game of thrones, walking dead....
oddly lord of the rings inspired dungeons and dragons, which made people think there was a demand for a cartoon of lord of the rings? or the other way around? lord of the rings movies got game of thrones greenlit to be made?
working out marketing. seems alot of marketing has been taken over by special interests, and lazy marketing to net the most money (which has boiled down to be a simple list.)
since nothing happens without marketing's approval.........