Game of Thrones Season 7.

Game of Thrones x Ed Sheeran, WHAT? Yes Ed Sheeran the original Galway Girl himself, that Ed Sheeran. Maybe that explains the high numbers of viewers, 10.11 million in fact. This is interesting as the show opened up at 2.22 million viewers when it begun in 2011.

It feels like a lifetime ago since this show aired for the first time on HBO.

The show has gained and gained momentum and now is so big that it completely fucked up Foxtel's new streaming service or maybe not new just refreshed streaming service.

Foxtel had a lot riding on this series returning, a lot of new subscribers to a more basic streaming service. Don't get me wrong Foxtel is kicking goals around Wentworth however their monopoly around series like Game of Thrones and other HBO series really sucks for Aussie viewers. Like viewers who would pay week to week on iTunes for new episodes.

Now before posting the below trailer to this post I noticed (as of 19 July) the trailer has 22.8 million views. That is insane, HBO and Foxtel (in Australia) really will be lost without this show when it wraps next year with it's eighth and final series.



That said some spin offs are in the mix (apparently) and unfortunately for me the dragon lady AKA my favourite character is already calling it, no dragon prequels or spin offs.

Where will the world be without the biggest show on TV? Will the Walking Dead just reign supreme? Will Westworld get a shit load more popular or will Netflix (despite a few flops lately - I'm watching Gypsy currently, oh dear) just slay.

Anyway we have to steer clear of online spoilers and hope Foxtel Now or Play or whatever the fuck rebranding they are calling works for episode two.