The first season of HBO's Game Of Thrones opened with a glimpse of "The White Walkers", and closed with a trio of newly hatched Dragons. But had you just switched on to the show anywhere in between, you would be forgiven for thinking you were watching a standard medieval drama series. Because although the story is set in the mythical land of Westeros and is very much part of the Fantasy genre, aside from those elements I mentioned we don't really see many magical or supernatural goings on in the first season. Well, we most certainly do in season two. In this video interview from Dorkshelf.com, Michelle Fairley speaks about how the climate of the show is going to shift a bit and move more into the realm of high fantasy. She also offers some very interesting insights into Cat Stark and the characters around her. If you don't want to watch the whole interview, the magic/supernatural talk comes in around the 6 and a half minute mark. Oh and she drops a few major SPOILERS so if you haven't read the books and don't want to know what happens, skip it.
Game of Thrones is an American medieval fantasy television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Based on author George R. R. Martin's best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels, the first of which is called A Game of Thrones, the television series debuted in the U.S. on April 17, 2011. The production is based in Belfast, in Northern Ireland, and has also filmed in Malta, Croatia and Iceland. The show's cast is mainly British and Irish. Highly anticipated since its early stages of development, the first season of Game of Thrones was very well received by viewers and critics.The series was picked up for a second season on April 19, 2011, two days after its premiere. It was nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Drama Series for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards and Best Television Series - Drama at the 69th Golden Globe Awards; Peter Dinklage also won both ceremonies' Best Supporting Actor award (Emmy and Golden Globes). Other accolades include an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series and an Emmy win for Outstanding Main Title Design.
Tune in to HBO on April 1st to see how the "Clash Of Kings" unfolds.