When I started The Warren Room a little over two years ago, I had always hoped that one day someone would join me in writing about TV and movies. There is tremendous value in adding different points of view to the blog’s content and today, I’m excited to announce that The Warren Room is gaining a new team member!
Author: Matt Warren
I love TV and created my blog, The Warren Room, to share that passion with others.
‘Game of Thrones’ Thrills and Frustrates In Its Penultimate Season
It’s seventh season, the HBO original series continued to excel with its epic scale but faltered in its storytelling.
After a longer-than-usual break, Game of Thrones returned to HBO in late August with its penultimate, 7-episode, seventh season, and to say the anticipation was high would be an understatement. For the past six years, the conflict between the great houses of Westeros had been building and building, and it seemed like events were finally coming to a head. Well…they didn’t really happen. What season seven of Game of Thrones gave us was a collection of great moments strung together by a flimsy story with an increasing lack of narrative logic.
Spoilers below…
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Netflix assembles ‘The Defenders’ in the superhero crossover event
Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist team up in this eight-part crossover event.
Everybody loves a good team up. It can be a ton of fun to watch different sets of characters crossover and butt heads over their differences whilst fighting a common enemy. We’ve seen Marvel do this to great success twice now with The Avengers and now their TV arm is getting in on the action with The Defenders. So was the team up of these street-level heroes worth the wait or were they better off on their own?
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Six Defining Moments From Game of Thrones
A look back at the moments that shocked and thrilled us from TV’s most popular show.
Game of Thrones is by all accounts the biggest show on TV and in anticipation of the seventh season premiere, I’m taking a look back at six moments that have defined GoT over the course of its run. Spoilers for seasons 1-6 of Game of Thrones follow.
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The Warren Room Roundup – 06/28
A quick look back at the recently-concluded seasons of American Gods, Better Call Saul and Fargo.
Welcome to The Roundup! You’ve stumbled upon a special type of post where I provide mini-reviews of shows I’ve been watching. As much as I wish I could, I just don’t have time to give every show I watch a full write-up. So this is my attempt at a compromise. Going forward, my intent is to balance these mini-reviews with longer, more in-depth posts when I have the time. Each of the three shows I’ll be reviewing today more than merit discussion, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t share my thoughts on them.
Today, we’re taking a (spoiler-free) look at three shows that concluded their seasons this past week: American Gods, Better Call Saul, and Fargo. So without further ado, let’s dive in.
What’s this about ratings? A look at the metrics that power the TV industry
When I first began to develop an interest in TV, one of the first things I did was learn as much as I could about ratings. I’m not talking about critical ratings, but viewership and demographics. I sought to learn how TV shows turned a profit and what metric was used to quantify their success. I discovered the answer was far from simple. Nonetheless, I’m going to try and simplify it for you today. Hopefully, after reading this post you’ll understand a little bit more about how TV works.
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Amazon’s ‘Bosch’ Delivers a Riveting Crime Show Anchored By A Stellar Cast
Amazon’s ‘Bosch’ is a well executed cop show that makes for a good binge.
There’s something satisfying about watching a TV show that isn’t particularly revolutionary but simply does what it does well. With more TV shows than ever available to us, each is shooting for the ceiling trying to capture our interest with unique premises and grand scopes. Unfortunately, many of these shows fall flat due to reasons like poor pacing, bad writing or a story that can’t sustain itself. Amazon’s crime thriller Bosch avoids those pitfalls by simply executing a fantastic version of the crime drama. With season three recently released on Amazon Prime, I thought now would be a good time to take a look at what made Bosch stand out to me in this crowded TV landscape.
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