: Battlestar Galactica ReWatch (Part 3)

Posted on February 21, 2016 by | Leave a comment

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Join Drew (Wargasm), Bing (Shoeshiner), Jeff14, and Thomas (FTWard) as they continue VoK’s epic re-watch of Battlestar Galactica. This podcast covers episodes 4-6 of season 1. (Act of Contrition, You Can’t Go Home Again, & Litmus).

Warning: Contains spoilers for the 2003 Battlestar Galactica miniseries and up to season 1, episode 6. Major spoilers for the full 75 episode run of the 2004-2009 Battlestar Galactica TV series at the close of the show.

Credits:
Edited by Wargasm
“Kara Remembers” by Bear McCreary, available on iTunes.

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VoK 259: Battlestar Galactica ReWatch (Part 2)

Posted on February 13, 2016 by | Leave a comment

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Join Wargasm, Alias, Bina007, Shoeshiner, and Jeff14 as they continue VoK’s epic re-watch of Battlestar Galactica. This podcast covers episodes 1-3 of season 1. (33, Water, Bastille Day)

Warning: Contains spoilers for the 2003 Battlestar Galactica miniseries and minor spoilers for the full 75 episode run of the 2004-2009 Battlestar Galactica TV series at the close of the show.

Credits:
Edited by Wargasm
“Recap” by Bear McCreary, available on iTunes.

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VoK 257: Battlestar Galactica ReWatch (Part 1)

Posted on February 8, 2016 by | 1 comment

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Join Wargasm, ClaudiusTheFool, Bina007, EastTexasDireWolf, Shoeshiner, DrownedSnow, and Jeff14 as they begin VoK’s epic re-watch of Battlestar Galactica. This podcast covers both episodes of the BSG Miniseries.

Warning: Contains spoilers for the 2003 Battlestar Galactica miniseries and contains spoilers for the full 75 episode run of the 2004-2009 Battlestar Galactica TV series at the close of the show. 

Credits:
Edited by Wargasm

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VoK 242: This is England (Movie and TV Series Review)

Posted on November 5, 2015 by | Leave a comment

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Oi oi! The Vassals of Kingsgrave welcome all mongs and spazzes, rude boys and skin-heads, for a discussion of Shane Meadows’ iconic movie and TV miniseries, This Is England. Chronicling the adventures of a group of friends from 1983 to 1990, this series is a tragicomic exploration of social unrest, racism, sex, drugs and dodgy haircuts. The discussion is therefore both explicit and full of spoilers. Also apologies for the intermittent background music from the airport lounge in which this episode was recorded.

Hosts: Bina007 and Dagos_Rivers.

Music credits: Billy Bragg, A New England.

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VoK 241: Twin Peaks ReWatch (Part 7)

Posted on October 31, 2015 by | Leave a comment

Where do we go from here? The Bookhouse Boys & Girls close the case on episodes 8-9 of Twin Peaks Season 2: “Drive With A Dead Girl” and “Arbitrary Law.” Sing along with Katie (Lady Griffin), Steven (SJLee), Shane (easttexasdirewolf) and Greg (claudiusthefool) in this very…musical entry of VOK.

As with previous installments, there are no Twin Peaks spoilers past the episodes discussed.

Credits:
Edited by Katie

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VoK 238: Mr. Robot (USA series) – Season 1

Posted on September 29, 2015 by | 1 comment

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The Vassals assemble in an abandoned Coney Island arcade to review the first season of USA’s new series Mr. Robot.

Join Duncan (Valkyrist), Matt (Varley) and Adam (drownedsnow) for a rumination on computerised society, pop cultural consciousness, class warfare, corporate greed, anarchist insurrection, and the best way to make an omelet (tip – “you’ve got to break a few eggs!”). The timestamps for each discussion segment are included below:

3:10 – Lemoncake Ratings
8:45 – Elliot Alderson
35:12 – Angela Moss
44:16 – Tyrell Wellick
56:55 – Darlene
1:04:31 – Shayla
1:11:03 – Mr. Robot and fsociety
1:27:48 – Phillip Price and White Rose
1:35:08 – Cinematography
1:50:35 – Aftershow

Warning: Contains spoilers for all aired episodes of USA’s Mr. Robot, as well as the 1999 film Fight Club.

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist
Audio clips owned by USA

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VoK 235: Twin Peaks ReWatch (Part 6)

Posted on September 15, 2015 by | Leave a comment

Uh-oh. The Bookhouse Boys & Girls have a bad feeling about episodes 6-7 of Twin Peaks season 2: “Demons” and “Lonely Souls.” Greg (claudiusthefool) shoots his television, Shane (easttexasdirewolf) reveals a terrible secret, Steven (SJLee) educates everyone about Northern Territories, and Katie (Lady Griffin) sticks around for the curtains. Beautiful, swaying red curtains.

As with previous installments, there are no Twin Peaks spoilers past the episodes discussed.

Credits:
Edited by Katie

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VoK 231: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (by Douglas Adams)

Posted on August 21, 2015 by | Leave a comment

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Greetings, Hoopy Froods! Welcome to the Vassals’ chaotic discussion of Douglas Adams’ comic, sci-fi creation, The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. This wide-ranging discussion is mostly harmless and mostly focusses on the novel, and just like Bistromathics, the number of Vassals participating at any one time is a reciproversexclusion.  However, they mostly include our host Tania (Scilens), Bina007, Greg (ClaudiusTheFool), Nicole, Patrick (Ser Patrick The Tall) and Zack (Alias).

Edited by Bina007.  Running time 1hr 36 mins.

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VoK 230: Twin Peaks ReWatch (Part 5)

Posted on August 18, 2015 by | Leave a comment

Who will you meet in Valhalla? Bookhouse Boys & Girls Greg (claudiusthefool), Steven (SJLee), Katie (Lady Griffin), and Shane (easttexasdirewolf) reconvene in the Roadhouse for some rabbit chili and episodes 3-5 of Twin Peaks season 2: “The Man Behind Glass,” “Laura’s Secret Diary,” and “The Orchid’s Curse.”

As with previous installments, there are no Twin Peaks spoilers past the episodes discussed.

Credits:
Edited by Katie

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VoK 229: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (BBC miniseries)

Posted on August 15, 2015 by | 1 comment

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In this episode, Bina007, Augustine (Linecom1) and Shane (EastTexasDirewolf) discuss the BBC miniseries based on Susanna Clarke’s novel set in alternate early 19th century England in which practical magic has made a comeback. After the main podcast ends at 1hr20, Bina then speaks to Michal (Inkasrain) about her reaction the show and book.

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VoK 228: Twin Peaks ReWatch (Part 4)

Posted on August 4, 2015 by | 3 comments

How long were we out? The Bookhouse Boys & Girls return from their bullet-induced hiatus to review the first two episodes of Twin Peaks Season 2: “May The Giant Be With You” and “Coma.” Friendly Giant Katie (Lady Griffin) takes over vaguely helpful spectral hosting duties from Bina (Bina007) as fledgling agents Greg (claudiusthefool), Shane (easttexasdirewolf), and Steven (SJLee) search for their missing rings and try to remember….something.

As with previous installments, there are no Twin Peaks spoilers past the episodes discussed.

Credits:
Edited by Katie

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VoK 227: Empire (Fox series) – Season 1

Posted on August 2, 2015 by | Leave a comment

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Beware of Spoilers, The following podcast discusses Season 1 of Empire in detail, the season finale cliffhanger and resolutions to many of the storylines.

Dagos_Rivers (Glen) is joined by Bina007 (Bina) to discuss the music, storylines, characters and the most shocking moments of the self proclaimed ‘Hip Hopera’, ‘Empire’ which has proved to be huge ratings success in America.

The hosts also discuss the following topics:
-Bina and Glen discuss their favourite trashy / scripted reality shows.
-Other more ‘respected’ shows like ‘The Affair’, ‘Penny Dreadful’ and ‘Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell’.
-Future VOK podcasts being planned.
-Influneces for Empire such as Dynasty, Dallas and King Lear.

Running Time: 01:23
Credits: Edited by Dagos_Rivers

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