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>Author George R.R. Martin isn't writing a Game of Thrones season 6 episode, but he is working on developing an entirely new show with HBO. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the potential series, Captain Cosmos, takes place in 1949 and revolves around a daring young science fiction writer who spends his time crafting stories no one else would attempt to write

Is this supposed to be based on someone who existed?

>> No.6371217

George McFly in his angsty days.

>> No.6371251

>a story about a writer

This is one of my hugest pet peeves and the biggest indication that the author lacks imagination.

>> No.6371318

>>6371198
MUH DICK: The Movie

>> No.6371325

>>6371251
Maybe he had an existential crisis after Game of Thrones blowing up and was like "Shit, compared to the western canon, I suck at writing. I'm going to rectify this by reducing the attention on me, and instead place it upon someone who is far superior."

>> No.6371329

>>6371318
"Does Jon Snow dream of regular sheep?"

>> No.6371387

>>6371325
>Western canon

This is an easy indicator of posts to be ignored

>> No.6371417

>>6371387
>taking the bait

>> No.6373099

>>6371329
> white fluffy mast

>> No.6373128

>>6371251
My thoughts exactly but I'm thinking he did not just want to deconstruct 30's pulp scifi or people would call him a one trick pony. Still this sounds boring as hell.

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>instead of working on game of thrones he will work on a self insert story

>and revolves around a daring young science fiction writer who spends his time crafting stories no one else would attempt to write

George:" AND IN THIS SCENE I, I MEAN MY CHARACTER FUCKS A BUNCH OF WOMEN AND IS TOTALLY DARING AND SHIT

>> No.6373168

OH WHAT THE FUCK

IT'S NOT BAD ENOUGH THAT HE'S TAKEN FOUR FUCKING YEARS TO WRITE HIS NEXT FUCKING BOOK

I FIND OUT NOW THAT HE'S BEEN FAPPING AROUND AND DEVELOPING A NEW FUCKING TV PILOT

FUCK YOU YOU FAT FUCK

>> No.6373177

Incoming rant sequel from Patrick Doofus

>> No.6373199
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6373199

Captain Cosmos sounds like Captain Future, one of the also-rans of the 'hero pulp' magazines (magazines that didn't feature a variety of stories by a variety of authors but a single story about a reocurring character by the same author. The Shadow began this and was the most popular followed by Doc Savage, Captain Future is basically Doc in a science fiction setting of the far distant future of 1997)

But the stories and writer will probably be a portmanteau of various authors and stories and tropes from the era

>> No.6373210

>>6371198
So a biopic about L. Ron. Hubbard?

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>>6371198
Today I overheard a fat neckbeard saying a song of ice and fire or whatever it's called, GAME OF THRONES, was one of the greatest pieces of literature and that he asked his professor if they could read that and Jedi Knights Academy instead of Plato's Republic for a course at my college

His gangly vest wearing friend responded by saying he hated having to read Camus for his philosophy class but "agreed with the message" and misquoted Sisyphus

They then started talking about family guy

>> No.6373259

>>6373242
>being a shitty humanities major

Honestly its your fault.

>> No.6373263

>>6373259
I didn't specify my major. I overheard them talking about it at lunch. I've never seen them before and they aren't in my class

>> No.6373291

>>6373168

The fat shit does everything but work on Game of Thrones.
It's plain as day that he's worked himself into a corner and has just given up on the series at this point.

>> No.6373304

>>6373242
That reminds me of that episode on Freaks & Geeks. But in that one it was a kid in middle school and I cringed with memories while this is pathetic and I can laugh at it.

>> No.6373319

>>6373242

Ming Taizu > Plato

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6373365

The Merican Tolkein?

>> No.6373376

>>6373319
It doesn't matter who's better. Plato is historically relevant and he's saying it's worse than GOT

>> No.6374012

>>6373242
i'll take GRRM over camus any day
i fucking DESPISE that cunt
>just le be happy xD

>> No.6374015

>>6371325
This was painful to read.

>> No.6374029

>>6373291
He's been writing things other than asoiaf since forever.
Why are people surprised to learn he has a career outside this one series?

>> No.6374051

>>6373291
I've only seen the show
I guess I'm just asking for spoilers here but how has he written himself into a corner? Everything seems to be building towards a foreseeable end point IE Blonde chick vs Stannis vs White Walkers in the middle of winter

>> No.6374053

>>6371198
L Ron Hubbard obviously

actually there's a bunch of people it could be, that's smack in the middle of golden age sf. but it's probably no one in particular, since GRRM (I'm pretty sure) knew most of those dudes, at least in passing, since he's been a regular on the con scene and heavily involved in fandom since the late 60s / early 70s. and i think he's just generally too aware of the actual history of the genre to do some dumbass hero worship bullshit.

That said, it is actually kind of a weird time to put someone who's meant to be a relatively young author - it's kind of a weird gap in terms of new writers in SF. Like, you have this huge group of people who start their careers in the late '30s or early '40s, and you have a large group of people who get their start in the mid to late '50s and early '60s. But '49 is kind of a weird year.

>> No.6374740

>>6371325

>implying GoT, Harry Potter, Twilight etc. isn't canon

>> No.6375854

>>6374051

That honestly sounds really boring and stupid. Is it truly the "obvious" outcome?