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HBO Greenlights Pilot
For George R.R. Martin’s
GAME OF THRONES!!

I am – Hercules!!

HBO has greenlit the pilot for a series based on George R.R. Martin’s series of “A Song of Ice and Fire” fantasy novels .

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.

According to the Hollywood Reporter:

Combined with True Blood, this also suggests an interesting, AintItCoolNews-targeted direction for the network. Less edgy-PBS, more R-rated Comic Con.

Find all of the Reporter’s story on the matter here.









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awesome
by c4andmore
Nov 11th, 2008
10:30:46 PM
win
by Wheatnik
Nov 11th, 2008
10:34:19 PM
R-Rated Comic Con
by aversiontherapy2
Nov 11th, 2008
10:34:24 PM
YES.
by flickchick85
Nov 11th, 2008
10:43:42 PM
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
by kjl451
Nov 11th, 2008
10:45:03 PM
Holy crap, here we go.
by Aloy
Nov 11th, 2008
10:47:26 PM
One novel per season???
by selenya
Nov 11th, 2008
10:49:03 PM
Hercules
by shellfishh
Nov 11th, 2008
10:49:58 PM
Still......
by Aloy
Nov 11th, 2008
10:50:05 PM
can't wait...
by darthzombie
Nov 11th, 2008
11:06:12 PM
Sweet
by Cory849
Nov 11th, 2008
11:06:22 PM
america, fuck yeaahhh
by crazybubba
Nov 11th, 2008
11:06:28 PM
...this...
by arizonahotrock
Nov 11th, 2008
11:07:11 PM
Cory849
by arizonahotrock
Nov 11th, 2008
11:08:10 PM
True Blood
by medicinaluser
Nov 11th, 2008
11:09:19 PM
guess this means he's not gonna finish dance of dragons anytime
by crazybubba
Nov 11th, 2008
11:11:06 PM
soon
by crazybubba
Nov 11th, 2008
11:12:06 PM
yeah
by crazybubba
Nov 11th, 2008
11:13:16 PM
By the old gods and the new...!
by Judge Dreadful
Nov 11th, 2008
11:14:18 PM
I can see an immediate problem
by Oomlot
Nov 11th, 2008
11:21:04 PM
@ Cory849
by c4andmore
Nov 11th, 2008
11:22:01 PM
@Oomlot
by arizonahotrock
Nov 11th, 2008
11:25:39 PM
Jordan vs. Martin
by shellfishh
Nov 11th, 2008
11:31:58 PM
On the bright side....
by shellfishh
Nov 11th, 2008
11:32:50 PM
half the cast is gonna have their faces cut off
by crazybubba
Nov 11th, 2008
11:44:58 PM

by lsleelee
Nov 11th, 2008
11:47:58 PM
Every episode....
by shellfishh
Nov 11th, 2008
11:50:02 PM
Really Excited
by G8kpr
Nov 12th, 2008
12:11:13 AM
"AintItCoolNews-targeted direction"
by BadMrWonka
Nov 12th, 2008
12:20:07 AM
This is the greatest news ever posted on Ain't it Cool News!
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Nov 12th, 2008
01:26:00 AM
WIll never happen. America is not ready for
by V'Shael
Nov 12th, 2008
01:37:56 AM
Martin has posted about it on his blog...
by ChickenDelicious
Nov 12th, 2008
01:39:17 AM
Wait a second....yep, I just wet myself!
by Nerdgasm
Nov 12th, 2008
01:43:35 AM
WILD CARDS!
by Bob Cryptonight
Nov 12th, 2008
01:52:12 AM
Nooooooooooo! These Books Are Bad!
by J Skell
Nov 12th, 2008
01:55:14 AM
Wee Man could play the midget guy
by wintocha67
Nov 12th, 2008
02:02:00 AM
If nothing else...
by The Nihilist
Nov 12th, 2008
02:02:59 AM
@ J Skell
by arizonahotrock
Nov 12th, 2008
02:15:53 AM
J Skell is a troll trolling. Find a better bridge to hide under.
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Nov 12th, 2008
03:17:34 AM
an "AintItCoolNews-targeted direction"?
by newc0253
Nov 12th, 2008
03:40:52 AM
RE: Wild Cards...
by Wungolioth
Nov 12th, 2008
05:35:34 AM
Winter Is Coming.
by RaveX
Nov 12th, 2008
05:40:55 AM
Benioff is the man, but this won't fly
by cowboyone
Nov 12th, 2008
06:56:32 AM
Winter is never coming...
by MJohnson
Nov 12th, 2008
06:58:14 AM
re: JSkell
by raw_bean
Nov 12th, 2008
07:14:22 AM
Best. News. Ever.
by BackStJoe
Nov 12th, 2008
07:22:13 AM
I assume the kids will be older?
by CreatureCantina
Nov 12th, 2008
07:37:02 AM
Well if it's half as good as Rome I'm there
by skycrapper
Nov 12th, 2008
07:40:08 AM
YES!!!!!
by Sean38
Nov 12th, 2008
07:45:20 AM
Whoo-hoo! Awesome news.
by Zeke2517
Nov 12th, 2008
07:46:42 AM
Never ever listen to Aintitcool readers
by theycallmemrglass
Nov 12th, 2008
07:48:46 AM
Wow, thought it would never happen. . .
by Nice Marmot
Nov 12th, 2008
08:20:07 AM
The Next Rome
by WerePlatypus
Nov 12th, 2008
08:22:38 AM
Only is America?
by WerePlatypus
Nov 12th, 2008
08:26:07 AM
Nice Marmot
by RaveX
Nov 12th, 2008
09:04:41 AM
Hercules, have you ever read a book in your life?
by Leafar the Lost
Nov 12th, 2008
09:34:59 AM
Very cool
by Cobbio
Nov 12th, 2008
09:39:38 AM
RaveX
by WerePlatypus
Nov 12th, 2008
09:41:08 AM
Phone calls
by Cobbio
Nov 12th, 2008
09:46:14 AM
Warwick Davis? NO!
by Sean38
Nov 12th, 2008
09:51:04 AM
Re: Jordan, dying and jumping the shark.
by Fawst
Nov 12th, 2008
09:52:56 AM
Sean38, WerePlatypus
by RaveX
Nov 12th, 2008
10:11:20 AM
The Good Stuff
by Cobbio
Nov 12th, 2008
10:18:25 AM
could be interesting
by palewook
Nov 12th, 2008
10:20:36 AM
To all those non-readers...
by andtheflesh
Nov 12th, 2008
10:20:40 AM
Addendum:
by andtheflesh
Nov 12th, 2008
10:22:30 AM
Tyrion
by andtheflesh
Nov 12th, 2008
10:25:45 AM
Peter Dinklage is older than Warwick Davis
by FailureAtTheCave
Nov 12th, 2008
10:35:16 AM
Casting Suggestions:
by Mr.Meanie
Nov 12th, 2008
10:40:20 AM
With all the Vampire obsession recently...
by Marillion
Nov 12th, 2008
10:47:43 AM
FUCK YES!
by scrivener
Nov 12th, 2008
10:48:21 AM
I wish the Watchmen was on HBO instead of being...
by Leafar the Lost
Nov 12th, 2008
11:01:22 AM
Awesome News
by rodnunley
Nov 12th, 2008
11:19:12 AM
It's Christmas!
by Sackratte
Nov 12th, 2008
11:21:41 AM
First two books rock
by menacingphantom
Nov 12th, 2008
11:38:49 AM
I might actually have to subscibe to HBO
by drewlicious
Nov 12th, 2008
11:49:44 AM
Sorry, looked it up on Wikipedia...
by Kid Z
Nov 12th, 2008
11:52:37 AM
Great news
by The Ref
Nov 12th, 2008
12:04:29 PM
Thanks
by Cobbio
Nov 12th, 2008
12:05:43 PM
Well, he's got multiple initial in his name
by punto
Nov 12th, 2008
12:13:07 PM
now we need PERN and Dragonlance to be made
by j2talk
Nov 12th, 2008
12:18:32 PM
Why would anyone try to appeal to the AICN crowd
by chrth
Nov 12th, 2008
12:27:53 PM
I'm IN!
by Clarence Boddicker
Nov 12th, 2008
12:46:08 PM

by mistakeagian
Nov 12th, 2008
12:49:55 PM
cowboyone
by Liberty Valance
Nov 12th, 2008
12:57:07 PM
Oh my fucking God!
by Charlie_Allnut
Nov 12th, 2008
01:08:57 PM
AICN crowd doesn't like anything
by MattmanReturns
Nov 12th, 2008
01:11:27 PM
Excellent
by Werthead
Nov 12th, 2008
01:11:59 PM
BIG yes on Pern novels, especially the early ones.
by Ninja Nerd
Nov 12th, 2008
01:15:36 PM
HBO & BBC are gonna tap into the Hobbit/Tolkien market...
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Nov 12th, 2008
01:58:20 PM
THE HEDGE KNIGHT should be the pilot.
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Nov 12th, 2008
01:59:07 PM
HBO should make THE HEDGE KNIGHT as a movie.
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Nov 12th, 2008
02:01:14 PM
"two-thirds of [Eye of the World] are going to be left
by chrth
Nov 12th, 2008
02:16:13 PM
This is great!!
by CrazyGnome
Nov 12th, 2008
02:18:48 PM
Peter Dinklage for President
by ides
Nov 12th, 2008
02:46:59 PM
Madonna as Cersei Lannister
by BiggusDickus
Nov 12th, 2008
03:02:35 PM
I would be a lot happier IF
by johnnyangel
Nov 12th, 2008
03:29:50 PM
Why do I smell 2 seasons then cancelled?
by crayon
Nov 12th, 2008
03:51:43 PM
Random examples of bad casting
by ides
Nov 12th, 2008
04:54:16 PM
The only casting idea I have...
by ebonic_plague
Nov 12th, 2008
06:48:26 PM
It won't go two seasons then get cancelled...
by Pops Freshemeyer
Nov 12th, 2008
07:08:27 PM
1991-2008 - The Fuzzy Math
by WerePlatypus
Nov 12th, 2008
08:19:25 PM
HBO, Fantasy, Gang Rapes, Incest, yea that'll do.
by lb_12
Nov 12th, 2008
09:36:43 PM
IF people can actually handle this......
by gooseud
Nov 12th, 2008
09:51:45 PM
Martin has a hand in it, so it should be faithful...
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Nov 12th, 2008
10:38:20 PM
Hell yeah!
by seniorspeilbergio
Nov 13th, 2008
12:35:26 AM
oh, yeah...
by seniorspeilbergio
Nov 13th, 2008
12:47:24 AM
Casting call
by gooseud
Nov 13th, 2008
11:40:16 AM
Seniorspeilbergio, what about
by gooseud
Nov 13th, 2008
11:43:39 AM
seniorspeilbergio, gooseud
by RaveX
Nov 13th, 2008
11:55:34 AM
kids
by Himbo
Nov 14th, 2008
02:33:59 PM
about time....
by blackthought
Nov 15th, 2008
02:31:26 PM

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