George RR Martin on What Makes Dragons Cool

[@alexbates4560]

George: *says literally anything* Audience: *CLAPPING INTENSIFIES*

[@Mein-Darth]

"Dragons are cool". Yes they are.

[@tizianosoprano2047]

GRRM: "uhhhmmm" Guy: *takes note*

[@valerio1292]

Plas.. tic.. Dino.. saurs..

[@kemp10]

He's keeping a tally

[@yessica5231]

I find it so adorable when the other guy writes down little things, like what GRRM says is the best thing ever.

[@IrishCarney]

Like when Kim Jong Il and Un have flunkies with little notepads following them around everywhere eagerly scribbling down whatever they say?

[@jobowisheshewasnomo4171]

...yeah exactly like that.

[@Caramelo23606]

It's super ride wherever you're chatting or interviewing some one.

[@Disillusioned_JELly]

Q: How awesome are dragons? A: Well, they are dragons. Q: Why are dragons so awesome? A: Because, they are dragons.

[@benjamincox4211]

Well he does have a point. They are dragons

[@steveaustin6858]

What a great interviewer !! it's like i want to hear him speak as much as George Martin

[@Guonejo]

I know right? He's not constantly laughing or interrupting the interviewed like the others.

[@Visual_Writer]

He‘s a popular book critic in germany full of humor and pretty Smart.

[@HKarlsson]

@@Visual_Writer A German full of humor? You sure he isn't from Austria?

[@leone.6190]

@@HKarlsson haha, zats verri funny ! You don't want to realize, that the Austrians are as german as the Hessians, wich I am one, btw. (And I am saying that, despite our quarrels, cause I respect our "german Aussies") Very amuseing comment, indeed...

[@HKarlsson]

@@leone.6190 It was a joke. Humor mate, you just proved my point.

[@smolensk83]

"What doesn't make dragons cool ?" would be a more appropriate question.

[@purplexninjamom]

Two legs. They make them not dragons, but wyverns. :D

[@ASmartNameForMe]

@@purplexninjamom crucial question: how do you pronounce wyvern

[@winterweasel425]

Bug eyes and honking that sounds like a mix between Canadian geese and air-horns.

[@raphi____6735]

Dragons can also have 2 legs. Wyverns never have more than 2 and the have the wings folded in like a bird. Dragons with 2 legs use their wings as well as their legs for transportation.

[@purplexninjamom]

@@ASmartNameForMe That´s the question :D

[@sam_c95]

He's always such a joy to listen to. "We've won... Now we rule the world" haha I love that

[@moneymayweathera]

Can't wait to see balerion the black dread on screen

[@haillobster7154]

How dare you, you alt-right neo-Nazi white supremacist !!! He's Balerion, the Dread of Colour. 😁

[@sam_c95]

Based on clues GRRM has given us, I think the prequel series House of the Dragon will be about the Dance of Dragons so you may have to wait a long time to see Balerion :( It's okay though because the Dance is a better story than the Conquest in my opinion, and we'd still get Vhagar when she's described as almost as big as Balerion got!

[@TomUK737]

@@sam_c95 I thought the same, but apparently theyre casting for Aegon, Visenya and Rhaenys so maybe we'll see them in flashbacks or they will actually cover the Conquest. Either way, House of the Dragon is going to fucking epic!

[@sam_c95]

​@@TomUK737 Thanks for this info Tom, I hadn't even heard of that and it dates back to January! However, I believe the reason why I never heard about it is because it's probably fake news I'm afraid. So I'd suspect no Aegon, Visenya and Rhaenys at all, but you're right, it'll be epic if they pull it off right! I've just been looking into this information, here is all I found just for anyone who is curious... This is the original article that made the announcement about casting Aegon I, Visenya and Rhaenys - it states nothing more than they found out the casting descriptions really: knightedgemedia.com/2020/01/casting-call-has-gone-out-for-aegon-visenya-and-rhaenys-targaryen-in-hbos-game-of-thrones-spin-off-series-house-of-the-dragon/ Notice what the reader comment says below the article - makes some good points including no one else reporting the same thing. On top of that, there is this response article from winteriscoming.net a few days afterwards, disputing the 'news': winteriscoming.net/2020/01/28/no-hbo-didnt-put-out-a-casting-call-for-aegon-and-his-sisters/ ... including a link to an article of theirs on the best information they have referring to The Dance of Dragons: winteriscoming.net/2019/10/30/hbo-ordered-10-episodes-game-thrones-prequel-house-dragon/ GRRM himself gave us a reading list if we wanted to know more about what the new show would be about, and he wrote, "If you’d like to know a bit more of what the show will be about… well, I can’t actually spill those beans, but you might want to pick up a copy of two anthologies I did with Gardner Dozois, DANGEROUS WOMEN and ROGUES, and then move on to Archmaester Gyldayn’s history, FIRE & BLOOD." Dangerous Women includes George's work called The Princess and the Queen (Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower) about the Dance of Dragons, and Rogues includes George's work called The Rogue Prince (Daemon Targaryen) about the years building up to the Dance during the reign of Viserys I. georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/10/30/the-dragons-take-wing/ GRRM also more recently gave us an update on the progress of House of the Dragon and informed us that they are still in the writing phase (which implies there is no casting yet) and haven't been slowed down due to the virus because of that: georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2020/04/14/this-that-and-tother-thing-3/ Here is a separate and much more up to date article stating there is no information yet on casting news also: autofreak.com/house-of-the-dragon-season-1-what-are-the-cast-details/15870/

[@paulm.6818]

The ending of this clip was astonishingly beautiful.

[@ryanhodgetts]

It’s like having the most baddest dog in earth, and it can fly, and you can ride him.

[@aramisheredia4724]

I just finished season 8 a damnnnnnn so sad it wasn't grrm's version. A just started the game of thrones book and is so good, I hope he finishes so we can have the real final and not a 6 hours rushed ending to one of the most epic stories ever

[@obsidian8180]

Lol i literally just finished the first book too. I really really hope we get a proper ending to this amazing series

[@vipset87]

don't count on it

[@T00THY_0RiFiCE]

Keep reading guys the books are SOOO good!! A Storm of Swords is the best

[@Awesome1094]

Bran will still become king. He(Stark=Ice) merges with the 3 eyed raven/Brynden Rivers(Targ=Fire) so Bran becomes the song of ice and fire. It was too rushed and there were lots of thing missing but the ending is perfect

[@realyoriginalchanel3218]

I think it's actually supposed to be John, as his heratige of Stark and targariam blood is important in books

[@Uberdude6666]

"George RR Martin on how sausages are made"

[@maskedmarvyl4774]

The interviewer sounds like he could be a good Avengers Villain. 'Vellll, Kaptin America; at last ve meet again!!'

[@GreatOldOne9866]

George: Dragons are cool Me: this is why we love him!

[@yashaleo7]

“We rule the world”. Yeah pretty much 🤓😆

[@davidhunt7427]

There is something profoundly jungian about Dragons. When I see them in GOT, I find I recognize them, as in, I've seen them before and experience them as being more real than much of my actual life.

[@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195]

And now we rule the world

[@sillysasuages]

I would love if you put the dates of the interviews in the description please:) It would be nice to know when because I would like to connect the answers to where he was in that year and what was going on e.g. season 4 was happening, fire and blood was released etc. If you can't/or don't want to do it, that's fine. Just thought I'd ask. Thanks for sharing this though!

[@kemp10]

Well said, sexydoorframes

[@T00THY_0RiFiCE]

I love George’s verk

[@Ahmed-ii7up]

Ja

[@nMsFreeStyleZ]

The way this German man talks sounds so much like the guy from Better Call Saul

[@susanbuckminster282]

Thank you!

[@ivenorea]

Didn't know he was in a German show when the heck was he ever in Germany 😱 cause I'm from Germany

[@210SAi]

Are you related to Severus?

[@ivenorea]

@@210SAi wish I was related or married to him but sadly nope 😔

[@adamc5914]

Dragons are an amalgamation of the main predators of the primates we evolved from: large hunting cats, birds of prey, and snakes. Breathing fire? Imagine a snake bites you. What does the snake bite feel like? Fire. Why does every culture have dragons? We evolved from the same primates. Why are dragons cool? They represent fear of death at the deepest level. The visceral fear is thrilling in fantasy. Slaying dragons means surviving death. Riding dragons means conquering death. It moves our unconscious at a deep mythological level. I recommend Joseph Campbell’s “hero with a thousand faces” and some talks by Jordan Peterson if you can stomach the culture wars surrounding him (whatever you feel about it, a mythology lecture is a mythology lecture).

[@issyd2366]

They repåresent power and are cool for being so big and mighty.

[@joncarroll2040]

Watching this I keep thinking that George is going to start imagining himself prancing through "The Land of Chocolate".

[@muhammadowais2027]

It is science bro, more heat you put out *cooler* you become.

[@purplexninjamom]

What Makes Dragons Cool? Nothing. They breathe fire. They´re hot. Ba dum tsss

[@sebastianguerrero6617]

it cause they're dragons

[@oldmanwinter3597]

Dragons are cool, but very, very easy to kill when the plot demands it.

[@lorddevilfish5868]

And all powerful when the plot says so

[@covkepacov]

I'd say dragons are hot, the Others are cool.

[@GreatOldOne9866]

Wait till you read about my dragons, George, you’ll love them.

[@Emtrax.]

He sounds like Warner from better call saul

[@AliIKarimi]

I keep thinking this is an interview between G R R Martin and Werner Herzog.

[@moneymayweathera]

I'm so hyped 🔥 for the upcoming Targaryen Prequel series.

[@TheBerylknight]

They were canceled. So I wouldn't get too hyped. :(

[@TheIronDrapery]

@@TheBerylknight House of the Dragon is still on?

[@TheBerylknight]

@@daniel14698 Oh I see. That's good to hear. ^^

[@balbaspusa]

I would much rather see a Robert's Rebellion miniseries tbh

[@jedisentinel4879]

Is it about the Blackfyre Rebellions? It think this time period would make the most interesting series.

[@DADchs13]

Full interview?

[@purplexninjamom]

Dragons Mockumentary: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnesdZiFhLFoaLM

[@Divine_Chareka]

Ask "King's landing" how cool dragons are 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jfree7791]

Or “harrenhal”

[@Rogue_One214]

wow.... that's dark lmao

[@balabanasireti]

Ah, yes. Our older Germans are once again making people believe that we all sound this way.

[@TomUK737]

I really like his accent

[@HerrMisterTheo]

Most kinda do. Except some also try (unsuccessfully) to sound more American. As far as German accents go, I don't think that's a particularly bad one, though very obviously German still.

[@frankzavala7139]

I don't see anything wrong with it. Don't change the way you sound just because others make fun of it.

[@kemp10]

What's wrong with his accent? I think it's quite nice.

[@lars3603]

@@kemp10 Germans just hate german accents, tbh I also think it sounds bad, but if you never practice it'll never sound good.

[@moneymayweathera]

Is there any other series obsessive as Game of thrones?

[@azipoor3468]

Yes, maybe Amazon Lord of the rings or in(far) future Silmarillion series

[@tomswiftyphilo2504]

Sounds like Werner Herzog...?

[@bbtank3000]

The interviewer's ED joke kinda fell limp on the audience.

[@Slytzel]

Aegon Targaryen it would be nice to know at which event this was filmed. Please put this kind of stuff in the description.

[@claws811]

Dragons are hot.

[@sagebias2251]

Especially the Targarion ones.

[@QueenDaenerysTargaryen]

When my dragon are grown, I will destroy those who wronged me, burn armies and cities to the ground. I will take back what is mine.

[@sabithasajan5564]

Veldora is the best dragon

[@haillobster7154]

Dragons aren't cool. They're hot. Unless they're literally cool.

[@skeletor6287]

That hurts my head

[@sagebias2251]

The scariest thing about George is his weight.

[@doctormatthattan]

vork

[@Judge_Morty]

I wonder If he watches Rick and Morty

[@gfullcrayon562]

No

[@T00THY_0RiFiCE]

He watches a lot of football

[@Awesome1094]

Ofc he does, he must have an iq of over 200

[@Judge_Morty]

@@Awesome1094 that's what I was thinking

[@michaelkean5969]

someone better tell GRRM that dragons have 4 legs and don't walk on their wings Merlin had a dragon Dragons Dogma had a dragon Game of thrones had Wryverns

[@tagrerte4701]

He's the author tho. If in-universe his wyverns are called "dragon" then they are dragons, that's it. Also, let's face it : dragon is a cooler word than wyvern. "It's an Elder Dragon" OH SHIT "It's an Elder... Wyvern" Huh. In short, it's smarter to not be nitpicky and call this flying monsters "dragon", for it is a more popular term and deeply engrained in the minds of people. Also, the difference between dragon/wyvern was made when the 2 coexisted in a world of fiction. A difference was to be made. But when there is 1 kind of dragonoid in-universe ? Who gives a shit, just call them frigin dragons.

[@yoghurt_closet]

@Michael Kean he talked about that difference in another video. He did it on purpose

[@tk3902]

First comment

[@nanimator0]

congratulations, are you happy now?

[@soy.sauce.latte.]

@@nanimator0 I'm sure he is

[@T00THY_0RiFiCE]

Congrats bro we are so happy and excited for you!!! And a little bit jealous 😉

[@balabanasireti]

Nobody cares.

[@FlyOnTheWall_22]

OH.MY.FUCKIN.GOD ARE YOU REALLY?!?!? THESE ARE GREAT NEWS! I'LL INFORM THE ELDERS AT ONCE

[@TheBerylknight]

The erectile dysfunction comment was.... weird, to say the least. Was that the host's attempt at humor, or was he trying to insult his guest?

[@WezMan444]

Are there any stories about erectile dysfunction? I must have missed those.

[@kriskelvin5775]

I don't think he wanted to offend him, it was a bad joke though.

[@joejoey7272]

He’s a hack .

[@bromixsr]

I take it you are too stupid to understand what the word means in this situation. Because in no meaning of the word does it apply to the guy. Sad, really sad...but just because you say something don't think that you don't have to back it up.

[@MrSlicekill]

Man, that seems to be the Interview that the Person right before me in Line got the last Ticket to, looks like i really missed out because off these two minutes