HBO’s “Game of Thrones” has been the talk around the watercooler this week, given that its Season 3 finale was this past Sunday. And yesterday entertainment outlets were buzzing when word leaked of how GoT came to TV life.
Apparently, HBO programming president Michael Lombardo made the decision to go forward with the series based on George R.R. Martin’s books after seeing the pilot script writers at the same gym he worked out at.
A gym? Really? The gym, of all places, is what brought one of the nerdiest pop culture pieces to television, a show that conjures up images of pale kids in basements playing Magic: The Gathering. Clearly, Fantasy’s Santa, George R.R. Martin, wrote the series without ever lifting a weight, bless his heart (seriously!).
So that’s why I haven’t sold a script yet. I never go to the gym.