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We love Chris (DGS 006); he puts words together nice. So we had him back on the the show to go deep into the influences and philosophies of George R. R. Martin, creator of epic fantasy A Song of Ice and Fire. This episode was recorded before the finale of Game of Thrones but we think you’ll enjoy both Chris’ scholarly reading of the source material accompanied by Jason’s more emotional response. Links and Resources About those 80’s Twilight Zone Episodes by George R.R. Martin Max Headroom - Art of Noise “Paranoimia” featuring Max Headroom music video 1986 Beauty and the Beast - Opening Titles (no really, you should watch this) starring Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton 1987 Animated Hobbit - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit_(1977_film) Animated Lord of the Rings - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(1978_film) Ralph Bakshi The Dark Tower movie (disappointing 2017 Stephen King movie adaptation by Dir. Ron Howard, rumoured to be re-imagined by Amazon Studios) HBO classics Six Feet Under and Deadwood (not mentioned but .. Deadwood fans, new movie out now!) How much does it cost to produce a Game of Thrones Episode? (between $6-$10 million per episode) Fact Check: Brits Nina Gold (interviewed by The Guardian) and Robert Stern were the GOT casting directors. We salute you. Chris defends Dani’s final choices, refuting a simple “madness” theory What was The War of the Roses? The Red Wedding massacre was inspired by Scottish history, including the “Black Dinner” and the “Massacre of Glencoe” Zeitgeist the movie triggers people Fact Check: The original quote is “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” by George Santayana in The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress (1905-1906) Jason is thinking of Paul Harvey a talk radio pioneer on the ABC networks. Eisenhower's "Military-Industrial Complex" Farewell Speech Why is there so much cynicism in Martin’s work? It’s about the Power, the Ring, the Throne... The crappy 4th novel vs Song of Ice and Fire - why the success now? Right place, right time? George Soros, Dick Cheney, Trump, your congressman, influence and power...the power of the unseen hand. The Kindest Man in Westeros - Ramsey re-edit on Youtube