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Hell yes.
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I broke down and watched the 13 minute teaser. Totally stoked for this. The casting is great from what I saw.
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This and Doctor Who starting up again? I really pity people who don't have rich imaginary fantasy lives.
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It would sure be nice if this didn't suck.
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I'm going to give this a chance and try to start back up the once rich, imaginary fantasy life I used to have.
The only question that I thought was hard was do I like Kirk, or do I like Picard?
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I'm excited, but at the same time can't help but think about all the things that could go abysmally wrong with this.
My biggest concern: Kids. Fucking kids.
The books have a lot of young characters with no small amount of dramatic content. Nothing fucks up a franchise like shithead kid actors that suck. This is a recipe for (potential) shittitude.
Looks like they've already insured themselves against this, at least in part, by casting a 24 year-old as Daenerys (who's 13 in the first book).
Fuck it, I'm watching no matter.
My biggest concern: Kids. Fucking kids.
The books have a lot of young characters with no small amount of dramatic content. Nothing fucks up a franchise like shithead kid actors that suck. This is a recipe for (potential) shittitude.
Looks like they've already insured themselves against this, at least in part, by casting a 24 year-old as Daenerys (who's 13 in the first book).
Fuck it, I'm watching no matter.
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Need some advice. Should I read the books before watching the show or is the show a separate story set in the author's world?
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From what I understand, this first season covers the first book. I assume following seasons, if there are any, will cover the rest of the books in order.
You should read it regardless, because it is good.
You should read it regardless, because it is good.
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Thanks . I've been planning on reading that series but always forgot to order them. I'll download and watch after I finish the first book.
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They set up the Iron Throne in Central Park...
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Teaser got me rock hard. I was really nervous watching the behind the scenes shit cause it looked really cheesy and low budget during production but from what I saw in the teaser it was almost spot on to how I imagined it. I always imagined the White Walkers a little more whispy, less like the Predator and I always assumed that the entirety of Winterfell and everything north of it to the Wall was thick woods or dead woods, so the green hills during the deserter scene seemed a bit off, but it was still cool.
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fantasy with no dragons is like porno with no cock
enjoy your show
enjoy your show
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so there are small dragons? sorta gay
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FUCK YOU YOU DRAGON FAGGOTNecrometer wrote:fantasy with no dragons is like porno with no cock
enjoy your show
BESIDES THERE ARE DRAGONS THEY'RE JUST NOT AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE STORY LIKE SOME BRAZEN WHORE SETTING OUT LUST WEBS TO CATCH FAGGOT FRUIT FLIES
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hahahahaTheDOAD wrote:I SHOULD HAVE SAID. NO JUST GIANT GIRLS!
if one of you gentlemen could make a post once an episode contains a dragon I'd really appreciate it
I'll risk a letter from the law to see some CGI dragons
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fantasy noobs
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I now remember reading the wikis for these fruity, dragon-sparse books a while back
dragon content was too low to earn my attention
I'll stick to books with more dragons than humans, thanks
dragon content was too low to earn my attention
I'll stick to books with more dragons than humans, thanks
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Dish Network (and I heard DirectTV too) has free HBO this weekend.
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I am losing my shit over this whole exchangeFriendly Goatus wrote:FUCK YOU YOU DRAGON FAGGOTNecrometer wrote:fantasy with no dragons is like porno with no cock
enjoy your show
BESIDES THERE ARE DRAGONS THEY'RE JUST NOT AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE STORY LIKE SOME BRAZEN WHORE SETTING OUT LUST WEBS TO CATCH FAGGOT FRUIT FLIES
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I never pegged you for a Dragonlance guy. But seriously read these books.Necrometer wrote:I now remember reading the wikis for these fruity, dragon-sparse books a while back
dragon content was too low to earn my attention
I'll stick to books with more dragons than humans, thanks
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At least the first 3.
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The first few were fun.Honky Kong 64 wrote:I never pegged you for a Dragonlance guy. But seriously read these books.Necrometer wrote:I now remember reading the wikis for these fruity, dragon-sparse books a while back
dragon content was too low to earn my attention
I'll stick to books with more dragons than humans, thanks
SPOILERSPOILER_SHOWAt least the first 3.
Dragons rule. Song of Ice and Fire has dragons, they just won't be in this first season. Something to look forward to!
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review that doesn't quite inspire much confidence...
http://www.tvsquad.com/2011/04/13/game- ... sy-review/
http://www.tvsquad.com/2011/04/13/game- ... sy-review/
looks like this will be a slow builder......
At this point, if you've gotten this far, you're probably wondering whether you should watch this show or not. Yes, you should watch it. You'll know within the first few episodes whether it's for you, and if you stick with the drama through the middle of the season, you may find the tale growing on you.
At this stage, 'Game of Thrones' is not everything it could be, and if there are future seasons, the producers will have to be much more bold if they don't want their version of Martin's ever-expanding tale to become unwieldy, but there are several things to recommend HBO's rendition of the story, most notably the cast and many of the visuals. If nothing else, it's going to look great in HDTV.
For the Metacritic devotees among you, here's how I'd rate the first six episodes (each score is out of 100): episode 1: 80; episode 2: 50 (not the show's finest hour by a long shot); episode 3: 60 (mainly due to the final scene); episode 4: 70 (mainly due to the terrific Wall scenes); episode 5: 90 (exceptional work by the cast, excellent writing); episode 6: 70.
The show's clever and informative opening credits get a score of 100. I hope to write more on that later.
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i'm approaching this as i do with any visual incarnation of the dune novels: with severe trepidation and irrationally low expectations.
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That's probably smart. Most reviews of the first 6 episodes have been overwhelmingly fantastic. The review you posted has some great observations and I'm not going to dismiss it just because I don't want it to be true. But in the comments on that review it's pointed out that the reviewer is sort of an Armand White for TV, a contrarian who just rated Camelot as almost as good as Game of Thrones (and I've seen Camelot and it's fucking awful). But...we'll see...tonight. The book took awhile to warm up, for me, so I imagine the show will too; it has a lot of ground to cover. That reviewer loved the Wall scenes, and I didn't care for those in the book, so maybe I'll find a new appreciation for certain things. With the critical reviews out so far, this won't suck. But how hard will it rule? Popcorn and curious boners, tonight!Stefani Sadler wrote:i'm approaching this as i do with any visual incarnation of the dune novels: with severe trepidation and irrationally low expectations.
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good thing I don't read because that would really ruin my television viewing experience
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