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NI press reports from the set of Thrones
Yesterday, a batch of Northern Ireland press were given access to the set of Game of Thrones. The scene being filmed was a Brienne and Jaime scene shot at Shane’s Castle. Here are some interesting snippets from their reports: UTV “We’ve been able to find an incredible variety of locations,” Frank Doelger, one of the [...]
Also tagged Northern Ireland, On Set, Shane's Castle 60 Comments
Sky purchases rights to air HBO in UK
With all the hubbub of the recast and the three new ladies, something that may have got lost in the mix is this report from The Guardian that British Sky Broadcasting has purchased the rights to all HBO shows past and present. This, of course, includes Game of Thrones. The satellite TV company has signed [...]
Also tagged Budget, HBO, Sky 122 Comments
WiC featured in BBC news article
Yes, that’s me being quoted in this recent Northern Ireland BBC News article by Greg McKevitt. Greg contacted me and said he was doing an article on the excitement surrounding Game of Thrones and he had a few questions for me. I was, of course, more than happy to answer them for him. Below is [...]
Also tagged Belfast, Interview 46 Comments
Success of ‘Merlin’ and ‘Legend of the Seeker’ good for ‘Thrones’?
Variety is reporting that BBC’s Merlin has been picked up for a second season after word that it has been acquired by 112 territories. NBC has already acquired the US broadcast rights for the series. In related news, Disney’s syndicated series Legend of the Seeker has proven to be a success. The series has acquired [...]
Also tagged HBO, Legend of the Seeker, Merlin, Variety 20 Comments
Money makes the world go ’round
The evil of producing a medieval fantasy series such as this one is that it is expensive. To make it look good is very expensive. So what kind of budget is Game of Thrones likely to get? If we look again at Rome as a guide, we see that the budget was massive, $100 million [...]
Also tagged Budget, HBO, Ireland, location, Rome, The Tudors 5 Comments
Benioff & Weiss talk about location and ages
Benioff and Weiss have posted again over at Westeros.org (where they go by “David and Dan”) in response to a few questions. They touch on accents, shooting location and ages of the younger characters. Hello everyone: We just wanted to respond to a few things you guys had brought up. Accents: We’ll probably be shooting [...]
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