Episode 23: Game of Thrones, Game of Thrones VS. Lord of the Rings, Top 5 Fantasy Epics

"Winter is coming." We discuss all things Game of Thrones! What makes the story so unique? Why is the relationship between George R.R. Martin and fandom so complicated? What's the impact of the show's controversial sexual and racial content? And who will win the Iron Throne of Westeros? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, what's the better adaptation - Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings? We share our top 5 fantasy epics. Special guest, geeky psychologist John G.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 – 48:01 Game of Thrones.
• 48:02 – 1:02:51: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Game of Thrones VS. Lord of the Rings.
• 1:02:52 – 1:31:43: Top 5 fantasy epics.

Links

• The Real History of Game of Thrones
• The Origin of HBO's Game of Thrones
• Game of Thrones Breaks Yet Another Piracy Record
• Stark Kids Sing Game of Thrones Opening Credits
• Stark Kids Beatboxing Game of Thrones Opening Credits
• Game of Thrones opening sung by a cat
• Game of Thrones opening sung by goats
• Epic Low Brass Game of Thrones Theme
• Obama sits on the iron throne
• The best Westeros map
• Wil Wheaton Makes Game of Thrones Even More Wholesome With a Brady Bunch Intro
• Peter Dinklage Sums Up The Entirety Of Game Of Thrones In 45 Seconds
• The First 40 "Game Of Thrones" Episodes Ranked From Worst To Best
• George R.R. Martin got angry at all the nerd rage
• The Psychology of Fan Outrage
• Neil Gaiman on entitlement issues in fandom
• George R.R. Martin stills does all his writing on an old DOS machine running WordStar 4.0
• Teenage George R.R. Martin Once Sent a Very Sarcastic Letter To Stan Lee And Jack Kirby
• Is “Historical Accuracy” a Good Defense of Patriarchal Societies in Fantasy Fiction?
• A Frank Discussion of Game of Thrones‘s Rape Scene And Its Epidemic of Sexual Violence
• Game of Thrones: too much racism and sexism – so I stopped watching
• George R.R. Martin reacts to 'Thrones' adding rape scene
• When you call a rape anything but rape, you are just making excuses for rapists
• Daenerys' whole storyline on Game of Thrones is messed up
• Honest Trailers - Game of Thrones
• When Power Goes To Your Head, It May Shut Out Your Heart
• Neuroscience Explains Why This "Game of Thrones" Character Can Only Say One Word
• George R.R. Martin: Game of Thrones Is Catching Up to the Books, And “It’s Alarming”
• HBO May Reveal Game of Thrones Ending Before the Books Can
• Who will win the Game of Thrones?
• If Lord of the Rings Families Had Game of Thrones Style Sigils

Top 5 Fantasy Epics

John:

1. Game of Thrones
2. Where the Wild Things Are (book)
3. The Dark Crystal
4. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
5. Groundhog Day

Conrad: 

1. The Sandman
2. The Kingkiller Chronicle
3. The Dark Crystal
4. The Odyssey (Fitzgerald translation)
5. The Chronicles of Narnia (books)

Ali:

1. Where the Wild Things Are (book)
2. The Wizard of Oz
3. Enchanted
4. Princess Mononoke
5. The NeverEnding Story

Honorable Mentions:

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer 
• Dead Like Me
• Pushing Daisies 
• The Earthsea Series
• The Chronicles of Prydain
• The Dark is Rising
• The Last Unicorn
• Ladyhawke 
• The Princess Bride
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• The Giving Tree
• Xena: Warrior Princess
• The Dark Tower Series
• The Secret of NIMH
• Willow