Game of Thrones is incredibly popular and it is frequently very good. Since the beginning though the show has had a problem. The people who have adapted George RR Martin’s books for the screen insist on adding scenes of violence against women that aren’t in the books and that do not advance the story. They…
Amazing, fan-made 1960s style Game of Thrones intro
Game of Thrones imagined in other eras and other genres is almost a meme unto itself. There’s a 1980s style theme, the 1990s style intro, the Game of Thrones as Seinfeld video and a general Game of Thrones as sitcom video etc. I’ve included a selection of these below. However, the best of these so…
The full Game of Thrones panel from Comic Con
For those who weren’t at San Diego Comic Con, or those who couldn’t get into the room with the 6,000 plus in attendance, here is the full Game of Thrones Panel via /Film. Present for this year’s panel were George R.R. Martin, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, and actors Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Sophie…
A sneak peak at the visual effects of Game of Thrones
As this video is presented without commentary, I won’t add much except that there is a reason that Game of Thrones is as visually stunning as it is and a reason it was nominated for a visual effects Emmy award. Using, mostly, still photography and short clips this video shows how the visual effects team…
Your new favorite show: Watching people who haven’t read the books watch Game of Thrones
It’s funny because it’s true – sort of. I suspect, based on a few of the lines in this that the person who wrote it hasn’t read the books. But, if you have read the books you’ve probably dealt with these people and it would be kinda entertaining to have a split screen view of…
‘Game of Thrones’ flow chart shows how you would fare in Westeros
Use this handy flowchart (from Julia Lepetit at Dorkly) to find out how you would die .. er … how you would do if you suddenly found yourself in George RR Martin’s world:
New Orleans and “Deep Brass” covers of the Game of Thrones theme
Robert T. Gonzalez at io9 posted these covers today. The first is the culmination of a one year project by tuba and cimbasso player Andrew Bove. Bove wanted to create a epic piece of music with an “extra low” brass section. It took him nearly a year to bring together the players and choose the song but…
Smooth jazz version of Game of Thrones theme from Postmodern Jukebox
I’m loving Scott Bradless and the Postmodern Jukebox more and more all the time. They take popular modern songs and rework them into older styles – (jazz, blues, doo-wop etc.). It isn’t really a very complicated idea, but they do it really well. Now, in celebration of the shows return, they’ve teamed up with 9 time…
House of Thrones: When Frank Underwood goes to Westeros
From Toasty TV a look at what happens when someone truly ruthless vies for the Throne.
Short Video about how the Game of Thrones TV series came to be
I’m sure that at some point in the future there will be a full length documentary about how Game of Thrones came to be. Given the complexity of the production and the size of the cast, it may be a series in its own right. For today though, here is a short video from HBO…