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People just us Game of Thrones as an example because it was popularized by The Oatmeal (and possibly others) for it's status as being easier to pirate than pay
by ShawnBird 14y ago
People just us Game of Thrones as an example because it was popularized by The Oatmeal (and possibly others) for it's status as being easier to pirate than pay for. I think they just use the name as a symbol now because if you mentioned a different piece of content people would wonder why you mentioned that show specifically.
- tptacek 14y agoIt's also the nerdiest show HBO has made in the last 10 years, so it has special appeal to the demographic least likely to ever pay for HBO to begin with.
- illuminate 14y agoTrue Blood is far, far nerdier, IMO. But demographicswise, probably more likely to pirate.
- chc 14y agoNah, True Blood is fairly mainstream. It's a paranormal romance populated entirely by good-looking people with copious sex and violence and reasonably simple plots. These are all things that mainstream viewers love, and True Blood's numbers reflect that. Game of Thrones is a gritty medieval fantasy political drama whose viewers actually requested less sex after the first season. Game of Thrones commonly features scenes of (for example) haggard old people sitting at a table talking about whether they'll go over a bridge or whether they should walk through a forest. It is probably the geekiest show I've seen on TV in my lifetime. Maybe ST:TNG beats it, but I'm not sure.