This Spring, Winter is Coming... to HBO

cj iwakura

If he's not going to read the books regardless, why bother? His loss.

Balefuego

anyway TLB, I personally guarantee that Tyrion Lannister will be one of your favorite characters on television next year.


And if the series lasts long enough, Jaime Lannister will join that list

Irtehmongoose

The actor for Jaime looks perfect.

Solar

Jaime Lannister is one of the best characters in the books, so I'm really looking forward to seeing how he turns out.

HyperAquaBlast

Man I haven't really started the fourth book at all but totally can't wait for this show.

And I am going to have to wait for the blu-ray set which will probably come this time next year...

feebsicle

You know who I think should be cast as the Red Woman?

Solar

Creepy gif is creepy.

Balefuego

Hrmmmm

I am conflicted about the idea of Tilda Swinton as Melisandre



but it won't happen either way

Staleghoti

HBO eh?

That means swearing and tits!

I'm in

Balefuego

Staleghoti wrote: »

HBO eh?

That means swearing and tits!

I'm in

pffft as if you could do this show without swearing and tits

simo

they could have at least colored lena heady's eyebrows or something

feebsicle

Balefuego wrote: »

Hrmmmm

I am conflicted about the idea of Tilda Swinton as Melisandre



but it won't happen either way

this is truth.

Balefuego

simo wrote: »

they could have at least colored lena heady's eyebrows or something

that's it, simo ruined the show for me

SimBen

Personally I'd like to see Polly Walker (Atia from Rome) as Melisandre.

cj iwakura

Alan Rickman as Littlefinger? Nah, too easy.

simo

Balefuego wrote: »

simo wrote: »

they could have at least colored lena heady's eyebrows or something

that's it, simo ruined the show for me

whoops

i decided not to order hbo for boardwalk empire, but i think i might have to for this show

Staleghoti

I am not familiar with the story but I like when long epics get made into HBO shows cause it does them very well.

Solar

SimBen wrote: »

Personally I'd like to see Polly Walker (Atia from Rome) as Melisandre.

Also Lucy Lawless from Spartacus has a good look for it as well.

feebsicle

SimBen wrote: »

Personally I'd like to see Polly Walker (Atia from Rome) as Melisandre.

Ooh, that's a good one.

Balefuego

cj iwakura wrote: »

Alan Rickman as Littlefinger? Nah, too easy.

that is awful plus Littlefinger was cast ages ago




Petyr and Sansa at the Hand's Tourney

feebsicle

If she were younger, Jorja Fox is pretty much how I pictured Brienne.

Isoldae

Is that the chick from CSI?

Seriously

harsh

Oghulk

Need to read through A storm of Swords and a Feast for Crows this christmas break (or this week I'll have off with nothing to do cause it's turkeygiving week).

Solar

Except Jorja Fox is actually quite pretty, whereas Brienne is supposed to be rather ugly.

YoSoyTheWalrus

They need one of those big creepy borderline-tranny body builder ladies to be Brienne

Spoiler:

Not really

Solar

Thinking about it though really for a tv show where you see her naked you'd want her to be pretty. Unconventionally so, but pretty, just because hey, tv. So from that perspective feebs, Jorja Fox is a good idea. Actually, she's work pretty well.

I just didn't really picture her like that, is all.

KalTorak

When you play the game of threads, you win or you die.

Balefuego

Jorja Fox is way too cute for Brienne

YoSoyTheWalrus

Whoever it is is going to be way too cute for Brienne because of exactly what Solar said

feebsicle

Solar wrote: »

Thinking about it though really for a tv show where you see her naked you'd want her to be pretty. Unconventionally so, but pretty, just because hey, tv. So from that perspective feebs, Jorja Fox is a good idea. Actually, she's work pretty well.

I just didn't really picture her like that, is all.

This is exactly why.
When I read the books, I always pictured everything as it would be translated to film.
This is why I think she would work well. Yes, she is absolutely gorgeous, but I feel like she has the ability to pull a Charlize Theron (Monster) if need be and fit the role quite well, and still be enjoyable enough for tv.

Balefuego

Jorja is closer to how I pictured Ygritte

Solar

feebsicle wrote: »

Solar wrote: »

Thinking about it though really for a tv show where you see her naked you'd want her to be pretty. Unconventionally so, but pretty, just because hey, tv. So from that perspective feebs, Jorja Fox is a good idea. Actually, she's work pretty well.

I just didn't really picture her like that, is all.

This is exactly why.
When I read the books, I always pictured everything as it would be translated to film.
This is why I think she would work well. Yes, she is absolutely gorgeous, but I feel like she has the ability to pull a Charlize Theron (Monster) if need be and fit the role quite well, and still be enjoyable enough for tv.

Those are all good reasons.

I'll admit when I pictured Brienne in the bath scene she could have looked like Jorja Fox.

Balefuego wrote: »

Jorja is closer to how I pictured Ygritte

I havn't seen any pics of a young Jorja Fox but she definately has an air of maturity, and Ygritte is mid teens. So...

I actually don't know who I might think could play Ygritte. Probably getan unknown.

YoSoyTheWalrus

Balefuego wrote: »

Staleghoti wrote: »

HBO eh?

That means swearing and tits!

I'm in

pffft as if you could do this show without swearing and tits

And, of course, sister-fucking.

Solar

If any show ever had to have swearing and tits it would be this one. Martin is the only author I have ever read who describes sex as "fucking" outside of a character's speech. He will actually say in the book "And then he fucked her." Took me a few times to notice it but there you go.

The Lovely Bastard

Balefuego wrote: »

anyway TLB, I personally guarantee that Tyrion Lannister will be one of your favorite characters on television next year.


And if the series lasts long enough, Jaime Lannister will join that list

but those names are so goddamn dumb

SimBen

Seriously Brienne is the one character I have so much trouble picturing in my mind. On one hand I tend to want to see her as kinda cute, cleans-up-nice, diamond-in-the-rough, which I know is wrong. On the other hand, any attempt at conjuring up a truly ugly mental image turns into caricatural prosthetic buck-toothed tragedy.

Buff and mannish is probably the way to go.

Renegade Wolf

I fail to comprehend how some of you people haven't gone completly insane waiting for dance of dragons. I only finished A feast for crows on friday and I already can't wait for it.

Solar

SimBen wrote: »

Seriously Brienne is the one character I have so much trouble picturing in my mind. On one hand I tend to want to see her as kinda cute, cleans-up-nice, diamond-in-the-rough, which I know is wrong. On the other hand, any attempt at conjuring up a truly ugly mental image turns into caricatural prosthetic buck-toothed tragedy.

Buff and mannish is probably the way to go.

I get that.

It doen't help that she is supposed to have beautiful eyes in the books, and that there is a chemistry between her and Jaime.

Balefuego

The Lovely Bastard wrote: »

Balefuego wrote: »

anyway TLB, I personally guarantee that Tyrion Lannister will be one of your favorite characters on television next year.


And if the series lasts long enough, Jaime Lannister will join that list

but those names are so goddamn dumb

TLB you read comic books, I have trouble believing silly names are that huge of a barrier for you.


Plus a sizeable chunk of the names in these books are traditional anglo-saxon names anyway