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HBO exec calls piracy of Game of Thrones a “compliment”
Love it or hate it, piracy has become a huge topic of conversation surrounding this series. So much so, that HBO’s President of Programming Michael Lombardo recently addressed the issue in an interview with EW. “I probably shouldn’t be saying this, but it is a compliment of sorts,” Lombardo said. “The demand is there. And [...]
HBO execs on Thrones: "excited by the drama, not by the genre"
Variety has named HBO their Showman of the Year and as a result have quite a few featured articles highlighting HBO’s success. One of which is a new interview with HBO co-president Richard Plepler and programming president Michael Lombardo. They touch on many topics, one of which is Game of Thrones. Here is what they [...]
Lombardo talks up Thrones in Vanity Fair
Filed Under: Press
HBO co-president Michael Lombardo was interviewed recently for an article over at Vanity Fair discussing HBO’s ability to garner so many Emmy nominations and wins. While he touches on many aspects of HBO’s formula for success, above all, Lombardo credits the great writing. It is in this context that he brings up Game of Thrones. [...]
UPDATE: HBO to screen pilot in two weeks, eyeing spring 2011 premiere
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Although there wasn’t any official mention of Game of Thrones at today’s TCA event, we did get an update via Matt Roush of TV Guide Magazine. Here is what he tweeted from tonight’s event: HBO programming chief tells me they’ll see full pilot of Game of Thrones in 2 wks. Dailies look good; more scripts [...]
Entertainment Weekly mentions Thrones
Filed Under: Press
Entertainment Weekly touched briefly on Game of Thrones in an article about HBO sustaining their current momentum. The article first discusses Treme and The Pacific and then moves onto Thrones. Meanwhile, HBO–which, like EW, is owned by Time Warner–is generating heat for a pilot it hasn’t even picked up yet: the network’s adaptation of the [...]
Who is Carolyn Strauss?
Filed Under: Speculation
When the press release went out regarding HBO’s decision to order a pilot for Game of Thrones it was revealed that ex-HBO employee Carolyn Strauss (shown at right on the set of Rome) was an executive producer on the project. Strauss was Entertainment President at HBO for 22 years before stepping down this past March. [...]
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