Kyle Hilton's Parody Drawings of Game of Thrones is Bound Hit a Nerve
Ian Andrew Panganiban — April 3, 2013 — Pop Culture
References: vulture & laughingsquid
Another day passes and another Game of Thrones parody drawing filters through the cracks of the web. The Vulture website had illustrator Kyle Hilton mash up the popular TV series with Seinfeld, Arrested Development and Mad Men, which ultimately results in hilarity.
Seeing several members of the cast of GOT as the quirky group of Seinfeld, one can't help but illicit a sense of humorous disconnect between the series. It's hard to imagine a neurotic 'Mother of Dragons' complaining about the men of NY, when all you can think about is how she'll probably just burn them all. It's clear though that Hilton probably favors Tyrion Lannister over the any other character, being that Tyrion Lannister is present in all the spoof drawings.
Seeing several members of the cast of GOT as the quirky group of Seinfeld, one can't help but illicit a sense of humorous disconnect between the series. It's hard to imagine a neurotic 'Mother of Dragons' complaining about the men of NY, when all you can think about is how she'll probably just burn them all. It's clear though that Hilton probably favors Tyrion Lannister over the any other character, being that Tyrion Lannister is present in all the spoof drawings.
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