April 17: Game of Thrones HBO

Worm of Despite · Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:18 am Post subject: April 17: Game of Thrones HBO

Yep. If you have HBO you win! Not sure the exact time of the airing, but April 17 is the date to mark. I can only hope it matches the quality of HBO's Rome mini-series, which reminded me of Martin's books in terms of violence, intrigue and naughty sex.

Oh--and Sean Bean as Eddard Stark. Awesome.

Akasri · Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:59 pm Post subject:

From all the previews and clips I've seen (and there are tons of them out there), this looks to be absolutely awesome! Smile

Hiro · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:22 am Post subject:

Speaking of clips, here are the first 14 minutes:

www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=75962

Spoiler:

It's pretty good. My only nitpick would be the Others, I had imagined them less as zombies and more like otherworldly creatures...

SerScot · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 10:35 am Post subject:

Hiro,

I thought the ploting and acting were well done. That said Winterfell looked more like a small stockade than a huge castle.
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Farm Ur-Ted · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:18 pm Post subject:

I think I'm gonna have to try and watch this on sopcast; the hbo package I can get just isn't worth it. Either that, or I'll wait for netflix to pick it up.
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aliantha · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:20 pm Post subject:

Netflix it is! Mr. Green

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Hiro · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:51 am Post subject:

SerScot · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 11:55 am Post subject:

Hiro,

And not brown. The towers were brown, that seemed wrong.
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Farm Ur-Ted · Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:33 pm Post subject:

After watching the preview last night, I realized what a dick Ned Stark was for cutting that dude's head off. It starts the series off with a bang, but still, what a dick. And I don't like Caitlyn anymore in the show than I did in the books. I can't wait until season 3 of this show, lol.
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Akasri · Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:25 pm Post subject:

SerScot · Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:03 pm Post subject:

Akasri,

Not to mention the fact that it was Gareth, the older man, not Will who deserted and was executed.
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Farm Ur-Ted · Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:54 pm Post subject:

Akasri · Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:38 pm Post subject:

Spiral Jacobs · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:05 pm Post subject:

I've been looking at the previews and this actually looks pretty good. But there's no way we're going to get this here in the Netherlands so I will have to resort to...other means.

danlo · Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:45 am Post subject:

Total coolness---DTV is offering HBO freebies this week so I can see the premier (of course I'll be totally into it, the promo will end, and then I'll have to shell out bucks for at least 6 more months sevice...grrr)

Farm Ur-Ted · Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:31 pm Post subject:

Whoa! Thanks for the heads-up, guess I won't need to find somewhere to stream it tonight, lol! (Hope we get some nudity in freebee week, lol.)
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danlo · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:05 am Post subject:

I was terribly impressed by episode 1, I wasn't worried about Bean's acting, just wasn't sure he was right for Ned as I pictured him...I got used to him in a hurry. Daenerys (sp, prob) butt was a little to big...but I wrote that off to--well, she rides a lot (LOL). Theon, Joffrey and Visearys (sp, again) deliciously smarmy and creepy-Dinklage brilliant as Tyrion, Sets and locales amazing-Wall: awesome. Followed the book (maybe just a tad complex for someone who hasn't read) to a tee-loving every minute of it!

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Akasri · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:56 am Post subject:

My wife hasn't read the books and she was able to follow along pretty well. I thought they did a great job with it, given the tough job of translating such a vast story to the small screen.

My only nitpick is the wedding consummation scene with Khal Drogo. In the book, I didn't remember him as quite such a barbarian in that scene, but whatever. I'm happy with it.

Now, if someone could figure out how to do a similar good job with the Chronicles... Wink

danlo · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:40 pm Post subject:

absolutely!