According to a new book, George R.R. Martin lobbied HBO to make 10 seasons of Game of Thrones and 100 total episodes, but it didn't work out.
In the book Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers" by writer James Andrew Miller, it's revealed that Martin apparently pushed hard for additional seasons. Martin's agent, Paul Haas, told Miller about Martin's apparent plans for Game of Thrones.
«George would fly to New York to have lunch with [former HBO CEO Richard Plepler], to beg him to do
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