George RR Martin on the Game of Thrones Prequels

[@mickmickymick6927]

Srsly though this is my favourite interviewer, he knows the material, doesn't take forever to ask a question and lets George speak.

[@joeski1073]

He did the documentary on war of the Roses for BBC history channel shit too. It was good.

[@NostyFripples]

@@joeski1073 He also did a couple castles documentary’s that are really good almost feels like the one irish castle was the inspiration for the red wedding

[@joeski1073]

@@NostyFripples the Red wedding was reversed in the real life story right? I recall George saying that the guests killed the people once they were asleep.

[@aesir1ases64]

@@NostyFripples That doc is one of the best I have ever seen, Dan Jones presentation is masterpiece.

[@aesir1ases64]

@@joeski1073 Yes, it was based on the black dinner and the Glencoe massacre (though the guests killed the hosts in this instance).

[@playermartin286]

“Should i finish winds first?” well i don’t want to be too forthright but...

[@sydnitheromantictaylor112]

LOL hilarious.

[@MrVivaloslegos]

“We should get at that before the shows” EXCELLENT IDEA

[@grapplerke]

This guy needs a full time nutritionist, doctor, and personal trainer. He’s too much of a genius and needs to be writing for many more decades.

[@WunkyDunk]

He probably has his own groomers lol sad though

[@jimquantic]

Could not agree more, we live in a time where it is oh so clear what we need to do to live a long, healthy life. Of course..his choice.

[@grapplerke]

Jmichael Isbell I’m totally for free choice, but someone needs to take that coke away from him. 😂

[@tomascanas9143]

Dude he is 71 he isnt getting any older, but i think he is dishonest with is fans, not releasing for ages, took the example of brandon sanderson his books are amazing he delievers pretty soon and he as a consistent interaction with his fans, 9 years is a lot of time its no excuse, i know he is getting old but there is no excuse when people are doing it a lot more fast with books in my opinion as good and with chances of getting even better

[@Iruka1991]

Lol he is not our toy. If he dies he dies how he wanted

[@andrewrainaldi5581]

As much as I’d like to have tWoW, I adored Fire & Blood

[@Sheild401]

To each his own but after the show butchered the ending I yearn to see this story's conclusion told right.

[@Rian-zf7ye]

S.H.I.E.L.D yeah season 8 wasn’t too great. Still better than s7 and s5 IMO. However, i like where the Starks ended up. Even Bran lol. And the final ten mins of the finale was 👌. Ramin is a god

[@ascalon8001]

@@Rian-zf7ye It was horrible like s7. Seasons 5 and 6 were meh and the others were pretty good.

[@ascalon8001]

@@Rian-zf7ye The Stark endings made me wanna vomit. I kind of liked Starks in the beginning, they were never really anything too special for me, but I liked them well enough. Especially when Ned was around. I didn't like how Arya had this terrible overpowered assassin arc after leaving the Hound to die. Sansa has always been a bitch in the show and her being Queen just because is just horrible. It's that simple. Jon was likeable, I guess, but then he turned into an absolute retard in the last season or few seasons and the Targaryen thing was merely a plot device to make us think that what they did in s8 made any sense, which it absolutely didn't. Don't get me started on Bran.

[@reneelasswell3734]

I couldn't even finish Fire and Blood I found it so boring. I only like to read real history textbooks, not fake histories, what a waste of time.

[@tonichan89]

"You can only write one word at a time" I feel like there is some wisdom there that I should hold on to

[@lathanandrews417]

Someone please replace his Coca-Cola with a water.

[@0ussama01]

😂😂😂😂 the book series is probably not gonna end , we're doomed Damn you coca-cola

[@cdowg187]

Why? That’s a weird thing to harp about.

[@FloresRain]

@@cdowg187 everyone is concerned with his health being good so he wont leave us so soon

[@FloresRain]

@skankhunt42 people get more concerned for their talented idols. Hes making a video game with miyazaki, I seriously want him to express his talents for 20 more years lol

[@niallgrimley687]

Its coke zero

[@Tosei0816]

It's not Winds of Winter, but Fire and Blood is a good read.

[@Tosei0816]

@lady galadriel Aegon's conquest is mostly rehash of World. But everything else got expanded. A lot more details on First Dornish War, Maegor and Jaeheris. Events leading into and out of Dance of the Dragon were greatly expanded.

[@brianfinnegan9700]

Yes and the 3 dunk n egg stories too

[@Misiulo]

"The two Rs in your name greatly increase your chances of sucess in fantasy writing career. Letters J or G may also help a great deal" - Misiulo R.R. Joker.

[@MalrickEQ2]

Donald. J.G. Trump

[@marco.savini.128]

jaehaerys and alysanne were one of the best parts of Fire and Blood, absolutely loved them

[@Artimes.]

How does this man have that much knowledge? Its like this guy is a walking enclyopedia of historical fantasy. He still has not even finished Song of ice and fire and yet he already has everything already in his head for the next stories. I want a brain like his.

[@shealunalee8856]

It seemed like George R.R. Martin just had so much more free reign with the way he wrote his Fire & Blood novel. The history and lore, my god. Loved every bit of that book. I’m so looking forward to either of the prequels. (Kind of hoping for the Targaryen one a wee bit more tbh)

[@cameron2k66]

Do I have news for you

[@BruhWhyDidTheyChangeThis]

@@cameron2k66 LMAO 😂

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

Aegon Targaryen - Joel Kinnaman Torrhen Stark - Alexander Dreymon Harren Hoare - Mads Mikkelsen Ronnel Aryn - Skylar Gaertner Loren I Lannister - William Moseley Mern IX Gardener - Antony Starr Argilac Durrandon - Viggo Mortensen Visenya Targaryen - Kate Beckinsale Rhaenys Targaryen - Maeve Dermody Orys Baratheon - Alexandre Willaume Edmyn Tully - Ed Stoppard Daeron II Targaryen - Thure Lindhardt Daemon I Blackfyre - Luke Goss Maron Martell - Alexander Koch Corlys Velaryon - Donald Sutherland

[@josephpotter7776]

Lol. We paying 500k per actor each episode? From the get?? I like it

[@wweeks]

Why isthere not a pen in his hand?

[@val882]

😂

[@dennishilton7853]

He probably uses a type writer 😃

[@nanimator0]

chill out, stop trying to be edgy

[@pepengpantal1363]

Or a double bacon cheeseburger

[@urekmazino6800]

@@nanimator0 stfu

[@delete8073]

Im so excited!!! Good for GRRM! What a crazy experience!

[@hoanggh98]

Am I the only one who wants more Robert Baratheon? The guy is literally a legend in fighting. He doesn't need any damn dragon to win 3 battles in a single day. Can we please get a prequel about his rebellion than more dragons?

[@ekanshkashyap4207]

yessss please

[@tobeornottobe5611]

We're gonna kinda get that at the end of the second volume of Fire and Blood.

[@deprogramm]

i know right? why do people sleep on robers rebellion? we know how ALL pre quels end but roberts rebellion has everything a prequel needs. drama and politics in the beginning and then full blown war at the end followed by more politics.

[@christophervinson5088]

I'm kinda enjoying the trickle of information we get through characters heads. As much as I devour any information Martin gives me, it takes away from the impact of the mythology in the mainline series.

[@daemonblackfyre3238]

Then we will see the Rise and Fall of the Blackfyres.

[@Brandonhayhew]

Volune 2 just wait for it

[@Lalvon_Zelpharr]

@@Brandonhayhew That's never coming out bud, he can't even finish his main series let alone Side Stories

[@Brandonhayhew]

Lalvon Zelpharr kill Martin and let the writing crew finish the books

[@AxeDharme]

@@Brandonhayhew that's the last one in queue.

[@hiddendagger7291]

there is no rise of blackfire only fall

[@EmeraldGemOne]

I read Fire and Blood, it was amazing. I'd rather see this as a new show. The dragon battles inside the book were awesome to read. All the different dragons and their riders. Loved it. Yes, interviews are great, but it's a problem when this is all you're doing and traveling the world instead of writing. I'll be shocked if Winter and Dreams ever gets finished. The HBO show is over, there really is no more excuses.

[@anastasiageorgiadou229]

House of the dragon is here 🔥🔥🔥

[@glaciergang]

You got your wish!

[@tinaperisich4872]

You got it

[@thingsicantfind9545]

This aged well...

[@lordofthechin89]

I hope the Targaryen prequel gets approved.

[@sinnoboy0000]

Mark Kruda anythIng GoT related is likely a cash cow. It’s one of the biggest franchises in the world.

[@peterjoyfilms]

I hope that's the only one that's made for now. I don't want it oversaturated. People already have a bad taste in their mouth left by the last few seasons.

[@sinnoboy0000]

Aharkhan thats why we need a GoT remake lol. In 20 years we’ll get it.

[@f_f_f_8142]

@@sinnoboy0000 It is not even in the top 50 biggest franchises, below "Angry Birds" and "Twillight". Also Disney managed to flop with "Solo", a Star Wars film that even featured characters people were already attached to. This is not a safe bet.

[@peterjoyfilms]

@@sinnoboy0000 To be honest I'd rather they just left it alone.

[@makubegysman6160]

Hopefully with the lockdown he is getting work done

[@210SAi]

He is but he stated recently in his notablog website he’s nowhere near done

[@kevj4584]

Doesn't appear so...

[@Geywilliamjohnson432]

The series will never be finished, I think he’s known that for a long time. I just hope he releases some more prequel stuff before he dies. Winds would be amazing, obviously, but honestly doubt we will ever see it. I hope I’m wrong

[@williamwhitfield6225]

@@Geywilliamjohnson432 I can’t see him leaving what amounts to his life’s work unfinished.

[@nadias.mariano2196]

I loved fire and blood! Jaehaerys is awesome!

[@PwnZombie]

I loved reading three pages on a legal debate about the merits of the Lord’s Right to the First Night 😴

[@RingsOfSolace]

I'm not even done reading game of thrones and I'm sighing that winds of winter won't be done until I've read the series twice over at this point.

[@thedeadnightking9975]

Mike A. same here!!

[@balbanes1]

Twice for winds of winter, 50 times until ADOS.

[@judet2006]

Sweet summer child

[@Ignore14]

I started GOT in the summer and I'm on A Feast for Crows now lol.... the 6th book probably wont be out by the time I'm caught up

[@theboy1625]

Mike A. Same I have like a small chunk of game of thrones left to finish reading

[@ScarecrowYFM]

i loved fire and blood so much. I am biased due to being a Targaryen loyalist. but I am perfectly fine with George finishing FNB2 before the winds of winter. I still believe he has twow done and is trying to finish A dream of spring too.

[@RellshouldBsleep]

Let me ask you something I love fire and blood as well. You say that you are a loyalist but to whom Queen Renera and her bastard strongs or king Agon

[@RellshouldBsleep]

@Pseudo Sozi Love live King Stannis!!! but you are way to early

[@thisguy8106]

Impossible. There's no way he's sitting on such a massive book while trying to finish another massive one..

[@roadiejames]

I agree. I feel like he's finishing both for a back to back year release.

[@INRamos13]

@@roadiejames you're setting yourself up for disappointment

[@DannieJensen]

He's also writing a video game for From Software. I fear the Game of Thrones conclusion is gonna go down like Half-Life 3.

[@goldensperm7182]

I don't think he wrote like wrote wrote for them. More like he gave them some insightful ideas about the story and theme.

[@sicah8898]

I would like grrm to finish what he started before he goes off on other tangents. We have been waiting long enough

[@MalrickEQ2]

Entitled.

[@BruhWhyDidTheyChangeThis]

They canceled the long night but if they finished filming then it can still come out cuz the House of the Dragon is so successful.

[@kubyn93]

I doubt it. I read somewhere that he pitched the Hotd before long night/blood moon because he believes it would be a better show. But HBO wanted to go with blood moon. The pilot tested horribly that's why HBO canned it

[@Robert399]

Possibly but if they went ahead at this point they'd need to reshoot it.

[@bearlyhardley]

Holy shit I’m glad the Long Night show didn’t go through. Hearing who was running it scared the hell out of me

[@joseribeiro5894]

Another great writter that will not live to see his work finished, in its full glory.

[@jamomma7296]

Dude can write 350,000 words for fire and blood but can’t finish winds

[@mostpassiveuser8904]

Setup is always easier than finish.

[@uberalex90]

As long as D&D are kept lightyears away from it, I'm sold.

[@archanea-8862]

3:25 I’m closely related to Howard Pyle so hearing George acknowledge him and N.C Wyeth as illustrators of his childhood was really touching and goes a long way for validating what I had considered niche artists from the North Eastern US

[@prestonbane4176]

Howard Pyle and NC Wyeth are LEGENDS!

[@LuzMaria95]

I love Fire & Blood! Such a good book!

[@reneelasswell3734]

He is never going to finish the ASOIAF series is he? It seems like he takes any excuse not to work on Winds. I wonder if he doesn't know how to finish or is just hopelessly writer blocked or what?

[@zechrojas2202]

After how convoluted the last couple books got I wouldn't be surprised if he was stumped.

[@rubberrand142]

He's, rich not blocked/stumped.

[@Little-Dude]

He's said that the presence of the show was a huge pressure and time consumer for him, and it sounds like his creativity was very low during that time. I can't pretend to know exactly how he's like, but I could imagine that he's somewhat more productive on Winds now. Fire & Blood came out awhile ago and he's not going to work on the second part until GoT is finished, or at least he stated someplace else. It's possible he is extremely blocked but I have faith he'll finished GoT, if not _everything_ else he wants to do.

[@balbanes1]

I think George was a big drinker in his earlier years and wrote with fluidity during those times, I mean some of his stuff I cant imagine writing sober, all the rapes and graphically dark and violent scenes. I think he sobered up and the words don't come as easy anymore. simple as that.

[@reneelasswell3734]

@@balbanes1 Maybe he should sit down with Stephen King and ask him how he did it? Some of King's most bat-shit crazy writing was cocaine and alcohol fueled but he stayed just as prolific when he sobered up. King did some fantastic writing chemically assisted, but he's more coherent and logical now. Whatever he needs to do I hope George can produce the true ending to the saga, as I want to wipe Season 8 from my mind.

[@vrushalidhongade5725]

I want the Targaryen prequel pleaseeeee!!

[@amansinghrollno-7167]

Wouldn't roberts rebellion be better?

[@misbahulimam2512]

@@amansinghrollno-7167 I would love a series about Robert's rebellion..

[@davidwaybright2346]

“I can’t take about the prequel shows” talks in depth about shows that are in pre-production 😂

[@RamaLama1313]

I hope that TLN pilot surfaces years down the road I would die to see it

[@meloniejen8400]

If George ever finishes GOT and they remake the last few seasons I'll be so happy

[@AgentAO7]

I bet the books would be exactly the same or 90% the same with the show at the very least.

[@IgotDis14]

@@AgentAO7 Youre absolutely right, however, if I paint a bowl of fruits and then Da Vinci or Michaelangelo paints it as well.. Would you say its the same thing? Both are paintings of a bowl of fruits. Hopefully my point made it across.

[@Th1cC1]

@monokhem I'll give credit to D&D for S1-S6, they were absolutely amazing. But once they ran out of material it became obvious that the story is better than them. Even if everything happens the same way (Daenerys goes "Mad Queen", Jaime dies trying to save Cersei, John returning to the wall etc.), It's about how and why these things happen. In S1-S6 everything happened for a reason and eventually everything makes sense. Hardly anything about S7-S8 make sense, things just happen because they needed to in order ot finish the story quick enough. D&D are trash compared to GRRM.

[@armedraptor5114]

@monokhem I want whatever it is you're smoking.

[@armedraptor5114]

@monokhem Try using an actual argument next time.

[@MagicianCamille]

Jeez, no wonder Wind has taken 20 years.

[@rodrickhatton8636]

Personally I've gotten to the point where I believe that he truly doesn't want to finish the series. That way there will always be this should've, could've, would've fog around his work. Then people can sit and come up with all sorts of headcanons about how it would have been.

[@xxxs8309]

We need a GOT video game

[@Uberdude6666]

Keep up the good work George!

[@Uberdude6666]

@@matthewlawton9241 Umh, writing one of the great fantasy series comparable in scale and popularity with Tolkien and Jordan(wheel of time)

[@sulayvl7425]

george doing all these other things like finish the mf book brooooooo

[@td202beats7]

Can someone please give me the order of Prequel books. Including the long night and roberts rebellion or doom of valyria

[@CaliSmile1]

Sure, it goes “Fire and blood” (which is the first half of Targaryen rule in Westeros) And then “A knight of the Seven Kingdoms” which takes place 100 years before the game of thrones show But if you wanted some of Robert’s rebellion then you could read “The world of Ice & Fire” but there’s literally only 5 pages on it. And that’s cuz this book is more of a giant history book of Westeros so it gives short snippets of each king and place in the world. But it’s a very big book with ALOT of information on everything. There is bits of “the long night” but not concrete stuff about it (the book is written in a way that’s it told my a Magester who says that it could be factual and it could be wrong, who knows). And there really isn’t a lot on the doom of Valeryia, but if you want to know more about that then it would be in Fire and Blood cuz it’s when the Targaryens left the east, one of their daughters could see the future and she tells her father we need to leave, so all the Targaryens leave Valyria. And everyone there is like ok cool whatevs, and then they all die

[@m5496]

I really want to see Toby Regbo in one of the roles

[@INRamos13]

In the past he has claimed to stop working on other projects to focus on Winds, now it looks like he's going out of his way to work on anything but Winds...

[@juniperrodley9843]

He is working on it, just not at a high speed.

[@MagicianCamille]

He's not going to finish most of what he just talked about here.

[@judet2006]

Grrm is an artist, not james patterson. If he dies masterpiece of literature (which it absolutely is) not finished, then you havent been payin attention. ima hold it against the double D's, if thats what happens they pumped and dumped. Moved on to the next and jfc no one has high hopes for that. If you do, ur fucking stupid. Seriously. Hell the only reason they got the job is bc of LA connects and they were fans w half a brain who figured out jons parentage. Whoopty shit they were able to gather the money and talent, but stopped giving a fuck. Idk. I blame amanda peet. Why? Bc i fucking can. Dany roasted kings landing, so i can hate on amanda peet and her tiny boobs if i wanna.

[@judet2006]

Srsly tho amanda peet, hmu i dont even know how to get a passport so ill be around. Jk. U ruined GoT amanda peet! Jk u cute

[@thedumbdog1964]

Neither will you

[@AL13NM]

The shows can never live up to the novels so as a reader first, I would prefer he finish the books.

[@Lalvon_Zelpharr]

Exactly, he needs to stop working on shows that nobody really wants to see especially after the disastrous finale of Game of Thrones

[@AR-mp4wc]

Lalvon Zelpharr excuse me ? We all gonna watch the show , what are you talking about

[@AL13NM]

@monokhem Ha Haaa! And just how many of the novels have you actually read? Be Honest!

[@AL13NM]

@monokhem Not impressed by the writing and story you became a fan of the show. Sounds plausible. The show is to the novels is what pro wrestling is to martial arts. But I don't care what your opinion on anything is so you go girl!

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@monokhem How exacly is game of thrones better than a storm of swords?

[@philipclapper268]

i don't care when/if winds comes out. he can do whatever he wants however he wants, I'm sure it'll be fine. Everyone should just go read other books, there's millions of things to read, I swear.

[@Sheild401]

Millions of other things to read and hardly any half as interesting or as well written.

[@philipclapper268]

@@Sheild401 you would think so at first, but if one one looks a bit more, then, there is so, so so very much that's just as good if not better. Certainly he's one of the best in Fantasy, but there's hundreds of other authors to try, not to mention moving outside of the genre. I understand being impatient with him, that's all well and good, I just don't like people berating him online or in person. Not that I've noticed you do that or anything, just something I've noticed in general from people. I think we should be grateful for what we have, and spend the time in between engrossed in other things.

[@Sheild401]

Philip Clapper I agree. Those losers who berate him online don’t deserve to read his work IMO. But I am heavily invested in this series in ways that I wasn’t for Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Hunger Games etc. It’s just written so well. I’m not even an avid reader and I would not hesitate to pay $300 right now to get my hands on a finished copy of Winds.

[@luciamota1249]

@@Sheild401 I used to think the same until I get the Malazan Saga by Steven Eriksson. Entertaining, mysterious, complex and the best: finished. But give it time, at the beggining it could look like nothing has sense lol. Give it a try. I'm just so done with GRRM and his neverending story.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@Sheild401 It's probably nostalgia but I think I enjoyed Hunger Games the most out of this list, with Game of thrones as close second. I never particulary liked the two others.

[@jeffdaman6969]

Man, I want to watch the prequels but at the same time I don’t. Sorry if I sound like a broken record but season 8 was trash. That really put me off to game of thrones

[@princelyclouds7980]

It's only because of lazy writing on the producer's part my friend. They ran out of source material and rushed the ending so they could move on to their shitty Star Wars deal. The world and history within the world of ASOIAF will be done better justice with the prequels, I'm sure of it.

[@jeffdaman6969]

monokhem Uh, wtf are you even talking about? The ending was predictable. Everyone knew what was gonna happen. Sorry you like mediocrity 😂

[@ionly6805]

I want to see The Dragon Queen come back to life and free the world

[@MalrickEQ2]

She is evil.

[@Danio31b1991]

@@MalrickEQ2 No

[@Anthony-qt3wm]

Something pre-doom would be nice

[@Nimrod336]

I'm literally sitting here with the first book agot...and can't decide if I'm going to read it. This is one deep DARK rabbit hole... as an outsider (as of now) looking in.to all the fans you know he's going to die before he gets this stuff done?

[@FunnyDude119]

Those darn De Normandies and their dragons.

[@tarlochansingh620]

People in 2050 reading ASOIAF- OH, PEOPLE IN THOSE DAYS HAD TO WAIT SO LONG FOR THE BOOKS TO COME OUT.

[@Vmh1717]

Season 8 kinda ruined any wonder and excitement I had for the GOT realm. I’ve never seen a show be so good and so bad.

[@RealSupaHotFireVEVO]

Season 8 wasn't that bad, you're over exaggerating.

[@tahataimur1859]

@@RealSupaHotFireVEVO no he's really not it was absolutely horrible. Never seen a show so good with an airtight plot end up with the most messiest character butchering, plot armour and plot holes. Very few things were good about the last season compared to a show that was absolutely stellar in it's first 4 seasons.

[@iendedyoui]

@@RealSupaHotFireVEVO It's so bad it feels like a fan made parody where they pureposfully picked absurd ideas and destroyed every subplot, character and the overall plot of the story for the laughs.

[@al-bot1094]

The books will naturally be better than the show, but the best part is: hopefully the showrunners of the new shows will have learned from any mistakes in GOT.

[@Sheild401]

George don't you dare start Fire & Blood 2 before you finish Winds and Dream!

[@Mersault26]

I'm fine with him doing that. Writing that takes not nearly as much time as TWOW, but the quality is still incredible.

[@Sheild401]

@@Mersault26 Given the fact that he's 71 years old I'd say we really need to be focusing on what matters here.

[@princelyclouds7980]

@@Sheild401 What matters, is what makes him happy. He owes us nothing as his audience and fans, he's given us plenty to enjoy. A fantastic continuation and ending would be incredible, but he's not our literacy slave that we have to have the desire to milk out as much story as we can before he bites it. He deserves better than that from us

[@luciamota1249]

@@princelyclouds7980 We deserve better from him... He's got all his money from all of us who bought his books. But I've had this conversation so many times, at this point I stop caring, if he wants to finish them ok, if not, also ok. There are more fantastic writers and books out there. Time and History will tell. He could pass by being "the author of the greatest fantasy saga" or " the author who got caught up by his own work and failed to finish it". As I said, time will tell. He's 71.

[@undeaddave9671]

Didn't they cancel the Naomi Watts one?

[@INRamos13]

Yep. The one he called The Long Night was cancelled after a pilot was completed and never ordered to series. Currently the only prequel in active development is House of the Dragon, based on the Dance of the Dragons, and recently there's been reports of early work on a Dunk and Egg show. Those reports also included rumors of a Robert's Rebellion show.

[@PRubin-rh4sr]

@@INRamos13 House of the Dragons is out now! Its pretty good.

[@KMVANIX]

Have the part 2 of fire & blood came out yet?

[@isk8959]

No

[@DavidBrocekArt]

It's so interesting that he speaks about the book as if it was something that really happened when it was just something he completely made up. He could have been just sitting on a toilet thinking "Hm, should I call that guy Aegon or Aregon... hmmm" But it's just so believable!

[@vipset87]

6:06 ARE YOU Fn KIDDING ME?! yes please appease hollywood so we can maybe get more prequel shows. smh imo its one thing winds takes longer in an attempt to make it better. not a big fan of this being a reason for a pushback.

[@GAME-zo8qg]

I have a question because I am confused will the game of thrones have a spinn off and a prequel ,or only prequel?

[@d_ruggs]

what i would do to see that pilot.. damn. sad that show got cancelled. it was a show with heavy involvement from George, that covered material he's only ever hinted at with warped interpretations from thousands of years later. would of been some big bombs in there i bet, he wanted to set the record straight on the white walkers, D&D never understood them and completely fucked them up after ditching George for seasons 5, 6, 7, and 8.

[@zalamael]

He is done as a writer as far as A Song of Ice and Fire is concerned. I suspect part of his contract is that he is either not allowed to finish his books his way, or contradict how the TV show ended his story. We will never know how his story would have ended if he hadn't sold it.

[@TheZombout]

He didn't sell it he gave them rights to ADAPT it. It's their own adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire. He technically still controls all of the creative ownership.

[@jonny2hotty378]

George... finish those damn books dude

[@MalrickEQ2]

Entitled.

[@randallholloway8686]

4 yrs in the future and i have no idea what this Long Night show is =[

[@Artimes.]

I just want to know all the immense worlds, lore and the many hundreds of stories and time lines of what lies with in that massive large scale brain of George R. R. Martin.

[@jonhart4563]

Cast your hope aside. It's highly unlikely hbo or hollywood can pull it off. It's all Martin his writing and he actually knows and loves history the bigwigs don't even want us to be able to think like this. Get rdy for propaganda filled junk.

[@kevinoreilly5491]

FYI they didn't pick up the show.

[@Fabian-ro5en]

imagine having that amount of creativity and then realize, probably you wont have enough time to finish your work. Jesus

[@matheusgoncalves1986]

Quando vai terminar os livros? Por favor se cuide e fique isolado, não vá inventar de pegar corvid sem terminar esses benditos livros

[@matthewsweeney1593]

Ageon the conqueror be my vote for a series to see him and balerion

[@TJ-fe7rr]

Definitely now, with the popularity of HOTD. People want to see dragons. I'd personally love to see Robert's Rebellion.

[@matthewsweeney1593]

@@TJ-fe7rr my buddy at work told me that HBO max is supposed to make a Ageon the conqueror movie and then a series after it

[@markekar6021]

i hope eetyone knows that the books will be finished whether he finishes them before hisdeath... one way or anotther we'll see em

[@CrypticCrisp]

I wana see this long night pilot fml

[@The_Bjorn]

unless this is animated i think its stupid they are willing to make a new show after rushing to end the show everyone was already interested in. Is this shows conclusion going to be a shit show towards the end too?

[@midsolis]

It may have been his last addition to the book, but Jahaerys’s reign is my favourite part. Too bad the petulent, s*xist and entitled Targaryen offsprings had to f*ck it up

[@Id0N0tH4te]

Since he won't live forever perhaps is wisest to actually try to finish his books up =/

[@Conorp77]

Jaehaerys I most resembles Edward III in terms of English kings

[@jarreauforney8107]

RoastRibs Martin need a jenny Craig regiment

[@JackimbeMutumbo]

sounds like hes not going to finish what he started with the original content 🤷‍♂️

[@abcun17]

George...dude...what the hell!!!??? Stop drinking Coke man!! At least until you finish the novels! LOL 🤪😜

[@kevj4584]

I wonder how pissed off George and the HBO execs were at the ending of season 8. They had the world's most popular show and then witnessed it collapse with some of the largest fan backlash I've ever seen. I know personally, I really don't have a lot of interest in the other GOT shows because of how GOT became increasingly worse as they had less source material to rely on. Considering that none of the shows have in depth source material (in terms of characters, story arcs, etc.) I don't have much hope for them. Does anyone else really have much interest in the prequels?

[@georgemcdermott878]

when does this dude actually write instead of tease what he has yet to pen down....ugh give the masses something to fill the hunger pains my guy

[@arthurlamora8520]

to bad they cancelled the long night man

[@dannicatzer305]

Nah, it must have been awful for them to pull the plug after spending all that money.. HBO know their stuff

[@balbanes1]

I hope it never sees the light of day after the main series slumped to garbage. I can't believe Naomi Watts agreed to this, it's so beneath her to work with HBO and it's long track of tanking final seasons of all it's recent shows. HBO is always like "we've got their attention and the ratings are skyrocketing, let's just cut the budget and produce shit, they'll watch it nevertheless".

[@YourBlackLocal]

I think George knows that if he finishes the Books, less people will care about the side content he has for that universe.

[@mogethecurator3232]

He could at least finish the 2nd to last book, and write the last book so it is released upon his death

[@YourBlackLocal]

MogeOfficialTV true

[@TheLuigiBrother77]

Sad that they wont get as much viewership because they rushed oit and fucked up the ending of game of thrones

[@ame7272]

I used to love listening to him talking, now it just irritates me with all the mess that he caused and long delay as if he's writing God's biography!

[@Lalvon_Zelpharr]

He always talks about the same thing in interviews he needs to stop and finishes goddamn book

[@Skelstoolbox]

What messes did he create? Don't you mean D and D? They sure screwed up..

[@MalrickEQ2]

@@Lalvon_Zelpharr He owes you nothing.

[@justinjenkins6925]

Can someone tell me the title of the book he is talking about that has all the history ever Before aegon the 3rd

[@joweydelanota7421]

It's called The World of Ice and Fire --the untold history of Westeros and game of thrones .

[@GullibleTarget]

Oh puhlease. George finished Winds of Winter AGES ago! He's Hollywood; he knows how to maximize his coin

[@tusharr922]

Niomi watts prequel cancelled.

[@JuICyBLiinGeR]

You know with these other shows in development, they took your money and they shat on the original story by letting Dumb and Dumber get away with butchering the story. Now Martin is turned HollyWood.. the books will never be finished and we will never know. I fucking hate this world.

[@Talk378]

Oh cool so there will never be another book then. Awesome

[@TheRealBatCave]

And it all is canceled

[@abcun17]

How is he going to finish "Fire And Blood" when he still hasn't finished the main "A Song Of Ice And Fire" saga?!

[@dickenstom]

I think in order to finish properly he needed to draft the whole history first and decided to make that a book on its own during the process

[@abcun17]

@@dickenstom He did initially. That is the draft/outline of the whole saga he gave to Benioff and Weiss when he first met with them to discuss adapting the novels into a TV series back in 2008. Then he published "The Dance Of Dragons" in 2011 (it is ten years now) and well...we know the rest. Whatever outline or draft he had, went out the window long ago, due to his inability to complete the last two books and conclude ASOIF.

[@jeannebono9267]

More writing!

[@mickmickymick6927]

Hey guys remember season 8 lol

[@michelesilva9491]

It blows my mind that people really think they have any right to say GRRM should be writing. WTF is wrong with all of you. It’s his business what he does or doesn’t do and when he does or doesn’t do it. Fans don’t have a right to insist on what he does.

[@davel7791]

Michele Silva Wrong. The ASoIaF world and fandom is much bigger than George. He is morally obligated to finish what he started.

[@michelesilva9491]

Dave L we’ll have to agree to disagree.

[@Ryroe]

@@davel7791 I'm actually disgusted by your reply. No matter how good a series is, there is definitely no moral obligation to finish it. Are you kidding? Cut the man some slack.

[@davel7791]

@@Ryroe I'm sorry I offended you and anyone else. However I stand by my statement. His series was so brilliant, he should have finished it instead of wasting years basking in being a "celebrity". He was given the gift of this story not for his own enrichment, but for the benefit of mankind. That's how I see it. Now we'll probably never get to see the end of it, which is a terrible shame. (I hope I'm wrong about that.)

[@ktfilms89]

@@davel7791 He's been writing since he was a teen. If anyones earned the right to enjoy their twilight years as a celebrity, it's him. Every writer probably wants to achieve that level of success, so fair play to him - he's worked this hard so he can enjoy the fruits of his labour. As a fan I'd love it to be finished, but it's his story to tell.

[@acmon8176]

The book is finished, he won’t release it. He will make it a heritage for tax reasons.

[@judet2006]

Tbh, im curious why u think so, and why

[@Ryroe]

@@judet2006 so not only why, but also why?

[@judet2006]

@@Ryroe exactly

[@kohisaaakohisaaa7095]

Finish the fucking book already. He holds some of responsibilities for travesty of Season 8