TV is Now Sunday the 14th of July, millions of people will tune in to premium channels like HBO or Play More with us – for the premiere of the eighth and final season of ‘Game of Thrones’. Not to mention the millions of others that the episode in the days that followed illegally download and view. The series has been since its start in 2011, become more and more popular – we may even speak about the most popular production ever. But how is the series managed to get so many viewers to attract, and they under her spell? 1. Escapism
One of the biggest reasons why ‘Game of Thrones’ so damn successful is that they cater to a basic need of just about every human being: escapism, or the temporary escape from reality. And nothing does that as good as a serving of pure fantasy. The series allows the viewer to be completely immersed in the world of Westeros and just who is sawing mother-in-law, that relationship or that difficult situation at work to be forgotten.
2. Lovely complex
The series offers not just fiction: it is going to be fantasy from the top shelf. Or, as actor Kit Harington (Jon Snow), describes: ‘high-quality escapism’. “The financial crisis has the world in front of many people harder and harder. People want to not have to constantly go to drama series to watch. They want to invest in high escapism”, he left a few years ago again.
‘high-quality’ he means than on the complexity of the Game of Thrones: “This series offers no simple escapism, it is not easy to get the storylines to follow,” says Harington. In other words, the series offers the viewer some of the best fictional world that is at hand. Not just ‘boy meets girl’stories, but in-depth, intricate records with a myriad of nuances, such as different foreign languages. The complicated script holds the attention of even the most clever brain; you have to really work hard and be committed to continue in the thread not to lose. The many pedigrees that circulated online, and all the family ties in a clear (well yes) overview casting, are really not redundant. Even now, some houses, such as House Tyrell – after seven seasons completely eradicated.