Care to have lunch at the Game of Thrones set in Belfast? Emilia Clarke explains how you could win such an experience in a new video in which she … well, tries to give us a peek at on-set season 8 spoilers. **Warning: incorrigible cuteness below the cut**
Continue reading →It’s comforting to be periodically reminded that the fans aren’t the only ones preparing for the end of Game of Thrones with a mixture of excitement and sadness – the cast and crew are getting pretty emotional about it too. In a recent interview, Nathalie Emmanuel discussed her feelings about the prospect of facing life […]
Continue reading →Interpersonal bonds tend to be, uh, fraught on Game of Thrones, to say the least. In a show famous for its complexity and brutality, we’ve watched plenty of (fairly) conventional relationships break down over the course of seven seasons. In this video essay, however, I take a look at the bonds that have survived thus far and, more specifically, examine how hitting […]
Continue reading →There’s no shortage of Game of Thrones related humor at Funny or Die. Most recently, the site produced a medley of pop songs with a Game of Thrones twist, parodying Queen, Madonna, the musical, Hamilton and Elvis Big Mama Thornton, among others.
Continue reading →The folks responsible for the sweeping landscape shots and scenery porn on Game of Thrones have received their due. Last Saturday at the Location Managers Guild Awards, location managers, Robert Boake, Matt Jones and Pedro Tate won the award for Outstanding Locations in a Period TV series for the seventh season of Game of Thrones.
Continue reading →Our lovely friends over at Ommegang Brewery have announced the second beer in their limited release Royal Reserve Collection, Queen of the Seven Kingdoms, so titled after Westeros’ notorious wino monarch.
Continue reading →HBO and Major League Baseball have recently announced that they will be collaborating once more to bring specially customized Game of Thrones events, giveaways, ticket specials and experiences to participating MLB ballparks this summer, proving yet again that high fantasy and sports can find a common audience.
Continue reading →In a recent interview, Nathalie Emmanuel put some fans’ fears for season 8 to rest. As much pressure as the Game of Thrones team is under to bring the epic cultural phenomenon to a close on a deadline, Emmanuel assured us that the final season will give us the ending Game of Thrones deserves, not […]
Continue reading →At the recent INTV conference in Israel, HBO SVP of drama, Francesca Orsi, programming president, Casey Bloys and drama chief, David Levin talked about the Game of Thrones cast’s emotional reaction to season 8 and the pre-production challenges of those much-anticipated spinoffs. Fair warning, there are no spoilers ahead but if you’re having an emotionally […]
Continue reading →We finally get to the episode in which Cersei says the show’s name … yet we don’t discuss that subplot of Game of Thrones much. Instead, we talk a great deal about Daenerys and Khal Drogo’s game plan and (as you can see in the thumbnail) I make my feelings on the subject clear.
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