Addendum: A Game of Thrones and Wikipedia Wars
You all might recall that I responded to the New York Times review of A Game of Thrones by Ginia Bellafante about two weeks ago. At the bottom of that post, I had a screencap of her Wikipedia page, which had, at the time, been edited in response to her review. For fun, I decided to compile all the most amusing sentences and changes since the 15th of April. As of April 15, 2011 (22:08 PM)(it was promptly removed): Often shows a skewed and limited perception of women. As of April 15, 2011 (22:24 PM)(also promptly removed): And loves bashing the fantasy genre and has a skewed outlook on life. As of April 15, 2011 (22:40 PM)(again, removed — let’s just assume everything is eventually removed at this point): She is a bad critic. As of April 16, 2011 (7:11 AM): Ginia Bellafante (born March 31, 1965) is an ill-informed and bizarrely sexist American writer and critic, for the New York Times,[1] New York Observer,[2] and Time (magazine). As of April 16, 2011 (21:27 PM): Ginia Bellafante (born March 31, 1965) is an American writer and critic, for the New York Times, also weirdly anti-feminist[1] New York Observer,[2] and Time (magazine). As of April 17, 2011 (5:33 AM): She is also weirdly anti-feminist and believes that the interests of women can be put into boxes. As of April 17, 2011 (16:03 PM): Her 2011 review of the Game of Thrones TV series was widely criticized as sexist for suggesting that only sexual content might motivate women to watch a complex fantasy story. As of April 18, 2011 (20:03 PM): Bellafante’s writing has been criticized for its superficial treatment of gender issues: Salon.com critiqued a 1998 Time cover story on feminism by Bellafante as “poorly thought-out”, and her 2011 New York Times review of the TV series Game of Thrones was widely criticized as sexist for suggesting that only sexual content might motivate women to watch a complex fantasy story. As of April 18, 2011 (20:12 PM): Bellafante’s writing has been criticized for its superficial treatment of gender issues: Bellafante’s 1998 Time cover story “Is Feminism Dead?” was critiqued by Erica Jong[4] and described by Salon.com as “poorly thought-out”, and Bellafante’s 2011 New York Times review of the TV series Game of Thrones was widely criticized as sexist for suggesting that only sexual content might motivate women to watch a complex fantasy story. As of April 25, 2011 (7:29 AM): Her writing has been criticized for its superficial treatment of gender issues: Her 1998 Time cover story “Is Feminism Dead?” was critiqued by Erica Jong[4] and described by Salon.com as “poorly thought-out”, and her 2011 New York Times review of the TV series Game of Thrones was widely criticized as sexist for suggesting that only sexual content might motivate women to watch a complex fantasy story. And there you go. Interesting how these things develop, no?
The Skiffy and Fanty Show #3.5 is live! (The Hugos, Complaints, and GRRM)
Adam Callaway returns to replace Jen for this thrilling episode about the recent Hugo Award nominees and George R. R. Martin. I say thrilling because Adam and I may be a little jaded about the Hugos this year (well, it’s every year for Adam). If you’d like to hear our thoughts, you can stream or download the episode. As always, we appreciate any opinions you might have, either about the show as a whole or the episode in question. You can leave comments on the website, on our Twitter, or even via email at skiffyandfanty[at]gmail[dot]com.
Video Found: A Game of Thrones Theme (Heavy Metal Version)
Say what you will about the TV adaptation of A Game of Thrones, but fans are lapping it up. Some with musical talent are even pushing out their musical adaptations of the theme tune. The following is by far one of my favorites: Is that not freaking awesome? You can get the mp3 here.