A Flight of Links

- Why House of Cards is the worst show about American politics ever made. Boy do I agree.
- GOT season 5 predictions
- 10 terrible movies you need to see
- The moral philosophy of Calvin and Hobbes
- Tyrion VII
- This guy is so good at analyzing ASOIAF, he should get much more clout. 
- Rise and Fall of the Cliffhanger
- Marriage in House of Cards
- Bloodline shows what's wrong with most of Netflix' original series
-We might thank our existence to Jupiter.
- 8 things people say in interviews that shows their movie is bad
- Gorgeous Dune art
- Why isn't there a good Wonderwoman toy?
- My first kill as a Star Citizen
- Really that good: Ghostbusters
- Jon Connington, tragic asshole
- Remember his name
- Catelyn III
- Crafting as a trend in AAA games
- Comparing SimCity to Skylines

Telltale's "Game of Thrones", episode 3 (The Sword in the Darkness) review

Spoilers for the first three episodes. 

My, we might have the first genuinly great episode of Telltale's "Game of Thrones". Not that the other episodes would have been bad, not by a long shot. But this one manages to grip the attention over longer stretches of time than the previous ones did. Most of that is owed to Gared Tuttle, who for the first time manages to present an interesting story at the Wall. And this is something even the TV show only managed at the best of times, so let's have a closer look, shall we? 

How did I get interesting all of a sudden?

Supreme Court of Westeros, ruling 71

Thursday is court day! And today's Thursday. It was always Thursday.

Welcome to the Supreme Court of Westeros! Every week, three pressing questions from the community will be answered by the esteemed judges Stefan (from your very own Nerdstream Era) and Amin (from A Podcast of Ice and Fire). The rules are simple: we take three questions, and one of us writes a measured analysis. The other one writes a shorter opinion, either concurring or dissenting. The catch is that every week a third judge from the fandom will join us and also write a dissenting or concurring opinion. So if you think you're up to the task - write us an email to stefan_sasse@gmx.de, leave a comment in the post, ask in the APOIAF-forum or contact Amin at his tumblr. Discussion is by no means limited to the court itself, though - feel free to discuss our rulings in the commentary section and ask your own questions through the channels above.

One word on spoilers: we assume that you read all the books, including the Hedge Knight short stories, and watched the current TV episodes. We don't include the spoiler chapters from various sources in the discussion, with the notable exception of Theon I, which was supposed to be in "A Dance with Dragons" anyway.

And now, up to ruling 71 of the Supreme Court of Westeros! Our guest judge this week is Vedocorban, a member of the community.

A Flight of Links

- Where Westeros comes from
- Firefly Action Figures
- I don't agree
- I do agree
- This is commitment
- Excited for this
- Yes I have
- More GOT season 5 videos
- Sean T. Collins interviewed Rory McCann
- The first sample essay of A Hymn for Spring is out
- New Avengers 2 spot
- Shame. 
- For Star Wars interested.
- Whale Songs
- I don't get what people like about Settlers. 
- How much energy does the Death Star need?
- Why we won't be able to play old games
- Sid Meier's Starships review
- Meet the Sandsnakes
- Adam Werthead about the new possibilities of the ASOIAF universe and HBO
- This is funny
- Adam Werthead also reports from the season 5 GOT premiere
- The Dragon's Ladies, part 5

Supreme Court of Westeros, ruling 70

Thursday is court day! Real life interfered, though. It's Weekend Edition now!

Welcome to the Supreme Court of Westeros! Every week, three pressing questions from the community will be answered by the esteemed judges Stefan (from your very own Nerdstream Era) and Amin (from A Podcast of Ice and Fire). The rules are simple: we take three questions, and one of us writes a measured analysis. The other one writes a shorter opinion, either concurring or dissenting. The catch is that every week a third judge from the fandom will join us and also write a dissenting or concurring opinion. So if you think you're up to the task - write us an email to stefan_sasse@gmx.de, leave a comment in the post, ask in the APOIAF-forum or contact Amin at his tumblr. Discussion is by no means limited to the court itself, though - feel free to discuss our rulings in the commentary section and ask your own questions through the channels above.

One word on spoilers: we assume that you read all the books, including the Hedge Knight short stories, and watched the current TV episodes. We don't include the spoiler chapters from various sources in the discussion, with the notable exception of Theon I, which was supposed to be in "A Dance with Dragons" anyway.

And now, up to ruling 70 of the Supreme Court of Westeros! Our guest judge this week is David D. Perlmutter, Ph.D. is a professor at and Dean of the College of Media and Communication at Texas Tech University. He is the author or editor of nine books on political communication and persuasion.

A Flight of Links

- Bad Astronomy about climate change denial
- Oh goddamn.
- Nah, you're wrong here. 
- Tim Burton is directing a live-action Dumbo. Wtf?
- Speculation about the Star Wars spinoffs. 
- Woah, didn't see that coming.
- Cities: Skylines review
- About the trend of anti-climacticism in video games
- Schedule of the new Star Wars movies
- Swatting: It's all fun and games until someone is murdered
- At 18, Buffy is still revolutionary

Supreme Court of Westeros, ruling 69

Thursday is court day!

Welcome to the Supreme Court of Westeros! Every week, three pressing questions from the community will be answered by the esteemed judges Stefan (from your very own Nerdstream Era) and Amin (from A Podcast of Ice and Fire). The rules are simple: we take three questions, and one of us writes a measured analysis. The other one writes a shorter opinion, either concurring or dissenting. The catch is that every week a third judge from the fandom will join us and also write a dissenting or concurring opinion. So if you think you're up to the task - write us an email to stefan_sasse@gmx.de, leave a comment in the post, ask in the APOIAF-forum or contact Amin at his tumblr. Discussion is by no means limited to the court itself, though - feel free to discuss our rulings in the commentary section and ask your own questions through the channels above.

One word on spoilers: we assume that you read all the books, including the Hedge Knight short stories, and watched the current TV episodes. We don't include the spoiler chapters from various sources in the discussion, with the notable exception of Theon I, which was supposed to be in "A Dance with Dragons" anyway.

And now, up to ruling 69 of the Supreme Court of Westeros! Our guest judge this week is Daniel Huigsloot, a Communications and Sociology student from Melbourne, Australia. He is more of an avid follower than an active member of the fandom, however he does pride himself in being a go to man for ASOIAF information/facts and theories in his social circles.

A Flight of Links

- Another week in the zoo
-Apparently, a Starship Troopers remake is in the works, because why wouldn't you soil yet another IP?
- Also, "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" gets a movie. 
- Dat gif
- Jennifer Lawrence is the first female Spielberg lead since 1985
- Robert Downey Jr. has seen too many Old Spice commercials
- Michael Biehn is in Alien V!
- Warner Bros launches a GOT cell phone game
- The Dragon's Mercy part III
- If they did this even I would watch Star Trek. By the way, does HBO have a Sci-Fi show yet? *hinthint*  
- Joss Whedon about the difficulty of Avengers 2
-  Yathzee reviews The Order: 1886
- Sylvester Stallone does an Expendables TV series, which is a funny idea
- Tyrion is the villain?!
- GRRM, a Missandei POV and orientalism
- Fake Avengers trailer with Spiderman in it
- Why dies Mars get all the attention
- An ocean on Mars?
- Marvel takes to the Wild West
- Yes

Game of Thrones Season 5 trailer

This does look really well.

Supreme Court of Westeros, ruling 68

Thursday is court day!

Welcome to the Supreme Court of Westeros! Every week, three pressing questions from the community will be answered by the esteemed judges Stefan (from your very own Nerdstream Era) and Amin (from A Podcast of Ice and Fire). The rules are simple: we take three questions, and one of us writes a measured analysis. The other one writes a shorter opinion, either concurring or dissenting. The catch is that every week a third judge from the fandom will join us and also write a dissenting or concurring opinion. So if you think you're up to the task - write us an email to stefan_sasse@gmx.de, leave a comment in the post, ask in the APOIAF-forum or contact Amin at his tumblr. Discussion is by no means limited to the court itself, though - feel free to discuss our rulings in the commentary section and ask your own questions through the channels above.

One word on spoilers: we assume that you read all the books, including the Hedge Knight short stories, and watched the current TV episodes. We don't include the spoiler chapters from various sources in the discussion, with the notable exception of Theon I, which was supposed to be in "A Dance with Dragons" anyway.

And now, up to ruling 68 of the Supreme Court of Westeros! Our guest judge this week is Fredrik Fischer, a globetrotting polyglot with a yen for all things food-, communications-, human- literature-, or Ice and Fire-related (among a lot of other stuff), in no particular order of importance.

A Flight of Links

- This Joss Whedon interview is very, very interesting. 
- GOT deceased panel
-  Oh please, because the last time with old Harrison Ford worked so well.
- Hollywood retcons on the rise. 
- 10 movies you're never going to see
- GOT poster tease
- Moviebob has an interesting Avengers/Spiderman theory
- Good thoughts on Ashara Dayne
- Really good thoughts on Stannis and the North
- Crowfall is an MMO that mixes Eve Online and GOT
- Bran IV
- What if Steam never existed? Intriguing what-if!
- The complete R+L=J timeline
-  Hands On: Hearts of Iron IV
- Subverting the Nazis in HoI IV
- Total War: Attila review
- Yahtzee about the remastering trend
- The Dragon's Ladies, part 4
- The curious case of Domeric Bolton
- Violence and gameplay mechanics
- The Blacks and the Reds II

Supreme Court of Westeros, ruling 67

Thursday is court day!

Welcome to the Supreme Court of Westeros! Every week, three pressing questions from the community will be answered by the esteemed judges Stefan (from your very own Nerdstream Era) and Amin (from A Podcast of Ice and Fire). The rules are simple: we take three questions, and one of us writes a measured analysis. The other one writes a shorter opinion, either concurring or dissenting. The catch is that every week a third judge from the fandom will join us and also write a dissenting or concurring opinion. So if you think you're up to the task - write us an email to stefan_sasse@gmx.de, leave a comment in the post, ask in the APOIAF-forum or contact Amin at his tumblr. Discussion is by no means limited to the court itself, though - feel free to discuss our rulings in the commentary section and ask your own questions through the channels above.

One word on spoilers: we assume that you read all the books, including the Hedge Knight short stories, and watched the current TV episodes. We don't include the spoiler chapters from various sources in the discussion, with the notable exception of Theon I, which was supposed to be in "A Dance with Dragons" anyway.

And now, up to ruling 65 of the Supreme Court of Westeros! Our guest judge this week is Sean T. Collins, well known co-host of your favorite ASOIAF podcast "Boiled Leather Audio Hour", author of the blog of the same name and freelance writer.

A Flight of Links

- Why video game reviews still suck
- Examining the two-weapon-shooter
- Daenerys II
- A history of the most impractical weapons ever used
- Readworthy Twitter rant
- Making of Conan
- I recently started reading up Steven Attewell's tumblr in addition to his blog; let me point you to some interesting things. 
- Also this by Made in Myr 
- And this by Poor Quentyn
- I think this is such a bad idea, even with Neill Blomkamp.
- The Order: 1886 review
- Why are NPC still racist?  
- Wolf at the door: An analysis of Rickard Stark
- Ohmygodjasonmomoaisaquaman
- Some Alien V speculation
- Never played this game, but from this analysis it sure sounds interesting
- Forget realism, we need truth - can only add my voice to his.

Supreme Court of Westeros, ruling 66

Thursday is court day!

Welcome to the Supreme Court of Westeros! Every week, three pressing questions from the community will be answered by the esteemed judges Stefan (from your very own Nerdstream Era) and Amin (from A Podcast of Ice and Fire). The rules are simple: we take three questions, and one of us writes a measured analysis. The other one writes a shorter opinion, either concurring or dissenting. The catch is that every week a third judge from the fandom will join us and also write a dissenting or concurring opinion. So if you think you're up to the task - write us an email to stefan_sasse@gmx.de, leave a comment in the post, ask in the APOIAF-forum or contact Amin at his tumblr. Discussion is by no means limited to the court itself, though - feel free to discuss our rulings in the commentary section and ask your own questions through the channels above.

One word on spoilers: we assume that you read all the books, including the Hedge Knight short stories, and watched the current TV episodes. We don't include the spoiler chapters from various sources in the discussion, with the notable exception of Theon I, which was supposed to be in "A Dance with Dragons" anyway.
Casting Call: We're searching for guest judges again! If you like to participate, even if you have been part of previous rulings, send us an email.

And now, up to ruling 66 of the Supreme Court of Westeros! Our guest judge this week is Javi Marcos, a previous judge of the Supreme Court and one of the admins of http://lossietereinos.com/, the biggest web about ASOIAF and GoT in Spanish. He had a collaboration in the Special Edition of Tower of the Hand: A Flight for Sorrows.

A Flight of Links

- Dune (1992) review by Wertzone
- Sean T. Collins finishes his The Wire reviews
- All you ever wanted to ask about graphics, and never dared to, or something. 
- How accurate does Sleeping Dogs simulate Hong Kong?
- Interested in a Netflix series about Zelda? I'm not, but in case you are, there you go.
- Dying Light review
- Extensive Lyanna analysis
- Hillarious Jupiter Ascending review
- Samsung's smart TV introduces pop-up ads, because that's a good idea. 
- Russian astronauts have shotguns with them in space, in case they land in the Sibirian wilderness by accident. Somewhere, you hear Liam Neeson signing up for the movie. 
- The semantics behind the standalone
- Peter Molyneux imploding in this lengthy interview is hilarious
- Interesting review of 50 Shades of Grey 
- Arya VI chapter analysis

Supreme Court of Westeros, ruling 65

Thursday is court day! This week, in honor of Valentine's Day, we take in not three, not four, but five questions with a context of love. Enjoy! And don't forget the damn roses.

Welcome to the Supreme Court of Westeros! Every week, three pressing questions from the community will be answered by the esteemed judges Stefan (from your very own Nerdstream Era) and Amin (from A Podcast of Ice and Fire). The rules are simple: we take three questions, and one of us writes a measured analysis. The other one writes a shorter opinion, either concurring or dissenting. The catch is that every week a third judge from the fandom will join us and also write a dissenting or concurring opinion. So if you think you're up to the task - write us an email to stefan_sasse@gmx.de, leave a comment in the post, ask in the APOIAF-forum or contact Amin at his tumblr. Discussion is by no means limited to the court itself, though - feel free to discuss our rulings in the commentary section and ask your own questions through the channels above.

One word on spoilers: we assume that you read all the books, including the Hedge Knight short stories, and watched the current TV episodes. We don't include the spoiler chapters from various sources in the discussion, with the notable exception of Theon I, which was supposed to be in "A Dance with Dragons" anyway.
Casting Call: We're searching for guest judges again! If you like to participate, even if you have been part of previous rulings, send us an email.

And now, up to ruling 65 of the Supreme Court of Westeros! Our guest judge this week is Anton Jumelet, a philosophy student living in Amsterdam. He is usually not an active member of the fandom, but does ferociously follow everything ASOIAF-related. He is also a staunch advocate of replacing Machiavelli with Martin in all university curricula.

A Day in Life, analyzed (Game of Thrones season 5)

So, A Day in Life - a documentary covering a day of shooting of Game of Thrones - has arrived, and besides giving some interesting looks into the process of actually producing the show, it also gives us some crucial new information about the storylines playing out. I will analyze them based on the information we're getting in the trailer. 

A Flight of Links

- In case you haven't seen this yet, GRRM's original outline for the "trilogy" of ASOIAF is pretty hilarious in retrospect. 
- Here is a short analysis.
- And an even shorter by Steven Attewell.
- Wertzone is much more detailled about this.
- Sean starts reviewing The Wire season 5
- Ted 2 looks funny enough
- Does it matter that Fassbender doesn't look like Steve Jobs in his bioptic?
- Stuck in the Matrix
- American Sniper sucks and it's okay to admit that
- Everly review
- Race of the Iron Throne, Theon II
- Boy do I agree on this.
- Yahtzee analyses jumpscares
- I laughed very hard
- Very interesting essay about Rhaegar and his women, part 1
- And part 2
- Jupiter Ascending falls flat
- Compare this to this article. 
-  What I learned trying to write a muslim cop show for HBO
- The Beauty of Better Call Saul
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Supreme Court of Westeros, ruling 64

Thursday is court day!

Welcome to the Supreme Court of Westeros! Every week, three pressing questions from the community will be answered by the esteemed judges Stefan (from your very own Nerdstream Era) and Amin (from A Podcast of Ice and Fire). The rules are simple: we take three questions, and one of us writes a measured analysis. The other one writes a shorter opinion, either concurring or dissenting. The catch is that every week a third judge from the fandom will join us and also write a dissenting or concurring opinion. So if you think you're up to the task - write us an email to stefan_sasse@gmx.de, leave a comment in the post, ask in the APOIAF-forum or contact Amin at his tumblr. Discussion is by no means limited to the court itself, though - feel free to discuss our rulings in the commentary section and ask your own questions through the channels above.

One word on spoilers: we assume that you read all the books, including the Hedge Knight short stories, and watched the current TV episodes. We don't include the spoiler chapters from various sources in the discussion, with the notable exception of Theon I, which was supposed to be in "A Dance with Dragons" anyway.
Casting Call: We're searching for guest judges again! If you like to participate, even if you have been part of previous rulings, send us an email.

And now, up to ruling 64 of the Supreme Court of Westeros! Our guest judge this week is Calvin (aka KCenturion), he lives in the UK and is the copy editor for encyclopedia entries on Tower of the Hand. You can also follow him on Twitter @CassiusGren.

Telltale's "Game of Thrones", episode 2 (The Lost Lords) review

Spoilers for the first and second episodes of Game of Thrones following. 

Telltale finally released the second episode to their "Game of Thrones"-adventure game. After the first episode provided a good introduction to the characters with a shocking twist in the end, the second episode takes the pace back a step and provides a slower buildup. After the death of Ethan in the first episode, we're in desperate need of a main character who makes some tough choices, and he is presented via a little "Deus Ex Machina"-device: Rodrik Forrester is in fact not dead, but delivered literally to the Forrester's door step. From there on, he has to try to cope with the new political status quo, which, to quote Dr. Horrible, is not quo. 

"Damn", thought Jon, "I sure look good."