Marching bands combine forces for epic Game of Thrones tribute
“From the rival kingdoms of Ann Arbor and Happy Valley, the Michigan Marching Band is forming an alliance with the Penn State Blue Band.” So intone the announcers at Michigan...
HBO shows you how to transform into the Night King
It’s Halloween, and people are dressing up as ghouls and goblins and Game of Thrones characters. HBO has responded to demand with a video about how to transform yourself through makeup...
Tyrion IX (A Game of Thrones)
Welcome to A Song of Dan and Josh, the show where FanSided’s Josh Hill and I walk through each and every chapter of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, breaking...
Alt Shift X tackles the mystery behind the Doom of Valyria
Many generations ago, Daenerys Targaryen’s ancestors — the dragonlords of Valyria — were the most powerful people in the Known World, and Valyria a place of unparalleled beauty and...
Why Game of Thrones still lights people on fire rather than using CGI
During filming on the fantastic Loot Train sequence in the seventh season of Game of Thrones, stunt coordinator Rowley Irlam and his team did something unprecedented: they set 20 people...
See George R.R. Martin on the set of the original Game of Thrones pilot
Among Game of Thrones fans, it’s common knowledge that the first episode of the series — “Winter is Coming” — isn’t really the first episode of the series. As the story...
How the screams of Game of Thrones fans gave voice to a zombie dragon
Sound designer Paula Fairfield is one of the unsung heroes of Game of Thrones. She’s been with the show since season 3, crafting everything from the cry of young dragons...
Watch Hodor’s “Hold the door” scene in five different languages
In the history of Game of Thrones, no twist has blindsided the fan base like the revelation of Hodor’s origins. We’d all assumed that he was just an affable simpleton...
Gwendoline Christie looks back on the early days of Brienne of Tarth
Gwendoline Christie has played the fiercely loyal Brienne of Tarth on Game of Thrones since 2012. Since then, Brienne served as a Kingsguard, swore an oath of loyalty to...
How will Game of Thrones end? The fans speak out
How is Game of Thrones going to end? With filming on the eighth and final season nearly finished, that’s the question on the minds of millions of fans. We’ll have to...