October 9Oct 9 Comes out January 18th. Set 100 years before Game of Thrones and 100 years after House of the Dragon. Adapted from the Dunk & Egg novellas.
October 9Oct 9 Dunk and Egg are great novellas. About the right length to read or listen to in a day. I would put them in the same category as A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. Young adult book with a lot of humor, and lessons taught through parables. No sex. No cursing. I believe the only deaths are in just battles or knight melees. Fuck is used in the trailer, so HBO predictably made it more mature. I could see 3 seasons as there are 3 novellas. 18-24 episodes would stretching the original material pretty thin, but hey it’s GOT we’re talking about here. HBO seems content to drown us in Targaryen lore, but the good news is there’s no dragons in Dunk and Egg so they might actually focus on story rather than CGI effects. Also much cheaper/faster to produce so we could get a season every year. There are more Targaryen stories to tell, some significantly more interesting than Dunk and Egg, so HBO might keep going. I’m praying the next series will be based in The North and focus on House Stark or The Wall.
October 9Oct 9 As long as they're using source material from the Fat Man. I hope HBO learned their lesson.
October 9Oct 9 That looks pretty terrible. Based on what billfromlaketravis said above, looks like they took a story meant for young adults and tried to repurpose it for a broader audience. Kinda like how they fucked up the Hobbit movies. If those are the "jokes" they're putting in the trailer, how bad are the ones they not promoting?
October 9Oct 9 44 minutes ago, irishtexan said: That looks pretty terrible. Based on what billfromlaketravis said above, looks like they took a story meant for young adults and tried to repurpose it for a broader audience. Kinda like how they fucked up the Hobbit movies. If those are the "jokes" they're putting in the trailer, how bad are the ones they not promoting? I got a very King Arthur vibe from Dunk and Egg. It’s all about what it truly means to be a knight. Do you have to born a knight or can you become one? Dunk and Eggs travel around the kingdom, have adventures, and compete in tournaments. Spoiler: That’s the entire story. HBO is running pretty low on fat man original material. House of the Dragon is based on a history textbook. After Dunk and Egg, all that’s left is The World of Ice & Fire. Another GOT history textbook. The Blackfyre Rebellions would be an awesome show with no dragons, but more of the same. Targs fighting Targs. It would take a skilled adaption, but there’s also enough Dorne and The North base material for two series.
October 9Oct 9 1 hour ago, irishtexan said: That looks pretty terrible. Based on what billfromlaketravis said above, looks like they took a story meant for young adults and tried to repurpose it for a broader audience. Kinda like how they fucked up the Hobbit movies. If those are the "jokes" they're putting in the trailer, how bad are the ones they not promoting? I can't wait till the Encyclopedia Brown movie drops.
October 9Oct 9 1 hour ago, kevwun said: As long as they're using source material from the Fat Man. I hope HBO learned their lesson. Well they didn't since there is very little source material in "Fire and Blood" that translated to HOTD. Most of what has been in the show is interpolation and dramatization by the show runners.
October 9Oct 9 3 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said: Dunk and Egg are great novellas. About the right length to read or listen to in a day. I would put them in the same category as A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. Young adult book with a lot of humor, and lessons taught through parables. No sex. No cursing. I believe the only deaths are in just battles or knight melees. Fuck is used in the trailer, so HBO predictably made it more mature. I could see 3 seasons as there are 3 novellas. 18-24 episodes would stretching the original material pretty thin, but hey it’s GOT we’re talking about here. HBO seems content to drown us in Targaryen lore, but the good news is there’s no dragons in Dunk and Egg so they might actually focus on story rather than CGI effects. Also much cheaper/faster to produce so we could get a season every year. There are more Targaryen stories to tell, some significantly more interesting than Dunk and Egg, so HBO might keep going. I’m praying the next series will be based in The North and focus on House Stark or The Wall. There was a dragon in the trailer. Sounds like they are straying from the source material.
October 9Oct 9 Author 26 minutes ago, Gordon Shumway said: There was a dragon in the trailer. Sounds like they are straying from the source material. That was a fake dragon in what looked to be a carnival tent. This should be the time where dragons no longer exist.
October 9Oct 9 2 hours ago, Gordon Shumway said: There was a dragon in the trailer. Sounds like they are straying from the source material. Not a real dragon. The dragons are long dead 100 years before the start of GOT. What md said. Edited October 9Oct 9 by billfromlaketravis
October 10Oct 10 7 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said: Dunk and Egg are great novellas. About the right length to read or listen to in a day. I would put them in the same category as A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. Young adult book with a lot of humor, and lessons taught through parables. No sex. No cursing. I believe the only deaths are in just battles or knight melees. Fuck is used in the trailer, so HBO predictably made it more mature. I could see 3 seasons as there are 3 novellas. 18-24 episodes would stretching the original material pretty thin, but hey it’s GOT we’re talking about here. HBO seems content to drown us in Targaryen lore, but the good news is there’s no dragons in Dunk and Egg so they might actually focus on story rather than CGI effects. Also much cheaper/faster to produce so we could get a season every year. There are more Targaryen stories to tell, some significantly more interesting than Dunk and Egg, so HBO might keep going. I’m praying the next series will be based in The North and focus on House Stark or The Wall. Then why in the fuck am I going to watch this shit?
October 10Oct 10 Looks interesting and much lighter than the other shows. I'm still baffled they have both Aegon's conquest (only 3 dragons, but still a big CGI budget probably limiting them) and Roberts Rebellion (no dragons) that would be insanely interesting but won't' do them. I mean I guess Roberts Rebellion would be a bit hard because there are several characters that would have bled over to GOT, and we'd know what happened to them, but still.
October 10Oct 10 I was surprised the humor seemed to land in the trailer at least. Not a lot of humor in the setting outside of guys like Bronn and Tyrion.
October 11Oct 11 On 10/9/2025 at 6:22 PM, HornOnTheBayou said: Then why in the fuck am I going to watch this shit?
October 11Oct 11 21 hours ago, NorthLoop said: I loved the book. Trailer looks great. Haters can fuck off. BOOK FAG! Illeterati por vida! Edited October 11Oct 11 by MissingInAction
October 11Oct 11 Fuck the fat man. I didn't watch the Targaryan one and I won't watch this one. Until he finishes ASOIAF (which he will never do), I'm done with his bullshit.
October 11Oct 11 15 hours ago, Chewbacca said: Fuck the fat man. I didn't watch the Targaryan one and I won't watch this one. Until he finishes ASOIAF (which he will never do), I'm done with his bullshit. He can’t land the plane. I think his plan is to die and have somebody else deal with it.
October 15Oct 15 On 10/11/2025 at 1:46 PM, Apep said: He will choose Patrick Rothfuss to finish it. Rothfuss makes Martin look like Stephen King
October 15Oct 15 Maybe they can use AI to give every possible alternate ending, including one where the Night King wins and turns Cersei and Daenerys into his zombie concubines.
October 15Oct 15 9 minutes ago, Murfdogg21 said: Maybe they can use AI to give every possible alternate ending, including one where the Night King wins and turns Cersei and Daenerys into his zombie concubines. While I enjoyed your joke, the Night King doesn’t exist in the books.
October 15Oct 15 13 hours ago, WBT said: Rothfuss makes Martin look like Stephen King Is that a compliment? I'm not sure how to interpret.
October 15Oct 15 King is a prolific author Martin is a fat piece of shit who can't finish his series Rothfuss is less prolific than Martin
October 15Oct 15 Love the "I'm not gonna watch this, but I'm gonna scream out loud that I'm not gonna watch this over and over again" crowd. Never fails. Reminds me of all the "I'm BoYcOtTinG ThE NfL!!!!" people.
October 15Oct 15 6 minutes ago, Ghost of NMAS said: Martin is a fat piece of shit who can't finish his series Can’t or won’t?
October 15Oct 15 1 hour ago, Js1 said: Can’t or won’t? I’d argue won’t. Go read the Reddit subthreads on the Northern Conspiracy. He made it so intensely complex, he can’t get out of the box without the fans destroying him. I think he’s choosing to not engage/leave it unfinished.
October 15Oct 15 14 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said: I’d argue won’t. Go read the Reddit subthreads on the Northern Conspiracy. He made it so intensely complex, he can’t get out of the box without the fans destroying him. I think he’s choosing to not engage/leave it unfinished. Also how I feel. He won’t bc he’s boxed in by the show and also fans won’t be happy period. He’d rather just die
October 15Oct 15 20 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said: I’d argue won’t. Go read the Reddit subthreads on the Northern Conspiracy. He made it so intensely complex, he can’t get out of the box without the fans destroying him. I think he’s choosing to not engage/leave it unfinished. And if he would just say that, I think the fans would go easier on him. But he keeps talking about new chapters and finishing the series and it's abundantly clear that he's never going to do so.
October 17Oct 17 On 10/9/2025 at 2:34 PM, Cousin Strawberry said: I can't wait till the Encyclopedia Brown movie drops. /csb I was buddies with the author's son growing up. (John Sobol).
October 17Oct 17 On 10/15/2025 at 12:34 PM, Chewbacca said: And if he would just say that, I think the fans would go easier on him. But he keeps talking about new chapters and finishing the series and it's abundantly clear that he's never going to do so. Maybe hes already finished and hes waiting to leave it for his fans posthumous. Its not like he needs the money now.
October 20Oct 20 On 10/17/2025 at 10:49 AM, EvilCaseMcCoy said: Maybe hes already finished and hes waiting to leave it for his fans posthumous. Its not like he needs the money now. Zero fucking chance of that, unless he hates it.
October 21Oct 21 I could see him scribbling out some shitty version of the series ending, and leaving it to be published just to fuck over his fans one more time
November 20Nov 20 Author Already getting a season 2 before season 1 is released. I guess HBO likes it.
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