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Originally Posted by Hitch
(Honestly, I'm not a big GRRM fan, anyway, [which is odd, b/c he writes in one of my fave genres for escapism] but this put paid to it for eternity.)
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Don't blame GRRM for how badly a screen version of one of his works turned out. Once a story gets optioned for the screen, all bets are off, and what gets produced may bear no resemblance save the title to what was in the written story.
A series based on George's Wild Cards anthologies is under development for Hulu. Executive production of that one is being handled by George's co-editor on the works, Melinda Snodgrass. George's contract with HBO for Game of Thrones prohibits him from working on the Wild Cards series. (You may assume George talks to her about it regularly, but he can have no official paid involvement.) Melinda wrote several produced scripts for Star Trek: TNG, and was Story Editor for the second and third seasons of that show. So like George, she has served in the TV trenches and understands what she's getting into.
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Dennis