“We knew it” 5 years later, the makers of Game of Thrones return to the controversial ending of the HBO series

News culture “We knew it” 5 years later, the makers of Game of Thrones return to the controversial ending of the HBO series

A controversial ending for Game of Thrones

Produced by HBO, the Game of Thrones series has kept fans around the world on the edge of their seats over its eight seasons with a total of 73 episodes, eager to hear the tragic fate of Daenerys Targaryen, Jon Snow and the great families that tear each other apart the Kingdom of the Seven Kingdoms. The special feature of the last few seasons lies in a “fact” that is important. George RR Martin still hasn’t published the sixth novel in the “Game of Thrones” literary saga. While the first five seasons of the HBO series are adaptations, the last three are, in a sense, “original creations.”

The Game of Thrones series enchanted the press up to and including the seventh and penultimate season. This HBO original production, accustomed to a score above 90% on RottenTomatoes, falls apart in the final stretch. Season 8 recorded a crushing 55% on RT and viewers were even more upset with an unexpected but understandable 30%. Game of Thrones suffers from a familiar phenomenon of successful television series: a disappointing ending after years of waiting. He says showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss’ decisions were not without risks. The conclusion of the saga disappointed fans and the makers were aware of it.

In the new edition of the podcast “Happy, sad, confused“, David Benioff and DB Weiss talk to actor and Hollywood insider Josh Horowitz about this sensitive topic of popular culture:

We knew the finale would be controversial. We were hoping the reaction would be a little more than 50/50. We were hoping for a better relationship. (…) We certainly didn’t want there to be so much hate, but we were prepared for some people to hate. -David Benioff

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A second season for “The 3-Body Problem”?

Netflix is ​​slow to confirm the start of production on the second season of the series “The 3-Body Problem”. Contrary to all expectations, this major exclusivity, which cost $160 million for the first season alone, is not the success hoped for. This Netflix original would have collected “only” 11 million views in its first four days of operation, far less than, for example, the 21.2 million of Avatar: The Last Airbender. It’s no surprise, then, that Netflix is ​​gauging viewer interest before it starts planning next seasons, which will inevitably break the budget. The 3-body problem is about a war of galactic proportions. This is the kind of project that costs an arm and a leg.

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