The Hollywood Reporter has reported on author George R.R. Martin’s (House of the Dragon, Beauty and the Beast, Game of Thrones) concern for “Anti-Fans” and their impact on films and television shows. In blog, post, Martin expressed his frustration with the discourse surrounding entertainment happening on social media.
He said in his post: “I am famous and I am wealthy and, supposedly, I have a ‘big platform.’ Whatever that is. But I have grown more and more cynical about this supposed “power” that people keep telling me I have. Has anything I have ever written here ever changed a single mind, a single vote? I see no evidence of that. The era of rational discourse seems to have ended.”
Martin is a prolific author who has written famous books, such as A Feast for Crows, Tuf Voyaging, The Ice Dragon, and The Hedge Knight. He is most famous for his authorship of A Game of Thrones, the first novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, which was adapted to HBO’s Game of Thrones. Martin is also the co-creator and executive producer of The House of the Dragon, a prequel also on HBO to Game of Thrones.
He went on to say in his post: “It used to be fun talking about our favorite books and films, and having spirited debates with fans who saw things different… but somehow in this age of social media, it is no longer enough to say ‘I did not like book X or film Y, and here’s why.’ Now social media is ruled by anti-fans who would rather talk about the stuff they hate than the stuff they love, and delight in dancing on the graves of anyone whose film has flopped.”
The second season of Martin’s House of the Dragon has wrapped shooting and is set to premiere this summer. While a third season has yet to be ordered by HBO, the showrunner Ryan Condal (Colony, Rampage, Hercules) and Martin have been in talks about the future of the series according to Martin.