Re: Game of Thrones -- TV ONLY

by Forest Shepherd Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:07 am

Skeletons? My interest is piqued!
I have to wait until Tuesday or so to see the last episode.

by Mrs Figg Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:21 pm

I have to wait until Wednesday bounce

I believe they are starting to film season 5 in July, cheers

by chris63 Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:09 pm

Not a bad finish. 10 month wait now Sad

by Eldorion Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:16 pm

bungobaggins wrote:
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Edit: Ray Harryhausen would have definitely approved of those skeletons.

I was thinking the same thing. The jerky way they were animated looked like a deliberate shout-out to Jason and the Argonauts.

by Eldorion Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:45 pm

Seen on r/gameofthrones. Laughing

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by bungobaggins Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:15 pm

Eldorion wrote:
bungobaggins wrote:
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by bungobaggins Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:16 pm

Eldorion wrote:Seen on r/gameofthrones.

by bungobaggins Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:16 pm

by bungobaggins Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:27 pm

Oh, and

S4E10:

by Eldorion Mon Jun 16, 2014 11:54 pm

The cavalry charge was one of those moments where I think being a book reader ruined the scene for me, at least on the first watch. I recognize that stuff like removing the awesome battle cry is something I should just get over, but the whole scene felt very small. There was never any sense (in this or the previous episode) that there were ever 100,000 willing at the Wall. And I don't think the show writers' dialogue is as good as Martin's. But I suspect I'd enjoy the scene considerably more on a second viewing, knowing what was coming.

by Ringdrotten Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:16 am

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by Lancebloke Tue Jun 17, 2014 8:05 am

Agree Eldo. The size of the cavalry was quite obvious as you saw it all but they converged on a very small spot in the woods. The pincer move was quite cool but, like you say, there was no way of telling that the wildings had a huge number of people there.

Also not sure what is going to keep Tyrion going.... he now still has ties back home which had been severed in the book with him and Jaime falling out.

Ringo - think might cover your comment in the book thread as that is still a little way off if it ever happens.

by Mrs Figg Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:12 pm

I wonder if HBO has the budget to do an army of 100.000? Its not cinema and I dont know if it can be done on tv, they seem to have used the cash on the dragon cgi.

by Lancebloke Tue Jun 17, 2014 1:37 pm

I think they do... when you see the episode tomorrow, you will see what we mean. I don't think it would have been much more work to make it seem a little bit bigger.

by Mrs Figg Wed Jun 18, 2014 11:43 pm

oooh that was wonderful but sad. Sad

thats probably my favorite episode of all 4 seasons.

by chris63 Thu Jun 19, 2014 9:57 am

I thought you no who dying on the bog would have made you happy. Sad about the others thou Sad

by Elthir Thu Jun 19, 2014 3:35 pm

Random question: in interviews Martin often says Dothraki with i as in English eye.

In the show it's i as in machine however.

So my question is... what's up with that? Does Martin ever comment on it?

by Bluebottle Fri Jun 20, 2014 4:07 pm

Got around to seeing the finale, and I'm a bit in two minds about it. Parts I really liked and parts I struggled a bit with.

Seen simply as an episode of the TV show I would agree it was a good episode though. Though not quite living up to the hype of best finale in hte shows history from the showrunners.

Also felt a bit strange to end on Arya, as both Bran and Tyrion would have felt more natural to me.

And don't get me started on skeletons and fire granades. Rolling Eyes

So a bit in two minds, but generally liked the episode. Nod

by Bluebottle Fri Jun 20, 2014 4:36 pm

Oh, and as the series is finished I guess it must be okay to post this Pedro Pascal quote. I think it pretty much sums up the character. Razz

Folks don't last long in the GoT world. If you had to write an obituary for Oberyn what would it say?

Lived it. Loved it. Bye.

Rest of the interviews not too bad either.

http://www.gq.com/blogs/the-feed/2014/05/game-of-thrones-prince-oberyn-interview.html

by Norc Fri Jun 20, 2014 6:16 pm

“As I read Return of the King, I didn’t want it to be over. That last book blew my mind, particularly the scouring of the Shire. I didn’t like that when I was in high school. The story’s over, and they destroyed the ring — but he didn’t write “and now they lived happily ever after.” Instead, they went home and home was all fucked up. The evil guys had burned down some of the woods; a fascist-like tyranny had taken over. That seemed anticlimactic to me. Frodo didn’t live happily ever after or marry a nice girl hobbit. He was permanently wounded; he was damaged. As a 13 year old, I couldn’t grasp that. Now, every time I re-read The Lord of the Rings — which I do, every few years — I appreciate the brilliance of the scouring of the Shire. That’s part of what lifts the book from all its imitators. There was a real cost to Tolkien’s world. There’s a tremendous sadness at the end of Lord of the Rings, and it has a power. I think that’s partly why people are still reading and re-reading these books. By the time I finished Lord of the Rings it actually somewhat depressed me, because I didn’t think I could ever do anything of that stature. Fortunately, I got over that.”
— 'Game of Thrones' George R.R. Martin: Outtakes From the Rolling Stone Interview | Movies News | Rolling Stone (via boiledleather)

also, i wanna watch GOT S4 now, so if anyone know where i can do that hi, please help. (i am staying away from this thread, so u might wanna idk.. make a new thread or just pick a random thread, future releases or something, perhaps that one "favouirte programse" somegthink.

by Eldorion Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:48 pm

GRRM is such a fanboy. Razz

It's actually pretty cool how he's been so involved in sci-fi fandom throughout his (decades-spanning) writing career. Makes the phrase "one of us" not seem like mere pandering. Nod

by Ringdrotten Fri Jun 20, 2014 10:22 pm

So, after months of reading, I could finally allow myself to watch the first episode yesterday Very Happy

Watched the second today, and my first impression is that this series is going to be fantastic. It's been a week or so since I finished book 5, and GOT had finally stopped being on my mind all the time. The first episode pulled me right back into it, just as I'd hoped it would. The visuals are great, the script is great and the actors are great. It's all great cheers

I know they won't continue sticking this close to the book in the other seasons, but I believe I'll be okay with that. It's pretty obvious that the creators of this show love the books, and that's all a reader can ask; changes there will be, but as long as there won't be any red priests on bunny sleighs, I trust these guys know what they're doing.

by bungobaggins Sat Jun 21, 2014 12:19 am

Now that there's a year before season 5 I'm thinking about giving the books a shot. Shrugging

by Eldorion Sat Jun 21, 2014 4:09 am

If you do, start from the beginning of the books, or at least with A Clash of Kings. The changes in the show are snowballing and the seasons no longer correspond to the divisions in the books. I know a couple people who want to begin with book 4 but I cannot advise against that strongly enough. That said, the books are great (at least the first three) and a modem classic of fantasy, so I recommend then highly. Thumbs Up

by bungobaggins Sat Jun 21, 2014 1:19 pm

It'd feel weird not starting with the first book. The length of the books seems intimidating to me, but I'll give it a shot anyway.

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