In terms of staying on an annualized schedule, Game of Thrones is about to break the wheel.
I'm going on record here, but hardly out on a limb: There is no way the show's finale lands in 2018, the first time in its run that HBO's crown jewel will skip a calendar year altogether. With a 2019 start all but assured, I've looked into the future — and I see a specific date with perfect clarity.
And Marvel's untitled Avengers finale has something to do with it.
Now, there's a bit of deduction involved here, but mostly it's just common sense: Game of Thrones' production schedules have been steadily fattening over the seasons, from around four months per shoot to a little over six months for Season 7. That extra-long production forced HBO to shove off its traditional mid-Spring start into deeper summer waters — not such a bad call when you look at those record ratings. Read more...
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