House Robot

Another great place to find 'A Song of Ice and Fire' overviews/reviews is YouTube user comicbookgirl19's channel, check it out here:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHZDkFt4F9fNO6XB4L1mi4v-vs96zy53g

She's funny, passionate, knowledgeable about the subject and smokin' hot to boot. I have watched her well-produced videos over and over again since I discovered them, my only complaint about them is that there just aren't enough of them! Seriously, go watch them. And if you have some money to donate to help her keep producing this great content, please do ;)

I'm also a huge fan of her co-host, Robot. He's not only well-designed (love that floppy-disc decal on his chest) but the guy doing his voice and movement is hilarious.

A Podcast of Whiners and Haters

A recommendation:

I've been listening to a lot of 'A Podcast of Ice and Fire' recently, which is a spoiler-heavy, absolutely hilarious podcast about George RR Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series, and the HBO show 'Game of Thrones' based on it. The regular hosts, Mimi, Ashleigh, Kyle, Chase and Amin are a fantastic ensemble, and they have a really great irreverent take on the series. They get guest hosts in almost every episode, including the guys behind Westeros.org and ToweroftheHand.com, and they discuss recent news about the books and the show, do a chapter by chapter summary of the books (an ongoing process slowed down by hijinks and Kyle's dramatic re-enactments), character discussions, crackpot theories and Amin's bizarre and often disturbing shipping of characters.

These guys are awesome - I particularly love Chase, he's so bitter and dark, and then he comes out with a passionate defense of 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic' or some other random thing (and he has a really sexy voice). And Mimi, who started the podcastway back in 2009 or somesuch, is just a fount of knowledge, and plays with knives. What's not to like? Go check them out:

http://podcastoficeandfire.com/download-links/

Best Adventure Time Episodes (I've Seen So Far)

Yes, I know, I'm a bit behind, I've only seen the first three-and-a-half seasons, and one or two episodes from later seasons, so I can't include fan-favourites 'I Remember You', 'The Lich', 'Jake The Dog', 'Finn the Human' and 'Simon and Marcy'. Nevertheless, here are the episodes I HAVE seen, that I've enjoyed most:

S1
Slumber Part Panic (the first real, proper episode, good fun)
Ricardio the Heart Guy (strange and funny - is that George Takei's voice?)
Memories of Boom-Boom Mountain (rough-housing)
City of Thieves (wonderfully absurd)
Henchman (the first time Marceline shows up)
What Have You Done? (would have been a good season finale)

S2
It Came from the Nightosphere (Marceline's dad shows up, laffs ensue)
The Eyes (the horse - supremely creepy)
The Other Tarts (just good fun)
Susan Strong (first appearance of a potentially major character)
Mortal Folly (first actual appearance of main - and scary - villain, the Lich)
Mortal Recoil (excellent conclusion to the Lich story)

S3
Conquest of Cuteness (hilarious)
Morituri Te Salutamus (achieves in 11 minutes what full-length feature movies often fail to)
Memory of a Memory (just... awesome)
Too Young (Lemongrab's first appearance... Unacceptable!!!)
Fiona and Cake (fantastic - I would watch the hell out of this as a full show)
What Was Missing (just for Marceline's song - Finn's is awful)
Beautopia (Susan Strong pt 2 - and if I'm not wrong, the truth about Finn's mother)
Jake vs Me-mow (also hilarious)
Thank You (just beautiful)
Holly Jolly Secrets (alternately hilarious and heart-breaking)
Marceline's Closet (more hilarity)

S4
Dream of Love (sweet)

S5
All the Little People (... interesting)


To be clear, ANY episode of Adventure Time is better than pretty much any episode of any other cartoon*, but as you can see from the above, season 3 has been my favourite so far (out of what I've seen). The half of season 4 that I've seen has had some funny moments, but the bigger story (Return to the Nightosphere, Daddy's Little Girl) didn't do it for me, and Flame Princess seems like the obligatory complication to the Finn/Bubblegum relationship (yes, I believe in the First Girl Wins trope - I believe All the Little People bears this out). Overall, it seems the show is just getting better and better, and they're churning them out fast.

*with the exception, possibly, of Futurama (I'm thinking especially of the episode Jurassic Bark).