History Series / GameOfThrones

* HeyItsThatGuy: Hey, look, [[TheLordOfTheRings Boromir]] is playing Ned Stark. Some of the publicity stills are nearly indistinguishable from the "Lord of the Rings" films.

** Then again, you can [[TakeAThirdOption take a third option]] with Viserys [[PsychopathicManChild if you like them]] [[SmugSnake that way.]]

* EstrogenBrigadeBait: In particular [[http://kitharington.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=401&fullsize=1/ Kit Harington]] who plays Jon Snow and [[http://richard-madden.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=468&fullsize=1/ Richard Madden]] who plays Robb Stark

-> ''"Kings And queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords and honest men...all will play the 'Game of Thrones'."''

** Magister Illyrio Mopatis went from Ian McNeice to Roger Allam

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[StargateAtlantis Ronon Dex]] is Khal Drogo.

* EstrogenBrigadeBait: In particular [[http://kitharington.com/ Kit Harington]] who plays Jon Snow and [[http://richard-madden.com/ Richard Madden]] who plays Robb Stark

* EstrogentBrigadeBait: In particular [[http://kitharington.com/ Kit Harington]] who plays Jon Snow and [[http://richard-madden.com/ Richard Madden]] who plays Robb Stark

The main nexus on all things ''Thrones'' can be found at [[http://winter-is-coming.net/ Winter Is Coming]]. And HBO's official site, featuring a ''very'' short teaser, can be found [[http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/ here]].

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Pretty much every major casting decision, not to mention George R.R. Martin being involved in the series, and contracted to write an episode in each season.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Sean Bean as Eddard Stark looks exactly like [[TheLordOfTheRings Boromir]].

HeyItsThatGuy: Eddard Stark looks exactly like [[TheLordOfTheRings Boromir]].

* AndTheFandomRejoices: Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister. Sean Bean as Ned Stark was almost met with as much praise, and most of the other casting is also loved by fans. Ian Mc Neice as Illyrio and Rory Mc Cann as The Hound were two where the fans rejoiced but the characters weren't as important.
** Harry Lloyd being cast as Viserys also caused a bit of squee for those who saw him being awesomely insane and creepy as a possessed JerkJock in Doctor Who.
** Charles Dance, yet another fan favorite, cast as Tywin Lannister.
** And then the [[http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones#/game-of-thrones/about/video/raven-preview.html/eNrjcmbO0CzLTEnNd8xLzKksyUx2zs8rSa0oYS5kzlfPz0mBCQckpqf6JeamsjGySSeWluQX5CRW2pYUlaZyMjKyMQIAbAUXOA== second teaser]] and [[http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones#/game-of-thrones/about/video/raven-preview.html/eNrjcmbO0CzLTEnNd8xLzKksyUx2zs8rSa0oYS5kzlfPz0mBCQckpqf6JeamsjGySSeWluQX5CRW2pYUlaZyMjKyMQIAbAUXOA== behind-the-scenes peek]] happened. Oh god. Early reactions are comparable to that original Fellowship-over-the-ridge teaser for the [[TheLordOfTheRings Lord of the Rings]] movies.
** Fans of [[TheWire The Wire]] rejoice! Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish will be played by Aidan Gillen, who played Tommy Carcetti in season three onwards. The man knows how to do despicable-yet-convincing!
* [=~Hey, It's That Guy!~=]: The series is already looking like it's going to be positively brimming with familiar actors. So far:
** [[TheLordOfTheRings Boromir]] is married to [[HarryPotter Hermione's mom]].
** [[TheFlintstones Fred Flintstone]] is the king, and his queen? [[TheSarahConnorChronicles Sarah Connor]].
** [[TheDarkKnightTrilogy That kid from Batman Begins]] is their offspring.
*** Well, not quite. [[spoiler:He's actually a bastard, born of incest between Sarah Connor and her brother.]]
** [[StargateAtlantis Ronon Dex]], khal of the Dothraki.
** Viserys is [[Series/RobinHood Will Scarlett]].
** [[Film/HarryPotter Tonks]] is a wildling.
** [[TheWire Tommy Carcetti]] is the kingdom's master of coin.

The series was adapted for television by David Benioff and Dan Weiss. Benioff jokingly referred to ''Thrones'' as being "''TheSopranos'' [[XmeetsY meets]] [[LordOfTheRings Middle-Earth]]." They plan to have each book be an entire season, making it a proposed seven seasons. As for books four and five, they will be adapted over the fourth and fifth seasons, respectively, but unlike the novels, the story will be told in chronological order.

** Fans of [[TheWire The Wire]] rejoice! Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish will be played by Aiden Gillen, who played Tommy Carcetti in season three onwards. The man knows how to do despicable-yet-convincing!

''Game of Thrones'' is a HBO series based on George R.R Martin's [[{{Doorstopper}} epic]] fantasy series ''ASongOfIceAndFire''. In the land of Westeros seasons last years and the threat of a long winter fast approaches. The Hand of the King, Jon Arryn, has unexpectedly died. King Robert ventures north to Winterfell to name his old friend, Eddard Stark, his new Hand and second in command. Despite his badly injured son Bran and the concerns of his wife Catelyn, Eddard reluctantly accepts his new title out of duty and a desire to uncover how Jon really died. Lord Stark soon finds himself caught between the corrupt politics of King's Landing and those who would move for the Iron Throne itself.

The series was adapted for television by David Benioff and Dan Weiss. Benioff jokingly refered to ''Thrones'' being "TheSopranos [[XmeetsY meets]] [[LordOfTheRings Middle-Earth]]." They plan to have each book be an entire season, making it a proposed seven seasons. As for books four and five, they will be adapted over the fourth and fifth seasons but unlike the novels the story will be told in chronological order.

The main nexus on all things ''Thrones'' can be found at [[http://winter-is-coming.net/ Winter Is Coming]]. And HBO's official site, featuring a ''very'' short teaser, can be found [[http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones here]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: The series is already looking like it's going to be positively brimming with these. So far:

* NonActorVehicle: The well-known neo-medieval folk band Corvus Corax is contributing at least one song to the show's soundtrack, and have been confirmed to be performing in the pilot episode as an unnamed fictional band of bards.
* [[OneSteveLimit One Robert Limit]]: Lord Arryn's son has been renamed to "Robin", out of fear that he would be confused with King Robert Baratheon (whom he was flat-out named after).

** Fans of The Wire rejoice! Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish will be played by Aiden Gillen, who played Tommy Carcetti in season three onwards. The man knows how to do despicable-yet-convincing!