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NFT: No Game of Thrones in 2018

Mr. Bungle : 12/7/2017 9:28 am
Sophie Turner seems to have confirmed what's been speculated. No Game of Thrones until 2019.

It looks more likely that each Season 8 episode will be movie-length, too.

Hopefully, they spend the extra time hammering away a higher-quality narrative than the previous couple of seasons.

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Not unexpected  
mfsd : 12/7/2017 9:43 am : link
when it comes to scope and scale of episodes, and especially battle scenes, I’m sure they’ll deliver in spades.

As for writing the story to conclusion...I think we’re in for more of the same from season 7. Going to need to try and suspend reality and reason to enjoy it
they might  
spike : 12/7/2017 10:34 am : link
as well show it in theater
Will we ever see the next book?  
Bill L : 12/7/2017 10:35 am : link
Will we see it before the series ends?
RE: Will we ever see the next book?  
rocco8112 : 12/7/2017 10:38 am : link
In comment 13728823 Bill L said:
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Will we see it before the series ends?


No, he will never finish writing the series.
We get Westworld in 2018  
Mike from SI : 12/7/2017 10:41 am : link
though, right?
RE: Not unexpected  
rocco8112 : 12/7/2017 10:42 am : link
In comment 13728692 mfsd said:
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when it comes to scope and scale of episodes, and especially battle scenes, I’m sure they’ll deliver in spades.

As for writing the story to conclusion...I think we’re in for more of the same from season 7. Going to need to try and suspend reality and reason to enjoy it


The show no longer has the books to rely on. The narrative is weak now and Martin will never finish the series. When I first watched this past season I thought it was good mainly because it was bringing some progress to a story that I first read in 1997. That is a long time ago. Upon reflection and second viewings I realized how weak the story of this past season really was.

Of course I will watch the final season when it finally does come out. Just to bring some closure to all of this. It sucks though that if you read the Song of Ice and Fire from that start, you will never get a true ending

Milking the shit out of it  
UConn4523 : 12/7/2017 10:50 am : link
definitely delaying the ending as long as possible at this point.
RE: Milking the shit out of it  
Giantology : 12/7/2017 10:56 am : link
In comment 13728851 UConn4523 said:
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definitely delaying the ending as long as possible at this point.


Eh, at least they're not trying to split the final season into 2 seasons or over 2 years. They probably could get it done in time for Fall 2018 but why rush it?
RE: RE: Not unexpected  
mfsd : 12/7/2017 11:32 am : link
In comment 13728838 rocco8112 said:
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In comment 13728692 mfsd said:


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when it comes to scope and scale of episodes, and especially battle scenes, I’m sure they’ll deliver in spades.

As for writing the story to conclusion...I think we’re in for more of the same from season 7. Going to need to try and suspend reality and reason to enjoy it



The show no longer has the books to rely on. The narrative is weak now and Martin will never finish the series. When I first watched this past season I thought it was good mainly because it was bringing some progress to a story that I first read in 1997. That is a long time ago. Upon reflection and second viewings I realized how weak the story of this past season really was.

Of course I will watch the final season when it finally does come out. Just to bring some closure to all of this. It sucks though that if you read the Song of Ice and Fire from that start, you will never get a true ending


Yup all true. I watched season 1 of the show originally, then paused to read the first 3 books, then watched seasons 2-3, all in about 9 months. That was awesome, and while the show started to veer away from the books already, it was still a very good adaptation.

Obviously fully committed to the end of the story regardless as well, but it’s a shame we’ll likely never get to read the full ended as written by GRRM
The delay also has to do with  
Pete in 'Vliet : 12/7/2017 11:37 am : link
the characters and plot being condensed into one or two locations. In past seasons they were able to have 3 or more production crew working at the same time in different cities across the globe, so each crew only had to film about 1/4 (or less) of a season

Now everything is pretty much being filmed by one crew in Belfast. (Although I do think there will be a few scenes filmed in Iceland) This and the longer, and large in scale episodes is why it will take so long.

my weak prediction  
teso56 : 12/7/2017 1:02 pm : link
February 2019 - Sunday after the Super Bowl. Next time we see game of thrones
In more sad HBO news  
Pete in 'Vliet : 12/7/2017 1:34 pm : link
Apparently filming for season 2 of Westworld has been delayed by the wildfires in CA
when is next  
bc4life : 12/7/2017 1:59 pm : link
True Detective
Considering Game of Thrones  
ZGiants98 : 12/7/2017 2:50 pm : link
Isn’t actually ending anytime soon (4 more seasons planned) this is simply due to production.
RE: RE: Milking the shit out of it  
UConn4523 : 12/7/2017 2:54 pm : link
In comment 13728862 Giantology said:
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In comment 13728851 UConn4523 said:


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definitely delaying the ending as long as possible at this point.



Eh, at least they're not trying to split the final season into 2 seasons or over 2 years. They probably could get it done in time for Fall 2018 but why rush it?


They essentially already did that. They have already reached the "over-saturation" point with many viewers and with their future plans for the series I can only see it getting worse. At this point I'm more excited to see what the LotR series will look like.
RE: Considering Game of Thrones  
Giantology : 12/7/2017 2:55 pm : link
In comment 13729245 ZGiants98 said:
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Isn’t actually ending anytime soon (4 more seasons planned) this is simply due to production.


Huh? What are you talking about- this is the final season.
RE: RE: Considering Game of Thrones  
UConn4523 : 12/7/2017 2:59 pm : link
In comment 13729252 Giantology said:
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In comment 13729245 ZGiants98 said:


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Isn’t actually ending anytime soon (4 more seasons planned) this is simply due to production.



Huh? What are you talking about- this is the final season.


He's talking about the spin off series
RE: Considering Game of Thrones  
Mr. Bungle : 12/7/2017 5:57 pm : link
In comment 13729245 ZGiants98 said:
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Isn’t actually ending anytime soon (4 more seasons planned) this is simply due to production.

That's a completely inaccurate way to describe it. The next season will be the final season of this show. Then there will be prequel series.
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