Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin#1: Because if he did not make the books we would not have this great show. - Page 14

***Si_Crazy*** · 11-11-2018, 01:49 PM

^ That's how you should see things

Not everything will be as we want, but at least there is a fighting chance to get things to a better or different path

wanderer78 · 11-11-2018, 06:29 PM

A new GRRM interview, mostly to promote Fire&Blood:

When I began A Game of Thrones I thought it might be a short story

wanderer78 · 11-14-2018, 06:13 PM

GRRM remembers Stan Lee - This article has some great quotes and links about Stan Lee's influence on GRRM. But here's the highlights:

Quote:

(It’s) devastating. I met Stan a number of times. I can’t say I really knew him. But of course, he had a huge influence on my work. I was a Marvel kid. I grew up reading Spider-Man and the Avengers and Fantastic Four…He was a great writer and modern comic books, the Marvel Universe, is really his legacy.

And GRRM's first "published work" was a letter to Marvel about one of Stan's comics:

***Si_Crazy*** · 11-17-2018, 06:36 AM

that's a really nice letter

wanderer78 · 01-06-2019, 06:41 PM

‘Game of Thrones’ creator George R.R. Martin discovers he’s nearly a quarter Jewish on ‘Finding Your Roots’

The story behind it is interesting. It's like something out of a soap opera or GoT.

wanderer78 · 02-27-2019, 12:18 PM

Quote:

George R.R. Martin had a chance to appear in the upcoming final season of Game of Thrones, yet decided against it.

The author whose A Song of Ice and Fire novels form the basis for the HBO hit was extended an invitation by series showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss to travel from his New Mexico home to Northern Ireland to be included in a scene in season 8. But the author decided to focus on writing his next book, the long-awaited The Winds of Winter, instead.

“David and Dan invited me to a cameo in one of the final episodes, which I was tempted to do,” Martin told EW. “But I didn’t think just for the sake of a cameo I could take the time to return to Belfast.”

Martin pointed out that he previously did film a cameo in the show in the first Game of Thrones pilot, which was subsequently reshot. “There was a cameo in the original pilot that was cut,” he noted. “I was a guest at Dany’s wedding. But that was when she was played by Tamzin Merchant so all that footage got thrown out when we recast with Emilia Clarke.”

ew.com

***Si_Crazy*** · 02-28-2019, 04:59 AM

It would've been a nice cameo if he showed up in the final season

but I'm happy he's focusing on writing

wanderer78 · 03-24-2019, 05:03 PM

11 Surprising Facts About George R.R. Martin


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