George R.R. Martin's New Adaptation, Winds in 2025 and the Best & Worst of 2024

[@blackwychethefirst1978]

I love how Carmine's streams always cut out about 5 seconds before they should, kinda like Preston's fucked up intro, its not the same unless it happens.

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

I didn't realize that happens ugh. So that's an issue with the service I use to stream, on our end I do the outro and then when I'm done I click the end stream button. But it messed up?

[@blackwychethefirst1978]

Yeah, I always expect you to thank the other guys and say "have a good one", but it always cuts off when you are halfway though finishing the thanks etc

[@sdpearshaped831]

Preston with above average video and audio quality. New year, new Preston.

[@ZaeBae22]

And he didn't even need headphones so he's happy 😂

[@Ar1AnX1x]

Phil smiles like he has a devious plan in motion that we all have no idea about until its too late

[@PhilTheIssuesGuy]

Mhaahahahah 😈

[@fleshbhones]

Phil, Preston, Carmine, Amber, and Trey would all make it on the Small Council

[@carter9449]

Lost was THE watercooler show. Every episode ended on a cliffhanger and there were so many open questions. They'd have 20 episode seasons with random breaks so it was on the air for so long

[@TheKingOfRooks]

Going all in on the Shogun spoilers when it's not even in the title, although it is on me for procrastinating too lol

[@markusspitznagel2011]

Wait? The fanfic is 1/3 done? Almost nothing happend 😮 preston, can YOU finish the story in just 2 (fanfic) books?

[@zatoichi88]

I also wondered, that he planned only 62 Chapters in the Google Drive Document. George has said the Battle of Ice and the Battle of Fire will happen at the BEGINNING of the Book and Preston just added the Theon sample chapter, which takes Place before the Battle of Ice. But maybe the 62 Chapters are just a placeholder, because I think Winds has to have more Chapters than Storm or Dance, at least 80-90.

[@nickgates4259]

If Winds is going to be as big as GRRM claims we’re talking at least 100 chapters

[@zatoichi88]

@@nickgates4259 it has to be at least 100 chapters

[@arvaakuka8568]

Idk man, he resolved the battles of blood and steel as well as the Vaes Dothrak and Darkstar plotlines, besides the beginning needs to be set up for the real climax of the book. Not that much happens in the first third of any of the books.

[@JimminyB]

I'm glad to see Battlestar get brought up -- it's nice to see series discourse beyond the same-old "new new" that flows all over YT to chase a hot release. I wish YT put out a better notification for this stream, though.

[@Ayoayoayoayoayoayoa]

Loving berserk with the boys. Started reading the manga after the first ep and read the whole thing by last sunday. Cant wait to go through in granular detail with the boys!

[@ReeceDee]

The scene in Shogun where Toranago reads the letter from the Taiko wife and he doesn't say a word and you see every emotion play over his face. I watched that scene about 20 times in a row. I can't think of a more perfect season of TV.

[@GeneFeichtner-e2d]

The actress who played Gilly was not in The Penguin FYI. Emily Meade played young Francis Cobb in The Penguin. Hannah Murray played Gilly in GoT.

[@Obez45]

12:20 you need to give Silo on apple TV a chance - it's like a post-apocalyptic severance

[@Ar1AnX1x]

36:55 lmao Carmine has hung out with Preston so much he did the thing where you ask Preston a question and he goes silent for 5 seconds and then releases a very deep sigh like he's about to talk about the complications of string theory

[@King_Mac80]

Smallville averaged over 5 million views a season for like the first 5yrs which even back in the early 2000's was pretty decent.

[@mihaelo7333]

Awesome, now I know what opinions I have on these shows

[@stelmaria-mx]

Please Preston we need a longer Buffy/Angel segment, those shows were incredible

[@aeson57]

God I’d love an Angel deep dive. Give the show its proper respect.

[@King_Mac80]

Bojack Horseman starts off as a really good comedy before dissenting into a dark comedy about a life filled with regrets and self destruction. Show is amazing but definitely not something you recommend 😂

[@PhilTheIssuesGuy]

Soo true!

[@MJ1805]

Heard some good things about Shrinking, big fan of Jason Segel so I'll definitely be checking it out.

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

doo iiiitt

[@ricebix]

Neither Abercrombie or Sanderson could finish asoiaf. I think sure Abercrombie is more like big George on a surface level, because it's gritty dark fantasy, but what he writes is nowhere near the scale or scope of what George does. He doesn't get close in amount of concurrent plot lines and locations and pov characters and all that. He is extremely character driven, I don't see him bothering to handle all the plot threads and unsolved mysteries in ice and fire

[@chriss4001]

The only reason anyone brings up Sanderson is he finished Wheel lf Time when Robert Jordan died. It's a complete lack of imagination that so many go to suggest Sanderson when he's not right for the job on account of his religious beliefs and not being a very good writer.

[@ashenone3050]

@@chriss4001 bro , u not getting new books from george , stop coping already ,i ts just so sad to watch

[@ricebix]

​@chriss4001 yup, anyone who's read asoiaf and at least 1 or 2 Sanderson books should be able to see he is not right for job. I absolutely think he would have the ability to pick up all the plot threads and characters, examine the story on a mechanical level, and formulate a satisfying outline, but his style and execution would not be a fit. Abercrombie on the other hand would have better ability in capturing the grit and tone of the world through the writing, and could do amazing work with the characters, but even then he is nowhere near as descriptive and detailed as George, and I don't think he could, or would want to wrap up such an expansive and complex story Somewhere in another timeline Sando will put together an outline and Joe will do the actual writing, I don't think it will ever happen here though

[@sprinklesandwrinkles]

All caught up. Good to see you again Phil ❤

[@PhilTheIssuesGuy]

💜!!

[@twiss9341]

You just delivered the content we needed

[@danielhowell5324]

I totally agree with Preston. Sworn Sword’s dialogue is spot on throughout.

[@gokbay3057]

1:16:33 Moonman (of the Renly Peach theory) does have a theory about Brandon and Lyanna's statues actually. He posits that Ned was secretly disinherited and that he built the statues as a way to gain legitimacy and strengthen the fait accompli of him being the lord now. I am not convinced, but just pointing out that a theory does exist. 1:49:09 Preston, I am pretty sure that picture is meant to be Duncan vs the Laughing Storm, not the Trial of the Seven. (Also that is fanart that has existed for a while now, not official promotional material. Or well, maybe HBO really is using that fanart to promote, idk. But I feel like that image is probably an edit someone made like the Winds covers with the horns or dragonglass arrows.)

[@floraposteschild4184]

There is a sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments (2019).

[@locanix]

The algorithm God says, "Comment today"

[@sypherthe297th2]

@3:55 Preston in 2075: "I'd put the odds of Winds coming out in 2075 at 1-2%." Georgie isn't even writing the bloody thing any more.

[@antelopedon6341]

I like Andor as well, but let’s not kid ourselves. Season 2 is not saving anything.

[@idm850]

Give it a like because of X-Men 97 and Mad Men being mentioned.

[@johnw6613]

Arcane is one of the best shows ive ever seen the quality in animation and music and plot and voice acting is insane (i also played league for years before it came out so seeing league references to the characters abilities in game is awesome)

[@Ar1AnX1x]

did you guys ever talk about Game of Bones?

[@TaraR669]

Carmine...you should have been a Cubs fan, babe! Your faith is too strong.

[@josiahmacpherson6830]

I remember pirates of dark water Preston, great show. Secret galaxy just did a great video on it

[@CNTconnoisseur]

BSG is amazing, beginning to end. I really liked the ending.

[@legeat2555]

2:42 "-Preston- was under fire in Ukraine", what does that means?

[@VMohdude-]

One of the video from a few weeks ago featured a call with Preston on the phone while he was doing something and Carnine edited Ukraine war zone sounds effects in the background. It was pretty funny.

[@MortredMaul]

What exactly is funny about this?!

[@zatoichi88]

@@MortredMaul everything

[@fleshbhones]

There's a meme that Preston is a CIA agent and has a hand in all the major conflicts around the world

[@TortssMacKenzie]

@@MortredMaul "🤓👆"

[@amandaofhouserobinson6707]

Totally agree with phil! Shrinking is brilliant!! ❤😊

[@PhilTheIssuesGuy]

It really surprised the hell out of me and continues how much I enjoy this show! It really just makes you feel good

[@ZoomReverseFlash]

Carmine, how did you not watch original X-Men? The new cartoon is a continuation, not a reboot.

[@ZoomReverseFlash]

It even challengers the viewers to think of the moment when the Jeans were swapped.

[@tysonmindham2986]

Holy shit Carmine. Please watch The Leftovers so we can watch you and Preston talk about it. Fuck Preston isn’t wrong.

[@fakenodj]

Funny to hear Preston say Lost Lands was more fantasy. I always read the short story as post-apocalyptic.

[@ananyajha9742]

Not a show but It's what's inside was a really good movie that came out this year. Beautifully shot, trippy and the use of colours and lighting was too good.

[@tushinlungerjhider853]

Have you heard of Gormenghast?

[@alex30425]

I’d like to take some credit for pushing you to watch BSG Carmine.

[@King_Mac80]

I'll pushback on Carmine that the battle of burning mills was done well but the way Shogun went about it was terrible. I absolutely believe Shogun was the best show of the year but if you're going to build up to a battle you can't just gloss over it.

[@nont18411]

The point of the story was that Toranaga is such a Machiavellian genius that he managed to win the war before the battle even started. If we look closely at the story, he already won in episode 9 when Mariko died so the battle part was unnecessary. It’s like this in the book as well. Everything is set and done and the battle is just one last paragraph. Not everything needs bombastic showdown like Game of Thrones.

[@xebioz7919]

If you've read Shogun it ends exactly the same way, so it's a faithful adaptation.

[@danielkoegler7773]

Best stream all year

[@nobodycareswhatithink]

I refuse to acknowledge Preston’s acknowledgment of Agatha all along.

[@cebolaameaca]

Imo, George should give up on dunk and egg books and write the stories as later seasons. If he ends up being able to, he can always grow the stories in novels

[@JooDawg]

He should make more mediocre TV? His shit tv shows is why we haven’t finished the actual story yet

[@cebolaameaca]

​@@JooDawg How is your reading comprehension? Setting aside your sensational opinion regarding the shows, I'm saying that he should give up on the Dunk and egg books because he is distracted by the shows so easily, and write them as shows. In other words, I am agreeing with you.

[@jrwilliams4029]

David Grusch is Preston Jacobs.

[@ReeceDee]

My 5 in no particular order. 1.Shogun 2.Arcane S2 3.X Men 97 4. Day Of The Jackal 5 Terminator Zero Every show was phenomenal in different ways. 24 was stro

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

Jackal?! its a jackal? JAckal!?

[@futProf]

Bro like I'm so into Preston's fanfic that if winds of winter comes out. I might not buy it and wait for Preston's fanfic hahahaha

[@booktubeadvocate]

I take it you guys didn’t watch Squid Game Season 2? That was my number one show of 2024, and refreshing that it wasn’t an adaptation 😁

[@JasonWilliams89]

It was possibly the worst of the year

[@booktubeadvocate]

@@JasonWilliams89Maybe it didn’t quite hit the emotional highs of season 1, but I thought it was a psychologically driven, well done season. Granted we have to wait for the rest of the show to come out this Summer but the wait isn’t too bad

[@nont18411]

Did you see the leaks of season 3? It's a Game of Thrones season 8 tier kind of ending.

[@acephaedramusic9588]

It wasn't as good at season 1 but still better than most of what we got last year

[@fart_restoration]

The catspaw will absolutely be in akotsk

[@countbalerionofhousetatter2624]

all right, fine; here's some algo. season 1 of TNG was mostly meh. season 2 was weirdly mixed. things do pick up a bit in season 3 and the next two seasons are perhaps the best. the quality varied widely even in later seasons, as i recall.

[@PhilTheIssuesGuy]

I think this is very very accurate! Season three has some really great episodes and the qualities sort of shifted but seasons 45 and I would say six as well or some of the best television ever!

[@countbalerionofhousetatter2624]

@@PhilTheIssuesGuy the one i always go back is darmak and whosit at whatsit. you know, shakah when the walls fell, and that. brilliant.

[@magalengo]

Spoiler alert, the book is not coming out in the next 2-3 years.

[@hellohellohello517]

It will come out this year trust me 😭😭

[@ToriaEuphoria]

We need a European friendly stream soon!

[@paultaylor9477]

Guarantee that Preston has no interest in Abercrombie. Abercrombie's books are finished. The "I know better than the author" grift doesn't work with them.

[@elviepurple6838]

Awesome

[@soulbrother1143]

I hit george in his DMs and asked him whats taking so long with twow.....he told me its the cersi chapters...he has so much to fill in...he mentioned moonboy being cersis bas'tard brother and the father of her kids,not jaimie and how when jaimie returns from the riverlands he walks in on cersi getting demolished by moonboy from the back.. cersi screaming with pleasure as moonboy is railing her with his gold painted hand clutched around her neck.... So i asked him does that make moonboy the valenqar.. he said i gotta wait untill the book comes out.... Im wondering whos pov we are gonna get... moonboy or jaimies 😂😅😂😅

[@nont18411]

Preston: Complaining about the Penguin for being "too nihilistic". Also Preston: Dedicated his entire channel to one of the most nihilistic tales known for killing off heroes in a disgraceful way while making the ultimate winner being an incel pedophile who betrays everyone and grooms a traumatized girl whose family got brutally murdered. Even wrote a fan fiction that he deliberately chose not to resurrect the main hero because Preston himself despises that character for being too heroic and boring. But yep, somehow the Penguin is too far for him.

[@JasonWilliams89]

@@nont18411 lol fanboy

[@nont18411]

@@JasonWilliams89 Nah, I'm just amused by his irony. The darkest moment in the Penguin was just the Penguin choking a kid to death then throwing out his ID card into a river. The darkest moment in ASOIAF was Robb (who's younger than that kid, by the way) got shot by multiple arrows, shanked to death then got his head replaced by the one of his direwolf, right in front of his mom who got her throat slashed then dumped into a river naked before getting revived as a rotten vengeful zombie. And let's not count the multiple cases of SA and mutilations or the burning of Shireen.

[@YupertDoober]

I don’t think you like ASOIF or Pressy Jakes

[@nicholsonfile]

@nont18411 It's not hypocrisy for someone to like different things. It's personal preference. It's also worth noting that Game of Thrones is far more nihilistic and cynical than ASOIAF.

[@nont18411]

@@YupertDoober I like it. I just think that the Penguin is not as half as brutal and bleak as ASOIAF. In fact, the ending is bittersweet as well, considering the bat signal.

[@chriser555]

Phil seems cool but I once saw him freak out on a podcast like Ben Stiller's "Tommy" character in an episode of Friends. That's all I can think about now any time I see him. Dude is a ticking time bomb.

[@PhilTheIssuesGuy]

True story I am a ticking time bomb ready to explode! I can think of a handful of times or something like this happened on a stream. it’s happened so much. It’s good to see some people remember hahaha But I’m not faking. I just have no filter for bullshit so you get what you get.

[@jaredmcdaris7370]

Shades of Grey is an outstanding book. The sequel just came out; I found it very disappointing.

[@spicyf]

I really don't understand the love for shogun. It was very flawed especially starting with the discount Tom Hardy as the main actor.

[@MC-el2us]

Shogun was easily the best

[@jaredmcdaris7370]

9:06 Sworn Sword is best girl.

[@jaredmcdaris7370]

30:50 Based

[@KingClovis]

How about a spoiler warning next time?

[@nickkoch3467]

Rory McCann for Baylon? Poor Choice 1:28:12

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

true

[@KaritKtana]

Daggers all the way down 😂 oh god

[@nateh9917]

Did you guys watch baby reindeer? Might be the best 1 season show I’ve ever seen

[@user-uq4gr5nl5o]

There were a lot of wild takes thrown around here, but that dude saying Mare of Easttown is a better True Detective season than True Detective is one of the worst things I've ever heard. There comes a certain point where you just have to admit you have bad taste, and that is one of them.

[@PhilTheIssuesGuy]

to be clear and it might still be the most ridiculous take of all time. I like seasons, one and three of true Detective Better, but not seasons two and four. Mare is a better season 4 than the Alaska one that we got. I completely accept that it’s a brain dead take lol but we like what we like.

[@user-uq4gr5nl5o]

@@PhilTheIssuesGuy That's different. Season 4 mised the mark so badly, I barely consider it part of True Detective. So I can accept that Mare is a better season than season 4

[@PhilTheIssuesGuy]

@ yes I may have misspoke but what I meant by that was it was better than season four! Nothing is better than season one of true Detective and I actually really enjoy season three as well. I think it’s underrated

[@MJ1805]

Sorry Carmine but any show with Jessica Jones in it is FAR from the worst show on TV.

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

Season 2 was atrocious

[@MJ1805]

@@OfficialRedTeamReview Well, I enjoyed it, guess we'll have to agree to disagree.

[@hellohellohello517]

I have a very strong feeling that it will come out this year, December 2025

[@SaintWombo]

Arcane S2 was a travesty, it was like they decided to do a speed run of the downfall of GoT

[@GodKingReiss]

Brain dead take

[@SaintWombo]

@Every character got assassinated, the dialogue took a massive shit, entire relationships and histories were ignored or warped beyond recognition, the themes were abandoned, it was rushed beyond belief, and whole factions were vaporized or discarded. To top it off the two main thrusts of the show, that being Jinx and Vi’s relationship and Piltover vs Zaun; were utterly ruined and pushed aside for a big dumb climax. Season 2 was awful

[@bokobat2290]

@@GodKingReissYou gotta be brain dead to think season 2 was good

[@GodKingReiss]

@@SaintWombo I can agree that the plot was a bit rushed in places like the sisters’ reconciliation and stuff with Warwick 5 and 6, plus the chem barons kind of dropped from the scene after 2. Didn’t see the rest of it that way though. In any case, it’s not at ALL comparable to GOT S8. That’s like comparing the common cold to cancer.

[@SaintWombo]

@@GodKingReiss Comparing S2 to the common cold is wild. Makes me wonder if you even realized how good the storytelling was in S1

[@roger767]

Shogun started strong and it ended up meh

[@_addison4772]

HotD was bad

[@chriss4001]

Joss Whedon had nothing to do with Dark Angel. That show was created by James Cameron!

[@chriss4001]

If you don't want us correcting you, don't be so blatently wrong.

[@exhaustpipes]

Dunk & Egg not better than Ice & Fire

[@Limposium]

Ummm, actually, when Preston talks about non-ASOIAF topics, he often sounds like an idiot. I might be the same if I had an audience.

[@JooDawg]

Yay more mid ass tv shows! You gotta stop supporting the slop folks or the slop is all you’re ever getting

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

Most of the shows we discussed weren't slop. If you think so then feel free to to throw out something you think is good

[@roadtotarvalon]

Catching up late but Sworn Sword is so so so good. Hard agree. Also, check out Industry for nuanced flawed but entertaining characters. So much moral ambiguity 🤌🏼