1x01: Winter is Coming on Ivan & Red

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1x01: Winter is Coming on Ivan & Red

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Jun 27, 2011

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Discussed herein:

Facial Hair!
Beheadings!
Family lovin!
And more!

Art based on work by flickr user Dunechaser, used under Creative Commons license.

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Jun 27, 2011

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Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Ivan Hernandez and Red Scott break down every episode of HBO's Game of Thrones, Westworld, and other pop culture properties. In the off-season, we discuss George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels, along with our "What You Should Be Watching" episodes. For questions, rants, and praise, follow us on twitter at @boarsgoreswords.

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1x06: Comeuppance: Every time Ivan says "comeuppance", it's time to drink. Natasha Muse joins us this episode to discuss Team Pain Spider, Jain Espenson, the feminists of Westeros, our new business venture sentbyraven.com, further confusion of dogs and wolves, Khal... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
89 min listen
1x07: You Win or You Cry Subserviently: This week Ivan and Red discuss THE BANNERMEN, the 3-eyed raven of corrections, Joffrey refusing to raise the debt ceiling, "kneelers", Tyrion jerking off, Dinklage's terrible accent, Tywin Lecter, the oh-so rare double titular line, Littlefinger... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
72 min listen
Game Show 1: Game of Thrones Game Show!: Red hosts our first ever Game of Thrones Gameshow at Murphy's Pub in San Francisco. Guest panelists include Ivan, Kelly Anneken, and Ryan Cronin, along with voice and co-writer Adam McLaughlin. We join the gameshow in progress for some GoT hysteria. by Boars, Gore, and Swords
64 min listen
1x01: Winter is Coming on Ivan & Red: Discussed herein: Facial Hair! Beheadings! Family lovin! And more! Art based on work by flickr user Dunechaser, used under Creative Commons license. by Boars, Gore, and Swords
45 min listen
1x02: The Kings Rode Many, Many Things: Episode 2, in which Ivan and Red discuss: Rickon Stark The surname Snow House Words Inferred Penises Joffrey slapped for 10 minutes to Achilles Last Stand Caitlin Stark SVU King Robert & Lord Stark on a picnic How much Red looks like the... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
53 min listen
1x09: Winter Came: We're joined this week by a guest who had not seen the climactic end of episode 9 until moments we started recording this episode. Sean Keane is a San Francisco Stand Up comic and he has to face up to some very harsh Westeros realities in this week's... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
110 min listen
Book 12: Ned Has a Dream!: Kevin O'Shea (on twitter at @iamkevinoshea) joins Ivan and Red cover pp 431-479 (Catelyn, Jon, Tyrion, Eddard, Sansa). We revisit Ned's dream sequence at the behest of our listeners, Tyrion's trial by combat, religious overtones, Jon saving Tarley,... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
105 min listen
Book 6: Westeros' Spiderman is Weird: Ivan and Red cover Catelyn, Jon, and Eddard (pp 165-202). We get raving ravens from the Bannermen, The Spider and Littlefinger are introduced, Mimi from a Podcast of Ice and Fire says hey on our Facebook page, Jon keeps digging for an upside to the... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
77 min listen
1x08: The Endy Point: This week Ivan and Red are joined by our first male guest and comedian Daymon Ferguson. The three discuss Dinklage's immortality, the fact that Owls are officially scary, Bronn as an english pop star, George RR Martin on atkins, Arrya taking down... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
77 min listen
WYSBW 1: Special Misfits Edition: SPECIAL ONE-OFF TV CLUB, Misfits edition. Having suffered a last minute cancellation, Ivan & Red introduce E4's Misfits, a show that can be described as the anti-"Heroes". Ivan and Red cover calling "Hero Academy" "Academy of Heroes" (look Red up... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
70 min listen
Book 2: Purple Nurples and Imp Flips: Ivan and Red cover chapters Daenerys 1, Eddard 1, and Jon 1 (pp 28-57). With Ivan back, R&I summarize the game show as well as emails from the Bannermen. We cover Daenerys youth, Illyrio's creepiness, Khal's Manse, the Stark's Dourness, and Jon's... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
68 min listen
1x03: Lord Snow Hits The Wall: In Episode 3 we discuss as little of Joffrey Baratheon as possible. We do manage to discuss Uncle Fester the eunuch, The Giver, Werther's Originals, Full House, and some Italian Stereotypes. Follow us at @boarsgoreswords and email questions and... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
68 min listen
2x01: Peter North Remembers: We're back to our roots, with Ivan and Red covering the season premiere of Game of Thrones. We talk secret previews, Sam Tarley's auditioning skills, STANNIS, Peter Dinklage acting into a mirror, sibling love, Joffrey coming into his own as King,... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
90 min listen
1x05: The Wolf and the Lion Shave their Chests: Ivan and Red cover "The Wolf and The Lion" in the last of the Season 1 GoT episodes directed by Brian Kirk. We're introduced to the Knight of Flowers, some hill people, Varys the big gay cat, giant dragon skulls, and the ultimate attachment parenting.... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
62 min listen
Book 4: Catelyn Gives a Shit: Ivan & Red cover pages 93-127, AKA Jon, Daenerys, Ned, and Tyrion. Shout out to Lydia spoiling a major character death for us. Catelyn shits in inappropriate places, Jon & Tyrion head off to the wall. Eddard Bros out with the Robert. Send us... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
61 min listen
Book 7: Gettin' Crabs at The Wall: Ivan and Red cover Tyrion, Arya, Daenerys, and Bran (pp 203-249). Tyrion kicks it at the wall, Arya gets her dad to sign her up for dance class, Daenerys learns to ride, and Bran kicks it with Old Nan. Next week we'll be reading 250-292 (Eddard, Jon,... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
74 min listen
Book 1: Book Club!: Ivan and Red cover the Game of Thrones BOOK prologue and first two chapters (Brand and Catelyn). They also discuss Dinklage winning an emmy, blurbs, the original Zsa Zsa Gabor of the Wall, White Walkers talking, Stark family game night, and more.... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
68 min listen
Book 17: You Tell 'em, Drogo!: Sean Keane (@LLCoolS) joins Ivan and Red covering pages 665-701 (Daenerys, Tyrion, Catelyn). We discuss beheadings, the Bechdel test, Mercy Men, Khal Dr(Ogo), Shea, Tyrion Halfman, Robb's chapter, and more. Next week we cover pages 702-740 (Daenerys,... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
86 min listen
Book 9: WHO GAVE THE HALF-MAN AN AXE?!: Ivan and Red cover pp 293-337 (Sansa, Eddard, & Tyrion). Sansa is struck dumb by a plethora of things, Petyr is creepy, Eddard and Varys talk shop, Ivan and Red discuss Stand-up comedy the role-playing game, and Tyrio- HOLY SHIT WHY DOES HE HAVE... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
63 min listen
Book 13: Not Even Christopher Nolan Talks About Dreams This Much: Chapters covered this episode by Ivan and Red occur between pp 480-522 (Eddard, Daenerys, Eddard, Jon). We revisit Ned's dream AGAIN, *something* happens to Robert from groin to nipple, Daenerys has a midnight snack, Viserys gets what was promised,... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
86 min listen
1x04: Cripples, Bastards, Ivan, and Red: This week on Boars, Gore, and Swords we cover Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things with guest Kelly Anneken. We talk about differentiation between Jon Snow/Robb Stark/Theon Greyjoy, Samwell Tarley, the Full Metal Jacket subplot, Viserys's nipple... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
71 min listen
WYSBW 4: Steven Moffat Doctor Who: What You Should Be Watching - Steven Moffat/Matt Smith Doctor Who edition. Ivan and Red cover The Doctor, Tardises, Daleks, sweaty English heroes, deep-fried pizza, poor stranger danger policy, Douglas Adams, and more! by Boars, Gore, and Swords
58 min listen
1x10: Fire and Blood.... Eventually: Ivan and Red cover the final episode of season 1 of Game of Thrones along with guest Lydia Popovich. We cover our first four star review, the pre and post Sean Keane era, Walder vs Frey, Valyrian Steel, Hodor on the GoT reddit, Garfunkel and Oates,... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
84 min listen
2x04: The Secret Garden… OF BONES: Ivan and Red cover Season 2, Episode 4 of Game of Thrones. We discuss the appearance of our Westerosi selves, the best sound engineer, Joffrey having no idea how to work a crossbow and going full Clockwork Orange, the return of The Mountain, Fat... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
63 min listen
Book 8: Tarley the Two-Eyed Craven: Ivan & Red cover pp 250-292 (Eddard, Jon, Eddard, Cat). Maester Pycelle does a good job of making himself seem untrustworthy, internal Ned is a genius, Sam Tarley the two-eyed craven weighs in at 280 lbs, the bullheaded bastard makes a bull head,... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
46 min listen
Book 10: Catelyn Climbs and Other Interesting Tales: Ivan and Red cover pp 338-384 (Arya, Eddard, Catelyn, and Eddard). Arya kisses some cats, Myrcella and Tommen are pugs, Barristan Selmy is agreeable, The Faceless Men charge a fortune, Catelyn CLIMBS AND CLIMBS AND CLIMBS, and Eddard sees some guards... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
72 min listen
WYSBW 3: Downton Abbey: What You Should Be Watching - Downton Abbey edition. Ivan & Red invite Kelly over to discuss the topic of her original podcast Up Yours, Downstairs. In the LONGEST BGaS episode to date, they cover many hats, Maggie Smith, hat related posture, an... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
136 min listen
Book 3: Seriously, Bran is THE BEST Climber: Ivan and Red are joined again by comedian Sean Keane as we cover Game of Thrones chapters Catelyn 2, Arya 1, Bran 2, and Tyrion 1 (pp 58-92. Come with us as Catelyn gets naked enough to make Ros blush, Arya establishes her sexual identity, we watch... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
96 min listen
1x01-10: Season 1 Re-OHHHHHHH SNAP!: Kelly Anneken is back with Ivan and Red for the Game of Thrones Season 1 re-cap. Hear Red confuse Doc Brown with Doc Holliday, Ivan's haircut, arrestedwesteros.com, Drogo's lame death, terrible descriptions of Lord of The Rings, George RR Martin... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
87 min listen
WYSBW 2: Sherlock: In their second "What You Should Be Watching" episode, Ivan & Red cover BBC's Sherlock, created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. We talk comparisons to House MD, the third greatest Conan, the... by Boars, Gore, and Swords
75 min listen

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1x01: Winter is Coming on Ivan & Red

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