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"Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon" Part 2 Oct 13, 2020

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Hosts James Hibberd and Darren Franich are back with the second of 4 new episodes of Game of Thrones Weekly, celebrating James' new book Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon, available now! This week James and Darren discuss the show’s rise in the early seasons including George R. R. Martin’s least favorite scene, the Battle of Blackwater and the traumatic filming of the Red Wedding. Featuring exclusive interviews with co-executive producer Bryan Cogman, director Neil Marshall and George R. R. Martin himself.

Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon is available here from Penguin Random House, and you can check out all of EW's Game of Thrones coverage here. Be sure you're subscribed so you don't miss next week's episode!

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"Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon" Part 1 Oct 06, 2020

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Hosts James Hibberd and Darren Franich are back with the first of 4 new episodes of Game of Thrones Weekly, celebrating James' new book Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon, available now! This week James and Darren discuss the development of the show, including the failed first TV pilot and the recasting of Daenerys. Featuring exclusive interviews with co-creator Dan Weiss, actors Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Mark Addy, and George R. R. Martin himself.

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Trailer: "Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon" New Episodes Coming Soon! Sep 30, 2020

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EW's Game of Thrones Weekly, like Jon Snow, has risen from the dead! Hosts James Hibberd and Darren Franich are back with 4 new episodes of Game of Thrones Weekly, celebrating James' upcoming book Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon with behind-the-scenes interviews and stories about the making of the show.

Both the book and our new episodes will launch on October 6th, so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode!

In the meantime, you can pre-order Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon here and check out all of EW's Game of Thrones coverage here.

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Star Wars Untold Stories Presents: “Revenge of the Sith” and Revenge of Fan Service in “The Mandalorian” Dec 06, 2019

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James and Darren are joined by EW’s Chancellor Agard to talk the Disney+ version of Tatooine and the curious charms of Episode 3.

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Star Wars Untold Stories Presents: “Empire Strikes Back” rewatch; “The Mandalorian” Goes Full Samurai Dec 02, 2019

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James and Darren discuss the fourth episode of “The Mandalorian,” which has them reaching for some unexpected comparisons in TV history. Then they dive into the best “Star Wars” movie ever made, and the twist that changed the franchise.

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Star Wars Untold Stories Presents: A New Hope, Rise of Skywalker & More Mando Nov 22, 2019

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James and Darren dive into episodes 2 and 3 of The Mandalorian, discuss EW’s Rise of Skywalker cover story, reveal some new details about A New Hope’s climactic Death Star battle and James geeks out about the old school charms of Jedi Fallen Order.

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Star Wars Untold Stories Presents: “The Mandalorian” and Maclunky Nov 12, 2019

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James Hibberd and Darren Franich might not agree on the first episode of the Disney+ “Star Wars” spin-off, but they can’t get enough of the newest addition to “A New Hope.”

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Star Wars Untold Stories Presents: Trailer Episode Nov 12, 2019

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James Hibberd and Darren Franich reunite for a new Entertainment Weekly podcast, this time on the world of Star Wars. Subscribe to Star Wars Untold Stories coming soon.

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A Dream of Spring May 24, 2019

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James and Darren read Twitter questions, discuss the past and future of Westeros, and ride north with the wildlings.

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Season 8, Ep. 6: Iron Throne Blown May 20, 2019

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The series finale! James and Darren discuss the fate of Daenerys’ Iron Throne quest, the new king (and queen!) in Westeros, fan backlash to the final season, some tales from the GoT set and Ghost finally getting schnuggies.

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