100s of characters is an understatement

The whole time he’s talking and going deep into the years and the lore I’m thinking, “this man WROTE THIS!”

Shame he taking so long to finish it

Yes.

@@anotherhappylanding4746 yeah, only if hbo could’ve waited for him to finish it then d&d couldn’t have ruined this masterpiece

I know right? It's easy for him to talk after selling out an entire family of characters. Those HBO checks are definitely more important than the lore he established.

good joke.

Me too! keep reading to us the stories George 🙏🏻❤️

I'm crossing my fingers we will some day get a few more (or even just one more) Dunk and Egg novella. As much as I love the series proper, I love Dunk and Egg almost more. Thing is, I'd rather not have a Dunk and Egg show because that would almost certainly mean no more novellas. Also, Steely Pate and Ser Kyle, the Cat of Misty Moor are my favorite very minor characters in all of ASOIAF

I hope he's busy writing part 2 of Fire and Blood, I really want to read more and know how it really turns out.

Respect is beautiful! Remember how some Of the cast felt! Oh dear! Here's cheers! to more if not better! From some Of All the Great shows! Creating More All Beautiful Great Shows! Its the Audience that will love! Ofcouurse :)), Cheers to All the Awesome creativity! Wonderful rendition Ancient Fascinating Lore! ❤️🔥🗡️🗡️🔥❤️

He definitely really likes what Ryan Condall is doing for this show so that only makes me even more excited.

@@thenickfoxx so cool! Hope itll all be fantastic! 🔥🔥❤️🔥🔥

I'd like him to be involved in finishing Winds of Winter.

@@AshleyWilliamsN7 nice!💨 💨WindsOfWinter!

You want world of warcraft from him?! How dare you! Joking joking haha

He took a lot of plot-points straight out of history, just the setting is medieval times. That's why I think he don't even know how to work the main-series together, you adapt from history with your own spin on it and add some cool ideas, suddenly you have no way to tie the strings because even history has it's limits of what to give you and where to take thing after putting them there. Also if the show wouldn't have came he would have propably written pretty wall like ending anyway. Usually you have to have somekinda mental map of where things are going, like Lotr is pretty straight forward from the get go with get the ring into Mordor and defeat Sauron you know. If it's too life-like in one sense it will just keep on going and going and ending up being like, some characters biographies but they meet interesting people and people have kids so it's just never ending cycle and cannot be fit into neat ending. Also he doesn't have to finish it but he needs to stop telling his publishers and fans that he will. That's the sh!tty part.

He can't finish those books but my man can still write fake history like a motherfucker, was my takeaway from reading these books. Optimistic for this show!

I would listen to him for hours

had he lived 2000 years ago, he'd have created a religion. we'd be praying to the lord of light now and the prince that was promised.

Agreed! That’s why I was disappointed when fans turned on the original show when it refused to fall into all of the same predictable tropes and cliches of this genre.

@@georgeleinberger8670 exactly, They wanted Jon and Danny to be King and Queen and Tyrion hand lol, what show they have been watching all these years?It was just a fairytale ending, I was satisfied with story of S8, but my only problem was it was rushed.

@@no_one8224 I think there was some of that, but I think that’s underestimating the intelligence of many fans who didn’t like the ending. I didn’t like the ending but not for the reason you’ve stated.

@@jayuk83 thanks! 👏👏👏👏

@@jayuk83 A fantasy series with 100s of characters there is no one perfect ending , you'll always disappoint one or the other fanbases, since Jon and Dany have highest Fanbases among the fans, this is one of the biggest reasons they didn't like S8

People are basically waiting for him to finish ASOIAF so they can instantly put him into the Fantasy/Science Fiction Hall of Fame

Because he’s been writing a story for 32 years You can’t do that to people

@@TheManorBeast Berserk fan here. Story has been going on for 32 years exactly and not finishing any time soon, the pain is real

@@ihuh1000 Wait didn't the author of Berserk pass away recently?

​@@TheManorBeast bc he screwed himself by having TOO MUCH lore and having TOO MANY storylines and now he can't finish it. No one could. He went too far man. That, combined with the huge (rightly so) backlash from the show made him even more paranoid than he was. It's real simple, y'all just over complicate it

That why is so amazing 😂 and we love it.

A massive amount of research went into making this history.

Dude that's NOTHING compared to Tolkien. He wrote FAR superior stories, created his own languages, and didn't shoot himself in the foot by writing too much lore with too many storylines.

​@@fondationmongangafmwilly4162amazing? You mean over convoluted and too much going on. That's why he can't finish. What y'all thought was a good thing with the expansive lore and storylines is the reason he can't finish it. Use common sense kid.

​@@collaborativelearning1 you mean making this FICTION. He made TOO MUCH of it and that's why he can't finish.

jrr tolkein was one who did with the Simarillion.

Well that's because there isnt 5000 years of history to start with. His world is written to give the illusion of it. The reason the long night prequel was cancelled is because not even GRR Martin himself could fill the gap as he truly never developed that side of the story for it to be serialized and adapted.

I mean, just a tought, maybe because he wrote the damn thing

He has that couple that have curated the wiki since the 90's, I'm sorry I forgot their names. He goes to them OFTEN for help, making sure everything is consistent and the lineages make sense, even making sure in one instance that a horse'mane was the right color

He cant even finish the original story. Tolkien was better.

@@joshrivers5191 He can do whatever he wants it’s literally his creation. He is quite the fan of Tolkien books too.

@@Tweezy786 true but he isnt a good story teller if he cant finish his story. Whats the use of a story with no ending? So is every other fantasy and and sci fi author since Tolkien. They finished their stories and didnt become rich and famous. Steven Erikson for example, finished his story and is a much better author than martin.

@@joshrivers5191 no

@@Zahkia oh yeah!!🤪

Littlefinger: "Shansha..Please" Sansa Stark: "Uncle. Please sit" Jaime Lannister: "I Never cared for them anyway" Cersei Lannister: Stares Out of a window Jon Snow: "I DUHN WAN'IT" Arya Stark: "I know a killer when I see one" Daenerys Targaryen: "I am not my father" Tyrion Lannister: "Who has the better story?"

Tyrion has way better quotes than that one.

Cersei : "Power is Power"

How many years will it take for him to finish? Fat men don't live to 100.

we will be lucky to get one book, we probably wont get both

These people in the comment section are pathetic. Not you guys obviously. I wont george another cent til he finishes his next book.

@@joshrivers5191 I'm even going to wait and ONLY buy a used copy if he ever finishes TWOW. I give TWOW a 20% chance of getting done but ADOS has less than 1% unless he's found the fountain of youth.

I know. GRRM says he's not great at planning out things and world building but look what he's created

Condal was a super fan before most had even heard of Thrones. This series is in great hands!

They'll fuck with it regardless as long as it fits their needs and agenda

For GOT we got the ending he told the showrunners and they made the best out of it and I generally like the ending to GOT tbh.

Yeah it’s so great……..he’s never going to finish the books ever. Who cares about this show.

@@moiseman LOL what agenda? Women with agency in a world that oppresses them? People of different ethnicities being important in a medieval fantasy setting? That's part of ASOIAF, GOT and Fire and Blood. Maybe read other fantasy fiction if you want far-right reactionary politics in your fantasy. Or better yet, leave the reactionary politics behind and start caring about people around you.

The music at the beginning too!

That scene looks so good! I cant wait either

It was not in the books though...

@@richierich7229 Fire and Blood is the book I meant

@@richierich7229 Those minor changes do not bother me, though. It is a nice to have.

​@@richierich7229 Your really negative on all these comments aren't you?

Lord Tarly was referring to the fact that Dany did not grow up in Westeros and probably know next to nothing about the land and its peoples. Not saying he was completely right but can't really blame him for how he reacted in seeing someone from the other side of the world bring a hoard of warriors known for their savagery, an army of Unsullied, and 3 freaking dragons after they've been known to have died out.

@@belleretiredaccount it is not canon if it was canon there is no way Tarly tell this shits to Dany he was loyal to Reach/Tyrells and the Targaryens... during Roberts rebellion Targaryens major victory came from Randyl Tarly and spoiler alert during HOTD (Targaryen civil war) most of Reach declared for Aegon/Greens (they break the oaths) but house Tarly declared for Rhaenyra/Blacks (never break the oath)

@@tariizm1500 we'te talking about the TV show, and I've read all the books.

@@belleretiredaccount still doesnt makes any sense to Tarly's betray their own lords Tyrells especially at that time TV show's last 3 season is completely trash

@@tariizm1500 From how they portrayed Randyll Tarly it absolutely made sense that he would break away from the Tyrells who was helping Dany bring a host of foreign invaders AND dragons (there's no way he hasn't heard of the Dothraki's and the Unsullied's reputations), and he doesn't take his betrayal of them lightly either. He is stuck in this "two evils" scenario, and he made the choice to support and defend his own country, even if that meant Cersei's rule. The later seasons have a lot of problems, absolutely, but I don't think Lord Tarly is one of them. None of this is canon because it hasn't happened in the books, so it doesn't really make sense to compare the two. What we know is that the Tarlys are indeed loyal, and in a sense they have shown that they are in the show by choosing to defend Westeros. Moreover, this calls back to that scene between Jaime and Brienne where he talks about oaths and its complications, something GoT has thorougly and magnificently examined.

The riders are missing though. In the book, no dragon rampages like that without a rider.

Oh yeah. These animations are probably for Blu-ray! Didn’t even think about that, can’t wait. Always loved the illustrated history

What?! I don't think they forgot that at all. The point in showing weapons that could take down a dragon was to show the wealth and determination of the Lannisters. It also served to emphasize the fear of dragons and that whoever could defeat one would earn loyalty, respect, and power from the masses. And the Night King taking down a dragon served to show what a formidable foe he was. All he really did was stand and stare, so that act showed everyone how capable and calculating he was. Dragons are difficult to hit, but throughout GRRM's world, the dragons do get hit, fall in battle, pass away. It is uncommon, but it happens. Also, Daenerys didn't train her dragons in any type of aerial combat, so their experience was significantly lacking compared to that of the previous Targaryen dragons. The past showrunners absolutely wrecked the end of the series, but they didn't forget that the dragons are hard to hit. Personally, I like that they killed 2 of the 3 dragons in the ways that they did because it foreshadowed Daenarys' fate and signaled the end of the reign-by-fear era of Westeros.

@@thecomorbiditycurator8018 When Benioff and Weiss decided, that Rhaegal could be shot down from the sky, while standing on a boat that is unsteady, because it is on the waves of the ocean, they just proved they didn't know anything about these dragons George R.R. Martin created. And Euron didn't just manage to have one lucky hit on Rhaegal - He landed his arrows on that dragon many times. Even if the first hit would be extremely lucky one, nothing explains the other shots he landed on the dragon. Benioff and Weiss took all the lore GRRM created and pretty much pis*ed on it.

They kinda forgot, you meant 🤣🤣🤣

@@thecomorbiditycurator8018 come off the bullshit lmao. Daenarys fate and the ending she was given was fucking awful. and you know it, even if you ant to pretend otherwise

@@Feisty123 "The past showrunners absolutely wrecked the end of the series" was literally in my comment, meaning I agree with you that it was awful. My point was that killing off the dragons foreshadowed the ending, not that the ending was good. I love a good foreshadowing in a story. I don't think those idiots planned that terrible ending from the beginning, but I do believe they always knew they would kill off Daenarys because the other options made for even worse TV. Option B: Danny beats Cersei and the Night King while maintaining her sanity and restores the throne to house Targaryen, Westeros gets a new benevolent queen. It's weak, too "happily ever after" for the overall vibe of the show and makes no sense. People still remember the Mad King, so they would always fear Danearys would turn out just like him and would also fear her because she had a dragon. That is no more or less tyrannical than Cersei's reign, giving no actual end to the "game of thrones" so it isn't a clean ending, more like a season finale cliffhanger we never would have gotten an answer to. Option C: Danny still loses her mind at the end and then beats Cersei, kills Jon Snow out of paranoia that he will take her throne as the only living male Targaryen. Crazy Danearys becomes the Mad Queen, the cycle continues, and everyone is instead mad about the death of Jon Snow. No ending to the vicious cycle that is the "game of thrones," so no actual ending. Option D: Jon Snow's character structure is compromised by not killing the new Mad Queen and is fine with his complicity in her slaughtering innocent civilians. The fans would riot because that is not the Jon Snow we know and love. Again, nothing is learned about playing the deadly game of thrones and there is no clear ending to the story of the iron throne. Option E-Z and beyond make even less sense. Jon Snow, NOT Danearys, is the Targaryen that can redeem the house name and even he knows it's so far tarnished and lost that he would rather just disappear back to the wall and keep his parentage a secret. Danearys had to die. Killing Danny made sense for the show. I can't speak for the books because GRRM doesn't have a limited number of lines or screentime to finish his incredible story, but as far as the show goes, Danearys dying was necessary. The rest of the ending was horrible and ruined the whole show, but Danearys still needed to die for the end to make any sense. Personally, I would have loved to see her defeat Cersei, reign for a few days by fear with the political figures realizing she wasn't ready and this was a big mistake, then be taken out by the Night King while sacrificing herself to save her last dragon child, the only creatures she loved more than her own life. Would have been a bit poetic, too. They were born in the fire beside her and she would die in the ice beside them. Stick to the fire and ice theme.

Can do no wrong? Hes let down every real fan he had by not finishing the series he started writing. The series that made him rich and famous cuz his fans loved it so much he refuses to finish.

@@joshrivers5191 He's made several other stories and tales and you're bitching about Game of Thrones which is his the latest big project, ffs.

@@nocthorys6 his latest project? He started the books in the mid 90s. Hes had many projects since then. Countless.

@@joshrivers5191 that's what I was trying to say, wrong use of words. The thing is, GoT is the biggest thing left for him to finish, it's a very, very detailed story full of characters, it's not something easy to finish. Specially now that the TV series were over in such a horrible way. I don't think at all he refuses to finish it, he might be just tired of that project and wants it to end well in his terms. That's just an opinion.

@@nocthorys6 yeah so im saying he needs to stop with all the greedy side projects and regain his dignity and soul and finish the story that matters. The true heart of it all. A Song of Ice and Fire. I just hope he doesnt add a trump allegory. It would be cringe.

Last few seasons will suck guarenteed. Wonder if he'll ever finish that 1 series he started years ago?

He's been heavily involved with it when it came to casting and scripts. They run through a lot with George which Dan and Dave did not.

@@joshrivers5191 dude you literally have 0 basis for this comment

@@blackgrlfly how so? The last 2 seasons of GOT was horrible and he still hasnt finished the original story he began in the 90s. Thats my basis.

Honestly didn't you read "Fire and Blood" and think "he can't write the novels anymore but he CAN do this pretty well, he's giving HBO more shit". Hopefully it works out.

I'm guessing men fought for her lol

Also a little bit of Wars of the Roses but I believe War of the Five Kings echoes that more than the Dance

@@KillerOfTheShadow yep, the resolution is similar to War of roses.

@@jamesbond1157 Every monarch had men fight for him 🙃

@@KillerOfTheShadow Wars of the Roses's main houses was house of Lancaster (Lannister) and house of York (Stark) in reality both house Lancaster and York's parental house is house of Plantagenet/Norman/Anjou which is house Targaryen based on.... Rhaenyra Targaryen literally based on Empress Matilda of house Plantagenet.

Fr!!! I had to do all i could to stop myself from getting up qnd yelling and screaming in joy and pride. Goosebumps💥

I dont know. I pictured all targaryans with white skin, white hair, and purple eyes since thats how they were described in the books. Ive never heard of a racial group with such variation in skin tone.

Hopefully we'll see the great council probably as the opening scene. Or maybe it was Baelon's funeral. Who knows...

I prefer his writing. Wish he'd shut up and finish the original series tbh.

I agree

All these amazingly skilled people involved in these enormeous productions and somehow the quality proves to depend on source material from this single individual! Incredible.

Oh sweet summer child.... smh

He will have to live forever to finish the original books at this rate.

I'm actually really excited for Snow as well. I rolled my eyes when I first heard about it, but the more I think about it, it will be great to get another few seasons with Jon Snow after suffering through two seasons with a plank of wood pretending to be Jon Snow. It will actually feel like more game of thrones, not a spinoff, and that's a good thing imo. All good things must come to an end, but hardly anyone was satisfied with GOT by the end, so I'm all for more

Snow will be crap cuz the ending of the series was crap. Jon Snow is still dead and he has been for over 10 years now. When will george pull his head out of his ass and tell us what happened to him?

D&D gave you a show to care about in the first place and were showrunners and writers for some of its best episodes. Credit where credit is due, alright? Also, the ending was good.

@@Regenmacher175 the only satisfactory arc was Theon. Nobody elses made sense. It was not good at all. Season 7 and 8 completely went off the rails. Arya became a super hero cuz being blind for a week and getting stabbed in the stomach does that I guess. Tyrions decent to evil became a descent to mediocre eunuch jokes. Sansa became dumber. Jamie didnt kill cercei. Wtf? THE ENDING WAS TERRIBLE. The only reason the 1st seasons were good was because they followed the books almost exactly. If you had paid attention and read the books you would have known this.

@@Regenmacher175 I just think people 80% hated George's historically pedantic ending twist. You can hear him lecturing you about how from Troy in the Iliad to the Mongols at Baghdad millennia later, conquerors thought nothing of destroying entire cities. True, intellectually-defensible, felt pretty bad.

You mean like HBO and Game of Thrones seasons 4-8? Lol

Same here friend. Good luck to you

George has said he loved this season of this show. He's seen the whole season already and plus you can tell by his face that he cannot wait for everyone to see it.