Ten Facts About Game Of Thrones
The HBO medieval drama production, Game of Thrones has gathered up quite a fan base since its premiere earlier this year. In fact, the premiere such a roaring success that only two days later it was commissioned for a second season.
Widely celebrated by the critics, the anticipation for an array of awards was as rife as the anticipation and hype of the show itself.
With many having declared the wait very worth it indeed, we can safely expect the show to be gracing our screens for many seasons yet to come. So, if you think you’re a fan of those Kingdoms of Westeros and the compelling characters that live there, maybe you should test yourself on exactly how many of these facts you knew about the making of the series.
- Many of the first season scenes were shot in Northern Ireland at numerous castles and wilderness areas, with Doune Castle in Central Scotland also being used, as well as certain locations in Malta.
- By industry standards, the budget for the show has been significant to say the least. It’s been considered that 5-10 million US dollars was thrown at the pilot episode alone, with the estimated budget for the full first season rising up to 50-60 million US dollars.
- After only one season, the show received 13 Emmy Award nominations, of which two were won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Main Title Design. In its premiere year, so far, the show has received up to 28 award nominations in total and won seven of them.
- Writer and Executive Producer, David Benioff reportedly summed up the concept behind the show as “The Sopranos in Middle Earth,” paying tribute to the curiosity continuously provoked by the dark storyline’s and its other-worldly setting.
- Casting began in 2009, at which point a pilot episode was produced, but it was two years before the show premiered, in April 2011.
- Game of Thrones in the UK peaked at 823k viewers during its premiere and has been notably successful across the atlantic with up to 2.2 million viewers tuning in for the premiere, a figure which rose to more than 3 million by the end of the season.
- A Song of Ice and Fire, the collection of novels by George R R Martin, upon which Game of Thrones is based, has sold up to 15 million copies globally and the fourth volume topped the New York Times bestseller lists on two occasions, the most recent likely the result of amplified interest created by the TV series. The first time it topped the chart was in 2005.
- The novels have been brought to life further with a series of board games and recently a video game has been commissioned.
- With two additional volumes (six and seven) of the novel series planned, the scope for A Game of Thrones, it seems, is pretty endless for the immediate future, which is great news for loyal fans.
On viewing the pilot script for the show, George RR Martin, acknowledged his happiness with it, stating that it was a believable adaption, sensitive to his work.
November 19, 2011
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