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A Game of Thrones *Spoilery*
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 2:08 am
by Jonathan
Supposed to air in April. Forgot about this until today. Now I'm pretty excited.
http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/prod ... ature.html
Re: A Game of Thrones
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 4:19 am
by Alan
Looks pretty cool...it does seem similar to how I pictured things when I read it.
Didn't really see Sean Bean as Ned Stark though.
Re: A Game of Thrones
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:46 pm
by Jonathan
Re: A Game of Thrones
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:36 am
by Jonathan
I've been rereading the series in preparation for this. I remembered all the plot, but there's a lot of details that I am rediscovering. All the characters of King Robert's generation are under 40 at the time of the novels, including Ned. Sean Bean is a little old, then. Also, I'm a lot more sympathetic to Jaime even prior to his becoming a POV character. I think Cersei was his problem, period. Finally, GRRM's prose is starting to wear thin. If I seen another "a man grown" I will punch someone.
And now I'm reading articles about how I missed the gay love affair. Well, shit.
Re: A Game of Thrones
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 9:19 pm
by Alan
Yeah I caught on to the gayness the second time I read through it.
Re: A Game of Thrones
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:46 am
by Jonathan
Re: A Game of Thrones *Spoilery*
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:45 pm
by Jonathan
SPOILERS
Who caught the first episode? Catriona was struck by how there wasn't any male nudity. HBO as a network has not shied away from naked men, so I don't know what gives there. I guess savvy producers don't put Peter Dinklage full frontal into the first episode, but Jaime or Drogo could definitely have been nakeder without it seeming odd.
Catelyn seems really too old to have a ten-year-old, though the right age to be married to Sean Bean.
I think Robb looks like Peter Dinklage. Am I right or am I right?
Is Rickon a character or did they write him out? I don't remember him...
Viserys I thought was unlikable enough, but not particularly a good portrayal. Like, I imagined Viserys always as a spoiled rich kid, so matter how poor or old he was. Here he just seems mean.
This really needed a two hour pilot. Nothing happened except to Bran, and that only at the end.
Re: A Game of Thrones *Spoilery*
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 9:47 pm
by Alan
I agree it should've been a two hour pilot. I thought the first episode was pretty dull and too scattered, but the second ep was significantly more interesting. Haven't seen the third ep yet.
Re: A Game of Thrones *Spoilery*
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 9:55 pm
by Jonathan
Third ep was definitely the best so far, I thought. Though it seems like they're changing the reasons some characters have for doing things. So far all the action is the same as the book, though the dialogue can differ?
Re: A Game of Thrones *Spoilery*
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:13 pm
by Alan
Maggie's (my girlfriend) reaction to Ned Stark's beheading.
"What??? Did he just die? What?? He's dead? Does he come back in flashbacks? Sean Bean's really out of the show now?"
Re: A Game of Thrones *Spoilery*
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 2:49 am
by VLSmooth
The reaction I've seen so far has been pretty amusing.
Re: A Game of Thrones *Spoilery*
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 3:25 pm
by VLSmooth
Spoiler ~ Visual Effects created by BlueBolt for the first season of Game of Thrones (HBO)
Game of Thrones Violin Cover
Game of Thrones - Opening Credits Cover (Heavy Version)
Game of Thrones BEST VERSION EVER - Jason Yang & Roger Lima/WNL Mashup! Opening Theme
Game of Thrones, San Diego Comic Con 2011 (5 parts)
Re: A Game of Thrones *Spoilery*
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 3:45 am
by Alan
Finished A Dance With Dragons. Was kind of disappointed.
Re: A Game of Thrones *Spoilery*
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 3:36 am
by Alan
A lot of spoilers in this Amazon.com review, but it pretty much summed up what I thought of it:
http://www.amazon.com/review/R1MX2X2306 ... 2X2306JX3W
Basically, this book seemed to just be setting things up for the next book. In other words, GRRM's transformation into RJ is underway. Compared to the first four books it was pretty underwhelming and ordinary. The characters all seemed more two-dimensional than in prior books (ignoring advice, feeling unappreciated, and making stupid decisions? yep, that's pretty much every character now apparently). Still a page-turner though.
Re: A Game of Thrones *Spoilery*
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 3:38 am
by VLSmooth
Re: A Game of Thrones *Spoilery*
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:30 pm
by VLSmooth
Authors@Google: George R.R. Martin (~1 hour)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTTW8M_etko
Re: A Game of Thrones *Spoilery*
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 1:50 pm
by Dave
I am watching the first season now, haven't read the books! Seems like an rpg to me!
Re: A Game of Thrones *Spoilery*
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:58 pm
by VLSmooth
Re: A Game of Thrones *Spoilery*
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:40 am
by VLSmooth
Re: A Game of Thrones *Spoilery*
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:53 am
by Jonathan
Nobody gives no fucks like the hound gives no fucks