This week鈥檚 Nose will not sit here and suffer crows that come to feast on their corpses.
Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon is the second show in the Game of Thrones franchise and a prequel to the original series. It is based on parts of George R. R. Martin鈥檚 Fire & Blood, and it starts about 200 years before the events of the original series. Its first episode was the most-watched series premiere in the history of HBO, according to HBO. House of the Dragon has been renewed for a second season.
And: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is the first television series in the Lord of the Rings franchise. It is a prequel to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings set thousands of years before them, during the Second Age of Middle-Earth. The Rings of Power is based mostly on the appendices of The Lord of the Rings. Amazon has made a five-season production commitment worth at least $1 billion. This would make it the most expensive television series ever made.
Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take:
- The long-reigning monarch has been referenced in everything from banned music videos and Beatles songs to Hannah Montana.
- From Legoland to Crazy Frog.
- SFGATE columnist Drew Magary parses the gossip of the day
- [Ed. note: I completely disagree with Dan Kois鈥� take here. Completely.]
- 鈥淎lexa, play 鈥楶oopy Stupid Butt鈥� again.鈥�
GUESTS:
- Rebecca Castellani: Co-founder of and a freelance writer
- Sam Hadelman: Works in music public relations and hosts at Radio Free Brooklyn
- Bill Yousman: Professor of Media Studies at Sacred Heart University
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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.
