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HBO responds to fan petition to remake season 8 of Game of Thrones

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Fans can be a fickle bunch. In fact, the word fanatical is completely apt as they take their love of a franchise beyond just accepting it for what it is and wanting it instead to be something that they instead demand it to be. We’ve seen this when fans voice their displeasure, often putting out needless petitions demanding that studios do what they want.

It’s the scenario that has recently played itself out as entitled fans disappointed in the closing season 8 of Game of Thrones have petitioned HBO to remake the entire season. It’s all a little silly on the face of it, as regardless of what fans think about the series, the studio spent a lot of money on making those episodes and bringing about the conclusion they felt would work. Yes, it might not have been perfect and in fitting with the earlier seasons as it ran out of source material (for the record, I haven’t watched it, so am simply basing this off of what I’ve heard from others) but it’s still the ending that the producers wanted to make, and so shouldn’t we accept it?

Well, some fans believe that it shouldn’t be accepted and are calling for HBO to regather everyone and somehow come up with the several hundred million dollars it would cost to make another season, simply so that they can get an ending thy would prefer. It’s ludicrous, stupid, and thankfully something which the studio is not bowing to, as they revealed an official statement on the matter as revealed by Variety:

There are very, very few downsides to having a hugely popular show, but one I can think of is when you try to end it, many people have big opinions on how it should end. The petition shows a lot of enthusiasm and passion for the show, but it wasn’t something that we seriously considered.

While the passion these fans have for the show is admirable, it’s ultimately a little too much and understandably there is not much that can be done about the poorly received series finale now. Whereas normally if fans don’t approve of something they should simply vote with their wallets, I do understand for a TV series such as this that can’t be done as you can’t know you’re unhappy with it until after you’ve watched it. Still, that doesn’t justify the behaviour of fans who should rather spend their time thanking the company of at least giving them something to talk about all these years.

What do you make of fan petitions like this and what else should fans do to better show their passion and displeasure at something?

Last Updated: July 25, 2019

59 Comments

  1. Magoo

    July 25, 2019 at 13:46

    Hi guys, please sign my petition to re-publish this article with less spelling and grammatical errors. Because petitions always work.

    https://bit.ly/2GqRjuQ

    Reply

    • For the Emperor!

      July 25, 2019 at 14:05

      Not going to click the link, you ransomware peddling person! But I support you in spirit 😛

      Reply

      • Magoo

        July 25, 2019 at 14:25

        Drats and double drats!

        Reply

    • Raptor Rants

      July 25, 2019 at 14:15

      Boycott Critical hit! RAWWWR!

      Also just kidding.

      Reply

    • Admiral Chief Umbra

      July 25, 2019 at 15:21

      Bruhhhhhhhhhhhhhh savage

      Reply

  2. Gareth Lagesse (eXCheez)

    July 25, 2019 at 14:04

    I’d be happy if they made the three or four episodes that weren’t made. This would give us a ten episode season that would fill in a lot of holes, and they could re-cut the season accordingly.

    Reply

  3. Raptor Rants

    July 25, 2019 at 14:15

    *clears throat*
    I think it’s time…..
    RANT ON!
    *Epic anime style cut scene, epic music, keyboard starts to glow, hair stands on end and turns yellow, eyes glow green, laptop starts whining and the office shakes*

    Reply

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      July 25, 2019 at 14:15

      RANT OFF! *beep*

      Reply

    • Yahtzee

      July 25, 2019 at 14:15

    • Raptor Rants

      July 25, 2019 at 14:25

      Listen folks, you’ve been doing nothing but saying “Did you watch last night’s game of thrones episode!?” FOR YEARS.

      Now I get that you are invested, I get that you had expectations and I get that you feel like the last season was a cop out and yes, it seems that your favourite TV show let you down. But you have to ask yourself this, how has this impacted your life really?

      Take a moment to consider what this is doing to your life. Is it getting you that next promotion? How about the girl? The guy? The one? Is it costing you your job by ending badly? (Naturally these questions are now asked towards fans and not the ones who created / wrote etc).

      In the larger scale of things, this is simply just a form of entertainment that for years, got it right and missed the mark in one season. Not even a full season, just a handful of episodes really.

      Is it ok to say you are disappointed? Absolutely! Your feelings are important to you and so you are allowed to have those emotions expressed in certain ways. Most ways.

      But is a petition and random anger online and to the producers of the show really a constructive way of dealing with this? Or even really required? I don’t think so.

      Here’s the thing about entertainment, not everything is everyone’s cup of tea.

      And you know what? My preferences of TV sometimes disappoint me. Sometimes the story becomes stupid or makes no sense or goes in a direction I did not want in any form and that’s ok! Because it’s not the last TV show I will ever watch. There will be something else that comes along that keeps me entertained. There will be another show that gets me invested.

      And yeah, there are other factors to consider, like whether they could afford to continue with more seasons. Maybe they wanted to flesh out the decent in to madness over more seasons but saw something that we as viewers didn’t. Whether it be dwindling funds, viewerships or contracts that actors didn’t want to renew. Imagine someone like John Snow (YOU KNOW NOTHING JOHN SNOW!) or Daenerys get new actors? Just so the show can be fleshed out? Imagine the rage then.

      The pointis, that sometimes in life we need to accept the things we cannot control or change. Focus on making your life happy in your own way. Don’t look toward TV shows to do this for you because ultimately it will let you down and lead down a fearful path of when will my TV show make me sad? And remember folks “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”

      /rant

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      • Yahtzee

        July 25, 2019 at 14:25

        tl;dr

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      • Magoo

        July 25, 2019 at 14:35

        On the contrary, I really disliked the ending of Chuck. Way before I was on the net and with no one else I knew watching it, I couldn’t really vent. Seven years (hah) later I’m still upset about it when I think about it, and maybe that’s because I bottled up my frustration and did not let it out on twitter or a petition.

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        • Raptor Rants

          July 25, 2019 at 15:11

          But why? Maybe I am just not wired to understand this phenomenon

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          • Magoo

            July 25, 2019 at 15:20

            At first it was a joke but then I started wondering…

          • Raptor Rants

            July 25, 2019 at 15:21

            I am intrigued

          • Magoo

            July 25, 2019 at 18:10

            Like what if this whole outcry is just mass therapy? Maybe all of those people are 1% less bitter than they would have been had everyone just moved on without protest.

          • Raptor Rants

            July 26, 2019 at 13:04

            Mmmm. Interesting theory. But is their outcry making others more bitter? The people who worked hard on this stuff. Is the net bitterness up or down after this?

          • Magoo

            July 26, 2019 at 13:15

            So many questions, so few answers.

          • Raptor Rants

            July 26, 2019 at 14:39

            maybe we will never know

        • Yahtzee

          July 25, 2019 at 14:36

          And here we are, still waiting for season 2 of Made in Abyss

          Reply

          • Magoo

            July 25, 2019 at 14:45

            Still yet to watch, but it’s on the list. >.>

      • Yondaime

        July 25, 2019 at 15:20

        • Raptor Rants

          July 25, 2019 at 15:21

          I see I’ve given the desired visual impression correctly

          Reply

      • Admiral Chief Umbra

        July 25, 2019 at 15:21

        Rant leads to tl;dr comment

        Reply

      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        July 25, 2019 at 14:45

        *Jon

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        • Raptor Rants

          July 25, 2019 at 15:11

          meh, you say Jon, I say John. Same same.. 😛

          Reply

      • For the Emperor!

        July 25, 2019 at 15:40

        Got it wrong for two seasons, and the last one was only a handful of episodes, so getting a handful wrong is basically all of it 😛

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        • Raptor Rants

          July 25, 2019 at 15:40

          You see after a full bad season I get off the bus usually. Maybe I’m the odd one out in these regards. I just don’t see the point in getting so invested as to go to petitions and stuff to change something on a TV show

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  4. Llama In The Rift

    July 25, 2019 at 15:21

    Lazy writing was my main issue..(D. B. Weiss: Danny kind of just forgot about the Iron Fleet”)…wtf…for real?!…..that is all.

    Now i look forward to The Witcher where is wish everyone would stop comparing it to next “Game Of Thrones”….The Witcher just wana be The Witcher.

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    • Raptor Rants

      July 25, 2019 at 15:30

      nope. Dat Arachnomorph at the end. Nopity nope nope

      Reply

  5. For the Emperor!

    July 25, 2019 at 13:32

    I am fine with the “story” of the ending as it is, because as you said “it’s still the ending that the producers wanted to make”, and while not exactly the story I would have written, it is theirs and I am not creative enough to be in their position in the first place.

    My problem came in the last two seasons when it started feeling rushed. One truly could see the moment they ran out of source. You would go from one scene to the next and it would be weeks later without ANY clue that time has passed! So, it was not “what they did”, but rather “how they did it”. Still, not going to sign any petition because it was obvious D&D were done with the show before the end. Will buy the DVDs to complete my collection and patiently wait for the books to give the “filler” the series lacked.

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    • Guz

      July 25, 2019 at 14:24

      Be prepared for a veeerrrrryyy long wait for the books, I don’t see Martin finishing them anytime soon or if he even will, I’ve been waiting since before the show even started and I’ve given up on him finishing them

      Reply

  6. Yahtzee

    July 25, 2019 at 13:39

    If this Witcher series goes well it could be the new Game of Thrones, but if it were to fail we could see Witcher ultimately become Game of Thrones.

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    • Guz

      July 25, 2019 at 14:15

      I really really hope it’s good, was so worried when I first saw the cast, but after the last trailer I’m cautiously optomistic

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      • Dresden

        July 26, 2019 at 07:19

        It does look good, doesn’t it? Though I have to admit that the casting for Triss was absolutely horrible.

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        • Guz

          July 26, 2019 at 08:57

          I hope she is a REALLY good actress, then I can overlook it, but to to fazed as I’m team Yen anyway

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    • HvR

      July 25, 2019 at 16:02

      Nah it is totally legit and secure. Even asks your ID number, home address and credit card details to make sure nobody votes twice.

      Reply

  7. Gr8_Balls_o_Fire

    July 25, 2019 at 14:05

    Clear example of people having their priorities woefully scewed.

    Reply

    • Yahtzee

      July 25, 2019 at 14:25

      I’ll tell you whats wrong with society.

      No one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.

      Reply

      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        July 25, 2019 at 14:45

        They do. It’s called unfriending on Facebook.

        Reply

        • RinceThis

          July 25, 2019 at 15:50

          Something you’ve never done for obvious reasons. No friends!

          Reply

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