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VoK 134: Guardians of the Galaxy [2014] (Review)


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The Vassals review Marvel’s latest release and discuss comic book to movie adaptations; the properties of yellow goo; why Ronan works and Malekith doesn’t; whether Gamorra’s change of heart is credible; and the attraction of marrying Thanos and becoming the Carmela Soprano of Space. The main review ends at 58m, after which we have a wider discussion of forthcoming Marvel releases and the patented VOK One Night, Marry, Yellow Goo game.

Podcasters: Bina007; Fortytwo (Vikram); EastTexasDirewolf (Shane); AmberRocks (Amber); Arthur Dumner (Liam) and Alias (Zach).

Edited by Bina007 using publicity materials provided by and belonging to Marvel Studios.

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VoK 131: CricketCast (Vol.1) aka “The Bowler’s Holding the Batsmen’s Manwoody!”


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In the first ever CricketCast, the Vassals discuss everything from Test Matches to T20 – spot-fixing to Bodyline – and recreate the Tourney of the Hand from Game of Thrones as commentated on by the Test Match Special team. And special bonus geek-cred to the first commenter who guesses the origin of this episode’s sub-title!

Podcasters: BrumRiverlander (Kelvin); Bina007; VKalra23 (Vidur); MadScientist22 (Surya); Jed O’White Hart (Jed); the Podcast Umpire aka Teddard (Eddie); and our guest ‘Murcan Mordion (Michael).

Editor: VKalra23.

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VoK 125: The Princess Bride [1987] (DVD Commentary) – Abridged Version


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Bina007, Alias (Zack) and Mordion (Michael) provide a DVD commentary to Rob Reiner’s 1987 cult classic movie The Princess Bride. Written by William Goldman the movie puts a witty before its time post modern take on the fairy tale.

Please note that this episode will be published in two editions.  VoK 124 is the full DVD Commentary for people who want to watch with the movie on in the background and has a running time of 1h 41m.

This episode, VoK 125, is for those who want to just listen to our mindless babbling and don’t have access to the movie. It edits out the sporadic silences and has a running time of 1h 23m.

Edited by Bina007.
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VoK 124: The Princess Bride [1987] (DVD Commentary) – Full Version


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Bina007, Alias (Zack) and Mordion (Michael) provide a DVD commentary to Rob Reiner’s 1987 cult classic movie The Princess Bride. Written by William Goldman the movie puts a witty before its time post modern take on the fairy tale.

Please note that this episode will be published in two editions. The first is the full DVD Commentary for people who want to watch with the movie on in the background and has a running time of 1h 41m.

For those who want to just listen to our mindless babbling and don’t have access to the movie, check out episode 125 which edits out the sporadic silences and has a running time of 1h 23m.

Edited by Bina007.
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VoK 123: The Magicians series (by Lev Grossman)


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The Vassals discuss Lev Grossman’s Magicians series of portal fantasy novels. Topics include millennial ennui; impotent gods; the plight of being a fantasy fan; and how the rules of magical top-trumps aren’t entirely clear.  This episode spoils the Magicians series (including the short story in Dangerous Women) and also discusses Narnia, Harry Potter, Brideshead Revisited and Tolkien.  (Aftershow begins at 1h 20m).

Podcast hosts:  Bina007, Katie (Lady Griffin), Brett (WhiteRaven), Michael (Mordion) and Greg (Claudius The Fool).

Edited by Bina007 using Geoffrey Burgon’s marvellous score to ITV miniseries of Brideshead Revisited and Queen’s It’s A Kind of Magic.

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VoK 121: Conan the Barbarian [1982] (DVD Commentary)


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The iconic John Milius 1982 movie version of Robert E Howard’s epic Conan The Barbarian is given the VOK DVD Commentary treatment in this episode.  EastTexasDirewolf (Shane), Bina007 and Shellfish (Peter) thoroughly spoil the 105 minute extended edition and make a few mentions of the books too.

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Edited by EastTexasDirewolf

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VoK 120: Full Cast(le) Recording #5 – A Krewk through the Heart! (CockneyMoot 2014)


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The Cockney vassals recreate the mythic lost Full Cast(le) Recording of Storm of Swords, Tyrion Chapter 9.  The cast is as follows:

  • Narrator – Bina007
  • Lord Tyrion Lannister – Jed O’White Hart aka The Podcast Bard and host of Cockneymoot 4
  • Lord Jaime Lannister – Brum Riverlander aka Kelvin
  • Lord Varys – Teddard aka Eddie
  • Lum The Guard – Brum Riverlander aka Kelvin
  • Lester The Guard – Mactire aka Ollie
  • Shae Da Funny Whore – Mactire aka Ollie
  • Lord Tywin Lannister – Big Ged

The main show begins at 2m and the cookie monster impressions at 29m.  Naturally this chapter is thoroughly spoiled!

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VoK 115: WolfCast – “The Children” (S04E10 Review)


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Wolfcast reviews the last episode in season four of Game of Thrones. Join vassals Bina (Bina007), Nadia (Nadia), Eddie (Teddard), Peter (Shellfish), Imogen (Imogen.OB), Patrick (Patrick the Tall), Kelvin (Brum Riverlander) and newcomers Helen (valyrianarakh) and Liam (Authur_Dumner) as they grump on raven eyes and Lannister motivations, discuss turnips, forlorn hamsters and more!

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

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Edited by Shellfish (Peter), actually before the Krakens and Dragons but Bina007 forgot to check Skype and so didn’t publish first. The ladies of VOK should on no account allow the late publication to influence their opinion of Shellfish’s manliness.

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VoK 112: Vassals Night Out – “My Lady, It’s Too Hot!” Edition


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In our first ever Vassals Night Out, the Ladies of VOK don their PJs, open a bottle of Dornish red, and talk shit about hot guys, cute girls, podcast crushes and whether not liking ASOIAF would be a dealbreaker.

The all star cast features: Tanja (Scilens), Jesicka (Jesicka309), Nadia, Alix (Aiwendil), Bina007,  Nadine (Erinyes), Michal (Inkasrain),  Katie (Lady Griffin), and Amber (Amberrocks).

3m Intros and Earnest discussion of all things geek & feminism, HBO’s boobage count, the depiction of sexual violence in the show, and whether George writes women well, with a side discussion on Westerosi female grooming.

63m The ladies discuss which Westerosi characters they  most resemble, would like to hang out with, as well as the Hottest Manly Men in Westeros- show and book edition; KILFs and relationships we love to ship.

124m The ladies move on to their fellow podcast hosts to discuss their Podcast crushes, and which Vassal would be most useful in the event of a Zombie apocalypse.

165m Aftershow discussion with Jesicka309 and Scilens.

WARNING – This podcast contains spoilers for Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire and Hunger Games as well as many references to boobs.

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Edited by Bina007 using lovely audio clips from The New Statesman and with music from Cyndi Lauper.

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[My Lady!] Brienne-Margaery Fanfic
[Stansa!] Who knew?! Sansa-Stannis Fanfic

And finally, here’s that wince-inducing pic of pasty Jon Snow:

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VoK 107: WolfCast – “The Mountain and the Wiper” (S04E08 Review)


u47oWolfcast tackles the latest episode of Game of Thrones. Due to a pressing cricket emergency, the reins of the podcast are unceremoniously thrust upon an ornery and sleep-deprived Shellfish (Peter) who desperately tries to keep the sled on track as posh birds Bina (Bina007) and Imogen (Imogen.OB), béret wearing baguette toter Alix (Aiwendil), the vertically endowed windmill operator Patrick (Patrick the Tall), viper-mourner Nadia (Nadia) and newcomer Kelvin (Brum Riverlander) discuss the geography of the North, evil dresses, crimes against Manwoody, duelling laws in France and everything inbetween.

Credits:
Edited by Shellfish

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And finally, here’s Shellfish’s spectacular MS Paint pic of Dany dismissing Jorah, available in the Podcast of Ice and Fire [artbooks].

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VoK 102: LOTR ReRead (Part 8) – The Fourth Age of Middle-Earth


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Join the Fellowship of Vassals for the final episode of their epic eight part re-read of JRR Tolkien’s Lord of The Rings. In this episode, Bina007, Shellfish (Peter), Nadia, Middlecyclone (Amanda), Whiteraven (Brett) and EastTexasDirewolf (Shane) discuss chapters 5 to 9 of The Return of the King and the Appendices.

Topics of discussion include the logistics of Maiar reincarnation; the sex lives of elves; badass ninja hobbits; whether, if Galadriel had a beard, she would be more attractive to Gimli; the ineptitude of the White Council and the relative merits of a wiffle bat and a cricket bat in the event of a Zombie apocalypse.

The chapter discussion runs up to 1h 9m and the appendices to 2h.

This podcast contains spoilers for the works of Tolkien and George R R Martin.

Credits:
Edited by Bina007

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VoK 100: The Dance of the Vassals


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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 99: WolfCast – “The Laws of Gods and Men” (S04E06 Review)


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Welcome to this week’s Wolfcast in which Bina007 is back beyond the wall and all the wolfpups rejoice. Providing a very in depth and detail oriented review is Bina(Bina007), Alix(Aiwendil), Peter(Shellfish), Imogen.OB, Patrick the Tall and Nadia as our lead host.

The aftershow begins at 1h23m and covers the implications of Targaryans being dual lingual immigrants; The shape and metal of Braavosi coins; The possible locations for the future filming of Braavos; The pros and cons of Victarion; The subtle nuances of Danish And Made In Chelsea.

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

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Edited by Ser Patrick the Tall, greatfully using images GoT and sounds from the glorious Monty Python and the soundtrack for Lord of the Rings.

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VoK 91: WolfCast – “Oathkeeper” aka It’s Different (S04E04 Review)


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Tom Meier’s Darkworld miniature of Brienne of Tarth.

Welcome to this week’s Wolfcast in which Bina007 gets sentimental over Jaime-Brienne; Alix (Aiwendil) flips tables about the Jon-Bran reveal; Nadia wonders what happened to Brienne’s helm; Bing (Shoeshiner) enjoys people learning to read; Peter (Shellfish) gets angry with Jon for leaving Longclaw lying around; and Patrick mutters ‘it’s different’ as his heart is broken.

The aftershow begins at 1h17m and covers the implications for the culture of white walkers of the final scene; whether show King’s Landing is more like Rome or Byzantium; and, er, Made In Chelsea.

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

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Edited by Bina007 lovingly using images and sounds from the glorious Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

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VoK 89: WolfCast – “Breaker of Chains” aka Flipper of Tables (S04E03 Review)


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Welcome to this week’s remarkably calm and silly Wolfcast review of The Breaker of Chains, in which Shellfish (Peter) decries the lack of krakens in Denmark; the Podcast Bard (Jed) advocates the use of Molestown condoms; Patrick The Tall baptises Middlefinger “Petyrphile”;  Nadia flips all kinds of tables; Imogen.OB suspects the Nordic contingent’s knowledge of Molestown brothels; Regula Roone (Seif) wonders if we will see Satin and Bina007 wonders what FTWard’s problem is with potatoes.

If you just want to get to the discussion of the notorious Jaime-Cersei crypt scene, it starts at 1h17m.  The unusually long and gag-free aftershow begins at 1h41m. It is surprisingly earnest and covers everything from Westerosi religion to the importance of direwolves to the Stark children to the nature of Bloodraven and more besides.

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

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Edited by Bina007 lovingly using images and sounds from the glorious Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

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[Other-In-Law Map] As referenced in the aftershow

VoK 86: WolfCast – “The Lion and the Rose” (S04E02 Review)


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Welcome to the WolfCast review of Game of Thrones s4e2 aka The Lion and The Rose aka The Purple Wedding. In this episode grievous harm is done to inanimate objects; Shellfish gives us his Vogue Westeros report on Bridal Fashions; Nadia flips all sorts of Pakistani tables when Jaime doesn’t don a gauntlet; Imogen.OB  asks whether the show has done a disservice to its female characters; Aiwendil asks whether there has ever been a good father in Westeros; and Bina007 gives everybody abandonment issues.

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.

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VoK 82: WolfCast – “Two Swords” (S04E01 Review)


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Vassals of Kingsgrave will be providing not one but two, count ’em, two review episodes of Game of Thrones Season 4 per week, sharing the views of our podcasters on both sides of the Atlantic.  The series’ kicks off with Wolfcast – our European and Asia-Pac hosts’  take on episode 1, Two Swords, in which we discuss how it’s not cool to melt the family sword; how far we’d go for a piece of chicken; and giant He-Man hands.

Podcasters: Bina007, Nadia, Shellfish (Peter), Saad164 (Saad), Aiwendil (Alix), BarrelRoll42 (Jon), Regula Roone (Seif).

Credits:
Edited by Bina007.

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VoK 81: LOTR ReRead (Part 7) – The Destruction of the Ring


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The epic Vassals quest to destroy the One Ring finally reaches Mordor as we complete Book Five and begin Book Six of Tolkien’s fantasy epic Lord of the Rings.  Join Bina007, Shellfish (Peter), Nadia, Whiteraven (Brett), Middlecylone (Amanda) and Teddard (Eddie) as they discuss how culpable Gandalf is; Breomer’s poor swordsmanship, and the general awesomeness of Sam as we journey to the Field of Cormallen.

Please note that this episode contains spoilers for Lord of the Rings and incidentally other parts of the Tolkien oeuvre as well as George R R Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Intro;  3m: Book Five Chapter Eight: The Houses of Healing; 17m: Chapter Nine: The Last Debate; 32m Chapter Ten: The Black Gate Opens;   44m Book Six Chapter One: The Tower of Cirith Ungol; 56m: Chapter Two:  The Land of Shadow; 61m: Chapter Three: Mount Doom; 80m:  Chapter Four: The Field of Cormallen; 90m: Outro; 96m Aftershow.

Credits:
Edited by Bina007

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


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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.

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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)

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


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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.

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

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