RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
This. HBO said 4 successors were in consideration, GRRM said they expanded it to 5, HBO reiterated that it was 4, and now GRRM is insisting that it's 5 again.
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HBO has five potential Game of Thrones spinoffs in development [GRRM & Bloys updates]
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This. HBO said 4 successors were in consideration, GRRM said they expanded it to 5, HBO reiterated that it was 4, and now GRRM is insisting that it's 5 again.
I'm starting to get the feeling they will greenlight two of them and go the Fear/Walking Dead route to capitalize on year round Thrones.
But it's also HBO and they're usually good about these sorts of things. I'm so uncertain!
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
gerardfraser
Banned
I need to watch S7.Did not watch any episodes yet.
The Lannister Kids. An animated show about Cersei, Jaime and their friends.
Yeah, we need to know more about the food.
I bet Cersei was like Angelica Pickles as a child.
LegendofDragoonLives
Member
Isn't there better ways to ask for attention than begging for it on gaf for people you'll never meet in real life?
Four sounds like a lot, HBO needs to chill. I'll wait until the trailer of the first one before I make any sound judgement. Reading that journal from GRRIM, dude is never finishing WoW lmao
Dunk and Egg.
Think of it like animals that give birth in batches. Its not expected all will make it.
My bet is 2 get through to fulls seasons and are around for a few years.
Maybe a third has a pilot that leaks and nothing more.
They aren't making four shows. They're developing four (or maybe five) pilot scripts and then going to make just one of those into a show.
Cornballer
Member
It's really strange that they both keep on bringing this up in public.
Yeah, I don't really understand what the deal here is. GRRM clearly wants people to know there are 5, for some reason. But why?
Buba Big Guns
Banned
Daario spin off!
fredrancour
Member
Maybe he's super-fond of a concept that hbo is ready to rule out without a pilot script.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Originally, he said:
GRRM said:
It sounds a bit like he's trying to make this happen because the person writing it is a close friend?
_/¯Cornballer
Member
Yeah, I can see that. Just seems like a backwards way to go about it from GRRM's end.
VindicatorZ
Member
Blackfyre would be a great name for the show. The Blackfyre Rebellion is a pretty good story to tell.
I'd really love to see something to really expand the world though. Shadow Lands, Asshai, Yi Ti, Sothoryos. I think something like Aegon's Conquest, or The Doom of Valyria is likely. Aegon and his sisters traveled the world on their Dragons, exploring Sothoryos as well. It'd be cool to see.
I'd really love to see something to really expand the world though. Shadow Lands, Asshai, Yi Ti, Sothoryos. I think something like Aegon's Conquest, or The Doom of Valyria is likely. Aegon and his sisters traveled the world on their Dragons, exploring Sothoryos as well. It'd be cool to see.
Yeah, that definitely make the most sense.
BTW he's talking about Daniel Abraham here, right?
Cornballer
Member
Him or Ty Franck, I would guess? Not sure who else he'd go to bat for here, probably not Cogman or someone who's already tied into HBO.
You know what, i'm not one of those book snobs who shit all over the show on a regular basis, but with Season 7 HOLY CRAP! the quality of the writing declined a lot, it's like D&D are trolling Martin and the audience.
If the quality of writing in the spin offs it's going to be like season 7 i would not like to watch them.
If the quality of writing in the spin offs it's going to be like season 7 i would not like to watch them.
Robot Pants
Member
I wish they wouldn't do this.
Just end Game of Thrones the right way. No need for more shows in this universe
Just end Game of Thrones the right way. No need for more shows in this universe
So he gets paid more?
RoninChaos
Member
Every time this guy writes an update it sounds pompous as fuck to me.
GRRM strikes me as the kind of guy who would go out of his way to have the last word, no matter what. Jesus.
GRRM strikes me as the kind of guy who would go out of his way to have the last word, no matter what. Jesus.
molnizzle
Member
That'd be Robert's Rebellion, which GRRM confirmed to be off the table.
superdeluxe
Member
Kadayi
Banned
Probably the gruesome twosome at Westeros.org, they can't get enough of sucking on the GRRM money teat with the lore books
That imagination GRRM has...eyes are bigger than his plate
Being past the written books and firmly into GRRMs outline notes the tempo of the show does increase dramatically, which is a bit of an issue in terms of people seemingly skitting about Westeros with abandon but if you're able to suspend your disbelief in that regard it's not bad. There are a couple of egregious parts, but at the same time they balance it out with some great set pieces and for the most part, the writing of the characters is still decent, again with a couple of exceptions. Not stellar, but not terrible.
Hari Seldon
Member
The massive hordes of people cancelling their HBO subscriptions are probably why they are doing this. They need something to fund all of the prestige shows that no one really watches but win awards.
Youngfossil
Neo Member
It's going to be the first men.
But I would like one to take place on the other side of the world. So far that westros is a legend heard through tales.
But I would like one to take place on the other side of the world. So far that westros is a legend heard through tales.
Shao Kahn on the Lawn
Member
As unlikely as it is, I wish we would get a miniseries on the Valyrian civilization, the wars with the Ghiscari, and the cataclysm all the way up until the departure of Aegon. Aside from the general idea that they were the most advanced civilization in the world and fell into ruin, there aren't a whole lot of details about what went on there outside of some of the extended animation legends and lore stuff.
RustyNails
Member
Hotpie bakeoff show.
Thrones makes them a fuckton of money. There is no way in hell they will pass up an opportunity to build of it. I don't agree with a sequel, but prequels would kickass.
DeviantBoi
Member
I think their best bet would have to be a story about the Doom of Valyria.
According to the wiki, it was a "a cataclysm of an unspecified nature".
We would know that the Doom was coming - just like we knew that the WW would cross the wall eventually - but the details of the cataclysm would be the big twist/reveal.
According to the wiki, it was a "a cataclysm of an unspecified nature".
We would know that the Doom was coming - just like we knew that the WW would cross the wall eventually - but the details of the cataclysm would be the big twist/reveal.
molnizzle
Member
Too many dragons, the budget would be out of control.
Host Samurai
Member
I'd be cool with having more parts of the world explored in a video game too. So many ways to go about this.
Ocarina_117
Banned
Dance of dragons
Blackfyre rebellion
The last hero + CoTF vs the great other
Though the third would only work as a miniseries, these are what I would like to see.
Blackfyre rebellion
The last hero + CoTF vs the great other
Though the third would only work as a miniseries, these are what I would like to see.