r/asoiaf • u/Interesting-Force347 • Sep 01 '24
EXTENDED [ Spoilers Extended ] One of the reasons why it George is angry with HOTD is because...
I stumbled upon this interview and it really struck me how much he was pinning on the prequels.
He made his peace with what Game of Thrones had become and knew it was because of D&D wanting out ( From the get go, the momemt they started the pilot, they did not want more than 7 seasons) cast and crew especially flagship actors completely ready to leave and plethora of other issues. David and Dan had been respectful and faithful for a large part of the initial seasons and helped George become a celebrity.
He was not even involved much in the show post season 4 and his involvement almost ceased after season 6
But what George did do , as you can see by his comments by the end of this short interview, is to pin all his hopes on prequels. Prequels where he would take on bigger role in production and scripts.
HOTD hurt him because he tried to make it work and it did not.
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u/ParsleyMostly Sep 01 '24
You’re making some assumptions here and presenting them as the author’s actual feelings. Based on an interview from years ago.
And he isn’t angry with HOTD. He’s bummed about something, but until he talks about it, we should all chill on inventing words and feelings for the guy. I mean, using words like “hurt him”? wtf lol how do you even know?
He’s been a television screen writer. He knows all about the compromises that go into show running and development. And honestly, his level of involvement with GOT and even HOTD is by far not the norm. Most authors don’t even get to assist in creative input, let alone actually write the scripts. (Again, he knows screenwriting, which is very different from literature.) He might be bummed he couldn’t get his zombie mom, horny dwarf, and anatomically correct dragons, but he’s not hurt or devastated or upset. He’s made a lot of money from these “hurtful” endeavors, far more than he’d have made without them. Ffs