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Game Of Thrones leads Tv shows Brits want back!

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Game of Thrones seems to be the one show that everyone wants to come back on our screens! Ever since the cast of Friends announced they were no longer on a break. The media has been abuzz with TV Reunion news. Every popular TV show wants a slice of the reunion pie. With the cast of Desperate Housewives, to Parks and Recreation Quarantine special, everyone is getting in on the act!

OnBuy have investigated which popular boxsets are the most in demand! With OnBuy revealing that Brits are most interested in Game of Thrones returning to the small screen! 34,990 people a month Google if the show is making a comeback or if there is a new series on the way!

In fact, Game of Thrones, just eclipses the Tv Reunion phenomenon that is the Friends special.

Friends and others

Friends has been enjoying a renaissance ever since the announcement of a Friends special. 33,150 people on average a month Google to find out more about the reunion or a new series. Proving the Friends TV reunion could be “The One Where” the whole world watches!

Furthermore, the surprise Gavin and Stacey Christmas special which aired last year, reignited our love affair with the sitcom. To find out “what’s occurring” in regard to another reunion of possible new series. A total of 8,510 people on average Google the show.

While OnBuy’s research reveals that there is less buzz about a TV reunuin for The OC (180 monthly searches), The X-Files (150 monthly searches), The West Wing (150 monthly searches), 30 Rock (130 monthly searches) and Cheers (50 monthly searches).

The results in full can be seen below:

TV Series Avg. Monthly Search Volume
Game of Thrones 34,990
Friends 33,150
Gavin and Stacey 8,510
Breaking Bad 4,700
Gossip Girl 3,980
Modern Family 2,530
Orange is the New Black 2,330
Gilmore Girls 1,730
Lost 1,720
Seinfeld 1,660
Frasier 1,330
One Tree Hill 940
House of Cards 920
ER 700
Twin Peaks 670
The Office 650
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 620
Little Britain 560
M*A*S*H 450
Veep 450
Parks and Recreation 440
The Big Bang Theory 420
The Wire 370
Mad Men 360
The Sopranos 330
Desperate Housewives 290
The OC 180
The X-Files 150
The West Wing 150
30 Rock 130
Cheers 50

Methodology

OnBuy analysed Google search volumes using the keyword analytics section of online visibility and marketing tool SEM Rush. For each of the 30 TV shows analysed, a variety of keywords were taken into consideration – such as the show title followed by “reunion”, “new series” and “new season” – to maximise results!

(OnBuy)

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Life Is Strange 2

Life Is Strange 2 interview with Philip Bache

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Life is Strange 2 Interview with Philip Bache

We recently got the chance to sit down with the voice over director and director of performances for Life is Strange 2 from Square Enix Mr Philip Bache. Who told us about the characters, actors and what it was like directing the actors in Life is Strange 2!

Posted by How To Kill an Hour on Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Life Is Strange 2 is an award winning episodic video game from Square Enix and is a continuation of the incredibly popular and successful video game series Life Is Strange!

The game is a long awaited sequel from game developers DONTNOD Entertainment. It features the lives of two brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz. They are forced to run away from their home in Seattle. Following the consequences fo a tragic incident. Furthermore they head to Mexico, to get away from it all. While hiding a sudden, yet, mysterious supernatural power.

Sean becomes responsible for his much younger brother. Life on the road is tough for him, as he begins to realise, his decisions will impact the lives of whom he comes in contact with forever.

(Life Is Strange)

Play Through

Life Is Strange 2 is not an all out action game that will have you constantly on the move. It is a movie like game that requires you to make decisions throughout the game via a multi-choice screen. The choices you make will alter the path you take along the way. However, even the small, seemingly mundane choices have huge consequences later on down the line. It is a lot like a movie, a movie that you can control. We certainly had a lot of fun playing it and we’re sure that you will to!

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The Witcher on Netflix

The Witcher on Netflix

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Well I don’t know about you but The Witcher looks FANTASTIC! We all know about the amazing games that are based on the same book series by Andrzej Sapkowski. But this is the first time we’ve seen a live action adaptation. We have to say that we are very very excited for what’s to come.

For those unawares The Witcher is an upcoming fantasy drama web series that’s created by Lauren Schmidt for Netflix. (Who recently revealed that she’s planning 7 seasons!)

Games Radar recently published an interview that Schmidt did with their sister publication SFX magazine and told them that they’re planning to set up stories that can capture audiences interest for years at a time.

“We don’t have a second season yet – God willing we will – but right now it’s just about, ‘How do you set up stories that really capture audiences for years at a time?….The worst thing we could do is put all of our energies just into season one, and not be thinking about where these characters can grow to.” 

Nothing is better than a long story arc, gives us time to breathe and we can connect with the characters more. So we’re all for it!

The Witcher Plot

The Witcher follows Geralt of Rivia. He is a monster hunter who traverses an unnamed continent, hunting down lots of different monsters and creatures. All with a HUGE sword! The Geralt saga has spanned five books, released between 2008 and 2017. While the author (Sapkowski) has also written other short stories which also take place in the same realm as Geralt.

Based on the best-selling fantasy series of books, THE WITCHER is an epic tale of fate and family. The story of the intertwined destinies of three individuals in the vast world of The Continent, where humans, elves, witchers, gnomes, and monsters battle to survive and thrive, and where good and evil is not easily identified.

The trailer was dropped at Lucca Comics and Games 2019 as a part of a special panel with The Witcher cast (Freya Allan, Anya Chalotra) and Showrunner, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich!

The Witcher begins streaming on Netflix on December 20th 2019.

(Quartz / Games Radar) 

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