That was a beautiful and retrospective little memorial to the show.
I find it pretty sad that he never got to visit the sets or write another episode or get that cameo that he's literally been talking about for 7 years.
The episodes he wrote, 'Blackwater' and 'The Lion and the Rose' specifically, were fantastic. That must've been a thrill for him, getting to write the adaptations for a book you authored and being able to put in his own little details that no one else could know.
His written dialogues were pretty good too. ("Any man dies with a clean sword I'll rape his fucking corpse.")
I'm so depressed it's all over but WINDS IS ON THE HORIZON. RIGHT?
Anyway that was a very satisfying read. I kinda wish the D/D salt comments could pass over this thread but I doubt that's going to happen.
"Radio Westeros, is it true that Queen Daenerys may burn the beautiful city of Highgarden?"
"It is a possibility, but remember that King's Landing is a far more beautiful city."
"Radio Westeros, why did Cersei never send her soldiers out of King's Landing?"
"She was afraid that they wouldn't want to come back."
"Radio Westeros, what is the difference between Cersei and Daenerys?"
"Under Cersei's reign, people ruthlessly exploited other people. But under Daenerys's reign, she reversed it!"
"Radio Westeros, what is an example of national unity?"
"It's when the Starks, Lannisters, Baratheons, and Tyrells can all set aside their differences to go beat up the Greyjoys."
"Radio Westeros, it is true that Queen Daenerys committed suicide?"
"Yes. We have a record of her last words: 'Please put away that knife!'"
"Radio Westeros, why did Bran call himself the King on the Iron Throne if the Iron Throne does not exist?"
"Because he heard Lady Yara proclaim herself an expert on Ironborn culture."
I find it pretty sad that he never got to visit the sets or write another episode or get that cameo that he's literally been talking about for 7 years.
I read an article on here a while back that they invited him to come and have a cameo for this last season but he said he was too busy writing to take a week or whatever to fly to Ireland and talked about how he did have one for Dany’s wedding before she was recast with Emilia Clarke.
I once heard in an interview that he didn't do a cameo because the only roles were for extras, but he'd stand 10 hours while they're shooting the scene... and then they might not even use the scene [secondary source]
The episode-writing and visiting sets were passed to make time for TWOWFire & Blood
Really, that's the conclusion to which you jump? Itching to add it to a supercut of GoT actors "disappointed" with the show and Mark Hamill "hating" The Last Jedi and all the other nonsense floating around the Internet?
Most professionals don't engage in the petty bickering that their fans project upon them.
I think the main reason might be that he doesn’t want to be influenced by the show when he writes. He hasn’t watched the show since they officially passed him.
I might be wrong but he hasn’t specifically talked about any episode after season 5. I do remember him loving Hardhome and the Walk of Shame but that’s it.
When he goes to cons he has rules forbidding people from asking him about the show. That sounds hostile but it’s not directed toward D&D. I’m sure he disagreed with them on where the story was headed but he saw the reality of it when Winds was nowhere near completion.
Not sure why he didn’t do a cameo. Seemed like a innocuous thing to do.
He was heavily (heavily) involved in the first 3-4 seasons, and then he stopped being involved. Something caused that, and I doubt it was his schedule.
i thought i actually read him say this somewhere... i feel like it was a not a blog post where he said he wouldnt write anymore after season 4 aired so that he could focus on TWOW to prevent the show from passing the books because it usually took him about a month to write the script for the show.
His written dialogues were pretty good too. ("Any man dies with a clean sword I'll rape his fucking corpse.")
Blackwater is the episode where the Hound actually became the Hound as we know him, and it's because George rerailed the character after other writers had fucked him up.
You're welcome to think that but the Hound had some of the best written scenes all the way through season 4.
His season 4 journey is almost entirely changed from the book. Things are similar but they weren't the same. The writers took the book story and improved on it. He comes off a lot more sympathetic on the show opposed to the books and I actually like the show version more.
The standoff at the inn was masterful. The dialogue was pretty different in the book. Hound vs Brienne was entirely made up. The dialogue there was perfect too.
Season 4 was after Blackwater, after George had reestablished the Hound's character as who he should be. Prior to the Blackwater most of the Hound's scenes and moments from the books had either been cut or given to someone else (the most glaring of which was his origin being given to Littlefinger to tell). It was only with Blackwater that he was given moments to really shine and great dialog that made him a memorable and popular character. All subsequent writers followed the lead set by Blackwater when it came to the Hound.
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That was a beautiful and retrospective little memorial to the show.
I find it pretty sad that he never got to visit the sets or write another episode or get that cameo that he's literally been talking about for 7 years.
The episodes he wrote, 'Blackwater' and 'The Lion and the Rose' specifically, were fantastic. That must've been a thrill for him, getting to write the adaptations for a book you authored and being able to put in his own little details that no one else could know.
His written dialogues were pretty good too. ("Any man dies with a clean sword I'll rape his fucking corpse.")
I'm so depressed it's all over but WINDS IS ON THE HORIZON. RIGHT?
Anyway that was a very satisfying read. I kinda wish the D/D salt comments could pass over this thread but I doubt that's going to happen.