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Game of Thrones " Season One "
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- The first season of the fantasy drama television series Game of
- Thrones premiered on HBO on April 17, 2011, in the U.S. and
- concluded on June 19, 2011. It consists of ten episodes, each of
- approximately 55 minutes. The series is based on A Game of
- Thrones, the first novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by
- George R. R. Martin, adapted for television by David Benioff and
- D. B. Weiss. HBO had ordered a television pilot in November
- 2008; filming began the following year. However, it was deemed
- unsatisfactory and later reshot with some roles recast. In March
- 2010, HBO ordered the first season, which began filming in July
- 2010, primarily in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with additional
- filming in Malta.
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- The story takes place in a fantasy world, primarily upon the
- continent Westeros, with one storyline occurring on another
- continent to the east, Essos. Like the novel, the season
- initially focuses on the family of nobleman Eddard "Ned" Stark,
- the Warden of the North, who is asked to become the King's Hand
- (chief advisor) to his longtime friend, King Robert Baratheon.
- Ned seeks to find out who murdered his predecessor, Jon Arryn.
- He uncovers dark secrets about the powerful Lannister family,
- which includes Robert's queen, Cersei, whom his predecessor died
- trying to expose. This leads, after Robert's death, to Ned's
- arrest for treason. Ned's eldest son, Robb, begins a rebellion
- against the Lannisters. Ned is killed at the order of Cersei's
- tyrannical teenage son, King Joffrey Baratheon. Meanwhile, in
- Essos, the exiled Viserys Targaryen, son of the former king,
- forces his sister Daenerys to marry a Dothraki warlord in
- exchange for an army to pursue his claim to the Iron Throne. The
- season ends with Viserys dead and Daenerys becoming the Mother
- of Dragons.
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Game of Thrones " Season One "
+
+ The first season of the fantasy drama television series Game of
+ Thrones premiered on HBO on April 17, 2011, in the U.S. and
+ concluded on June 19, 2011. It consists of ten episodes, each of
+ approximately 55 minutes. The series is based on A Game of
+ Thrones, the first novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by
+ George R. R. Martin, adapted for television by David Benioff and
+ D. B. Weiss. HBO had ordered a television pilot in November
+ 2008; filming began the following year. However, it was deemed
+ unsatisfactory and later reshot with some roles recast. In March
+ 2010, HBO ordered the first season, which began filming in July
+ 2010, primarily in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with additional
+ filming in Malta.
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- Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast, including
- established actors such as Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Peter Dinklage,
- Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley, and Iain
- Glen. Newer actors were cast as the younger generation of
- characters, such as Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Sophie Turner,
- and Maisie Williams.
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+ The story takes place in a fantasy world, primarily upon the
+ continent Westeros, with one storyline occurring on another
+ continent to the east, Essos. Like the novel, the season
+ initially focuses on the family of nobleman Eddard "Ned" Stark,
+ the Warden of the North, who is asked to become the King's Hand
+ (chief advisor) to his longtime friend, King Robert Baratheon.
+ Ned seeks to find out who murdered his predecessor, Jon Arryn.
+ He uncovers dark secrets about the powerful Lannister family,
+ which includes Robert's queen, Cersei, whom his predecessor died
+ trying to expose. This leads, after Robert's death, to Ned's
+ arrest for treason. Ned's eldest son, Robb, begins a rebellion
+ against the Lannisters. Ned is killed at the order of Cersei's
+ tyrannical teenage son, King Joffrey Baratheon. Meanwhile, in
+ Essos, the exiled Viserys Targaryen, son of the former king,
+ forces his sister Daenerys to marry a Dothraki warlord in
+ exchange for an army to pursue his claim to the Iron Throne. The
+ season ends with Viserys dead and Daenerys becoming the Mother
+ of Dragons.
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+ Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast, including
+ established actors such as Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Peter Dinklage,
+ Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley, and Iain
+ Glen. Newer actors were cast as the younger generation of
+ characters, such as Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Sophie Turner,
+ and Maisie Williams.
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- Critics praised the show's production values and cast;
- Dinklage's portrayal of Tyrion Lannister received specific
- accolades, as did Bean and Clarke, as well as Ramin Djawadi for
- music.
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- The first season won two of the thirteen Emmy Awards for which
- it was nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- (Dinklage) and Outstanding Main Title Design. It was also
- nominated for Outstanding Drama Series. U.S. viewership rose by
- approximately 33% over the course of the season, from 2.2
- million to over 3 million by the finale.
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