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Kit Harington feels Season 8 is the right time to end Game of Thrones: “I wouldn’t want it to go on any longer than it has”

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It’s been quite a long run for Game of Thrones — the show premiered all the way back in 2011 — and it’s a testament to the shows quality that many fans feel eight seasons is simply not long enough to finish telling the massive story of A Song of Ice and Fire. However, one key […]

George R.R. Martin thinks first Game of Thrones spinoff could premiere by 2019

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Earlier this year we were treated to the news that HBO, and series writer George R. R Martin are penning several spinoffs set in the Game of Thrones universe. Five, in fact. We know precious little, aside from the fact that the projects will only be given full focus once the main series is concluded. […]

Isaac Hempstead Wright on the Bran / Night King Game of Thrones theory: “I don’t look that much like the Night King, do I?”

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If you have ever spent longer than an hour on the internet, chances are you have caught wind of a number of theories regarding Game of Thrones. Theories are absolutely nothing new to to the story. For example, R+L=J has been a rumour long before the show’s first season ever aired. However, the show’s popularity […]

We haven’t seen the last of Gendry on Game of Thrones, according to Ser Davos actor Liam Cunningham

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It was a delightful surprise — in Game of Thrones’ seventh season — to find out that Gendry (played by Joe Dempsie), bastard to the late-King Robert Baratheon, was hiding out in King’s Landing this entire time. We haven’t seen, or heard from Gendry since Season 3, and up until now, had no idea what […]

UPDATE: George R.R. Martin has no time to watch Game of Thrones, says the books will be considerably different

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With constant pressure to finish the sixth book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series The Winds of Winter, as well as working on future Game of Thrones spinoffs, writer George R.R. Martin is a bit busy. So busy, in fact, that he has absolutely no time to join the rest of the world […]

Game of Thrones costume designer Michele Clapton reveals her ingenious way of cutting costs

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Game of Thrones is truly a spectacle. As was evident with last week’s phenomenal “The Spoils of War”, the show achieves a visual splendor rarely seen on television. From the sets, effects, costumes, and everything in-between… Game of Thrones is as good as it gets. So much so, that it’s easy to forget that the […]

Those Game of Thrones spinoffs are still in the works, but Season 8 remains HBO’s top priority

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HBO doesn’t want you to think that they have forgotten about the recently announced Game of Thrones spinoffs. But they also don’t want you to think that Season 8 isn’t their top priority at the moment. According to Deadline, HBO president of programming Casey Bloys recently provided an update on the Game of Thrones spinoffs, and where […]

Sophie Turner discusses who Sansa Stark has become by season 7 of Game of Thrones

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As the penultimate season of Game of Thrones, Season 7 things will need to start wrapping things up quite quickly. Questions will need to be answered, and characters’ arcs will need to start coming to a close. And of course, for the Starks, this means a healthy dose of revenge. In season 6 we saw […]

Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 2 Review – ‘Stormborn’

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Villordsutch reviews Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 2 – ‘Stormborn’… Written By Bryan Cogman Directed By Mark Mylod Tyrion (to Daenerys) – “On a night like this you came into this world.” Varys – “I remember that storm.  All the dogs in King’s Landing howled through the night.” After last week’s slightly ‘lukewarm’ introduction to Season […]