John Bradley ready for “unwarranted” House of the Dragon comparisons
By Ashley Hurst
Whenever a beloved TV show gets a spinoff, it’s inevitable that comparisons will be made to the original. And with HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon just around the corner, Thrones veteran John Bradley (Sam Tarly) is bracing himself.
A ton of shows get compared to Game of Thrones, not just direct spinoffs. The fantasy series was in a league of its own, dominating viewing figures and becoming the biggest TV show on the planet. As a result, expectations for the prequel are through the roof. So far, it’s looking great:
John Bradley wants to watch the Game of Thrones prequel “and not be worried that my scene’s next”
As Bradley tells Yahoo, fans should judge House of the Dragon as its own thing, rather than immediately compare it to Game of Thrones. “I’m preparing myself for the completely unnecessary and unwarranted and unasked for comparisons that are bound to be made,” Bradley explained. “Some people saying they prefer it to our show, some people saying that our show was better than theirs, I don’t think that needs to happen but it’s bound to happen because people can’t resist that kind of thing.”
"I’m just going to stay completely out of that discourse and just make my own opinions on it. It’s part of an actor’s ego that we want it to be good and we want it to do well, because I’ve got lots of friends in it… but don’t be so good that everybody agrees that you’re better than us."
After being involved in Game of Thrones for all eight seasons, Bradley can finally sit back and the new show as a fan. “I’m very very excited to watch it and not be worried that my scene’s next, not be worried that I’m going to ruin it for everybody, and I can just completely take a backseat and watch it the way everybody else used to watch Game of Thrones.”
House of the Dragon premieres on August 21 on HBO Max. This is shaping up to be an enormous year for fantasy television. In September, Amazon Prime Video will set free their billion-dollar series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. We’re in the calm before the storm.
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