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31st Oct 2014

Video: Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin is quizzed by the superb Amy Poehler about his books

We absolutely love this...

Paul Moore

We absolutely love this…

One of the JOEs, i.e. me, has read all the books in the wonderful Song of Fire and Ice series, more commonly known as the brilliant TV show Game of Thrones, so any leverage in JOE Towers most definitely lies with me.

Spoiler alert but it was all a dream, the books take a mad dinosaur twist and for some reason time-travelling aliens that hide out in Carrauntoohil are introduced.

I’m kidding of course, but despite having read all the books it’s sometimes hard to recall the exact lines and details in the plot; it’s a tad complicated at times don’t you know.

We would have imagined that George R.R. Martin would have been able to meticulously remember some of the most famous lines from the series’ characters – he did write the books after all – when he was asked by the wonderful Amy Poehler recently, but it wasn’t that simple.

We absolutely love Game of Thrones and Poehler – her work on SNL and Parks and Recreation is superb – so it’s natural that we love this clip.

Take a look.

Clip via –Late Night with Seth Meyers

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