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Film & TV2011–2019

Game of Thrones

The show that made fantasy television mainstream — its first six seasons were a cultural phenomenon, and the controversial final season became a case study in how to disappoint a global audience.

Origin
Westeros (filmed UK/Croatia)
Genre
TV Shows
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Total Votes
Lists
1
Highest Rank
#—
The Divide

Pantheon Standing

List NameRankCombined
Greatest TV Shows of All Time#196.0
Generational Fault Line

The Age Divide

Voters under 30 and over 35 rank Game of Thrones significantly differently across lists.

Under 30
#14
Over 35
#3

The Cultural Record

Discography

No entries on record.

Awards & Recognition

Grammy Awards

No Grammy data on record.

Hall of Fame

HBO

George R.R. Martin

59 Emmy Awards (most ever)

Red Wedding

Jon Snow

Daenerys

Peter Dinklage

Kit Harington

hotly debated final season

$15M per episode

The Case For Game of Thrones

The longevity argument alone puts them in a category of one. While others burned bright and faded, this figure consistently reinvented and dominated across decades, eras, and cultural shifts that would have destroyed lesser talents.

C
@CulturalCritic
Credentialed Voter
4,201Agreed

Technically unmatched. The craft here is evident in every performance, every work — the kind of effortless execution that only comes from thousands of hours of mastery made invisible. They make the impossible look inevitable.

R
@RecordKeeper
Populist Voter
3,842Agreed

Commercial success should never be held against artistic legacy. The ability to dominate charts while maintaining critical respect is a skill unto itself — one that this figure has mastered better than any peer in the conversation.

V
@VoteWithFacts
Credentialed Voter
2,914Agreed

Rank History

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