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VoK 196: DragonCast – “The House of Black and White” (S05E02 Review)

Posted on April 23, 2015 by vokalias | Leave a comment

DragonCast is back to review the second episode of Game of Thrones Season 5, “The House of Black and White”.

Join Greg (claudiusthefool), Matt (Varley), Bing (Shoeshiner), Paul (Pod’s Plight), Adam (drownedsnow), Michal (inkasrain), Steven (SJLee), Brett (White Raven), and Zach (Alias) for another show review that’s not offensive in the slightest.

Warning: Contains spoilers for all aired episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones (including Season 5 promotional material), as well as all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Credits:
Edited by Alias
Music: Kellan the Undying by Drumurboy

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Emilia Clarke Body Double
Dragons
Pizza (Mhysa)
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VoK 195: The Walking Dead (AMC series) – Season 5

Posted on April 21, 2015 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

The Vassals of Kingsgrave gather in the safety (relative) of Alexandria to review and discuss the 5th season of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Join Greg (claudiusthefool), Amanda (Middlecyclone), Augustine (linecom1) & Steven (SJLee) as we discuss how comfortable we are with a possible Ricktatorship, are the Alexandrians dumb or just ignorant of the reality in which they live, how awesome Carl is (just kidding, he’s still awful) and generally meander our way from topic to topic much as the survivors do on the show but still end up where we are meant to be in the end.

***Warning: This podcast contains spoilers for the first five seasons of AMC’s The Walking Dead as well as references and spoilers for The Walking Dead Comic by Robert Kirkman (up to the point where the show has reached in the comics. There will be no spoilers for the comics beyond that point.)***

Edited by Greg

Audio clip copyright AMC

Song: “Zombie” – The Cranberries

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VoK 194: WolfCast – “The Wars to Come” (S05E01 Review)

Posted on April 19, 2015 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Welcome to the return of the Wolfcast for season five, where the wolfpups have grown up and most have left the Lair to get away from spoilers, but new pups have risen. To help you to fight away the hours of boredom is Eddie(Teddard), Jan(Leechlord), Imogen.OB, Matthieu(Beric175) and Patrick the Tall as our lead host. We will today be covering EVERYTHING to great detail, Which means that we( as usual) can present our faithfull listeners with a behemoth of an episode at 2,45 hours.

Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire

Credits:
Edited by Ser Patrick the Tall
Hosts:Patrick the Tall,Teddard,Imogen.OB,Leechlord and Beric175

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VoK 192: DragonCast – “The Wars to Come” (S05E01 Review)

Posted on April 16, 2015 by vokalias | Leave a comment

DragonCast has broken free of its chains, returned to review the first episode of Game of Thrones Season 5, “The Wars to Come”.

Join Greg (claudiusthefool), Adam (drownedsnow), Michal (inkasrain), Julia (No True Lady), Matt (Varley), and Zach (Alias) as they jump back into the world of Game of Thrones in classic VOK fashion.

Credits:
Edited by Alias
Music: Bearheart by Drumurboy

Links:
Et tu, Edmure?
“I’m going to light the biggest fire the North has ever seen.”
Season 5, Episode 1 with Captions
MLB Teams as Game of Thrones Characters

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VoK 191: Looking (HBO series) – Season 2

Posted on April 11, 2015 by kcrumpton2013 | Leave a comment

“Who’s the weird guy crying?” Us, Aunt Sarah. Turns out it’s us. The Vassals gather ’round this week to pay their respects to HBO’s dearly departed Looking. Greg (claudiusthefool), Amanda (middlecyclone), Michael (Khal Wadege), and Katie (Lady Griffin) bid farewell to the boys who made all the mistakes and throw major shade at Slate.com, because, you know, aren’t we all Patrick at the end of the day?

Here is the Slate article we discuss.

Edited by Katie

Intro Music: “Simple Man” by Graham Nash

Outro Music: “Soul on Fire” by Spiritualized

All audio clips belong to HBO.

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VoK 179: The Sopranos ReWatch (Part 2) – The Strong, Silent Type

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Valkyrist | 3 comments

The Vassals continue their increasingly bloody rewatch of arguably the greatest television show ever made – HBO’s The Sopranos. Join Duncan (Valkyrist), Michael (Mordion) and newcomer Kristen (Lady K) as they delve into the mob carnage, familial tensions and cigar-clouded therapy sessions of seasons 3 to 5.

This is the second podcast in a three-part retrospective of the series.

05:03 – Season 3 Discussion
1:17:27 – Season 4 Discussion
2:05:52 – Season 5 Discussion

Warning: Contains #SPOILERS# for all aired episodes of HBO’s The Sopranos

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist
Audio clips owned by HBO

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VoK 151: The Sopranos (Part 1) – Since the Ducks Left

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VoK 176: The Legend of Korra Finale (“Day of the Colossus” & “The Last Stand”)

Posted on January 1, 2015 by kcrumpton2013 | 1 comment

The time has come to say goodbye, Vassals. Clasp hands one last time with Katie (Lady Griffin), Stephanie (gsdg), Zach (Alias), Michal (inkasrain), and Amin as Kingsgrave crumbles around them and they venture together into a brighter, better tomorrow.

Here is the fanart we discuss in the after show.

Thank you to everyone who came along for the ride with us these past two and a half years. To our listeners and co-hosts alike, it’s been a pleasure. Viva la Korrasami!

Edited by Katie

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VoK 173: The Legend of Korra (“Kuvira’s Gambit” Review)

Posted on December 18, 2014 by kcrumpton2013 | 1 comment

The end is nigh, Vassals! Join Katie (Lady Griffin), Zach (Alias), Stephanie (gsdg), Amin, and Michal (inkasrain) as they call the caterers and return their wedding gifts in this week’s review of S4E11: “Kuvira’s Gambit.”

Edited by Katie

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VoK 171: The Legend of Korra (“Operation Beifong” Review)

Posted on December 11, 2014 by kcrumpton2013 | 1 comment

The Vassals are really just here for the fights this week. Michal (inkasrain), Katie (Lady Griffin), Stephanie (gsgd), Zach (Alias), and Matthieu (Beric175) crowd together for a rambling recap, rousing political debate, paternity tests… and a discussion of S4E10, “Operation BeiFong.”

Edited by Michal

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VoK 169: The Legend of Korra (“Beyond The Wilds” Review)

Posted on December 3, 2014 by kcrumpton2013 | Leave a comment

The Vassals didn’t mean to poke it with a stick! Zach (Alias), Michal (inkasrain), and Katie (Lady Griffin) contemplate bad decisions and Zaheer’s sexy-sexy hair from their goo cocoons in this week’s review of S4E09: “Beyond The Wilds.”

Edited by Katie

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VoK 167: The Legend of Korra (“Reunion” Review)

Posted on November 20, 2014 by kcrumpton2013 | Leave a comment

The unstoppable Korrasami-Wuko mecha tank assembles! Vassals Amin, Stephanie (gsdg), Katie (Lady Griffin) and Michal (inkasrain) cross the border into love for this week’s review of S4E07: “Reunion.”

Edited by Katie

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VoK 165: The Legend of Korra (“Battle of Zaofu” Review)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by kcrumpton2013 | Leave a comment

Wipe that smarmy grin off your face! The Vassals are here to….get thoroughly stomped. Join Amin, Stephanie (gsdg), Michal (inkasrain), and Katie (Lady Griffin) as they nurse their pride and review S4E06: “Battle of Zaofu.”

Edited by Katie

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VoK 162: Twin Peaks ReWatch (Part 3)

Posted on November 9, 2014 by bina007 | 9 comments

In this episode Bina007 is joined by three high roller oral surgeons from the Tri-City area, Greg (ClaudiustheFool), Shane (EastTexasDirewolf) and Steven (SJLee) to discuss the final two episodes of the first season of Twin Peaks: Realization Time and The Last Evening. As usual, we will fully spoil all episodes up to this point but will not discuss any material from Season Two, allowing our female long-distance trucker Native American listener to join along at home.

Some corrections: Who shot JR featured as a plot in Dallas in 1981 rather than 1984; viewers had to wait a mere four months between seasons 1 and 2 in the USA. The main show ends at 1 hr 8 mins.

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VoK 161: The Legend of Korra (“Enemy At the Gates” Review)

Posted on November 6, 2014 by kcrumpton2013 | Leave a comment

Betrayed! All the Vassals did was ask each other not to breathe! Michal (inkasrain), Amin, Stephanie (gsdg), and Katie (Lady Griffin) set aside their ruminations on re-education to review S4E05: “Enemy At The Gates.”

Edited by Katie

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VoK 160: Comic Book Club (Vol.2) – Fall TV Shows

Posted on November 3, 2014 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

VoK 160: Comic Book Club Comics on TV Fall 2014

The third second Meeting of the Secret Book Club invites you to join our conversation about the current state of comics on television.

Thomas (FTWard), Greg (claudiusthefool), Shane (easttexasdirewolf) & Matt (Eiffel) discuss The Walking Dead, Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Arrow, The Flash and Gotham as well as some genuinely nerdy topics like the Top 5 Fighters in the DCU, who everyone’s favorite Flash is, the identity of Skye’s father, the nature of prostitution in Canada and of course Swamp Thing.

3:35 The Walking Dead

17:00 Marvel Agents of SHIELD

33:05 Arrow

49:50 The Flash

1:08:00 Gotham

1:28:00 After Show

Credits:
Edited by: FTWard
Image: Art by Al Plastino

Music: Various Artists

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VoK 159: Twin Peaks ReWatch (Part 2)

Posted on November 2, 2014 by bina007 | Leave a comment

What do you get if you cross a Norwegian and a Swede? For the answer to this and other burning questions, tune in for the second part of the VoK Twin Peaks Rewatch. Bina007 is joined by VoK’s own version of The Bookhouse Boys – Sherriff SJLee (Steven), Deputy EastTexasDirewolf (Shane) and Big ClaudiusTheFool (Greg) to discuss Episodes 3, 4 and 5 of Season One – from Rest In Pain to Cooper’s Dreams. As usual, we won’t be spoiling later episodes of the series so you are safe to follow along at home.

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VoK 157: The Legend of Korra (“The Coronation” Review)

Posted on October 26, 2014 by kcrumpton2013 | Leave a comment

The Vassals have been dethroned! Zach (Alias), Stephanie (gsdg), Michal (inkasrain), and Katie (Lady Griffin) take a breather from their rampage through Little Kingsgrave to review S4E03: “The Coronation.”

They also give eulogy to the podcast’s “Korra Alone” episode, last heard screaming as it was dragged beneath the waves by a Skype shark.

Edited by Katie

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VoK 156: Twin Peaks ReWatch (Part 1)

Posted on October 25, 2014 by bina007 | Leave a comment

Prompted by David Lynch’s announcement that his ground-breaking 25 year old TV show Twin Peaks will return to the air, VoK has decided to do a rewatch of the previous two series. Join Shane (EastTexasDirewolf), Bina007, Steven (SJLee) and Greg (ClaudiusTheFool) as they discuss the Pilot and Episodes 1 and 2 of the series in depth.

This episode will NOT contain spoilers for later episodes of the show or Fire Walk With Me, allowing listeners following along at home not to be spoiled. However, those of you looking for an overarching series discussion can tune in to our Twin Peaks episode.

And for all you ladies, a picture of EastTexasDirewolf too sexy to button his shirt.

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VoK 152: The Legend of Korra (“After All These Years” Review)

Posted on October 10, 2014 by kcrumpton2013 | 1 comment

Whatever happened to those Vassals anyway? Michal, (inkasrain) Stephanie (gsdg), Katie (Lady Griffin), Amin, and Zach (Alias) awaken from their Korra catnap to review the season premiere of Book 4: Balance: “After All These Years.”

Edited by Katie

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VoK 151: The Sopranos ReWatch (Part 1) – Since the Ducks Left

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Valkyrist | 3 comments

What happens when four wiseguys walk into a psychiatrist’s office? Join vassals Duncan (Valkyrist), Bina (Bina007), Michael (Mordion), and Mattias (Maca) as they hijack and dismantle the first two seasons of HBO’s crown jewel – The Sopranos.

This is the first podcast in a three-part retrospective of the series.

02:51 – Cultural Impact
22:22 – Season 1 Discussion
1:02:33 – Season 2 Discussion

Warning: Contains #SPOILERS# for all aired episodes of HBO’s The Sopranos

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist
Audio clips owned by HBO

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