# Valar Hiatus: The Game of Thrones offseason thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\
**Created:** [June 5, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208 "2012-06-05T22:13:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/1301 "2024-05-28T23:15:22Z")

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Shut up, George. This is all your fault anyway.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/1302 "2025-03-10T02:30:16Z")

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Not long ago I saw the 2012 British political thriller miniseries _Secret State_. It was so-so, but the cast includes the actors who played Tywin Lannister, Edmure Tully, Stannis Baratheon and Maester Qyburn.

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/1303 "2025-03-10T02:36:13Z")

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We’re watching the season premiere of _Dark Winds_ right now – the AMC series based on Tony Hillerman’s Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee novels, set on the Navajo reservation in the Southwest.

George R.R. Martin and Robert Redford are among the series’ executive producers, and the two of them had cameos in this episode, as two guys being held in the reservation’s jail. The two were shown playing chess in the jail cell, and Redford’s character chastised Martin’s character for taking too long: “C’mon, George, the whole world’s waiting for your next move.” 😃

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/1304 "2026-01-16T21:10:13Z")

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Sophie Turner looks back on her _GOT_ experiences.

> **[‘It’s very embarrassing’: Sophie Turner on rage, romance and the horror of...](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jan/16/sophie-turner-interview-rage-romance-horror-watching-game-of-thrones)**
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> She was a star at 14, learned how to act with the whole world watching, then stepped away to discover herself. Now she’s back in the new Tomb Raider – and a Die Hard-style thriller

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