Game of Thrones Season 8 - may contain spoilers

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Interesting article. It’s mostly about the future of HBO, but it had some interesting things to say about the Game of Thrones Series.

“The estimated budgets of $15 million per episode involved multiple overseas locations. Over its eight seasons, the series was shot in 10 countries, including Northern Ireland, Morocco, Croatia and Iceland, and included more than three dozen special effects houses in 13 countries.

“Over the years, more than 3,748 pounds of rubber and 1.5 tons of metal went toward weaponry, including 1,300 shields for soldiers. Producers used 52,000 bags of paper snow, 4,000 gallons of fake blood, 12,137 wigs and hairpieces and 12,986 extras in Northern Ireland alone.

“Such budgets were previously unheard of in a television world where $5 million for an hour drama was long considered a splurge.

“The payoff is a global phenomenon that has seen its audience grow in every season, which is rare in the world of television. HBO said the seventh season of “Game of Thrones,” which was televised in 2017, was watched by an average of 32.8 million U.S. viewers across its networks and streaming platforms. That’s up from 9.3 million in the first season. The series is being shown more than 150 countries.”

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hbo, cinmax, and showtime has been around since the 70's, since cable has dead for over 20 years. satellite been overprice for years. both satellite and cable companies will force their subscribers to go hulu and netflex.

hulu produces like " the handmaid tales " and netflex produces " strange things " for example. the premium channels will lose in the long run. when cable and satellite companies charge subscribers over ten dollars every month. netflex and hulu charge under ten dollars, no contest!

premium channels are more concern the cost of show, not the quality of the show. they should go under. the subscribers are interest in quality not how the show cost to made.

Pretty sure the May 19 finale will crack the top 20 most watched series finales in history...

1. M*A*S*H 105.9 million viewers February 28, 1983 CBS
2. Roots 100.0 million viewers Jan 30, 1977 ABC
3. Cheers 84.4 million viewers May 20, 1993 NBC
4. The Fugitive 78.0 million viewers Aug 29, 1967 ABC
5. Seinfeld 76.3 million viewers May 14, 1998 NBC
6. Friends 52.5 million viewers May 6, 2004 NBC
7. Magnum, P.I. 50.7 million viewers May 1, 1988 CBS
8. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 50.0 million viewers May 22, 1992 NBC
9. The Cosby Show 44.4 million viewers April 30, 1992 NBC
10. All in the Family 40.2 million viewers April 9, 1979 CBS
11. Family Ties 36.2 million viewers May 14, 1989 NBC
12. Home Improvement 35.5 million viewers May 25, 1999 ABC
13. Frasier 33.7 million viewers May 13, 2004 NBC
14. Dallas 33.3 million viewers May 3, 1991 CBS
15. Everybody Loves Raymond 32.9 million viewers May 16, 2005 CBS
16. Star Trek: The Next Generation 31.0 million viewers May 23, 1994 Syndication
17. Gunsmoke 30.9 million viewers March 31, 1975 CBS
18. Happy Days 30.5 million viewers September 24, 1984 ABC
19. The Golden Girls 27.2 million viewers May 9, 1992 NBC
20. Full House 24.3 million viewers May 23, 1995 ABC

Note, several Super Bowls and Presidential debates have either topped M*A*S*H’s finale or come close to it.

the games of thrones's series finale should not any competition that night at all. it shoulda huge rating for hbo. not like 15 millions that watched the series finale of " lost " that abc lost billions that put on a sunday. not on it's regular night of the week.

Jon will be king

I meant mountain time zone.

But otherwise, yes, I would of good away with it it if it wasn’t for you kids!

Streaming services are cheaper than cable packages because they don’t offer nearly as much content. Subscribers are switching anyways because they don’t want to spend $50 a month on hundreds of channels they don’t watch and be forced to watch certain shows at certain times on the few channels they do watch. Plus the streaming services have many original series that are not available elsewhere.

That being said, streaming services customers are starting to spend more now than they did with cable, as the services are starting to build up...

On demand:

Netflix - $8.99 a month
Amazon Prime Video - $8.99 a month
Hulu - $5.99 a month
HBO Now - $14.99 a month (WarnerMedia in fall 2019)
CBS All Access - $5.99 a month
Disney+ - $6.99 a month (Nov 12, 2019)
Apple+ - $9.99 a month (fall 2019)
NBCUniversal - $11.99 a month (2020)

Live packages:

PlayStation Vue - $44.99 a month
Hulu Live TV - $44.99 a month
YouTube TV - $49.99 a month

There are a few other minor ones.

spectrum that I have the cable and spectrum trying to tell I am saving more if I combine my phone and internet with my cable with taxes. I don't save money, I would save maybe or less than 10 dollars. close to 5 dollars a month. every 3 to 6 months, spectrum will raise at 3 to 5 dollars for one excuses after another.

for me, I just go my local library or wait dvd of my favorite Netflix and hulu tv shows on the shelve, and get free. since january, I saw last year's season: strange things, Victoria, the crown, grace & frankie, Longmire: finale season, and the handmaid tale for free.

in the future, streaming services, you are going paid more due that competition of greed of the business.

Did any of you see the Maisie Williams interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show....

She dropped the spoiler alert that Arya Stark was going to die in the 2nd episode...

It was one of the greatest April Fools pranks ever!

She played it so well that it seemed like she truly slipped up and made the mistake of telling us all that Arya got killed.

It was hilarious!!!

That was f***ing brilliant! I her.

that was so badly done. if that was real, she would crying if she
really said. she concern what she was done, not onlyto the fans. if hbo and got will suing her. I give jimmy and her performance, 1 star of 4 stars. I could see how it was set up, it was going be turkey!

Hahaha, nicely worded too, Chaski. I wasn’t aware of this and for a second thought you had just posted a spoiler.

We should probably have a spoiler alert inserted into the OP, as there will likely be spoilers in this thread once the series starts airing.

No more blue dress for you!