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'Game of Thrones' Teaser Even More Concerned About Winter Than Grandma (She Gets So Very Cold)

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Interest for HBO's Game of Thrones adaptation seems to be pretty sharply divided between those who have read the books--and want to greet the series with an open mouth kiss--and those who haven't read the books--and say something about Lord of the Rings/Braveheart/neck-beards. For those in the former group, here's a new trailer to soothe your high fantasy cravings. For those in the latter, don't the brightly-lit, fully-saturated parts of this thing look straight out of Star Trek: The Next Generation?

And yes, using a Star Trek reference to criticize an unreleased fantasy series is pathetic. What of it?

(via, thanks to Brett)

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