‘Game of Thrones’ Star Aidan Gillen on Golden Age of ‘F—ing Brilliant’ British Drama and Why There’s ‘Too Much’ Stuff on TV

By Christopher Vourlias

Christopher Vourlias

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“Game of Thrones” and “Peaky Blinders” alum Aidan Gillen waxed nostalgic about the golden age of British drama at the Transilvania Intl. Film Festival and argued that there’s “too much” content clogging the airwaves for today’s TV consumers.

“I just think there’s so much stuff. Even the TV stuff now is being designed to try and give you these little [dopamine] hits now and then,” he said. “Even the sophisticated, high-end TV stuff is also being dumbed down a little to try and keep people interested.”

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