It’s been a great couple of weeks. There really is nothing to get you down after you find out that HBO has given the greenlight production for a full season of “Game of Thrones”. I feel just like I did after finding out that Lucas was finally making another round of Star Wars movies. On the plus side, I have a good feeling that this series will be better than the hype.

With an amazingly outstanding cast, and really cool locations, and a tremendous script, we have every reason to hope that “Game of Thrones” is everything that the book is and more. I’m reading the series for the fourth time and am continually amazed at the depth of the story. How little comments by one character are so huge after you know what’s going on. This is gonna rule.

That’s right folks. Fresh from Fox’s cancelled “Sarah Connor Chronicles”, Lena Headey has been selected to play Cersei Baratheon (Lannister) is HBO’s upcoming series “A Game of Thrones”.

She seems like a perfect choice for a show that will probably last quite a few seasons. Some have commented that she doesn’t fit the part, but come on people, that’s what wigs are for. She will be a stunning blonde that will be hated for all of the mean and nasty things that she does to our heroes. Besides, she does bare a resemblance to her future co-star, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who will play her twin brother.

More updates to come soon, and still can’t wait for next season when I’ll buy HBO and watch every single week.

Yay.

With the entire world waiting anxiously for the next year’s hit HBO series “A Game of Thrones” to be released. (well, me and lots of people anyway), news has come down to some of the initial casting. With such amazing source material, this series should become one of the most successful shows for HBO ever.

The first casting news that came down was that Peter Dinklage would play one of the key characters, Tyrion. Dinklage should do a great job and the cast should be strong with him at the head.

Next, and most exciting, is that the King in the North, Lord of Winterfell, Eddard Stark would be played by Sean Bean. Boromir himself as Ned Stark. This is most exciting because it means that HBO is serious about making “A Game of Thrones” into a key franchise for the network. You don’t typically get someone like Sean Bean to be in your series if you’re not serious about making it, and making it good.

Some of the other characters have also been cast and filming should begin in a couple of months for the first episode. Can’t wait to sign up for HBO next fall.

It has finally come from the mouth (or website) of George R.R. Martin, so it can be deemed as true and officially official. HBO has announced that the pilot episode of “A Game of Thrones” will be filmed in October in Ireland.

Words cannot completely describe the excitement that is now contained in the world. Not just excitement for the awesomeness that will be in the series for the next few years, but even the excitement for each announcement over the next few months of who will play who and all of the production photos.

Yay!

Great news all you fans of Westeros.

News has just hit the Swedish press that the day is coming soon for filming to begin on what will be the greatest fantasy television series ever. That’s right. I’m predicting that right now.

Producer David Benioff recently spoke with the Swedish press about many different projects, one of them being George R. R. Martin’s tremendous opening chapter to the “A Song of Ice and Fire” series, “A Game of Thrones”. HBO has the option and everything is falling into place. Benioff revealed that locations are being prepared in Ireland and filming will begin around October of this year.

Can’t wait to get news of casting and production stills and set design and finally release dates.