The #GOT50 Countdown to Game of Thrones Season 6 Starts Sunday

We are in the home stretch to Game of Thrones Season 6, and you want to know how I know this? HBO is starting it’s #GOT50 Countdown to the Game of Thrones Season 6 premiere. Starting on Saturday, March 5th, the 50-day countdown to the premiere on April 24, will begin on HBO NOW. According to Making Game of Thrones, the experience will focus on one episode each day, starting with the pilot (“Winter is Coming”) and ending with the Season 5 finale (“Mother’s Mercy”), which should leave you perfectly primed and ready for the first episode of Season 6.

Making Game of Thrones plans on making it a fun time for those watching and tweeting along with the hashtag #GOT50:

"“As fans watch, Making Game of Thrones will provide the inside scoop on the season, surfacing behind-the-scenes facts, commentary from the cast and more. Fans can follow along on Twitter as special guests live-tweet episodes. Plus, trivia buffs can join in the fun with quizzes designed to test how well they know past seasons.”"

So, thanks to the handy-dandy how-to gifs from Making Game of Thrones folks, here’s what you need to do, in order to partake in all the fun and festivities:

1. Watch one episode each day on HBO NOW.

2. Follow as @GameofThrones spotlights a special guest who will live-tweet that day’s episode.

3. Tweet along using #GOT50.

4. Come to Making Game of Thrones to test your GOT IQ.

This all sounds like it’s going to be a blast, and you should definitely follow along. Can you believe it? On Saturday we will only have 50 days until the Game of Thrones Season 6 premiere…we are almost there folks, just hold on, pretty soon we’ll be knee deep in the blood of Boltons, our hands filthy with the ashes of the burning bodies of the murderous Night’s Watchmen, while we ride with Daenerys to Westeros to claim her rightful crown and the Iron Throne…wait, I think I’m writing my fan-fiction again…sorry guys.