I typically try to keep this blog to things about social media, and I will rope it in, but if you are not watching the Game of Thrones you are missing the best show on cable. Last night wasn't even the season finale and my mouth went agape for at least two hours last night. I just couldn't believe that the writers of the show (I am not 100% sure if George Martin wrote about it in the book) killed off all of the adult members of the Stark family. And the manner in which they were killed was so horrific and devious! OMG. Last night I thought I would just die, and the interesting thing was that I don't have a lot of friends that watch GOT so I had to go on Facebook to connect with my fellow GOT-heads. Interesting enough, people began responding to my post immediately and they were just as shocked and awed (yes I said it SHOCKED and AWED) as I was! Kudos to the writers of GOT. HBO sure knows how to grab your attention and keep you coming back for more with their original series programming (Soprano's, Sex and the City, True Blood to mention a few). I am going to make sure I like the GOT page today on FB, which I know will be exactly what social media marketers want me to do! And in this case, I don't mind, because this show deserves to be watched by the masses. I can hardly wait for next weeks finale - I am not sure what else they can do to bring in higher drama for the finale. But I am sure they have something up their sleeves to shock and awe again. I feel awful about the Stark family, and I hope it was all a big dream and they are all still alive. I mean at this point it feels like they can't catch a break, but honestly they are way too trusting and in that world they really need to be more suspicious. If survival of the fittest holds true, then maybe it is best it's not a dream, because the Starks definitely keep having their hat handed to them! Every time they take two steps forward they take three steps back. Now all that is left of their family are children and of course John Snow, who doesn't have the Stark name so I am not sure how all of that works. But the young Stark boys have super natural power in Bran and he may have some tricks up his sleeve.
Overall, if you are not watching GOT you really need to get on board - and LIKE them on Facebook! Ha,
Still Shocked and Awed Hermonte!
Okay I'll admit it... I am not a watcher of Game of Thrones. But let me defend myself a little when I say I really do not watch much TV at all, and I always seem to be out of the TV loop. :P I didn't watch a single episode of Lost, have never seen True Blood, or The Walking Dead (which is filmed mere miles from my hometown) and not GOT either. But! It is BECAUSE of social media that I am aware of these shows and their social significance and I am also always intrigued by people's reactions to these shows on social media. Sometimes it almost makes me want to tune in. I also find it incredibly interesting that you say you had to resort to social media to interact with other fans last night. Do you think there is more the shows can do to engage non-watchers like me through social media and get me to ultimately tune in? After liking the GOT page on Facebook and exploring it a bit, do you think they could improve their social strategy at all?
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