Dragon Boner: ‘GAME OF THRONES’ SHOWRUNNERS sign on for two more seasons

Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss are hanging around the Game of Thrones set for at least two more seasons. Which is fucking fantastic, since I have as much faith in George R.R. Martin finishing the novels, and other people being stewards of the show as I do in my proofreading. The minds behind the entirety of GoT up to this point ain’t going nowhere as of yet. And if the Gods are Good, the two brilliant fucks will see this son of  a bitch all the way through.

HBO has not yet made the fifth season of Game of Thrones an official thing, but you know that’s just a matter of formality. That’s especially the case now that writer/producersDavid Benioff and Dan Weiss have signed to continue as showrunners for two more seasons.

So while HBO will wait for an opportune promotional window to announce the fifth season of Game of Thrones, this is all the confirmation we need that the cable network will keep the show’s leadership going for the foreseeable future.

And why would anything be different? Game of Thrones is HBO’s most-watched show, and among the most popular TV shows ever made. There is no reason to change things up now, especially since Benioff and Weiss are the two people, other than creator George R. R. Martin, who know how the ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ story ends. While Martin has yet to finish and publish the last two novels in the Game of Thrones story cycle, he has revealed key parts of the plot to the showrunners. That way they can plan for the future now, and there’s some contingency plan. [/Film]