If Game of Thrones were set in Legoland rather than the seven kingdoms of Westeros, it might look something like this. Created by YouTubers bymatthewP and Monica Garcia, this recreates the opening sequence to HBO’s smash-hit series with stop-motion LEGO animation.
Unsheathe thy sword, valiant soldier! Go forth into the wilderness, slay a formidable beast and tonight we shall dine like kings. Er, I mean, season two is here, so let’s make mead and and cook up recipes from this batch of Game of Thrones cookbooks.
Lies, Bloodshed, Betrayal! Power and influence, secrets and whispers, fragile alliances shattered in heartache and death! Also, lots of intense, weird sex. These are the things I think of when I think of Game of Thrones.
The Dothraki language in Game of Thrones isn’t some slopped-together, haphazard gibberish. As the NY Times tells it, it’s a full-formed, logical vernacular put together by a linguistics expert inspired by languages such as Swahili and Estonian.
Perhaps it’s because I’m used to TV series with blatantly obvious special effects but, after seeing this behind-the-scenes video of HBO’s Game of Thrones, I’m amazed at the number of architectural structures and elements that aren’t real. It’s simply awesome.
You don’t have HBO. It’s not on iTunes. You can’t stream it on Netflix or Hulu. For the love of all things dwarven, won’t somebody please just take my money and let me watch an episode of Game of Thrones? Please? [Virtual Shackles]
