Posted 3/19/12 5:20 pm EST by Don Hatfield in Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, HBO, Trailers, TV
The Game of Thrones second season premiere is less than two weeks away and HBO is cranking out new trailers, production diaries and character profiles faster than ever before. On top that, they have recently announced that a special sneak peek titled You Win or You Die will air on March 25th. So, what are you waiting for? Head past the break and take a peek at 9 new videos! Read More...
Posted 3/16/12 4:00 pm EST by Don Hatfield in Dark Horse, Gentle Giant, George R. R. Martin, HBO, TV
![](http://geek-news.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/daenerys_gentle_giant_bust.jpg "Daenerys Targaryen 7\\" Mini Bust - Gentle Giant Studios")
The final scene in the Game of Thrones season 1 finale was unforgettable. Seeing Daenerys Targaryen emerge with her newly hatched dragons in hand was just the coolest thing that could have happened and now we can relive that moment for years to come thanks to this awesome Daenerys Targaryen bust from Dark Horse and HBO. Read More...
Posted 3/6/12 4:30 pm EST by Don Hatfield in George R. R. Martin, HBO, TV
While the rest of us eagerly wait for Season 2 to light up our TV screens, those of you who don't subscribe to HBO finally have the chance to watch the first season of Game of Thrones. Just as expected, the Game of Thrones Season 1 DVD and Blu-ray box sets landed at retailers nationwide today. Read More...
Posted 3/5/12 4:30 pm EST by Brandon Freeberg in Animation, Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin
Last night's episode of "The Simpsons" had Springfield going Westeros on everyone's ass with a "Game of Thrones" intro parody. Just like in the beginning of the acclaimed HBO series, we see Evergreen Terrace as a gear-heavy, mechanized realm, sprouting up from the ground. Although you never saw him in full knight armor in the show, I like to think Homer is doing his best impression of a lazy, drunk Eddard Stark.
Parody intros have become typical for the show, but there were definitely a few subtle takes on story related concepts that we thought were hilarious and worth pointing out:
Weirwood tree Grandpa was a great touch.
3 eyed crows: Spawned from Bran Stark's dreams or Burn's nuclear power plant side effects?
Congratulations are in order for Matt Groening and his staff for really knocking this one out of the park.
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Posted 3/5/12 3:30 pm EST by MTV Geek in Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, HBO, Trailers
Written by: Brandon Freeberg & Charlie Norwood
Before we say anything, just shut up and watch this:
Well that was f@#$ing awesome. HBO even rope-a-dope'd us by starting the new Game of Thrones trailer with footage we had already seen (Cersei entering the Iron Throne room, the burning of the Seven on Dragonstone, Daenerys standing around like an idiot), along with Varys' riddle about power to Tyrion that we saw earlier this year. 15 seconds in, we found ourselves thinking "Is this even new?" Read More...
Posted 3/5/12 10:29 am EST by Matt Morgan in George R. R. Martin, Hobby Gaming
The third annual gathering of Game of Thrones hobby gaming fans has been announced by Fantasy Flight Games. Set to take place from May 18th through the 20th at the publisher's Roseville, Minnesota-based Event Center, the Days of Ice and Fire event announcement had an interesting bit of news tucked away in it: a new Game of Thrones Board Game expansion will debut there.
Designed to re-theme the game around the most recent novel, A Dance With Dragons, this expansion is being used to spark interest in the weekend event by announcing it in this manner and promising attendees a sneak peek. In fact, all pre-registered attendees will walk away with a free copy of this new 42-card deck and modified rules set. Those who can't make the trip will have to wait until later in the year when this A Dance With Dragons deck will become available as part of Fantasy Flight's Print on Demand expansion program.
That's not all that Days of Ice and Fire has to offer, though. Read More...
Posted 2/27/12 5:30 pm EST by MTV Geek in George R. R. Martin, HBO, Trailers, TV
Written by: Brandon Freeberg & Charlie Norwood
S#!% YEAH! Last night when all the cool kids were watching basketball or celebrating a thoroughly mediocre year of films (yeah we said it), HBO dropped the first full length Game of Thrones Season 2 trailer aptly titled "Power and Grace" on the interwebs. So we spent 5 hours watching it on repeat, first at normal speed, then at half speed, and eventually just imported the whole thing into Final Cut where we went frame by frame taking this bastard apart just so we didn’t miss anything. And we do this all for you! Anyway, let’s break down what we see: [MINOR SPOILERS PER USUAL...]
The most immediate thing that grabbed our attention are all the scenes seemingly coming from the third book, A Storm of Swords. Like Daenerys razing cities, though this could just be her pwning the Undying Ones and not all the business with the Unsullied (speaking of which, stoked for those guys to show up). Also Robb Stark telling his mommy (we’d recognize the back of that head a mile away) that he loves someone?? Robb falls in love…but not until the third book, we’re positive. Does this mean the "Red Wedding" goes down in Season 2? Considering it happens in the second half of A Storm Of Swords doubtful, but who the hell knows? Read More...
Posted 2/24/12 4:00 pm EST by Don Hatfield in George R. R. Martin, HBO, TV
Every week we're getting closer to the day George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones makes it's season two premiere on HBO, but to hold us over until then the Making Game of Thrones blog has delivered a new behind the scenes production video – this time an invitation to the set. Read More...
Posted 2/20/12 12:30 pm EST by Matt Morgan in George R. R. Martin, Hobby Gaming, Toy Fair
Think Risk, but with a lot more political back-stabbing. And fun.In that cool "we read the books long before they were popular" sort of way, Fantasy Flight Games has publishing Game of Thrones board and card games for 10 years. Now don't you feel late to the party?
Lucky for you, we got to chat with Fantasy Flight's sales manager, Bryan Bornmueller, at Toy Fair 2012, where he gave us a rundown on the publisher's history with the franchise, as well as a first-hand look at the newly-released second edition of the Game of Thrones Board Game.
Posted 2/20/12 10:00 am EST by Don Hatfield in George R. R. Martin, HBO, TV
HBO sure knows how to keep us Game of Thrones fans happy. Yep, they're teasing us again, this time releasing a behind the scenes video that gives us a look at what its like to be an extra on the epic fantasy series. Can you even imagine how fun it would be to walk around all day, dressed as one of Stannis' soldiers? I have to admit, just thinking about it fills me with a rage of jealousy. Read More...
Posted 2/14/12 7:14 pm EST by MTV Geek in George R. R. Martin, TV
Written by: Brandon Freeberg & Charlie Norwood
HBO has been spoiling us as of late. Last week we not only got a first look at some of the new characters and returning cripples, bastards and broken things from last season, we also got a video from production straight from the most “chill” of the bankrupt European countries: Iceland!:
It seems only appropriate that they shoot the frozen realm of “The King Beyond The Wall” aka “Mance Rayder” aka “The Original Mr. Steal Yo’ Girl” (sorry Trey Songz), in a place literally named after ice. Incredible to see the hurdles production had to deal with such as limited sun light (stupid Earth, with its tilted axis), or making sure not to fall off cliffs and die. Equally great to see actor John Bradley not in his Samwell Tarley character, meaning not a complete bumbling craven (Game of Thrones vocab word alert!).
Posted 2/10/12 8:00 pm EST by MTV Geek in George R. R. Martin, TV
Written by: Brandon Freeberg & Charlie Norwood
WARNING: MINOR SPOILERS BELOW.
YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.
DON'T SAY WE DIDN'T TELL YOU.
Winter Came! Yesterday! Casting was announced a while ago but HBO has unloaded a pile of new photos and we got our first look at the new characters joining the show for the second season of Game of Thrones. Check out below Stannis Baratheon and his firey priestess, Melisdandre; The Onion Knight, Davos Seaworth and Westeros’ token hottie, Brienne of Tarth. Also included were new photos of your most hated characters like Sansa, Cersei and Bran. But there are also new images of Emmy winner Peter Dinklage as Tyrion, and Hodor! So that’s cool. We’re assuming that most of you are impatient nerds like us and have read ahead so you’re already familiar with these new characters but we’ll try to avoid any obvious spoilers where possible. Everyone dies in the end of this season anyway so I don’t know why we even bother.
Posted 1/31/12 10:21 am EST by Matt Morgan in George R. R. Martin, Trailers, TV
April 1st isn't as far away as it seems, but for anxious Game of Thrones fans, HBO has released a solid minute of footage from the show's upcoming second season. In the opening seconds, keep your eyes peeled for appearances by several of this season's new characters: Stannis Baratheon, Lady Melisandre, and Balon Greyjoy.
Posted 1/13/12 3:30 pm EST by Charles Webb in Announcements, George R. R. Martin, HBO, TV
Second season on the way April 1st on HBO.
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Posted 12/29/11 11:47 am EST by Matt Morgan in Books, George R. R. Martin
Santa came a bit late this year, but fans of the Song of Ice and Fire series are no strangers to waiting, whether it be for news on the next novel or episodes of the hit Game of Thones HBO series. From time to time, author George R R Martin likes to acknowledge that he feels your pain, and offers up looks at his upcoming work. Read More...