3rd Civil War?

[Nemo]

New HBO series in planning.  From George R. R. Martin.  Author of Songs of Ice and Fire.   Seems interesting overview.

Nemo

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-television-confederate-idUSKBN1A42L8

July 19, 2017 / 5:55 PM / 5 hours ago
'Game of Thrones' creators to next tackle civil war in alternative America

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The creators of HBO's hit medieval fantasy "Game of Thrones" have their next show lined for the premium cable network, but this one has no dragons or an undead army of white walkers.

David Benioff and Dan Weiss, who adapted "Game of Thrones" from George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" books, will write and direct original series "Confederate," HBO said on Wednesday.

The show is set in an alternative reality in a nation where slavery is still legal and southern U.S. states have seceded. HBO said the series "chronicles the events leading to the Third American Civil War."

It will explore perspectives including freedom fighters, slave hunters, politicians, journalists and abolitionists on both sides of the divide, HBO said in a statement.

"Confederate" is a world away from the dragons, undead armies and magic in the medieval setting of "Game of Thrones," where warring factions scheme and battle for control over the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.

Benioff and Weiss said they had initially conceived "Confederate" as a feature film but their success with "Game of Thrones" had "convinced us that no one provides a bigger, better storytelling canvas than HBO."

No further details were given on the new show, casting or when it is scheduled to air.

The announcement comes as Benioff and Weiss head into the final season of "Game of Thrones," scheduled to conclude next year. The show's seventh season premiered with record ratings on Sunday, drawing some 16.1 million U.S. viewers, HBO said.

[rah45]

Supposed to be modern setting, alternative history. I'm interested.

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[Nemo]

Reportedly catching a world of heartache over the glorification the South and validation of slaves.

Nemo

[grizz]

I wonder if they accurately show that the majority of slave owners were rich dems???

Or if they show that the first slave in this country was a white man owned by a black man in one of the northeastern states???

[Nemo]

My error.

From Link above.  Second paragraph.

David Benioff and Dan Weiss, who adapted "Game of Thrones" from George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" books, will write and direct original series "Confederate," HBO said on Wednesday.

Credit where its due.  Or blame.

Nemo

[Grudgie]

Reportedly catching a world of heartache over the glorification the South and validation of slaves.

Nemo

Good. It may be interesting if it is not the classic "white southerners=evil" narrative.

What grinds my gears is that these shits calling slavery evil are the first to tell you that morality is relative to the time and culture. No damn principles. And while they would condemn owning a man's labor at the end of a whip on a southern white plantation, they are all for owning a man's labour at the end of a gun in the modern day tax farms we call nation states.

[Grudgie]

And the hilarious part is these scumbags are aren't angry about slavery is being portrayed. They are angry that the writers are white.

[JoJo]

And the hilarious part is these scumbags are aren't angry about slavery is being portrayed. They are angry that the writers are white.

 Someone should remind them that the slave owners were DEMOCRATS as were the KKK. Most of them don't realize that they are still slaves, but today it's called welfare.