Criminal charges are likely to be brought very soon in the matter of the Game of Thrones finale.
A probe into the controversial final season of the hugely popular show was launched shortly after it ended in 2019, that investigation became criminal in nature in 2020 and now charges are expected to be brought against creators David Benioff and DB Weiss.
It is expected the charges will be ‘wilfully concluding a TV show in half-assed fashion’ and ‘making the internet grumpy.’
“We believe the finale of Game of Thrones was a criminal act and, on behalf of the public, we will be seeking prosecutions in the matter imminently,” explained Stewart James, the attorney general in charge of the investigation.
It is expected that prosecutions will centre on the scene when Arya killed the Night King by doing an Olympic Gold-medal winning long jump and having Daenerys turn into Darth Vader in the space of about ten minutes in episode 5.
The investigation also looked at why Jon Snow wasn’t made king at the end because obviously he should have been made king at the end, but this now seems unlikely to feature in any potential criminal charges.
“I hope these prosecutions will bring a sense of justice to everyone who watched the final season of Game of Thrones,” continued James.
“More importantly, I hope it will serve as a reminder to TV producers. If you just toss off an ending like this, we will come after you.”
However, while prosecutions seem likely to be brought, the conviction of Weiss and Benioff is not a forgone conclusion.
They are understood to have hired the legal team who successfully defended JJ Abrams, Damon Lindelof and Jeffrey Lieber for the finale of Lost, and so may yet walk free.
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New franchise about a renegade computer programmer on the edge announced
An exciting new franchise about a renegade computer programmer on the edge is currently in the planning stages.
The computer programmer – Jeremy Danger – will be the sort of maverick computer programmer who doesn’t play by the rules but, dammit, he gets the job done.
“We’re really excited about this character,” said Producer Stephen Kennedy.
“He’s shocking, he’s unconventional, he’s not afraid to use some javascript to arrest the CPU cycle and prep the memory core for background multi-threading.”
Eschewing the traditional office wear of suit and tie, Jeremy Danger favours a battered leather jacket and sunglasses. However, strict company dress-code does draw the line at jeans, so he wears some faded chinos instead.
He also has a complicated private-life.
“Oh yes, I think it’s fair to say that Jeremy Danger loves the ladies, and the ladies love him,” continues Mr Kennedy
“Why wouldn’t they? Everyone knows that the ladies love a rebel, and there are few as rebellious as Jeremy.”
But with three ex-wives and a girl-friend ten years his junior to juggle, it’s fair to say that sparks could fly.
The first Jeremy Danger film – ‘The Pascal Legacy’ – is planned for later 2020. No casting has been announced but it is rumoured that Nicolas Cage is circling the project.
If successfully there are franchises planned about a renegade postman on the edge, a renegade milliner on the edge and a renegade midwife on the edge that could follow.
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