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VoK 108: DragonCast – “The Mountain and the Viper” (S04E08 Review)

Posted on June 6, 2014 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

The DragonCast convenes once more, absent their fearless leader, but still going strong, as they tackle the latest episode of Game of Thrones, “The Mountain and the Viper”.

Warning: Contains spoilers for all aired episodes in HBO’s Game of Thrones, and all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series

Credits
Edited by Zach (Alias)
Hosts: Zach (Alias), Brooke (AshaGreatjoy), Greg (claudiusthefool), Paul (Pod’s Plight), John (BarrelRoll42), and Shane (easttexasdirewolf)
Music by Avery Shen, Unto The End

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VoK 100: The Dance of the Vassals

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Valkyrist | 4 comments

After six weeks of bitter fighting, the lords of DragonCast, KrakenKast and WolfCast lay down their battered steel in honour of Vassals of Kingsgrave’s 100th episode.

Join VoK curators Bina (Bina007), Glen (Dagos_Rivers), Duncan (Valkyrist), Katie (Lady Griffin), and veteran hosts Michal (inkasrain) and Zach (Alias), as they review the seventh episode of Game of Thrones’ fourth season, entitled “Mockingbird.” And stick around for the Aftershow, where they’ll be performing a chapter reading of “Sansa VII” from A Storm of Swords.

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

02:28 – “Mockingbird” (S04E07) Review
1:02:19 – Messages from House Manwoody
1:08:21 – Full Cast(le) Recording #3: A Castle in the Snow
1:46:23 – The VoK Shareholder’s Luncheon [contains #SPOILERS# for Godzilla (2014), Richard II, War Horse, Legend of Korra, and Tetris]
2:51:43 – ???

We’d like to offer a huge thanks to lead curator Vikram (fortytwo), who couldn’t make the episode, as well all of the other regular hosts, contributors and our growing listenership. And lots of love to Amin and the APOIAF crew, for all of their support. Long live HOUSE MANWOODY!

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

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VOK 93: Dragon Age series (BioWare)

Posted on May 5, 2014 by kcrumpton2013 | Leave a comment

The Champions of Kingsgrave band together in a podcast of Archdemon proportions to discuss Bioware’s ‘Dragon Age’ videogame franchise. Join Warden-Commanders Katie (Lady Griffin), Peter (Shellfish), Zach (Alias), Surya (MadScientist22), and Vaarsuvius as they master their taint and debate the finer points of Mages vs Templars, magical bosoms, and why Duncan really is The Worst Ever. In war, victory. In peace, vigilance. In death, Manwoody.

WARNING: THIS PODCAST CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE UPCOMING ‘DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION.’ Spoilers include confirmed companions, plots, and game mechanics. Note: spoilers are relevant to March 2014 and may no longer be accurate.

(minor spoilers for Bioware’s ‘Mass Effect’ series.)

2:00 – Introductions and Icebreakers
15:00 – Story Discussion Part I: The Grey Wardens, Mages vs. Templars, Approval/Disapproval vs Friendship/Rivalry, ‘All That Remains.’
– Intermission –
45:00 – Story Discussion Part 2: Favorite Characters and Quests, the impact of ‘Assassin’s Creed’ and ‘Skyrim’ on ‘Inquisition,’ Flemeth, the Tevinter Imperium, the Qunari, and the Great Bioware Romance Debate of 2014.
– Intermission –
1:26:00 – Combat and Mechanics
1:37:00 – ‘Dragon Age: Inquisition’ and ‘Dragon Age Keep’
1:44:00 – Novelizations and Comics
1:47:00 – Aftershow – Snakes and Scorpions

Credits:
Edited by Katie
Intro – ‘Faith Lies In Ashes’ – ‘Dragon Age: Inquisition’ Trailer Music by Jay Vincent
43:00 – ‘Tavern Music’ by Inon Zur
1: 25:00 – ‘Challenge An Archdemon’ by Inon Zur Outro:
1:46:46 – ‘Age of the Dragon’ by Miracle Of Sound
Outro – ‘I Am The One’ (Dj Killa-Jewel Remix) by Inon Zur
All ‘Dragon Age’ clips belong to Bioware and Electronic Arts, Inc. All fanworks belong to their respective owners.

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VoK 92: DragonCast – “Oathkeeper” (S04E04 Review)

Posted on May 1, 2014 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

This week the Vassals attend a sacred White Walker initiation ritual, bid farewell to Brienne and Olenna Tyrell, then receive common tongue tutoring from Missandi. HBO’s Game of Throne Season 4 Episode 4 “OathKeeper” directed by Michelle MacLaren and written by Bryan Cogman.

Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series and the Dunk and Egg novellas, as well as all aired episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones. It does not cover published spoiler chapters for The Winds of Winter.

Credits:
Edited by Vikram (fortytwo)
Hosts: Alias, clauidusthefool, easttexasdirewolf , Pod’s Plight, inkasrain, silvaubrey and Fortytwo.
Intro Background score is Topher Mohr and Alex Elena ‘s Festival
Outro Music is Mark Neil’s 11_strANGE_Ls

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VoK 90: DragonCast – “Breaker of Chains” (S04E03 Review)

Posted on April 24, 2014 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

This week the Vassals attend Professor Tywin’s Kinging 101. They are joined by a sassy septon, a thieving hound and a frequently urinating Daario (he should see a doctor). HBO’s Game of Throne Season 4 Episode 3 “Breaker of Chains” Directed by Alex Graves and written by Benioff and Weiss.

Credits:
Edited by Vikram (fortytwo)
Hosts: Alias, clauidusthefool, MockingBird, easttexasdirewolf , Pod’s Plight, inkasrain and Fortytwo.
Intro Background score is Topher Mohr and Alex Elena ‘s Mother’s Son
Outro Music is Mark Neil’s 11_strANGE_Ls

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VoK 87: DragonCast – “The Lion and the Rose” (S04E02 Review)

Posted on April 17, 2014 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

This week the Vassals are invited to King Joffery and Queen Margery’s Wedding feast, long may they reign. Ungrateful guests they are,they critique the table decorations, the food and the entertainment. HBO’s Game of Throne Season 4 Episode 2 “The Lion and the Rose” Directed by Alex Graves and written by GRRM.

Credits:
Edited by Vikram (fortytwo)
Hosts: Alias, Asha Greatjoy, clauidusthefool, MockingBird, easttexasdirewolf , BarrelRoll42 and Fortytwo.
Joffery Tribute Background score is Silent Partner’s Every Step
Outro Music is Mark Neil’s 11_strANGE_Ls

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Sansa’s Missing Jewel

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Tagged Alias, Asha Greatjoy, BarrelRoll42, claudiusthefool, Dragoncast, easttexasdirewolf, fortytwo, Mockingbird

VoK 84: DragonCast – “Two Swords” (S04E01 Review)

Posted on April 10, 2014 by vokadmin | 2 comments

In this Inaugural DragonCast edition the crew review HBO’s Game of Throne Season 4 Episode 1 “Two Swords” Directed by DB Weiss, written by Benioff and Weiss. Vikram (Fortytwo) is joined by Zach(Alias), Michal(inkasrain), Shane(EastTexasDirewolf), Paul(Pod’s Plight), Michael(LordPrims) and Greg(claudiusthefool).

Credits:
Edited by Vikram (Fortytwo)
Manwoody Tribute Background Music is John Deley’s Busted
Outro Music is Mark Neil’s 11_strANGE_Ls

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Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, Dragoncast, easttexasdirewolf, fortytwo, inkasrain, LordPrism, Pod's Plight

VoK 83: Ender’s Game (by Orson Scott Card)

Posted on April 8, 2014 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

The Vassals don their flash suits and enter the Battle Room to discuss Ender’s Game, the first novel in Orson Scott Card’s popular science fiction series. Michael (Lord Prism), Greg (Claudius the Fool), and Zach (Alias) delve into why they enjoy this story so much and the various philosophical questions that it evokes. Topics include whether or not the story can be described as a “children’s book”, the futuristic world of Ender’s Game, bullying, the true meaning of the book’s title, and much more.

Credits:
Edited by Zach (Alias)
Music from the film Ender’s Game, composed by Steve Jablonsky

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Links:
Ender’s Game @ amazon
Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson @ amazon
Post on the “Philotic Theorum”
Podcast Shownotes @ Google Docs
Essay on Ender’s Game, analyzed with Queer Theory

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VoK 79: Mercy (The Winds of Winter – Sample Chapter)

Posted on March 28, 2014 by bina007 | 10 comments

Join the Vassals for a spoiler-filled discussion of the latest teaser chapter from George R.R. Martin’s The Winds of Winter: Mercy. Duncan (Valkyrist), Bina (Bina007), Zach (Alias), Eddie (Teddard), Michal (inkasrain), and Nadia (in all worlds!) discuss bleeding out, aging up, moral culpability, psychotic breakdown and other cheerful happy endings.

Credits:
Edited by Bina007 and Valkyrist, with music excerpts from the amazeballs Elvis Costello and Talking Heads.

Update: A cleaner version of the audio has been uploaded 🙂

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Mercy (chapter text)
VoK 61: The Winds of Winter (Preview Chapters)

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VoK 78: Full Cast(le) Recording #2 – Beware of Flying Babies

Posted on March 27, 2014 by kcrumpton2013 | 3 comments

In the second installment in the “Full Cast(le) Recording” series, the Vassals of Kingsgrave ascend the auditory stage to perform a dramatic reading of Jaime VI from A Feast for Crows.

Stick around after the curtain falls to hear the vassals discuss the chapter, debate the sanity and circumstance of Brynden Tully, and inevitably wind up debating the various deviations of HBO’s Game of Thrones.

2:00 – Chapter Reading
31: 40 – Aftershow Discussion

Cast:
Michal (inkasrain) – Narrator
Katie (Lady Griffin) – Jaime Lannister
Peter (Shellfish) – Brynden “Blackfish” Tully / Lyle “Strongboar” Crakehall
Leigh (LordManderBlee) – Edmure Tully / Forley Prester
Zach (Alias) – Daven Lannister
Eddie (Teddard) – Emmon Frey / Ryman Frey
Brooke (Asha Greyjoy) – Genna Lannister / Person Who Calls After Jaime / Queen of Whores
Paul (Pod’s Plight) – Karyl Vance / Spearman
Thomas (FTWard) – Addam Marbrand / Clement Piper
Amanda (middlecyclone) – Singer / Walder Rivers / Norbert Vance
Dan (witless chum) – Edwyn Frey

Crew:
Michal (inkasrain) – Host
Katie (Lady Griffin) – Editor

Credits
“The Rains of Castamere” Harp Cover by Harp Twins Camille and Kennerly
“The Rains of Castamere” Instrumental by Ramin Djawadi

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Tagged Alias, Asha Greatjoy, FTWard, inkasrain, Lady Griffin, LordManderBlee, middlecyclone, Pod's Plight, Shellfish, witless chum

VoK 75: The Hedge Knight (by George R. R. Martin)

Posted on March 18, 2014 by vokadmin | 5 comments

The Vassals raise their pavilions at Ashford Meadow to discuss The Hedge Knight, the first story in George R. R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg series of novellas. Topics include the role of smallfolk in Westeros and the main story, knights and knighthood, how coinage and the economy of Westeros functions, the age old question of who has a right and claim to rule, and why fahrenheit is better than celsius. Zach (Alias), Bina (Bina007), Vikram (FortyTwo), Amanda (MiddleCyclone), Michael (Mordion), Leigh (LordManderblee) and Nadia (Nadia) also consider various theories that the story has spawned and how they relate to the A Song of Ice and Fire world at large.

Credits:
Edited by Zach (Alias)
Music excerpts taken from the soundtrack of HBO’s Game of Thrones, composed by Ramin Djawadi

Links:
Legends (The Hedge Knight)
The Hedge Knight Graphic Novel
Legends II (The Sworn Sword)
The Sworn Sword Graphic Novel
Warriors (The Mystery Knight)

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Tagged Alias, Bina007, fortytwo, LordManderBlee, middlecyclone, Mordion, Nadia

VoK 70: Frozen [2013] (Review)

Posted on March 9, 2014 by bina007 | 4 comments

Join our (whatever the collective noun is for snowmen) of Vassals and special guest host Amin from A Podcast of Ice and Fire, to discuss Disney’s super-hit, the Oscar winning Frozen. We take a semi-serious look at the issues of feminism, LGBT rights and depictions of race in Disney. We also take a not very serious look at whether Hans is gay, whether A Song of Ice and Fire could have a happy fairytale ending, and what kind of protection one might need in dating Elsa.

Naturally this is full of spoilers for Frozen, but also Mulan, Pocahontas, Brave and assorted other Disney princess movies.

Podcasters: Amin; Nadia; Bina; Duncan (Valkyrist); Julia (No True Lady); Michal (Inkasrain); Saad (Saad164); Zach (Alias) and Elena (Lady Grey).

Edited by Bina007 using excerpts of music from the wonderful, and now Oscar-winning, original soundtrack to the movie.

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VoK 63: Writer’s Workshop

Posted on February 7, 2014 by vokadmin | 1 comment

Five Vassals sit down to discuss the craft of writing and share some of their own work. Join Steven (SJLee), Michal (inkasrain), Zach (Alias), Duncan (Valkyrist), and Ace (SomeNewGuy), as they share their insights into writing, offer feedback to one another, and discuss their latest projects.

Ace shares an inspired-by-real-life comedy of life overseas in the Peace Corps. Zach and Duncan discuss their early foray into fantasy fiction. Michal’s unique cop drama, set in a world of drug-addicted dragons, captures the interest of her fellow hosts. And Steven describes his post-apocalyptic novel, which is nearing completion. The conversation covers many areas of writing:

1:55 – Part 1: General Discussion on Writing
23:15 – Part 2: Roundtable Conversation on Work [Gardeners vs. Architects; Breaking down the Fantasy Genre; Plot vs. Character; Female Characters and “Unlikeable” Protagonists; World-building; Writing Post-Apocalyptic Fiction; Publishing your Work]
1:58:10 – Part 3: Advice to Fellow Writers [including a defense for Fan Fiction]

Credits:
Edited by SJLee

Links:
The Anxiety of Writers
Year of the Dragon by inkasrain (extract)
Quincy’s Tale by SomeNewGuy
The Knight of Leafport by Valkyrist (extract)
A Shattered World by SJLee (extract)

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VoK 61: The Winds of Winter – Preview Chapters (by George R. R. Martin)

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Valkyrist | 6 comments

Cold winds rise as the Vassals dive into the first 8 preview chapters of George R. R. Martin’s The Winds of Winter. Jon Vikram (fortytwo), Bina, Duncan (Valkyrist), Nadia and Zach (Alias) as they discuss the Battle of Winterfell, the Siege of Meereen, and Aegon’s Second Landing.

Before going through the chapters, however, the hosts have a general debate over what constitutes a spoiler in contemporary culture. After that, its wild, unmitigated book 6 speculation (and the occasional bit of intelligent analysis).

Due to the episode’s length, each segment has been time-stamped with a short musical cue:

3:23 – “Spoilers” in Pop Culture
32:15 – Theon I
1:00:23 – Tyrion I & II
1:12:25 – Victarion I
1:37:52 – Barristan I & II
2:13:58 – Arianne I & II
3:00:55 – ????

Warning: This episode contains spoilers for the sixth (unpublished) book in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire.

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist
Various tracks owned by The Walt Disney Company, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music Entertainment.

Links:
Theon I (full reading) [released Dec 2011]
Victarion I (partial reading) [recorded Mar 2012]
Arianne I (full reading) [released Jan 2013]
Barristan I (full reading) [published Oct 2013]
Summaries for Unreleased Chapters

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VoK 51: FeastDance (Part 6) – Dornish Drawls and Northern Conspiracies

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Valkyrist | Leave a comment

The Vassals ring in the New Year with the thrilling conclusion to their FeastDance reread series. Join Duncan (Valkyrist), Bina, Nadia, and Zach (Alias) as they delve into Pate’s prologue in Oldtown, Ser Kevan’s epilogue in King’s Landing, and all of the chapters that take place in Dorne.

And make sure to stick around for the Aftershow where they wrap-up FeastDance with an in-depth discussion of the Grand Northern Conspiracy. Unfortunately, the most important question of the night remains glaringly unanswered: who would win in a fight, Darkstar or Ser Pounce? Have your say below! 😉

1:46 – Pate
20:14 – Kevan Lannister
46:07 – Areo Hotah, Arys Oakheart and Arianne Martell
1:28:48 – The Grand Northern Conspiracy
2:12:02 – ????

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

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist
Various tracks owned by Sony Music Entertainment, the Warner Music Group and Karliene Reynolds

Links:
The Grand Northern Conspiracy
FeastDance ReRead (Part 1)
FeastDance (Part 2): Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things
FeastDance (Part 3): All Roads Lead to Essos
FeastDance (Part 4): Another Brick in the Wall
FeastDance (Part 5): We Remember the North

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VoK 47: Mass Effect series (BioWare)

Posted on December 18, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

To Discuss Bioware’s Mass Effect Series , Katie (Lady Griffin) is joined by Zach (Alias), Eddie (Teddard), Matt (Eiffel), and Peter (Shellfish).

2:00 Introductions and Icebreakers
11:00 Trilogy Highlights
34:00 Mass Effect 3 Ending
58:00 Multiplayer, Paragon and Renegade, and The Future of Mass Effect
1:08:00 Aftershow – Snakes and Scorpions, Badasses and Dumbasses

Warning: Contains plot spoilers for all Mass Effect games and downloadable content. Minor spoilers for the novel Mass Effect: Revelation by Drew Karpyshyn.

Credits:
Edited by Katie
Intro: ‘The Old Machines’ by Rig
32:40: ‘I’m Proud of You’ by Sam Hulick
58:36: ‘Staggered Injection’ (Purgatory Bar Music) by Ekstrak
Outro: 1:09: DJ Harbinger – Surrender Shepard!
All Mass Effect clips belong to Bioware and Electronic Arts, Inc. All fanworks belong to their respective owners.

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VoK 39: BlizzCon 2013 Recap

Posted on November 18, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Join Vikram (Fortytwo), Zach (Alias) and Bill (MrKorb) as they Recap BlizzCon 2013.
@ 7:05 mins They Discuss New WoW expansion Warlords of Draenor
@ 42 mins they compare who spend the most money of Hearthstone
@ 53 mins they discuss Heroes of Storm Blizz’s new MOBA
@ 59:50 mins they debate if its worth buying the new Diablo expansion Reaper of Souls
@ 66:30 mins they discuss the state of StarCraft 2

Credits:
Edited by Fortytwo
Music:
Stormwind from WoW Soundtrack
Main Theme from Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Main Theme from Heroes of the Storm
Main Theme from Diablo 3 soundtrack
Terran from Starcraft 2 soundtrack

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Conan O’Brien takes over Arena casting at BlizzCon

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VoK 32: The Last of Us (Naughty Dog)

Posted on October 28, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Join the Vassals for their very first video game podcast! Hosts Duncan (aka Valkyrist), Zach (aka Alias), Katie (aka Lady Griffin), and Peter (aka Shellfish) unite for a critical discussion of The Last of Us, for PlayStation 3 And stay tuned for the Aftershow, where they delve into their top 5 games for this console cycle, and ask the question: “Can video games be considered art?”

0:00 – Introduction [lemon cake ratings; favourite moments in the game]
11:36 – Story and Characters [Joel and Ellie’s character arcs; interpreting the ending; narrative and thematic structure; writing quality]
41:59 – Gameplay and Design [combat and inventory mechanics; level design; enemy and ally AI; music and visual presentation; voice acting and character animations; online multiplayer]
1:08:11 – Conclusion [criticisms of the game; recommendations for similar works; DLC predictions]
1:17:13 – Aftershow [top 5 games of this gen; can video games be considered art?]

Warning: Contains explicit language, and plot spoilers for The Last of Us and Game of Thrones.

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist
Audio clips owned by Sony Computer Entertainment

Links:
The Last of Us: The Kotaku Review
The Last of Us – The Musical (with Orchestra)
Map of Joel’s Progress
The Rootwork Building: Interactive and Thematic Structure in The Last of Us
Two Best Friends Play The Last of Us

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VoK 25: Star Wars

Posted on October 9, 2013 by bina007 | 2 comments

Join our ramshackle crew of rebels as they go up against the evil galactic empire and discuss all things Star Wars, rage against special edition edits and the prequels, and show some love for Chewie and Bobba Fett. Naturally, there are spoilers for all Star Wars movies, as well as the expanded universe, and some tangential spoilers for George R R Martin’s A Song Of Ice and Fire.

Running order:

00:00 Introduction

21m: A New Hope

49m: Empire Strikes Back

1hr 10: Return of the Jedi

1hr 30: The Prequels; the new movies; the extended universe

2hrs: Aftershow – One Night, Marry, Frozen In Carbonite; Who’s the biggest badass?; who’s the biggest dumbass?; who do characters resemble in ASOIAF?

Credits: Edited by Bina007 with music taken from the official soundtrack albums of the movies, which are also available on iTunes.

Episode 25:

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‘Star Wars Rebels’ Teaser Trailer Promises The Rise of The Jedi (slashfilm.com)
An open letter to J.J. Abrams (amended) (headlessness.com)
George Lucas Spent a Year Developing ‘Star Wars: Episode 7′ Before Lucasfilm Sale (screenrant.com)

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Tagged Alias, Amin, Bina007, easttexasdirewolf, Erinyes, Teddard, TravisoTraviso

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

Posted on October 8, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

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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Links:
Podcast: Breaking Bad Insider
Podcast: AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER

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