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A Song of Ice and Fire: The pilot is so close you can taste the incest.
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For music and movies, and I'd imagine TV, but I don't watch TV and consequently don't read about it, reviews are way more important and reliable and readable and proven effective in ways that video game reviews can't touch yet.
So, I haven't read any reviews for Game of Thrones. I don't care to. I am a great devotee of the books, I am generally a fan of the HBO/Showtime series (Starz can suck a dick, though), I will enjoy watching the pilot on Sunday, then I will form my own opinion of it.
Seriously though, Sepinwall and Poniewozik are great.
Just say "He'll be fine!" sarcastically. In the same tone of voice you would if you were say, watching Die Hard or something and people get repeatedly brutalized.
Dragons actually are a significant part of the series. But I wouldn't consider it dragon-ridden, since
http://unclebarky.com/reviews_files/c3060a8c211d6d66bdfaa06e9a16a71a-1064.html
The main criticism is that it's slow-paced and confusing.
I have a feeling this guy's going to be in for a surprise if he continues past the first six episodes. Unless they secretly abandoned the idea of doing the whole first book in the first season, things are going to get fast once the show gets the necessary exposition out of the way.
I signed up on Friday, practically only because of this show. But I've already seen some side benefits: I DVRed ET (yeah, the one with the alien) for future viewing. Somehow I have never seen that movie.
I'm also DVRing the premier episode, because of the Knicks and Celtics.
Pros: Settings were fantastic and they did a great job of pulling you into the show. Atmosphere was great. I felt that most of the actors did an amazing job with the little time they had on screen. Jamie was cocky and fun but not annoying, and the scene between him and his brother was one of my favs.
Cons: By having so many characters, inevitably some don't get fleshed out and are overlooked. Not much interaction between the Stark brothers though I'm sure this will change. The transitions between the Targaryens and Winterfell felt abrupt at some points. The settings are completely different so it's not hard to follow, but still these scene changes felt jilted.
I think they did a great job and I'm definitely hooked. Granted, they'd have to completely bomb this pilot for me not to tune in.
I left the pilot not really knowing what the hell is going on or who the hell is who, but still enjoying it. That's pretty standard with shows that aren't set in modern times or at least America. I'm sure all that will unfold, though.
The biggest comparison I felt was to The Tudors, for better or worse. That show had a habit of having lots of nudity, violence, and sex for the sake of having it and turned into a big soap opera. I hope this show will tone that down a bit, cause there was quite a lot of it in this episode. The good thing though is that with it being fiction, there's a lot of fresh ideas and lore which has me excited to see where this goes.
And "things I do for love" was done better than I ever imagined. I'm watching Borgias now, but going to catch the next replay just for that scene.
Best quote for the episode:
Knowing Robert, he probably has tried that once or twice...
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Of course they can't take fifteen minutes to show foreplay, but I hope they'll at least make an effort to develop the character in a more positive light later in the series.
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Most critics seem to claim the first two episodes are a bit uneven, but after that the show really takes off. This has me quite excited...this show is going to be so great. Hopefully HBO pulls a Boardwalk Empire and celebrates by announcing season 2 greenlight tomorrow.
Wife is hooked for sure. She has lot's of questions...
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Yeah I hated that scene. They did not characterize it the right way at all.
Actually, since we didn't go back there yet I'm going to assume that they're going to show it in the proper light next ep, but doing it this way leaves it on kind of a quasi-cliffhanger going into episode two.
I think so far, they've done an excellent job with the characters given the hour they had.
How many episodes per season? 15~18sh?
if we get lucky they might make season 2 12 or 13
I love how they managed to condense key characterizations into a few moments without a word, or better yet, stuff that wasn't in the book.
Also, I really don't feel this was made for people who haven't read the book.
They would be so lost.
Welcome to the world on this side.
OH MY GOD.
I love this show.
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I was also impressed by the actor (not sure if they used a stunt person at all, if they did they did a damn good job of hiding it) they got to play Bran. Hot damn that kid can climb.
I haven't read the book and I'm not lost at all.
One minor quibble:
But apparently, even the hydrophobic barbarian Dothraki agree that the seaside is just a fabulous place to hold - and consummate - a wedding!
There's nuances the book made clear that the show didn't even touch on. Nothing dire, but still.
Welcome to the world on this side.
I mean, Pentos is a port. There's not a hell of a lot of land nearby that could accommodate a khalansar of (if I remember correctly) 100k that isn't by the sea.