SF Universe » Game of Thrones http://www.sfuniverse.com SF Universe is your Science Fiction central. From SciFi television to movies to books and more. All the latest news, reviews and insights from SciFi experts. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:00:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 HBO Adapting Game of Thrones http://www.sfuniverse.com/2008/11/17/hbo-adapting-game-of-thrones/ http://www.sfuniverse.com/2008/11/17/hbo-adapting-game-of-thrones/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:58:53 +0000 brian http://www.sfuniverse.com/2008/11/17/hbo-adapting-game-of-thrones/ Post from: SF Universe

]]> 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.

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