George R.R. Martin is such a decent, honest and humble guy. I really enjoyed this interview. What makes it even better is that you can tell the interviewer is genuinely a fan of his work and is eager on what he has to say. Great watch.
@kea711910 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you.
@Chris_W10 жыл бұрын
And a great listen ^^ i had this interview on the background as i was doing the tedious task of cleaning up. Very fascinating!
@TyrusPerises10 жыл бұрын
He's actually kind of a selfish money grubby asshole if you analyze some of his actions, peddling waterlogged rpg books to his fans at outrageous prices, for example, pawling overpriced miniatures instead of working, bleeding his fans for charitable donations when he made 15 million last year alone.
@spacedew10 жыл бұрын
yeah I hate when you can see the piece of shit interviewer forcing himself to ask questions and pretending that he gives a damn.
@thewildvagipuss10 жыл бұрын
Agreed he has a kind of unpretentious way of explaining his work and life that I really like
@Lawlzinator12 жыл бұрын
He's one of the nicest authors you'll meet. Answered two of my questions at a public library benefit, one of them when I came up to him to get my book signed. Took a picture with him too. Such a genuine person.
@starlit-rain Жыл бұрын
Although I'm in Germany and not the US I hope to meet him one day! Reading ASOIAF right now and it's so great, and George seems like such a nice guy to talk to
@Cyrus0w Жыл бұрын
That's so sweet; thank you for sharing
@UnknownSun5569 жыл бұрын
He spent ten years in Hollywood, no wonder there's so much betrayal and treachery in ASOIAF.
@ricoco78916 жыл бұрын
Joey Hunjas Game of Thrones is just an adaptation though, and "Game of Thrones" is the name of the first book in ASOIAF franchise. Yeah it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but it is technically correct, and calling the series for what it is and what the original author named it rather than the adaptation by a 3rd party.
@caddaye76876 жыл бұрын
Sea Raider The first book is “A game of thrones” whereas the show is ‘game of thrones’. HBO just looked at the books and thought that ‘Game of thrones’ sums up the story, which it sought of does.
@WreckItRolfe6 жыл бұрын
You forgot about the rape.
@filipferencak27175 жыл бұрын
I guess we now know where the line "I grew up in King's Landing" came from...
@Conn30Mtenor3 жыл бұрын
actually, his interest in history is where that comes from. The real-life rulers of the ancient and medieval history, the Greek and Macedonian kings and despots, the Caesars and the Medieval Popes and Kings. They were a 80/20 mix of horrible and noble.
@ilgoth93939 жыл бұрын
I've been working on my own novel for a year now while studying. For some odd reason, everytime I listen George RR Martin, I get some kind of a boost and flow state.
@filipjonsson15278 жыл бұрын
+Ilgoth Yeah, I'm working on my own novel too, and I often listen to interviews of George R.R. Martin because I do get a boost to write more and better, and that my struggles can be overcome. There is something to this man that just inspires you. Good luck with the writing!
@cammythekid35818 жыл бұрын
What sort of novel?
@ilgoth93938 жыл бұрын
cameron kirk Did you mean me? I'm writing dark fantasy, where world is "bit broken" and weather is more extreme. Human race has freed themselves from slavery and are now trying to regain their old home and rehabit it. At the same time, world changes once again and new land is discovered. Time era is renaissance like, so they have gunpowder. So in battle, muskets, short swords, few cannons etc.
@cammythekid35818 жыл бұрын
+Ilgoth sounds interesting!
@ilgoth93938 жыл бұрын
Thank you folks, nice to get encouragement. :)
@gregdawe278612 жыл бұрын
this guy is a master interviewer, asks question shuts up. even holds to mic away so you cant hear him clear his throat or laugh. good interview. love George
@thetruthiswithin91722 жыл бұрын
"I like to reward readers that are reading closely and paying attention"...I felt that
@AlbertAlbertB. Жыл бұрын
10 years it has been already; and the book is still in the making. Season 2 of GOT still had to come out by then... Such blissful times.
@doctornov78 жыл бұрын
I could listen to George RR Martin for hours.
@gorgolyt8 жыл бұрын
You're in luck then.
@peterjoyfilms5 жыл бұрын
@@gorgolyt Not really, it's only 1hr10
@svant32 жыл бұрын
I have
@AzaleaJane4 жыл бұрын
"Is this going to turn out well, or are they going to ruin it?" Yes.
@dmp15204 жыл бұрын
dick 1 and dick 2 really nailed it.
@shogo_guy4 жыл бұрын
@@dmp1520 Wow! Funny AND original
@dmp15204 жыл бұрын
@@shogo_guy as original as d1 and d2 were with their endless dick jokes. My answer was inspired by their emmy winning writing.
@sswenr5673 жыл бұрын
Yhv b. I can just ggbyb yputty’sy bygy yay
@svant32 жыл бұрын
First it will turn out well, then they’ll ruin it!😄
@Iksbrown11 жыл бұрын
I think the biggest difference between Tolkien and Martin is that Tolkien was more influenced by mythology, whereas Martin draws his inspiration from history. It really shows in their work, with LOTR coming of as an enchanted fairy-tale like story and ASOIAF being gritty, dark and realistic.
@squamish4244 Жыл бұрын
ASOIAF is only gritty _relative_ to LOTR. Almost everyone is still a lord or lady, and GRRM basically took 1,000 years of medieval history, picked out the greatest hits and compressed it all into a five-year time span. And people still die spectacular gothic deaths in his stories. GRRM, like any writer, is a storyteller first and foremost. If he was truly "gritty, dark and realistic", he'd write about a peasant plowing his field all day like 90% of medieval people actually did, or about a king dropping dead suddenly of disease like Henry V did of dysentery at 35 in 1422, thus robbing him of the chance to take the crown of France - a very anticlimactic ending if ever there was one. That's actual medieval realism. Or George could be truly gritty and manage to finish one damn book in the last 12 years. Good lord.
@pillarpod Жыл бұрын
I think the biggest difference is that Tolkien actually finished his story.
@SvenDzahov Жыл бұрын
Hot take: GRRM is far more influenced by mythology. Jon Snow with the king of winter/ king of corn/king of crows Is comparable to 7 different regional Norse, Celtic, Gaelic and English mythological lores at once. There’s a whole bunch of this but it’s hyper niche. Look up Cerkunnos and think about how the concept of Life and Death/summer and winter plays into the story. Robert and Ned Renly and Stannis. Etc etc, the whole story is about the dichotomy of life and death aka a song of ice and fire
@SvenDzahov Жыл бұрын
@@squamish4244this stuff literally happens constantly Baelor Breakspear dropped dead in combat which was not supposed to be lethal where as he was the heir and hope to the throne, highly competent warrior and compassionate man. Rhaegar as well But I mean Areys the 1st dies of a heart attack leaving Maegor the opportunity to take the throne. Sir Willem dies from complications foiling Doran’s plots. Many kings and princes died in the spring sickness which lead to Egg becoming king. A house fire kills off half of the dynasty at one point. And almost every epic moment where the hero prevails is foiled by something. The whole story is the process of let downs getting us to where we are when the story starts lol, the book begins with a king who is deeply in debt needing to replace his Hand because the former died
@squamish4244 Жыл бұрын
@@SvenDzahov Well, I would take issue with random deaths happening as part of the narrative of ASOIAF and not the backstory. Baelor's death was also a heroic sacrifice death in the tradition of epic fantasy and tragedy. I'm thinking of something like what if Tywin had consolidated his hold over the Seven Kingdoms and then got an infection and died. That kind of thing.
@konradcavebear53118 жыл бұрын
badass R.R. with the flame suspenders.
@muffinman57418 жыл бұрын
more like nerd
@brucelee128 жыл бұрын
He's our nerd though, the King of nerds.
@AngelCakes19978 жыл бұрын
+brucelee12 King George, First of his Name.
@TJansonable8 жыл бұрын
hes a savage!
@jaypond43688 жыл бұрын
Thats the thing about being successful. You can wear whatever the hell you want and everyone loves it.
@konstantinlapshin50104 жыл бұрын
Amazing human being. You can instantly see that he is down to earth, genuine, and decent. And that voice...very soothing. That giggle is amazing too :) What about the suspenders? Fire!!
@gc89094 жыл бұрын
1:05:00 “are they gonna ruin it” made a tear come to my eye.
@ThatDangerousWolf3 жыл бұрын
He must be so heartbroken. I know he has made some statement about it, but I feel like he really held himself back just to be respectful and nice. I can’t even imagine what went on in his mind when he watched the last few seasons.
@55bueller7 жыл бұрын
This guy is getting people back into reading actual books, I will always have such respect for him because of that!
@97epicman4 жыл бұрын
The interviewer in this one was very good. He seemed genuinely interested in George RR Martin and came across as an intelligent guy himself.
@HettieGrace12 жыл бұрын
I LOVE the Song of Ice and Fire series, one of the best writers I have ever experienced. Long live G.R.R Martin
@jokebapack26 жыл бұрын
When you realise that writing can be a professional career? About 3 years ago. Listen to this guys! The road of a writer is harder than most.
@samfrank62904 жыл бұрын
It was a joke lol
@devinrai9 жыл бұрын
Just imagine. Inside this man's head is the ending of ASOIAF.
@hiswordremains9 жыл бұрын
+Devin Rai *GONGGG*
@andyd60559 жыл бұрын
Inside this mans mind he he could make I badass things happen in the shows. Like a the ice dragon coming out of e wall and joining the white walkers
@DebateCafe9 жыл бұрын
+Devin Rai Break it open, let's steal what's inside!
@devinrai9 жыл бұрын
Martin .Luther That can easily happen in ASOIAF. Remember, Old nan's stories.
@devinrai9 жыл бұрын
Martin .Luther what are you even saying? Stop with the overthinking. All I'm saying is Nan told stories about The Children, White walkers, dragons etc. Up until, 3rd book we didn't think that they were real but they are. Children, WWs, Dragons are all real. Magic is real. There is no reason that ice dragons cannot be real too.
@johnwatson844512 жыл бұрын
At home sick, listening to ramblings is comforting, and gives me ideas for my own writing.
@wreck.create.MAK09 жыл бұрын
what a jolly magical Maester this man is
@HowardSiow0110 жыл бұрын
First time I've seen George Martin... Really seems like an honest, candid and just a really great guy... Way to go George :)
@ClayburnGriffin9 жыл бұрын
I love the shot of all the bored nerds as he discusses football.
@damianosangelis2849 жыл бұрын
Clayburn Griffin George even said in another interview that outside of these kinds of talks that he almost loathes talking about ASOIAF, because he's around it so much as it is. He said he could talk about football and other things for hours though. Who can blame him, if you were a plumber would you want to go meet you're friends somewhere and just talk about plumbing for a few hours after you just got done plumbing all day?
@fikafikafikarrr9 жыл бұрын
YES! take that nerds! YES!!!YES!!!
@turtleanton65395 жыл бұрын
@@fikafikafikarrr Fuck you
@balabanasireti5 жыл бұрын
@@damianosangelis284 He can do that with his friends. The interviews are about ASOIAF. End of story.
@EmperorSimonKure11 жыл бұрын
Only George R.R. Martin and Santa Claus can wear suspenders and still look stylish.
@natalia_tx10 жыл бұрын
And the Doctor.
@OliviaBeille7 жыл бұрын
I don't know about stylish, but he sure can wear them, or whatever he wants for that matter and no one could hold it against him because he's the legend.
@logan58046 жыл бұрын
Sarium Kure you should see my buddy anthony
@liamfahey40015 жыл бұрын
It's one of the many reasons that he is "Murder Santa"
@TheStormcrow25 жыл бұрын
Flames on anything are always tacky, but I couldn't care less.
@Zouna9211 жыл бұрын
I opened this video and started to browse the internet in another tab and while I was browsing I listened to his interview for over an hour... man he surely was not boring in anyway. Keep up your good work Goerge you're awesome!
@lifeisactuallyveryboring.77715 жыл бұрын
He's very humble and honest, I really admire that in a person.
@jamese882511 жыл бұрын
If there is one thing I hate is the comparisons.....why can't you like both??? Why must there be discernible lines drawn between Tolkien and Martin....can't we all just say, LONG LIVE FANTASY!!!!!!!!!!
@michaelerrigo317311 жыл бұрын
Amen brother!! I feel the same way about Star Wars and Star Trek.
@eb1066sn11 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. It's easy for one time viewers or casual readers to judge them in the same category. But when you look at their sources (LOTR taking from mythology and legend, ASOIAF from history), and the worldviews of the writers (JRRT a WWI vet, GRRM an antiwar activist from the Vietnam era), its very difficult to see similarities beyond the genre. They're so different, they might as well not even share the genre.
@JzeusGames11 жыл бұрын
AHHH MAN BROTHER!!!!
@rev.chuckshingledecker11 жыл бұрын
Excellent point! Tolkien invented the modern Fantasy genre, but he was also doing something VERY different. It is supposed to be a story that entertains, but at the same time the frame narrative plays with the convention that all the Middle Earth material came from manuscripts following the Epic of the early Medieval period, like Beowulf. It's not supposed to be a straight up novel. So comparing the two types of stories is practically like comparing apples and oranges.
@jamese882510 жыл бұрын
Comparisons need to end amongst fantasy junkies. We are few and far between, but we are fiercely loyal. J.R.R. created a beautiful story of good V.S. evil. The Hero prevails against a powerful evil. G.R.R. created a world where each person is capable of being evil and good. I hope for more and more and more fantasy which tackles all different kinds of themes. I myself hope to one day publish my own fantasy. I in NO WAY mean to reach the heights of the fore-mentioned authors, but I'd love to contribute to a genre I love.
@andrewpellom17616 жыл бұрын
52:50 "When is your next book coming out?" Me watching this video in 2018: "LOOOOOOL" Edit: it is now 2022: LOOOOOOL
@NeuroticCrow4 жыл бұрын
Update in 2020: LOOOOOOOOL
@ritwikraha4 жыл бұрын
*cries in lockdown
@omarora45904 жыл бұрын
52:50
@kimocrates55123 жыл бұрын
*cries in 2021*
@waynesaint14013 жыл бұрын
Update in 2021: LOOOOOOOOL
@TheMasteros2211 жыл бұрын
The show made his books known to the masses. I saw the first season and then read all of the books and to this day they are the best books i have read.
@clairelovell72123 жыл бұрын
AGREED
@starlit-rain Жыл бұрын
Same
@DaytakTV7 жыл бұрын
ASoIaF is the greatest story ever told! Thank you GRRM and GoT crew!
@ExNihil08 жыл бұрын
This man is just a prophet of the multiverse. A conduit to another universe.
@SerTahu12 жыл бұрын
there were quite a few hints in the dialogue. Two of my favourite are these: In Renly's conversation with Stannis, in the books Renly says that Margaery was a virgin when they wed, and Stannis says “In your bed she’s like to die that way.” The other is an occasion in the third book where Jaime is talking with Loras. Loras pulls out his blade, and Jaime says “Now sheathe your bloody sword, or I’ll take it from you and shove it up some place even Renly never found.”
@cestraig Жыл бұрын
My annoyance with George Martin is that he created a masterpiece. I just don't see how any fictional fantasy writer could ever create something so detailed with so much depth and so much content, like dead walking, dragons, magic, giants etc. It gives any future fantasy writer a real hard job to create anything new and unique lol.
@babyblue_22 Жыл бұрын
My annoyance with George Martin is waiting 12 years for the sixth book, with still no release date in sight 😥
@cestraig Жыл бұрын
@@babyblue_22 😂😂
@Bluemilk92 Жыл бұрын
He has pretty much admitted that ASoIaF has become his masterwork. He knows it will be what he's remembered for. If he sticks the landing, then we will be talking about him 100 years from now, like we do with Tolkien. I can't imagine the pressure. He has the chance to become an actual legend.
@cestraig Жыл бұрын
@@Bluemilk92 Has he written many other unrelated novels?
@Bluemilk92 Жыл бұрын
@@cestraig If you're joking I'll take the L. He has like 20 years of content before "The Song." A ton were short... Novellas. *Check "A Song for Lya. * Real quick reads. He has the 1000 worlds universe. Think ASoIaF, with more time and space travel. Aliens. Weirdly still a lot of incest. Telepathy's a thing. Actually reading his older work will make you spark. "Ah! That's what he's getting at in The Song."
@slantone11 жыл бұрын
Thank you George Martin, for opening up your mind and soul, creating a world so rich and complex, real and fantastic - a world that we can all now escape to.
@bepkororoti80196 жыл бұрын
George seems to be such a genuine great guy, I could listen to him all day long, minus the sports stuff 😁
@BlueDaemonful3 жыл бұрын
I love how honest he is as well as his dark sense of humour lol
@MrDuploelephant6 жыл бұрын
He gives such detailed and delighting answers.
@bicarbonat18 жыл бұрын
The host's head nodding is so rapid and frequent is damn near a vibration 8:14
@thedarkness978 жыл бұрын
his foot too..
@_GOD_HAND_8 жыл бұрын
this is why i come to youtube
@Marcow3218 жыл бұрын
Thanks that made me have a good laugh!
@bicarbonat18 жыл бұрын
DiceCow No prob! 😄
@tiffii57068 жыл бұрын
He looks like a bobblehead.
@Schmidteren11 жыл бұрын
I could listen to him for days on end... He truly is a master of telling of stories!
@张三丰-x1w2 жыл бұрын
Heard so many praises on the show, checked the time, made in 2013. Made sense
@-AwaleAbdi-11 жыл бұрын
This man needs to breed... His brilliance can't die with him! Pass on your awesomeness, George.
@jammydodger58388 ай бұрын
You’re still fertile, you need to marry again and breed!
@AltairDhauglu11 жыл бұрын
May the old and the new gods bless you with a long life, Mr Martin!
@nontrivialdog10 жыл бұрын
His giggles lol.
@arthurdayne80295 жыл бұрын
nontrivial dawg ‘hehehehehehe he’
@doctorine-moderncombat5bea89 жыл бұрын
his voice is so soothing lol
@josueignaciomm11 жыл бұрын
Martin's literature is above any other genre or book nowadays. The complexity of every single character he creates, the verosimilitude of the storyline and the outstanding plot development are some of the reasons why he's the best in fiction. I'm professor of literature, and a fan of the genre, and I'm convinced you haven't even read the first two books, and you're anyway daring to do that analysis.
@carolineclay10911 жыл бұрын
There is only one word that i find applicable to George R.R Martin, and that is genius.
@johnnyshowbones868911 жыл бұрын
Those fire braces are the BOMB.
@indyu.s.456811 жыл бұрын
Martin has created a world that is bordering on StarWars levels. This thing is just beginning, it will likely continue much longer than people expect.
@JoannaDeVoe5 жыл бұрын
This was truly excellent. Super informative & entertaining.
@NEXUSXEMNAS2312 жыл бұрын
George R. R. Martin is one of those people i could listen to talk for hours. And I have thanks to youtube lol
@erikoreland368810 жыл бұрын
Love the suspenders!
@voteZDLR10 жыл бұрын
They're so tacky lol, like, wearing suspenders is one thing but wearing suspenders with flames on them... just wow.
@swordofillinthien28878 жыл бұрын
Flaming suspenders to keep the belly from bursting out.
@klein763011 жыл бұрын
this and strombo are best interviews ive seen yet. its basically all of them summed up
@florete23103 жыл бұрын
NO WAY! So that's what happened to Leonard Hofstadter after he broke up with Penny. He came to interview George R.R. Martin... Good for him.
@CzechMirco8 жыл бұрын
The feeling when you listen to this in the background in 2016, not paying attention to when it actually took place, and suddenly at 51:50 he says "Stannis will be joining things..." O.o
@lordoftuft141111 жыл бұрын
By reading the books it might seem like they die randomly, but by actually reading the story you'll find that they don't die randomly. Everything that happens in the books, everyone that dies has a meaning to it, something you should have noticed by now since you're halfway through the 3rd book...
@thepatriot1911 жыл бұрын
i love his chapter style im able to read a chapter at a time and jump into a new situation kinda of instead ofnhoppin into where u left off which i shard unless u take notes or something
@twiggy_witch7 жыл бұрын
Why isn't this called "Maester Class"? What a missed opportunity.
@galadballcrusher81825 жыл бұрын
@Mist Spirit Actualy... in game of thrones game for pc..... not the telltale one.. the other one... he voiced over a character who was designed based on his looks too ... a maester ;)
@Io-Io-Io5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha und hohoho und hihihihihi.
@TerryKashat5 жыл бұрын
That’s so good I thought that’s what it is was already titled 😂
@lordseaworth60554 жыл бұрын
@THOMAS LATHAM Have not heard that meme in ages!
@elizabethtaification4 жыл бұрын
Lmaoo I love this comment too much 😂😂
@CannotFindAUsername711 жыл бұрын
1:03:50 how is this auditorium so empty. I would have loved to be there..
@balabanasireti5 жыл бұрын
Because interviews with celebrities are expensive.
@creast26235 жыл бұрын
I watch this every night this is so satisfying to fall asleep to 😯😴😂😂
@MawuliWare9 жыл бұрын
love this guy! seems like a good dude!
@woodsarthobbies65158 жыл бұрын
I enjoy watching this interview.
@Sanchara9 жыл бұрын
"These corners of the world all have Starbucks in them" I love that!
@TwiztidMenace11 жыл бұрын
Pick something and practice. "Fake it until you make it." No one is born great, they become great afterwards. They try, they make mistakes, they fix them, and they press on with new knowledge that they learned from making the mistake. One day they realize they've made every mistake that other people, who are "good at something", have made, and they reason that they must be good at it themselves, now, after practice. So, pick something and practice.
@urielperi32805 жыл бұрын
1:05:13 So George, did it done well or did they ruined it?
@paddykelly633812 жыл бұрын
Practice! That's how you get good at something. Do something a lot, and you'll get good. It's not magic, it's just work.
@mininovaband8 жыл бұрын
OMG, the interviewer is Leonard Hofstadter!!!
@platesfly83628 жыл бұрын
That's exactly what I thought!!! :D
@kanedomican22488 жыл бұрын
Omg I thought that😂😂
@andrewmanford8 жыл бұрын
OMG, the commenter is Martha Raymond!!!!!!!!!!
@tomacalin8612 жыл бұрын
just listening to this guy calms me. he has that kind of voice... :))
@limmil97645 жыл бұрын
George: You haven't seen much of Casterly Rock yet, it will be an important backdrop in the later books. Me, 2019: SQUUUEEEEE This is still coming !!!
@CCKeNeNSC11 жыл бұрын
ASOIAF is even longer, I've got all LotR books in one, with it being not even 1000 pages. The difference in the two tales is that Martin is much more focused on the persons, on theire personality, and the game between them, while in LotR, it is basiclly a quest, but you still have these characters that frodo don't trust. Tolkien didn't work as a author, but he did release The hobbit and LotR. But he made so very much more, middle earth is big. But Martins work is a masterpiece too. Respect both
@ninjachannel0075 жыл бұрын
The interviewer asks all the right questions.
@MakeAStrangerSmile4 жыл бұрын
Sir GRRM you are my inspiration.
@omarcruz284011 жыл бұрын
I absolutely hated/hate fantasy but a song of ice and fire is so damned beautiful and full of real history and the human condition is so masterfully portrayed in this fake world that I have fallen balls deep in love with it.
@ibrahimtall62096 жыл бұрын
The fact that they have a still from the TV SHOW up the entire time is raising my blood pressure. Not to say that the first 4 seasons of the show weren't some of the best tv/story telling in history, but... c'mon.
@gadgetguru3611 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the post. Read the books, watched the show. Like Tolkien, GRMM takes the usual sword & fantasy genre to new heights. His world is believable and the characters recognizable, fallible with human faults & prejudices. Listening to his candid recollections of the behind the scenes reality of writing for television is enlightening. 1Buttonmasher: Those who can do. Those who can't criticize. To compare GoT to Twilight shows an utter lack of literary comprehension.
@GregoryDSanders11 жыл бұрын
I find his work entertaining. Never have seen the show, but to judge it by its written merit; I find the work lasting, intriguing, and the inter-personal relationships noteworthy for the witty, character driven dialogue. He does prefer a stance on moral ambiguity, and I find that refreshing. I adore the Hobbit and LOTR, and enjoy a fiction that revels on gray, while LOTR dealt so perfectly with absolutes of good and evil.
@ZaelotGrunt11 жыл бұрын
SUSPENDERS GAME TOO STRONG
@wisdommanari67015 жыл бұрын
No such thingz
@MarketResearchReading11411 жыл бұрын
Just found this, it was deff a treat.
@zarens11 жыл бұрын
i love how every time some one says they like his work, his reaction is allways "aawwwh thank you" he still sounds suprised every time XD
@freddykruger593711 жыл бұрын
Read the books now that between series...you will appreciate the show all that much more. And now with the show, re-reading the books and appreciate them even more, makes it easier having a physical representation of characters and places in your mind while reading. Both forms benefit the other, but books will always be more in depth and enjoyable (granted only if you enjoy reading to begin with)
@peterecovillager225010 жыл бұрын
With talent like George Martin why the hell does junk like Harry Potter become so popular? But get this, when I sent an email giving criticism about the second book getting into the nuances of politics and lineages too much, he actually responded to my email and took it to heart! How good is that for someone who combines extreme talent with being humble enough to talk to his fans! I love him!
@kays661610 жыл бұрын
I know! Harry Potter is there to teach the grade preps of society. who want a bedtime story. (snicker)
@DNotzz7 жыл бұрын
Peter Eco Villager you two are being bratty and pretentious. Harry Potter is a great read for teens. I have fond memories of reading it till 5 am the night it came out in stores. Don't bring that uptight BS here.
@Vee_Macdonald847 жыл бұрын
Dan N totally agree. Super fans of a certain author can have a bad habit of tearing down other authors. It's a shame as it destroys the spirit of creativeness. Harry Potter and GOT have both got me through some pretty bad times over the last few years.
@edaj19907 жыл бұрын
I am fans of both, but the two are not comparable. Harry Potter is for children/teen and A Song of Ice and Fire is not. Jo Rowling had her time, now George is having his time in the limelight.
@BW-dg4gn6 жыл бұрын
George Soden books r gay
@ayse57127 жыл бұрын
i love this man's voice!!! so calming :)
@jayobsia46992 жыл бұрын
I love that he's a Giants fan lol
@Fergus3162 ай бұрын
When I first read Game of Thrones, long before there was an HBO series, I thought the chapters read like scenes in a TV show, moving from character to character. I thought whoever this author was he understood television and his work could easily be adapted to TV. I was later surprised that HBO would pick up a fantasy project, but I wasn't surprised that the writing made for good television.
@KoishNoish11 жыл бұрын
Personally I think Martin provides more development, wit and realism whilst Tolkien provided more fantasy and intrigue (in some senses). The fact is modern fantasy would not be where it is without Tolkien and I am certain the same will apply to Martin in the many years to come.
@quizno196511 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this guy for ages
@PizzaDough995 жыл бұрын
I love how he dresses all the time.
@maduguenglishacademytv33286 жыл бұрын
fabulous interview. I wish to be good scholar like you in the world.
@Kallaeum11 жыл бұрын
I would agree. However, Tolkien's work, from an artistic point of view, is more beautiful. From a philosophical point of view, it is more thought-provoking. LOTR is much harder to read, mostly because Tolkien doesn't do cliffhangers very well. That's where Martin excels most. Both are classics in their own right.
@chrisjones75944 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your time.
@LeDingueDeJeuxVideos5 жыл бұрын
So sad to hear about these times where D&D were still respectable
@bipolarminddroppings Жыл бұрын
44:30 this is the part of making TV/movies the people on youtube who think they could do it better than the professionals don't understand. Its easy to write a fantasic script. Its hard to write one that can actually be produced within a reasonable budget of time and money.
@Mikeztarp9 жыл бұрын
This is neither a "master class" nor "higher learning". It's just a long interview about the author's life.
@sam2488 жыл бұрын
+Mikeztarp dido
@DNotzz7 жыл бұрын
Mikeztarp thats the lesson bud ;) the higher learning is there if you know how to listen.
@Leto857 жыл бұрын
I thought so too after 5:28 minutes in. What can we learn here to improve writing?
@logan78827 жыл бұрын
+Dan N Higher learning and master class implies a different set-up than this. This is literally just an interview. Sure you can learn from it but that doesn't make it a master class. It's not a class.
@leijten6 жыл бұрын
Ask GRRM how WoW is doing if you want to learn how to write.
@SaunaFinland11 жыл бұрын
Yes, I was running out of characters. I already had to rephrase a few sentences to fit everything in there. Your comment was a very welcome addition, though, and neatly summarized. Thank you. I had to pick one character and summarize his/her development in about ten words, so I picked the one I regard as the most powerful change.
@jaylawless16675 жыл бұрын
Damn if this talk happened in 2019, that auditorium would be beyond max capacity with folks shoulder to shoulder in the isles.
@osmya00443 жыл бұрын
If it happened in 2021 it would be over zoom boradcasted live from GRRM´s livingroom
@LoroofTheWorld2 жыл бұрын
George is so fun to listen to.
@cirle155210 жыл бұрын
He's a lovable Santa Claus
@666or99910 жыл бұрын
Except his only gift is death..
@FakeAnarchist10 жыл бұрын
666or999 at least sometimes it goes to people who deserve it.
@Quietstrife10 жыл бұрын
FakeAnarchist Ned? :^(
@FakeAnarchist10 жыл бұрын
TheFlashybrown of course not Ned, his loss is still painful today. the people who did deserve it are Joffrey, Viserys, The Mountain among others
@paulthoresen82417 жыл бұрын
Ned did deserve it, he made bad choices. He was a good man, but he would have lived if he made better choices. Such as having witnesses to being made king, or making it known to the world, not simply depending on a piece of paper that he gave to the enemy to inspect. He also put his life in the hands of a man who wants his wife. It would have also helped him to tell his family the truth about Jon, his wife hates them both on some level because Jon reminds her that he cheated on her.
@noldaker9 жыл бұрын
Great interview! Answered a lot of questions I've wondered about.
@k.g.50965 жыл бұрын
he's so cute even if he's 70 (I know age doesn't matter) he has such a young spirit!
@Sunderbunny11 жыл бұрын
The series is great and once i watched first season i read all the books because i could not wait for the next season to come out. Whenever anything goes from print to film it can never be the same and I think people just dont understand that.