According to a new report, executives at the former owner of HBO--AT&T--asked if Game of Thrones could be filmed vertically to appeal to people who who wanted to watch on their phone. The Wall Street Journal reported this (as relayed by Variety), adding that AT&T also "openly discussed" the idea of making "snackable mini-episodes of the series" to help expand the show's reach.

Neither of these things happened. But Game of Thrones co-creator D.B. Weiss told the publication, "Dysfunction kills more projects than anything else, whether it’s interpersonal dysfunction or institutional dysfunction."

Also in the report, Weiss and David Benioff confirmed that they wanted to end Game of Thrones as a movie trilogy that would play in theaters. Benioff said network executives reminded him that HBO means "Home Box Office" not "Away Box Office."