Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon

[Stakesarehigh]

I thought I read somewhere that they will not be going forward with the show now. Anyone else hear that or did I just imagine it?

That was the other one

This one they are doing

 

[Niner Outlaw]

Are we watching the same Fear? Morgan went from one of my 3 favorite characters in the TWD franchise. To character most deserving to be punched in the throat regardless of series.

In the case of Fear, I was thinking more about the earlier seasons. The most recent ones were going downhill. It's why I gave up on both TWD and fear quite a ways back.

 

[BusSport]

I thought I read somewhere that they will not be going forward with the show now. Anyone else hear that or did I just imagine it?

See post #3 in this thread:

This Fire & Blood / House Targaryen potential spin-off is still being developed and getting an official pilot order from HBO, but the other potential spin-off, Bloodmoon, has been cancelled, per Deadline and IGN.

 

[Sparhawk]

It ended badly, but GoT was one of the greatest TV shows of all time. The showrunner will be the guy who directed the best episodes, so my hopes are up.

Funny that some people are already thrashing this because it was picked over the female-led/female-ran "Bloodmoon" show.

How bad do you think that pilot episode was?

Having that director involved was a great move, because apparently he clashed with Benioff/Weiss who basically mailed in Season 7.

 

[BusSport]

How bad do you think that pilot episode was?

Having that director involved was a great move, because apparently he clashed with Benioff/Weiss who basically mailed in Season 7.

You mean Season 8, but that's okay, we would all like to forget that season exists.

I am so glad they decided to proceed with House of the Dragon instead of Bloodmoon. The problem with Bloodmoon is that it's not based on any actual George R. R. Martin book, but instead just on scattered references throughout the books to myths of the Long Night, so we would have ended up with the same shitty fanfiction from TV writers that season 8 was.

At least with House of the Dragon, we get a story based on an actual George R. R. Martin book, even if the details of the story in that book are rather sparse (due to the book being a historical reference that covers over a century rather than in-depth novels covering a few years the way the main aSoIaF series is).

 

[PatsFan2003]

You mean Season 8, but that's okay, we would all like to forget that season exists.

I am so glad they decided to proceed with House of the Dragon instead of Bloodmoon. The problem with Bloodmoon is that it's not based on any actual George R. R. Martin book, but instead just on scattered references throughout the books to myths of the Long Night, so we would have ended up with the same shitty fanfiction from TV writers that season 8 was.

At least with House of the Dragon, we get a story based on an actual George R. R. Martin book, even if the details of the story in that book are rather sparse (due to the book being a historical reference that covers over a century rather than in-depth novels covering a few years the way the main aSoIaF series is).

The rise and fall of the House of dragons should be pretty interesting. It might even end with the mad kings death.

That almost sounds good.

 

[BusSport]

The rise and fall of the House of dragons should be pretty interesting. It might even end with the mad kings death.

That almost sounds good.

It's not going to have anything to do with the Mad King's death since Fire & Blood takes place much longer ago. The book, and its main event the Targaryen civil war, ends over a century before the Mad King is even born.

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

The way they fucked up the last season of such a great series, I'm not interested at all.

Won't be the same people.

 

[UK Cowboy]

It's not going to have anything to do with the Mad King's death since Fire & Blood takes place much longer ago. The book, and its main event the Targaryen civil war, ends over a century before the Mad King is even born.

Volume 2 should bring it to the Mad King thoigh, correct?

 

[BusSport]

Volume 2 should bring it to the Mad King thoigh, correct?

The show is going to focus on specifically the Targaryen civil war rather than covering the entire Targaryen dynasty so that it doesn't have to have 10 entirely different casts (10 generations across 300 years).

Also, at the rate at which George R. R. Martin writes, Volume 2 won't be released for years.

 

[BusSport]

Dragon concept art for House of the Dragon was just released yesterday in a blogpost by WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar...:

 

[BusSport]

...and on Twitter:

Dragons are coming.
#HouseoftheDragon begins production in 2021.

 

[wildturkey]

Dragon concept art for House of the Dragon was just released yesterday in a blogpost by WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar...:

...and on Twitter:

I forgot they were doing this. The more time I got away from the GoT finale, the more I realized its really killed a lot of interest in any future shows from me

 

[Bridgeburner]

Fuck GRRM and HBO.

 

[BusSport]

Variety has some more casting news. Summary of the cast so far:

- Paddy Considine as Viserys I Targaryen (not to be confused with Daenerys's brother Viserys from the first season of the original GoT series, who would more precisely be Viserys III)
- Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower
- Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen
- Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen

 

[BusSport]

New logo, unlit:

 

[BusSport]

New logo, lit on fire:

 

[BusSport]

Variety has some more casting news. Summary of the cast so far:

- Paddy Considine as Viserys I Targaryen (not to be confused with Daenerys's brother Viserys from the first season of the original GoT series, who would more precisely be Viserys III)
- Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower
- Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen
- Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen

More casting news from Variety:

- Steve Toussaint as Corlys Velaryon, the Sea Snake
- Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower, Hand of the King
- Eve Best as Rhaenys Targaryen, the Queen Who Never Was
- Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria, Lady Misery, the White Worm

 

[BusSport]

More casting news from Variety:

- Steve Toussaint as Corlys Velaryon, the Sea Snake
- Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower, Hand of the King
- Eve Best as Rhaenys Targaryen, the Queen Who Never Was
- Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria, Lady Misery, the White Worm

Another casting:

- Fabien Frankel as Criston Cole, the Kingmaker

 

[BusSport]

First promo photos released!

First, Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) and Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith):