The sets of Game of Thrones have always been noticeably exquisite, but the amount of detail that goes into their creation and construction is insane. Watch the latest Making of Game of Thrones Season 3 vlog and you’ll see what I mean. Seriously? The prop books are actually books, made and bound specifically to just sit in a stack in someone’s tent?

Featurette: Game Of Thrones Season 3 – Vlog #4: Down To The Smallest Detail
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The budget for this series must be equally insane. With location shoots around the globe, a cast as big as a city, and this kind of attention to detail, it could never be made by a non-subscription network. Thank you, HBO.

Game of Thrones Season 3, starring Gethin Anthony, Peter Dinklage, Emilia Clarke, Lena Headey, Kit Harington, Richard Madden, Jack Gleeson, Michelle Fairley, Natalie Dormer, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Charles Dance, Sophie Turner, and Maisie Williams, premieres Sunday, March 31 at 9/8c on HBO.