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Game of Thrones
Can't wait to see Peter Dinklage in this.
He is a fantatic actor, I can't wait either. 4 more days! I can hardly believe it's finally here! Almost.
I saw the 15-minute teaser and loved it! I finished reading the book 2 days ago and am ordering the next one in the trilogy! I think the series looks so much like what I envisioned while reading the book. Fantastic! Can't wait to see this one!!!!
I hope they will show it here in the Netherlands, love the books
WINTER IS COMING.... in about 10 minutes.
Anyone watch the premiere tonight?Perfection of vision. They did a fantastic job with everything: casting, sets, costumes, landscapes. For a first episode I thought they did really well with setting the stage for what's to come.
Even the intro was awesome.
If anyone's watching, we got a fantastic discussion going on over at Scifi/Fantasy BC:http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
I watched it and it was awesome!!!! I agree, Jackie, they did everything to perfection. That intro was so cool. I want to watch it again and again!
I watched the episode again, I couldn't help myself. I can't wait for the next one. This is The TV Event of The Year. It's amazing.
I'll watch the first ep again tonight. I thought it was fantastic, and I haven't even read the books.
What did you think about what happened in the end to Bran? Pretty shocking.
I hope Bran survived but it doesn't look good. If only he'd listened.
Just watched the first episode! I haven't read the series, so it's even easier for me to just LOVE this new fantasy TV series!
Is the show using tame wolves, or are those huskies?
The pups are Siberian Huskies http://www.westeros.org/GoT/News/Entr... I think they'll use Alaskan Malamutes later, or they should. Malamutes are almost always used in television and movies when wolves are required. Huskies aren't as big or smart as Malamutes. Malamutes are the closest thing to a wolf in looks and temperament and can be trained. Or maybe they'd have to CGI them like the monstrous-sized mother of the pups. I'm looking forward to finding out.
Didn't you just love when Tyrion slapped the hell out of Joffrey? I did. I can't stand that arrogant little shit. And insipid Sansa should have told the truth. As much as I hated seeing Lady be killed, Sansa deserved it. I know, I'm a bitch, so what?
Not much else happened, this ep seemed kind of slow.
Me too.It's already been renewed for a second season.
Jackie wrote: "Didn't you just love when Tyrion slapped the hell out of Joffrey? I did. I can't stand that arrogant little shit. And insipid Sansa should have told the truth. As much as I hated seeing Lady ..."
I agree with your post Jackie. I can't decide if Tyrion is good or bad, but I'm glad he slapped the crap out of the spoiled Prince. And Sansa is just making me mad.
The only thing I really disliked was when Lady Stark was crappy to Jon Snow.
* Is it just me or is the Prince odd looking? Like his eyes are too far apart and other things. He reminds me a lot of the actor that played in Stephen King's Children of The Corn1984 version I keep seeing him coming out of the corn rows saying "He wants you too Malachai"
Kellyflower,YES! He is weird looking. I don't know what Stupid Sansa sees in him, cus it surely ain't his looks.
I hate the way everybody treats Jon Snow. Catelyn is jealous, but still, after all these years she holds a grudge against a kid. But even the other kids. I know they like, and even love Jon, but they still call him bastard in a derogatory manner. I don't like it.
My three fav characters are Dany, Jon and Tyrion: the abused, the neglected and the despised.
I think Tyrion is good. And if he's not wholly good, he's still a lot better than any other Lannister.
I am enjoying reading the book along with watching the series. This us definitely more like the sopranos than LOTR.
Joffrey's such a sissy, practically crying when Cersei put medication on the wolf bite. Tyrion pissing off The Wall. Priceless.
Jackie wrote: "Tyrion pissing off The Wall. Priceless."Priceless indeed! *laughing*
Also priceless: the Dothraki's words to Viserys "A..a..a! You- walk!"
In the book, wasn't it Dany who told Viserys to walk? That would have been a better scene, it demonstrates Dany finally coming into her own power and not being his little victim anymore. The choice of actor for Varys was very different than what I pictured in my head (skinny, effeminate guy), but I still liked the choice and felt it worked.
And where the hell is Ghost? When Jon split off from Ned and went with Benjen to the Wall, I didn't see Ghost, nor have I seen him since. I know he sleeps in Jon's room. I'm a bit annoyed with no visuals on the direwolves. They're such a big part of the story.
Sorry about the duplicate post. I thought I had started the topic on this show. Oops
You did start a topic a while ago, I didn't see it. But this one has more posts.Anyway, how are you liking GOT?
I can't believe its the end of the season already!
Just the finale left.They've done a great job with a few exceptions.
The directing and the acting is superb!I just wanted to see some epic battles in the last episode...
Writing, acting and directing are fantastic. I really couldn't have hope for better.A few things I'm slightly disappointed with:
the lack of battle scenes, the lack of direwolves, not demonstrating Jaime's fighting skills, and not mentioning Sansa's part in betraying Ned's plans for leaving to Cersei. This was a huge scene for me because it cemented my ill feelings for Sansa and it shows what a self-absorbed silly little twit she really is. Sansa was changed in too many ways for me to be completely comfortable with.
All in all, HBO did a fantastic job with such an epic series. It's hard to please everyone and harder still to put everything in.
I'll be waiting in breathless anticipation for the next season.
Jackie wrote: "I'll be waiting in breathless anticipation for the next season. "I think it's really important that George R.R. Martin himself is one of the writers of the episodes. That can only be good for the show.
I'm sure that's the only reason the show follows the book rather closely. While I may bitch about changes, I do understand why they've been made; and in the context of the TV series, they work.
Well, what did you think of the finale? I loved the dragons. Can't wait until the new season. What's so hard is knowing what's going to/supposed to happen before it does. I kind of wish I had been as shocked with Ned's demise as newbies seemed to be. I kept thinking, "if you think that's bad, just wait!"
I loved it. I think they did a fantastic job with the whole series. There were so many great scenes in this one episode. I was worried it'd feel rushed, but it didn't: Cat, Jaime and the rock. Sansa and King Asshole. The Greatjon's speech was fantastic but I wanted to smash Theon's ugly face in when he swore his sword to Robb. Tywin acknowledging Tyrion. Sam, Pyp and Grenn reciting the NW vows. The Night Watch riding out beyond the Wall. All of Dany's scenes. Television doesn't get better than this. I can't convey just how pleased I am with this adaptation.
My laugh out loud moment was:
The Lord Commander of the Night Watch to Jon Snow: You going to bring him back from the dead, are ya? No? Good. We had enough of that sort of thing.
Priceless.
Even knowing it was coming, Ned's death was still an emotional blow to me. It had to be devastating to the newbies. I know quite a few people who completely freaked out.
Though, it still amazes me how many non-readers who only watched the show whined about Ned's death on youtube, insisting that HBO could have changed it. Look, I adored Ned, but without his death, none of the rest would have happened. What, he'd go to the Wall, have a warm and fuzzy reunion with Jon? Then what? The end of the story, that's what.
Oh, it sure does get worse. I've read the first 3 books and in each of them, I had one scene each where I had put the book down because I was so upset, I needed a breather. That's never happened to me before. Ever. High impact, for sure.
This series turns fantasy on it's head. We're so conditioned with fantasy that good always wins and the evil get what they deserve, not so here. Shit happens indiscriminately. Thinking back, I should have known, when Bran remained crippled, it didn't bode well for the rest of characters. I mean, in every fantasy I ever read, Bran would surely have had a miraculous cure. GRRM set the stage of things to come with that one.
What I love most about this series is, no one is safe, and I have no idea what'll happen next, because anything can happen. Anything. I can't even begin to guess.
Well, Myra, we've got a long wait ahead of us til the next season. I've already watched each episode 3 times and I'm sure I'll be having my own personal marathons. This series is not leaving my DVR until I can buy the DVD.
How far have you read in the series? I plan on buddy-reading AFFC next week, getting ready for ADWD next month. WooHoo. Finally, it's here! Well, almost. My copy is ordered so it's as good as here, lol
I've read through what's currently available, and have pre-ordered ADWD. Just wait until you finish AFFC. You're going to be so anxious for the release of ADWD you won't be able to stand it! I'm at the point that the whole thing is running together and I have a hard time trying to remember in which book something happened. At any rate, enjoy your buddy read. I'll look forward to hearing what you have to say when you've finished!
That's exactly why we planned it at this strategic time. I prefer to read a series start to finish, back to back. When HBO announced the series, I had to read it before it premiered. I have the same thing happen to me, all the books of a series bleed into one. So far, I've found ASOI&F to be the best fantasy of all time.
Just got books signed by George RR Martin! I posted the pics on my profile. It was a fun time!
That's great. I gotta share that with some people!
Jackie,that was funny! I just shared it with another group. Thanks for posting the link.
I got it from another group...before the end of the day, this vid will be everywhere, lol
My son and I just re-watched the first season on DVD. We are crazy excited for Season 2. In the meanwhile, here's some vids to tide us over:
Jon Snow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XplBCN...
Dany: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcEVzc...
Renly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3dCc6...
Joffrey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5mZD9...
Just saw the first episode....fanatastic! Best show on tv!
The direwolves are awesome. And so is the table on Dragonstone. A lot of changes from the book.
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Review article by Michael from Sci-fi/Fantasy Book Club (group):
http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2011/04/1...
I've been dying of anticipation for this series for a while, but the above article has me even more excited for the premiere this Sunday.
HBO aired a 15 minutes teaser, but I chose not to watch it. Only because the wait would be even worse.
I'm sure there's going to be a lot to talk about in the weeks to come.
One question I have to start off is: Have you read the book?
I'm looking forward to comparing the book to the series.