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[HBO] Game of Thrones - TV only, NO BOOK DISCUSSION
Organichu
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So, this dude...
...George R.R. Martin, wrote a so-far unfinished series of books called A Song of Ice and Fire. We have a thread meant for discussion of those books; it is located here.
This thread's purpose is to discuss, in alternating turns, the cinematography, direction, and writing of the show- and the sexual attractiveness of its major characters. We'll be using spoilers for pretty much every sensitive piece of information. This doesn't just mean 'John kills Jane'. If you consider it 'allusive', but not explicit, still spoiler it. This includes 'John really made me hate him after what he did this episode'. Clearly label your spoilers- either 'episode 2 thoughts' or 'John's character' or so on. Please be considerate, and recognize that your minor inconvenience encompasses one click, versus ruining someone's enjoyment of the show.
So...........
HBO is adapting this show. The expected plan is one season per book- meaning this season will roughly cover the book it corresponds to in the series (the first, Game of Thrones). It is still unclear whether the second season will exactly match the second book, and whether consistent branding will change the name, etc.
New episodes are Sunday evenings on HBO!
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...George R.R. Martin, wrote a so-far unfinished series of books called A Song of Ice and Fire. We have a thread meant for discussion of those books; it is located here.
This thread is separate and apart from that thread.
This thread's purpose is to discuss, in alternating turns, the cinematography, direction, and writing of the show- and the sexual attractiveness of its major characters. We'll be using spoilers for pretty much every sensitive piece of information. This doesn't just mean 'John kills Jane'. If you consider it 'allusive', but not explicit, still spoiler it. This includes 'John really made me hate him after what he did this episode'. Clearly label your spoilers- either 'episode 2 thoughts' or 'John's character' or so on. Please be considerate, and recognize that your minor inconvenience encompasses one click, versus ruining someone's enjoyment of the show.
So...........
HBO is adapting this show. The expected plan is one season per book- meaning this season will roughly cover the book it corresponds to in the series (the first, Game of Thrones). It is still unclear whether the second season will exactly match the second book, and whether consistent branding will change the name, etc.
New episodes are Sunday evenings on HBO!
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For several reasons- including a rash of spoilery conversation, and the upcoming conclusion of this season in the next couple weeks, which I expect to exacerbate reason one- I think that it's necessary to append this warning to the thread.
This thread is for discussing Game of Thrones, the television show currently airing weekly on HBO. While the show is based on a popular series of books, these discussions are not to be joined in this thread; their narratives are not to be melded or connected in any way... not explicitly, and not allusively. I am not a moderator, and so every time this basic rule is ignored, I have to bug one of the appointed moderators. Not every moderator has read the books, either. Please understand that by ignoring the premise of this thread- its parameters, I mean- you inconvenience not only newcomers to the show but me and the moderators on this forum.
There is no ambiguity or vagueness or leeway. If you find yourself going 'well, it'll probably be ok in the TV thread...', post it in the book thread to be safe. Please. This is a matter of basic courtesy, and because of repeated eschewals of these warnings, it is now a matter of mod agitation.
Thanks so much for your time.
This thread is for discussing Game of Thrones, the television show currently airing weekly on HBO. While the show is based on a popular series of books, these discussions are not to be joined in this thread; their narratives are not to be melded or connected in any way... not explicitly, and not allusively. I am not a moderator, and so every time this basic rule is ignored, I have to bug one of the appointed moderators. Not every moderator has read the books, either. Please understand that by ignoring the premise of this thread- its parameters, I mean- you inconvenience not only newcomers to the show but me and the moderators on this forum.
There is no ambiguity or vagueness or leeway. If you find yourself going 'well, it'll probably be ok in the TV thread...', post it in the book thread to be safe. Please. This is a matter of basic courtesy, and because of repeated eschewals of these warnings, it is now a matter of mod agitation.
Thanks so much for your time.
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Really, if you've read the book don't comment on shit that isn't acting/filming related and think hard even about that.
George R.R. Martin really didn't cast anyone. That is not his job.
Well, except Bean and Dinklage.
I could watch this forever. There simply can't be enough Joffrey getting slapped in this world.
The slo-mo Dinklage walk-away at :35 and 1:15 is the best part.
but not in this case!
Clearly Tyrion needs to get back to King's Landing as soon as possible.
either
yeah there were a couple of ones about acting last thread that were spoilery.
It's hilarious to me that we can restart the thread, put up an enormous orange wall laying out the rules and why they exist, and then on the very first page we still have these posts that are literally just an observation (with zero substance, mind you) about the book.
Obviously, this isn't a spoiler by any stretch of the imagination, but how difficult is it to understand what NO BOOK DISCUSSION means?
Anyway, Sunday can't come soon enough. I am really curious to see where season one will actually end. I've not read the books so I have no clue. What will be resolved this season or left for next season? Will it end after or before a large battle? After or before the white walkers and/or the dothraki show up in force? Basically, how painful is the wait for season 2 going to be?
That's really not discussing the book, just a book reader being happy with the actor chosen for the role.
yes
If you go to "thread tools" and click "subscribe to this thread" it'll show up up in your user panel, but without the blue dot.
I imagine the wait for season 2 will be painful no matter what. Hell, the wait between episodes has been painful for a month now
I want to marathon the hell out of this, and know what happens. (I've not read the books, so...)
I honestly can't find any complaint with the main characters, of which there are lots. As people have said, the actress portraying Sansa seems a bit flat and dull at times, but that could just be intentional. She really did seem to do well in her role in episode eight.
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This should be on every page.
Since episode 5, AV Club has been doing parallel reviews for people who haven't read the books and people who have.
Maybe the director felt that it would ruin the surprise?
:^:
Television Without Pity has a thread specifically for non book readers to speculate. Book readers are forbidden from even posting in the thread (although I suspect there are one or two clever ones trying to steer the conversation).