6. The Rise and Fall and Rise (?) of Game of Thrones

52 min · 20. maj 2026

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This week Kyle and Amelia go full nerd to discuss the legacy of the television show, Game of Thrones. See more from this week on our social media: https://linktr.ee/acoupleofbraincells Sources: “A Game of Thrones.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Game_of_Thrones [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Game_of_Thrones] “George R.R. Martin.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._R._Martin [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._R._Martin] Macdonald, Fiona. “Who inspired the Game of Thrones Creator?” BBC, https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140826-who-inspired-george-rr-martin [https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140826-who-inspired-george-rr-martin] “Game of Thrones.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones#cite_note-54 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones#cite_note-54] Grossman, Lev. “The American Tolkien,” TIME, https://web.archive.org/web/20081229125934/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C1129596%2C00.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20081229125934/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C1129596%2C00.html] Grubbs, Jefferson. “‘Game of Thrones’ Had a Tough Path To The Screen.” Bustle, https://www.bustle.com/articles/138322-how-did-game-of-thrones-become-a-tv-show-george-rr-martin-tried-to-write-an [https://www.bustle.com/articles/138322-how-did-game-of-thrones-become-a-tv-show-george-rr-martin-tried-to-write-an] “Pilot (Game of Thrones).” Game of Thrones Wiki, Fandom.com [http://fandom.com/], https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Pilot_(Game_of_Thrones) [https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Pilot_(Game_of_Thrones)] “How the Game of Thrones Ending Forces the Viewer to Re-contextualize the Entire Story,” Medium.com [http://medium.com/], https://wethrones.medium.com/how-the-game-of-thrones-ending-forces-the-viewer-to-re-contextualize-the-entire-story-d63bf11cab3e [https://wethrones.medium.com/how-the-game-of-thrones-ending-forces-the-viewer-to-re-contextualize-the-entire-story-d63bf11cab3e] Wired Staff, “Game of Thrones’ Biggest Losers Were the Fans.” Wired, https://www.wired.com/story/game-of-thrones-finale-disappointment/ [https://www.wired.com/story/game-of-thrones-finale-disappointment/]

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