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industry (bar marketing): Poor Things → Game of Thrones. A bar manager made a Poor Things martini because he liked the film, just as he did for Game of Thrones, which is not studio viral marketing.
“sometimes they did it for Game of Thrones. And then they just did it for poor things.”
The Big Picture · Oscar Nomination Predictions, ‘Mean Girls,’ and ‘All of Us Strangers’ With Andrew Scott · 0:17:09 · Amanda Dobbins (0.60 sure it was them)
unmapped (succession story): Black Panther: Wakanda Forever → Game of Thrones. Sean says a version centered on who should rule Wakanda is the kind of heir story Game of Thrones told expertly, though not House of the Dragon.
“Game of Thrones was very good at posing who should be the heir.”
The Big Picture · ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Is Here! · 1:06:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
industry (industry): Juneteenth (Atlanta episode) → Game of Thrones. Alison jokes that the episode is the season's Battle of the Bastards, a money shot, and that she is obliged to plug Game of Thrones.
“It's like the Game of Thrones money shot, but I am contractually obligated to make that reference in this podcast.”
The Big Picture · Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman Channel Rejection and Anxiety to Make ‘Lemon’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 22) · 0:07:54 · Alison Herman (0.70 sure it was them)
career (career): Peter Dinklage → Game of Thrones. Dinklage is locked up by Game of Thrones, and his post-Thrones career is eagerly awaited.
“I cannot wait to see his post Game of Thrones career”
Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 1:43:09 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
career (career): Alan Taylor → Game of Thrones. Taylor was hired as the Game of Thrones helmsman; the studio's note was to make the film feel more like Game of Thrones.
“We want to make this feel more like Game of Thrones.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 0:11:37 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them)
craft (craft): Thor: The Dark World → Game of Thrones. The film aims for a grounded, muddy fantasy in the Game of Thrones manner, away from Branagh's version.
“We want to make a more grounded fantasy away from the bran off.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 0:11:39 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
craft (craft): Thor: The Dark World → Game of Thrones. Asgard's courtyard business and street-level scenes feel like Game of Thrones.
“Like I still don't understand like this very Game of Thronesy.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 0:25:52 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
people (people): Kramer Morgenthau → Game of Thrones. The cinematographer has shot Game of Thrones, Terminator Genisys and Creed II.
“Kramer. who has shot some Game of Thrones.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 0:31:39 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
lineage (lineage): The War of the Roses → Game of Thrones. The actual historical Wars of the Roses was a big inspiration for Game of Thrones.
“Big inspiration for Game of Thrones.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:56:37 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
theme (theme): The Natural → Game of Thrones. A darker book-faithful Natural fits the anti-hero era of prestige TV like Game of Thrones.
“Even think about something like Game of Thrones.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:11:03 · Mallory Rubin (0.80 sure it was them)
craft (craft): The Natural → Game of Thrones. The skeptical-journalist role echoes a Game of Thrones line about a suspicious mind.
“And I found myself thinking about that with the whole journalistic depiction in the film”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:24:32 · Mallory Rubin (0.70 sure it was them)