Things just kept getting bigger and bigger
Author: qinqin | Posted: 28.11.2011Fire and Blood already broke down our breakfast with George, which was great. George is very personable and gracious. But in this post I’m going to sum up all of the info that came out of the roundtable discussion with GRRM. Later, I will tackle the session with David & Dan and then the full Game of thrones dvd panel.
Our first roundtable discussion was with GRRM and about 5 or 6 other TV journalists, sitting down in one of the hotel’s suites. An intimate setting, perfect for getting in a few questions weighing on the fans’ minds.
To start, George was asked to talk a little about the genesis of the project. He told us of how he sat down to lunch with David & Dan and ended up discussing the show for hours, when all the lunch folks had left and the dinner rush was beginning. He knew then that David & Dan would do right by the books and gave them his approval to attempt to pitch the show. All three men agreed that HBO was the best place for this show to end up. So David & Dan pitched it to HBO and they decided to go ahead and option the rights. And, of course, we know that since then HBO has gone on to order the full series.
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