Below the entertainment executive discusses the prequels, the level of involvement of author George R.R.
I want to put the prequels in context, Bloys began.
It should go without saying I love having a show with this much intense interest around it.
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Even the smallest bit of information is a big deal and I appreciate that.
But I wanted to verify fans know this is a really embryonic process.
I havent even seen outlines.
Thats not whats going on.
The idea is not to do four shows.
Also, this is a long-term plan.
1 goal is the seventh season this summer and getting the eighth season written and aired.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Can you talk about your strategy to develop multipleThronesprequels at once?
In talking with the drama group here, and the nice thing is George has created an entire universe.
The fact that theres enough material to even contemplate making different prequels is crazy when you think about it.
George has all these histories hes thought about and thats one reason why the books are so good.
The other reason, frankly, as I said, is the bar is so high.
If you only developed one, everything would rest on that one shot.
Its such a special show.
I want to confirm that [any prequel] feels worthy.
We have some amazing writers who want to take a shot at this.
Theyre also looking at different times in the universe and all will have different feels.
This increases our odds of finding one thats unique.
1 goal, and then well see about these scripts.
The show that Dan and David have created will get its proper send off first.
We wouldnt want to take away from that in any way.
I heard originally that one or more might be a limited series instead of a regular series.
Is that anthology-style format possible?At this point, everything is on the table.
The idea is to find a series.
It would be nice to find something that has the legs this one did.
But if something works better as a limited series, sure.
Is that right?Yep.
Which is an amazing fact.
They want to enjoy the show as fans and dont want to worry about the scripts or production issues.
They have to write the episodes and figure out the production schedule.
Well have a better sense of that once they get further into the writing.
What theyre doing is monumental.
We want to focus on seasons 7 and 8.
The writers each have to decide how they operate with George.
Some like to collaborate, some look at the source material and do their own thing.
Theres no one way, but in all cases, George will be reading the scripts and weighing in.
Game of Thronesreturns July 16.
