The Vassals return to Fillory (and Further!) for the final novel in Lev Grossman’s The Magicians trilogy.
Note: The after show contains spoilers for American Gods by Neil Gaiman, The Langoliers by Stephen King, The Dark Tower series by Stephen King, and both the novel Under The Dome by Stephen King and its television adaptation,
Edited by Katie
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Here is a list of all of the “Call to Arms” threads currently active on the Vassals of Kingsgrave forums. CTA’s are the organizing stage for all upcoming podcasts. Feel free to get involved in any of them… or, if you’re feeling brave enough, even start your own! 😉
A Song of Ice and Fire:
The North/The Wall and Beyond (TWOIAF)
The Westerlands (TWOIAF)
The Bones and Beyond (TWOIAF)
The Reign of the Dragon (TWOIAF)
Preston Jacobs’ Theories
Movies & TV:
Studio Ghibli – Retrospective
Showgirls [1995]
Twin Peaks – Full ReWatch
The Sopranos – Season 6
House of Cards – Season 3
Adventure Time
Berserk
Books & Novellas:
The Silmarillion – Full ReRead
Book Club (Vol.5) – Nominations
Comic Book Club (Vol.4) – Nominations
Comics Book TV Shows (Spring)
The Works of William Shakespeare
The Lord of the Rings – Full Cast(le) Recordings
Video Games:
Dark Souls 2
Fandom:
VoK Awards 2014
Guys Night Out
Serial Podcast
The full VoK Topic List is located HERE, and is updated frequently.
Finally, if you enjoy the podcast, please take a few seconds to leave us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. It would be super helpful. Thanks, and stay tuned! 🙂
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Thanks to the loyal listeners of House Manwoody (and the APOIAF crew), the Vassals of Kingsgrave have been nominated for the 10th Annual Podcast Awards. Our humble little community cast has been placed in the “General” category, alongside heavy-hitters like Serial.
“Well that’s great,” I hear you say, “but how could I possibly help you dethrone such a gargantuan competitor. I’m only one person with an internet connection.” Well, humble listener, the fact is, you hold all the power. You can vote. And here’s how…
Step 1: Go to this website: http://www.PodcastAwards.com/
Step 2: Select “Vassals of Kingsgrave” in the General category.
Step 3: Scroll to the bottom, and enter your name and email, followed by “Submit”.
Step 4: Go to your email inbox, and verify your vote.
Step 5: Have a Kit Kat. You’ve earned it! 😉
Voting closes on March 24, at 2100 EST. However, you can vote each and every one of those 22 days, starting with today.
So be sure to share, retweet, reblog, do whatever it is Tumblr does, and loose your ravens to every corner of the realm.
What say you Vassals! 🙂
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In their second in-depth foray into the lands beyond the Sunset Kingdom, the Vassals set sail to Sothoryos and its surrounding isles, before heading north to the vast Grasslands of Essos, and then norther still to the Shivering Sea.
Join Duncan (Valkyrist), Greg (claudiusthefool), Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall), Dan (witless chum), Augustine (linecom1), Michael (Khal Wadege) and newcomer Justin (uflGator1) as they ponder ramming techniques (naval and otherwise); butterfly napalm; early Australian settlement; the Dinopocalypse of the south; the Dothraki’s aggressive rural redevelopment program; frosty prophesies; Ibbenese wrestling moves; and the “phantom menace” that haunts Mossovy forest.
With the help of Maester Yandel, they also speculate (wildly) on the future events of the novels, and the various real-world historical allusions scattered throughout the compendium.
Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire
03:51 – The Summer Isles
35:50 – Naath
43:50 – The Basilisk Isles
58:34 – Sothoryos
1:18:38 – The Grasslands
1:53:21 – The Shivering Sea
2:00:21 – Ib
2:17:54 – East of Ib
2:29:20 – ???
This podcast is part of series of in-depth discussions covering all of the various sections of The World of Ice and Fire (by George R. R. Martin, Elio Garcia & Linda Antonsson). Stay tuned to VOK for lots more installments!
Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist
“Naathi and Butterfly” painted by uflGator1 (click here for the full-resolution image)
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VoK 175: The World of Ice and Fire – The Free Cities
The World of Ice and Fire (Amazon page)
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uflGator1’s Art Site
Haven in a Red Waste
Posted in A Song of Ice and Fire, Books & Novellas, History, Podcast
Tagged claudiusthefool, Khal Wadege, linecom1, Ser Patrick the Tall, uflGator1, Valkyrist, witless chum
Join the Vassals of Kingsgrave for the fourth meeting of the VOK Book Club. We leave the real world to enter the OASIS and discuss “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline.
Join hosts Greg, Zach, Brett, Duncan, Paul & Alex as they debate how awesome the 80s actually were, how healthy it is to live in a virtual world even if you do have your own X-Wing fighter, the pros and cons of watching Highlander 200 times, and why you should always let the girl say, “I love you” first. We also ponder what the true nature of happiness is anyway.
Be sure to vote on the forums for the next pick of the VOK Book Club!
Note: The first 27 minutes of the discussion is spoiler free. When you hear “The Safety Dance” playing that means we are moving to the spoiler-filled discussion.
Credits: Edited by Greg
Image created by Zach (Alias)
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Posted in Books & Novellas, Fandom, Podcast, Science Fiction
Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, LuckyCharms, Pod's Plight, Valkyrist, White Raven
Dear Listeners,
It being award show season, we curators thought it would be fun to do our own award show this year. We invite you all to use the form below and nominate your picks for best movie,TV show,Anime,Video Game etc.
http://goo.gl/forms/c9zzMm2ATW
Entries will be tallied, and the popular choice wins..simple as that.
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Join Vassals Peter (Shellfish), Zach (Alias), Greg (claudiusthefool), Brett (White Raven), and Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall) as they discuss the latest episode of Telltale’s Game of Thrones game series.
Warning: Spoilers for the first two episodes of Telltale’s Game of Thrones game series.
Credits:
Edited by Peter (Shellfish)
Music by Jared Emerson-Johnson
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Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, Ser Patrick the Tall, Shellfish, White Raven
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The Vassals of Kingsgrave head towards the inhospitable coasts of the Iron Islands to continue their ongoing discussion on The World of Ice and Fire.
Join Vassals Greg (claudiusthefool), Patrick (Patrick the Tall), Alex (LuckyCharms), and Zach (Alias) as they sort through the gruesome Ironborn history, consider what about the complicated culture fascinates them, and identify real-world parallels.
Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire
0:26 – Introduction
9:30 – The Iron Islands
31:22 – Driftwood Crowns
42:58 – The Iron Kings
44:42 – The Black Blood
51:08 – The Greyjoys of Pyke
56:48 – The Red Kraken
1:06:10 – The Old Way and the New
This podcast is part of a series of in-depth discussions covering all of the various sections of The World of Ice and Fire (by George R. R. Martin, Elio Garcia & Linda Antonsson). Stay tuned to VOK for lots more installments!
Credits:
Edited by Zach (Alias)
Outro Music: Longborn’s Legacy by Drumurboy
Art: Mattolsonart
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Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, LuckyCharms, Ser Patrick the Tall
The Vassals of Kingsgrave celebrate Valentine’s Day by discussing Chapter 19 of the Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beren and Luthien. Star-crossed lovers or doomed from the start?
Beren the mortal falls in love with Luthien, the most beautiful elf that has ever lived. Before they can marry Beren must complete the impossible task of cutting a Silmaril from the crown of Morgoth. As we follow Beren on his journey we touch on the continued dickishness of the Sons of Feanor, the possibility of Morgoth babies, the epic awesomeness that is Huan the Hound of Valinor as well as the Epic Rap Battles of the First Age and Luthien’s ability to make everyone simultaneously fall in love with her and fall asleep.
Hosts Greg, Matt, Alix, Matthieu, & Eddie discuss all this and more in the fifth part of our continued Silmarillion re-read series. The previous episodes in this series are VOK Episodes 147, 155, 163 & 172.
Credits:
Edited by Greg
Image art: “Carcharoth” by Justin Gerard
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Posted in Books & Novellas, Podcast, The Lord of the Rings
Tagged Aiwendil, Beric175, claudiusthefool, Teddard, Varley
In this podcast the crew give eulogies for their (second)favorite Hobbit…trilogy.
0:00 – Spoiler free discussion of the movie, trilogy and the book series
31:30 – Spoiler filled deepdive discussion begins
1:47:00 – Claudiusthefool’s review of the movie
Credits:
Edited by Vikram (fortytwo)
Hosts: Beric175, Ser Patrick the Tall, Aiwendil, White Raven, Amberrocks, Alias,Scilens, Teddart, claudiusthefool and fortytwo
Intro Music: “hmm ok” by Gablé
Other Music by BoxCat Games BoxCat’s Discography
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Tagged Aiwendil, Alias, amberrocks, Beric175, claudiusthefool, fortytwo, Scilens, Ser Patrick the Tall, Teddard, White Raven
Tagged claudiusthefool, easttexasdirewolf, Eiffel, FTWard, skywaltzer
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
Weeks after the Horror Movie Roundtable (VOK 158), Dagos_Rivers (Glen) and Beric175 (Matthieu) recorded an expanded edition of the 1986 cult classic, ‘The Fly’ starring Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis and John Getz.
References are briefly made towards The Fly II, The Fly (1958) and other disgusting 80’s movies like Cocoon and Videodrome. However, the primary focus is Jeff Goldblum / Geena Davis vehicle.
Both Vassals discuss how much Jeff Goldblum looks like Michael Jackson, Stalking 101, and are (truly) classic movies ‘unremakable’? Glen contradicts himself about the difference between remakes and ‘readaptations’ as
he realises both Carrie movies were based on the Stephen King book.
The most infamous scenes of the picture are discussed, the professionalism of the midwife (cameo by Mr. Cronenberg), movies that are in development hell and the plot is discussed at length.
Running Time: 02:49:57
Credits:
Edited by Dagos_Rivers
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In this academic-inspired episode, Kingsgrave head-honcho Amin discusses Westerosi politics with David D. Perlmutter, a communications professor from Texas Tech University. Also joining them is Michael (Mordion) and Aziz (from History of Westeros).
Topics include political persuasion, propaganda, and public relations amongst the various factions of A Song of Ice and Fire. And stick around afterwards for a brief recap of Davos I (from ASOS), flown in directly from Amin’s “other” podcast. 😉
Credits:
Edited by Amin
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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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Tagged Alias, Amin, gsdg, inkasrain, Lady Griffin
Merry Christmas from across the Narrow Sea! In their first in-depth foray into The World of Ice and Fire, the Vassals set sail to the Nine Free Cities of Essos.
Join Duncan (Valkyrist), Thomas (FTWard), Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall), Dan (witless chum), Augustine (linecom1), and Michael (Khal Wadege) as they ponder maze-loving minotaurs; the badassery of war-bears; the shocking secret behind Oathkeeper; Essosi potato-farming; the pH levels of the Disputed Lands; Patchface’s failed betrothal; and the fabulousness of the Uncloaking Festival. With the help of Maester Yandel, they also speculate (wildly) on the future events of the novels, and the various real-world historical allusions scattered throughout the compendium.
Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire
1:39 – Beyond the Sunset Kingdom
20:00 – Lorath
33:26 – Norvos
45:50 – Qohor
1:01:07 – Myr, Lys & Tyrosh
1:20:21 – Pentos
1:25:02 – Volantis
1:38:09 – Braavos
2:16:33 – ???
This podcast is part of series of in-depth discussions covering all of the various sections of The World of Ice and Fire (by George R. R. Martin, Elio Garcia & Linda Antonsson). Stay tuned to VOK for lots more installments!
Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist
“This Land is Your Land (Valyrian Edition)” by Aiwendil
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Dreams of a Red Door
Posted in A Song of Ice and Fire, Books & Novellas, History, Podcast
Tagged FTWard, Khal Wadege, linecom1, Ser Patrick the Tall, Valkyrist, witless chum
The crew cozy up next to a fire with a cup of eggnog to rate and review 1st episode of TellTale’s Game of Thrones Video game. This game can be played on iOS devices, Android devices, PlayStation 3/4, XBox 360/ONE and Steam PC/MAC.
Spoiler Scope:
First 35 mins of Podcast has NO Game spoilers,
Podcast contains spoilers for HBOs Game Of Thrones upto Season 4, and
Upto Book 5 of A Song of Ice and Fire Series.
Credits:
Edited by Vikram (fortytwo)
Hosts: Fortytwo, Alias, claudiusthefool and drownedsnow
Intro Music: “hmm ok” by Gablé
Christmas Music by E’s Jammy Jams courtesy of Youtube’s Audio Library
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Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, drownedsnow, fortytwo
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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Tagged Alias, Amin, gsdg, inkasrain, Lady Griffin
The Vassals of Kingsgrave continue our Silmarillion re-read in which we cover chapters 13-18 of the Quenta Silmarillion; “Of the Return of the Noldor” through “Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin”.
The Noldor have a few bright spots and shining moments before everything starts to go downhill in their ceaseless war against Morgoth. We visit the hidden city of Gondolin and follow Maeglin the clinically depressed Elf as he tackles his daddy issues and falls in love with his cousin. Men finally show up on the scene and join the fight; and we get one of the most awesome and bittersweet scenes in the book in which Fingolfin challenges Morgoth to single combat with the expected results.
Hosts Greg, Matt, Alix, Shane, Brett & Matthieu explore all this and various tangents including having several lessons on pronunciation, debate the wingspan of the great eagles, who would win in a fight; Gimli or The Mountain, and why didn’t the eagles just fly the damn ring right to Mount Doom in the Lord of the Rings.
Credits:
Edited by Greg
Image art of Fingolfin and Morgoth by artist unknown
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Tagged Aiwendil, Beric175, claudiusthefool, easttexasdirewolf, Varley, White Raven
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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Tagged Alias, Beric175, gsdg, inkasrain, Lady Griffin
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