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HBO Plans To Turn The
SONG OF ICE AND FIRE
Novels Into A TV Show!!

I am – Hercules!!

HBO is turning George R.R. Martin’s series of “A Song of Ice and Fire” fantasy novels into a TV series. The plan is to adapt one novel each season, starting with 1996’s “A Game of Thrones.”

Writing the HBO version are Martin himself (who previously wrote on CBS' "Beauty and the Beast") and feature writers David Benioff (“The 25th Hour,” “Troy”) and D.B. Weiss (who authored a screenplay for the proposed “Halo” movie).

These are apparently very long, grown-up fantasy novels, with thousands of characters – the major ones quite flawed and complex - and lots of sex, violence and political intrigue.

Learn more of what HBO is up to here.







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Each novel into a season?
by Latauro
Jan 17th, 2007
02:18:58 AM
spoiler
by arrangedletters
Jan 17th, 2007
03:09:47 AM
How will they do it?
by voodoo lou
Jan 17th, 2007
03:15:06 AM
So they cancel...
by Sledge Hammer
Jan 17th, 2007
03:19:07 AM
You must be joking, Lat?!
by raw_bean
Jan 17th, 2007
03:20:13 AM
ugh. I loved 25th hour, but not that into fantasy
by s0nicdeathmonkey
Jan 17th, 2007
03:20:20 AM
Countess Anna?
by godoffireinhell
Jan 17th, 2007
03:22:04 AM
SCREW THIS. PREACHER!
by DOGSOUP
Jan 17th, 2007
03:40:43 AM
Bet it hardly looks like the books
by Aloy
Jan 17th, 2007
03:46:31 AM
absolutely brilliant
by flatlineutk
Jan 17th, 2007
03:59:27 AM
This is the best news ive heard all year.
by brolly
Jan 17th, 2007
04:07:11 AM
You really think Preacher won't get cancelled...
by Sledge Hammer
Jan 17th, 2007
04:28:05 AM
Ooh, good
by gingeracrockford
Jan 17th, 2007
04:29:55 AM
Hey, i was just joking!
by CuervoJones
Jan 17th, 2007
04:31:31 AM
TV adaptations of fantasy work...
by HermansHead
Jan 17th, 2007
05:18:22 AM
I don´t know if you can consider these books as fantasy
by CuervoJones
Jan 17th, 2007
05:27:16 AM
It's too big, also, Sam Raimi is developing
by Cymbol
Jan 17th, 2007
05:36:19 AM
Fucking YESSSSSSSSS!
by theoneofblood
Jan 17th, 2007
05:40:16 AM
Actually,
by Cymbol
Jan 17th, 2007
05:41:55 AM
YAAAAAAAAARGH!
by theoneofblood
Jan 17th, 2007
05:45:24 AM
And Cymbol...
by theoneofblood
Jan 17th, 2007
05:46:58 AM
kewl news.
by RaveX
Jan 17th, 2007
05:49:13 AM
SOIAF vs TSOT
by Kizeesh
Jan 17th, 2007
05:53:50 AM
The logistics
by B Arthur
Jan 17th, 2007
06:01:23 AM
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME
by Judge Dreadful
Jan 17th, 2007
06:03:00 AM
Well, Then...
by TheRealMoriarty
Jan 17th, 2007
06:32:00 AM
Should have been Wild Cards.
by EvilWizardGlick
Jan 17th, 2007
06:32:39 AM
Diamond Age mini for Scifi
by EvilWizardGlick
Jan 17th, 2007
06:34:36 AM
I want real battles
by brolly
Jan 17th, 2007
06:40:00 AM
Glick...
by TheRealMoriarty
Jan 17th, 2007
07:05:25 AM
Good casting idea for Ron Pearlman as
by MasterKenobi
Jan 17th, 2007
07:17:47 AM
I am on A Clash of Kings
by MJAYACE
Jan 17th, 2007
07:21:33 AM
HOT DAMN!
by Sean38
Jan 17th, 2007
07:45:04 AM
Dammit...
by Fawst
Jan 17th, 2007
07:55:31 AM
Oh, and by the way...
by Fawst
Jan 17th, 2007
07:56:19 AM
SNOW CRASH is already outdated
by godoffireinhell
Jan 17th, 2007
08:04:10 AM
How Do They Handle The Children?
by Sean38
Jan 17th, 2007
08:05:39 AM
And What About Danni?
by Sean38
Jan 17th, 2007
08:07:43 AM
Khal Drogo, Barbarian Gentleman
by Judge Dreadful
Jan 17th, 2007
08:11:38 AM
Slow, sweet love.
by Sean38
Jan 17th, 2007
08:21:56 AM
Dammit!!!! This pisses me off!!!
by johnnyangel
Jan 17th, 2007
08:33:21 AM
When do they shoot
by Corsair
Jan 17th, 2007
08:48:33 AM
LOL at
by MasterKenobi
Jan 17th, 2007
08:49:58 AM
Stephen R. Donaldson
by Malik23
Jan 17th, 2007
08:58:56 AM
I don't understand the whiners
by Corsair
Jan 17th, 2007
09:00:01 AM
Cersei
by JuntMonkey
Jan 17th, 2007
09:23:11 AM
Cersei
by Sean38
Jan 17th, 2007
09:27:18 AM
Well, I'm happy!
by idmaniac
Jan 17th, 2007
09:29:40 AM
Corsair
by CatoTheCensor
Jan 17th, 2007
09:30:16 AM
Best News in Fantasy filmmaking since LOTRs
by spacechampion
Jan 17th, 2007
09:42:23 AM
Much As I Miss Carnivale...
by Sandbagger
Jan 17th, 2007
09:50:13 AM
Cato
by Corsair
Jan 17th, 2007
10:04:18 AM
Some quotes from A Game of Thrones
by bigpth
Jan 17th, 2007
10:11:47 AM
Winter Is Coming!
by General_Patton
Jan 17th, 2007
10:12:04 AM
I say this each night before bed
by General_Patton
Jan 17th, 2007
10:15:16 AM
awesome news!!!
by blackthought
Jan 17th, 2007
10:24:28 AM
General_Patton...
by RaveX
Jan 17th, 2007
10:34:32 AM
There is no actor on Earth who could play Gregor
by theoneofblood
Jan 17th, 2007
10:53:51 AM
oh fuggin hell...vog!
by blackthought
Jan 17th, 2007
11:05:18 AM
I thought you were talking about that 80's cartoon
by Wed Vid Guy
Jan 17th, 2007
11:19:30 AM
Wed Vid Guy
by bigpth
Jan 17th, 2007
11:24:11 AM
"I am a Direwolf, and I am
by General_Patton
Jan 17th, 2007
11:53:26 AM
Fabulous News - Do they need help
by Itchy
Jan 17th, 2007
12:04:12 PM
And another thing ...
by Itchy
Jan 17th, 2007
12:10:16 PM
And third off ...
by Itchy
Jan 17th, 2007
12:14:43 PM
Need to make another attempt at Martin's books now
by Fount of Useless Info
Jan 17th, 2007
12:16:26 PM
And as far as "Who Should Play Gregor Clegane"
by Itchy
Jan 17th, 2007
12:19:48 PM
No way!
by The Decider
Jan 17th, 2007
12:40:25 PM
Who should play Tyrion? Peter Dinklage, of course
by Big Jim
Jan 17th, 2007
12:42:54 PM
So there's hope for Dark Tower yet...
by Liberty Valance
Jan 17th, 2007
12:43:01 PM
Never eat anything bigger than your head.
by Fred
Jan 17th, 2007
01:08:51 PM
Liberty Valance
by HermansHead
Jan 17th, 2007
01:10:38 PM
Good God is this FANTASTIC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!
by Lezbo Milk
Jan 17th, 2007
01:19:18 PM
I must be dreaming. Seriously.
by Dr. Anonymous
Jan 17th, 2007
01:33:49 PM
CRAP! There goes any chance of DARK TOWER.
by cutest_of_borg
Jan 17th, 2007
01:54:34 PM
HermansHead
by Liberty Valance
Jan 17th, 2007
02:02:39 PM
Let's all get ready to be disappointed...
by elsachmo
Jan 17th, 2007
02:03:00 PM
very interesting
by lionbiu
Jan 17th, 2007
02:04:16 PM
Some Thoughts on this
by Itchy
Jan 17th, 2007
02:28:05 PM
Sledgehammer is right
by crackerfarmboy
Jan 17th, 2007
02:56:02 PM
George RR Martin's comments
by Corsair
Jan 17th, 2007
03:36:32 PM
umm
by Quin the Eskimo
Jan 17th, 2007
03:51:23 PM
They are knights of summer, and winter is coming!
by The Goat
Jan 17th, 2007
04:44:57 PM
Titus Pullo will be missed
by Quin the Eskimo
Jan 17th, 2007
04:55:04 PM
Game of Thrones vs. Sword of Truth (oneofblood)
by Cymbol
Jan 17th, 2007
05:22:09 PM
As far as casting
by The Goat
Jan 17th, 2007
05:30:33 PM
Mori (and others) If you like GRRM
by monorail77
Jan 17th, 2007
05:49:32 PM
finish the series first
by nemov
Jan 17th, 2007
05:55:21 PM
re: William Gibson/Neuromancer
by beamish13
Jan 17th, 2007
07:06:51 PM
money
by B Arthur
Jan 17th, 2007
07:27:31 PM
Open the door for other fantasy series adaptations?
by Sulik2
Jan 17th, 2007
08:05:08 PM
this is the best
by General_Patton
Jan 17th, 2007
08:20:18 PM
Ths sad truth...
by theoneofblood
Jan 17th, 2007
08:21:56 PM
just give it the chance to live
by General_Patton
Jan 17th, 2007
08:51:30 PM
WILD CARDS!!!! On the heels of t.v.'s HEROES!
by Bob Cryptonight
Jan 17th, 2007
09:08:21 PM
OH MY FUCKING GOD
by scrivener
Jan 17th, 2007
10:12:28 PM
hmm...who to play the red viper?
by blackthought
Jan 17th, 2007
10:12:29 PM
So, is this hack-fantasy garbage really any good?
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Jan 17th, 2007
10:29:07 PM
Dr. Nice Gaius
by bigpth
Jan 17th, 2007
10:58:38 PM
...
by blackthought
Jan 17th, 2007
11:10:24 PM
bigpth
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Jan 17th, 2007
11:44:17 PM
MetalWater
by scrivener
Jan 17th, 2007
11:44:33 PM
Eat me MetalWater!!!
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Jan 17th, 2007
11:44:40 PM
To be fair...
by chaplinatemyshoe
Jan 18th, 2007
12:09:11 AM
The Wire comes back year after year...
by Sledge Hammer
Jan 18th, 2007
12:11:12 AM
True Blood???????????????
by Darth Fabulous
Jan 18th, 2007
12:35:21 AM
Sansa gotta eat
by CuervoJones
Jan 18th, 2007
02:41:35 AM
True Blood
by B Arthur
Jan 18th, 2007
03:24:00 AM
Please, this will go the way of Deadwood and Rome.
by AnnoyYou
Jan 18th, 2007
03:24:51 AM
yeah
by B Arthur
Jan 18th, 2007
03:39:58 AM
some things
by Skankardly
Jan 18th, 2007
07:40:01 AM
oh ye of little faith
by General_Patton
Jan 18th, 2007
08:40:54 AM
Casting Ideas
by Itchy
Jan 18th, 2007
08:43:00 AM
ben kingsley has a role in this doesn't he?
by blackthought
Jan 18th, 2007
10:49:45 AM
for some reason whenever
by blackthought
Jan 18th, 2007
06:10:42 PM
Thanks for that link Itchy!
by The Goat
Jan 18th, 2007
08:23:43 PM
Now this is cool news.
by Pops Freshemeyer
Jan 20th, 2007
01:36:51 PM
the kid who plays octavius in rome
by blackthought
Jan 22nd, 2007
03:45:36 PM

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