So this is what I know so far.
The HBO pilot for Games of Thrones is in competition with 9 maybe 10 other pilots. While this at first seemed like long odds I continued to research. Because of how HBO works they don't have to fill normal time slots like NBC or ABC. This means that they could pick up as many as 6 or 7 shows. This makes the odd even better but still losable. Until I realized the buzz factor. The fan base for GRRM's hit books are enormous. The forums about this pilot are never-ending and almost nothing has been set in stone yet.
What are the other 9 shows you ask? One is about a rockstar in the 80's. That's all I can find.
I hate to speculate...okay I LOVE to speculate but why wouldn't HBO go with a series that already has this big of a fan base. The fact that it is in the fantasy genre doesn't matter anymore as we have seen from successful shows such as True Blood and the medieval style was very accepted in Rome and Showtime's The Tudors.
All in all the odds look good but I am still gonna keep my lucky penny on at all times. Can't hurt right?
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I'll keep my fingers crossed (but only on my right hand - the left hand is bad luck). :)
You never know the logic of why they air something rather than something that would have been so much better. I agree though - GRRM fan base sounds huge. They'd have to be idiots not to air it....but they might be idiots.
This would be so sweet!!! Thanks for keeping us updated.
It's all so interesting. I hope they roll with it. Course I'd have to try and find HBO not in Spanish. Maybe I'll wait til their all done and watch the 'series' all together.
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