Tue, 28 March 2023
Pilot. Having founded Mr. Show, been an integral part of Breaking Bad and the spinoff Better Call Saul, Bob Odenkirk has decided to go into hiding on AMC’s Lucky Hank. Ivan & Red are here to talk about this tv show adapted from the mid 90s campus novel Straight Man. Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2023-03-28_BGaS_Episode_505_WYSBW_Lucky_Hank.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:31am EDT |
Tue, 21 March 2023
Dead Man's Hand. With the last of The Last of Us finished for the season and HBO Max succumbing to bloaters, it’s time to find another show, and what’s more promising than Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne creating a modern day Columbo. Ivan & Red cannot lie and they love Peacock’s Poker Face. Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2023-03-21_BGaS_Episode_504_WYSBW_Poker_Face.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:46am EDT |
Tue, 14 March 2023
Look for the Light. Writer, Comic, and Number 1 fan of The Whale Alexandria Love joins us for the season of the greatest video game adaptation of all time. Along with Ivan & Red they talk HBO Max’s The Last of Us for one more episode. Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2023-03-14_BGaS_Episode_503_WYSBW_Last_of_Us_1x09.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:22am EDT |
Mon, 27 February 2023
Secret Origins. Comic & Writer Alexandria Love heads to the mall, puts a cassette of A-ha in her Sony Walkman, and meets up with Ivan & Red at the American Girls store to talk HBO Max’s The Last of Us for at least one more episode. Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2023-02-28_BGaS_Episode_501_WYSBW_Last_of_Us_1x07.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:03pm EDT |
Mon, 20 February 2023
Kin. Joel and Ellie meet the coolest couple in the apocalypse and then meet up with Joel’s long lost bro at a ski resort for a much needed holiday. Ivan & Red follow HBO Max’s The Last of Us for at least one more episode. Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2023-02-20_BGaS_Episode_500_WYSBW_Last_of_Us_1x06.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:41pm EDT |
Thu, 9 February 2023
Please Hold to My Hand. We’re back from one of the best movies of the last decade and I guess we’re back to Mushroom Zombie video game stuff. Chekov sneaks in to palm Ellie a gun and Melanie Linsey tries to Keep TLOU GAY!!! Ivan & Red follow HBO Max’s The Last of Us for at least one more episode. Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2023-02-09_BGaS_Episode_498_WYSBW_Last_of_Us_1x04.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:31pm EDT |
Tue, 10 January 2023
Rix Road. Cassian returns home to discover nothing is as he left it. Maarva makes one last appearance, and B2EMO yanks viciously at the heart strings. Ivan & Red hate nepotism, but when Nightcrawler scribe Dan Gilroy is brought in by his brother Tony, exceptions will be made. Star Wars is good again? Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2022-01-10_BGaS_Episode_494_WYSBW_Andor_1x12.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:30am EDT |
Thu, 5 January 2023
Daughter of Ferrix. A master class on consoling sentient? droids deep in grief. Cassian gets the help of some local fishermen to get off planet and Forrest Whitaker completes his contractual 90 minutes on set. Ivan & Red hate nepotism, but when Nightcrawler scribe Dan Gilroy is brought in by his brother Tony, exceptions will be made. Star Wars is good again? Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
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Tue, 20 December 2022
No Way Out. Kino Loy’s finally ready to make a move, he just forgot one important skill tree. Luthean takes time to shake down a tweedy redhead, while Mon Mothma considers allowing her daughter to throw herself under the bus. Ivan & Red hate nepotism, but when Nightcrawler scribe Dan Gilroy is brought in by his brother Tony, exceptions will be made. Star Wars is good again? Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2022-12-20_BGaS_Episode_492_WYSBW_Andor_1x10.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:45am EDT |
Tue, 13 December 2022
Nobody's Listening! Andy Serkis still thinks working within the system will save him, but that’s some Gollum as thinking he needs to move past. Vel returns home to live her Hall & Oatesiest Rich Girl life for a bit. Ivan & Red hate nepotism, but when Nightcrawler scribe Dan Gilroy is brought in by his brother Tony, exceptions will be made. Star Wars is good again? Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2022-12-13_BGaS_Episode_491_WYSBW_Andor_1x09.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:30am EDT |
Tue, 6 December 2022
Narkina 5. Despite being JUST A TOURIST, Andor’s been Shanghai’d to a prison on the Interstellar water planet. Ivan & Red hate nepotism, but when Nightcrawler scribe Dan Gilroy is brought in by his brother Tony, exceptions will be made. Star Wars is good again? Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2022-12-05_BGaS_Episode_490_WYSBW_Andor_1x08.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:30am EDT |
Tue, 15 November 2022
Aldhani & The Axe Forgets. The only thing I love more than hanging out in Space Scotland is having a Space Heist. Ivan & Red hate nepotism, but when Nightcrawler scribe Dan Gilroy is brought in by his brother Tony, exceptions will be made. Star Wars is good again? Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2022-11-16_BGaS_Episode_489_WYSBW_Andor_1x04_1x05.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:03pm EDT |
Mon, 26 September 2022
The Princess and the Queen. Time to head Back to The slightly more Futuristic (but still distant) past. Did they recast all of the women in House of The Dragon or are all of the men in new relationships and they just have a ‘type’? Ivan & Red return to Westeros to talk HBO’s (first ever?) spinoff show, The House of The Dragon. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2022-09-26_BGaS_Episode_482_HOTD_1x06.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:59pm EDT |
Mon, 19 September 2022
We Light the Way. The Throne Games get serious as we meet Daemon’s wife and a royal match runs into issues with some concerned parties. Ivan & Red return to Westeros to talk HBO’s (first ever?) spinoff show, The House of The Dragon. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2022-09-19_BGaS_Episode_481_HOTD_1x05.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:19pm EDT |
Mon, 29 August 2022
The Rogue Prince AKA Episode 2. We’ve got a seafood special on the Stepstones: Sailors (this ad is for hungry Crabs who appreciate fine dining). Ivan & Red return to Westeros to talk HBO’s (first ever?) spinoff show, The House of The Dragon. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2022-08-29_BGaS_Episode_478_HOTD_1x02.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:34pm EDT |
Mon, 22 August 2022
The Heirs of the Dragon. Back in the Dragon Saddle again. Ivan & Red return to Westeros to talk HBO’s (first ever?) spinoff show, The House of The Dragon. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2022-08-22_BGaS_Episode_477_HOTD_1x01.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:56pm EDT |
Thu, 23 June 2022
This is Doesn’t Sound Like Anything to Me, our Westworld recap podcast! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, or via rss. Please leave us a review! It has a huge impact when the podcast season starts and it would be extremely helpful to throw some text and stars our way. Over two years after Season 3, it’s hard to remember what happened in 2020, who can think of one single thing that happened that year? Not Ivan & Red. So they’re back to discuss who’s alive, who’s dead, who’s brain pearl is inside who’s head, and who’s got an appropriate 3-2-1 backup implemented (3 hosts, 2 guns, 1 off planet server). Theme performed by Dan Preston, composed by Lucas Tuttle. Logo by Nicole Peterson. As always:
Direct download: 2022-06-23_BGaS_Episode_477_WYSBW_DSLATM_4x00.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:14pm EDT |
Wed, 8 June 2022
It’s the first sci-fi show to be sponsored by Werther's Original and turning your iPad notifications all the way up, it’s Prime Video’s Night Sky with J.K. Simmons & Sissy Spacek. Ivan & Red chuck a rock in The Mystery Hole for the second time on Prime Video in 2022 (See: Outer Range). Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2022-06-08_BGaS_Episode_475_WYSBW_Night_Sky.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:30am EDT |
Thu, 21 April 2022
Robert Pattinson heads his first effort in the Batverse, and I for one welcome Batman! At The Disco. My Chemical Batman. Taking Bat Sunday. Dashbat Confessional. Bat New. He looks emo is what I’m saying. Ivan & Red slowly, menacingly, unhurriedly tromp into the studio to talk Matt Reeves’ The Batman. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2022-04-21_BGaS_Episode_469_WYSBW_THE_Batman.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:30am EDT |
Thu, 7 April 2022
With a cast featuring Hodor, Hizdahr zo Loraq, and a despicable character murdered unexpectedly, is it Game of Thrones or a David Jenkins (People of Earth) comedy? Ivan & Red talk good jokes, competent management, A-List celebrity Rory Kinnear, pirates, and Edward Row Boat Hands. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2022-04-06_BGaS_Episode_467_WYSBW_OFMD.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:30am EDT |
Wed, 9 March 2022
Steven Soderbergh looked at the bloated, over-indulgent run times on modern movies and made a perfect 89 minute thriller starring Zoë Kravitz in the techno thriller, KIMI. Ivan & Red talk casting comics, tight cabling, unfilmable software, and the absolute worst man to have as your Dentist. Remember: Every Good Podcast Starts with A Good Listener: BGaS 6.0. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2022-03-09_BGaS_Episode_465_WYSBW_Kimi.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:30am EDT |
Tue, 4 January 2022
Grab your black trench coat and wrap around sun glasses, where we’re going you don’t need batteries because you are one. Ivan & Red plug back into the final? chapter of The Matrix and talk about one of the more formative franchises of both of their lives. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2022-01-04_BGaS_Episode_45_WYSBW_Matrix_Resurrections.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:07pm EDT |
Wed, 1 December 2021
As hosts of the third most co-operative podcast on the Internet, Ivan & Red talk their complete playthrough of the EA Published Josef Fares game of the year candidate, It Takes Two. From the Shed to the Pillowfort through the Snowglobe and the Attic, there’s nothing these two wouldn’t go through to save their marriage. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2021-12-01_BGaS_Episode_453_WYSBW_It_Takes_Two.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:30am EDT |
Thu, 18 November 2021
With season 1 of the tv show complete, Ivan & Red dive into the source material for Y: The Last Man, the Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra comic book series published by Vertigo from 2002 through 2008. They talk the differences between 2002 and 2021, between a single cis male writer and a diverse writer’s room, and the differences between normal people and those depicted in comic books. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2021-11-18_BGaS_Episode_452_WYSBW_YTLM_Comics_1-3.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:30am EDT |
Thu, 11 November 2021
LET THE SPICE FLOW!!! By popular request, Ivan & Red sip on the gift of their body’s moisture and talk Denis Villeneuve’s Dune (2021). Despite the fact the man only made a 1/4 of a movie, there’s a lot to discuss: Can Timothée Chalamet act Cuban, is this movie anti-Irish, how much worm can one movie need, and most importantly, who ordered all the black goo??? Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2021-11-11_BGaS_Episode_451_WYSBW_Dune.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:30am EDT |
Wed, 20 October 2021
Showrunner for Y: The Last Man, Eliza Clark, joins Ivan & Red for a wide ranging discussion about casting during a pandemic, updating the gender politics of a 19 year old comic, intimacy coordinators, and whether or not Ivan & Red will get to be corpses in Season 2. #YLivesOn Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2021-10-20_BGaS_Episode_449_Eliza_Clark.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:30am EDT |
Tue, 5 October 2021
Weird Al is Dead. Ivan & Red find themselves trapped on all sides by a menacing group of women who’d just like to sew them into a bear. There’s only one episode to cover this week which gives them more time to cover the material more thoroughly! Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2021-10-05_BGaS_Episode_446_WYSBW_Y_The_Last_Man_1x06.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:10pm EDT |
Tue, 28 September 2021
Karen and Benji and Mann Hunt. Ivan & Red catch up on episodes 4 & 5, where strangers picked to live in an apocalypse stop being polite and start getting real. This episode is all about lessons learned: guard your knees, beware Roxannes, and a heads up on the REAL CIA Conspiracy they WON’T tell you about in school. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2021-09-28_BGaS_Episode_445_WYSBW_Y_The_Last_Man_1x04-05.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:30am EDT |
Thu, 2 September 2021
When Selena Gomez joins Steve Martin & Martin Short for a comedic take on a whodunnit with a surprisingly relevant mystery at its core, Red & Ivan are there. This is the podcast that answers the questions you want to know: Should Steve Martin get a pass as a hat guy? Is Martin Short human? Why does this show work so well??? Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always:
Direct download: 2021-09-02_BGaS_Episode_445_WYSBW_Only_Murders.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:30am EDT |
Wed, 17 February 2021
On a Very Special Episode… & All-New Halloween Spooktacular. Alexandria, Red & Ivan tune back into WandaVision to discuss the Ep 5 reveal, who could be Mephisto (spoiler: EVERYONE), and the most harrowing 90s yogurt commercial of all time. On the patreon, there’s a new beta episode of a podcast Red is working on with Maggie Tokuda-Hall, this one on The Silence of the Lambs! Throw us some bones and give it a listen! Also check Red’s new streaming game show on twitch, Blabbermouth!
Direct download: 2021-02-17_BGaS_Episode_425_WYSBW_WandaVision_2x05-2x06.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:15pm EDT |
Thu, 7 January 2021
For the first podcast of 2021, Ivan & Red bring you their 420th episode which may or may not have been recorded under the influence (Of TENET (AND THC)). The lads have covered a LOT of Christopher Nolan and a LOT of Time Travel, but this is the first movie they’ve discussed which was released during a pandemic. Check Red’s new streaming game show on twitch, Blabbermouth!
Direct download: 2021-01-08_BGaS_Episode_420_WYSBW_TENET.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:24pm EDT |
Wed, 10 June 2020
The Tailies (that’s you for the purpose of this episode) DEMANDED we cover episode two of Snowpiercer and we are nothing if not loyal to the passengers on this content train. Ivan & Red discussing eating baby Hitler, the moral quicksand of police procedurals, how they’d run their own Snowpiercers, and why there is NO SEX IN THE NIGHT CAR. This link will split your donation evenly among a dozen charities fighting against racism and police brutality: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn
Direct download: 2020-06-10_BGaS_Episode_390_Snowpiercer_1x02-1.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:12am EDT |
Thu, 19 December 2019
See How They Fly, episode 9, the finale of Lindelof’s misleadingly named Watchmen brings the season (series?!) to a close. Ivan & Red come to VASTLY different conclusions about the end of the series. Special episode theme: “Lube Man”, by Daniel Preston
Direct download: 2019-12-19_BGaS_Episode_372_WYSBW_Watchmen_1x09.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:35pm EDT |
Fri, 14 June 2019
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, an HBO documentary Directed by Jeanie Finlay about the production of the final season of Game of Thrones turned out to be the emotional conclusion we all deserved. Ivan & Red discuss it.
Direct download: 2019-06-14_BGaS_Episode_347_GoT_The_Last_Watch.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:38am EDT |
Mon, 29 April 2019
The Long Night, Season 8, Episode 3 of Game of Thrones. Ivan & Red dive into the first tv episode long enough to make you plan out your pee breaks. It's a battle episode as satisfying as a Bastard Blacksmith.
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Sun, 24 March 2019
It's time to go from no Spider-Man BGaS episodes to every part of the Spider-Verse simultaneously. Ivan & Red talk the Oscar Winner for Best Animated Features, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Direct download: 2019-03-25_BGaS_Episode_337_WYSBW_Spider-Verse.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:00pm EDT |
Sun, 17 March 2019
After continuously mentioning it on the podcast for months, they swerve to a different media altogether and cover PS4 video game Horizon Zero Dawn. Ivan & Red Jeff Bezos, their favorite robot dinosaur to murder, and their feelings about the inevitable robot apocalypse.
Direct download: 2019-03-17_BGaS_Episode_336_WYSBW_Horizon_Zero_Dawn.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:00pm EDT |
Mon, 19 November 2018
This ep is a preview of the ASOIAF podcasts that are available to all BGaS patreon supporters. Check it out! Become a patreon and get access to a ton of bonus content and help fund Boars, Gore, and Swords going forward!!! CLICK HERE!!! The UNTHINKABLE has finally happened, as this podcast proves that, unlike George R.R. Martin, given enough time they can finish a book. They reach the end of A Feast for Crows in their #FeastDance reading. Ivan & Red continue reading of the Boiled Leather chapter order combining George R.R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons. This week it’s Samwell V (AFFC 46 & The Blind Girl (Arya IV) (ADWD 46). Specific page numbers in various editions can be found here and here.
Direct download: 2018-11-19_BGaS_Episode_318_WYSBW_Patreon_FD41.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:15pm EDT |
Sun, 30 September 2018
What if HBO made a Sherlock series and half the world didn’t notice? Ivan & Red look into the HBO Asia production, Miss Sherlock. Available through HBO Now/Go, this Japanese production is a must watch for Sherlock fans.
Direct download: 2018-10-01_BGaS_Episode_311_WYSBW_Miss_Sherlock.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:00pm EDT |
Sun, 12 August 2018
If you loved Scottish billionaire jerk in Westworld you’re going to love Scottish billionaire jerk in HBO’s Succession. Ivan & Red are here to talk Igby, Cameron, and the rest of the Roys.
Direct download: 2018-08-13_BGaS_Episode_305_WYSBW_Succession.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:00pm EDT |
Tue, 8 May 2018
Our Westworld recap episodes will be ONLY in our Westworld specific feed: “Doesn’t Sound like Anything to Me”.
The same Ivan & Red, but with a Westworld specific feed!! To subscribe directly via the rss feed, click HERE To subscribe via Apple Podcasts, click HERE To subscribe via Google Play, click HERE Any reviews of the new feed will be greatly appreciated!! There will be more Boars, Gore, and Swords episodes to this feed in a few weeks! |
Tue, 2 January 2018
Reunited at last, Red & Ivan offer the only thing the internet needs: TWO MEN DISCUSSING STAR WARS (The Last Jedi).
Direct download: 2018-01-02_BGaS_Episode_282_WYSBW_Star_Wars_The_Last_Jedi.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:37pm EDT |
Mon, 20 November 2017
It took three tries, but Marvel joined forces with Taika Waititi and made a Thor movie that belongs in movie theaters as opposed to the Great Pacific garbage patch. Join Red & Ivan as they dive back into the MCU.
Direct download: 2017-11-20_BGaS_Episode_277_WYSBW_Thor_Ragnarok.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:51pm EDT |
Tue, 17 October 2017
Ok, so it’s actually called Netflix’s Mindhunter, but that has to be the worst title I’ve ever come across. It’s the second show on Netflix EP’d by David Fincher after House of Cards!!! GO WATCH THIS SHOW. Also, check Ivan on Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s new podcast, Drunk Safari!!! He game theories the shit out of squids.
Direct download: 2017-10-17_BGaS_Episode_274_WYSBW_Mindhunter.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:17pm EDT |
Sun, 10 September 2017
Red and Ivan dive in real deep on the first two episodes of the Netflix series "Final Fantasy 14: Dad of Light."
Direct download: 2017-09-11_BGaS_Episode_270_WYSBW_Dad_of_Light.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:00pm EDT |
Sun, 2 July 2017
Where are you going to get thematic cross-body splashes and Marc Maron playing the part he was born for? Nowhere outside of Netflix’s GLOW. Ivan and Red investigate.
Direct download: 2017-07-03_BGaS_Episode_260_WYSBW_GLOW.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:00pm EDT |
Sun, 11 June 2017
Ivan takes Red into the Black Lodge to discuss David Lynch’s new episodes of Twin Peaks.
Direct download: 2017-06-11_BGaS_Episode_257_WYSBW_Twin_Peaks.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:00pm EDT |
Sun, 4 June 2017
When they last asked the patrons for suggestions, many said Mr. Robot, and though Ivan and Red are certain they’ve covered it before, they couldn’t find it in the archives, so here it is, Mr Robot eps1.0_hellofriend.mov.
Direct download: 2017-06-05_BGaS_Episode_256_WYSBW_Mr_Robot.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:12pm EDT |
Sun, 28 May 2017
Young Griff and Daario have to come to terms with the fact that sometimes Daenerys isn’t interested as Ivan and Red continue their book club reading of the Boiled Leather chapter order combining George R.R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons. This week it’s Tyrion VI and Daenerys IV from A Dance with Dragons. Specific page numbers in various editions can be found here and here.
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Sun, 19 March 2017
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Sun, 8 January 2017
When Game of Thrones actors die they end up in the BBC One/FX show Taboo. Ivan & Red discuss the Tom & Chip(?!) Hardy vehicle. Strap on your subtitles, we're going into grumbleville.
Direct download: 2017-01-09_BGaS_Episode_237_WYSBW_Taboo.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:54pm EDT |
Sun, 11 December 2016
With Westworld the TV show coming to a close, Ivan & Red take some time to check on the source material, Michael Crichton’s original Westworld. His directorial debut, this 1973 futuristic film takes place in the future of 1983, the same year Stranger Things takes place. Is Eleven a Host?
Direct download: 2016-12-12_BGaS_Episode_233_WYSBW_Westworld_Movie.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:41pm EDT |
Mon, 5 December 2016
Per listener demand, Ivan & Red close out this first season of Westworld with the Third Chair herself, Kelly Anneken. More specifically, they discuss season 1, episode 10: "The Bicameral Mind".
Direct download: 2016-12-05_BGaS_Episode_232_WYSBW_Westworld_1x10.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:59am EDT |
Mon, 7 November 2016
Ivan & Red are the #1 Westworld Podcast Hosts who are not robots. They’re joined by the great Lisa Corrao to talk Westworld, episode 6, “The Tipping Point”.
Direct download: 2016-11-07_BGaS_Episode_228_WYSBW_Westworld_1x06.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:57pm EDT |
Sun, 23 October 2016
Another day, another BGaS. Ivan & Red are joined by Walt Hickey to talk about Westworld, episode 3, "The Stray".
Direct download: 2016-10-23_BGaS_Episode_225_WYSBW_Westworld_1x03.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:39pm EDT |
Sun, 9 October 2016
We're back in AFfC, as Ivan and Red continue their book club reading of the Boiled Leather chapter order combining George R.R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons. This week it’s Brienne III, and Samwell II. Specific page numbers in various editions can be found here.
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Sun, 2 October 2016
This week is ALL ADwD, as Ivan and Red continue their book club reading of the Boiled Leather chapter order combining George R.R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons. This week it's Bran II (covered previously here), Tyrion IV, and Davos II. Specific page numbers in various editions can be found here.
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Sun, 25 September 2016
The next chapter in FeastDance is Reek I in ADwD, which we have covered previously. Then it's back to AFfC this week, with Cersei III & The Soiled Knight covered this week as Ivan and Red continue their book club reading of the Boiled Leather chapter order combining George R.R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons. Specific page numbers in various editions can be found here. Follow Ivan’s new twitter account, @octo_txt.
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Sun, 18 September 2016
When The Bannermen asked Ivan & Red to discuss The Great British Bake Off, they assumed it was a niche interest, and made it a patreon reward. Well, the response to that first episode blew them away and they've decided to cover the entire Series (AKA Season, for Americans) 7 of #GBBO on Patreon as well as release the first episode in the main feed. Everyone deserves a chance to hear Ivan talk Drizzle cake.
Direct download: 2016-09-19_BGaS_Episode_219_WYSBW_GBBO.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:00pm EDT |
Sun, 11 September 2016
Strictly ADwD this week, with Davos I, Jon III, & Daenerys II covered this week as Ivan and Red continue the Boiled Leather chapter order combining George R.R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons. Specific page numbers in various editions can be found here. Follow Ivan’s new twitter account, @octo_txt.
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Sun, 4 September 2016
Sansa I (AFFC), The Kraken's Daughter (AFFC), & Tyrion III (ADWD) are covered this week as Ivan and Red continue the Boiled Leather chapter order combining George R.R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons. Sansa I has been covered before, so we only give it the briefest of summaries. Follow Ivan's new twitter account, @octo_txt. Listen to the bizarre Song Exploder mentioned in the episode about Ghostface Killah.
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Sun, 28 August 2016
Cersei II (AFFC), Jaime I (AFFC), Brienne II (AFFC) are covered this week as Ivan and Red continue the Boiled Leather chapter order combining George R.R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons. Brienne II has been covered before, so we only give it the briefest of summaries.
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Sun, 21 August 2016
Preacher, a high profile comic book adaptation that was formative to Ivan's view of people as meat bags, is a show that improves on the comic book–in its adaptation of women and hairstyles–and vastly disappoints. At Ivan's behest, they both watched the first two episodes in addition to Red reading the first four comic books in the series. This was originally done for the show's patreon months ago, and there's a new patreon exclusive episode up this week, so if you wanted support this podcast, I'm not going to stop you.
Direct download: 2016-08-22_BGaS_Episode_215_WYSBW_Preacher.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:00pm EDT |
Sun, 14 August 2016
After skipping The Merchant's Man per the Boiled Leather chapter order, Ivan and Red cover Samwell I (AFFC), Jon II (ADWD), and Arya I (ADWD) in George R.R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons. They also mention the BGaS protomug.
Direct download: 2016-08-15_BGaS_Episode_214_WYSBW_FD05.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:00pm EDT |
Sun, 7 August 2016
Brienne I (AFFC), Jon I (ADWD), Bran I (ADWD), and Tyrion II (ADWD) are covered this week as Ivan and Red continue the Boiled Leather chapter order combining George R.R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons. Brienne I and Bran I have been covered before, so we just lightly summarize those chapters.
Direct download: 2016-08-08_BGaS_Episode_213_WYSBW_FD04.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:21pm EDT |
Sun, 24 July 2016
Stranger Things, the Netflix-original Spielbergian YA horror show starring Winona Ryder, David Habour, & Matthew Modine is on tap this week. Every fourth week Ivan and Red break from the book club and cover something different, and this time it was an easy choice, as Stranger Things is definitely What You Should Be Watching. Next week we will return to our coverage of FeastDance.
Direct download: 2016-07-25_BGaS_Episode_211_WYSBW_Stranger_Things.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:52pm EDT |
Sun, 10 July 2016
TODAY IS THE DAY WE BEGIN A FEAST FOR CROWS AND A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, books 4 and 5 of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. Per the will of our bannermen and our patrons, we've decided to cover these books in an interleaved order organized by Sean T. Collins. The first two chapters in this new order are both of the prologues, first ADwD and then AFfC, and so that's what we discuss in this episode. During the podcast, Red recommends Tamora Pierce's Beka Cooper trilogy, available here.
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Sun, 3 July 2016
With Season 6 of Game of Thrones in the bag, Ivan and Red return to their chapter by chapter book club. Using the reading guide that was provided by Bannerman Michelle Victory prior to season 5 of Game of Thrones, they finish up A Storm of Swords by covering Samwell IV, Jon XI, skipping the previously covered Tyrion XI and then going on to Samwell V and Jon XII. Next week we'll move on to A Feast for Crows.
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Mon, 9 May 2016
For this week's "Oathbreaker," Ivanand Red discuss Varys's interrogation methods, the differing effects of puberty on actors, and possible ways to defeat a four hundred pound Icelandic zombie strongman. If you enjoyed the show, you can support it by donating to the newly opened Patreon! |
Mon, 2 May 2016
The sixth season of HBO's Game of Thrones continues, with surprising deaths and unsurprising returns from death. Each week following the show, Boars, Gore, and Swords recaps all the newest developments in the world of Westeros. To cover this week's "Home," Ivan and Red are joined by Walt Hickey, chief culture writer of FiveThirtyEight, to discuss proper dragon training technique, startling lacks of chainmail, and the poor civil infrastructure of the Iron Islands. Pledge your fealty on patreon! |
Mon, 25 April 2016
The season six premiere of HBO's Game of Thrones aired Sunday, marking a return to the characters and subplots we loved and dreaded. Each week following the show, Boars, Gore, and Swords will recap all the newest developments in the world of Westeros. For this week's "The Red Woman," Ivan and Red are joined by guest OJ Patterson to discuss dead Jons, bro Dothrakis, and woke fanfiction. |
Mon, 18 April 2016
Game of Thrones returns to HBO for Season 6 this Sunday and it has been far too long of a hiatus. Is Stannis alive? Is Bran going through puberty? Are Jorah’s chances with Daenerys dead, or merely undead. Ivan & Red update you on the most 100 relevant Game of Thrones characters in preparation for the premiere. If you enjoy Ivan & Red, support our patreon!
Direct download: 2016-04-2016-04-18_BGaS_Episode_197_6x00.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:32am EDT |
Wed, 13 April 2016
Tom Schneider of Up Yours, Downstairs! joins Red and Ivan to discuss “The Real History Behind Game of Thrones”, a fascinating and wholly uneven featurette about the historical figures behind Game of Thrones' most notable characters, included on the Season 5 Game of Thrones Blu-ray and currently screening on youtube.
Direct download: 2016-04-11_BGaS_Episode_196_WYSBW_TRHBGoT.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:38am EDT |
Sun, 3 April 2016
As voted by the people, Netflix’s “Daredevil”. Ivan and Red discuss the Season 1, Episode 1, “Into The Ring”, whether Marvel properties will outlast the heat death of the universe, and how people with vision impairment can know if they’re being represented poorly in visual media.
Direct download: 2016-04-04_BGaS_Episode_195_WYSBW_Daredevil.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:57pm EDT |
Sun, 27 March 2016
Syfy's "The Magicians" based on the trilogy by Lev Grossman is up for discussion. Ivan and Red are joined by guest KayDee Kersten to discuss Syfy's uneven yet surprisingly successful attempt at prestige drama on a basic cable budget.
Direct download: 2016-03-28_BGaS_Episode_194_WYSBW_The_Magicians.mp3
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Sun, 20 March 2016
If you’re itching for new stories within the world of Game of Thrones, look no further than Telltale’s “Game of Thrones”, a series of 6 planned episodes that take you into Westeros through the eyes of House Forrester, loyal Bannerman to House Stark. In “The Ice Dragon” Ivan & Red deal very poorly with blood magic, a poor coal boy, and peek at some compelling corners of Game of Thrones canon.
Direct download: 2016-03-21_BGaS_Episode_193_Telltale_1x06.mp3
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Sun, 13 March 2016
If you’re itching for new stories within the world of Game of Thrones, look no further than Telltale’s “Game of Thrones”, a series of 6 planned episodes that take you into Westeros through the eyes of House Forrester, loyal Bannerman to House Stark. In “Nest of Vipers” Ivan & Red's choices are compounding as the series heads towards its conclusion. Listen to see how they handle Ramsay Bolton, White Walkers, and most terrifying of all, Cersei Lannister.
Direct download: 2016-03-14_BGaS_Episode_192_Telltale_1x05.mp3
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Tue, 8 March 2016
If you’re itching for new stories within the world of Game of Thrones, look no further than Telltale’s “Game of Thrones”, a series of 6 planned episodes that take you into Westeros through the eyes of House Forrester, loyal Bannerman to House Stark. This episode Ivan & Red compare the terrible choices they made in the 4th episode, “Sons of Winter”. Do you let your sister live? Or your brother? Do you let your friend take the life of the man who enslaved her even if you’re in the middle of something? How many drinks is too many?
Direct download: 2016-03-07_BGaS_Episode_191_Telltale_1x04.mp3
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Sun, 28 February 2016
At the listener's discretion, Ivan and Red discuss AMC's "Better Call Saul". This episode brings vastly improved audio quality compared to our last two remotes as Ivan learns which end of the microphone to talk into.
Direct download: 2016-02-29_BGaS_Episode_190_WYSBW_Better_Call_Saul.mp3
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Sun, 21 February 2016
Red & Ivan continue their promise to cover every Marvel property starring a female protagonist. The boys discuss season one of Marvel’s Jessica Jones
Direct download: 2016-02-22_BGaS_Episode_189_WYSBW_Jessica_Jones.mp3
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Sun, 14 February 2016
Red and Ivan, the third best boys, are back and they're talking about Star Wars: The Force Awakens. They've missed you. Tell them what you want to hear them talk about next on twitter @boarsgoreswords
Direct download: 2016-02-15_BGaS_Episode_188_WYSBW_Star_Wars_TFA.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:18pm EDT |
Sun, 28 June 2015
Like a Mad Max sequel, Ivan and Red join again in a thankless desert to fight the patriarchy and discuss “The Dance of Dragons” and “Mother’s Mercy”, episodes 5x09 and 5x10 of HBO’s Game of Thrones.
Direct download: 2015-06-28_BGaS_Episode_187_5x09_5x10.mp3
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Sun, 31 May 2015
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Thu, 28 May 2015
Ivan & Red catch up, covering Season 5, Episodes 6 & 7 of HBO’s Game of Thrones: ”Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken" and “The Gift”.
Direct download: 2015-05-28_BGaS_Episode_185_5x06_5x07.mp3
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Mon, 11 May 2015
“Kill the Boy”, Season 5, Episode 5 of HBO’s “Game of Thrones”. Ivan & Sick Red discuss Grace & Frankie, PREVIOUSLY ON, Red only making two mistakes, teaching Dragons to love human, the return of Sports to Mereen, Miranda’s pointy hip, the return of the Broken Tower, dinner with Ramsay, the promise of another wedding, and Valyria. |
Wed, 6 May 2015
“Sons of the Harpy”, AKA Season 5, Episode 4, of HBO’s “Game Of Thrones”. Ivan & Red discuss PREVIOUSLY ON, Riffers of Color, book obsession gone wrong, the Faith Militant, clearing out the rabble, run the wall, Harold & Kumar Go to Whitest Castle, The Wire, symbolic snake killing, and Tyrion the mentalist. |
Sun, 26 April 2015
“High Sparrow”, AKA Season 5, Episode 3, of HBO’s “Game Of Thrones. Jane Harrison joins Ivan & Red to discuss one of the best damn episodes this show’s put on offer. They talk missing storylines, King Tommen, Cersei vs. Maergery, chubby bunnies, Podrick being the best, the invention of clinchés, the noble stand of Janos Slynt, ginger humor, and the Game of King Chairs. |
Sun, 19 April 2015
“The House of Black and White”, the Season 5, Episode 2, of HBO’s “Game of Thrones”. OJ Patterson returns with Ivan & Red to discuss Slenderman in Westeros, *Stannis will remember that*, a brief discussion of the second Star Wars trailer, Podrick’s rock-tossing, Brienne showing people what’s up, MC Moondoor, British vs American acting, the return of House Mormont, Blackface in Essos, and farcical trials. |
Mon, 13 April 2015
“The Wars to Come”, the Season 5 premiere of HBO’s “Game of Thrones”. Lydia Popovich joins Ivan and Red to discuss aliens helping to build the pyramids of Mereen, the importance of leash laws, surprising similarities between teenage Cersei Lannister and Kimmy Schmidt’s Xanthippe Lannister Vorhees, Game of Thrones’s turn toward Scientology, Varys and Tyrion to get the band together, and Deanerys’s deep need for Cesar Milan. |
Sun, 5 April 2015
“The Sword in The Darkness” , episode 3 of Telltale’s “Game of Thrones” series of 6 planned episodes that take you into Westeros through the eyes of House Forrester, Loyal Bannermen to House Stark. Ivan and Red discuss the importance of Corpse Gold, to Beshka or not to Beshka, disposable Forresters, Jon Snow’s complete lack of empathy, and #TeamNoGold.
Direct download: 2015-04-06_BGaS_Episode_179_Telltale_1x03.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:13pm EDT |
Tue, 24 March 2015
With just weeks left until the Game of Thrones premiere, BBC Two has put out Methadone for those Jones’ing. With kings, queens, surly advisers, intrigue, a sauntering Jojen Reed, top notch acting, and Mycroft Holmes as Thin Varys, Wolf Hall is a perfect stand in for Game of Thrones minus all the tedious dragons and facial expressions.
Direct download: 2015-03-23_BGaS_Episode_178_WYSBW_Wolf_Hall.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:54am EDT |
Sun, 8 March 2015
We’d intended to cover a more Game of Thrones related show this week, but then Netflix dropped a new Tina Fey show on Friday, and it was immediately clear Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is What You Should be Watching.
Direct download: 2015-03-09_BGaS_Episode_177_WYSBW_Unbreakable_Kimmy_Schmidt.mp3
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Sun, 22 February 2015
If Littlefinger was a real-estate magnate in the 21st century, and he agreed to be interviewed about murders and disappearances he’s been associated with for decades, you might have something close to HBO’s “The Jinx”. Ivan and Red start out intending to watch the first episode, but end up not being able to stop themselves from watching both.
Direct download: 2015-02-23_BGaS_Episode_176_WYSBW_The_Jinx.mp3
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Sun, 8 February 2015
Ivan and Red discuss “The Lost Lords”, episode 2 of Telltale’s “Game of Thrones”, a series of 6 planned episodes that take you into Westeros through the eyes of House Forrester, loyal Bannerman to House Stark. The series is in the tv show continuity, and starts at the end of Season 3 and will end just before the start of Season 5. They discuss the Apple telltale builds, a refreshing lack of maggots, more Forresters than you can shake a hatchet at, and how this episode in particular will reveal a lot about your own relationship with Women.
Direct download: 2015-02-09_BGaS_Episode_175_Telltale_1x02.mp3
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Sun, 18 January 2015
Ivan and Red discuss the pilot for Agent Carter, the newest entry in Marvel’s universe. Hayley Atwell plays Peggy Carter as an officer with the Strategic Scientific Reserve in post WWII New York, and there’s more Jarvis than you can handle.
Direct download: 2015-01-19_BGaS_Episode_174_Agent_Carter.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:34pm EDT |
Tue, 6 January 2015
Bring in the new year with a new show about 13th century Asia, Netflix’s “Marco Polo”. There’s a blind swordsman fighting a cobra, what else do you need?!
Direct download: 2014-01-06_BGaS_Episode_173_Telltale_1x02.mp3
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Sun, 28 December 2014
If you’re itching for new stories within the world of Game of Thrones, look no further than Telltale’s “Game of Thrones”, a series of 6 planned episodes that take you into Westeros through the eyes of House Forrester, loyal Bannerman to House Stark. The series is in the tv show continuity, and starts at the end of Season 3 and will end just before the start of Season 5. We review the first episode here, listen along to compare your choices to the terrible decisions made by Ivan and Red, join them in their newly found respect for Cersei, and the one decision Red really wishes he could take back.
Direct download: 2014-12-29_BGaS_Episode_172_Telltale_1x01.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:00pm EDT |
Sun, 21 December 2014
What’s Christmas without Jon Hamm in a British tv show about a dystopian future? Hardly Christmas at all, which is why OJ Patterson joins Ivan and Red to discuss Black Mirror’s “White Christmas”, the series which Ramsay Bolton would have created if he’d been born in the 1980s.
Direct download: 2014-12-22_BGaS_Episode_171_Black_Mirror_Xmas.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:00pm EDT |
Sun, 14 December 2014
The Book Club closes it’s final chapter of “A Song of Ice and Fire” covered by HBO’s “Game of Thrones” up through Season 4 with our coverage of Bran II (Hardback page 169/Paperback page 185) and Reek II (Hardback page 253/Paperback page 277) in “A Dance with Dragons”. Ivan and Red discuss tears of their enemies, ignorant protagonists, eating that Elk twice, an explosion of pale rotten meat, the best comedy on television, Benedict Cumberbatch doing the motion capture for Smaug, forehead mushrooms, The Drunken Tower vs Leaning Tower of Pisa, and a lengthy discussion of poisonous arrow shafts. |
Sun, 7 December 2014
The Book Club continues with its coverage of the “A Song of Ice and Fire” chapters covered by HBO’s “Game of Thrones”. Having covered all of the relevant chapters in “A Storm of Swords” and “A Feast for Crows” (Full spoiler-free reading guide here), we enter George R.R. Martin’s “A Dance with Dragons", covering Bran I (Page 60) and Reek I (Page 161). Ivan and Red discuss warg sex, reading documentaries, Big Walder and Little Walder, The Bastard’s Boys, Fake Arya, the Kim and Kanye of Westeros, the Great Elks, the effect of weather on Hodor, and the importance of verifying the aliveness of your party guide. This episode is brought to you by Chronicle Books release of Inside HBO's Game of Thrones: Season 3 & 4. |