Awesome Game Of Thrones

(PG-13) Game of Thrones’ main characters are mostly nobles. One notable exception is Gendry, the blacksmith and illegitimate son of Robert Baratheon. ScreenPrism looks at the character’s life to see how he could play a pivotal role in the series’ end.

Between the white walkers, wights, and stone men of Old Valyria, Game of Thrones is filled with creepy creatures. In this great behind the scenes clip from HBO, meet the makeup and prosthetics artists who bring these characters to life, and add battle scars to others.

We finally have our first real look at the final season of HBO’s hit drama. We’re sure fans will be picking apart every frame of the trailer, looking for clues as to how the war between the living and the dead might turn out, and who will ultimately sit on the Iron Throne.

Musicians Eshan Denipitiya and David Loke present a simply wonderful piano and violin medley that bounces seamlessly back and forth between the theme music from Game of Thrones and Pirates of the Caribbean. Now there’s a crossover series we’d like to see.

(PG-13) Alt Shift X pieces together clues from the A Song of Ice and Fire books and HBO’s Game of Thrones to show the Stark’s connections to the White Walkers. Perhaps these connections would play a pivotal role in how the series will end.

To celebrate the final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones, adidas is releasing a series of UltraBoost 4.0 shoes, inspired by the Houses Targaryen, Stark, and Lannister, the White Walkers, the Night’s Watch, and the Mother of Dragons. Expect them to drop in spring 2019.

It’s one of the stranger product tie-ins we’ve seen, but Anheuser-Busch and HBO teamed up for this commercial that ran during the Super Bowl, selling not mead or Dornish wine, but Bud Light, and filled with easter eggs to tease the final season of Game of Thrones.

HBO’s Game of Thrones is about to come to an end. Alt Shift X enumerates the likely candidates to win the coveted Iron Throne by the time the show ends. Will it be the expected heroes Daenerys or Jon Snow? Or a surprise like Tyrion? Will there even be a kingdom to rule?

Game of Thrones‘ final season doesn’t kick off until April, 2019. HBO keeps the torch of hype burning with this teaser showing the remaining Starks visiting the crypt of Winterfell. It’s as intriguing for who’s in it as it is for who’s not.

HBO and Threezero present a collectible only for the richest toy collectors and Game of Thrones fans. The sixth scale Drogon statue is made of polyresin, measures nearly 18″ tall, 23″ wide and over 34″ long, with insanely detailed sculpting and painting.

During a recent NCAA football game the marching bands from Michigan and Penn State teamed up to perform an impressive halftime tribute to Game of Thrones, complete with the mother of all dragons to accompany Ramin Djawadi’s epic score.

Johnnie Walker’s limited edition Scotch whisky was inspired by Game of Thrones’ icy zombies. The White Walker “has notes of caramelized sugar and vanilla, fresh red berries with a touch of orchard fruit and features single malts from Cardhu and Clynelish.” Best served chilled.

(PG-13: Language) In A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones, Valyria used to be a powerful empire, thanks to its dragons and magic. But it all ended in a horrible flash known as the Doom. Alt Shift X presents a few theories on how the Doom could have occured.

Boxlunch’s treat for Game of Thrones fans is this highly detailed desk lamp. It features the Iron Throne as a base and a lampshade printed with a map of the franchise’s known world. It measures about 18″ x 10″ x 10″.

(SPOILERS, Gore) “He would see this country burn if he could be king of the ashes.” ScreenPrism compares the ambitions and methods of Game of Thrones‘ two spymasters. One is unabashedly self-serving, while the other is – seemingly – for the people.

(PG-13: Language) We barely see the Three-eyed Raven in HBO’s Game of Thrones. But he is more fleshed out in the A Song of Ice and Fire novels. Alt Shift X summarizes this mysterious character’s life story in an attempt to understand what he ultimately wanted.

(PG-13, Gore) “I never dreamed how quick the sweet would turn to sour.” Fantasy historian Alt Shift X charts the life so far of Game of Thrones’ Jaime Lannister. As his physical appearance tips to the other side, so too does his fate, a twist that not even GRRM planned.

(PG-13: Language) Arguably the most important character in A Song of Ice and Fire, Rhaegar Targaryen was the archetypal golden boy. Yet he knowingly condemned millions of people to death. Alt Shift X submits one of the most popular fan theories regarding this insane story.

Malec made a fun anime-style animated opening sequence for Game of Thrones. He even turned the show’s opening theme into a Japanese rock song. You can download the song’s instrumental version here. GAME OF GAME OF GAME OF GAME OF THRONES!

In Season 7, Ep.4 of Game of Thrones, Arya Stark takes on Brienne of Tarth in an epic sparring match. This video gives us just a taste of the work that went into the thrilling sequence, though we’re still unclear what parts were the actors, and what parts were doubles.

“I am the storm, brother.” Euron Greyjoy’s axe in Game of Thrones appeared only briefly and in a dimly lit scene. But Man at Arms: Reforged and its fans were so taken by its badass design that they went ahead and replicated it anyway.

An excerpt from Game of Thrones Conquest & Rebellion, a 45-minute animated history of the major events in Westeros leading up to the HBO series. It will come in a bonus disc bundled with the Game of Thrones Season 7 Blu-ray and DVD.

All men must trade. Redditor carlotta4th spent hundreds of hours learning the ins and outs of laser cutting to make a beautiful Settlers of Catan board game set with cities and settlements based on the major houses in Game of Thrones.