Game of Thrones: Super-Sized Episodes to Come!
With the Game of Thrones Season 3 premiere (sort of) around the corner, David Benioff and Dan Weiss have especially exciting news for viewers:
They will be in for more pillaging than previously thought, as the 10-episode season will feel more like 11.
“There’s almost another full episode’s worth of extra minutes spread across the season,” Weiss tells Entertainment Weekly. “One of the great liberties with HBO is we’re not forced to come in at a specific time. We can’t be under 50 minutes or over 60, but that gives us a lot of flexibility.”
Season 3 will cover approximately the first half of George R.R. Martin’s "Song of Ice and Fire."
“Last year we had a lot of 52-minute episodes. This year is a lot of 56, 57," Benioff added, referring to this as a "super-sized season."
Look for the final to actually exceed an hour in length.
Game of Thrones returns on March 31 and the Games of Thrones Season 2 DVD comes out on February 19.
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Rank: Guest Star
December 20th, 2012 4:00 AM
Great News!!! Almost done with Book 5 Dance With Dragons. Can't wait for this to start
December 19th, 2012 4:32 AM
'Season 3 will cover approximately the first half of George R.R. Martin’s "Song of Ice and Fire."'
I guess you meant to say the first half of 'A Storm of Words', which is the actual name of the third book.
Rank: Extra
December 18th, 2012 10:07 PM
waited long
December 18th, 2012 6:50 PM
THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR SINCE THE SERIES STARTED!!! The next two seasons that cover book 3 are going to be EPIC.