Our Favorite ‘Game of Thrones’ Opening Title Do-Overs (VIDEO)

Dan Clarendon April 28, 2019, 5:00 pm

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After winning the Main Title Design Emmy in 2011, the artists behind Game of Thrones‘ opening title sequence had nothing left to prove … and then they went ahead and overhauled the credits for Season 8 anyway.

There’s just no topping their work, but the do-overs of the HBO show’s intro that you see below — some hilarious, others just awe-inspiring — come awfully close.

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Westeros World

While we’re talking HBO hybrids, we gotta commend GillesKontrol’s expertly designed riff on the Westworld title sequence, which shows the 3D printing of dragons, the Iron Throne, and even the Night King. Extra points for the mashup of the two shows’ theme songs.

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Game of Thrones Meets The Brady Bunch

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Westeros Circa 1990

YouTuber Sam Green blessed us with this high-’90s Game of Thrones title sequence, boasting a super synthy version of the theme song, low resolution, static, and tracking issues. It’s enough to make anyone who grew up watching VHS tapes wax nostalgic.

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In terms of marketing ploys, we gotta hand it to this commercial, which recreates Thrones‘ title sequence with chocolatey castles on a landscape of vanilla frosting. The only thing more delicious than this ad is the limited-edition line of Game of Thrones Oreos it’s promoting.

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Game of Thrones Meets Legos

“Bend the knee to this video,” reads one comment on this BrickGalaxy YouTube upload, a stop-motion animation with your favorite Game of Thrones creations constructed in Legos.