This week has been all about the new season of Game of Thrones that is premiering on Sunday, April 6, so this edition of Around the Web is no different.
Apparently after the filming of season four wrapped, the cast of Game of Thrones took a trip to the beach. Several pics from the trip are up on Lena Headey’s (Cersei Lannister) instagram account along with a lot of other great pics of sets and cast members. Big giant NSFW (not safe for work) warning, though, so check it out on your lunch break.
Is it just me or are Cersei and Oberyn Martell looking mighty cuddly?
Some people seem to make everything around them seem that much happier and brighter–even the creepy, gloomy, or just plain horrific. Such a person is Olly Moss, who has manage to make even decapitation and the flaying of a live man seem no less innocuous than a set of Hummel figurines.
Psychopathic, and yet adorable
It seems that George R. R. Martin has been sneaking clues to the future of the Seven Kingdoms and its neighbors in a most unlikely source: the official map book, The Lands of Ice and Fire. Apparently, the cartographer had to have everything about the maps approved by the author–right down to the color of the water of some of the seas. Perhaps the most intriguing thing to me is summed up in this quote:
Fans of True Detective may also notice one other surprising location on the easternmost edge of the map: the city of Carcosa. Originally a strange and ancient city mentioned in the Ambrose Bierce Short story “An Inhabitant of Carcosa” and the influential Robert Chambers book The King in Yellow, references to Carcosa and its “Yellow King” have made their way into numerous works, from Stephen King stories to the mythos of H.P Lovecraft to HBO’s recent detective drama — and now, seemingly the world of Game of Thrones as well.
We’ve talked about special affects fatigue on the blog recently, but here is one behind the scenes video that is well worth watching. An interview with the costumers, and a first look at the grandiose costumes of the Westerosi nobility. Margaery Tyrell’s wedding dress, for example, is breathtaking.
Of course, it is FOLLOW FRIDAY #FF, and so our list of interesting and random Game of Thrones stuff would not be complete without a notable post from a fellow blogger. Our friends over at Sourcerer have uncovered an absolutely superb video of cosplayers playing the Game of Thrones opening theme music. Check it out on the Sourcerer blog and let them know what you’re looking forward to in season four.
Here be dragons… and hopefully lots of them!
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