There's a whole other thread for spoilerful internet hardmen, iirc.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 31 January 2013 12:35 (eleven years ago) link
If you can't be bothered to read the books, fuck your "uh spoiler" crybaby bullshit.
― Nate Carson, Thursday, January 31, 2013 5:28 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
don't be such a loser, it says NO SPOILERS in the title, what's wrong with you
― zero dark (s1ocki), Thursday, 31 January 2013 14:26 (eleven years ago) link
that was just a test to see if you could TAKE IT LIKE A MAN
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 31 January 2013 16:08 (eleven years ago) link
Verdict: FAIL.
― SOPA Middleton (Leee), Thursday, 31 January 2013 16:42 (eleven years ago) link
inset R Lee Ermey rant here
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 31 January 2013 16:54 (eleven years ago) link
*insert
Slowly getting through S2, feel like they made Joffrey too evil, it's boring to watch any scene w/ him. Loving Lil' Stark & Grandpa Lannister
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 31 January 2013 18:39 (eleven years ago) link
I don't think it's possible to make Joffrey too evil
― Ima R.A.E.D. (DJP), Thursday, 31 January 2013 18:39 (eleven years ago) link
Sorry. I just get riled up by the general public's illiteracy and lack of attention span. These are some of the best written popular books on the market, and people have to wait to see what happens on TV?
― Nate Carson, Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:17 (eleven years ago) link
Loving Lil' Stark & Grandpa Lannister
This was my least favorite aspect of S2. Tywin Lannister is not a cuddly grandpa!
― Moodles, Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:22 (eleven years ago) link
― Nate Carson, Thursday, January 31, 2013 5:17 PM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
we're not exactly talking faulkner here dude, set your snob-sights a little higher
― zero dark (s1ocki), Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:35 (eleven years ago) link
yeah seriously, i can't wait to read all of these in 6 days sometime and prove my literary mettle.
― Ballboy to Afghanistan (LocalGarda), Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:37 (eleven years ago) link
REVERSE SNOBBED
― Number None, Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:38 (eleven years ago) link
i'm appalled that the general public refuses to take its medicine and read a bunch of sleazy airport paperbacks
― zero dark (s1ocki), Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:38 (eleven years ago) link
it is kind of bullshit if you love the show and consider the books beneath you. They're just better. I'm not going to get het up about it though
― Number None, Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:40 (eleven years ago) link
don't even consider them beneath me, just know they are something you read at the pace of a sports biography rather than joyce or whatever.
― Ballboy to Afghanistan (LocalGarda), Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:42 (eleven years ago) link
plus tv is a more generally easy medium than literature.
― Ballboy to Afghanistan (LocalGarda), Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:43 (eleven years ago) link
not to even open that can of worms... just basically am surprised someone would lambast people from above for not reading this series of books.
I like the show but I'm not into fantasy enough to set aside the time to read 4000 pages on Westeros instead of 4000 pages of stuff that's already in my lineup and more my thing.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:44 (eleven years ago) link
the books aren't fine lit, but they are absolutely better than the tv show. Most of the places where the tv show deviates from the novels are missteps.
― Moodles, Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:45 (eleven years ago) link
guess you haven't gotten to the 4th one yet
― zero dark (s1ocki), Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:45 (eleven years ago) link
since the tv show hasn't done the 4th book yet, it remains to be seen whether they can improve upon it or not. I'm not super optimistic. I guess they could find a way to make both the 4th and 5th books shorter, that would be an improvment...
― Moodles, Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:48 (eleven years ago) link
they should take the 4th and 5th books and condense them into the first 10 minutes of the 4th season opener
― zero dark (s1ocki), Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:49 (eleven years ago) link
BTW, I got copies of the first 4 books for Christmas and am eagerly looking forward to re-reading them
― Moodles, Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:50 (eleven years ago) link
the showrunners seem pretty savvy, i have some faith in them to cut the bullshit when they get to the parts where the books slow down
― ciderpress, Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:50 (eleven years ago) link
hopefully so, but they've found ways to add in their own bullshit, so it will be tricky.
― Moodles, Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:51 (eleven years ago) link
so the fact that I haven't finished book 3 even though I'm halfway through it basically makes me a war-criminal y/n
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:55 (eleven years ago) link
it is kind of bullshit if you love the show and consider the books beneath you.
no way show significantly better than these terrible books
― Mordy, Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:56 (eleven years ago) link
I have physical and digital copies if the first book, and still haven't started it
― The New Jack Mormons! (kingfish), Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:57 (eleven years ago) link
mildly entertained by this show, could not give less of a fuck about the books tbh
― Welcome to my world of proses (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:57 (eleven years ago) link
More or less everything good in show is straight from the books, and they've added a lot of questionable shit. You're kidding yourself if you think otherwise
― Number None, Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:59 (eleven years ago) link
ppl who like the books must be liberally skipping sentences, paragraphs and entire chapters of tedious, boring, repetitive prose
― Mordy, Thursday, 31 January 2013 23:00 (eleven years ago) link
the books are pretty great imo but i prefer the show slightly
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Thursday, 31 January 2013 23:00 (eleven years ago) link
i really could only get as far as i could (first third of fourth book iirc? maybe didn't even finish the third book) skimming
― Mordy, Thursday, 31 January 2013 23:02 (eleven years ago) link
i like both. more lemon cakes in the books which is nice
― zero dark (s1ocki), Thursday, 31 January 2013 23:24 (eleven years ago) link
they are both pretty much exactly equal in terms of quality
― zero dark (s1ocki), Thursday, 31 January 2013 23:25 (eleven years ago) link
Books don't have terrible sexposition scenes
― Moodles, Thursday, 31 January 2013 23:43 (eleven years ago) link
On the flip side, the tv show avoids GRRM's habit of repeating everything a million times
― Moodles, Thursday, 31 January 2013 23:44 (eleven years ago) link
not nearly enough boobs
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 31 January 2013 23:44 (eleven years ago) link
in the books, I mean
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 31 January 2013 23:45 (eleven years ago) link
on the flip side, the tv show has lots of sexposition scenes
― Mordy, Thursday, 31 January 2013 23:46 (eleven years ago) link
The show's they should take the 4th and 5th books and condense them into the first 10 minutes of the 4th season opener
― zero dark (s1ocki), Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:49 PM (58 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol
Seriously those last two books could have easily been one book.
The show does a pretty good job of paring down the books, so I actually look forward to seeing them condense the 4th and 5th.
― bleh (latebloomer), Friday, 1 February 2013 00:02 (eleven years ago) link
The TV Show comes out a measured pace, it might even finish by the time the books do - if I buy the existing books I'll just be jonesing for the next five years.
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 1 February 2013 00:40 (eleven years ago) link
It's true, reading all the books and then wondering if this nonsense will ever be resolved is basically the worst
― Moodles, Friday, 1 February 2013 00:44 (eleven years ago) link
so the fact that I haven't finished book 3 even though I'm halfway through it basically makes me a war-criminal
y
in the pay of the Bloody Mummers tbh
― brownie, Friday, 1 February 2013 01:24 (eleven years ago) link
― Ballboy to Afghanistan (LocalGarda),
Some people read Joyce in a day.
― SOPA Middleton (Leee), Friday, 1 February 2013 01:57 (eleven years ago) link
five hour energy
― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Friday, 1 February 2013 03:13 (eleven years ago) link
also holy FUCKhttp://imgur.com/a/XfCkQ
― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Friday, 1 February 2013 03:40 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/17iw9q/so_we_built_kings_landing_in_minecraft_heres_a/
i was all ready to say something snarky about that but it is actually kind of awesome
― zero dark (s1ocki), Friday, 1 February 2013 17:08 (eleven years ago) link