Game of Thrones has some complex relationships, so what better way to keep track of them all than through an infographic? hauteslides has created one that shows the various character connections. It is spoiler free, for those worried about that. Bart McEndree has created a version with character photos.
In the same vein, HBO has provided the official downloadable viewers guide.
HBO has launched an official Game of ThronesFacebook game called Battle for the Iron Throne. It is described as “rich and complex like the world of Game of Thrones and incorporates many of the major themes of the series.” Sounds cool!
The HBO shop has been updated with loads of cool new items including house banners, t-shirts for Houses Martell, Tyrell and Clegane, and a really awesome Hound’s helm tee!
Speaking of the opening credits, Art of the Title has a great interview with Angus Wall, the creator of the sequence. It also includes some really cool concept art.
On a related note, influenced by the opening credits with the camera sweeping over the map of Westeros, someone created a Thrones-inspired Starcraft map video.
For those wanting to learn more about the Dothraki language, Learn Dothraki has a cool and helpful video of Dothraki and its translation from episode 3.
A cool new blog was started, partly inspired by the Thrones food trucks, which posts recipes of foods that are mentioned in the books. It is called Inn at the Crossroads and it has some tasty looking dishes.
Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet has a funny story about Nikolaj Coster-Waldau playing a prank on executive producers David Benioff and Dan Weiss. Google Translate does well enough for us non-Danish speakers, but here is the story in a nutshell. David & Dan email Nikolaj to tell him to keep his hair long, Nikolaj responds saying he wants to take the character in a different direction and sends them a picture of him with his head shaved. David & Dan freak out and immediately start looking for someone who can quickly make a wig to match Jaime’s hairstyle and find out it will cost around $10,000. Thankfully, before any money is wasted, Nikolaj calls to tell them it was all a joke. He says it is payback for a prank they played on Kit Harington when they told him he would suffer serious burns in ep 8 and that he would have to spend the rest of the series in heavy makeup. Haha!
The new issue of TV Guide Magazine (May 16-22 issue) has some great new behind-the-scenes photos. It also includes a funny anecdote about an overexcited pheasant that charged the cast while they were filming a hunting scene and that Mark Addy had to fend it off with a spear!
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