nelsonmuntz
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Their hit series is going to run into serious problems in about 2 years. This season will finish off book 3. Book 4 was a mess, and I don't think there is enough content in that book to support a full season. If you combine books 4 and 5, you could get 2 seasons out of them, which means HBO is out of things to put on TV by June 2016. Martin is no where near publishing Winds of Winter, so the best realistic release date is Christmas 2014, more likely early 2015. That could get HBO another year, maybe year and a half, of material.
That means Martin would have to have the final volume done by 2017 in order to get it rewritten for the small screen for 2018, and that is not going to happen. Maybe if HBO really stretches things out they can buy themselves another year, although they have to be very careful. The adaptation has worked to date because there is a lot of stuff going on in the books to work with. Book 4 is really slow, and a lot of characters just thinking to themselves for dozens and even hundreds of pages. That isn't going to translate well to TV. There is also a natural lifespan for a drama series of 7-9 years, so HBO can't drag their feet too much.
There is going to be a book written someday about the behind the scenes aspects of this show. One of the most successful shows on television could end in a major crash and even litigation, and we can see it coming years in advance.
That means Martin would have to have the final volume done by 2017 in order to get it rewritten for the small screen for 2018, and that is not going to happen. Maybe if HBO really stretches things out they can buy themselves another year, although they have to be very careful. The adaptation has worked to date because there is a lot of stuff going on in the books to work with. Book 4 is really slow, and a lot of characters just thinking to themselves for dozens and even hundreds of pages. That isn't going to translate well to TV. There is also a natural lifespan for a drama series of 7-9 years, so HBO can't drag their feet too much.
There is going to be a book written someday about the behind the scenes aspects of this show. One of the most successful shows on television could end in a major crash and even litigation, and we can see it coming years in advance.