HBO Previews: ‘Veep’, ‘Girls, And Of Course, ‘Game Of Thrones’
This winter’s been so mild that it feels more like April than February, but unfortunately, actual spring is still some weeks away — which means we’ve still got some waiting to do before HBO kicks off its spring schedule. Thankfully, the network’s been good about reminding us of exactly what we have to look forward to, in the form of teasers, trailers, clips, and the like.
Today, we have another new trailer forLena DunhamandJudd Apatow’sGirls, as well as behind-the-scenes featurettes forArmando Iannucci’sVeepand of course,Game of Thrones. Watch them after the jump.
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The “Invitation to the Set” featurettes forVeepandGame of Thronesdon’t show any real clips from the series, but we do get some brief interviews and a look at what goes on behind the scenes. This is actually pretty helpful in the case of Iannucci’sVeep, because I don’t think we’ve seen much of it beyondthat first unrevealing teaser. Iannucci’s delved into political satire before with the BBC seriesThe Thick of Itand its feature film spinoffIn the Loop, butVeepsees taking aim at American politics.Julia Louis-Dreyfusstars as a freshly minted vice president who finds that the office isn’t quite what she expected.VeeppremieresSunday, April 22.
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Finally, we’ve actually seen quite a bit ofGame of Thronesat this point, so much of the new featurette covers stuff we’ve already seen or heard. But I think the best reason to watch it is to hear some of the actors shed their Westerosi accents and speak normally. It’s almost as jarring asseeing the cast in contemporary clothing.Game of Thronesreturns for its second season onSunday, April 1.
