ohva's spare time
I like and also follow the careers of all of the other Skarsgårds, Fares Fares and Matias Varela--aka, 'The Swedish Posse' (or 'Mafia').
Among shows I follow: AMC's 'The Killing' (Joel), History Channel's 'Vikings' (Gustaf), Neflix' Hemlock Grove (Bill Skarsgard), True Blood (Alex), and will soon follow the newest season of The Borgias (Matias Varela). Unrelated, I am recently obsessed with HBO's The Newsroom, and enjoy Justified, Copper, Hell on Wheels, the Game of Thrones, and The Walking Dead.
I follow the news for the movies of Joel, Gustaf, Fares and Matias--Snabba Cash, Robocop, Johan Falk, Zero Dark Thirty, Kon Tiki, Autumn Blood, Us, among others.
I reblog from all the Alex and True Blood fans, and I am always ready for humor and pretty pictures. Finally, I am an animal lover and birder, so expect to see pictures.
But my first love is the Stråle Dome, a casual fan forum. We have LOTS of information that we are happy to share. Please visit us at http://skarsgard.yuku.com, and lurk to read all you want.
I am always surprised at the actual height of actors versus how tall I perceive them to be when watching them on screen:
Gustaf Skarsgård, ‘Floki’—6’3”
Clive Standen, ‘Rollo’—6’2”
Travis Fimmel, ‘Ragnar’—6’
Gabriel Byrne, ‘Earl H.’—5’10”
George Blagden, ‘Athelstan’—5’9”
Katheryn Winnick, ‘Lagertha’—5’6”
Jessalyn Gilsig, ‘Siggy’—5’3”
Seriously, if the number of Vikings gifs are any indication, how can Banshee be beating Vikings in the Buzzfocus March Madness polling?
Vote!
Vikings at Wondercon, March 30! No word who yet.
Here’s a fantastic series of stills from The Vikings! Have fun copying and posting.
Opening credits for History Channel’s, The Vikings
WOW. Be sure to take a look.
“@CliveStanden: Those that like the haunting music on @HistoryVikings title sequence..The song is “If I had a heart” by the awesome swedish band Fever Ray”
The Vikings, History Channel
Premiere: Sunday, March 3, 10 p.m.
Press Release:
The word “Viking” has been synonymous with brutality, terror, and mystery ever since the first Norse warriors appeared along the coasts of England and France at the end of the eighth century. Their notoriety for barbarianism without pity was an important part of the mythology that grew up around them. And while Vikings are still characterized as such in popular culture, the reality is much more complex, visceral, and powerful than their reputation suggests. The extraordinary tales of the lives and epic adventures of these warriors are told in Vikings, a new nine-part scripted series premiering Sunday, March 3 at 10 p.m. (ET) on History®. The drama portrays the world of these Dark Age raiders, traders, explorers – not from an outsider’s view, but, through the eyes of Viking society.
While Vikings is filled with conflict, warfare and bloodshed – for these were extreme times – it is a family saga at heart. It follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel, The Beast, Baytown Outlaws), a curious, compelling man who is always looking to break through barriers and discover new worlds to conquer. A young farmer and family man, Ragnar is deeply frustrated by the unadventurous policies of his local chieftain, Earl Haraldson (Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment, Usual Suspects, Millers Crossing), who continues to send his Vikings raiders east every summer, to the Baltic states and Russia, whose populations are as materially poor as themselves.
Vikings will chart Ragnar’s ambitions to discover civilizations across the great ocean to the west as well as his inevitable conflicts along the way. With the help of his jester friend Floki, (Gustaf Skarsgard, The Way Back), they build a new generation of boats – faster, sleeker and more beautifully crafted than anything else on the sea. The series will also delve into how the Vikings – the last pagans – worshipped ancient gods like Odin, Thor, Freya and Loki. Ragnar claims to be a direct descendant of the Norse god Odin, who, as well as being the god of warriors slain in battle, is also the god of curiosity.
Joining Fimmel, Byrne and Skarsgard are Katheryn Winnick (Bones, Love and Other Drugs, The Black Marks) as Lagertha, a fierce shield maiden and Ragnar’s wife; Jessalyn Gilsig (Glee, Heroes, Nip/Tuck, Friday Night Lights) as Siggy, Earl Haraldson’s beautiful wife; George Blagden (Les Miserables, Wrath of the Titans) as Athelstan, a young, innocent Christian monk captured by Ragnar on his first raid on England and Clive Standen (Camelot, Robin Hood) as Rollo, Ragnar’s impulsive, wild, care-free brother.
Created and written by Michael Hirst – one of the premier historical story-tellers in the industry (Academy-Award winning film Elizabeth; and the Emmy and Golden Globe nominated series The Tudors), Michael serves as Executive Producer along with Morgan O’Sullivan of World 2000 (The Count of Monte Cristo; The Tudors), John Weber of Take 5 Productions (The Tudors; The Borgias), Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, James Flynn (The Tudors; The Borgias) and Sheila Hockin (The Tudors; The Borgias). Dirk Hoogstra and Julian P. Hobbs are the Executives in Charge of Production for History.
Vikings is an international Irish/Canadian co-production being co-produced by World 2000 and Take 5 Productions. History will broadcast domestically in the U.S. MGM Television will bring Vikings to the global audience, serving as the international distributor outside of Ireland, Canada and the U.S. Vikings is produced in association with Shaw Media, and the series will air on History in Canada.
History scored earlier this year with a dramatic, mini-series retelling of the legendary drama between the dueling Hatfield and McCoy clans, and the cable network is once again dipping back into legend again with a new series Vikings, which will debut early next year. Following our first-look photo, EW has an exclusive sneak peek at the series — starring Gabriel Byrne, Travis Fimmel, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gustaf Skarsgard (yes, brother of Alexander and son of Stellan), Clive Standen, and Katheryn Winnick — via the debut trailer.
The 30-second promotional clip is a smorgasbord of beards, long hair, shields, weapons, and general savagery that — depending on how it all pans out in series format — looks like it could be quite the juicy, battle-filled dive into a long-gone world. In previous press releases, History calls the series — which is created and written by The Tudors creator Michael Hirst — “high on adventure, exploration, conflict, warfare, and bloodshed,” as well as a “family saga.” Specifically, the actions follows historical figure Ragnar Lothbrok (Fimmel) as he rises up the ranks to become King of the Viking tribes.
Promises the trailer: “A storm is coming.” Indeed. See for yourself here:
Entertainment Weekly, First Look at The Vikings
