Your weekly Game of Thrones news and notes round-up:
- Game of Thrones has garnered some more award nominations. This time from sci-fi/fantasy site Airlock Alpha’s Portal Awards. Thrones scored 7 nominations including Best Television Series.
- The Iron Throne will be touring Spain courtesy of Canal+. Go here for more info.
- Congrats to Peter Dinklage who is going to be a dad!
- We’re only a little over a week away from no more new episodes of Thrones to look forward to each week. HBO Watch writes about what to do when Game of Thrones ends.
- The Envelope looks at why epic fantasy and medieval series’ are becoming all the rage these days. Game of Thrones gets mentioned, of course, but also HBO confirms that Thrones will have a presence at the upcoming Comic Con in San Diego.
- Vote for Game of Thrones as Best Drama in the Tater Top Awards at E! Online.
- The HBO Shop just keeps on adding more and more
Thrones merch. They have some new t-shirts, including character shirts and family tree shirts and…. a Frey shirt? Can’t imagine that is going to be a big seller.
- Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sean Bean and Mark Addy recently attended a screening of Game of Thrones at the Monte Carlo TV Festival. You can find photos of them looking all dapper and fashionable here.
- While at the Festival, Emilia Clarke and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau sat down with Digital Spy for some video interviews.
- Some more interviews, these of the print variety: Sophie Turner with TV Guide, Gethin Anthony with AfterElton, Sean Bean at Variety, Miltos Yerolemou at GameofThrones.hu.
- Don’t forget to check out our latest issue of The Pointy End, which features a “deleted scene” from episode eight.
- Lastly, we have created a new official Winter-Is-Coming.net Facebook page. Like the page to get the latest posts directly into your News Feed!
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Vampire diaries ahead of Game of Thrones in the poll at E Online? What a joke. Come on people, vote for the far superior show! Cant wait for episode 9!
NikstQuote Reply
I LOVE the ‘Stick em with the pointy end’ shirt – this is gonna…confuse some people that don’t know the show :-)
Tar KidhoQuote Reply
LOL! NCWs posture at the Monte Carlo TV-festival (with the hat) really is comicly bad – if not appaling, as the writer says.
sjweningsQuote Reply
not anymore!
MetalgoddessAMBQuote Reply
That Miltos Yerolemou-interview was really fun to read, and I’m glad to hear his career in television and movies is rising.
Johan SporreQuote Reply
there is a small (4 question) interview with Maisie Williams in People magazine this week. I think it’s only in the print mag. Is there any plans on featuring magazine scans here?
MetalgoddessAMBQuote Reply
Not specifically related to the post, but I feel the completely unspoilered thread at televisionwithoutpity.com is still an amazing read. There are some major highlights in there.
Someone came up with R+L=J within the first 8 or so pages (there are now over 70 pages!). Everyone has since pretty much discounted it!
Just recently, someone postulated pretty much the whole Tower of Joy scenario, pretty accurate motivations for the rebellion, etc. Everyone shot him down!
There were a bunch of pages in there where people were discussing Stannis – the fact that he’d been mentioned as having the personality of a lobster got turned into him actually being “Lobster-like”. He is still referred to as lord Lobster.
They do some pretty thorough sleuthing of the show – between the opening credits and the assorted maps we’ve seen, they’ve got the geography of the world pretty accurate as far south as King’s Landing and Lannisport. The Reach, Dorne, and the Stormlands remain a mystery to them.
It’s very eye-opening also as they pick up on alot of details that the directors and set designers have kept in, whilst also pointing out things that have been omitted – there was recently a discussion of exactly why Robert got to be King, and not somebody else.
It’s really, really great reading. Often insightful, sometimes hilarious.
Ax0rQuote Reply
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What are you talking about? Wampire Diaries is still 10% ahead of Game of Thrones
NikstQuote Reply
Nikst,
never underestimate the Teen Idol voting crowd (re: Vampire Diaries). It doesn’t matter much to me if GOT wins awards or not…I just want to see them be nominated. Luckily, the major awards are not voted on by 14 yr old boy crazy (Sansa lovin’ Joffrey) wannabees.
greenie88Quote Reply
Luckily yeah. Lets hope it gets the Emmy:es and Golden Globes
NikstQuote Reply
The EW list is bullshit.
Grey’s anatomy, Smallville,Nikita and The Vampire Diaries over shows like The Good Wife,Southland etc; Oh and The Vampire Diaries is leading, what a joke of a poll.
Alwyn JosephQuote Reply
Nikst,
haha, I looked at it wrong. I think after everyone wakes up today though, comes here and then goes to vote…GoT will get closer and closer to overtaking…
MetalgoddessAMBQuote Reply
Maybe, maybe =)
NikstQuote Reply
Frey shirt: a Christmas present for someone you don’t like very much? Then later the snub unfolds for them…
EleanorQuote Reply
Wow Emilia Clarke looks stunning in that red top and white skirt with the heels! She’s making up for having to have a crappy spray tan and dothraki rags on TV!
purplejillyQuote Reply
OT
Just saw that HBO’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods is being planned as a six season series, I had assumed it would be a miniseries and just tell the story from the book but apparantly not.
http://tvovermind.zap2it.com/cable/hbo/american-gods/hbo-adaptation-neil-gaimans-american-gods-seasons/61495
Curious how they will expand this into a full series, could end up something like Supernatural I guess with a “God of the Week” instead of a “Monster of the Week” or will they tell the book story in Season 1 and then carry on with further new stories after that?
MormegilQuote Reply
Yay! Maisie and Isaac are both up for best young actor/actress for the Portal Awards!
Katrina BrooksQuote Reply
That voting poll is from E!Online which is not the same as EW.
In fact, our favorite EW writer James Hibberd, is trying to drum up some hype for tonight’s episode:
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/06/12/game-of-thrones-episode-9-preview/
DanteQuote Reply
^ My Bad, Dammit, can’t edit it now either.
I meant the list on E!Online is bullshit. :)
Mormegil,
Interesting, will Neil Gaiman serve as a creator for the TV Show ?
Anything thats compared to Carnivale must be good + I’ve got that book waiting to be read at home :D(Fellow AGoT fan recommended it to me.)
Alwyn JosephQuote Reply
Ax0r,
Yeah I spend more time there than any other message board, just lurking and reading. :) My favorite aspect is the real camraderie there – they know they are all alone, among the countless hordes of bookwalkers, and they have to stick together! No trolling at all, everyone’s very positive even when they disagree about a character (mostly Sansa and Jaime so far).
…Except for the bookwalkers in noob clothing!
For example the person who “came up with” the entire ToJ scenario was clearly an imposter, and has since been banned (take a look, there are only 2 posts by that user).
I hope that bookwalkers like me and you continue to lurk and not troll/spoil! I do agree with you, though, that it’s amusing when they totally shoot down the bookwalker’s theories as being completely ridiculous. Mostly it’s like “where the heck did you come up with all that when all the evidence we have suggests something else…?” so I think they occasionally suspect. The mods have been trying to avoid making it too obvious by not deleting incriminating posts…
I love the Stannis/Lobster discussion. Also them trying to figure out the whole Illyrio / Varys / Jorah connection which has also been hotly debated by book readers (If Varys is working with Illyrio on behalf of the Targs, why send an assassin and at the same time bring Jorah back to Westeros?? If “loyalty means everything” to Jorah who the hell is he loyal to??).
Holy crap are they gonna flip this shit this episode when Ned AND Drogo AND Rhaego all die. Can’t wait!!
userjQuote Reply
Vote for Game of Thrones as Best Drama in the Tater Top Awards at E! Online.
Vote Vote Vote!!! :D
JinnQuote Reply
Yes, I was about to post this—-I thought I had read that it was a series, not a mini-series. Tom Hanks as the producer is some serious heat. This could be a replacement for True Blood, since that show will be in its 6th/7th season by 2013 and the budget is more in line with TB’s than GOT’s. Still, competition for GOT on the fantasy side of the schedule, as I originally said.
DH87Quote Reply
Its his production company, the same that produced Big Love.
So he is not necessarily going to be hands on with the project.
I’d rather have the writer of the book being hands on with the project than Tom Hanks :D
Alwyn JosephQuote Reply
DH87,
I wouldn’t call it “competition” – in fact, it can’t be anything but good for GoT and American Gods to both be shown on HBO – if people like ‘Thrones, they’ll keep their subscriptions for ‘Gods for more of the same. And if new people subscribe for ‘Gods, it’s likely they’ll stay on for ‘Thrones. Synergy baby!
2013, though… That’ll be either after S2 or S3 of GoT. Here’s hoping we make it that far!
By the way, for anyone that’s read American Gods, does 6 seasons sound reasonable? Sounds like that’s a way slower pace than we’re getting with Thrones (pretty sure American Gods is only a single book rather than a series?)
userjQuote Reply
At $35 million per season, as opposed to $50 million per season (GOT), yes, I’d say still possibly competition for GOT. There isn’t room for three fantasy/horror tentpole series on the HBO roster, as I’ve said. I think it will be the aging True Blood, by 2013, that will be walking the plank, but if HBO can get GOT numbers at $15 million less annually…..well, we can worry about that when the time comes. :) (“The time” being season 3.)
DH87Quote Reply
PREPARE YOURSELVES!
Also, I think Nicolaj is gonna be at Comic-Con. nice. George will definitely be there.
the goatQuote Reply
Nikst,
There’s best series competittion on SpoilerTV starting tomorrow . Game of Thrones vs Gossip Girl in the first round. IT can not lose to Gossip Girl!
Just wen tto add my vote in the Tater Tots.. GoT is behind TVD again.. sigh.
DarquemodeQuote Reply
There is also a nice video interview of Sean Bean along with clips from the photoshoot at the Monte Carlo Television awards event here. Just click on the video to play it. There is also a second video there to watch as well right next to it……
http://www.fastreplay.fr/monaco-tv-festival/2011/09-06-2011
SeanFanQuote Reply
“Ax0r
Not specifically related to the post, but I feel the completely unspoilered thread at televisionwithoutpity.com is still an amazing read. ………………”
I *know*!! I’m having a ball reading this site.
One of the latest posts about tonight’s show titled “Baelor” – - – -
“I saw the title for episode nine, and got so excited! (again) I thought it was Theon’s dad, and the Iron Islands would be getting involved. But that’s not it, his name is Balon according to Lord Taco’s list… Do we know what that word means?
I don’t know that Baelor means, but it has the “ae” in it, like in D_ae_nerys or Rh_ae_gar, so I assume he is just another assumed to be dead Targaryen, probably some completely insane guy doing something completely stupid. Yeah, I know, there is the Y-theory stating that Varys has the Y-chromosome and therefore is a Targaryen, but I go with the AE-theory.”
Man are they ever in for a surprise!!
mimiQuote Reply
American Gods is probably being brought in as a replacement for True Blood, which will be in its 7 th season by 2014. I doubt its going to run at the same time as AGoT. If AGoT is successful, then American Gods will help retain viewers that would otherwise leave their subscription at the end of AGoT.
ATM they have True Blood and AGoT as fantasies, as they are doing so well, I think they are simply trying another well known fantasy book. I don’t think True Blood will run more than 7 seasons, however I could see American Gods running right after True Blood in its last season, to retain the True Blood viewers who might otherwise leave after the show ends.
Alwyn JosephQuote Reply
Not getting the Alejandra hate here. I think she started off slow, but when she looked at the camera, I could see she was going for that self-righteous, self-assured Melisandre, rather than a really flashy, preachy one, which I think suits it better. She’d need some coaching, but I can see the beginnings of something in there, a very subtle and internal Mel.
David Wilmot did quite well on both parts, I think he’d be a fine addition to the cast no matter what part he plays.
But holy crap… Jonny Phillips FTW! Holy balls, that was awesome. Right away all I could see was him in viking gear, and I could just imagine him and Alfie Allen together in the scene. Amazing.
I’d just like to point out, too: Jonny’s audition has a possible spoiler for non-book readers.
architeuthysQuote Reply
Yes, it’s a single book which is why I was sure it was a miniseries (say 6 hours) when it was first announced.
There is a short story set after the main book (but not set in America) and another book that features one of the characters from AG but isn’t a sequel as such.
So like I said they are either going to do it as an episodic God of the Week show (possibly with the Novel storyline playing out very very slowly over 6 seasons) which isn’t really the way HBO does things or tell the story over the First Season and go with completely new stories after that.
I believe Neil Gaiman is involved with creating the show so will be interesting to see what he does with it.
I agree that HBO are looking at this as a possible True Blood replacement.
I see Ian McShane is already being suggested as Mr Wednesday.
MormegilQuote Reply
“They killed the dog, ahh!” Gotta love NCW. But newbies will be so disappointed to hear he won’t be showing off his, ahem, lower body anytime soon. Maybe D&D will find some excuse for it though… ;)
BroQuote Reply
I liked American Gods well enough, but I think it’s waaayyyy overrated, as are many things Neil Gaiman. I think the story is convoluted and the characters cartoon-y, but in the right hands (someone a lot more edgy than Gaiman) it definitely has potential. I actually thought his Neverwhere was a better story, but the BBC already made a (low budget) mini-series of that, and my initial reaction was a WTF??? They picked THAT over Sandman?!?
I’m really kind of bummed about this, because I was getting my hopes up re: the possibility of HBO being a total pioneer in this adult fantasy-to-TV trend. Gaiman has a huge following, but except for Sandman, his stuff pales compared to the likes of Miéville, Kearney, Redick, or Daniel Abraham (who actually joined with Dozois and GRRM to write the woefully under appreciated Hunter’s Run), just for few off the top of my head.
So, while I know Gaiman is popular and there is potential there, I’m totally disappointed that HBO is going in such an obvious, commercial direction.
PatDQuote Reply
They may have added some merchandise in the form of t-shirts and the like, but what I really want is A Thong of Ice and Fire.
Conrad ArthurQuote Reply