Take the Black Live: What will the Game of Thrones showrunners bring to Star Wars?

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: Writer/producers David Benioff (L) and D.B. Weiss accept Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for 'Game of Thrones' episode 'Battle of the Bastards' onstage during the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: Writer/producers David Benioff (L) and D.B. Weiss accept Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for 'Game of Thrones' episode 'Battle of the Bastards' onstage during the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Welcome to Take the Black Live, the show where we discuss the latest news from the worlds of Game of ThronesA Song of Ice and Fire, and genre fiction. What’s on the docket for today?

  • Ser Pounce is dead. Long live Ser Pounce.
  • HBO programming president Casey Bloys gives us a few updates on the Game of Thrones prequel. We talk about HBO’s strategy here. Is it unique among its peers in the entertainment industry?
  • Are Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss ever going to make that Confederate show? If so, should they?
  • Whatever happens with Confederate, it looks like these two are going to make another trio of Star Wars movies for Disney. Is this is the best use of their talents? What can they bring to the Star Wars that hasn’t already been brought?

All that and more! Watch us blather on above.

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