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Witching around
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 24/12/2021
» When Game Of Thrones ended, it left a bad taste in almost everyone's mouth but more importantly, it left a gory and busty fantasy medieval void in the world. Once a Netflix adaptation of The Witcher, a popular franchise consisting of novels and video games, was announced, everyone speculated that it would fill that void. While there are similarities, the Netflix show starring Henry Cavill quickly carved out a place and built a fanbase of its own. Guru speaks to showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich about season two, which was released last week, and the difference between what the Geralt audiences saw in the past to the one they'll see now.
Magic and war
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 02/04/2021
» A war-ravaged kingdom on the brink of falling apart is the setting for Netflix's upcoming series, Shadow And Bone. Adapted from a series of books that have been dubbed as "The Grishaverse" written by Leigh Bardugo, the series centres around a young woman named Alina Starkov, who discovers she has powers, making her part of an elite group of people known as the Grisha.
Witchers & monsters
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 27/12/2019
» The Witcher, which was released last week on Netflix, follows Geralt of Rivia, played by the ridiculously good-looking Henry Cavill, a mutated monster-hunter who prefers keeping to himself though destiny has other plans. We attended the show's fan event in Manila, the Philippines, where we sat down with the show's showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, who has also worked on The Umbrella Academy and Daredevil, to talk about The Witcher.
Fathers, sons, gods, & monsters
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 18/05/2018
» The new "God Of War" is an epic tale where you hack through enemies while being a broodish dad.