[Werthead]

Season 1 of GAME OF THRONES has wrapped shooting. Post-production is already well-underway on earlier episodes, with editing, scoring and CGI work currently underway,

Next important date is 7 January, when HBO present the show on the American Television Critcs' Associaton Winter Tour press junket thing. There's going to be a big panel featuring Sean Bean, Peter Dinklage, Emilia Clarke, producers David Benioff, Dan Weiss and George R.R. Martin, possibly others, and some additional footage should be shown. The series itself is scheduled to begin airing on HBO in April. The precise date is not confirmed, but given TRUE BLOOD's debut date in June, it'll probably be either 3 or 10 April 2011.

Meanwhile, the production crew are already beginning preliminary work on Season 2, which will be based on the novel A CLASH OF KINGS (GAME OF THRONES remains the overall series title, however). Whilst S2 has not been officially greenlit, the tight turn-around which HBO wants for the second season means that a lot of contingency work will have to be done so they can begin work almost immediately after a potential greenlight is given in April.

[EsotericForest]

A Game of Thrones sounds more epic and A Song of Ice and Fire is to vague? Maybe? Not to mention the name "A Game of Thrones" could pretty much cover the whole series as it is.

[EsotericForest]

I'm not even aware why the series is named "A Song of Ice and Fire"...do you know? I could take a few guesses is I broke it down, but I wasn't sure if there was some profound, established meaning behind the name.

[Ceda Cicero]

EsotericForest, on 17 December 2010 - 01:02 AM, said:

I'm not even aware why the series is named "A Song of Ice and Fire"...do you know? I could take a few guesses is I broke it down, but I wasn't sure if there was some profound, established meaning behind the name.

Potential spoiler referencing ASoIaF theory.

Spoiler

In GoT, we see a "flashback" of Rhaegar Targaryen holding a harp and speaking about his son. His wife suggests he write the infant a song, and Rhaegar responds by telling her, "His is the song of Ice and Fire." Rhaegar is presumably referencing a prophecy here, one that many readers speculate points to Jon Snow.

[McLovin]

@Ciceronian - bingo.

[EsotericForest]

Ah makes sense, I completely forgot that part in the book. Guess I'll need to reread that as well haha

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Season 1 of GAME OF THRONES has wrapped shooting. Post-production is already well-underway on earlier episodes, with editing, scoring and CGI work currently underway,

Your blog? Looks nice!

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[Werthead]

HBO have put up a new video about the use of armour in the show. Interestingly, this is our first good look at Loras Tyrell, plus some more shorts of Gregor and Sandor Clegane and Jaime Lannister. Plus we have our first very brief shot of Barristan Selmy towards the end.

[Primateus]

Werthead, on 18 December 2010 - 12:27 AM, said:

HBO have put up a new video about the use of armour in the show. Interestingly, this is our first good look at Loras Tyrell, plus some more shorts of Gregor and Sandor Clegane and Jaime Lannister. Plus we have our first very brief shot of Barristan Selmy towards the end.

I call awesome on that!

[Werthead]

15 minutes of footage from GAME OF THRONES, including several complete scenes, where shown at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press junket in LA last night. Two reactions, plus a chat with GRRM who was present (nothing book-related, it was mostly TV stuff).

The overall reaction seems to have been overwhelmingly favourable. HBO will be releasing a number of new screenshots to coincide with the event at some point over the weekend (possibly tonight). There's also a panel featuring several actors (Bean, Dinklage, Clarke), GRRM and the producers tonight, details of which should be forthcoming.

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Ciceronian, on 17 December 2010 - 02:15 AM, said:

EsotericForest, on 17 December 2010 - 01:02 AM, said:

I'm not even aware why the series is named "A Song of Ice and Fire"...do you know? I could take a few guesses is I broke it down, but I wasn't sure if there was some profound, established meaning behind the name.

Potential spoiler referencing ASoIaF theory.

Spoiler

In GoT, we see a "flashback" of Rhaegar Targaryen holding a harp and speaking about his son. His wife suggests he write the infant a song, and Rhaegar responds by telling her, "His is the song of Ice and Fire." Rhaegar is presumably referencing a prophecy here, one that many readers speculate points to Jon Snow.

I don't think your spoiler is from Game Of Thrones...I just read it for the first time about a week ago and do not remember this happening in it at all. It most likely happens in one of the later books.

[Ceda Cicero]

Whisperzzzzzzz, on 07 January 2011 - 09:10 PM, said:

Ciceronian, on 17 December 2010 - 02:15 AM, said:

EsotericForest, on 17 December 2010 - 01:02 AM, said:

I'm not even aware why the series is named "A Song of Ice and Fire"...do you know? I could take a few guesses is I broke it down, but I wasn't sure if there was some profound, established meaning behind the name.

Potential spoiler referencing ASoIaF theory.

Spoiler

In GoT, we see a "flashback" of Rhaegar Targaryen holding a harp and speaking about his son. His wife suggests he write the infant a song, and Rhaegar responds by telling her, "His is the song of Ice and Fire." Rhaegar is presumably referencing a prophecy here, one that many readers speculate points to Jon Snow.

I don't think your spoiler is from Game Of Thrones...I just read it for the first time about a week ago and do not remember this happening in it at all. It most likely happens in one of the later books.

Yeah, not long after I made the post I realized I got the wrong book - it's in the second one. Cool scene all around, too.

This post has been edited by Ciceronian: 07 January 2011 - 09:13 PM

[Werthead]

Confirmed American airdate: GAME OF THRONES will debut on HBO in the USA on Sunday, 17 April 2011. Sky Atlantic will begin showing it in the UK before the end of April.

[Werthead]

At the TCAs the producers confirmed that they shot at least one major flashback sequence, even casting Aerys II Targaryen for it (they wouldn't say who with though), but there's some doubt now about if they can fit it in. If this is true, that means a Trident flashback is more likely, at least for later in the series.

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

New Teaser - "Iron Throne"





EDIT:

First look at one of the dragon's eggs @ :19?

@ :24 - Ghost looks both huge and extremely cute lol.

Any idea who the black and white guy at :26 is?

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[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Also, here's a screencap of the throne in all its glory:


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[MTS]

Whisperzzzzzzz, on 17 January 2011 - 05:37 AM, said:

Any idea who the black and white guy at :26 is?

If it's who I think you're talking about, I'm fairly sure that's Jon Snow.

[amphibian]

Watching that trailer of characters upon the throne makes me realize just how fucking brilliant the casting is.

My mental process while watching that was basically chimes of absolute recognition of almost all of them - and I haven't read te books in years now. Littlefinger should be an inspired performance to watch. Hopefully Sean Bean took this seriously and will be a good Lord Stark for the season.

[MTS]

One does not simply walk into King's Landing...

[Macros]

one might simply rock into kings landing though

Or possibly tankcat