“Wow, ¡que sorpresa!” dijo absolutamente nadie: HBO anunció hoy que Game of Thrones oficialmente tendrá su quinta y sexta temporada. Michael Lombardo, presidente de programación de la cadena hizo el anuncio:
“Game of Thrones es un fenómeno sin igual. David Benioff y D. B. Weiss, junto con sus talentosos colaboradores, continúan superándose ellos mismos, y esperamos más de su deslumbrante narración”.
Esto sale justo después que HBO anunciara que la premiere de la cuarta temporada fue el programa más visto desde el episodio final de los Sopranos (11.9 millones), con 6.6 millones de televidentes que, junto a los que vieron las repeticiones, fueron un total de 8.2 millones.
La única preocupación es que con la cuarta temporada, se termina (más o menos) de adaptar el tercer libro de la serie en que está basada. Claro, hay otros dos libros pero, la mayoría de los sucesos son al mismo tiempo y realmente no hay mucho avance en la historia, una de las críticas principales a su autor George R. R. Martin.
Los productores del programa ya dijeron que la serie continuará sin problema hasta la séptima temporada pues saben lo que va a pasar, mientras que Martin asegura que la serie no lo alcanzará pues los últimos dos libros, “The Winds of Winter” y “A Dream of Spring” están bastante avanzados. Aunque tampoco descartó la posibilidad de adaptar el último libro a una película.
Lo importante es que estemos tranquilos de saber que hay Game of Thrones para rato, seguiremos siendo felizmente miserables con las crónicas de Westeros y más allá.
HBO RENEWS GAME OF THRONES FOR FIFTH AND SIXTH SEASONS
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Season Four Debut Scores Highest Viewership Yet
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LOS ANGELES, April 8, 2014 – HBO has renewed GAME OF THRONES for a fifth and sixth season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming.
“GAME OF THRONES is a phenomenon like no other,” noted Lombardo. “David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, along with their talented collaborators, continue to surpass themselves, and we look forward to more of their dazzling storytelling.”
Based on the bestselling fantasy book series by George R.R. Martin, GAME OF THRONES is an epic story of treachery and nobility set on the continent of Westeros, where summers and winters can last years, and only the lust for power is eternal. The Emmy®– and Golden Globe-winning series launched its ten-episode fourth season Sunday, April 6 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, with other episodes debuting subsequent Sundays at the same time.
Cast regulars for the fourth season of GAME OF THRONES include: Emmy® and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Charles Dance, Aidan Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Kit Harington, Diana Rigg, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Alfie Allen, Jerome Flynn, Conleth Hill, John Bradley, Gwendoline Christie, Liam Cunningham, Stephen Dillane, Natalie Dormer, Iain Glen, Kristofer Hivju, Sibel Kekilli, Rose Leslie, Rory McCann, Michael McElhatton, Iwan Rheon and Carice van Houten.
Among the early critical praise for the fourth season, the Los Angeles Times called GAME OF THRONES “the Best Television Show Ever,” adding that “no other series comes close,” and “television just doesn’t get any better than this,” while Newsday hailed the series as “still TV’s best,” awarding the show an A+. The Hollywood Reporter observed, “The consistency of excellence in GAME OF THRONES is truly something to behold,” and the San Francisco Chronicle described it as “great and addictive.”
The season four premiere of GAME OF THRONES on Sunday, April 6 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) was watched by an average of 6.6 million viewers, making it HBO’s most-watched program since the finale of “The Sopranos” in 2007 (11.9 million viewers). The premiere improved 52% over last season’s premiere and 23% over last season’s finale. GAME OF THRONES added an additional 1.6 million viewers from the 11:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. replays, for a gross audience of 8.2 million viewers for the night. Season three of the series had an average gross audience of 14.4 million viewers per episode.
Season four credits: The executive producers of GAME OF THRONES are David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger and Bernadette Caulfield; co-executive producers, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis and George R.R. Martin; producers, Chris Newman and Greg Spence.
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