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One of these upcoming shows could be your next ‘Game of Thrones’-style obsession

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A newly published interview between Rolling Stone and Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, no surprise, touches at one point on the intense fandom around the series, which is taking a bow on Sunday with the sixth episode of the show’s eighth and final season.
A newly published interview between Rolling Stone and Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, no surprise, touches at one point on the intense fandom around the series, which is taking a bow on Sunday with the sixth episode of the show’s eighth and final season.
It’s a degree of fandom that has many fans so upset at the surprises that have been thrown at them this season, that more than 876,000 of them as of the time of this writing have signed a petition essentially begging HBO to remake season 8 with new writers (which is obviously never going to happen).
Weiss and Benioff gave RS a diplomatic nod to that kind of fan reaction, noting that: “It’s gratifying to have people care enough about what you’re doing to feel like they need to comment on it in real time.
“Social media has been central to the way the show has been watched by many people. That said, we don’t engage with it all that much, mainly because of the time and energy required to do so. The show itself is a full-time job and then some. We’ll make the best show we know how to make, and we’ll hope that people like it.

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