Re: The Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin

by **Lavian** Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:37 pm

Watched the second episode, not bad.

by **Muzjhath** Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:59 pm

Sitting being annoyed at my connection being horribad with torrents. Atleast it's going better than last week, took over a day to download the first episode.

by **Lavian** Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:25 pm

I never use torrents, ever. Sad

by **Lavian** Mon May 16, 2011 9:41 am

So how many here are still watching this? The newest episode was pretty enjoyable.

by **Nayan** Mon May 16, 2011 10:13 am

Haven't watched #5 yet, but watching it in general, aye.

by **Grufftoof** Mon May 16, 2011 10:19 am

Watched the first four. Like it a lot, really. It isn't the books obviously. And there will always be things that "aren't right" because it's someone else's vision, not yours, on screen. But it's a damned fine interpretation. Some brilliant casting, and I want to see more (there's a second season recently announced).

Plus there are many boobs.

by **Nayan** Mon May 16, 2011 1:06 pm

Why don't we have a "Like" button...

Wink

by **Muzjhath** Mon May 16, 2011 1:28 pm

Gruff, the second season was announced the same day #1 aired.

And so far, I really like it. Not my vision. Not 100% the books (would be bad). But a great interpertation imo.

by **Grufftoof** Mon May 16, 2011 1:39 pm

It was? I swear that it was in the paper the other day confirming that HBO would be filming due to the "critical success" of the first. Maybe they took the rights to two series but only confirmed recently...?

by **Muzjhath** Mon May 16, 2011 1:56 pm

They got the rights to all of them quite some time ago. Benioff and Weiss have been in contact with GRRM since before production start. Before even the first talk with any network heads.
They got the rights to the full series of books as a series from the start. The reason GRRM agreed. (They didn't want just book 1, they wanted it all).

And Season two was confirmed the 19th of April, according to his own blog.
So, I was off by two days. *bows for forgivness*

Also, the last scen in episode #5 is win.

by **Grufftoof** Mon May 16, 2011 1:58 pm

*shrug* I bow to your higher knowledge THIS TIME!

Don't do it again...!

by **Lavian** Mon May 16, 2011 2:01 pm

Spoiler:

by **Muzjhath** Mon May 16, 2011 2:06 pm

Spoiler:

by **Nayan** Mon May 16, 2011 2:35 pm

at his age

Well, as long as it's not his mother's, I can't see an age to stop doing that, really. ;D

by **Grufftoof** Wed May 18, 2011 10:41 pm

I've never really thought, but surely that's the Lanister clan (minus Tywin)...

*dances*

And episode 5 was great. Jerome Flynn as Bron? Brilliantly beyond my expectations, if you know who he is, you'd understand.

by **Ayariel** Sat May 21, 2011 6:52 pm

Read all 4 books, been waiting for number 5 since I started reading them in 07. Damn it ... my patience is running thin D:

Love the tv version of this.
I was afraid it might turn in to a disaster like Sword of truth/Legend of the seeker. That one almost made me cry in dissapointement.

So far, Sansa and Joffrey is the only ones I don't think fits to the descriptions from the books. Absolutely love Arya Very Happy

by **Lavian** Mon May 23, 2011 12:51 pm

Good ending to the latest episode.

by **Muzjhath** Mon May 23, 2011 1:33 pm

Episode 6 was really nice. Only complaint I have is "Too little Jon Snow!"
Otherwise they are capturing the whole thing nicely still.

Spoiler:

by **Nithel** Mon May 23, 2011 1:35 pm

I've been thinking about watching this serie.

Question though: is it worth reading the books at all before/while/after watching the serie or does the serie stand well on it's own to skip them?

by **Muzjhath** Mon May 23, 2011 1:49 pm

As I've read the books I don't know personally if it stands well on it own.
But from those I know that I've gotten to watch it, and what I hear. It should.
The books are better, but my advice would be, watch the show. Then after the first season read the books.
Maybe even go so far as don't read the book until watching that season. Just for the experience (I doubt you'll be able to keep to this).

The show follows the first book quite well, there are only some small points and one major (yet for a not that major character) things where they go away from each other.

All in all, it's a great show with fantastic looks. (+ Blood and naked)

by **Lavian** Mon May 23, 2011 2:16 pm

Never read the books and the story makes perfect sense to me simply put.

by **Nayan** Mon May 23, 2011 2:34 pm

Same here.

The tits make perfect sense too.

by **Muzjhath** Mon May 23, 2011 2:48 pm

You would think that Nayan, you would think that. But I agree!

by **Grufftoof** Mon May 23, 2011 8:52 pm

Pretty much fantastic. Gets better, to be honest. And I have read the books, I don't think you'd lose anything by not "knowing" the story. Infact it may even be better.

You'd not be expecting all the boobs for one. Then again, there's more boobs on TV than in paper...

MORE BOOBS.

Spoiler:

by **Nithel** Tue May 24, 2011 6:30 am

Thing is, I usually don't enjoy fantasy books. (Ironic isn't, considering I played WoW.) So unless it's really something that grips me, I'll probably skip it.

Well it's an HBO serie. And HBO will always be HBO >.> When I watched true blood, I got pretty apathic to the matter when a breast was flashed to me every other episode.

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