1:07 am - 01/31/2013

While we wait with bated breath for the season’s first trailer, here are a few Game of Thrones news items to tide you over.
- The show added another award to its impressive collection, winning Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series at the SAG Awards this week.
- Throne Con II went off without a hitch in London last weekend. Finn Jones, Rory McCann, Kristian Nairn, Gemma Whelan, Josef Altin, Miltos Yerolemou and Daniel Portman made appearances and mingled with fans. According to this article covering the event, Rory McCann performed “Hound Dog” on a ukulele for the audience!
- The Experts, an online trivia show pitting superfans against each other on their favorite subjects, premiered on Monday. The first episode features a Game of Thrones fan taking on experts in *NSYNC and the NFL.
- The newest episode of A Podcast of Ice and Fire features yours truly as a guest host. Ashley, Amin and I chat about the latest promotional photos and discuss two chapters from A Clash of Kings in depth.
-There’s one more interesting tidbit that contains spoilers for season 3, that we’ve hidden beneath the cut. Proceed with caution!
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Q: In your opinion, what would Pod be doing if he lived in the present, the year 2013?
Daniel Portman: Let's be honest he'd probably be selling crack.
A Beautiful Game of Thrones Spoiler

While we wait with bated breath for the season’s first trailer, here are a few Game of Thrones news items to tide you over.
- The show added another award to its impressive collection, winning Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series at the SAG Awards this week.
- Throne Con II went off without a hitch in London last weekend. Finn Jones, Rory McCann, Kristian Nairn, Gemma Whelan, Josef Altin, Miltos Yerolemou and Daniel Portman made appearances and mingled with fans. According to this article covering the event, Rory McCann performed “Hound Dog” on a ukulele for the audience!
- The Experts, an online trivia show pitting superfans against each other on their favorite subjects, premiered on Monday. The first episode features a Game of Thrones fan taking on experts in *NSYNC and the NFL.
- The newest episode of A Podcast of Ice and Fire features yours truly as a guest host. Ashley, Amin and I chat about the latest promotional photos and discuss two chapters from A Clash of Kings in depth.
-There’s one more interesting tidbit that contains spoilers for season 3, that we’ve hidden beneath the cut. Proceed with caution!
Our sources tell us that during the filming of the bear pit scene, the extras sang ‘The Bear and the Maiden Fair.” With a real bear and the song, this scene is shaping up to be pretty epic.
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Q: In your opinion, what would Pod be doing if he lived in the present, the year 2013?
Daniel Portman: Let's be honest he'd probably be selling crack.
CANNOT WAIT FOR THE BEAR PIT SCENE!!!!
omg I need to stop getting my hopes up for season 3 because I know it'll disappoint.
I'm so excited to see Sansa again, but they will ruin her and her storyline, I just know it.
it's the trailer!
but then it's not.
NOPE.
nope
eaux
why don't u take all of the seats in the harrenhall pit arena
This could be dangerous, for one day I may wind up bursting into song at a child.
yesssss
delete any and all jaime/sansa comments
I mean, I love them both, but. no.
Edited at 2013-01-31 01:31 am (UTC)
I don't mind Jaime/Sansa. There's good fic tbh.
I love themmm forever and always, OTP to end all OTPs, I dreamed of you, blue becomes you my lady, her name is brienne, etc etc <3
LOL, I hope we get to see that.