Screen Time: Our best & worst TV finales
By The Pitt News Staff
October 14, 2019
All good things must come to an end. This includes long-running television series, though sometimes they may not end the way we would like them to. In this week’s edition of Screen Time, TPN staffers share what they believe are some of the best and worst television finales.
Opinion | “Game of Thrones” Characters as 2020 Presidential Candidates
By Devi Ruia, Staff Columnist
April 18, 2019
With “Game of Thrones” returning this past Sunday for its final season, here are the characters that most closely align with 2020 Presidential Candidates.
Winter is here: Bar of Thrones opens doors in Market Square
By Delilah Bourque, Senior Staff Writer
April 10, 2019
Winter has come to Pittsburgh’s Market Square. While the weather has been warming up, Bar of Thrones, a Game of Thrones themed pop-up bar, has opened downtown. The bar serves Game of Thrones-themed cocktails, along with beer, wine and certain food offerings.
Game of Thrones awkwardly rushes plot in season seven finale
By Luke Stambaugh / Staff Writer
August 29, 2017
Watching the “Game of Thrones” season seven finale was as entertaining as it was frustrating. The creators of HBO’s fantasy and action juggernaut provided six seasons of carefully crafted dynamic characters and complex interwoven storylines. But the finale of season seven was unfortunately rushed...
‘Shall we begin?’: Dragons, the undead and murderous mortals take their final places in ‘Game Of Thrones’ premiere
By Matt Maielli / Contributing Editor
July 19, 2017
In the “Game of Thrones” season seven premiere, “Dragonstone,” the remaining pieces of the Great Game finally move into their places on the board. A large part of prestige television — which viewing audiences are drowning in lately — is waiting. That is definitely true of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and also true of S...
‘Game of Thrones’-themed beer provides fiery spice
By Stephanie Roman / Staff Writer
April 17, 2014
Daenerys Targaryen, the only surviving child of King Aerys II, deposed by King Robert Baratheon and competitor for the Iron Throne of Westeros, once said, “I will take what is mine with fire and blood.” Such is the name of Ommegang Brewery of Cooperstown, N.Y., and HBO’s newest beer in the “Ga...
‘Game of Thrones’ picks up pieces from tragic third season
By Allison Latzko / Staff Writer
April 7, 2014
"Game of Thrones"Episode: "Two Swords"Grade: BIt’s hard to come up with something more shocking and horrifying than the “Red Wedding,” which left viewers with a huge game-changing scene for hit HBO original series Game of Thrones. The debut of the show’s fourth season slowed down the pace a bi...