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Game of Thrones Author to Create New HBO Shows

George RR Martin signs two-year deal

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 6, 2013 3:40 PM CST

(Newser) – HBO appears to be enjoying life in Westeros (even if nobody in Westeros ever does). The network has signed Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin to a new two-year deal that will see him not just work on the adaptation of his famous fantasy saga, but develop and produce new projects for the network as well, Deadline reports. It's not quite as strange a move for the novelist as it might seem; Martin has a history in television, with back-in-the-day credits on shows like Beauty and the Beast and Twilight Zone.

George RR Martin is seen in this file photo.
George RR Martin is seen in this file photo.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)
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touchmeplease
Feb 9, 2013 10:09 AM CST
Will Hodor and Moon Boy come to rule Westeros?
BinThereDunThat
Feb 7, 2013 10:32 AM CST
Never in a million years would I be able to picture this guy writing Game of Thrones. He looks like everybody's retired Uncle Charlie that spends his days fishing off the dock at his little pond. :)
right2dave
Feb 7, 2013 6:53 AM CST
HBO sucks. Bill Maher is dragging it down.
 

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