The internet has come up with some A+ ideas for the 'Game of Thrones' spin-offs

~~absolutely expected~~Game of Thrones spin-off series’

Unfortunately, there’s no time frame in place and, considering we’re not even into the penultimate season of the show proper yet, very little hurry to get anything green-lit. It could be longer than a Westeros winter before we find out exactly which part of George R. R. Martin’s ridiculously expansive universe the prequels are going to focus on.

Good job we have the internet then, eh? The bloody internet is at it again. Last night the hashtag #GameOfThronesSpinOffs started doing the rounds on Twitter, and we’ve scoured through the best suggestions for your viewing pleasure.

Matt Tate is a freelance journalist and contributor at for Shortlist. Formerly Stuff Magazine’s news editor and based in the UK, he’s been writing about consumer tech for around eight years, with a particular focus on gaming.

For his sins, Matt is a huge Tottenham Hotspur fan and unfortunately spends a lot of his time scanning his published work for Spurs-related digs that may have been slyly inserted by editors. Otherwise, he’s often buying Lego sets he can no longer accommodate and trying to perfect his carbonara recipe. He can be found tweeting (mostly about football and video games) at @MattWTate.