martin's not a great stylist, but i stopped noticing/caring about 1/3 of the way into GoT - that's not really why you read this stuff anyway
― cum dude (Princess TamTam), Monday, April 18, 2011 11:51 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
^word up
― the zing cheese incident (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 18 April 2011 20:12 (thirteen years ago) link
This is why I don't read much fantasy lit. Wish I could get past it but I can't.
― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Monday, 18 April 2011 20:13 (thirteen years ago) link
martin's prose is functional but he certainly does like to tell you what color people's doublets are.
― difficult listening hour, Monday, 18 April 2011 20:17 (thirteen years ago) link
he likes to say "nearly a man grown"
― the zing cheese incident (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 18 April 2011 20:20 (thirteen years ago) link
at least westeros' weird seasons thing invalidates the "she had seen barely thirteen summers" sort of thing because you just know he'd be dipping in that well like once per page
― difficult listening hour, Monday, 18 April 2011 20:23 (thirteen years ago) link
dude is a perv tbh
― the zing cheese incident (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 18 April 2011 20:27 (thirteen years ago) link
strikethrough, pimp, http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JjTZojojDPI/SxPR-ffvWkI/AAAAAAAAAok/bzrrZEsb1T4/s1600/0007stfc.jpg &c &c
― ─►.butt.tko (Lamp), Monday, 18 April 2011 20:31 (thirteen years ago) link
I was surprised to learn that he uses the word "fuck" in the books.
― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Monday, 18 April 2011 20:40 (thirteen years ago) link
The robe completes the outfit. and he kind of looks like the playing robert baratheon
― allmypulp, Monday, 18 April 2011 20:41 (thirteen years ago) link
for anyone who's watching this without reading the books and wants to get all the characters/houses/history straight, HBO has a great little viewers' guide that doesn't appear to spoil anything that's not pre-episode-1 backstory:http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/#!/guide/houses/
― ciderpress, Monday, 18 April 2011 21:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Video podcast with cast interviews and stuff: http://skyatlantic.sky.com/game-of-thrones/thronecast
― Walter Galt, Monday, 18 April 2011 21:47 (thirteen years ago) link
this was terrible. so much hair gel. so many stupid accents. and the horselord wedding reception.
― adam, Monday, 18 April 2011 22:04 (thirteen years ago) link
i mean http://mimg.ugo.com/201103/9/8/6/183689/cuts/gameofthrones-targaryen01-screencap-11_288x288.jpg
― adam, Monday, 18 April 2011 22:06 (thirteen years ago) link
rather http://mimg.ugo.com/201103/9/8/6/183689/cuts/gameofthrones-targaryen01-screencap-11_288x288.jpg
It was distracting how white Drogo's teeth were.
― calstars, Monday, 18 April 2011 22:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Nah, the third book goes into great detail re: Dothraki dental plan.
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 18 April 2011 22:12 (thirteen years ago) link
i just watched the 25 minute making of that's on the HBO site (still having not seen the first ep) and I gotta say the guy who plays Drogo seems like a bro in all senses of the word.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Monday, 18 April 2011 22:22 (thirteen years ago) link
dude is a klingon
― akm, Monday, 18 April 2011 22:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Dude is also going to play Conan later this year.
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 18 April 2011 22:27 (thirteen years ago) link
He was in Stargate Atlantis, too. Nerd cred.
― Walter Galt, Monday, 18 April 2011 22:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Someone else I was watching it with said this! What I noticed mostly was that his breasts are bigger than Danaerys'.
― Back up the lesbian canoe (Laurel), Monday, 18 April 2011 23:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Xpost aha that's where I recognize him from!
― VegemiteGrrl, Monday, 18 April 2011 23:21 (thirteen years ago) link
OK watched it - was good! Also posts very much in character but Laurel otm re the wolf pups omg. The end was great too. I didn't have a problem with the nudity/boobage but I was a bit fan of Rome which has tons of that sort of thing so maybe I'm just used to it. I want the next one already! Damn.
― ENBB, Tuesday, 19 April 2011 00:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah see I have enjoyed Rome, Deadwood, all the HBO stuff...maybe it was more "boobs in broad daylight" then that was giving me hangups? Dunno.
― VegemiteGrrl, Tuesday, 19 April 2011 00:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Biggest WTF moment - "The Dothraki have no word for thank you"
― Number None, Tuesday, 19 April 2011 00:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Wait, why is that wtf? Irish Gaelic doesn't have a word for "no." Sort of. There are workarounds, but there's no direct translation for a flat No.
― Back up the lesbian canoe (Laurel), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 01:05 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm Irish funnily enough. The line wasn't in the book and it just seemed really cheesy.
― Number None, Tuesday, 19 April 2011 01:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Haha ilx being what it is, I wondered right after I said that if I was carrying coals to Newcastle. Haven't read the books in years so I can't remember exactly what was in them.
― Back up the lesbian canoe (Laurel), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 01:17 (thirteen years ago) link
It was just like, really, that's the line you decide to add?
― Number None, Tuesday, 19 April 2011 01:20 (thirteen years ago) link
you know damn well what was in the books--sex, violence and the occasional supernatural threat.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 01:21 (thirteen years ago) link
and richly colored doublets
― VegemiteGrrl, Tuesday, 19 April 2011 01:29 (thirteen years ago) link
YES but not line by line.
Actually watching the first ep reminded me of so many parts of the story that have really long and complex lines to play out. Some things are lengthy but straightforward, you can sort of see the gears turning already, but some things have SO MANY TWISTS TO GO and I'm feeling a slight tedium already because I know they just aren't fruitful lines of hope or progress for the characters.
― Back up the lesbian canoe (Laurel), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 01:42 (thirteen years ago) link
has marc loi filed his review yet
― thetan is cheatin (cozen), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 06:58 (thirteen years ago) link
For those wondering about Theon, he apparently does come into a lot more in the first six episodes. I reckon he'll have an awesome payoff in the books down the line as well.
― Number None, Tuesday, 19 April 2011 09:54 (thirteen years ago) link
@PFTompkins "Do something, fantasy Denis Leary! That kid saw us incesting each other!" #gameofthroenesonhbo
― cum dude (Princess TamTam), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 10:10 (thirteen years ago) link
lol
― ENBB, Tuesday, 19 April 2011 11:04 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/hbo-renews-game-of-thrones
Not great opening numbers, tho. Of course. I can't remember the last time a show I liked got great numbers.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 19 April 2011 15:40 (thirteen years ago) link
The obvious expense of the show made a second season almost inevitable. It would have needed Terrier-like numbers to not get renewed. There's enough promise that I hope it builds an audience and does well. It looks like the kind of story I'd like to see through.
― Gukbe, Tuesday, 19 April 2011 15:55 (thirteen years ago) link
It'll do well on home video. All scifi/fantasy stuff does.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 19 April 2011 15:57 (thirteen years ago) link
the tra-la-la-la-la high fantasy stuff was a bit out of control. the stupid dothraki wedding looked like it was dreamed up by a 13-year old with a boner and a bad understanding of sex.
― they call him (remy bean), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 15:58 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm not sure if you can fault the show for that though, it was pretty faithful to the description in the book. I mean, if you are objecting to the way it was shot or whatever, fair play, but I don't get people faulting the show for staying faithful to the source material.
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 16:00 (thirteen years ago) link
"it was like that in the book" isn't an excuse for a film version sucking
there are many ways that scene could've been shot, and the way they decided to go was cheeeeze
― if u see l ron this weekend be sure & tell him THETAN THETAN THETAN (Edward III), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 16:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Thats why I was asking, I was trying to understand why it bugged remy. The concept in general?
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 16:35 (thirteen years ago) link
conceptually there isn't anything wrong w/ a timid girl getting thrown into the midst of a savage culture, but the execution here was laughable
― if u see l ron this weekend be sure & tell him THETAN THETAN THETAN (Edward III), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 16:44 (thirteen years ago) link
i agree with edward the concept is fine – in the book i'm okay with with the dothraki. in the pilot, there were certain editorial decisions w/r/t importance of various salacious bits that took precedence over what i would value in a good story. i.e. the ... lingering on the sexiness (for the sake of sexiness) rather than as indicative of the power relationships between dany, vis, and drogo. i mean, the whole incesty boob-grab played as soft-focus porny rather than upsetting and manipulative.
― they call him (remy bean), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 16:47 (thirteen years ago) link
i agree with edward that the concept is fine.
― they call him (remy bean), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 16:48 (thirteen years ago) link
i think the wedding was even worse than the rave in the 2nd matrix movie as far as dionysian nerd fantasies go
― adam, Tuesday, 19 April 2011 16:49 (thirteen years ago) link
get the feeling daenerys wasn't cast based on acting chops either, it's like the director said "you're forlorn eye candy, ACTION"
― if u see l ron this weekend be sure & tell him THETAN THETAN THETAN (Edward III), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 17:04 (thirteen years ago) link
^^^^
otm
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 17:05 (thirteen years ago) link
now step into the tub slowly
― if u see l ron this weekend be sure & tell him THETAN THETAN THETAN (Edward III), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 17:11 (thirteen years ago) link