FORGET ABOUT FANTASY IN HBO’S GAME OF THRONES TV SHOW

Source: io9

Nervous about HBO’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones? Maybe you should be – the channel’s programming chief loves it so much that he seems embarrassed that it’s a genre story. That’s not a great start.

Talking about the footage he’s seen so far, Michael Lombardo told the Hollywood Reporter:

Everything looks fantastic. The director got great performances. Unlike a lot of projects like this, everything was shot on location. It has such a rich texture that it looks more expensive than it actually was…

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I wonder what is wrong with it being ‘fantasy’. That should add to it and make it stand out. What do you think?