Game of Thrones creators/showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff sat for a Q&A session at the Austin Film Festival this weekend, revealing, according to some who were live-tweeting the event, that they didn't place any particular weight to fan feedback or criticisms throughout their journey making the series.



Were you listening to the feedback to your fans as things went along? Dan: “We really did not.”



Dan doesn’t see the value of considering other people’s reactions.



Dave acknowledged that he googled the show and it upset him. Dan, no. @dndgoogling



— Needle & Pen (@ForArya) October 26, 2019



David is also saying that he went to fan casting pages and that is how they found Jason Mamoa. — Needle & Pen (@ForArya) October 26, 2019

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As documented by Needle and Pen on Twitter, Weiss didn't see the value of considering other people’s reactions.However, Weiss and Benioff apparently did listen to fans when it came to casting. Check it out...So Jason Momoa, who popped up on Saturday Night Live last night (and on Emilia Clarke's Instagram ), got an audition (and the gig) because they'd seen some fans online mention he'd be a good choice.Despite massive fan backlash stemming from the final season, Game of Thrones still won an Emmy for best drama series this year, and we've still got a prequel series to look forward to.

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