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| − | '''Alex Graves''' is an American producer and director for film and television. He is best known for his work on the ''[[wikipedia:The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]'', which he worked on as a director, producer and eventually an executive producer |
+ | '''Alex Graves''' is an American producer and director for film and television. He is best known for his work on the ''[[wikipedia:The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]'', which he worked on as a director, producer and eventually an executive producer, winning two [[wikipedia:Primetime Emmy Award|Emmy Awards]] for his work on that series. He has also worked on ''[[wikipedia:Ally MacBeal|Ally MacBeal]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Terra Nova (TV series)|Terra Nova]]''. |
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| − | He is also known for butchering the source material and admitting to knowing very little about the characters, in both the novels and their adaptation counterparts. He is universally despised by fans, especially for wasting the majority of the budget on a scene with skeletons that did not even make sense, and in turn ruining a massively important scene when Bran finally completes his four season arc and reached the Three Eyed Raven. Because he wasted money, they had to throw this scene together and made it look like crap.<ref>http://winteriscoming.net/2015/02/27/my-problem-with-alex-graves-commentary-on-the-children/</ref><ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/2xcjk1/spoilers_all_roundup_of_weird_comments_by_alex/</ref> |
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| + | For ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Graves works as a director starting in the [[Season 3|third season]].<ref>[http://www.westeros.org/GoT/News/Entry/Season_3_Directors/ Westeros.org]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Graves directed four episodes in [[Season 4]], more than any other director. His daily routine for about 100 days during the Season 4 shooting season was to go to wake up at 5 a.m. to get to the set, return to his hotel at 7 p.m., then work there on planning until 2 a.m., catch three hours of sleep, then wake up again at 5 a.m.<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/game-of-thrones/243771/67-things-you-didnt-know-about-game-of-thrones-season-4 ]</ref> |
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| + | * [http://collider.com/game-of-thrones-season-4-alex-graves-interview/#wejOujGM56sdxS51.99 Interview with Alex Graves at Collider.com] |
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Revision as of 12:40, 23 March 2015
Alex Graves is an American producer and director for film and television. He is best known for his work on the The West Wing, which he worked on as a director, producer and eventually an executive producer, winning two Emmy Awards for his work on that series. He has also worked on Ally MacBeal, Fringe and Terra Nova.
On Game of Thrones
For Game of Thrones, Graves works as a director starting in the third season.[1]
Graves directed four episodes in Season 4, more than any other director. His daily routine for about 100 days during the Season 4 shooting season was to go to wake up at 5 a.m. to get to the set, return to his hotel at 7 p.m., then work there on planning until 2 a.m., catch three hours of sleep, then wake up again at 5 a.m.[2]
Alex Graves is not returning as a director in Season 5.[3]
Series credits
Director
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