No. Just a special event for the launch.
Top section, centre. Always in the driver’s seat. 
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I like to wait for the collectors DVD box-set… Some more months wait for me 
Get out of town!
I guess it was a bit if a joke. At the presentation beforehand, they mentioned that the series has a lot of Easter eggs, hidden things for big fans of the show to find and share.
So that’s why they produced these GoT branded chocolate Easter eggs to coincide with the launch this year at Easter.
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It’s how you should treat your employees. It’s great to see. Wish more would do it even public servants
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Anyone have theories as to why GoT cast aren’t paid anywhere near as high as predecessors in similar long-running mammoth hit shows?
Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano, Friends cast, Charlie Sheen were all getting in excess of $1 million per episode (
) in their respective final seasons.
GoT (and only a select few) are getting a reported $500 thousand per episode.
Could it be commercial TV vs. cable? Or episode output? Or budget restraints? Interested.
I think the key to what you just said is it is a reported sum. And many of the actors you listed were main characters to shows which possibly has something to do with it. Game of thrones doesn’t really have that. If they are getting $500k per episodes it’s not too bad really…
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Larger episode order and smaller cast size on a sitcom would mean the show is more reliant on the star power of the talent that carries the show. The longevity of those shows was largely dependant on how long the stars wanted to stick around. They would’ve been in a position to negotiate more money after the initial contracts expired and the longevity became a year to year proposition based on continued success.
GoT has more of an ensemble cast and a smaller episode per series order. That cast would’ve initially signed on for a set number of seasons. I think I read somewhere the producers needed to end the series by season eight because additional seasons would’ve required the cast to negotiate new contracts. The main players have all become such big stars it wouldn’t have been economical to sign them all to huge contracts paying them the extra money they would’ve demanded and keep it going.
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The top three cast members Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington and Peter Dinklage reportedly received US$700,000 for the final season.
Other cast members like Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Lena Heady are on US$500,000.
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I’m surprised that is the case considering those two are billed ahead of Clarke and Harrington in the opening credits. I suppose Clarke, Harrington and Dinklage do the majority of heavy lifting- number of scenes, amount of hours on set, physical hardship while filming etc. but Heady’s acting and on screen presence always makes me feel like she is the true star of the show.
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IIRC the cast names in the opening titles as well as the title animations themselves regularly changed positions/changed (respectively).
I remember Sean Bean obviously getting top billing back in 2011.
I think Peter Dinklage often got top billing from S2.
The cable ratings have been updated and the season 8 premiere had a 18-49 rating of 5.0, the show’s equal second-highest demo rating.
Also an update on UK ratings from Mediaweek:
In the UK, almost 200,000 were up at 2am watching the first screening of episode one, season eight. After a screening later that day, and counting timeshifting viewing, the total Sky Atlantic audience was 3.4m.
That audience makes it the biggest ever UK audience for a non-sports program on the Sky platform.
The Game of Thrones series seven finale held the previous record with 3.03 million overnight viewers.
In the US, episode 2 had a 4.4 rating in adults 18-49 with 10.29 million viewers, down from the 5.0 rating and 11.76 million viewers for the season premiere last week. With streaming and catchup included, the total audience for episode 2 went up to 15.9 million.
Also, it was revealed that former CIA deputy director David S. Cohen had a cameo on episode 2 as an unnamed resident of Winterfell.
Possibly because it leaked early this week?
This episode just aired was weirdly nice, I expect to see everyone die in the next episode, can’t wait for a battle that is close to an hour. They better keep my boy Ghost alive or I’m gonna cry
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Cersei will still be alive at the end of the next episode so that is the main thing. Brienne is coming to her end in the next episode. Possibly Theon as well.
EDIT: put the conversation in a spoiler tag but note I have no idea its just speculation.
Why are you posting spoilers?
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No sorry they aren’t spoilers. I am just engaging in conversation I have no idea who is dying. Just discussing it after the last episode.
OI STOP POSTING SPOILERS !!!
Well, it would help if you started with “I think…” rather than post it as if it’s a fact.
Stop shouting 
sorry 
