Category Archives: TV Shows

VoK 77: Downton Abbey (ITV series)


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Vikram (Fortytwo) is joined by Nadia, Glen(Dagos_Rivers) and Saad (Saad164) to review Julian Fellowes Period Drama Downton Abbey.

Beware of Spoilers and we regret the poor audio quality.

Credits:
Edited by Vikram (Fortytwo)
Audio and Music excerpts taken from the Show

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VoK 74: Vikings (History Channel series) – Season 1


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Vikram (Fortytwo) is joined by Brett(White Raven) and Nadia to review and discuss Michael Hirst’s Epic Saga Vikings. The crew try to puzzle out navigation by sun dial, women in Viking society, what was the point of the priest character Athelstan, Effect of Vikings on England and then finish it all off with One Nite/marry/kill game.

Credits:
Edited by Vikram (Fortytwo)
Outro music was Fever Ray’s If I had a heart

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VoK 73: Twin Peaks (ABC series)


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Join Katie (Lady Griffin), Bina (Bina007), and Saad (saad164) at the RR Diner for a cup of black coffee and a slice of cherry pie in this special Twin Peaks episode. The vassals decide their scariest Lynch moment, debate Dale Cooper’s terrible white knight status, cross themselves at the arcane horror that is Leo Johnson’s ponytail, and cap it all off with a game of “Marry, One Night, or Wrapped In Plastic.”

Spoilers for all episodes of the 1990-1991 television series Twin Peaks. Spoilers also for the films Muholland Drive (2001), Lost Highway (1997), Blue Velvet (1986), and Inland Empire (2006). The 2004-2010 television show Lost is discussed with minor spoilers.

Credits:
Edited by Katie (Lady Griffin)

Intro Music: “Twin Peaks Theme” by Angelo Badalamenti (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f_1d2zyjaI)

“Sycamore Trees” by Angelo Badalamenti and performed by Jimmy Scott (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr-hiJscLTo)

Outro Music: “Laura Palmer’s Theme” by Angelo Badalamenti (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khMlcTE7lw8)

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VoK 68: House of Cards (Netflix series) – Seasons 1 & 2


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Beware of Spoilers, the following podcast discusses Season 1 and 2 of House of Cards in detail.

Join the Vassals as they review and discuss the first and second season of Netflix Original Series “House of Cards”. Quorum includes Fortytwo, FTWard, Mordian, Shellfish and Bina007.

Credits:
Edited by Vikram aka Fortytwo
Outro is “Whatever Became of Hubert” by Tom Lehrer

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VoK 66: Sherlock (BBC series)


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Julia (No True Lady), Nadine (Erinyes), Nadia, Bina, and special guest Kyle (from APOIAF) ruminate on the triumphs, missteps and the future of BBC’s smash hit Sherlock. Guest starring Kyle’s little birds and Julia’s surprise dinner guests.

Credits:
Edited by Julia aka No True Lady

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VoK 42: The Legend of Korra (Season 2 Finale Review)


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Katie (Lady Griffin) is joined by Stephanie (gsgd), Michal (inkasrain) and Leigh (LordManderblee) to review Legend of Korra’s Final 4 episodes Night of a Thousand Stars, Harmonic Convergence, Darkness Falls and Light in the Dark.

Editing Credits: Katie

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VoK 37: Legend of Korra S2E10 Review
VoK 34: Legend of Korra S2E09 Review

VoK 37: Legend of Korra (S2E10 Review)


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Katie (Lady Griffin) is joined by Stephanie (gsgd), , Michal (inkasrain) and Leigh (LordManderblee) to review Legend of Korra Episode S2E10 “A New Spiritual Age”.

Editing Credits: Katie

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VoK 30: Legend of Korra S2E07-08 Review
VoK 34: Legend of Korra S2E09 Review

VoK 24: Breaking Bad (AMC series) – Season 5


Join our four guest hosts for a spoiler-filled discussion of AMC’s Breaking Bad. Fortytwo aka Vikram, Valkyrist aka Duncan, Alias aka Zach and Bina007 aka Bina take a critical look at the entire series.

Credits:
Edited by fortytwo
Music from Breaking Bad original soundtrack.

Episode 24:
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Podcast: Breaking Bad Insider
Podcast: AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER

VoK 21: The Wire (HBO series)


The best TV show ever made?

The best TV show ever made?

Join our four guest hosts for a spoiler-filled explicit discussion of HBO’s seminal TV series The Wire, as well as all things A Song Of Ice and Fire.  Mordion aka Michael, Valkyrist aka Duncan, The Parsnip Knight aka Will and Bina007 aka Bina take a critical look at each of the five seasons in turn, before a more light-hearted after-show discussion.

Running order:

00:00  Introduction to the hosts, how we found the show, season ranking and favourite characters.

13:00 Season One –  The pOlice start to investigate the Barksdale crew and we discuss how The Wire measures up to standard cop shows; the character development of Prezbo and Daniels; and the who we were rooting for.

26:00 Season Two – Union leader Frank Sobotka tries to keep the dockworkers in business by making a deal with “The Greek”.  We also discuss how The Wire tackles female characters, equal opportunities for white drug dealers, and whether Ziggy or Herc is the biggest idiot.

46:40 Season Three  – We discuss the pros and cons of Bunny Colvin’s Hamsterdam plan, the comedy of drug dealers recognising the chair in co-op debates, and the tragedy of the rivalry between Stringer Bell and Avon Barksdale.

1:10:40  Season Four – The Wire delves into the parlous state of public education in Baltimore as Prezbo becomes a teacher and we debate how far Chris is a “bad guy” and why The Wire didn’t achieve the commercial success of shows like Mad Men, let alone Game of Thrones.

1:38:40 Season Five – We discuss how plausible the McNutty storyline is, and whether the journalism story is too rushed for its own good.

1:50:00  Aftershow –  In which we discuss who the biggest badass of the show is, who the biggest dumbass is, and whether Herc would be a gentle lover, Stringer Bell would cuddle, whether you can say “shiiiiiiiit!” in an English accent and which characters in The Wire resemble characters from A Song Of Ice and Fire.

Credits: Edited by Bina007 with music taken from the soundtrack album “…All the pieces matter – Five years of music from The Wire.”

Episode 21:

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The Aidan Gillan Game Of Thrones/Wire Mash-Up Video

VoK 19: Hannibal (NBC series) – Season 1


Just a bunch of girls talking about murder. This episode’s topic is NBC’s cult hit “Hannibal.” Erinyes and Nadia are joined by Julia (No True Lady on the forums) and Tori (lastratstanding on Tumblr), the hosts of the Hannibal podcast Suits and Madness.

Check out Suits and Madness on iTunes and on Tumblr

Credits:
Edited by No True Lady

Episode 19:
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Julia and Tori’s Podcast Suits and Madness
Suits and Madness on iTunes
Tori’s Tumblr

VoK 14: Mad Men (AMC series) – Seasons 1 & 2


Beware of spoilers, the following podcast discusses the first two Seasons of Mad Men in detail. Plus our staple discussion of Game of Thrones creeps in as we discuss the casting of Mace Tyrell.

Dagos_Rivers is joined by fortytwo and bina007 from the Podcast of Ice and Fire forums to discuss season 1 and 2 of Mad Men, ogle the cast and discuss plans for future episodes of VOK.

Also included are casting news on Game of Thrones, the nature of italian men, the history of spousal rape and what happens when you type ‘A Feast For Crows’ into the search bar on iTunes.

Credits:
Edited by Dagos_Rivers

Episode 14:
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References:
Mace Tyrell Casting
Bina007’s review of Heaven’s Gate