<s>
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
is	O
an	O
American	O
fantasy	B-Application
drama	O
television	O
series	O
created	O
by	O
David	O
Benioff	O
and	O
for	O
HBO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
A	O
Song	O
of	O
Ice	O
and	O
Fire	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
fantasy	B-Application
novels	O
by	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
A	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
continents	O
of	O
Westeros	O
and	O
Essos	O
,	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
has	O
a	O
large	O
ensemble	O
cast	O
and	O
follows	O
several	O
story	O
arcs	O
throughout	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
attracted	O
a	O
record	O
viewership	O
on	O
HBO	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
broad	O
,	O
active	O
,	O
and	O
international	O
fan	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
is	O
roughly	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
storylines	O
of	O
the	O
A	O
Song	O
of	O
Ice	O
and	O
Fire	O
book	O
series	O
by	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Seven	O
Kingdoms	O
of	O
Westeros	O
and	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Essos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
has	O
an	O
ensemble	O
cast	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
estimated	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
largest	O
on	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
set	O
out	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
story	O
feel	O
more	O
like	O
historical	O
fiction	O
than	O
contemporary	O
fantasy	B-Application
,	O
with	O
less	O
emphasis	O
on	O
magic	O
and	O
sorcery	O
and	O
more	O
on	O
battles	O
,	O
political	O
intrigue	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
magic	O
should	O
be	O
used	O
moderately	O
in	O
the	O
epic	O
fantasy	B-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
true	O
horrors	O
of	O
human	O
history	O
derive	O
not	O
from	O
orcs	B-Language
and	O
Dark	O
Lords	O
,	O
but	O
from	O
ourselves	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Academics	O
have	O
classified	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
neo-medieval	O
which	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
overlapping	O
of	O
medieval	O
history	O
and	O
popular	O
fantasy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
theme	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
genre	O
is	O
the	O
battle	O
between	O
good	O
and	O
evil	O
,	O
which	O
Martin	O
says	O
does	O
not	O
mirror	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
allows	O
the	O
audience	O
to	O
view	O
different	O
characters	O
from	O
their	O
perspective	O
,	O
unlike	O
in	O
many	O
other	O
fantasies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
later	O
seasons	O
,	O
critics	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
certain	O
characters	O
had	O
developed	O
"	O
plot	O
armor	O
"	O
to	O
survive	O
in	O
unlikely	O
circumstances	O
and	O
attributed	O
this	O
to	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
deviating	O
from	O
the	O
novels	O
to	O
become	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
television	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2012	O
study	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
recent	O
television	O
drama	O
shows	O
,	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
ranked	O
second	O
in	O
deaths	O
per	O
episode	O
,	O
averaging	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
historical	O
antecedents	O
of	O
series	O
elements	O
include	O
:	O
Hadrian	O
's	O
Wall	O
(	O
which	O
becomes	O
Martin	O
's	O
Wall	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Roman	O
Empire	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
legend	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
(	O
ancient	O
Valyria	O
)	O
,	O
Byzantine	O
Greek	O
fire	O
(	O
"	O
wildfire	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
Icelandic	O
sagas	B-Operating_System
of	O
the	O
Viking	O
Age	O
(	O
the	O
Ironborn	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Mongol	O
hordes	O
(	O
the	O
Dothraki	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Hundred	O
Years	O
 '	O
War	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Italian	O
Renaissance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A	O
Song	O
of	O
Ice	O
and	O
Fire	O
series	O
of	O
novels	O
was	O
popular	O
before	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
received	O
multiple	O
fantasy	B-Application
writing	O
awards	O
and	O
nominations	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
World	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Award	O
and	O
multiple	O
Locus	O
Awards	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Time	O
magazine	O
in	O
2005	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
A	O
Feast	O
for	O
Crows	O
,	O
journalist	O
Lev	O
Grossman	O
called	O
Martin	O
the	O
"	O
American	O
Tolkien	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
major	O
force	O
for	O
evolution	O
in	O
fantasy	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
been	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
fantasy	B-Application
fiction	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
younger	O
,	O
he	O
became	O
interested	O
in	O
A	O
Song	O
of	O
Ice	O
and	O
Fire	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
had	O
not	O
read	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Benioff	O
read	O
a	O
few	O
hundred	O
pages	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
novel	O
,	O
A	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
,	O
shared	O
his	O
enthusiasm	O
with	O
,	O
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
they	O
adapt	O
Martin	O
's	O
novels	O
into	O
a	O
television	O
series	O
;	O
Weiss	O
finished	O
the	O
first	O
novel	O
in	O
"	O
maybe	O
36	O
hours	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Benioff	O
added	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
movie	O
of	O
this	O
scope	O
,	O
financed	O
by	O
a	O
major	O
studio	O
,	O
would	O
almost	O
certainly	O
need	O
a	O
PG-13	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
used	O
seven	O
writers	O
over	O
its	O
six	O
seasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
story	O
line	O
began	O
outpacing	O
the	O
published	O
novels	O
in	O
the	O
sixth	O
season	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
plot	O
outline	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
novels	O
provided	O
by	O
Martin	O
along	O
with	O
original	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
later	O
seasons	O
,	O
its	O
creators	O
saw	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
as	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
A	O
Song	O
of	O
Ice	O
and	O
Fire	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
individual	O
novels	O
,	O
enabling	O
them	O
to	O
move	O
events	O
across	O
novels	O
as	O
the	O
screen	O
adaptation	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Northern	O
Ireland	O
Screen	O
,	O
a	O
UK	O
government	O
agency	O
financed	O
by	O
Invest	O
NI	O
and	O
the	O
European	O
Regional	O
Development	O
Fund	O
,	O
helped	O
fund	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
production	O
of	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
and	O
other	O
TV	O
series	O
boosted	O
Northern	O
Ireland	O
's	O
creative	O
industries	O
,	O
contributing	O
to	O
an	O
estimated	O
12.4	O
percent	O
growth	O
in	O
arts	O
,	O
entertainment	O
and	O
recreation	O
jobs	O
between	O
2008	O
and	O
2013	O
(	O
compared	O
with	O
4.3percent	O
in	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
UK	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2019	O
,	O
350,000	O
visitors	O
,	O
or	O
one	O
sixth	O
of	O
all	O
tourists	O
,	O
came	O
to	O
Northern	O
Ireland	O
annually	O
because	O
of	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tourism	O
organizations	O
elsewhere	O
reported	O
increases	O
in	O
bookings	O
after	O
their	O
locations	O
appeared	O
in	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
attraction	O
,	O
titled	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
Studio	O
Tour	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
located	O
at	O
former	O
show	O
filming	O
location	O
Linen	O
Mill	O
Studios	O
outside	O
Belfast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
positive	O
economic	O
results	O
,	O
some	O
academics	O
note	O
the	O
impact	O
and	O
damage	O
from	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
–	O
related	O
tourist	O
activities	O
could	O
have	O
on	O
historical	O
sites	O
and	O
other	O
locations	O
of	O
cultural	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
ten-episode	O
season	O
of	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
had	O
four	O
to	O
six	O
directors	O
,	O
who	O
usually	O
directed	O
back-to-back	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michele	O
Clapton	O
was	O
the	O
costume	O
designer	O
for	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
first	O
five	O
seasons	O
before	O
she	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
April	O
Ferry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
seasons	O
,	O
Paul	O
Engelen	O
was	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
main	O
makeup	O
designer	O
and	O
prosthetic	O
makeup	O
artist	O
with	O
Melissa	O
Lackersteen	O
,	O
Conor	O
O'Sullivan	O
,	O
and	O
Rob	O
Trenton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
clothing	O
used	O
during	O
the	O
production	O
was	O
aged	O
for	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
realistic	O
appearance	O
on	O
high-definition	B-Device
television	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
,	O
her	O
theme	O
was	O
played	O
by	O
a	O
single	O
instrument	O
,	O
a	O
cello	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Djawadi	O
later	O
incorporated	O
more	O
instruments	O
into	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
originally	O
scored	O
music	O
,	O
Columbia	O
Records	O
released	O
the	O
For	O
the	O
Throne	O
:	O
Music	O
Inspired	O
by	O
the	O
HBO	O
Series	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
companion	O
album	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Westerosi	O
characters	O
of	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
speak	O
British-accented	O
English	O
,	O
often	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
consistently	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
accent	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
region	O
corresponding	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
Westerosi	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Language-learning	O
company	O
Duolingo	B-Application
began	O
offering	O
courses	O
in	O
High	O
Valyrian	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
1.2million	O
people	O
signed	O
up	O
for	O
between	O
2017	O
and	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
was	O
broadcast	O
by	O
HBO	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
by	O
its	O
local	O
subsidiaries	O
or	O
other	O
pay	O
television	O
services	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
or	O
weeks	O
(	O
or	O
months	O
)	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broadcasters	O
carrying	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
included	O
Fox	O
Showcase	O
in	O
Australia	O
;	O
HBO	O
Canada	O
,	O
Super	O
Écran	O
,	O
and	O
Showcase	O
in	O
Canada	O
;	O
HBO	O
Latin	O
America	O
in	O
Latin	O
America	O
;	O
Sky	O
Television	O
Network	O
's	O
SoHo	O
and	O
Neon	O
in	O
New	O
Zealand	O
and	O
Sky	O
Atlantic	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
Ireland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ten	O
episodes	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
of	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
were	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
DVD	O
and	O
Blu-ray	O
box	O
set	O
on	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
4K	B-Architecture
HDR	B-Application
on	O
Ultra	B-Device
HD	I-Device
Blu-ray	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
box	O
set	O
containing	O
all	O
eight	O
seasons	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
cast	O
reunion	O
hosted	O
by	O
Conan	O
O'Brien	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
DVD	O
and	O
Blu-ray	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
4K	B-Device
Ultra	I-Device
HD	I-Device
Blu-ray	I-Device
on	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
complete	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
4K	B-Architecture
,	O
Dolby	B-Device
Vision	I-Device
HDR	B-Application
and	O
Dolby	O
Atmos	O
on	O
HBO	B-Application
Max	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
has	O
been	O
widely	O
pirated	O
,	O
primarily	O
outside	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unnamed	O
episode	O
was	O
downloaded	O
about	O
times	O
through	O
public	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
trackers	I-Protocol
in	O
2012	O
,	O
roughly	O
equal	O
to	O
its	O
number	O
of	O
broadcast	O
viewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
TorrentFreak	O
,	O
a	O
subscription	O
to	O
a	O
service	O
broadcasting	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
cost	O
up	O
to	O
$25	O
per	O
month	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
£26	O
per	O
episode	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
$52	O
per	O
episode	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
the	O
day	O
before	O
the	O
season	O
premiere	O
,	O
screener	B-Application
copies	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
episodes	O
of	O
the	O
fifth	O
season	O
leaked	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
file-sharing	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
season	O
five	O
finale	O
(	O
"	O
Mother	O
's	O
Mercy	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
simultaneously	O
shared	O
file	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
file	O
sharing	O
protocol	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
250,000	O
sharers	O
and	O
over	O
1.5million	O
downloads	O
in	O
eight	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HBO	O
did	O
not	O
send	O
screeners	B-Application
to	O
the	O
press	O
for	O
the	O
sixth	O
season	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
spread	O
of	O
unlicensed	O
copies	O
and	O
spoilers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
2015	O
Oxford	O
Union	O
panel	O
discussion	O
,	O
series	O
co-creator	O
David	O
Benioff	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
just	O
glad	O
that	O
people	O
watched	O
the	O
series	O
;	O
illegally	O
downloaded	O
episodes	O
sometimes	O
interested	O
viewers	O
enough	O
to	O
buy	O
a	O
copy	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
countries	O
where	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
was	O
not	O
televised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
seasons	O
,	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
series	O
's	O
frequent	O
use	O
of	O
nudity	O
and	O
violence	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Variety	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
may	O
be	O
no	O
show	O
more	O
profitable	O
to	O
its	O
network	O
than	O
'	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
 '	O
is	O
to	O
HBO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fully	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
pay	O
cabler	O
and	O
already	O
a	O
global	O
phenomenon	O
after	O
only	O
one	O
season	O
,	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
skein	O
was	O
a	O
gamble	O
that	O
has	O
paid	O
off	O
handsomely.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
The	O
Hollywood	O
Reporter	O
,	O
Maureen	O
Ryan	O
condemned	O
the	O
season	O
's	O
reductive	O
treatment	O
of	O
women	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
decisions	O
set	O
up	O
and	O
executed	O
with	O
little	O
or	O
no	O
foresight	O
or	O
thoughtfulness	O
"	O
,	O
declaring	O
the	O
penultimate	O
episode	O
as	O
"	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
at	O
its	O
worst	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
petition	O
on	O
Change.org	B-Application
started	O
by	O
some	O
fans	O
requested	O
that	O
the	O
final	O
season	O
be	O
remade	O
with	O
different	O
writers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
was	O
included	O
on	O
The	O
Guardians	O
list	O
of	O
worst	O
TV	O
endings	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
In	O
many	O
ways	O
,	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
belongs	O
to	O
Dinklage	O
"	O
,	O
wrote	O
Mary	O
McNamara	O
of	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Times	O
before	O
Tyrion	O
became	O
the	O
series	O
's	O
central	O
figure	O
in	O
season	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
commentator	O
stated	O
that	O
Tyrion	O
Lannister	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
archetypal	O
dwarf	O
"	O
often	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
fantasy	B-Application
stories	O
like	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
otherwise	O
enthusiastic	O
reception	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
female	O
nudity	O
,	O
violence	O
,	O
and	O
sexual	O
violence	O
it	O
depicts	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
manner	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
depicts	O
these	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saturday	O
Night	O
Live	O
parodied	O
this	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
adaptation	O
in	O
a	O
sketch	O
that	O
portrayed	O
a	O
13-year-old	O
boy	O
as	O
a	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
consultant	O
,	O
whose	O
main	O
concern	O
was	O
showing	O
as	O
many	O
breasts	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
later	O
seasons	O
saw	O
Daenerys	O
,	O
Sansa	O
,	O
and	O
Cersei	O
assume	O
ruling	O
positions	O
,	O
Alyssa	O
Rosenberg	O
of	O
The	O
Washington	O
Post	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
could	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
long-arc	O
revenge	O
fantasy	B-Application
about	O
what	O
happens	O
when	O
women	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
brutalized	O
and	O
raped	O
gain	O
power	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
commentator	O
stated	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
both	O
sex	O
and	O
violence	O
helps	O
perpetuate	O
misogyny	O
within	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
dismissed	O
by	O
some	O
critics	O
,	O
its	O
success	O
has	O
been	O
credited	O
with	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
genre	O
's	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
eve	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
season	O
's	O
premiere	O
,	O
CNN	B-Architecture
said	O
,	O
"	O
after	O
this	O
weekend	O
,	O
you	O
may	O
be	O
hard	O
pressed	O
to	O
find	O
someone	O
who	O
is	O
n't	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
some	O
form	O
of	O
epic	O
fantasy	B-Application
"	O
and	O
cited	O
Ian	O
Bogost	O
as	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
continues	O
a	O
trend	O
of	O
successful	O
screen	O
adaptations	O
beginning	O
with	O
Peter	O
Jackson	O
's	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
film	O
trilogy	O
(	O
2001	O
–	O
2003	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Harry	O
Potter	O
films	O
(	O
2001	O
–	O
2011	O
)	O
establishing	O
fantasy	B-Application
as	O
a	O
mass-market	O
genre	O
;	O
they	O
are	O
"	O
gateway	O
drugs	O
to	O
fantasy	B-Application
fan	O
culture	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
show	O
's	O
success	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
commissioning	O
of	O
several	O
fantasy	B-Application
television	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
The	O
Wheel	O
of	O
Time	O
and	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
:	O
The	O
Rings	O
of	O
Power	O
by	O
Amazon	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Neil	O
Gaiman	O
,	O
whose	O
novels	O
Good	O
Omens	O
and	O
American	O
Gods	O
were	O
adapted	O
for	O
television	O
,	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
helped	O
to	O
change	O
attitudes	O
towards	O
fantasy	B-Application
on	O
television	O
,	O
but	O
mainly	O
it	O
made	O
big	O
budgets	O
for	O
fantasy	B-Application
series	O
more	O
acceptable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
Daily	O
Beast	O
,	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
was	O
a	O
favorite	O
of	O
sitcom	O
writers	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
been	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
other	O
television	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
other	O
fantasy	B-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
reason	O
for	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
the	O
purchase	O
(	O
and	O
abandonment	O
)	O
of	O
huskies	B-Device
and	O
other	O
wolf-like	O
dogs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
has	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
popular	O
vocabulary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
singer-songwriter	O
Taylor	O
Swift	O
told	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
that	O
several	O
songs	O
on	O
her	O
2017	O
album	O
Reputation	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
characters	O
and	O
plots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
has	O
also	O
become	O
a	O
subject	O
of	O
both	O
academic	O
and	O
scientific	O
inquiry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Australian	O
scientists	O
conducted	O
a	O
survival	O
analysis	O
and	O
examined	O
the	O
mortality	O
among	O
330	O
important	O
characters	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
seven	O
seasons	O
of	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Australian	O
Red	O
Cross	O
conducted	O
a	O
study	O
using	O
international	O
humanitarian	O
law	O
to	O
determine	O
which	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
characters	O
had	O
committed	O
the	O
most	O
war	O
crimes	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
seven	O
seasons	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
species	O
of	O
mud	O
dragons	O
;	O
Echinoderes	O
daenerysae	O
,	O
Echinoderes	O
rhaegal	O
and	O
Echinoderes	O
drogoni	O
,	O
a	O
bee	O
fly	O
;	O
Paramonovius	O
nightking	O
,	O
three	O
species	O
of	O
scarab	O
beetles	O
;	O
Gymnetis	O
drogoni	O
,	O
Gymnetis	O
rhaegali	O
and	O
Gymnetis	O
viserioni	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
brittle	O
star	O
,	O
Ophiohamus	O
georgemartini	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
sharp	O
thorns	O
resembling	O
those	O
depicted	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
crown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Song	O
of	O
Ice	O
and	O
Fire	O
and	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
have	O
a	O
broad	O
,	O
active	O
international	O
fan	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
Vulture	O
ranked	O
the	O
series	O
's	O
fans	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
devoted	O
in	O
popular	O
culture	O
,	O
more	O
so	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
Lady	O
Gaga	O
,	O
Justin	O
Bieber	O
,	O
Harry	O
Potter	O
or	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
SBS	O
Broadcasting	O
Group	O
marketing	O
director	O
Helen	O
Kellie	O
,	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
has	O
a	O
high	O
fan-engagement	O
rate	O
;	O
5.5	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
's	O
2.9million	O
Facebook	B-Application
fans	O
talked	O
online	O
about	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
1.8percent	O
of	O
the	O
over	O
ten	O
million	O
fans	O
of	O
True	O
Blood	O
(	O
HBO	O
's	O
other	O
fantasy	B-Application
series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vulture.com	O
cited	O
Westeros.org	O
and	O
WinterIsComing.net	O
(	O
news	O
and	O
discussion	O
forums	O
)	O
,	O
ToweroftheHand.com	O
(	O
which	O
organizes	O
communal	O
readings	O
of	O
the	O
novels	O
)	O
and	O
Podcastoficeandfire.com	O
as	O
fan	O
sites	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
TV	O
and	O
novel	O
series	O
;	O
and	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
cover	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
has	O
won	O
numerous	O
awards	O
throughout	O
its	O
run	O
,	O
including	O
59	O
Emmy	O
Awards	O
,	O
eight	O
Screen	O
Actors	O
Guild	O
Awards	O
and	O
a	O
Peabody	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Writers	O
Guild	O
of	O
America	O
listed	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
as	O
the	O
40th	O
best	O
written	O
series	O
in	O
television	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
a	O
ratings	O
success	O
for	O
HBO	O
throughout	O
all	O
eight	O
seasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
season	O
was	O
seen	O
by	O
14.2million	O
viewers	O
,	O
making	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
the	O
second-most-viewed	O
HBO	O
series	O
(	O
after	O
The	O
Sopranos	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HBO	O
said	O
that	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
average	O
gross	O
audience	O
of	O
18.4million	O
viewers	O
(	O
later	O
adjusted	O
to	O
18.6million	O
)	O
had	O
passed	O
The	O
Sopranos	O
for	O
the	O
viewership	O
record	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
study	O
of	O
the	O
50	O
TV	O
shows	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
Facebook	B-Application
likes	O
found	O
that	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
was	O
"	O
much	O
more	O
popular	O
in	O
cities	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
countryside	O
,	O
probably	O
the	O
only	O
show	O
involving	O
zombies	O
that	O
is	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
also	O
set	O
viewership	O
records	O
outside	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
pay-television	O
channels	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
2016	O
average	O
audience	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
five	O
million	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
)	O
and	O
Australia	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
cumulative	O
average	O
audience	O
of	O
1.2million	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	B-Application
streaming	I-Application
research	O
company	O
Parrot	O
Analytics	O
stated	O
that	O
after	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
the	O
season	O
eight	O
premiere	O
demand	O
was	O
"	O
particularly	O
strong	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
France	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nielsen	O
Media	O
Research	O
noted	O
the	O
show	O
was	O
popular	O
among	O
18	O
to	O
49	O
key	O
demographic	O
with	O
strong	O
female	O
viewership	O
for	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
show	O
also	O
benefited	O
from	O
time	B-Device
shifting	I-Device
viewership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
season	O
one	O
and	O
season	O
seven	O
,	O
7-day	O
viewers	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
both	O
DVR	B-Application
and	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
views	O
during	O
the	O
week	O
after	O
the	O
episode	O
broadcast	O
,	O
grew	O
from	O
3.3million	O
to	O
13.7million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HBO	O
has	O
licensed	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
merchandise	O
based	O
on	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
,	O
including	O
games	O
,	O
replica	O
weapons	O
and	O
armor	O
,	O
jewelry	O
,	O
bobblehead	O
dolls	O
by	O
Funko	O
,	O
beer	O
by	O
Ommegang	O
and	O
apparel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High-end	O
merchandise	O
includes	O
a	O
$	O
10,500	O
Ulysse	O
Nardin	O
wristwatch	O
and	O
a	O
$	O
30,000	O
resin	B-Language
replica	O
of	O
the	O
Iron	O
Throne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
2018	O
,	O
Diageo	O
released	O
several	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
themed	O
whiskies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thronecast	O
:	O
The	O
Official	O
Guide	O
to	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
presented	O
by	O
Geoff	O
Lloyd	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Koink	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Sky	O
Atlantic	O
website	O
and	O
the	O
UK	O
iTunes	O
store	O
during	O
the	O
series	O
's	O
run	O
;	O
a	O
new	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
analysis	O
and	O
cast	O
interviews	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
after	O
each	O
episode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
companion	O
book	O
,	O
Inside	O
HBO	O
's	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
by	O
series	O
writer	O
Bryan	O
Cogman	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
Live	O
Concert	O
Experience	O
,	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
28-city	O
orchestral	O
tour	O
which	O
performed	O
the	O
series	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
with	O
composer	O
Ramin	O
Djawadi	O
,	O
began	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
and	O
concluded	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
seventh	O
season	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
animated	O
prequel	O
series	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
:	O
Conquest	O
&	O
Rebellion	O
,	O
illustrated	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
animation	O
style	O
than	O
previous	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
week	O
after	O
the	O
series	O
finale	O
,	O
HBO	O
released	O
a	O
behind-the-scenes	O
documentary	O
entitled	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Last	O
Watch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
after	O
years	O
of	O
speculation	O
about	O
possible	O
successor	O
series	O
,	O
HBO	O
commissioned	O
Max	O
Borenstein	O
,	O
Jane	O
Goldman	O
,	O
Brian	O
Helgeland	O
,	O
Carly	O
Wray	O
,	O
and	O
Bryan	O
Cogman	O
to	O
develop	O
five	O
individual	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
successor	O
series	O
;	O
the	O
writers	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
working	O
individually	O
with	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
co-wrote	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
scripts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
said	O
that	O
all	O
the	O
concepts	O
under	O
discussion	O
were	O
prequels	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
believes	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
successor	O
show	O
"	O
applies	O
better	O
to	O
these	O
projects	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
spin-offs	O
in	O
the	O
traditional	O
sense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
three	O
additional	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
spin-offs	O
were	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
HBO	O
;	O
they	O
include	O
10,000	O
Ships	O
,	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
voyages	O
made	O
by	O
warrior	O
queen	O
Princess	O
Nymeria	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
founds	O
Dorne	O
;	O
9	O
Voyages	O
,	O
about	O
the	O
voyages	O
of	O
Corlys	O
Velaryon	O
on	O
the	O
Sea	O
Snake	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
project	O
based	O
on	O
Flea	O
Bottom	O
,	O
the	O
poorest	O
slum	O
in	O
King	O
's	O
Landing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
HBO	O
commissioned	O
a	O
pilot	O
to	O
a	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
prequel	O
series	O
from	O
Goldman	O
as	O
showrunner	O
and	O
Martin	O
as	O
co-creator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prequel	O
was	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Age	O
of	O
Heroes	O
,	O
a	O
period	O
that	O
begins	O
roughly	O
10,000	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
an	O
adult	O
animated	O
drama	O
series	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
HBO	B-Application
Max	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
two	O
more	O
animated	O
series	O
were	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
HBO	B-Application
Max	I-Application
,	O
with	O
one	O
being	O
set	O
in	O
Yi	O
Ti	O
,	O
a	O
nation	O
in	O
Essos	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
Imperial	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
