so tonight is the final episode, the final season, so i'm giving it over to you, brian lowry.minute. tell us what i'm missing. what's the significance of "game of thrones"? >> i think "game of thrones" is really kind of the perfect show in a way for ths age of television. the analogy i've used is that if the sopranos and "star wars" had a baby, it would be "game of thrones." so it's a show with a serialized story line that people can get into and the passionate fan base of a "star wars" movie or the "avengers" franchise that gets people talking about it at a moment where everybody is on twitter making you feel like you have to watch it. you know, the one misconception there, brian, is that you are not in the minority, obviously. it's just that if you're on twitter tonight at about 10:20, you're going to feel like you're in the minority. >> right. that's a very good point. so i have 15 seconds left. is it too late for me to start binge watching it from the very beginning? >> well, the episodes will be there forever, so, tonight is the 73 railroad episode. if you don't care if y

brian lowry, great to talk with you.ppreciate it. >> thank you. >> all good things come to an end, right? >> yep, they do. >> and we end this show with one of our colleagues, who is ending his career in retirement. doug mckinney. doug was a copy editor here for "cnn newsroom." he was with cnn for 13 years. this is his last day. and we are going to miss him. >> yes. well done, doug. thank you for everything you've given us. and thank you for joining us. i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm george howell. doug, thank you. thank you for being with us for "newsroom." have a great day. audible members know listening has the power to change us make us better parents, better leaders, better people. and there's no better place to listen than audible. with audible you get a credit good for any audiobook and exclusive fitness and wellness programs. and now, you'll also get two audible originals: titles exclusively produced for audible. automatically roll your credits over to the next month if you don't use them, and if you don't like a

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