Just been picked up for a first season.
I don't know anything about this but the fantasy genre is expensive and so 2k3 really isn't it?
― Freddy 'The Wonder Chicken' (Gukbe), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
It will for this nerd!
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
fwiw every show HBO has is just for nerds but everyone else watches them anyway
― Bunsen burner, bubbles, IT'S ALIVE! whaaaaa-? (HI DERE), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
this might be dope
― carne asada, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
are the books good?
― Freddy 'The Wonder Chicken' (Gukbe), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
YES
― Bunsen burner, bubbles, IT'S ALIVE! whaaaaa-? (HI DERE), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:21 (3 years ago) Permalink
also: Sean Bean as Eddard Stark
FUCK YES
― Bunsen burner, bubbles, IT'S ALIVE! whaaaaa-? (HI DERE), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
'good if you're a fan of the fantasy genre and are cool with the Dragonlance series' or 'good' in the general sense.
― Freddy 'The Wonder Chicken' (Gukbe), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
GOOD GOOD
― The other side of genetic power today (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING FROM ILX
― The other side of genetic power today (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
did a search for 'Game of Thrones' to see if this show was already mentioned, and saw nothing about it or the books so...no?
― Freddy 'The Wonder Chicken' (Gukbe), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
REALLY GOOD GOOD
this nerd is v v v v excited
― you gone float up with it (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
Anticipating "A Feast For Crows" by George R. R. Martin (Nov. 9)
― Bunsen burner, bubbles, IT'S ALIVE! whaaaaa-? (HI DERE), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
George R. R. Martin
― The other side of genetic power today (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
whoops. just searched 'game of thrones'. i actually wikipediaed this ages ago when the pilot was first announced. it's coming back to me.
― Freddy 'The Wonder Chicken' (Gukbe), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
This will be awesome. I gave up on the books after the first two, but would still like to see it on teevee.
― crazy ass between (askance johnson), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
Third book is probably the best.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'd agree with that
― Bunsen burner, bubbles, IT'S ALIVE! whaaaaa-? (HI DERE), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
ok so what's going to happen when this show becomes wildly successful and 4 years from now they run out of god damn source material
― did you mean: fart blasters? (nickalicious), Saturday, 27 March 2010 16:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
tbh if they've any sense they'll get to the end of book four about two and a half seasons in
― thomp, Saturday, 27 March 2010 16:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
also: 'they will come up with their own ending, more quickly and as validly as george r r martin manages to come up with his'
amazing that its been 4 or 5 years since i was really into these books and the next one's still not out...dude isn't gonna finish the series is he :(
it's definitely good tv series material though if they're willing to run it out long enough and don't try to cram each book into a single season (the 3rd book alone is like as long as the entire lord of the rings iirc)
― ciderpress, Saturday, 27 March 2010 16:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
you think they ought to make it longer? u mad
― thomp, Saturday, 27 March 2010 16:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
not necessarily make it longer, just not do 1 book = 1 season when the books are of varying length and plot complexity (4th book could be cut down by a ton for example to make room for more stuff from the 3rd book)
― ciderpress, Saturday, 27 March 2010 16:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
They could just do more episodes for the season w/ the 3rd book. I don't see how they could split it up though.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Saturday, 27 March 2010 17:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
Gobbled up all the books on the recommendation of ILXors. I'm looking forward to the HBO show, but mostly I just want the new book! And then I guess there are two MORE of these books that he has to write, in-between blogging about the Jets and going to fantasy conventions? Sigh...
― schwantz, Saturday, 27 March 2010 21:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
expected to air around this time next year, alongside the second season of Treme.
― Gee, Officer (Gukbe), Tuesday, 13 April 2010 23:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
Can't wait for the crossover episode.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 13 April 2010 23:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
― Gee, Officer (Gukbe), Saturday, 19 June 2010 11:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
1 book = 1 season makes total sense
they can make that work
― delanie griffith (s1ocki), Saturday, 19 June 2010 11:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
also hbo shows arent always 1 season = 1 year
sopranos took long breaks
― delanie griffith (s1ocki), Saturday, 19 June 2010 11:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
Never read the books, but pretty keen on watching this.
― rhythm fixated member (chap), Saturday, 19 June 2010 13:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
what is the point of this if the dude won't even finish the books???? Goddamn stop re-writing them already!!!
― ears are wounds, Sunday, 20 June 2010 10:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
― delanie griffith (s1ocki), Saturday, June 19, 2010 7:50 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
name one HBO show besides Sopranos that didn't/doesn't do a new season every year
― fantast (ico) (some dude), Sunday, 20 June 2010 14:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
actually, I'll name another, Curb Your Enthusiasm, but i think that's it
― fantast (ico) (some dude), Sunday, 20 June 2010 14:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
The Wire had a significant gap between seasons 3 and 4, but that was partly because they weren't sure if they were going to renew it.
― Gee, Officer (Gukbe), Sunday, 20 June 2010 14:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
at this point, I am wondering if it might not be better if some talented cable TV writers finished this thing for him. I am losing faith that he has any idea where he is going with these books.
― richie aprile (rockapads), Sunday, 20 June 2010 17:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
We should start bitching about the BSG/Lost style finalefail.
― Gee, Officer (Gukbe), Sunday, 20 June 2010 17:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
Turns out Tyrion is Jesus.
― schwantz, Sunday, 20 June 2010 19:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
big love took a break right?
― ian, Sunday, 20 June 2010 20:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
If it hasn't it needs to.
― Gee, Officer (Gukbe), Sunday, 20 June 2010 20:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
Carcetti is Littlefinger
That character means nothing to me obv.
― orakle-krake (Gukbe), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
FUCK YEAH THAT IS BRILLIANT!!!!!
― hot dub grime machine (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
yeah, that is good casting
― richie aprile (rockapads), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
ditto
Really looking forward to this!
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 02:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
more teasing
― a cankle of rads (Gukbe), Monday, 13 September 2010 06:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
I hope this starts a trend of classy TV fantasy adaptations. Someone should do Perdido Street Station (though would be fucking expensive). Do these books have monsters and magic and shit, or is it just guys fighting with swords?
― rhythm fixated member (chap), Monday, 13 September 2010 15:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
They have dragons and undead.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 13 September 2010 16:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
only in the first and last episodes of this season though, that saves you some money right there
― thomp, Monday, 13 September 2010 16:13 (2 years ago) Permalink
perdido street station feels basically like a miniseries already! which is unfortunate in that the other bas-lag stuff wouldn't really work as further series of.
this isnt the book man... its the show
― lag∞n, Monday, 13 May 2013 19:43 (5 days ago) Permalink
Are Robb and his bannermen really at war, or does he just hang out in tents a lot.
― polyphonic, Monday, 13 May 2013 19:44 (5 days ago) Permalink
the fighting has been *in-tents*!
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 13 May 2013 19:52 (5 days ago) Permalink
They've had some downtime reserved for sex that can't wait until Mom completely leaves the tent and war planning/note writing that can't wait until underwear is first put back on.
― Evan, Monday, 13 May 2013 19:53 (5 days ago) Permalink
The Targaryans can tolerate a bit more heat than most ordinary people, they like really hot baths and things like that, but that doesn't mean they're totally immune to fire, no.
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, May 13, 2013 2:38 PM (1 hour ago)
flaming crown idea less promising by the minute
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, May 13, 2013 3:42 PM (17 minutes ago)
Compromise?:
― Evan, Monday, 13 May 2013 20:04 (5 days ago) Permalink
yeah robb is being boring can his wife turn out to be a spy or something cool those scenes are mostly zzz
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 13 May 2013 20:07 (5 days ago) Permalink
idgi one week John snow and his wilding gf are pledging loyalty to no one but each other and the next she's all amped to attack the wall,shouldn't they be planning their escape abt now
― lag∞n, Monday, 13 May 2013 20:11 (5 days ago) Permalink
Maybe ultimately loyal to only each other?
― Evan, Monday, 13 May 2013 20:13 (5 days ago) Permalink
idk
Yeah I interpreted that arrangement as them going along with the plan as it stands, but Jon has Ygritte's back if shit gets real with whoever they're about to start fighting irrespective of his true status as a Crow (no Watch left though really so I dunno), and in turn Ygritte has Jon's back irrespective of his status as a Crow as and when Gareth from The Office goes postal on him in an attempt to win Ygritte's love and/or the other Wildlings find out what Jon's really all about.
― Windsor Davies, Monday, 13 May 2013 23:13 (5 days ago) Permalink
sure but why not just take off instead of risking death you know
― lag∞n, Monday, 13 May 2013 23:14 (5 days ago) Permalink
as far as the show goes, he has not been rumbled and i don't recall him officially renouncing anything.
iirc there was a bit in season 2 (when Dany'd lost her dragons) when the mysterious woman in the gold full-face mask thing calls him out & asks if he'll betray Dany again and he says he won't.
but he's not been rumbled by Dany.
― ✌_✌ (c sharp major), Monday, 13 May 2013 23:19 (5 days ago) Permalink
this was a fairly boring episode imo - the whole let's go back to harrenhall thing is just like "yeesh okay."
― ... (LocalGarda), Monday, 13 May 2013 23:21 (5 days ago) Permalink
xxpost - I spose because Ygritte is way too committed to the Wildling cause to sack it off so quickly.
Likewise Jon probably is gonna pull a fast one and do something to undermine this whole project as a result of his devotion to the Watch - or the idea of the Watch, anyway. Gotta remember that for all that Catelyn Stark was a dick to him, Jon seems to have gotten on well with Ned and clearly loved Robb and Arya and he obviously regards himself as a Stark of Winterfell to some degree. And it's the Starks who've always supported the Watch, manned the Wall, Uncle Benjen as head Ranger and so on - Jon's probably been brought up to believe that the Watch are fundamentally good guys doing a vital job for the realm.
And each one (strongly) suspects these things about the other, but they're in the first flush of passionate love. So what are they to do? Desperately in love but both with a fundamental awareness that this is all doomed because of the other's core identity, wanting really badly to just run off together but being too committed to their respective causes to actually do it? And each able to recognise that fact in the other?
Idk, that might be it. Basically this storyline is heading for major fucking tragedy, whatever else happens
― Windsor Davies, Monday, 13 May 2013 23:25 (5 days ago) Permalink
Basically this storyline is heading for major fucking tragedy, whatever else happens
that's sort of the way this whole series works tho
― Clay, Monday, 13 May 2013 23:38 (5 days ago) Permalink
Well yeah ok so it was kind of a redundant thing to say. But this story feels more poignant to me than Sansa having to marry Tyrion or Alfie Allen getting his cock chopped off by a psychopath or whatever.
― Windsor Davies, Monday, 13 May 2013 23:42 (5 days ago) Permalink
Speaking of, that lowers the likelihood of a male cast heh heh member showing more than body double butt, whereas every female regular between 18 and 40 has gotten her kit off.
― Gregor Sansa (Leee), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 03:55 (4 days ago) Permalink
;_;
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 03:58 (4 days ago) Permalink
Alfie Allen showed full frontal in Series 1!
― Walter Galt, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 10:51 (4 days ago) Permalink
that's the point
― Number None, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:37 (4 days ago) Permalink
Oh, duh - (sorry)
― Walter Galt, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:45 (4 days ago) Permalink
omg torturing alfie allen was even more boring and stupid than it was last week
kingslayer and brienne thing is cute tho. sweet block and left cross from the bear too, should really have taken his head off to reveal nic cage afterwards
i already forgot what melisandre wants the bastard smith kid's blood for can someone remind me
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:49 (4 days ago) Permalink
also i keep thinking robb's gruff honourable bannerdude is being played by russ abbot, it's very distracting
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:53 (4 days ago) Permalink
I don't think it's been properly explained? Just that royal blood possesses power etc
― Number None, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:53 (4 days ago) Permalink
The blood of kings has powerful magic. Don't believe they've been more specific than that yet.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:54 (4 days ago) Permalink
i like the torture scenes myself. just sort of cheap lolz at theon.
isn't it to make another evil ghost thing? stannis asked her and she said he was too weak. presumably it used his blood time. doesn't sound like great things are in store for the poor lad.
― ... (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:55 (4 days ago) Permalink
presumably it used his blood *the previous time i meant to say.
i think this was quite clearly discussed.
― ... (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:56 (4 days ago) Permalink
oh yes that rings a bell. did they say who exactly he wanted to assassinate with it, seems like there's a fair few contenders at the mo
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:31 (4 days ago) Permalink
he just wants a new friend i think.
― ... (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:42 (4 days ago) Permalink
Wait so if Theon isn't even in the third book are they just going to keep the character popping up in pointless scenes for two seasons just so Alfie Allen has something to do?
The scene with the bear was awesome.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:46 (4 days ago) Permalink
There's going to be an awful lot of that coming up once we're beyond the third book in storyline terms. Feast For Crows and Dance With Dragons each deals with half the cast, with the stories running broadly in parallel. Be much easier in the tv show to just run it as a single continuous story.
― Windsor Davies, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:51 (4 days ago) Permalink
There's been a lot of press around someone at HBO saying they see the show as running for 7 seasons. So Season 4 will be the second half of book 3, right?
― Walter Galt, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 13:36 (4 days ago) Permalink
xp presumably the events of those books are happening at the same time at each other, then? It would be more confusing to show them one at a time, so.
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 13:39 (4 days ago) Permalink
well they're already integrating books 3, 4 and 5 to an extent and they'll continue to run 4 and 5 parallel as windsor says. book 3 material shouldn't stretch past the 3rd or 4th episode of season 4 at the outside.
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 13:42 (4 days ago) Permalink
i kept thinking of the bear fight from Anchorman and couldn't take the scene too seriously!
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 14:59 (4 days ago) Permalink
I thought Melisandre wanted a king babby? ie I thought part of her plan was to bone down with Gendry. Or am I imagining that?
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 15:05 (4 days ago) Permalink
could be projecting a little...
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 15:07 (4 days ago) Permalink
was the smoke monster a king babby? didn't stannis express some wife-related qualms around the time of its inception?
― ✌_✌ (c sharp major), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 15:09 (4 days ago) Permalink
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 15:11 (4 days ago) Permalink
yes it would not really work to drop major characters for seasons at a time tbh
― we're up all night to get (s1ocki), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 15:13 (4 days ago) Permalink
i wonder how true that is. i guess they didn't want to be the ones to find out. but there is some much else going on besides.
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 15:14 (4 days ago) Permalink
if u tell an actor he's not going to work for two seasons or whatever then good luck getting him back when you need him
but also i can't imagine the audience would go for that
― we're up all night to get (s1ocki), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 15:20 (4 days ago) Permalink
didn't work too well in the books iirc so why not take the lesson.
― inste grammophon (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 15:23 (4 days ago) Permalink
Other shows (ie Lost) have managed to get away with dropping characters and then bringing them back but I'd imagine it's contractually A LOT more straightforward this way, especially with in-demand actors.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 15:24 (4 days ago) Permalink
Alfie Allen is in demand?
Kind of hope that just to make things completely unsubtle, ie par for the course, the torturer is going to hang Theon's Willy around his neck, would be a quaint visual parallel to Jaime's hand.
― Gregor Sansa (Leee), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 15:32 (4 days ago) Permalink
maybe they could graft Theon's willy onto Jaime's stump
― far too much asshole flesh (DJP), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 15:38 (4 days ago) Permalink
I pictured it more as stuck on a warning pike a'la Ned's head.
― Walter Galt, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 15:38 (4 days ago) Permalink
New meaning to getting speared.
― Gregor Sansa (Leee), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 15:40 (4 days ago) Permalink
pretty sure that if a bear smacks you in the nek, it doesn't leave shallow cuts. it just sorta knocks your head off.
on the other hand BART THE BEAR THE SECONDhttp://www.ibtimes.com/bart-bear-steals-show-latest-episode-game-thrones-1255199#
― UTW, USA, ILX LIFER (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 16:11 (4 days ago) Permalink
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this is no way to speak of ray winstone's offspring
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 16:34 (4 days ago) Permalink