WiC Weekly: January 7-13
By Dan Selcke
Welcome to WiC Weekly, where we recap the biggest stories on WiC over the last week. It’s pretty self-explanatory.
Let’s start with a story about A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin, courtesy of Game of Thrones director Alan Taylor. Does he consider any of his characters to be the “main” character of the story?
Are Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen the "main" characters of #GameofThrones / ASOAIF? Hear George R.R. Martin's take. https://t.co/bj8fLyIFZN pic.twitter.com/nsVv2BjgAJ
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 14, 2018
Game of Thrones and its cast members showed up in style to this year’s Golden Globe Awards. How did they do? Oh…
#GameofThrones didn't win anything at the Golden Globes, but at least everyone looking smashing. See who showed up and what they wore, and hear their takes on an eventful evening. https://t.co/f2Od4TVxGj pic.twitter.com/jyRTmiP4Kr
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 14, 2018
The Game of Thrones stars who attended the Globes tried to avoid giving away season 8 spoilers, obviously, but a few teases still broke through.
Emilia Clarke: #GameofThrones season 8 is “gonna be worth [the wait]. Oh my god, it’s gonna be worth it.” Hear the rest:https://t.co/kRpoQI24lz pic.twitter.com/ZzXjcvnOpj
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 14, 2018
Today in surrealism, there’s this:
Brad Pitt big $120,000 to watch an episode of #GameofThrones with Emilia Clarke (Daenerys)...and he was outbid by someone. Probably Jorah. https://t.co/fEDwHPZbPt pic.twitter.com/Ss5tW8gmlo
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 14, 2018
Sticking with celebrities for a minute, Kit Harington ran into a spot of trouble in New York:
#GameofThrones star Kit Harington (Jon Snow) had a few too many and got tossed out of a bar in New York City. The North remembers. Roll the tape: https://t.co/5DTBIRIgQ7 pic.twitter.com/HiiSFSk4Y3
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 14, 2018
The Golden Globes are just one of many award shows at which Game of Thrones will feature in the coming months. Welcome to awards season.
#GameofThrones season 7 was showered in awards nominations this week. The Directors Guild nominated #GoT episodes in three of the five slots for the "Dramatic Series" category. Those are some good odds. https://t.co/lD5VLdiLCy pic.twitter.com/4n7LvljyJa
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 14, 2018
Tom Wlaschiha hasn’t been on the show for a while, but that doesn’t mean he has to stop weighing in.
#GameofThrones star Tom Wlaschiha: 'Jaqen H'ghar could kill the Night King.' Should I just take that as a spoiler?https://t.co/GOeUEGIZei pic.twitter.com/jRG0lKvPvh
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 14, 2018
As we mentioned, it’s awards season. The Critics Choice Awards hit on Thursday, and even though Game of Thrones left empty-handed, the brass at HBO made it worthwhile:
HBO president: Any #GameofThrones prequel won’t air until 2020. He also gets into why season 8 is taking so long to air. https://t.co/2iqZnXLBM3 pic.twitter.com/rK9tPYgQrI
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 14, 2018
Game of Thrones season 8 will only have six episodes. It’s a bummer, but there could be a silver lining:
#GameofThrones season 8 will only have six episodes, but might they be supersized? Kit Harington (Jon Snow) weighs in: https://t.co/TzyWl9qr2n pic.twitter.com/SRfw2kdFLb
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 14, 2018
And also, we get the other side of the Kit-Harington-got-kicked-out-of-a-bar story.
Finally, one of the stars gives us an idea of what things are like on the set of the show’s final season.
Liam Cunningham (Davos): The cast is putting “pressure” on itself to end #GameofThrones right. https://t.co/tcK5hEi9jC pic.twitter.com/XYlZK1cAYt
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 14, 2018