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George R.R Martin reveals plans to share ‘everything that’s gone wrong’ with House of the Dragon

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Published 11:41 1 Sep 2024 GMT+1

George R.R Martin reveals plans to share ‘everything that’s gone wrong’ with House of the Dragon

In a post on his blog, the Game of Thrones author said that he would share what has 'gone wrong' with House of the Dragon

Kit Roberts

Kit Roberts

George R.R Martin has revealed that he has plans to open up about things which have 'gone wrong' with the House of the Dragon adaptation.

The Game of Thrones author wrote a post to his blog in which he alluded to some potential problems with the prequel.

Martin has previously not been shy about criticism of adaptations, saying that he felt that screenwriters often felt that they should improve upon the source material.

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He said: "'The book is the book, the film is the film,' they will tell you, as if they were saying something profound. Then they make the story their own.

"They never make it better, though. Nine hundred ninety-nine times out of a thousand, they make it worse."

It's no secret that the ending of Game of Thrones went down badly with fans.

Meanwhile, others even criticised the show's quality after it ran out of Martin's source material to adapt.

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Now, the author has alluded to some potential issues with the prequel.

The author alluded to some potential problems with the prequel (Amanda Edwards/WireImage)
The author alluded to some potential problems with the prequel (Amanda Edwards/WireImage)

In his blog, he wrote: "I do not look forward to other posts I need to write, about everything that’s gone wrong with HOUSE OF THE DRAGON… but I need to do that too, and I will. Not today, though."

House of the Dragon is adapted from another of Martin's works, which is in a different format to Game of Thrones.

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The prequel is based on the book Fire and Blood, which is a fictional history of the Targaryen family.

So, rather than a novel where the perspectives and motivations of the characters are presented to readers directly, we have different historical accounts of the events of the Dance of the Dragons, which the series covers.

Emma D'Arcy in House of the Dragon (HBO)
Emma D'Arcy in House of the Dragon (HBO)

In adaptation terms, this means that writers could have a lot more flexibility as to where they can take the characters as each of the 'historical accounts' is shown to be flawed or inaccurate in some way.

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For example, some of them clearly favour the Greens more, while others are more in favour of Rhaenyra and the Blacks. And while the general events are known, it's less clear than Game of Thrones exactly how things went down.

As for the problems, those remain to be seen, but Martin has also previously praised writing decisions on the show.

He said: "The show added a brand new character as well. The dog. I am… ahem… not usually a fan of screenwriters adding characters to the source material when adapting a story. Especially not when the source material is mine. But that dog was brilliant."

Featured Image Credit: Getty/Jeff Kravitz/Max

Topics: Film and TV, Game of Thrones, House Of The Dragon, Entertainment

Kit Roberts
Kit Roberts

Kit joined UNILAD in 2023 as a community journalist. They have previously worked for StokeonTrentLive, the Daily Mirror, and the Daily Star.

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