| HBO apologizes for putting George W. Bush's head on stake in 'Game of Thrones' |
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06/14/2012 8:38:40 AM PDT · by pabianice · 13 replies NY Post ^ | 6/14/12LOS ANGELES -- HBO has apologized for using a model head of former President George W. Bush in a grisly decapitation scene for its hit drama "Game of Thrones." The tenth episode of the first season of "Game of Thrones," now out on DVD, features the younger Bush's head on a stake. Commentary on the DVD notes that his head appears in a "couple of beheading scenes." The show creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss stated that George W. Bush's was used as physical inspiration to create a head for a scene in which King Joffrey shows Sansa Stark her... |
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| HBO Apologizes for Bush Head in ‘Game of Thrones’ DVD |
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06/14/2012 6:38:18 AM PDT · by Rummyfan · 40 replies NY Times ^ | 14 June 2012 | David ItzkoffHBO has apologized for a scene in its hit fantasy series “Game of Thrones” that showed the decapitated head of former President George W. Bush on a pike and said the scene will be removed from future DVD releases, the Web site io9.com reported. ... “The last head on the left is George Bush,” the producers say in the audio commentary. “George Bush’s head appears in a couple beheading scenes. It’s not a choice, it’s not a political statement. It’s just, we had to use what heads we had around.” |
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| Video: The obligatory “‘Game of Thrones’ puts George W. Bush’s head on a pike” post |
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06/14/2012 6:29:46 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 6 replies Hotair ^ | 06/14/2012 | AllahPunditVia Mediaite. The producers say it’s not political and that they used him just because they happened to have a spare Bush head lying around (what?), but Gothamist wants so badly to believe that it's a Gesture Of Defiance towards our deposed Hitler that I almost hope for their sake that it's deliberate.The perfunctory denial: HBO responded to CBSNewYork.comÂ’s request for comment on Wednesday night, offering the following statement from Benioff and Weiss:“What happened was this: we use a lot of prosthetic body parts on the show: heads, arms, etc. We canÂ’t afford to have these all made from scratch,... |
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| Fury as HBO's Game of Thrones shows President George W. Bush's decapitated head impaled on a STAKE |
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06/13/2012 8:37:00 PM PDT · by Justaham · 40 replies dailymail.co.uk/ ^ | 6/13/12 | Emily Anne EpsteinPoliticians are calling for a boycott of HBO's fantasy series Game of Thrones after the creator's 'despicable' decision to include former President George W. Bush's severed head in several scenes. In the tenth episode of the first season, Mr Bush's decapitated head is seen impaled on a wooden spike, covered in filthy long hair and slathered in dirt. Show creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who noted the appearance in the series' DVD commentary, insist it wasn't a political statement - just a prop. But the image has provoked outrage among some Republican politicians. |
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| Fury as HBO's Game of Thrones shows President George W. Bush's decapitated head impaled on a STAKE |
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06/13/2012 4:05:48 PM PDT · by Third Person · 74 replies Daily Mail UK ^ | June 13, 2012 | Emily Ann EpsteinPoliticians are calling for a boycott of HBO's fantasy series Game of Thrones because of the creator's 'despicable' decision to include former President George W. Bush's severed head in several scenes. In the tenth episode of the first season, Mr Bush's decapitated head is barely recognizable impaled on a wooden spike, covered in filthy long hair and slathered in dirt. But show creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who noted the appearance in the series' DVD commentary, insist it wasn't a political statement - just a prop. The finale of the first season of Game of Thrones, Fire and Blood,... |
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| "Game of Thrones" Season 2 thread - 9pm EDT HBO |
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04/01/2012 5:32:00 PM PDT · by Perdogg · 26 replies
"Game of Thrones" Season 2 thread - 9pm EDT HBO. Season 2 begins tonight at 9pm EDT with a reprise at 10pm EDT on HBO. |
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| 'Game Of Thrones' Season 2 Trailer: What's Your House Allegiance? [VIDEO] |
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03/27/2012 7:00:53 PM PDT · by Perdogg · 29 replies intimes.com ^ With less than a week to go before the two-hour premiere of Season Two of "Game of Thrones" on Sunday, HBO is taking a leaf out of Harry Potter's book and asking fans to "pledge their allegiance" to one of five choices in the battles ahead. Are you a Greyjoy, a Stark, a Lannister, a Baratheon or a Targaryen? With only five days to go before the Season Two premiere of political fantasy epic "Game of Thrones," HBO has aired five new TV spots asking viewers to "pledge their allegiance" to one of the five houses. Watch them all here,... |
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But did you see that thread about “Game of Thrones”?
Yet this is the first I’ve seen of this story.