Blogging Roundup: 1 December 2019 to 31 January 2020

The Wertzone

News
Early DUNE footage gets a positive reception

New DUNGEONS & DRAGONS movie script completed

Rumour: New STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC video game in development

BABYLON 5 to leave Amazon Prime next week

Fan-favourite character cast in THE WHEEL OF TIME TV series

Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series on hold at Disney+

Whoopi Goldberg returning to STAR TREK as Guinan

THE WARLORD CHRONICLES TV series goes into active development at Epix

Maria Doyle Kennedy and other actors join THE WHEEL OF TIME

Season 2 of THE WITCHER moves filming to the UK, builds entire village

Terry Pratchett's daughter and writing assistant cast shade on BBC America's THE WATCH

Another WHEEL OF TIME episode title and director confirmed

BBC America release first publicity images for Terry Pratchett's THE WATCH

Taika Waititi in talks with Disney to helm STAR WARS movie

HORIZON: ZERO DAWN earmarked for PC release, signalling major release strategy shift from Sony

HBO and BBC delaying decision on third season of HIS DARK MATERIALS

CYBERPUNK 2077 delayed five months

Amazon passes on THE DARK TOWER TV series

LORD OF THE RINGS: THE SECOND AGE confirms additional castmembers

STAR TREK: PICARD renewed for second season

Amazon developing EVENT HORIZON TV series

Netflix TV show turns THE WITCHER novels and games into best-sellers

Ned Stark (not that one) joins LORD OF THE RINGS: THE SECOND AGE

Rumour: New STAR WARS movies to focus on period 400 years before previous films

THE WITCHER becomes second-biggest Netflix show of the year

WHEEL OF TIME TV series adds more Aes Sedai and Warders

Galadriel cast in LORD OF THE RINGS: THE SECOND AGE

Rumour: WHEEL OF TIME Season 1 will be eight episodes, due to air in 2020

First DRESDEN FILES novel in six years will be released in July 2020

Valyrian Steel signs merchandising deal for THE WHEEL OF TIME

Whitecloaks and Trollocs cast for Amazon's WHEEL OF TIME TV series

Season 4 of THE EXPANSE hits Amazon

LORD OF THE RINGS: THE SECOND AGE loses one actor and gains another

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance reboot announced

Trailer drops for Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Four new castmembers added to the WHEEL OF TIME TV series

Reviews
Two Point Hospital

The Dragon Prince: Season 3

Halt & Catch Fire: Season 2

Babylon's Ashes by James S.A. Corey

Alien: Covenant

His Dark Materials: Season 1

Saga: Compendium One by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

Halt & Catch Fire: Season 1

Disenchantment: Season 1.5

The Vietnam War (Ken Burns)

The Legend of Korra Book IV: Balance

The Witcher: Season 1

The Sabbat Worlds Crusade by Dan Abnett

Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

The Legend of Korra Book III: Change

Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift by Gene Yang and Team Gurihiru

The Legend of Korra Book II: Spirits

Articles
RIP Christopher Tolkien

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE SECOND AGE TV series round-up

Gratuitous Hugo Nomination Post

DOCTOR WHO becomes first TV drama to air in seven successive decades

Disney's future STAR WARS plans again uncertain

THE WHEEL OF TIME TV series round-up

THE WITCHER Franchise Familiariser (updated)

Gratuitous Lists: The STAR WARS Movies, Ranked

RIP Rene Auberjonois

RIP D.C. Fontana

SF&F Questions: Will we ever see Half-Life 3?

Atlas of Ice and Fire
A new WHEEL OF TIME world map

A new WHEEL OF TIME map

A new SONG OF ICE AND FIRE/GAME OF THRONES world map

A map of Glen Cook's DREAD EMPIRE

A map of Paul Kearney's MONARCHIES OF GOD series

Patreon
Watch This Space: On Sir Terry Pratchett & BBC America's THE WATCH

Gratuitous Hugo Nomination Post

Dragonmount
Who are the new castmembers playing?

Keeping Up Appearances

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