'Game of Thrones' cast defend final season at Comic-Con (Agence France-Presse) - July 20, 2019 - 12:28pm SAN DIEGO, United States — The "Game of Thrones" cast leapt to the defense of its much-maligned final season in front of a boisterous crowd at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, blaming the backlash on negative media coverage. The HBO fantasy epic's conclusion enraged fans around the world, and organizers of the pop culture convention had to remind attendees before the retrospective panel to make the cast "feel welcome." While the cast drew a rapturous reception, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau -- who played Jaime Lannister -- was booed after describing his character's death in the arms of his sister and lover Cersei as "perfect." "It made sense to me," said the actor, before being interrupted by a heckler. "This show has brought so many people together, watching it, loving it. So obviously when it comes to an end it's … [Read more...] about ‘Game of Thrones’ cast defend final season at Comic-Con
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Legion’s third and final season to premiere
THE THIRD and final season of Legion will premiere on June 25 at 9.50pm over on FOX (Astro channel 724). Based on the Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, Legion follows the story of David Haller (Dan Stevens, right), a man who believed himself to be schizophrenic only to discover that he is the most powerful mutant the world has ever seen. From childhood, David was shuffled from one psychiatric institution to the next, until, in his early 30s, he met and fell in love with a beautiful and troubled fellow patient named Syd Barrett (Rachel Keller). After Syd and David shared a startling encounter, he was forced to confront the shocking reality that the voices he hears and the visions he sees are actually real. With the help of Syd and a team of specialists – Ptonomy Wallace (Jeremie Harris), Kerry Loudermilk (Amber Midthunder) and Cary Loudermilk (Bill Irwin) – who also possess unique and extraordinary gifts, David unlocked a deeply-suppressed truth. He had … [Read more...] about Legion’s third and final season to premiere
Final season of Jessica Jones to drop on June 14
THE AWARD winning show about a New York City private investigator with incredible strength will release all thirteen episodes of its last season on Friday, June 14. In the final season, Jessica (Krysten Ritter) will encounter a highly intelligent psychopath, and will work to heal her troubled relationship with Trish (Rachael Taylor) as they team up to defeat him. But their ideas of heroism will bring them into conflict, reveals Netflix’s synopsis. Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix trilogy), Eka Darville (Empire), Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), Jeremy Bobb (Russian Doll), Sarita Choudhury (Homeland), Tiffany Mack (Hap and Leonard), Jessica Frances Dukes (The Good Wife), Aneesh Sheth (New Amsterdam) and Rebecca De Mornay (The Hand That Rocks the Cradle) will also feature in season three. Jessica Jones is the last Marvel show to air on Netflix as the streaming giant has cancelled sister shows Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher and Daredevil. Marvel’s Jessica … [Read more...] about Final season of Jessica Jones to drop on June 14
‘Game of Thrones’ fans petition HBO to remake final season
The final episode of Game of Thrones will air on May 20, marking an end to HBO’s wildly popular fantasy saga. Some fans, however, are not happy with how the series’ final season has played out since the first episode aired on April 15. A petition started by Dylan D. on change.org calls on HBO to remake the entire final season. It has 262,000 signatures so far. The petition reads: “David Benioff and D. B Weiss have proven themselves to be woefully incompetent writers when they have no source material [i.e. the books] to fall back on. This series deserves a final season that makes sense. Subvert my expectations and make it happen, HBO!” The series has been making news in its final season, which comprises six episodes. The first episode was watched by 17.4 million people in the United States alone, and it became the most-tweeted-about episode of the show with more than 5 million tweets. Read also: 'Game of Thrones' gaming chairs available for die-hard fans Episode … [Read more...] about ‘Game of Thrones’ fans petition HBO to remake final season
Winners and losers from the Premier League’s best season
It was arguably the best Premier League season in history. The battle between Liverpool and Manchester City came down to the final Sunday of the campaign and required City to win their final 14 games of the season to hold on to their one-point lead and retain their crown. Liverpool finished second with the third-highest point total in Premier League history, while City held on for dear life and survived with one of the most impressive stretch runs you'll ever see.Jurgen Klopp & Co won't be too heartbroken if they win the Champions League on Jun 1, of course, but let's cheer them and the rest of the league by handing out arbitrary awards. Back in December, I went around the Premier League and gave out superlatives for everything from best substitute to most tired managerial storyline.Let's go back to the well and hand out awards for the full season. I've narrowed down the categories a bit, but with a full season of data to work with, I've expanded the results from … [Read more...] about Winners and losers from the Premier League’s best season