Tag: A Song of Ice and Fire
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This ‘Game of Thrones’ Episode Was the Beginning of the End for the Show
There are very few shows whose fall from grace was harder than Game of Thrones, the HBO adaptation of the dark fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R. R. Martin. With its complicated political plots, multifaceted characters, and impressive budget for a television show, it captivated audiences around the world and…
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Sophie Turner Fell Hard For Kit Harington’s Game Of Thrones Death Prank
Part of the reason “Game of Thrones” became such a lightning rod of a television show was that no character was safe. When Sean Bean’s Ned Stark, ostensibly the show’s main character, got beheaded in the penultimate episode of the first season, it signaled to viewers everywhere that this was a show that was not…
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This ‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Was Nominated for an Emmy Every Season
HBO’s hit fantasy drama, Game of Thrones, boasts one of the largest cast ensembles in a television series and holds the record for the most Emmys won by a drama series: 59. The series, an adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s fantasy novel, A Song of Ice and Fire, and created by David Benioff and…
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‘Game of Thrones’ Changed This Character From the Books — And It Doesn’t Work
Game of Thrones is less colorful than its source material, A Song of Ice and Fire. This is true in a literal sense except for the Night’s Watch; practically every character is described in the books as having more varied and brighter wardrobes than they ever wore on TV. But it’s also true in a…
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‘Game of Thrones’ Stark Family Tree Explained
Alongside the Targaryens, the Lannisters, and the Baratheons, the Starks are one of the most important families in the world of Game of Thrones and the original series of novels on which the show is based, George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. Their lineage spans centuries and is tied to the…
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Game Of Thrones’ Showrunners Pranked Kit Harington With A Gruesome Fake Script
Some pretty horrible things happen to people on “Game of Thrones.” Characters get beheaded, maimed, burned, castrated, assaulted, blinded, paralyzed, and just generally injured across the show’s eight seasons. The world created by George R.R. Martin in his “A Song of Ice and Fire” novel series is unforgiving, and no one is safe from the…
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This Was the Most Unforgivable Death on ‘Game of Thrones’
For the entirety of its run, from 2011 to 2019, HBO’s Game of Thrones prided itself on being a series in which anyone could die. From the moment that Ned Stark (Sean Bean) kicked the bucket in Season 1, fans were convinced that all characters in the show had a sword over their heads that…
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Everything We Know About George R. R. Martin’s ‘The Winds of Winter’
Game of Thrones is adapted from George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, and after the show took off, the popularity of the books grew too. Now, the world includes a second show, House of the Dragon, historical texts, and a series of short stories, but still, A Song of Ice…
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Why the Game of Thrones Ending is Bad, Explained
There’s a detail in the Game of Thrones series finale that may or may not have slipped your mind. Towards the end, Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage), presiding over a meeting of the small council, is presented with a massive tome documenting the recent history of Westeros, written by Archmaester Ebrose (Jim Broadbent). However, newly appointed…
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The 13 Best Game Of Thrones Characters Who Weren’t In The Show
Adapting a book for television is a tricky business, especially when you’re dealing with source material that encompasses several novels that aren’t complete yet. There is always going to be controversy over which characters get left out.George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire,” adapted into HBO’s mega-hit “Game of Thrones,” has several point-of-view…