A List of Movies Netflix is Dropping at the End of July

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Just as a heads-up, following is a list of NETFLIX movies expiring July 2014 from streaming (in the U.S.). As of August, these will no longer be available:

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Gotham: 8 New Character Posters

FOX and Warner Bros. Television have debuted eight character posters, through Entertainment Weekly, for their upcoming series "Gotham" which feature all of the major characters. They include familiar faces like James Gordon and Bruce Wayne, as well as new characters like Fish Mooney. There are also characters we can assume to know, but have new names like Ivy Pepper who may become Poison Ivy.

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Game of Thrones Minimalist Art by Jerry Liu

This time last week, we were all getting ready for the big season four finale of Game of Thrones.  This week, a lot of us are already suffering from withdrawal.  Hopefully these brilliant illustrations by artist/designer Jerry Liu will give you a the GoT fix that you need.

Be sure to check out more of Jerry's work at his tumblr page and website (currently under construction).

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Game of Thrones Season 4 Episode 10: Finale Review

Warning.  This Review contains spoilers.

So here we are, ten episodes later at the finale of the fourth season of Game of Thrones. Took me a while to get to it this week, but here's my review.  I'm actually in a toss-up for this episode as to how much I liked it.  Don't get me wrong, it was still a very entertaining episode though.

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Game of Thrones: The Legend of Zelda Intro Video

We've already see a Super Mario and a Walking Dead version of the Game of Thrones TV show intro, now we have a Legend of Zelda version.

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Happy Father's Day From Game of Thrones

Happy Father's Day from all of us here at HiddenLevel and Game of Thrones.

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Catch Up on All of Our Game of Thrones Posts

It is both a glorious day and a sad day, The Game of Thrones finale is upon us.  This season has gone by far too quickly, but it's been an amazing ride.  Secrets have been revealed, power has changed hands, alliances have shifted,  spirits have been broken, and many…MANY…characters have met a gruesome end.

Below are some of the Game of Thrones stories and reviews we here at HiddenLevel have covered in since we first started our site just two months ago.  Enjoy!

Game of Thrones: Season 4, Episode 5 Review

Game of Thrones: Season 4, Episode 6 Review

Game of Thrones: Season 4, Episode 7 Review

Game of Thrones: Season 4, Episode 8 Review

Game of Thrones: Season 4, Episode 9 Review

Super Mario Version of the Game of Thrones Intro

Walking Dead Version of the Game of Thrones Intro

Tyrion Lannister Action Figure From threezero

Trial by Combat Illustrated by Jeff McMomsey

Behind-the-Scenes Video of Red Viper vs. the Mountain

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Game of Thrones Season 4 Episode 9 Review

Warning! This Review Contains Spoilers.

So here we are week 9 and the Wall.  And that's all we see the see this episode, but don't take that as a complaint, this weeks episode was really good (I mean it is Game of Thrones after all, a bad episode is still a pretty good show).

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Awaiting Doctor Who Season 8

With a new season of Doctor Who approaching (Aug. 2014) and a new face as The Doctor I think its time to discuss Regeneration and it what it means to the fans and the show. While I'm sad to see Matt Smith go and will miss his bow ties, love of great head wear (who doesn't love a fez?), and overall floppy interpretation of the Doctor, I cant wait to see what Peter Capaldi brings to the role. Every regeneration is tough and brings cries from the fandom about hating change and how this, new, young, old, or whatever the adjective, actor, is not and can not be the Doctor. To those upset fans I say embrace it,  for one thing you can't change it, and for another it's one of the amazing things about the show. Without the Time Lord's ability to evade death the series would have ended with the First Doctor, William Hartnell, in 1966. I for one kind of like the change and look forward to the new life that is brought to the show whenever we get a new reincarnation. For the new Whovians out there I say be brave and know that your first regeneration is alway the hardest, and yes your first Doctor will always be your Doctor and thats ok and no one can take that from you. 

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Game of Thrones Behind-the-Scenes Video of Red Viper vs. Mountain

This past Sunday, we got to see one of the most exciting battles yet on Game of Thrones.  The Trial by Combat pitted Red Viper versus the Mountain. We have already done a full review of that episode and posted a comic of the trail.  Here is a video that goes behind-the-scenes to show you what went into making this pivotal scene:

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Game of Thrones Season 4 Episode 8 Review

Warning! This review contains spoilers.

Now that we had our week off from GoT, we get to come back to another great episode.  Now we all know The Mountain and The Red Viper fight is in this episode, which is one of the biggest chunks of the show so let me get through the other happenings.

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Spoilers! Game of Thrones: Trial by Combat Illustrated

SPOILER ALERT!

If you have NOT read A Storm of Swords or watched Game of Thrones Season 4 Episode 8, then do not read ahead if you do not want any spoilers.

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Leonard Nimoy on Cover of Imagine Magazine

Leonard Nimoy, also more famously known as Mr. Spock on Star Trek, grew up in Boston, MA and is currently featured on Imagine Magazine's* cover.  In this article, Hartley Pleshaw interviews Mr. Nimoy about his upcoming awards, his photography, and his early career as an actor.  Check out the full article here.  Link to Imagine magazine.

Live Long and Prosper

- Kevshiro

*Imagine Magazine is a New England based magazine.

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Walking Dead Style Opening Theme for Game of Thones

Last week we posted a mash-up of Game of Thrones and Super Mario Bros., This week it's Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead.

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Game of Thrones: Season 4 Episode 7 Review

This review contains spoilers.

Hey HiddenLevelers, another week, another episode of Game of Thrones (if you missed last week click here.).  We're seven episodes in and we aren't too far away from the finale.  Don't forget though that we have to wait two weeks until episode eight.  This week's episode, "Mockingbird" was pretty good, but it's hard to compete with last weeks.  As usual, the episode covers a lot of characters so I'll just dive right into it.

Like the past few weeks, we see Arya and the Hound on the road and there's a bit more "I hate you but you're kinda my only real friend right now" thing going on.  I have to say though I'm really enjoying watching how it plays out on screen, it's actually not too far from the book but for some reason on screen it's a bit more enjoyable.  They find a man dying on the road who they give comfort to too before giving him a clean death which is where the Hound teaches Arya where to stab the heart.  This lesson comes in handy almost immediately when a couple guys try to jump the Hound to collect on the bounty on his head.  The first guy bites his neck before getting his neck snapped, and the second man is recognized by Arya as one of her previous captors and she puts that lesson to use by stabbing him in the heart.  The Hound refuses to cauterize his wound at even when Arya insists, and not to give too much away but that is going to come into play later.  One thing thats been bugging me regarding Arya, is how everyone says her name, no one pronounces the "r" in Arya (which is ironic for me to complain about seeing as I'm from New England and rarely pronounce the letter myself).  In past episodes some characters have said it with the "r" but for the most part no one really does, it's really not a big deal I just don't get it.

With Brienne and Pod they run into Hot Pie (the fat kid that was with Arya at Harrenhal if you don't remember) at an inn.  While there they learn from Hot Pie that Arya is still most likely alive.  Pod warns Brienne it might not be the smartest move asking about Starks in Lannister controlled territory, but after learning what they have from Hot Pie, Brienne kind of gives a "you were saying..." to Pod.  It worked out, but I mean really Brienne, Pod is kind of right on this one, it probably isn't the safest move.  With this information and Pod's knowledge of the noble families, they decide to head to the Vale to look for Sansa and Arya.

In the North at the wall, not much happens really.  Jon keeps giving the Watch his warning about how strong the Wildling army really is, and that they are not too far away.  His suggestion is to seal up the gates and hold strong.  Pretty much all the higher-ups fervently fight his opinions merely over the fact that they hate Jon.  I know sometimes there's just that person you can't stand, but if they have better information on your potential doom, you think they would at least give him a little slack and maybe listen to him a little.  They pretty much tell him to shove it and make him and Sam take command of standing watch at the top of the Wall until the Attack comes.

Back in Mereen, Daenerys gives in to Daario's advances finally, but decides to send him and his troops back to Yunkai to recapture the city and kill all of the masters.  Sir Jorah goes to visit her in the morning and has to walk past Daario leaving her chambers so needless to say he seems kind of jealous.  Dany tells Jorah her plan, and while he seems happy to send Daario away, urges her not to be too ruthless, reminding her that he once sold men into slavery and is alive through the mercy of a good ruler.  She decides to send Hizdahr Lo Zoraq to rule Yunkai in her stead, and offers the masters a choice, to live with out slavery or to die defending it.  This seems just more setup than anything else, the only part that I wonder about is Sir Jorah.  At this point in the book he is not in good terms with Dany at all, which leads to some interesting developments in his story.  Although what creates the tension between the two I guess can really come out at a later time and still not really change the story too much so for now I'm ok with it.

This week, when we get a peek into Stannis's faction we only see Melisandre and his wife back on Dragonstone.  Essentially all that happens here is that Stannis' wife asks to leave her daughter on the island on the next journey, hoping that Melisandre will convince Stannis that it's not a good idea to take her.  Melisandre does her usual The Lord of Light spiel and says that they need her, although we don't learn where they are going. If you're not a reader of the books, or you haven't made it this far yet, it's a pretty good surprise where they end up.

In King's Landing we learn who the fighters will be for Tyrion's trial by combat.  Cersei goes for the biggest, meanest guy she has left in her arsenal, The Mountain- Gregor Clegane, the brother of the Hound (who we get to see chop up a bunch of guys who look like they've never held a weapon before, probably more for his entertainment than anything else).  Tyrion on the other hand has some trouble in this department.  He asks Jaime (probably more out of brotherly respect than anything else seeing as he is his only relative that cares for him), to which Jaime obviously says no due to only having one hand.  That and the King's guard and the rest of the family and a million other reasons.  Tyrion then turns to Bronn, who we learn is bought off by Cersei.  Bronn is to marry Lolys and receive her older sisters inheritance of a castle and money after the "accidental death" of her older sister.  Tyrion has no one to turn to when Prince Oberyn comes in and offers his services for the chance to get revenge on the Mountain who killed and raped his sister.  If the fight next week is anything like it's described in the book it'll be a really great episode.

Finally, we go to the Eryie.  At first we see Sansa building Winterfell in the snow in a courtyard when Robin joins her. They get along at first but being the weird bratty kid he is, he ruins it and Sansa ends up slapping him.  She worries that Lysa will be mad when Littlefinger comes and pretty much says he deserved it, and goes right in for a "romantic" kiss (if middle aged men kissing young girls is your thing).  Well Lysa sees this and calls Sansa to the main chambers of the Castle where the moon door is.  She goes into a crazy jealous rage over Petyr and threatens to throw Sansa out the door.  Petyr comes in again and calms her down with a pretty cold hearted line.  He tells her there's only been one woman that he's loved in his life and that it was he sister.... and shoves Lysa right out the door, ending the show.

Preview of the fight.

I enjoyed this episode even though I think the majority is pretty much just set up but the ending really brought it up a notch.  I'm pretty pumped to watch Oberyn and the Mountain fight, and not to give too much away but the events in King's Landing following the fight will probably one of the best moments in the season if not the history of the show.  I just don't know if we'll get to see it next episode or if we will have to wait for episode nine, but truest me whenever it comes, it'll be worth it.

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By DarthSomething

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NEW EXTENDED TRAILER FOR THE FLASH!!!

This new extended trailer for The Flash is AWESOME!!!  This looks even better than what I would have expected from a movie.  Just watch it!

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Synopsis:

After a particle accelerator causes a freak storm, CSI Investigator Barry Allen is struck by lightning and falls into a coma. Months later he awakens with the power of super speed, granting him the ability to move through Central City like an unseen guardian angel. Though initially excited by his newfound powers, Barry is shocked to discover he is not the only "meta-human" who was created in the wake of the accelerator explosion -- and not everyone is using their new powers for good. Barry partners with S.T.A.R. Labs and dedicates his life to protect the innocent. For now, only a few close friends and associates know that Barry is literally the fastest man alive, but it won't be long before the world learns what Barry Allen has become...The Flash.

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The Flash: Don't Blink

Check out the new teaser trailer for "The Flash", which aired last night during "Arrow".  The video is appropriately titled Don't Blink. The show will be on the CW starting this fall with an 8pm ET Tuesday night time slot.

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The Simpsons / Family Guy Crossover

It looks like the Simpsons are pulling out all the stops lately.  Just a few weeks ago we had the big 550th episode of the Simpsons that featured many of the characters as Lego versions of themselves.  Now Fox has announced that the Simpsons will be meeting Griffin family in September on the next season of Family Guy.  The crossover is said to be happening in an hour-long episode call "The Simpsons Guy".

In “The Simpsons Guy” episode of ‘Family Guy,’ Peter (Seth MacFarlane) and the Griffins get out of dodge and end up in Springfield, where they are greeted by a friendly stranger named Homer Simpson (guest voice Dan Castellaneta), who welcomes his new “albino” friends with open arms.

The families get along famously: Stewie (MacFarlane) becomes obsessed with Bart (guest voice Nancy Cartwright) and his old-fashioned pranks; Lisa (guest voice Yeardley Smith) takes Meg (Mila Kunis) under her wing and is determined to find something – anything – at which she excels; Marge (guest voice Julie Kavner) and Lois (Alex Borstein) ditch housework for a little bonding; and Peter and Homer fight over the best beer in town – Pawtucket vs Duff.

I think this is something that fans of the two shows have wanted to see for a long time, it just seems like it should have happened a while ago.  I probably just feel that way because it's been a while since I've watched either show on any sort of regular basis.  They do seem to be working pretty hard to get people back to watching and I think in this case it might just work.

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Arrow Season Finale Tonight!

Tonight at 8pm ET, is the Arrow season finale!  So far this year, the show has been pretty damn good.  Much better than the first which wasn't too bad to begin with.  Tonight's episode promises BIG surprises and I can't wait to see what they are. We should at least see a lot of Team Arrow, the League of Assassins, Arsenal, and Deathstroke.   (I just hope Felicity doesn't die!)  We'll also be getting our first look at the new Flash show, which is also exciting.

OLIVER MUST DECIDE ONCE AND FOR ALL IF HE’S A KILLER OR A HERO: Slade (Manu Bennett) moves forward with his plan to kill one more person in Oliver’s (StephenAmell) life. While Oliver has fought all year to be more than the killer he once was, when Slade kidnaps someone close to Oliver’s heart, Oliver is pushed to the edge and realizes sometimes it takes doing the unthinkable to stop the monster. Meanwhile, Diggle (David Ramsey) takes on Amanda Waller (Guest Star Cynthia Addai Robinson) with a little help from some friends, and Thea (Willa Holland) turns to Roy (Colton Haynes) in her time ofneed. John Behring Directed The Episode with Story by Greg Berlanti and Teleplay by Marc Guggenheim & Andrew Kreisberg. 

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Shield Season Finale Review! SPOILERS!

The season finale is finally here and for someone who has been following the show since the beginning, I have to say that it has definitely come a long way.  I can't say that it's been great all the way through but it's definitely made some great steps towards being a better show.

The season finale had some great surprises all along the way.  The biggest one of all was Nick Fury who stopped on by to rescue Fitz and Simmons who were stuck at the bottom of the ocean.  The best part is he even stayed on long enough to fight alongside Agent Coulson to help defeat Hydra Agent Garrett who was played by big, bad Bill Paxton.

There are a lot of questions though that I just have to wonder:

1.  Why didn't Melinda May kill Agent Ward.  He's been killing multiple people all over plus he tried to kill Fitz/Simmons.  Why keep this bastard alive?  Maybe she feels for him, not because they slept together, but as an agent because he was just following orders?

2.  So where is Iron Man?  If Maria Hill is now working for Tony Stark, then why the hell couldn't she just make a call, and get Ironman's help.  "Hey Ironman, some kids just got stuck at the bottom of the ocean."  "Oh, ok Maria Hill, I'll just send one of my many suits that I can control with my mind (I know he blew up a lot of his suits but you know he has a bunch more) and just get them out".  Problem solved!

3.  I know that they already explained that Captain America was out of the picture but where the heck was Hawkeye during the whole process as I'm pretty sure he's an Agent of Shield as well.  And where is the Hulk?  Why weren't they helping to stop this?  Hyrda starts to take over Shield and the rest of the Avengers do nothing?  I thought they were a team?

4.  Wouldn't it have been nice to have Nick Fury toss Agent Coulson his cards back and maybe even this time signed by Captain America, that would've just ended the show perfectly.

So now for the next season, Agent Coulson has to rebuild Shield from the ground up, starting with a tiny little "toolbox", as Agent Fury puts it.  It also looks like he's going to have some help from Agent Eric Koenig played by Patton Oswalt, who I've been a fan of since Reno 911.  I'm really glad they didn't kill him off and that he has a twin or could it a be a Life Model Decoy??  Only the best Shield agents have one.  I'm really hoping that since he's as big a comic book fan as the rest of us, maybe he can steer Agents of Shield in the right direction.

It also looks like Agent Coulson has some of that alien power coming out now, so maybe he is also going to go mad with power.  We also get to see who Skye's father is, but I'm really not that interested in her past unless he is some super villain Marvel character...please let it be that!

My wish list for the next season:

1. Bring on some more characters like Lorelei, Lady Sif, and Deathlok.  Those were some great additions and more episodes should feature a lot more characters like that.  The Marvel universe is huge, let them all come out to play!

2.  Bring out Graviton!  I'm really hoping that he makes it into the next Avenger's movie as he really has some cool powers and I'm sure it's going to take the Avenger's to stop them.  Better yet, put him in Agent's of Shield and make a special 2 hour Christmas episode of it where the Agents of Shield and Avengers have a happy little crossover.

I'm really hoping they didn't lose too many people in the beginning and the next season will get a larger audience and bring in more marvel character's.  PLEASE!

-Kevshiro

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