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The amount of sex and nudity in the series, especially in scenes incidental to the plot, was the focus of much of the criticism aimed at it in its first and second seasons. Stephen Dillane, who portrays Stannis Baratheon, likened the series's frequent explicit scenes to "German porn from the 1970s". [308] The series's use of " sexposition", plot delivery accompanied by sex or nudity, was criticized as distracting. [309] Saturday Night Live parodied this aspect of the adaptation in a sketch that portrayed a 13-year-old boy as a Game of Thrones consultant, whose main concern was showing as many breasts as possible. [310] Hibberd, James (January 28, 2013). " 'Game of Thrones' add 5th country, casts bear". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on May 31, 2018 . Retrieved May 20, 2020. Ramin Djawadi". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. November 26, 2019. Archived from the original on May 22, 2020 . Retrieved May 21, 2020.Ramin Djawadi Biography". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016 . Retrieved August 29, 2016. Alsop, Elizabeth (July 8, 2015). "The Unbearable Darkness of Prestige Television". The Atlantic. Emerson Collective. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015 . Retrieved May 19, 2020. From the bro-style bloviating (or, broviating) of True Detective 's first season, to the ominous proclaiming that punctuates the general whoring and slaying of Game of Thrones, to the unceasing climatological and psychological punishments meted out to the cast of The Killing, it seems as though some of the most celebrated recent examples of serial drama have elected self-seriousness as their default tone.

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For the large number of visual effects used in the series, HBO hired British-based BlueBolt and Irish-based Screen Scene for season one. Most of the environment builds were done as 2.5D projections, giving viewers perspective while keeping the programming from being overwhelming. [153] In 2011, the season one finale, " Fire and Blood", was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects. [145] The visual effects crew consisted of both on-set VFX supervisors and concept artists along with visual effect editors in post-production. [154]Season 3: by the Numbers". Making Game of Thrones. November 2, 2012. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013 . Retrieved November 3, 2012. Game of Thrones: The Complete Second Season DVD Box Set. This critically acclaimed TV series is a must-watch for fans of action, adventure, and fantasy. a b c d Holland, Tom (March 24, 2013). "Game of Thrones is more brutally realistic than most historical novels". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013 . Retrieved March 24, 2013. Young, Joseph (2018). "Review of Medievalism in a Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones". Mythlore. 37 (1 (133)): 248–251. ISSN 0146-9339. JSTOR 26809343. Kelleher, Kevin (July 9, 2018). " 'Game of Thrones' Season 8 Has Ended Filming. Now a Winter of Waiting Begins". Fortune. Fortune Media Group Holdings. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019 . Retrieved May 21, 2020.