David Benioff And His Characters In ‘The Game’ Have a Fame Like No Other

When Amanda Peet got married, People announced she had wed her “screenwriter beau,” an unlikely headline had they said “I do” five years later. Benioff, along with D.B. Weiss, pitched “Game of Thrones” to HBO in 2006, even though Benioff had never worked on television. “People are hungry for ‘Game of Thrones,'” they wrote in their letter to the network. “They are starving for it, and when we give it to them, they will wolf it down.”

Even if they believed it, Benioff and Weiss couldn’t have predicted what would come next. With record-breaking viewership, the show based on the books by George R. R. Martin became an instant phenomenon — so much so that fans became fervently possessive over its plot. When the “Game of Thrones” series finale came out in April 2019, fans launched a Change.org petition asking HBO for a do-over. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have proven themselves to be woefully incompetent writers … This series deserves a final season that makes sense.”

When Amanda Peet got married, People announced she had wed her “screenwriter beau,” an unlikely headline had they said “I do” five years later. Benioff, along with D.B. Weiss, pitched “Game of Thrones” to HBO in 2006, even though Benioff had never worked on television. “People are hungry for ‘Game of Thrones,'” they wrote in their letter to the network. “They are starving for it, and when we give it to them, they will wolf it down.”

Even if they believed it, Benioff and Weiss couldn’t have predicted what would come next. With record-breaking viewership, the show based on the books by George R. R. Martin became an instant phenomenon — so much so that fans became fervently possessive over its plot. When the “Game of Thrones” series finale came out in April 2019, fans launched a Change.org petition asking HBO for a do-over. “David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have proven themselves to be woefully incompetent writers … This series deserves a final season that makes sense.”

Regardless of criticism, “Game of Thrones” remains one of the world’s most popular shows. Aside from the hit series, Benioff was already a known screenwriter in Hollywood, having previously written the book “25th Hour” and then adapting it for the film directed by Spike Lee, in addition to screenwriting “Troy,” and “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” Benioff is also set to work on another book-based series, “The Three-Body Problem,” for Netflix.