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GRRM is not my bitch. Point taken, for sure. However, I hope GRRM realizes that the opposite is also true. His readers aren't his bitch either. Without new qua

GRRM is not my bitch. Point taken, for sure. However, I hope GRRM realizes that the opposite is also true. His readers aren't his bitch either. Without new quality material, interest in his books will fade. Also, HBO isn't his bitch either. If he doesn't produce new material, the TV show plot will pass the book's and he will lose some control over what people consider the real tale.

curun1r 12y ago
On the HBO point, that was my thought while reading Gaiman's thoughts. Us readers have no claim to his work. Buying his books doesn't form a contract that means he owes us something. But HBO is a completely different story. They do have a claim to his work. When they bought the rights to bring his books to TV, they most certainly did sign a contract and I'm sure that, given the series was unfinished when the contract was signed, there were provisions for the possibility that he wouldn't finish in time. The way things are looking, it's a pretty good bet that HBO's writers will be the ones that finish GoT and he'll eventually have to write the last two books to follow the plot that HBO settles on. Hopefully he'll be consulted on plot points, but HBO isn't going to put the show on hiatus while they wait for him to finish it himself.
- dragonwriter 12y ago
  > The way things are looking, it's a pretty good bet that HBO's writers will be the ones that finish GoT and he'll eventually have to write the last two books to follow the plot that HBO settles on. Hopefully he'll be consulted on plot points, but HBO isn't going to put the show on hiatus while they wait for him to finish it himself. ISTR reading that GRRM has provided, and continues to provde, HBO's writers plot outlines and drafts ahead of what has been published, as well as being actively consulted on plot points in the show (which don't always follow the books precisely.)
- crazy1van 12y ago
  > it's a pretty good bet that HBO's writers will be the ones that finish GoT That idea used to frustrate me, but I think the HBO writers have ended up doing a better job with the story than GRRM. The show is just so much crisper without a loss of authenticity. (Don't get me wrong,... I love the books)

curun1r 12y ago

On the HBO point, that was my thought while reading Gaiman's thoughts. Us readers have no claim to his work. Buying his books doesn't form a contract that means he owes us something. But HBO is a completely different story. They do have a claim to his work. When they bought the rights to bring his books to TV, they most certainly did sign a contract and I'm sure that, given the series was unfinished when the contract was signed, there were provisions for the possibility that he wouldn't finish in time. The way things are looking, it's a pretty good bet that HBO's writers will be the ones that finish GoT and he'll eventually have to write the last two books to follow the plot that HBO settles on. Hopefully he'll be consulted on plot points, but HBO isn't going to put the show on hiatus while they wait for him to finish it himself.

dragonwriter 12y ago
> The way things are looking, it's a pretty good bet that HBO's writers will be the ones that finish GoT and he'll eventually have to write the last two books to follow the plot that HBO settles on. Hopefully he'll be consulted on plot points, but HBO isn't going to put the show on hiatus while they wait for him to finish it himself. ISTR reading that GRRM has provided, and continues to provde, HBO's writers plot outlines and drafts ahead of what has been published, as well as being actively consulted on plot points in the show (which don't always follow the books precisely.)
crazy1van 12y ago
> it's a pretty good bet that HBO's writers will be the ones that finish GoT That idea used to frustrate me, but I think the HBO writers have ended up doing a better job with the story than GRRM. The show is just so much crisper without a loss of authenticity. (Don't get me wrong,... I love the books)