‘Game of Thrones’ Teaser – Stannis Baratheon Lays Claim to the Iron Throne

Posted on Monday, December 12th, 2011 by Angie Han

Now this is more like it. The first teaser we got for Season 2 of HBO’s Game of Thrones revealed absolutely nothing about the upcoming season, and though we’ve gotten some better looks since then — thanks to some behind-the-scenes production videos and a handful of set photos — it’s great to finally have a proper teaser with dramatic shots of the characters and landscapes to go with the requisite ominous voiceover.

Given that Season 2 will be based on A Clash of Kings, Book 2 of George R.R. Martin‘s A Song of Ice and Fire series, it seems entirely appropriate that the narration in this teaser comes from one of the men determined to win the Iron Throne for himself: the brittle, humorless Stannis Baratheon, played by Stephen Dillane. Watch the trailer after the jump. (Warning: Major spoilers for Season 1/Book 1 ahead.)

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TV Bits: Will Seasons 3 and 4 of ‘Game of Thrones’ Shoot Back to Back? Plus: ‘Dallas’, ‘Alcatraz’, ‘Napoleon Dynamite’, ‘Touch’, and More

Posted on Friday, December 2nd, 2011 by Angie Han

Today’s TV Bits happens to be a bit heavy on Game of Thrones, but there’s plenty of other good stuff in here too, I promise. After the jump:

• Rumor has it HBO plans to renew Game of Thrones for Seasons 3 and 4, and shoot them back-to-back
• Also, we’ve got shots of Kit Harrington on the GoT set in Iceland
• Plus, Maisie Williams explains Arya Stark’s new look for Season 2 of GoT
• TNT drops an extended sneak peek of its upcoming drama Dallas — yes, as in that Dallas
• Fox announces its midseason schedule, including premiere dates for Napoleon Dynamite, Alcatraz, and Touch

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