GOT Forever?

Do we need Game of Thrones forevermore, as good as it is, or should it have an appropriate ending?  Listening to HBO you would think the show could go on forever, rather than the seven planned seasons.  According to Entertainment Weekly, HBO programming president Michael Lombardo recently stated “Would I love the show to go 10 years as both a fan and a network executive? Absolutely.”

I hope HBO figures out sooner rather than later that quality beats quantity every time if the goal is art.  If the goal is draining every last dollar out of a series then go ahead HBO, but you will bury your jewel in a pile of dung.  The last three movies from Lord of the Rings, as with the last three movies of Star Wars, did nothing to enhance what came before.  Instead, it lessened the entire enterprise and trivialized what should have been a limited set of classic movies.  One can only hope the artists, and especially George R.R. Martin, can talk some sense into the network.

In the meantime, you can view one of the latest trailers for season five here, with an explanation of everything you viewed here.