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JamesG · 03-12-2014, 03:39 PM

"Game of Thrones" Likely Ending after Season 7
by Andy Swift
3/12/14

The end is nigh…ish.

"Game of Thrones" showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss have confirmed their long-rumored plans to end the HBO drama after Season 7.

“It feels like this is the midpoint for us,” Benioff tells Entertainment Weekly of Season 4, which premieres April 6 at 9/8c. “If we’re going to go seven seasons, which is the plan, season 4 is right down the middle, the pivot point. … Seven gods, seven kingdoms, seven seasons. It feels right to us.”

HBO programming president Michael Lombardo tells EW that seven seasons sounds good to the network, though eight would sound even better.

As for the possibility that "Thrones" will reach its end before George R.R. Martin has a chance to complete the novels upon which the series is based — the sixth book, The Winds of Winter is still being written – Benioff and Weiss have a back-up plan.

In the April 2014 issue of Vanity Fair, Benioff reveals that he and Weiss met with Martin last year to find out how he plans to end his series.

“If you know the ending, then you can lay the groundwork for it,” Benioff tells the magazine. “And so we want to know how everything ends. We want to be able to set things up. So we just sat down with him and literally went through every character.”

Martin, meanwhile, is doing everything in his power to avoid having to resort to Plan B.

“I can give them the broad strokes of what I intend to write, but the details aren’t there yet,” the scribe tells Vanity Fair. “I’m hopeful that I can not let them catch up with me.”

http://tvline.com/2014/03/12/game-of...eason-7-final/

TMC · 03-22-2014, 03:08 AM

http://www.forbes.com/sites/merrillb...terrible-idea/

“The idea of using a feature to 'tie things up' is a dangerous prospect and would only add fuel to the fire of television’s desire to stretch franchises out further than their shelf life allows,” says Merill Barr. "Hit series such as ’24' and 'The X-Files' both fell into the trap of a promised feature-film future and thus suffered from not having a worthy ending to their stories because everyone thought “we’ll be back in a year.”
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#T0KlCm3vpJFMkHGo.99

03-12-2014, 03:39 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,316	Showrunners David Benioff & Dan Weiss Say "Game of Thrones" May End after 7th Season *"Game of Thrones" Likely Ending after Season 7* by Andy Swift 3/12/14 The end is nigh…ish. "Game of Thrones" showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss have confirmed their long-rumored plans to end the HBO drama after Season 7. “It feels like this is the midpoint for us,” Benioff tells Entertainment Weekly of Season 4, which premieres April 6 at 9/8c. “If we’re going to go seven seasons, which is the plan, season 4 is right down the middle, the pivot point. … Seven gods, seven kingdoms, seven seasons. It feels right to us.” HBO programming president Michael Lombardo tells EW that seven seasons sounds good to the network, though eight would sound even better. As for the possibility that "Thrones" will reach its end before George R.R. Martin has a chance to complete the novels upon which the series is based — the sixth book, The Winds of Winter is still being written – Benioff and Weiss have a back-up plan. In the April 2014 issue of Vanity Fair, Benioff reveals that he and Weiss met with Martin last year to find out how he plans to end his series. “If you know the ending, then you can lay the groundwork for it,” Benioff tells the magazine. “And so we want to know how everything ends. We want to be able to set things up. So we just sat down with him and literally went through every character.” Martin, meanwhile, is doing everything in his power to avoid having to resort to Plan B. “I can give them the broad strokes of what I intend to write, but the details aren’t there yet,” the scribe tells Vanity Fair. “I’m hopeful that I can not let them catch up with me.” http://tvline.com/2014/03/12/game-of...eason-7-final/

03-22-2014, 03:08 AM	#2
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,630	Why a “Game of Thrones” movie ending is a terrible idea http://www.forbes.com/sites/merrillb...terrible-idea/ “The idea of using a feature to 'tie things up' is a dangerous prospect and would only add fuel to the fire of television’s desire to stretch franchises out further than their shelf life allows,” says Merill Barr. "Hit series such as ’24' and 'The X-Files' both fell into the trap of a promised feature-film future and thus suffered from not having a worthy ending to their stories because everyone thought “we’ll be back in a year.” Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#T0KlCm3vpJFMkHGo.99