Take the Black: Let's talk about George R.R. Martin vs House of the Dragon
By Dan Selcke
Welcome to Take the Black, where we talk about all things sci-fi, fantasy, books, movies and TV. We've got a sizzling hot for you: the other day, Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin wrote a blog post where he took prequel show House of the Dragon to task over changes it made to his book Fire & Blood...and then he quickly took it down. HBO released a statement. The fans went wild. There's drama afoot in Westeros, some of which we find out in real time as we record the new episodes. Watch it below!
Is Martin being petty? Is he in the right? Is HBO doing damage control? Is everyone in a feud now? How will affect House of the Dragon season 3, if at all? There's a lot to work through.
Somehow we also manage to hit another couple of topics, including The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Prime Video's splashy fantasy series that at one time was seen as the main rival to House of the Dragon. The second season of that show is airing right now, and it's going about how as well as we expected it to, for better or worse. And while we're in Middle-earth, anybody else see this Lord of the Rings musical? And if you haven't, should you?
Finally, HBO is auctioning off hundreds of Game of Thrones props. What I wouldn't give to own the shame bell...that thing goes live on October 10, so if you have piles of money to burn, feel free to check it out.
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