George R.R. Martin on relationship with House Of The Dragon team: "Abysmal"
AV Club • • entertainment
Key Points:
- George R.R. Martin describes his relationship with House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal as "abysmal," highlighting a breakdown in collaboration during the show's second season.
- Initially supportive of Condal, Martin felt increasingly ignored as Condal took sole control, leading to Martin's notes being sidelined and eventually routed through HBO rather than directly to Condal.
- Martin publicly criticized Condal's changes to his original work, calling them "toxic," which resulted in HBO executives pressuring him to remove his blog post and limiting his public commentary on the show.
- After a contentious Zoom call, Martin was asked to step back from the series but has since rejoined in some capacity, though he remains tight-lipped about
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