HBO Adapting Game of Thrones
The Hollywood Reporter tells us HBO could be getting into the fantasy game, as it has ordered a pilot for Game of Thrones. The show is based on George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Fire and Ice” series of novels.
The success of vampire drama True Blood is cited as a reason that Thrones might jump to the front of a crowded group of pilot orders. HBO has 10 other pilots in consideration but is only expected to pick up six. True Blood is a very unconventional vampire show and HBO likes shows that break free of genre conventions. Take, for example, The Sopranos dysfunction that was as much about its crazy family as the mob business they worked in.
It’s not out of the realm of possibility that Thrones might end up paired with True Blood on Sunday nights. I’d be shocked if they put it anywhere else, really.
The series is “A Song of Ice and Fire,” not “Fire and Ice.” Check you facts next time.