Between the months of April and June, there will be lots of Thrones talk. As the season premiere debuted this past Sunday, this week was particularly plentiful for '
Game of Thrones' spoofs and memorabilia. I typically don't do full reviews of television shows or films anymore, but I will post something I find interesting or humorous. If you want to see a great recap of this week's episode, head over to
Sati's. She has a great review of '
Two Swords.'
'
Game of Thrones' theme as song by goats. Yes goats. They are fascinating little creatures.
Jimmy Fallon did a great "Pros and Cons of watching 'Game of Thrones.'
And last but not least watch the opening credits with the "
Social Media" 'Game of Thrones.' Admittedly, I'm actually still amazed that
Facebook is featured so prominently. Facebook is so 2008. I barely use it. I have to give Zuckerberg credit though he bought
Instagram before it became too big of a threat. Thank goodness he didn't buy
Twitter. That's my main social media vein these days.
Rumor has it that
Marvel is planning to give
Jennifer Lawrence her own
Mystique film. I complain constantly about how there aren't enough female-led superhero films. So I'm all for a female-led superhero film. That said, I don't think Mystique should get a film before
Black Widow. Marvel President of Production
Kevin Feige just gave the comic book community a whole song and dance about how we don't need to see female-led superhero films. But now all of a sudden when JLaw's in the mix, they want a female-led Mystique film?
In the interest of full disclosure, I'm not a Jennifer Lawrence fan. I really didn't care for her as Mystique. Likewise, Unlike other female super heroes, I have never known Mystique to be a leading lady. She's always been a supporting member. Unlike the stand alone '
Avengers' films, the
X-Men has always been an ensemble. Likewise, I didn't think the stand-alone
Wolverine films were very strong without the supporting characters. The X-Men seem to do better when they're together.
Lastly,
Bryan Singer is no
Joss Whedon. I have no doubt that Bryan Singer will continue his assault on the X-Men Comics with '
X-Men Days of Future Past.' I limit this discussion to Marvel super heroes. Don't get me started on DC Comics and
Wonder Woman.
I don't know about you, but I'm a kinda tired of
fast food superhero marketing. Don't get me wrong I partake in fast food, probably more than I should, but these stupid commercials of superheroes eating fast food irritate me. The worst offender is the commercial with
Mystique (not played by JLaw) and the
Western X-Tra Bacon Thickburger at Hardees (and Carl Jrs). The theme is "Man Up" and eat the burger. Mystique has to turn into a man in order to enjoy it. Ok, fine, but I don't think any superhero could eat a 1,000 calorie burger (no fries/drink included) on a regular basis and still look like a superhero.
Here is a trailer for the new
Scarlett Johansson and
Luc Besson film, '
Lucy.' ScarJo has become quite the action star in her own right, so I'm excited to see how this movie turns out. It has an intriguing concept and of course lots of action, which is a Besson staple.
The scourge of '
Lost' and '
Prometheus,'
Damon Lindelof is coming back to television with a new show called '
The Leftovers.' HBO's 'The Leftovers' is about the rapture, which has taken two percent of the world's population or about 140 million people. It's based on the
Tom Perrotta novel of the same name. The series will star
Liv Tyler,
Christopher Eccleston, and
Justin Theroux. The first episode will be directed by
Peter Berg ('
Lone Survivor' and '
Battleship'). IMHO, Lindelof is a creative, but messy writer, so I'm curious, but cautious about any tv series he's in charge of writing.
This one proves that you're never too old to dress up! God willing I live as long as these
dear people, I will be cosplaying into my 90s.
I can never see enough of
Daenerys cosplay, especially when a baby dragon is involved.
I love this gender bending
female version of the Comedian.
Dani Nyan absolutely nailed it. She even has the right attitude. Great job.
Last, but certainly not least, these ladies did a great job with their
Punisher cosplay. When I see a picture with stomachs that flat it reminds me not to eat fast food.
