HBO's Game of Thrones (Lots of spoilers-stay out if you don't want to know all)

Onkel Neal · 04-09-12, 10:28 AM

As a life-long Robert E. Howard fan, I am really enjoying the Game of Thrones series. It has the rich tapestry of Hyperboria with a wide array of fascinating characters whose interlocking ambitions really ramp up the plot.

Anyone else watching this series and want to discuss?

It took me a while to get all the story elements down but by the middle of Season 1, I was almost done asking "Who is Daterias again?"

Spoilers now allowed.

mookiemookie · 04-09-12, 10:33 AM

Last night was a doozy. I was wondering how they'd top the infanticide in the first episode this season. The scene in Littlefinger's brothel topped it. Yuck.

The books are great. I read the first one and got ahead of the series as I couldn't put it down. I'm not doing that for the second season. I'm only reading along with the series, and not ahead.

Theon Greyjoy's sister Asha is pretty....ah....mannish looking, isn't she?

Skybird · 04-09-12, 10:37 AM

First season has just been broadcasted in Germany, on three evenings with 3 episodes each. Unfortunately I had to miss the second evening, but by the 1st and 3rd TV evenings I agree, it was very well done, I'm looking forward for the second season, in Germany probably late this year, or in the next.

I also liked that they managed to not show the limitations of their budget, but cleverly working around that so that you are made to believe they worked with a very big budget indeed. That is solid craftsmanship.

Not any of my most favourite series, but definitely a very good one, very good standard.

Dowly · 04-09-12, 10:43 AM

Following the series too, was a bloody long wait for the 2nd season.

Easily one of the more interesting one's from HBO, the cast is quite amazing
and no one really seem out of place in their role. Tyrion is great, nice to see
Peter Dinklage in a big role.

Onkel Neal · 04-09-12, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

The books are great. I read the first one and got ahead of the series as I couldn't put it down. I'm not doing that for the second season. I'm only reading along with the series, and not ahead.

This is one time I am going to put the books on hold until the series concluded in 5 years or so, then read them. I am a big fan of good lit but I think the series is amazing and I want to keep the sensation fresh as I watch it. Looking forward to reading them in my retirement

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Originally Posted by Skybird

First season has just been broadcasted in Germany, on three evenings with 3 episodes each. Unfortunately I had to miss the second evening, but by the 1st and 3rd TV evenings I agree, it was very well done, I'm looking forward for the second season, in Germany probably late this year, or in the next.

I also liked that they managed to not show the limitations of their budget, but cleverly working around that so that you are made to believe they worked with a very big budget indeed. That is solid craftsmanship.

Yeah, it's hard to imagine a treatment this big on TV, and it would have been ruined as a three hour movie. Thank God for HBO.

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Following the series too, was a bloody long wait for the 2nd season.

Easily one of the more interesting one's from HBO, the cast is quite amazing
and no one really seem out of place in their role. Tyrion is great, nice to see
Peter Dinklage in a big role.

He certainly has the best dialogue and makes the most of it.

mookiemookie · 04-09-12, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Following the series too, was a bloody long wait for the 2nd season.

Easily one of the more interesting one's from HBO, the cast is quite amazing
and no one really seem out of place in their role. Tyrion is great, nice to see
Peter Dinklage in a big role.

Dinklage is great. He absolutely steals every scene he's in. I'm rooting for Tyrion all the way!

Egan · 04-09-12, 11:53 AM

Dinklage is fantastic, but then, nearly every cast member is superb. My ex colleague's former boyfriend plays the Hound. Having met him once or twice in the past, i have to say, he's nowhere near as scary in real life!

Gargamel · 04-09-12, 12:52 PM

I'm hfway through the final book, and I still have no clue who's who. Think you're confused now, wait till book 3 ( not sure how the series correlates).

Egan · 04-09-12, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

I'm hfway through the final book, and I still have no clue who's who. Think you're confused now, wait till book 3 ( not sure how the series correlates).

According to an interview I read a couple of weeks ago, elements of the third book will be moved into the second season, and elements of the second book will be moved into the third season. Fairly sensible decision, I think.

Osmium Steele · 04-09-12, 01:50 PM

He'll have to do something drastic before season 3.

If the scripts followed the books as closely as season 1, you'd have a bunch of ticked off ex-viewers wondering why thier favorite characters weren't in season 3 at all.

Mr. Martin has promised not to do that again, btw.

Onkel Neal · 04-09-12, 04:22 PM

No spoilers, now!

Platapus · 04-09-12, 05:36 PM

The Frau is into it big time. I have watched a few shows. It seems like a very expensive production.

04-10-12, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Theon Greyjoy's sister Asha is pretty....ah....mannish looking, isn't she?

Absolutely not.

She's quite hot actually, especially in that attire.

Dowly · 04-10-12, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Rilder

Absolutely not.

She's quite hot actually, especially in that attire.

I agree.

Jimbuna · 04-10-12, 08:26 AM

Took me a while to get over Sean Bean losing his head so early but overall I'm enjoying it tremendously.

04-09-12, 10:28 AM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	HBO's Game of Thrones (Lots of spoilers-stay out if you don't want to know all) As a life-long Robert E. Howard fan, I am really enjoying the Game of Thrones series. It has the rich tapestry of Hyperboria with a wide array of fascinating characters whose interlocking ambitions really ramp up the plot. Anyone else watching this series and want to discuss? It took me a while to get all the story elements down but by the middle of Season 1, I was almost done asking "Who is Daterias again?" Spoilers now allowed. Last edited by Onkel Neal; 08-07-17 at 07:51 PM.

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mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Last night was a doozy. I was wondering how they'd top the infanticide in the first episode this season. The scene in Littlefinger's brothel topped it. Yuck. The books are great. I read the first one and got ahead of the series as I couldn't put it down. I'm not doing that for the second season. I'm only reading along with the series, and not ahead. Theon Greyjoy's sister Asha is pretty....ah....mannish looking, isn't she? __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	First season has just been broadcasted in Germany, on three evenings with 3 episodes each. Unfortunately I had to miss the second evening, but by the 1st and 3rd TV evenings I agree, it was very well done, I'm looking forward for the second season, in Germany probably late this year, or in the next. I also liked that they managed to not show the limitations of their budget, but cleverly working around that so that you are made to believe they worked with a very big budget indeed. That is solid craftsmanship. Not any of my most favourite series, but definitely a very good one, very good standard. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	I'm hfway through the final book, and I still have no clue who's who. Think you're confused now, wait till book 3 ( not sure how the series correlates). __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	He'll have to do something drastic before season 3. If the scripts followed the books as closely as season 1, you'd have a bunch of ticked off ex-viewers wondering why thier favorite characters weren't in season 3 at all. Mr. Martin has promised not to do that again, btw. __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Following the series too, was a bloody long wait for the 2nd season. Easily one of the more interesting one's from HBO, the cast is quite amazing and no one really seem out of place in their role. Tyrion is great, nice to see Peter Dinklage in a big role.

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Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Dinklage is fantastic, but then, nearly every cast member is superb. My ex colleague's former boyfriend plays the Hound. Having met him once or twice in the past, i have to say, he's nowhere near as scary in real life!

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Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	No spoilers, now!

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The Frau is into it big time. I have watched a few shows. It seems like a very expensive production. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Took me a while to get over Sean Bean losing his head so early but overall I'm enjoying it tremendously. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!