Pressed & Bound

It has recently come to my attention that your favorite – and ours – fantasy series is slated to be incarnated into a video game. Finally, all that time you spent learning about Westeros is going to pay off. So grab your dire wolf, because virtual winter is coming!
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It’s no surprise that we at P&B absolutely love George R. R. Martin’s Ice and Fire series. You combine an epic story told in a way that neither talks down to the reader nor makes things too easy over the span of thousands of pages and you pretty much have us hooked. Well it turns out that we’re not the only ones.

I have attempted to try and not get too excited about the potential release of this series since hearing about its mumblings last year. HBO has spearheaded the task force in creating the television series, having already shot a pilot in late 2009. Up until now, however, they’ve kept their secrets tight like so many three hundred foot tall walls covered in ice (THAT’S AN ICE AND FIRE REFERENCE, FYI), allowing but little information to leak out. Luckily, the Chicago Tribune has posted a few tasty bits of news for all to enjoy. In summary, they have a full cast list and a couple of quotes from George himself on the matter:

“From the start of this, I’ve told myself, ‘Don’t get too emotionally invested in this, or you will be devastated if it doesn’t go.’ Wise words, those. I’m a smart guy.

“But easier said than done. I’ve failed. I am totally emotionally invested, and if HBO does indeed decide to pass, for whatever reason, I will be gutted.

“So let’s all hope I am soon doing the happy dance instead.”

You can read the rest here.

Episode 85 of Pressed & Bound is online! It has been far too long, but we have mustered the strength to push the red button the camera. In this week’s episode we discuss our top 3 books and movies of 2009:

Books:

• Leviathan
• A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)
• A Prayer for Owen Meany
• The Eyes of the Dragon
• McTeague
• The Master and Margarita

Movies:

• Man on Wire
• Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
• Avatar The Last Airbender – The Complete Book 1 Collection
• Avatar The Last Airbender – The Complete Book 2 Collection
• Avatar The Last Airbender – The Complete Book 3 Collection
• La Femme Nikita [Blu-ray]
• Ponyo
• Metropolitan – Criterion Collection

Right click and download the eighty-fifth episode here:

• MP4 291mb

Comments or questions? Email us at: pnbfans(at)gmail(dot)com

Or watch online by clicking here!

Episode 80 of Pressed & Bound is online! We’ve gone out of doors; in the rain even! In this week’s episode we discuss:

Books:

• A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)

Movies:

• Day for Night

Right click and download the eightieth episode here:

• MP4 261mb

Comments or questions? Email us at: pnbfans(at)gmail(dot)com

Or watch online by clicking here!