Current Events > I feel so sorry for Game of Thrones fans right now.

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I mean at least FullMetal Alchemist got to redeem itself with Brotherhood but Game of Thrones is never going to get that chance.

and the thing is I blame that fat fuck most of all for being so god damn slow with finishing his books which makes me feel even more sorry for the fans who read the books because unlike the original FMA manga I'm certain that the books are never going to be completed.
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There is the theory that GRRM has already written books 6 and 7 and struck a deal with the showrunners that he wouldn't release them until the show was finished.

It was said by actor Ian McElhinney (Barristan Selmy) at a convention, and refuted by everyone involved in the show, including GRRM.

So y'know, who can say?
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Don't feel bad for me. I'm having a great time watching the final season.
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Banana_Cyanide posted...

I mean at least FullMetal Alchemist got to redeem itself with Brotherhood but Game of Thrones is never going to get that chance.

and the thing is I blame that fat fuck most of all for being so god damn slow with finishing his books which makes me feel even more sorry for the fans who read the books because unlike the original FMA manga I'm certain that the books are never going to be completed.

Well, if it serves as consolation, I believe Martin said that the ending will be the same in the books, except in regards to what will happen with the secondary characters. So, I wouldn't get my hopes up. But, yeah. The books will never be finished by him. Perhaps he'll get Abercrombie to finish a Song of Ice and Fire the same way Sanderson finished robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time.
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CyricZ posted...

There is the theory that GRRM has already written books 6 and 7 and struck a deal with the showrunners that he wouldn't release them until the show was finished.

It was said by actor Ian McElhinney (Barristan Selmy) at a convention, and refuted by everyone involved in the show, including GRRM.

So y'know, who can say?

he could be trying to mislead us, but GRRM addressed the issue in a recent blog post:

http://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/05/13/idiocy-on-the-internet/

All of a sudden this crazy story about my finishing THE WINDS OF WINTER and A DREAM OF SPRING years ago is popping up everywhere. No, I am not going to provide links. I dont want to reward purveyors of misinformation with hits.

I will, however, say for the record no, THE WINDS OF WINTER and A DREAM OF SPRING are not finished. DREAM is not even begun; I am not going to start writing volume seven until I finish volume six

It seems absurd to me that I need to state this. The world is round, the Earth revolves around the sun, water is wet do I need to say that too? It boggles me that anyone would believe this story, even for an instant. It makes not a whit of sense. Why would I sit for years on completed novels? Why would my publishers not just here in the US, but all around the world ever consent to this? They make millions and millions of dollars every time a new Ice & Fire book comes out, as do I. Delaying makes no sense. Why would HBO want the books delayed? The books help create interest in the show, just as the show creates interest in the books.

So no, the books are not done. HBO did not ask me to delay them. Nor did David & Dan. There is no deal to hold back on the books. I assure you, HBO and David & Dan would both have been thrilled and delighted if THE WINDS OF WINTER had been delivered and published four or five years ago and NO ONE would have been more delighted than me.

edit: sorry, saw that you addressed that
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Banana_Cyanide posted...

I mean at least FullMetal Alchemist got to redeem itself with Brotherhood but Game of Thrones is never going to get that chance.

and the thing is I blame that fat fuck most of all for being so god damn slow with finishing his books which makes me feel even more sorry for the fans who read the books because unlike the original FMA manga I'm certain that the books are never going to be completed.

yes I agree 1000%. I blame him for not finishing the books.

I suspect he has no idea how to end the story and has written himself into a corner with too many side plots. I can only imagine the last two books are going to be full of plot holes or he has some crazy massive flowchart for each character to keep track of everything relevant lol.