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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Fri Mar 22, 2013, 12:52 PM Mar 2013

Game of Thrones: Why does it inspire such devotion among fans?

The third series of American TV show Game of Thrones is hotly anticipated. But the behaviour of fans is almost as intriguing as the action on screen.

A lot of British people may still not have heard of it, but Game of Thrones has quite a cult following.

The lumbering giant of a show - which sees seven families competing for an iron throne in a world of wolves and dragons, sword fights and Shakespearian feuds - is in some ways an unconventional hit.

It has hundreds of characters and a sprawling back story. Its heroes are an illegitimate son, a dwarf and a tomboy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21856915

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Game of Thrones: Why does it inspire such devotion among fans? (Original Post) dipsydoodle Mar 2013 OP

Cuz it's good? Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2013 #1

cause it's Wicked Good. nt Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2013 #7

One of two tv shows I watch riqster Mar 2013 #2

Maybe some hope the popularity of the TV series TexasProgresive Mar 2013 #3

Martin has made some public comments JoDog Mar 2013 #6

Why? Polly Hennessey Mar 2013 #4

Hey, quiet over there! JoDog Mar 2013 #5

I like it because it's good. Solly Mack Mar 2013 #8

Haven't watched it although I have read a prequel by old RailRoad Fumesucker Mar 2013 #9

Cause it's trashy as Hell. Nt xchrom Mar 2013 #10

compared to what? there's a bit of gratuitous trash in the series (IMO), but it's well-balanced HiPointDem Mar 2013 #11

Benton D Struckcheon

(2,347 posts)

1. Cuz it's good?

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 01:09 PM

Mar 2013

Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts)

7. cause it's Wicked Good. nt

Reply to Benton D Struckcheon (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 02:57 PM

Mar 2013

riqster

(13,986 posts)

2. One of two tv shows I watch

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 01:19 PM

Mar 2013

The other is Scandal.

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)

3. Maybe some hope the popularity of the TV series

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 01:40 PM

Mar 2013

will get George R.R. Martin to finish the book series before he shuffles off this mortal coil- ala Robert Jordan of the Wheel of Time series.

Well one can hope.

JoDog

(1,353 posts)

6. Martin has made some public comments

Reply to TexasProgresive (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 02:51 PM

Mar 2013

along those lines. He feels like he is laying down railroad track, and now he can hear and feel the train's engine coming up behind him as the show catches up to the published books. Martin thinks the producers have at least 2 more seasons of material before they get through the current 5 books. Hopefully, "Winds of Winter" will be done by then.

Martin also is on the record that he has told producers what the ultimate end of the story will be. He also has an outline of the entire series locked away in case he does "pull a Robert Jordan" (his words). Emilia Clarke routinely begs him to tell her who wins in the end, but so far he hasn't revealed anything to her.