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In the early 2000s, a producer named David Eick and a writer named Ronald D. Moore began working together on a reboot of a 1978 sci-fi TV series much of the world didn’t even seem to remember anymore. Their goal? "Nothing less than the reinvention of the

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When creating his highly detailed fantasy world, George R. R. Martin based much of 'Game of Thrones' on medieval European history. Here are seven possible historical connections.

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