HBO adaptation of Game of Thrones - will this be just for nerds? (NO SPOILERS PLEASE)

tbh you could flip it and say the books might turn out better this way

Could go either way; the showrunners are certainly less self-indulgent than George, but they've yet to prove they can come up with the same calibre of concepts and twists.

Game of Thrones show runners confirm new seasons will spoil events in upcoming books

Luckily, we've been talking about this with George for a long time, ever since we saw this could happen, and we know where things are heading. And so we'll eventually, basically, meet up at pretty much the same place where George is going; there might be a few deviations along the route, but we're heading towards the same destination. I kind of wish that there were some things we didn't have to spoil, but we're kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. The show must go on ... and that's what we're going to do.

I'm glad. The show is much better than the books. Now Martin can focus on the plot twists and not waste his time embedding them in thousands of pages of purple prose

dragons melt the ice, everyone surfs. the end.

sorry, meant for spoiler thread

But aren't a lot of the best and funniest lines taken from the books? Maybe George Will script more of the show.

Winds Of Winter and A Dream Of Spring reminds me so much of Color Of Spring and Spirit Of Eden that I keep subconsciously anticipating a late Talk Talk flavoured ending.

Maybe George Will script more of the show.

oof, unfortunate capital W there!

Josh in Chicago, can you pull off a George Will game of thrones pastiche?

George Will might have scripted that rape scene with Jaime and Cersei

I have not got a clue about George RR Martin's politics, if any, but flags get waved in his books while he writes about hard times. He is no craven, and the recitation of beheadings and other problems always seems punctuated by a bleak, dire warning: "Winter is coming."

(I think the only George Will I've ever read is his boneheaded Springsteen review.)

GRRM is a lib

That was my almost word for word echo of the George Will Bruce essay. "I have not got a clue about Bruce Springsteen's politics," etc.

Though of course GRRM totally reminds me of John Milius.
http://cdn-static.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeek/files/styles/insert_main_wide_image/public/john_milius.jpg?itok=pNpaI7ed

oh shit yes!

Hadn't heard of George Will. Don't fancy the sound of him.

he is a piece of shit but less of a lickspittle than David Brooks

gwill brings a fierce east coast posh intellectual wearin a bowtie game

and he also has a sports machine

https://screen.yahoo.com/george-f-wills-sports-machine-000000461.html

i had no idea he had a sports machine!

Don't know David Brooks either but I think I get the idea.

GRRM has done nothing with it for like two books now

Chap, fixed that for your.

Non-spoiler review of the first episode

http://io9.com/wow-game-of-thrones-season-5-is-even-darker-than-we-ex-1693422221

http://i.imgur.com/VmWk962.jpg

They're not kidding. I can't see shit

You have tilt your laptop screen pretty far back to watch GoT season 5

deleted scene screengrab
https://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/467393628.jpg?w=650&h=456

ladies... hello

that right there is a fun party

Since DJP isn't going to post it I'm gonna go ahead and post it

http://www.avclub.com/article/sexy-tyrion-lannister-cosplay-sexy-confusing-217504

http://i.imgur.com/NzBFWwp.jpg

ahahaha I was just about to post that here

i hate you both

Get imped.

Death death death

http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/entertainment/game-of-thrones/

first four eps leaked (not HD). why must nerds ruin everything?

http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/12/8392559/game-of-thrones-season-5-leaked-episodes

Is this the first time lots of episodes of a tv show have been leaked?

One of the wire seasons. 4 maybe?

Wonder if this is just going to keep happening more.

basically if they send out review copies its always a risk

/downloads furiously/

pretty excited abt this thank u nerds

Part of the appeal is watching EPICNESS in EPIC HD so I'm gonna pass

Ty tho nerds

u cant resist sry

True I can't resist being first *spoils furiously*

i maintain that they shd just release entire runs of a show on the same day its better in a lot of ways and in fact there shd be infinite episodes of any show

OMG THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER/WORSE/DIFF THAN THE BOOKS

Review copies? Why is there review copies? I thought tv critics watched everything with the rest of us, apart from special premieres of a first episode that only a relative few will see along with the big fans.

early reviews hype the show. not that this one really needs hype i guess but why not

I was wondering why there were suddenly a number of episodes available.
Thought it might be like a Netflix multiple episodes released at the same time thing like Orange is the New Black seems to do & I think Daredevil just did. Or is that another case of this?