Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:11 pm Post subject: Official Game of Thrones Thread
Not excited about it yet? Haven't heard of it? Well, watch the latest preview below and you might have to mark it on your calendar, order HBO, or change your anniversary date.
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:46 pm Post subject:
I'm looking forward to this as well. I'm a fan of Sean Bean's work. I don't know what I would watch without HBO. _________________ "Kobe Bryant is the best player in the world and is basically unstoppable when his game is on" - Barack Obama
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:56 am Post subject:
Not familiar with the series, but the previews look good.
HBO, Starz, and Showtime have just blown away network television in terms of quality programming.
I can hardly find anything worth watching on the Big Four any more and the shows I do enjoy end up getting canceled. _________________ "Suck it up. Don't be a baby. Do your job." - Kobe Bryant
I liked the first three books. I honestly couldn't finish the fourth book. He just keeps introducing so bleeping many new characters! The story can be slow sometimes but the character development is absolutely amazing. So often you think someone is evil but then you start learning all these mitigating circumstances and redeeming qualities... It gets very deep.
My dad didn't like the fourth book that much either. He said the plot doesn't focus enough on the characters he cares about (no Jon Snow, for example). I took it for what it is: 1/2 of a book. The second half comes out this year. _________________ MTFBWYA
I feel like it's the premiere of a Harry Potter or Star Wars and I'm waiting in line to see if I could get in... I'm pretty damn excited for this show and that 14-minute preview made me almost rabid.
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:45 pm Post subject:
I just saw the "Making Of" on HBO which will help me out a lot since I didn't read the books. They went over the various characters and who is related to who.
Great first episode. Really loved every minute of it.
Strong writing is what I most care about but they also nailed it with the casting. Dead on with Tyrion(obviously!), Daenerys, and Arya.
Lots of boobies and banging as expected. The Tyrion whorehouse scene was hilarious.
A few additions/subtractions from the book but nothing major. The "bedding" scene with Drogo and Dany was different. She was scared but much more willing in the book (she taught him the word "YES" ) whereas in episode 1 it made it look like she was forced.
I thought they did a great job of showing each characters situation/motivation without too much dialogue- at least for the observant. It may require a rewatch for people new to the series (just as the books require a reread) but the payoff is definitely worth it.
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