Behold The Massive Iron Throne as George R.R. Martin Truly Envisions It

Do you want to see how George R.R. Martin really envisions the Iron Throne looking like? As bad ass as it is on HBO's Game of Thrones, it pales in comparison to the image the author revealed via his Live Journal blog, Not A Blog.

"This Iron Throne is scary. And not at all a comfortable seat, just as Aegon intended," says Martin.

According to Martin in describing the throne here painted by artist Marc Simonetti:

"The HBO throne has become iconic. And well it might. It's a terrific design, and it has served the show very well."

"And yet, and yet... it's still not right. It's not the Iron Throne I see when I'm working on THE WINDS OF WINTER. It's not the Iron Throne I want my readers to see. The way the throne is described in the books... HUGE, hulking, black and twisted, with the steep iron stairs in front, the high seat from which the king looks DOWN on everyone in the court... my throne is a hunched beast looming over the throne room, ugly and assymetric..."

"From now on, THIS will be the reference I give to every other artist tackling a throne room scene.This Iron Throne is massive. Ugly. Assymetric. It's a throne made by blacksmiths hammering together half-melted, broken, twisted swords, wrenched from the hands of dead men or yielded up by defeated foes... a symbol of conquest... it has the steps I describe, and the height. From on top, the king dominates the throne room. And there are thousands of swords in it, not just a few."

This is the version of the throne that will be seen in the upcoming A World of Ice and Fire.

SOURCE: NOT A BLOG, Blastr

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'Game of Thrones: The Exhibition' Invades New York City

As Game of Thrones roared back onto the airwaves on Sunday night kicking off its third season, HBO has an exciting interactive tour for fans hitting five cities across the world. Game of Thrones: The Exhibition is currently camped in New York City, offering interactive activities and showcasing over 70 authentic props, costumes, and offers an amazing opportunity to sit in the Iron Throne of Westeros for a free professional photo op and take home souvenir. 

I stopped by the exhibit located in midtown Manhattan, which was packed with fans and tourists alike, snapped off some pictures through the crowd, and worked my way to the Iron Throne the relative easy way. Thankfully it takes a lot less political backstabbing and bloodshed at the exhibit to be seated as the ruler of Westeros.

You can check the official website HERE to see if the tour will be stopping in your part of the realm.

TRAILER: 'Game of Thrones' Extended Season Three Trailer

An extended cut of the Season Three trailer for Game of Thrones has been released, showcasing a much better look at what we can expect when the series returns to HBO on March 31st.

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TRAILER: 'Game Of Thrones' Season Three

The long awaited first full trailer for Game Of Thrones third season has finally hit the web. It runs only a minute, but at least we have sixty seconds of some kick ass new footage with peeks at the new and returning cast to keep us at bay for a few more weeks until the premiere episode.

The third season of Game of Thrones is set to hit HBO on March 31 at 9PM.

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New 'Game Of Thrones' Season Three Preview Unleashed

The first teaser to the upcoming third season of HBO's Game of Thrones didn't give us much to talk about except that it revealed virtually nothing. Thankfully we have this new behind-the-scenes Invitation to the Set video which offers us a whole lot more into the adaptation of George R.R. Martin's A Storm of Swords.

In the brand new production video comprised of on the set footage and cast interviews, we meet some of season three's new characters including the Queen of Thorns, Olenna Redwyne (Dame Diana Rigg), Mance Rayder (Ciarán Hinds), Thoros of Myr (Paul Kay), Beric Dondarrion (Richard Dormer) and Jojen Reed (Thomas Brodie-Sangster).

Diana Rigg, who famously portayed Emma Peel in The Avengers (as in the '60s British TV show) joins the cast this season alongside surviving favorites like Peter Dinklage (Tyrion), Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell), Richard Madden (Robb Stark), Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Tully) and executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

Game of Thrones returns to HBO on March 31st at 9PM.

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TEASER TRAILER - 'Game Of Thrones' Season Three

A fifteen-second teaser promo for the upcoming third season of Game Of Thrones was released today. That just about sums it up.

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Behold! Frodo Baggins Sits Upon The Iron Throne of Westeros

This is what it looks like when worlds collide, particularly the mythical medieval lands of Middle Earth and Westeros. Yes, that indeed is Frodo Baggins spotted in a scene from Game Of Thrones. Well, kinda.

While chatting to Conan O'Brien on his late night talk show, Elijah Wood shared some details of his recent trip to Northern Ireland, where as a card carrying member of the geek squad, he knew also happened to be the shooting location for Game of Thrones. 

Perhaps pulling some of his weight from his Lord of the Rings tenure, Wood managed to not only score a tour of the set, but got to sit upon the Iron Throne, as seen in this pic he snapped.

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'Game Of Thrones' Season Two Finale Tonight!

The Game of Thrones Season Two finale airs tonight on HBO at 9pm. Following the non-stop action of last week's Battle of Blackwater, we have one last night to tie up the ten episode adaption of A Clash of Kings, and must now anxiously wait it our for Season Three.

Entertainment Weekly scored an exclusive preview of the twelve new characters set to appear in the flesh from George R.R. Martin's A Storm of Swords when the show returns to the airwaves. The book, because of it length, will be adapted over the course of both Season Three and Season Four, with each likely to consist of ten episodes each.

Tonight's episode Valar Morghulis, is also scheduled to run past it normal time slot to 10:10pm, so we get a little more bang for our buck with our final fix of Thrones for the year.

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SUNDAY DVR SHOWDOWN: Game Of Thrones v. WrestleMania v. The Killing

It's gonna be one hell of a battle royal tonight on TV. There may not be enough DVR's in the house for some people, with a lot of real heavy hitters all demanding attention.

GAME OF THRONES makes its highly anticipated return to HBO at 9pm, kicking off its second season with "The North Remembers." There really isn't much to add considering how its been near impossible to avoid the buzz on the show's return. Needless to say, I will be re-adding HBO to my cable queue this afternoon.

WRESTLEMANIA 28, headlined by The Rock versus John Cena, hits Pay-Per-View with the first bell festivities scheduled for 7pm from Miami. Considering the very first WrestleMania I ordered as a young pup was WrestleMania IV, when it was still the good old WWF, and Hulk Hogan faced off against his former friend, the late "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Plus seeing numero 28 attached to the grandaddy of all wrasslin' events this year really makes me feel old. Also on the card is Triple H taking on The Undertaker (who has an undefeated WrestleMania 19-0 record), with special guest referee Shawn Michaels.

THE KILLING returns to AMC tonight, kicking off its second season at 8pm with a two-hour premiere,  "Reflections" and "My Lucky Day."

FOX has a new episode of FAMILY GUY lined up for tonight, "You Can't Do That On Television, Peter," at 9pm.

MAD MEN settles back into its normal time slot, after returning to AMC with record ratings last week after a seventeen month hiatus. "Tea Leaves" airs at 10pm following The Killing.

Last but not least is ABC's fairy tale fantasy at 8pm, ONCE UPON A TIME. In tonight's episode, "The Stable Boy," Barbara Hershey guest stars as Regina's wicked mother in flashbacks, teaching the Evil Queen-in-the-making exactly what being wicked is all about.