Posts by Ron Temple

I never expected to be taken seriously. That's unusual. So, I'm going to very clear here. Vikings is taking a time jump, 847 first, then 967 for Rollo to conquer Normandy, then 2011 to be integrated into a previous season of Sons of...

Quote:Originally Posted by zeus33 PLEASE, let it be so!If they don't have something epic planned for the character, even the showrunner's must realize that she's holding the momentum back. If she doesn't join the Scooby gang fast...

Here's a rather long interview with Michael Hirst, creator of Vikings. No spoilers, but very good background on how the show came to pass, his goals, his historical accuracy and comparisons to The...

Quote:Originally Posted by oink Sorry, I guess I was being a little hypocritical with that comment. On my way out the door to a Brewfest.... http://ogbf2013.blogspot.com/Didn't notice as I haven't had a drink today. Now yesterday,...

So the last 2 weeks the Giants games have pre-empted Grimm here with a repeat showing on an alternate channel. Am I 2 eps behind?

Quote:Originally Posted by oink Ron, what have I told you about drinking before noon?I know...should have put spoiler tags on that, but when the news broke, I just couldn't resist.

Quote:Originally Posted by barth2k Can we expect to see everybody wearing leisure suits and sporting side burns? Uh wait...Ya no, some of the historians have criticized the costumes...so maybe so. However, the time jump I'm...

Quote:Originally Posted by oink NO WAY! I like to be surprised. Do you know when the new season will start?They are jumping ahead in time...S2 starts in the summer of 847AD.

Quote:Originally Posted by multipath I have not seen, in the series, any indication that Lagertha has adopted Bjorn... If the writers decide to pull off a soap-opera twist in which it is revealed later that Lagertha isn't his...

Quote:Originally Posted by multipath I'm not 100% sure, but I think that it was implied in the first or second episode that Ragnar was not Bjorn's biological father.Unfortunately, the Vikings -- unlike the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans --...