George R.R. Martin stories

How a George R.R. Martin rejection led to Neil Gaiman's Sandman

Trent Moore

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 12:47pm

When you're successful, you get a lot of pitches from other people who want to be successful. A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin has been selling books for decades, so it's no surprise he's been approached by lots of folks wanting to get in on the action. Apparently, one of those wanna-be writers was a young Neil Gaiman.

Worried the Thrones novels may be too brutal for you? Watch this!

Trent Moore

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 4:21pm

Part of what makes George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire books, and HBO's Game of Thrones series based on them, so great is the fact that these characters are often in real peril. But that can also drive fans nuts—and this hilarious clip pokes fun at that fact.

George R.R. Martin wants to write Dr. Strange—on one condition

Trent Moore

Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 9:47am

As author of the acclaimed A Song of Ice and Fire novels, we already know George R.R. Martin can write. Now the man behind the series that has become HBO's hit show Game of Thrones wants to tackle another genre—comic books. There's just one catch.

George R.R. Martin teases Thrones S3 and the coming of Mance Rayder

Nathalie Caron

Thursday, September 6, 2012 - 1:03pm

A Song of Ice and Fire writer George R.R. Martin made an appearance at Worldcon Saturday and teased a few interesting tidbits about HBO's Game of Thrones' upcoming third season, including the coming of Mance Rayder (Ciaran Hinds) and much, much more. *SPOILERS AHEAD*

George R.R. Martin reveals the scene that gave birth to Thrones

Nathalie Caron

Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 1:56pm

Did you ever wonder how in the Seven Kingdoms George R.R. Martin came up with the stories and the world of A Song of Ice and Fire? Well, wonder no more, as you can now watch Martin himself explain how it all came about.

Go behind the scenes with 1st set footage from Game of Thrones S3

Nathalie Caron

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 3:54pm

Filming for Game of Thrones season three is now in full swing on location in and around Belfast in Northern Ireland and we've got the very first (and very cool) footage from the highly anticipated new season featuring none other than our favorite road-trip duo Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) and Ser Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau).

Watch awesome impersonator totally own 8 Game of Thrones voices

Jeff Spry

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 12:45pm

Impressions can be tricky. Most fail, but occasionally, the magic just moves you. Here's a talented Canadian kid who's a regular one-man Westeros. Close your eyes and you'll swear you can smell the booze on Robert Baratheon's breath.

Cry wolf in 1st intriguing set pic from Game of Thrones S3

Nathalie Caron

Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 11:08am

The first intriguing set photo from Game of Thrones' season 3 has emerged—and if that's not exciting enough, we also have some info on the locations (old and new) that'll be used for the next highly anticipated season.

Watch George R.R. Martin talk Thrones scenes too expensive for HBO

Trent Moore

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 5:16pm

The creators of HBO's Game of Thrones have managed to do a lot within the limitations of a cable TV series budget, and George R.R. Martin thinks they're doing a great job, regardless. But he does have one complaint—in his mind, he imagined the recent Battle of Blackwater to be a lot more epic than what made it to screen.

Thrones actress says more male nudity needed: 'Let's see some @#$!'

Nathalie Caron

Monday, June 18, 2012 - 10:28am

Just last week, Game of Thrones director Neil Marshall (who directed the superb ''Blackwater'' episode written by George R R. Martin) created quite a stir by revealing how there was a producer in charge of making sure the perv side of the audience got what it wanted from the show—namely lots of T & A and a good dose of female full frontal nudity. But what about male full frontal nudity?

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George R.R. Martin stories

How a George R.R. Martin rejection led to Neil Gaiman's Sandman

Worried the Thrones novels may be too brutal for you? Watch this!

George R.R. Martin wants to write Dr. Strange—on one condition

George R.R. Martin teases Thrones S3 and the coming of Mance Rayder

George R.R. Martin reveals the scene that gave birth to Thrones

Go behind the scenes with 1st set footage from Game of Thrones S3

Watch awesome impersonator totally own 8 Game of Thrones voices

Cry wolf in 1st intriguing set pic from Game of Thrones S3

Watch George R.R. Martin talk Thrones scenes too expensive for HBO

Thrones actress says more male nudity needed: 'Let's see some @#$!'

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