• GraniteM@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I use Game of Thrones as a textbook example of how to write a show with a diverse set of characters, locations, and motivations (in the early seasons all those moving pieces fit together remarkably well), and also how not to do that, with all the plots going to pieces and the characters and their motivations falling apart in the last couple seasons.

    It’s pretty amazing how strong the show starts and how hard it screws the pooch by the end.

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      2 months ago

      As long as they had source material to follow, the showrunners did okay. When they passed the end of the latest book, it all went to hell.

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        The still had the source material, they just wanted to end it as soon as possible.