Product Description
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Summers span decades. Winters can last a lifetime. And the
struggle for the Iron Throne has be. It will stretch from the
south, where heat breeds plots, lusts and intrigues; to the vast
and savage eastern lands; all the way to the frozen north, where
an 800-foot wall of ice protects the kingdom from the dark forces
that lie beyond. Kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars,
lords and honest men...all will play the Game of Thrones. A new
original series based on George R.R. Martin's best-selling A Song
of Ice and Fire series.
Extra Content
Blu-ray Complete Guide to Westeros
An interactive compendium of the noble houses and lands featured
in season one, PLUS 24 exclusive histories of the Seven Kingdoms
as told by the characters themselves done with animated
illustrations that provide more information on the background of
Game of Thrones.
In-Episode Guide
In-feature resource that provides background information about
on-screen characters, locations, and relevant histories while
each episode plays.
Anatomy of an Episode
An in-episode experience that explores the creative minds and
colossal efforts behind episode six, "A Golden Crown."
Hidden Dragon Eggs
Find the hidden dragon eggs to uncover even more
never-before-seen content.
Making Game of Thrones
An exclusive 30-minute feature including never-before-seen
footage from the set and interviews from the cast and crew.
Character Profiles
Profiles of 15 major characters as described by the actors
portraying them.
Creating the Show Open
An inside look at the creation of the Emmy®-winning opening title
sequence for Game of Thrones.
From the Book to the Screen
Executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss along with
author George R.R. Martin talk about the challenges of bringing
Martin's epic fantasy novel to life on HBO.
The Night's Watch
An in-depth look at the unique order of men who patrol and
protect the Wall, a 700 foot ice structure that separates the
Seven Kingdoms from the darkness beyond.
Creating the Dothraki Language
An inful glance into the comprehensive language created for
the Dothraki people in Game of Thrones.
Audio Commentaries
Seven audio commentaries with cast and crew including David
Benioff, D.B. Weiss, George R.R. Martin, Emilia Clarke, Peter
Dinklage, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Mark Addy, Nikolaj
Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner, Isaac Hempstead
Wright, Bryan Cogman, Harry Lloyd, Daniel Minahan and Alan
Taylor.
.co.uk Review
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It’s hard to think of any more satisfying way to bring the world
of George R. R. Martin’s Game Of Thrones to visual life than has
been managed with HBO’s accled series. Within minutes of
season one kicking off, you get the feel that you’re in safe
hands, with a creepy opening that sets the scene for a series
with real justification in calling itself epic. The creative team
here clearly understand and respect the source material, and yet
aren’t afraid to make changes to suit a television production.
Not that you’ll notice it’s a television production. Made with
the and scale of a major movie, Game Of Thrones look and
feels dramatic in scale. Its story certainly is. Centered around
the battle for power in days of old, there’s conflict, despair,
romance, lust, backstabbing and no shortage of ice, both real and
metaphorical. It demands your concentration, but remains
accessible. It’s also a strictly adults-only adventure.
As befitting a series of such magnitude, they’ve clearly gone to
town on the Blu-ray set. As well as revealing plenty of detail as
to the production itself, with making of material and episode
guides, there are some brilliant, less obvious features. The
Blu-ray exclusively features, for example, an excellent guide to
the world of Westeros, who everyone is, the backstory, and the
noble houses. You can comfortably lose hours in it.
There’s simply so much depth in the set. Even the commentaries,
often quite bland affairs, offer real in and interest. That
it’s wrapped up with a brilliant 1080p transfer, and
speaker-shaking audio, is fitting. An excellent, ambitious piece
of television, in a Blu-ray set that befits it perfectly. --Jon
Foster