“Reliable Sources” host Brian Stelter is anything but a reliable source when it comes to “Game of Thrones.” He is not alone.
“I’m mercilessly teased”: Brian Stelter, host of CNN’s “Reliable Sources,” has never watched HBO’s “Game of Thrones.”
Even so, most of the never-“Throners” appear content with their spot on the sidelines. Their reasons range from indifference about the show to objections to the extreme violence and disenchantment with being fashionable.Many are like Stelter, who didn’t watch the show when it first premiered in 2011 and later felt it was too late to catch up as the popularity of the series exploded.
One Twitter poster established a feed to collect tweets from those who proudly proclaim they have never watched “Game of Thrones,” including former L.A. Kings hockey player Mike Richards and TV host Piers Morgan. Richards, who said he wasn’t even aware of “Avengers: Endgame,” said his ignorance makes him feel “left out,” while Morgan said he had no desire to watch the series, calling it a “preposterous waste of eyeball energy.
“I’ve always heard all this stuff about ‘Winter is coming,’ so me and my girlfriend have finally decided to try it,” Burt said. “We’re trying to avoid conversations about it. I don’t want to hear spoilers. I’m just keeping my head down and wearing headphones.” Janet Pak, 37, of San Francisco, a hair stylist, is so far on the outside of her colleagues’ “Game of Thrones” clique that she is not invited to their “Game of Thrones” viewing parties. She doesn’t mind.Share quote & link
Anita Chun, 44, of Los Angeles, who works as a community service coordinator at Torrance Memorial Medical Center, said she is not interested in the fantasy genre, and has avoided “Game of Thrones.”
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