Martin gives us a shout out
The man himself has given Winter Is Coming a shout out on his Not A Blog. He also directs folks to the Westeros forums for any and all casting suggestions. In addition, he reiterates that despite him being executive producer on this project, much of the decision-making will be done by Benioff, Weiss, BBC and HBO. Check out what he has to say about this here blog:
In addition to Westeros, there’s also a brand-new fan blog called Winter Is Coming that has been started up as “yoursource for news, speculation and discussion on HBO’s planned A Song of Ice and Fire television series.” No, it’s not an “official” site — should we make it to series, there will likely be one of those on the HBO website — but it looks like another lively place for discussion. You can find that one at:
Winter Is Coming: First off, I want to say thanks to George for the shout out! Also, welcome to all those who have visited this site via George’s Not A Blog. Hopefully you like what you see and check back often for updates. I welcome your comments and suggestions and hope to make this site the place for updates on everyone’s favorite HBO project.
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