‘House of the Dragon’ Boss Says George R.R. Martin Criticizing the Show Was ‘Disappointing’: ‘I Made Every Effort to Include Him… He Was Unwilling to Acknowledge the Practical Issues’ of Adaptations

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director “House of the Dragon” showrunner Ryan Condal told Entertainment Weekly that “it was disappointing” when George R.R.

Martin came out swinging against the HBO series last year in a series of since-deleted blog posts. It all started in late August when the “Game of Thrones” author wrote on his blog that he would soon post about “everything that’s gone wrong” with “House of the Dragon.” That post arrived in September, with Martin calling out specific changes Condal and his team made during Season 2 that Martin did not support.

Martin also warned that “more toxic” tweaks would be made in Season 3. “It was disappointing,” Condal admitted to EW. “I will simply say I’ve been a fan of ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ for almost 25 years now, and working on the show has been truly one of the great privileges of, not only my career as a writer, but my life as a fan of science-fiction and fantasy.

George himself is a monument, a literary icon in addition to a personal hero of mine, and was heavily influential on me coming up as a writer.” “House of the Dragon” is based on George R.R.