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Taylor Berman · 06/24/14 09:10AM

Queen Elizabeth II examines the Iron Throne Tuesday during a tour of the Game of Thrones set in Belfast. Image via Sky News.

This Gentleman's Game of Thrones Impressions Are Spot-On

Jay Hathaway · 06/23/14 08:50AM

Game of Thrones has been criticized for its varied, seemingly random collection of British accents, but the lack of consistency across the different regions of Westeros and Essos just makes it easier for impressionist Steve Love to imitate a dozen characters from Season 4.

Watch the Latest "Gay of Thrones" for the George R.R. Martin Cameo

Jay Hathaway · 06/19/14 10:27AM

"Gay of Thrones," Funny or Die's Game of Thrones recap series starring a gay hairstylist with encyclopedic pop culture knowledge, scored the mother of all cameo appearances this week: George R.R. Martin, who plays himself playing the grandfather from The Princess Bride.

The Brady Bunch Game of Thrones Theme You Didn't Know You Wanted

Jay Hathaway · 06/18/14 10:58AM

Game of Thrones' meticulously-crafted mechanical version of Westeros makes for one of the most recognizable title sequences on TV, but geek icon Wil Wheaton thought it could do a better job introducing the show's huge cast.

Game of Thrones' Tragic Dragon Scene: Now With More Sarah McLachlan

Jay Hathaway · 06/17/14 04:30PM

One of the most heartwrenching scenes in the season 4 finale of Game of Thrones was between Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen and two of her dragons. No one expected to well up over CGI creatures during an episode where very bad things happened to several major characters, but here we are. All the moment was missing was the Sarah McLachlan soundtrack from those SPCA ads.

George R.R. Martin Threw Out the First Pitch at a Game of Baseball

Jay Hathaway · 06/16/14 09:55AM

George R.R. Martin, the man who ripped out your heart in his Song of Ice and Fire series and then made you eat the pieces on HBO's Game of Thrones, just went on casually enjoying his life while more of his characters died over the weekend.

See a Game of Thrones Scene That Was Cut From Season One

Jay Hathaway · 06/12/14 08:55AM

Not every scene from George R.R. Martin's immense A Song of Ice and Fire series can be filmed for Game of Thrones. Something has to be cut, even if it's something Martin himself really likes.

Teen on Game of Thrones: "Tits!!!!!"

Jay Hathaway · 06/10/14 12:50PM

A very excited young man evidently didn't expect to see a pair of naked breasts on HBO's Game of Thrones, a show based on George R.R. Martin's novel series A Song of Tits and Swords.

How the Mountain vs. Viper Battle Really Should Have Ended

Jay Hathaway · 06/04/14 03:25PM

Sunday night's Game of Thrones battle between Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane and Oberyn "Red Viper" Martell was startling not so much for its outcome as for its sheer brutality. Showrunners Benioff and Weiss pushed even HBO's visual boundaries with the scene, but could it have been even more powerful?

Seth Rogen and Snoop Dogg Got High and Recapped Game of Thrones

Kelly Conaboy · 05/24/14 02:20PM

"His father was gonna hook him up, but he couldn't shut his ass up, so now he's gonna have to fight this big-ass gigantic motherfucker," and other Game of Thrones truths and impressions from Snoop Dogg and Seth Rogen.

Game of Thrones Tried to Feature Actual Incest

Gabrielle Bluestone · 05/14/14 07:54PM

Incest is pretty integral to the plot of Game of Thrones, but the brother-sister relations have always been fictional—a fact that's apparently a big disappointment for the producers of the show.

George R.R. Martin Is Still Writing A Song of Ice and Fire in DOS

Jay Hathaway · 05/14/14 09:38AM

George R.R. Martin, the man the world is counting on to bring Game of Thrones to a satisfying conclusion where Tyrion and Daenerys rule Westeros side-by-side (with Ser Pounce the cat as Hand), still writes on a DOS machine with Wordstar 4.0 (released in 1985!).