Game Of Thrones: George R.R. Martin Says People Are Going To Die Who Don't Die In The Books 

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, the television adaptation of Martin\'s fantasy series. Martin made a surprise appearance at Saturday night\'s Writers Guild West Awards, and warned fans that Weiss and Benioff were planning to up the death toll in

“People are going to die who don’t die in the books, so even the book readers will be unhappy,” Martin said. “So everybody better be on their toes. David and D.B. are even bloodier than I am.”

Season 5 will be an interesting one for fans of Martin\'s original series, as the television adaptation has begun to catch up with the book series. Fans will be left to wonder what a death of a character on screen who is still alive in the books will mean for that character once Martin\'s final two books in the series are released.

Speaking of those final two books, Martin tells ShowBiz411 that he\'s planning that he\'s still got two books left to write, but how many seasons of television that translates into is up to Benioff, Weiss, and HBO.

“This is the fifth season, the sixth season HBO picked up last year. We will have a 7th, 8th or 9th, no one knows. They only renew one or two seasons at a time. After we do season 6, maybe we’ll get a renewal for 7th and 8th. That all depends, Television is a very changeable medium.

“Yeah, it’s the hottest show on TV now, but will it be the hottest show on TV two years from now? Hot shows come and go and television changes, and I’ve lived through that before. I certainly hope that we get to tell the entire story. Because whatever happens with the show I’m going to finish the books, it will be seven books. But each of these books are 1500 pages long and they each have enough material in them for several seasons. I have two more books, the one I’m writing right now,

, so those will be the two final books. But we’re talking 3000 pages of material. How many seasons that translates too? That’s up to D.B. And David.”

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Well they basically cut out everyone who died in the most recent books.

I\'m guessing he\'s changing things now due to the fact he hasn\'t written anything in so long. Being this upcoming season is based on the last book, he would have to go crazy at the typewriter to keep things going the same way. This offers him some flexibilty on time.

It\'s actually parts of (4) A Feast for Crows and (5) A Dance With Dragons from what I gather. I have a feeling they\'ll spread those two across two seasons, since they more or less are supposed to be happening simultaneously.

The continuing success of the show in my opinion will depend on how many favorite characters they kill off. 

Not likely. They filmed Cersei\'s walk of shame for season five.

I dont think HBO will go to many more seasons . They are taking to long in between seasons. 1 year  people lose intrest in the show . I do not think i wll read any of his new books .All of my people who have read his novels got tired of waiting ,moved on to the next Autor who finishes all the their stories

Yeeeeeeeeeeess and then when all the media buzz about the Winds of Winter starts to happen people will get interested again, just like what happens when the new season of GoT gets closer to dropping. 

Well it\'s certainly not going to be the hottest show if they go killing off people who should still be alive...

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