Some TV shows make me hungry, like The Great British Baking Show and Letterkenny (OK, that one just makes me thirsty for Puppers). Some series make me want to fast. I put Game of Thrones right up there with Deadwood on the list of shows I don't want to watch while eating.HBO has never been shy about marketing partnerships when it comes to Game of Thrones, but the tie-ins seem particularly intense as we approach the debut of the eighth and final season on April 14. Oreo cookies, Bud Light beer, Mountain Dew sodas and Shake Shack snacks are all on board.Long before we got an official Game of Thrones season 8 trailer, we witnessed the fever dream of a Bud Light Super Bowl commercial where the Bud Light Knight dies a gruesome death at the hands of The Mountain. Don't worry, the knight got a Jon Snow-style resurrection later. Now playing: Watch this: Super Bowl 2019: Game of Thrones Bud Light crossover... 1:35 Though The Mountain's thumbs penetrated the knight's eyeballs … [Read more...] about All those Game of Thrones season 8 food tie-ins turn my stomach
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‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 likely to drive HBO Now signups, data shows
Game of Thrones fans excited for the show's final season may come running to HBO Now, the channel's $15-a-month streaming service, but likely won't stick around once someone is ruling Westeros from the Iron Throne. Game of Thrones returns for its eighth and final season this Sunday, April 14. Second Measure, a company that analyzes consumer behavior, said it expects subscribers will flock to HBO Now for the final season. But according to past data, viewers likely won't stick around after the series ends for good.Second Measure looked at trends before and after previous seasons of the show to reach that conclusion. Now playing: Watch this: Game of Thrones Season 8: All your questions answered... 5:50 "Roughly half of the subscriber growth from Game of Thrones season 6 vanished within three months of the finale. Our latest analysis, updated to include season 7 data, found a similar effect around the Game of Thrones premiere," Second Measure's report said. HBO … [Read more...] about ‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 likely to drive HBO Now signups, data shows
Game of Thrones Season 8 has me begging for the sweet release of death
I wonder what it's like to be excited for the next season of Game of Thrones.The eighth and final season of HBO's swords/butts/dragons trifecta is premiering on April 14 and the world is collectively losing its mind in anticipation. Like a kid in a hot pie shop, fans are salivating at the thought of new twists, big battles and more fur capes than a middle-aged dude at a Renaissance Fair.But I'm not a wide-eyed kid, excited to wake up on Game of Thronesmas and see what George R. R. Santa has left in my stocking. I'm the dead-eyed parent of that kid, standing in line at Target on Christmas Eve while other people's children scream at my feet. Staring down the barrel of another season of "event television" and knowing that if I just grit my teeth and close my eyes, it will be over. Night will come soon and I'll be able to sit alone in the kitchen with a glass of box wine, massaging my temples before the next fresh hell emerges. Because it turns out, life in the 21st-century pop culture … [Read more...] about Game of Thrones Season 8 has me begging for the sweet release of death
Game of Thrones season 8: When it starts, schedule and how to stream HBO without cable
Winter is coming this spring. The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones starts April 14. In order to watch the comings and goings in Westeros as Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen and the Starks line up against the Lannisters and the Army of the Dead (and their recently acquired dragon) -- the final Battle of Winterfell is rumored to be insanely lengthy and excruciatingly bloody -- you will need a way to watch HBO. Thankfully, there are plenty of easy ways to subscribe, even if you don't have cable. Now playing: Watch this: Game of Thrones season 8 trailer flies toward a big battle 2:03 Game of Thrones season 8 schedule This last season will comprise six, supersize, hour-plus-length episodes. It will all be over -- sniff -- by mid-May. Plan to clear out your Sunday evenings at 9 p.m. (8 p.m. Central) in the US, starting around tax day. Here's the schedule: Episode 1: April 14Episode 2: April 21Episode 3: April 28Episode 4: May 5Episode 5: May 12Episode 6: May … [Read more...] about Game of Thrones season 8: When it starts, schedule and how to stream HBO without cable
Game of Thrones season 8 photos released by HBO: Let’s hunt for clues
There are still two-plus months before Game of Thrones returns to HBO for its eighth and final season, and on Wednesday, the network released a slew of photos from the upcoming episodes.The Thrones' network kings and queens aren't dummies -- they didn't exactly drop major spoilers with the photo reveal. But still, a few hints and clues can be gleaned from some of the images. Here are just a few.Has your aunt ever gazed at you like Daenerys looks at Jon Snow? Oh right, they don't know they're related yet, and in Westeros, it might not matter. (Cough -- Cersei and Jaime -- cough.) Just a reminder that this revelation has yet to break, and it's going to be devastating, and possibly kingdom-changing.Is that a new look for Cersei? Her gown appears to have hardcore armor epaulets, which the queen might need. So many people are out to kill her that even her shoulders may require protection. Also, does she look pregnant to you? Is that claim of a baby legit? Someone get to the Westeros … [Read more...] about Game of Thrones season 8 photos released by HBO: Let’s hunt for clues