It is summer! One might think that things would slow down a bit in the world of Byrne, but no. Things are hopping! Mr. Byrne himself appears to be in Ireland taking a bit of a very well-deserved vacation. Here you see him arriving at The Bord Gais Energy Theatre […]
UPDATED May 17 As many of you know, I have a love-hate relationship with Vikings, the History Channel series written by Michael Hirst. Oh, this relationship has nothing to do with the series itself or its writer, both of which are very good. However, I stopped tweeting about the show […]
Please note: There are revelations about Episode 6 of Vikings in this posting, so BEWARE! The episode has aired in the USA and most viewers know what transpired, but if you have not seen it, you can always read this later. Episode 6 of Vikings held many surprises. One was […]
A Teaser: And there is a recap of Episode 6 at the bottom of the page now. sad Here is the new Inside Look for Episode 6–WITH SPOILERS!–provided by the History Channel. Creator Michael Hirst puts everything in perspective for us. Be sure to hit the Full Screen button! And […]
A bit about Episode 4 first: Things are escalating rapidly now. Ragnar is growing in his cunning and in his understanding of the enemy–the enemy in the West and the enemy at home. The Earl begins to see the nature of the threat of Ragnar and, even though he is […]
Vikings continues its raid on viewer numbers and our television screens, with the fourth episode up next. Episode 3 turned out to be the most visually arresting so far, with lush green backdrops to the action and soaring shots of the Viking boat as it made its way home. The […]