re: GoT spinoff Aegon's Conquest in the works

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My only point is that, because he delayed it so long, and in light of the criticism he's faced from the woke gestapo, it all plays into him being less motivated to finish.

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It has nothing to do with the “woke gestapo”. He hasn’t received some deafening criticism over his content. It’s been universally accepted by a large chunk of fans (see the ongoing development of House of the Dragon and now Aegon’s Conquest and Dunk and Egg by HBO).

He regularly shite talks his fans on his blog. He claims he can only write at home, but then (especially pre-COVID) was spending loads of time at cons, traveling, and writing about literally anything else but ASOIAF. Since A Dance with Dragons he has written 10 other books/content about the ASOIAF universe as well as 9 Wild Cards stories. And has done writing for multiple TV shows, Dark Winds on AMC as maybe the most well known example.

It’s clear to anyone paying attention that he doesn’t know what else to write about the original ASOIAF series. He’s stuck. He tested his ending through the show and he doesn’t know what to do with the negative reaction. It’s not that he doesn’t have time or the ability to produce content. Or that he’s scared of some “woke gestapo” ( ). He just is too ashamed to admit he doesn’t know where to go and he refuses to let anyone help him get out of his knot.

You quite simply don’t have a clue what you’re talking about here.

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It’s clear to anyone paying attention that he doesn’t know what else to write about the original ASOIAF series. He’s stuck. He tested his ending through the show and he doesn’t know what to do with the negative reaction.

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This. It can be the only conclusion. He’s lazy, yes, but he still would have finished at LEAST Winds of Winter if he had a change up for the final book and ending. But he doesn’t. He feels obligated too to not deviate too much from the show but doesn’t want all the hate for the show to blow back on him if he can’t come up with a better ending than what the show got. He’s scared to finish in addition to not knowing what to do

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Never even saw HotD

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And there it is, once again you bitch and moan about something you’ve never seen before because you’re quite literally an NPC. No original thought to your mind all you do is regurgitate what you watch on YouTube.

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GoT was known for 2 things. Nudity and violence.

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there wasn't a lot of nudity in the books, unless theres a picture version i dont know about

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Because you're naive and oblivious to what happens in the real world?

GoT was known for 2 things. Nudity and violence. OK, 3 things, if you count dragons.

What's happened since GoT first appeared on HBO 13 years ago? The #MeToo nonsense.

Also, GRRM was bit in the arse by woke nerds (these are the folks who LOVE him, right?) for butchering the pronunciation of one writer, Rebecca F Kuang. A sin of epic proportion.

HUGO award controversy


Virtual attendees noted that in his remarks, Martin seemed to dwell on praising white male writers of old, including some with a history of racism, rather than engaging with the nominees and their work. The Hugo Awards were first held in 1953, but it wasn't until 2016 that a Black person, acclaimed author N.K. Jemisin, won the prize for best novel. She also took home the prize in 2017 and 2018, making her the only writer ever to pull off a best novel hat trick. According to former Hugo nominee Natalie Luhrs, Martin mentioned this feat, but quickly pivoted to praising a white male author who also won the award three times in a nine-year span.


Accused of collaborating with non-inclusive (racist) authors.


Bottom line is that when he wrote these books so many years ago, sex and violence towards women were common place. Far more so in the source material than even made it to the small screen. But because he's taken so damn long to finish the story, Hollywood has changed drastically.

Yes, it falls back to THIS because THIS is what Hollywood has become.

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This was literally a thread only about a new show being in the works and you somehow circled back to wokeness

Kaiju openly admitting there isn’t enough nudity in the sister and cousin fricking in GRRM’s post me too works is not what I had on my Sunday Bingo card. But here we are.

Maybe we can get this thread back on the rails.

Aegon was 25 during the Conquest. What actor could play a convincing Conqueror?

He is probably too old now, but I would have picked the guy who played Ragnar in The Last Kingdom.

Yeah, I take back my suggestion. They should throw the bank at Eric Northman.

Hmmm… what about Alex Pettyfer? Not sure if he has the acting chops for that big of a role, but the look feels like a good fit…