{"id":68016,"date":"2017-08-24T21:23:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T18:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/?p=68016\/"},"modified":"2017-08-24T21:29:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T18:29:05","slug":"yes-george-r-r-martin-watches-game-thrones-no-hes-not-caught-season-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/en\/news-el\/entertainment\/yes-george-r-r-martin-watches-game-thrones-no-hes-not-caught-season-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, George R.R. Martin watches ‘Game of Thrones.’ No, he’s not caught up on Season 7"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In another ice-javelin throw to the heart, “Song of Ice and Fire” readers won’t be getting another Westeros fix for a while. That’s because author\u00a0George R.R. Martin’s Sunday nights are dedicated to watching “Game of Thrones” — just like the rest of us. Though\u00a0the author admits he’s a bit behind on the show’s current season.<\/p>\n

“During his trip abroad he didn’t watch\u00a0any<\/em>\u00a0television \u2014 so he’s behind on ‘Thrones” current seventh season,” Martin’s team said in an e-mail to\u00a0Entertainment Weekly<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Martin, whose epic books are the source material for HBO’s fantasy drama, cleared up earlier reports\u00a0that said he wasn’t up on the television adaptation\u00a0because he was busy writing his next book, “The Winds of Winter.” Some headlines indicated that he didn’t watch the series\u00a0at all.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Hugo- and Emmy Award-winning author\u00a0suspects he was misquoted or something was lost in translation during interviews he gave at a fan convention in Russia, which touted the aforementioned headlines about his viewership.<\/p>\n

Readers have been eagerly awaiting the sixth installment of the fantasy tomes that Martin first published in 1996. However, his\u00a0writing pace has significantly slowed over the years, particularly since he began work on “Game of Thrones” back in 2011. He’s contributed to the series as a screenwriter and\u00a0a co-executive producer and\u00a0has remained a cheerleader of the show.<\/p>\n

The 68-year-old\u00a0has hinted that he might\u00a0need to write an eighth book<\/a>\u00a0to wrap up his series. Meanwhile, he’s\u00a0said to be heavily involved in\u00a0the several spin-off projects<\/a>\u00a0HBO is developing after “Thrones” concludes with its eighth season. The show’s narrative\u00a0has already outpaced the books and\u00a0resulted in Martin deferring\u00a0to\u00a0“Thrones” showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss for questions on\u00a0plot lines.<\/p>\n

The 80-minute\u00a0Season 7 finale of “Game of Thrones” airs Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Source: latimes.com<\/p>\n

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