Game of Thronesis dark. And things have only gotten darker since. The most recent examples of which has some fans deciding theyve reached their misery limit. But despite all the ugliness,Game of Thronescan at times be a downright pleasant experience to watch. This is in large part thanks to vibrant, charming, and often hilarious characters. But what if showrunners and Partners-in-Cruelty D.B. We imagine it would look a little something like the following....

Our series of articles on the stories behind AMC’s Turn continues with the real Major Hewlett and more! Richard Hewlett, played by Burn Gorham, is the picture of British military rectitude. Hes a stickler for military and social rank. He complains of the disorder and anarchy in America. Hes essentially decent but a short-sighted snob, easily gulled by the crafty Yankees. But the historical Richard Hewlett (1729-1789) wasnt an Englishman....

Last year, we headed to New Orleans to visit the set of Terminator Genisys. Here’s what happened… Spoiler note: there are very mild references to sets etc in this piece. Plot-wise, we discuss whats been given away in the trailers thus far. By midday on the 17th July, New Orleans is broiling in the summer heat. Crewmembers are attending to props on work benches and in racks. There are costumes hanging on hangers....

Theres a great deal more than shop-name puns and that tremendousThe Silence Of The Lambsspoof, too. An Adventure With Scientists). 3.Why is the pub the caravan passes called The Moon? So the cow can pay homage to its nursery rhyme counterpart and jump over it. 4.And why did the chicken cross the road? To avoid the flying caravan. 7.This shop sells cameras and seems to be called Aztec. Is someone dressing theShaun The Sheepsets a fan of Scottish post-punk?...

In the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones Season 5 dragons really do dance. Aye, the dragons danced, and chomped, and burned all manners of annoying fools. And it was spectacular. Yet, that is not where my mind rests at the end of this hour. No, not sand. Martin, David Benioff, and D.B. Martin can deliver on a pens edge. And indeed, Martin did craft this as David Benioff and D....

Game of Thrones brought the great games back to Meereen. But who were the gladiators that inspired them? The Breaker of Chains might also slit the throats of all the masters, but she hasnt quite decided. Still, the games were on if temporarily. So, who are these gladiators and what were the gladiator games? Were they all slaves or did some free men fight in the trenches? They cant all be Spartacus…....

Mad Max: Fury Roadis brilliant. Summer blockbuster season is well and truly here, andFury Roadkicked it up to a higher gear. People loveFury Roadand have embraced it whole-heartedly. The most notable critics are a small-yet-vocal bunch of insecure, attention-seeking men (meninists?) unhappy at the prominence of Charlize Theron and feminist elements in their Mad Max movie. Their boycott calls, bitching, moaning and trolling have all quite rightly been condemned and ridiculed....

Heres what the pair had to say… Ad content continues below You play such iconic characters in this franchise. What do you guys bring to those characters? Theres no aim to emulate the performances of Michael Biehn for instance, or Linda Hamilton. Emilia Clarke:Yeah. When was the first time you saw the originalTerminator? EC:My brother made me… I say my brother made me watch it, because I was kind of young I think....

We found lots of nerdy spots in the first six filmshere. Oh, and there are some major spoilers… Star Trek: Generations (1994) 1. All Good Things, theNext Generationfinale, aired on the 23rd May. The Captain then exclaims that hes not going to the Enterprise-B ceremony…. and thats final! The cut scene is on the Blu-ray and some DVD releases. All other Excelsior appearances were CG. The actress recently won a special jury prize at the 2015 Sundance Film festival for her work on Advantageous....

The San Andreas star dishes on The Rock, True Detective and her love of crime shows. Den Of Geek: Have you been in an earthquake? Alexandra Daddario: Ive been in little earthquakes since I moved to Los Angeles. Nothing fell off the walls. There was no repairs needed. The worst thing that happened was my dog jumped into my arms. Ad content continues below Did people warn you about them when you moved to Los Angeles?...

As Hannibal season 3 arrives on NBC, we rank the character’s cinematic outings from worst to best… The Hannibal Lecter franchise is a unique patchwork of a film series. So, in reverse order, lets start with the one wed all rather forget. Hannibal Rising (2007) One of the most well-worn titles in my Blu-Ray library is myHannibal Lecter Trilogyset. Ad content continues below The message is clear;Risingis not part of the series....

The creator of the Insidious franchise on directing a movie himself and more. WithInsidious: Chapter 3slated to go, Whannell not only wrote the movie but made it his directorial debut. Den Of Geek: Im going to give you a multiple choice question. It doesnt belong to any other world. Ill start from scratch. What happened what it was during the writing that I started to become very possessive of the characters....

Warning: contains spoilers for anyone not up-to-date with Game of Thrones season five. In late 2013, three writers sat down to lunch in Santa Fe. Bolstered with the knowledge, Weiss and Benioff set about creating the least faithful-to-the-books season so far. Plots were streamlined, sped-up, transposed for other players, or simply cut. Key locations and characters were pushed to a later season or chopped altogether. Like Britain in the Sixties, everyone in Westeros simultaneously discovered foreign travel....